水淬渣-累托石混合吸附剂处理含Cu2+冶金废水的研究

研究了以水淬渣-累托石为吸附剂对含Cu2 的冶金废水进行处理.实验结果表明,在不调节含Cu2 冶金废水pH值的条件下,水淬渣与累托石质量比为3∶1,吸附剂用量为0.03 g/mL,作用时间为20 min,温度为25℃(常温)时,Cu2 的去除率达99.8%,对Cu2 的吸附容量为0.302 mg/g,处理后的水符合国家污水综合排放标准(GB8978-1996)一级标准.水淬渣-累托石混合吸附剂比水淬渣或累托石单一吸附剂除Cu2 效果要好.     

污泥基活性炭吸附Cu2+的应用研究

以城市污水处理厂剩余污泥为原料，以ZnCl₂为活化剂制取污泥基活性炭。以此污泥基活性炭为吸附剂，对含Cu²⁺的废水进行了吸附实验研究。考察了溶液pH值、Cu²⁺的起始浓度对Cu²⁺离子吸附量的影响；利用等温吸附实验作出吸附等温线，并考察了污泥基活性炭吸附剂吸附Cu²⁺的动力学方程。实验结果表明，污泥基活性炭对Cu²⁺具有良好的吸附性能。吸附的最佳pH值为5；吸附符合Langmuir和Freundlich吸附等温方程，吸附为优惠吸附，吸附量随着吸附质溶液浓度的增加而增大；吸附平衡时间为4 h，吸附动力学符合二级动力学方程。     

化学-混凝沉淀处理含氟含重金属废水研究

为解决某铝材电镀工业园含氟含重金属废水达标排放的问题，研究了化学混凝沉淀法同时处理该废水中氟与金属的效果及影响因素，采用正交和单因素实验确定了最佳工艺条件。结果表明，当CaCl₂投加量与废水中氟离子摩尔比为5∶1（即CaCl_{质量4 782 mg/L），聚氯化铝（PAC）用量为500 mg/L，pH为9.5，聚丙烯酰胺（PAM）用量2 mg/L时，出水中残留F离子浓度可降至8 mg/L，Cu²⁺、Ni²⁺、Cr⁶⁺和Zn²⁺出水浓度分别降至0.05、0.07、0.3和0.1 mg/L，出水能达到《水污染物排放限值》（DB44/26-2001）第二时段一级标准，且最为经济。}     

锰矿尾渣改性壳聚糖对Pb2+的吸附

将工业废弃物锰矿尾渣与壳聚糖混合制得一种高效吸附剂，并应用扫描电镜、X射线衍射对其结构进行了表征。采用正交表设计试验，分别考察了pH值、吸附时间、温度、复合吸附剂的投加量等4个影响因素对Pb²⁺吸附的影响，最佳吸附条件为：pH值为7，吸附时间为40 min，温度为20℃，复合吸附剂的投加量为0.10 g。处理后的水符合国家污水综合排放标准（GB8978-1996）中的一级标准。复合吸附剂对Pb2+的吸附符合Langmuir和Freundlich吸附等温方程。     

满江红干体对锌离子的生物吸附

以满江红干体为生物吸附剂，研究了不同条件下对废水中Zn²⁺的净化作用。结果表明，满江红干体对Zn²⁺的吸附是一个快速的过程，前5 min的吸附量达到最大吸附量的62.9%，30 min达到吸附平衡；初始pH值对Zn²⁺的吸附有显著的影响，最适pH值为6；随着干体量的增加，吸附率逐渐提高而吸附量则降低；随着Zn²⁺初始浓度的增加，吸附率逐渐降低而吸附量则提高。满江红干体对Zn²⁺的吸附符合Langmuir吸附等温线方程，最大吸附容量达57.5 mg/g。5次吸附解吸循环实验数据表明，重复次数和再生处理对满江红干体的吸附能力没有产生显著影响。因此，满江红干体在处理含Zn²⁺废水中的重复使用是可行的。     

MCM-41介孔分子筛的合成及其对铜离子的吸附性能简

以微硅粉为硅源，CTAB和PEG-6000为模板剂，合成MCM-41介孔分子筛。采用XRD、N₂吸附-脱附曲线、FTIR以及TEM表征了其结构、比表面积、孔径分布及晶体形貌，并且以该样品为吸附剂，对含Cu²⁺的溶液进行了静态吸附实验。结果表明，以微硅粉为硅源成功合成了具有典型六方排列孔道结构的MCM-41，其比表面积为869.5 m²/g，孔容为0.97 cm³/g，平均孔径为3.3 nm；溶液pH为5~6时，MCM-41对Cu²⁺的去除效果最好；MCM-41对Cu²⁺的最大吸附吸附容量36.3 mg/g；MCM-41对Cu²⁺的吸附性能符合Langmuir吸附方程的特征。动力学研究表明，该过程符合准二级动力学模型。     

