Potential energy production from organic waste and its environmental and economic impacts at a tertiary institution in Palestine

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the most well-known biomass resources that can be utilized to produce renewable energy. Numerous countries are plagued by the proliferation of waste, particularly organic waste that can be utilized for energy recovery. Palestine suffers from inefficient solid waste management, and only recently have a few projects focused on bioenergy production been implemented. Throughout the years, the city of Tulkarm experiences power outages which cause a challenge to the Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie campus in Tulkarm. Thus, the possibility of energy recovery from the organic portion in Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie was evaluated. The analysis of an economic impact included discussions of a number of economic aspects, including Levelized cost of energy, internal rate of return, present worth, annual worth, and payback period. On the other hand, a carbon dioxide savings analysis and gas emission were evaluated. The outcomes of the energy optimization demonstrated that the suggested system could supply the institution with an average of roughly 7 MWh of electrical energy. According to the economic study, this project offers 0.25 million dollars in present value, 0.144 million dollars in annual value, a 13 percent internal rate of return, a payback period of 6 years, and a levelized cost of energy of 0.11 dollars for each kWh generated. Additionally, the environmental assessment revealed that this system might reduce CO₂ emissions by around 8,343,778 tons. For effective waste management, energy recovery, and emission reduction, it is advised to implement anaerobic digestion technology.     

磷酸三(1,3-二氯-2-丙基)酯导致小鼠神经毒性结局的潜在靶点研究

磷酸三(1,3-二氯-2-丙基)酯(TDCPP)在环境介质及生物样本中被广泛检出,为探究TDCPP的潜在神经毒性以及作用机制,以C57BL/6小鼠为动物模型,考察经300 mg·kg-1·d-1的TDCPP持续染毒35 d后,小鼠大脑皮层神经功能相关因子及血清代谢组学的变化.结果显示,小鼠在TDCPP染毒35 d后,大脑皮层中5-羟色胺(5-HT)含量和乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)活性无显著变化(P＞0.05),而促炎性细胞因子白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)及胶质细胞源性神经营养因子(GDNF)基因表达水平显著上调(P＜0.05),神经营养因子-3(Ntf3)基因表达水平显著下调(P＜0.05);同时,TDCPP染毒显著干扰了小鼠的代谢过程,引起异亮氨酸、谷氨酸、甘氨酸和β-葡萄糖等多种神经性疾病相关生物标志物的改变,以及氨基酸代谢、糖类代谢和脂质代谢紊乱.研究结果表明,TDCPP的神经毒性效应与神经炎症和神经元损伤相关因子转录水平改变,以及代谢失衡引起的信号紊乱有关.     

太湖流域城乡用地扩张对河网的空间占用机制初探

城乡景观改变了河网结构的自然演进,致使河流洪水调蓄、生物多样性等功能退化。论文提出基于区域尺度分析城乡用地扩张对河流干扰的空间概念——城乡内河,直接把流域河流集合体的拓扑结构与城乡用地联系起来,并通过城乡内河密度URRD和490个小流域单元,揭示太湖流域城乡发展最快时期用地扩张对河网的空间影响机制：URRD值从1985年的57.10 m/km²增长到2010年的122.28 m/km²,翻了一番,等级结构由低级主导到高级领先,明显沿重点发展轴线以城镇为核心向四周蔓延,局地呈现负增长;分析表明,URRD与河网密度RD相关弱,与城乡用地密度URD相关显著,但不同URD阶段URRD-URD相关系数不同,即URD 0~15%和25%~40%区段URRD-URD相关最高;通过小流域样本统计与典型样本案例分析,初步揭示城乡内河的分布差异是不同增长阶段新增城乡用地空间增长模式差异（相对河网的位置与集聚性）的结果,由此建议针对不同城乡发展阶段采取保护、防卫、创建等城乡-河流整体协调的空间策略。     

合流制雨水泵站溢流污水消毒试验研究

论述了合流制排水系统污水溢流消毒处理的必要性。提出采用粪大肠杆菌群数≤104个/L作为污水消毒的卫生学指标。试验结果表明,达到CSO紧急消毒要求的几种氧化性消毒剂最佳投加量为次氯酸钠30mg/L,次氯酸钙25mg/L,二氧化氯20mg/L(均以有效氯计);二氧化氯>次氯酸钙>次氯酸钠>双氧水。     

因果图分析法应用于液氯泄漏事故分析

针对国内近年来氯气泄漏／爆炸事故频发的现状,选择其中具有典型性的江西油脂厂氯气泄漏事故,运用因果分析方法对其事故原因进行系统分析。并根据分析结果,以降低事故发生概率和严重度为目标,从管理角度提出预防对策。     