重金属杂质对磷酸铵镁结晶法处理制药废水的影响

磷酸铵镁沉淀法处理废水时常受众多因素影响，其中重金属类杂质对该过程影响较大。实验研究了Mn²⁺、Cu²⁺杂质存在条件下，用该法去除制药废水中PO₄^3-、NH₄⁺污染物，同时，用XRD、XRF、SEM等手段研究了所得鸟粪石晶体特征。结果表明，pH为9.5时，Mn²⁺、Cu²⁺杂质存在条件下，PO₄^3-去除率分别为88%和85%，投加晶种有利于回收特定晶形鸟粪石，Cu²⁺对磷酸铵镁结晶过程的影响较Mn²⁺存在时显著。     

酸度对好氧颗粒污泥生物吸附含铅废水影响的研究

为了有效地控制铅污染，利用序批式反应器（sequencing batch reactor,SBR）培养的以醋酸钠为碳源的好氧颗粒污泥作为吸附剂，进行生物吸附含铅废水的效能和机理的研究。通过考察酸度、接触时间和Pb²⁺初始浓度等因素的影响，验证好氧颗粒污泥吸附模型，并利用不同的脱附剂，进一步解析其生物吸附的Pb²⁺。实验结果表明, 酸度是影响好氧颗粒污泥生物吸附Pb²⁺的关键因素，当初始pH为5时，好氧颗粒污泥对含铅废水生物吸附效果最好。对低浓度（0～20 mg/L）含铅废水， 10 min后可快速达到吸附平衡。好氧颗粒污泥对Pb²⁺的实测饱和吸附量为101.97±9.00 mg/g，符合朗缪尔（Langmuir）模型。好氧颗粒污泥生物吸附Pb²⁺的过程，伴随着pH值的升高和K⁺、 Ca²⁺、 Mg²⁺的释放，此现象揭示离子交换作用是好氧颗粒污泥生物吸附Pb²⁺的机理之一。此外，脱附剂HNO₃、EDTA和CaCl₂能实现Pb²⁺的回收和好氧颗粒污泥的重复利用。     

非固定化和固定化啤酒酵母对Cd2+和Cu2+的吸附特性研究

对比了不同吸附剂对重金属的吸附效果，同时研究了啤酒酵母的固定化方法、菌体用量对吸附效果的影响、非固定化和固定化啤酒酵母吸附热力学特性。研究结果表明，非固定化死啤酒酵母对Cd²⁺的单位菌体吸附量是常用吸附剂活性炭的3倍；由1∶3的海藻酸钠与碱处理啤酒酵母（w/w）制得的固定化颗粒吸附效果最好；菌体用量的增加会降低单位菌体对重金属的吸附量；啤酒酵母对重金属的吸附位点有限，Cd²⁺的实际最大吸附量为13.95 mg/g，Cu²⁺为7.67 mg/     

不同pH值条件下Fe3+、Cu2＋和Zn2＋对厨余垃圾两相厌氧消化水解酸化过程的影响

通过间歇实验研究了在pH=7和不调节pH两种情况下添加不同浓度的Fe^3＋、Cu^2＋和Zn^2＋对厌氧消化水解酸化阶段有机酸组分和含量的影响。结果表明，pH=7时，添加50 mg/L Fe^3＋和30 mg/L Cu^2＋，有利于厨余垃圾水解酸化过程的进行，反应生成的VFA（挥发性脂肪酸）含量增加。不调节pH时，添加100 mg/L以下的Fe^3＋和Cu^2＋对VFA含量也有所促进，但乳酸含量也增加。在2种pH条件下添加Zn^2＋对反应的促进或抑制作用均不明显。     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.     

Radionuclides and trace elements in fish collected upstream and downstream of Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the consumption of muscle and bone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine radionuclide and trace element concentrations in bottom‐feeding fish (catfish, carp, and suckers) collected from the confluences of some of the major canyons that cross Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) lands with the Rio Grande (RG) and the potential radiological doses from the ingestion of these fish. Samples of muscle and bone (and viscera in some cases) were analyzed for ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, and ²⁴¹Am and Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cr, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Tl. Most radionuclides, with the exception of ⁹⁰Sr, in the muscle plus bone portions of fish collected from LANL canyons/RG were not significantly (p<0.05) higher from fish collected upstream (San Ildefonso/background) of LANL. Strontium‐90 in fish muscle plus bone tissue significantly (p<0.05) increases in concentration starting from Los Alamos Canyon, the most upstream confluence (fish contained 3.4E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [126E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]), to Frijoles Canyon, the most downstream confluence (fish contained 14E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [518E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]). The differences in ⁹⁰Sr concentrations in fish collected downstream and upstream (background) of LANL, however, were very small. Based on the average concentrations (±2SD) of radionuclides in fish tissue from the four LANL confluences, the committed effective dose equivalent from the ingestion of 46 lb (21 kg) (maximum ingestion rate per person per year) of fish muscle plus bone, after the subtraction of background, was 0.1 ± 0.1 mrem y^‐1 (1.0 ± 1.0 μSv y^‐1), and was far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1). Of the trace elements that were found above the limits of detection (Ba, Cu, and Hg) in fish muscle collected from the confluences of canyons that cross LANL and the RG, none were in significantly higher (p<0.05) concentrations than in muscle of fish collected from background locations.     

Radionuclides in pinon pine (Pinus edulis) nuts from los alamos national laboratory lands and the dose from consumption

Abstract

One of the dominant tree species growing within and around the eastern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM, lands is the pinon pine (Pinus edulis). Pinon pine is used for firewood, fence posts, and building materials and is a source of nuts for food—the seeds are consumed by a wide variety of animals and are also gathered by people in the area and eaten raw or roasted. This study investigated the (1) concentration of ³H, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu, and²⁴¹ Am in soils (0‐ to 12‐in. [31 cm] depth underneath the tree), pinon pine shoots (PPS), and pinon pine nuts (PPN) collected from LANL lands and regional background (BG) locations, (2) committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) from the ingestion of nuts, and (3) soil to PPS to PPN concentration ratios (CRs). Most radionuclides, with the exception of ³H in soils, were not significantly higher (p < 0.10) in soils, PPS, and PPN collected from LANL as compared to BG locations, and concentrations of most radionuclides in PPN from LANL have decreased over time. The maximum net CEDE (the CEDE plus two sigma minus BG) at the most conservative ingestion rate (10 lb [4.5 kg]) was 0.0018 mrem (0.018 μSv); this is far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem (1000 μSv). Soil‐to‐nut CRs for most radionuclides were within the range of default values in the literature for common fruits and vegetables.     

Degradation and sorption of imidacloprid in dissimilar surface and subsurface soils

Degradation and sorption/desorption are important processes affecting the leaching of pesticides through soil. This research characterized the degradation and sorption of imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) in Drummer (silty clay loam) and Exeter (sandy loam) surface soils and their corresponding subsurface soils using sequential extraction methods over 400 days. By the end of the incubation, approximately 55% of imidacloprid applied at a rate of 1.0 mg kg^?1 degraded in the Exeter sandy loam surface and subsurface soils, compared to 40% of applied imidacloprid within 300 days in Drummer surface and subsurface soils. At the 0.1 mg kg^?1 application rate, dissipation was slower for all four soils. Water-extractable imidacloprid in Exeter surface soil decreased from 98% of applied at day 1 to > 70% of the imidacloprid remaining after 400 d, as compared to 55% in the Drummer surface soil at day 1 and 12% at day 400. These data suggest that imidacloprid was bioavailable to degrading soil microorganisms and sorption/desorption was not the limiting factor for biodegradation. In subsurface soils > 40% of ¹⁴C-benzoic acid was mineralized over 21 days, demonstrating an active microbial community. In contrast, cumulative ¹⁴CO₂ was less than 1.5% of applied ¹⁴C-imidacloprid in all soils over 400 d. Qualitative differences in the microbial communities appear to limit the degradation of imidacloprid in the subsurface soils.     

Biochemical interaction of six op delayed neurotoxicants with several neurotargets

Abstract

Five organophosphorous insecticides: Leptophos, EPN, Cyano‐fenphos, trichloronate and salithion proved to cause irreversible ataxia not only to chicken but also to mice and sheep. TOCP was included as a reference. Cyanofenphos blocked the catecholamine B‐receptor binding activity with ³H‐norepinephrine at a level similar to that of the specific inhibitor propranolol in the mouse heart preparation. In the lamb heart preparation, the B‐receptor was more sensitive to Leptophos, salithion and TOCP than to propranolol. The six compounds and their oxons were screened for their in‐vitro inhibition to monamine oxidase (MAO), acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) and neurotoxic esterase (NTE) in the brain of either mouse, lamb or chicken. It is believed that their AChE inhibition stands for their acute toxicity, while NTE inhibition is responsible for their paralytic ataxia.