氨基脲的毒性效应研究进展

环境及食品中的氨基脲主要来源于硝基呋喃类药物及偶氮二甲酰胺的分解;同时,次氯酸盐与氨基酸的作用也能产生氨基脲. 氨基脲曾在食品动物、玻璃包装食品等多种食品中被检出,近期在我国东营潮河入海口邻近海域也有检出. 早期的研究表明,氨基脲具有致诱变性和潜在的致癌性;而近期的研究表明,氨基脲不仅能够在组织形态学水平上导致多种组织器官的形态改变,而且还可对神经系统、内分泌系统的功能产生影响. 50~150mg/L氨基脲可导致大鼠胎儿肺和肝脏器官内核酸水平显著降低,增加幼年小鼠肺肿瘤发生率;此外,能够显著增加鼠骨髓嗜多染红细胞的微核率,表现出弱遗传毒性. 氨基脲是GABA合成酶GAD(谷氨酸脱羧酶)的抑制剂,并且对NMDAR(N-甲基-D-天氡氨酸受体)具有拮抗作用,从而产生神经毒性. 氨基脲可致大鼠多个靶组织器官形态结构的改变且具有一定的性别差异,其中,对胸腺及肾上腺的组织学改变仅在雌性中表现出来,而对甲状腺组织结构的改变仅在雄性中表现明显,对生殖器官的毒性表现为其能够改变雌性卵巢和雄性睾丸显微结构. 雌性大鼠口服40、75、140mg/kg氨基脲28d能够降低其血浆内E₂(雌二醇)水平,并且呈剂量-效应关系,表现出抗雌激素效应. 未来应继续补充氨基脲的毒性数据,以揭示其毒性作用机制;同时,应从其衍生物降解规律、环境风险评价等角度进行深入研究.      

Increasing polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) contamination in sediment cores from the inner Clyde Estuary,UK

The concentrations of 16 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in six short sediment cores from the Clyde Estuary were determined by gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry. Total PBDE concentrations ranged from 1 to 2,645 μg/kg and the average concentration was 287 μg/kg. BDE-209 was the main congener and varied from 1 to 2,337 μg/kg. Elevated total PBDE concentrations were observed close to the sediment surface in the uppermost 10 cm of four of the six sediment cores. Comparison of the down core PBDE profiles revealed that the increase was driven by the accumulation of deca-BDE. Although the deca-BDE mix was dominant, the presence of lower molecular weight congeners BDE-47, BDE-99, BDE-183 and BDE-153 at most sediment intervals suggested additional sources of penta-BDE and octa-BDE pollution. Changing PBDE source input was the major factor in influencing the proportion of nona-brominated congeners, although other explanations such as post burial photo-debromination of BDE-209 cannot be entirely discounted. A clear cascading to lower hepta-, hexa-, and penta-homologues was not found. The increase in total PBDE concentrations and particularly the deca-BDE may possibly be ascribed to the use and subsequent disposal of electrical appliances such as televisions and computers. In the Clyde sediments, the proportion of nona-brominated congeners was higher than that reported for commercial mixtures. This might be due to changing sources of PBDEs or post burial photo-debromination of BDE-209.     

填埋场原位好氧稳定化技术的应用现状及研究进展

综述了原位好氧稳定化技术的原理、系统构成、关键单元的设计和优化及终点评价,结合我国填埋场及垃圾特点,展望了该技术在我国的发展前景和挑战.均匀布气及配水是原位好氧稳定化项目实施过程中主要的难点.做好渗滤液导排保证堆体最优含水率、优化曝气及提气管道布局、分层整治并辅以高压局部曝气有望提高氧气利用率;采用分层回灌或者压力回灌以及控制回灌速率可分别改善液体回灌过程中的屏障效应和大孔隙出流效应,保障堆体布水均匀.好氧稳定化处理后垃圾腐殖土及场底土壤的风险评价体系及最终出路尚未明确,后期加强相关基础研究以指导工程应用是必要的.     

Contents and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in vegetable soils of Guangzhou, China

We investigated contents, distribution and possible sources of PAHs and organochlorine pesticides (Ops) in 43 surface and subsurface soils around the urban Guangzhou where variable kinds of vegetables are grown. The results indicate that the contents of PAHs (16 US EPA priority PAHs) range from 42 to 3077 microg/kg and the pollution extent is classified as a moderate level in comparison with other investigations and soil quality standards. The ratios of methylphenanthrenes to phenanthrene(MP/P), anthracene to anthracene plus phenanthrene (An/178), benz[a]anthracene to benz[a]anthracene plus chrysene (BaA/228), indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene to indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene plus benzo[ghi]perylene (In/In+BP) suggest that the sources of PAHs in the soil samples are mixed with a dominant contribution from petroleum and combustion of fossil fuel. The correlation analysis shows that the PAHs contents are significantly related to total organic carbon contents (TOC) (R2=0.75) and black carbon contents (BC) (R2=0.62) in the soil samples. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and metabolites (DDTs) and hexachlorocyclohexanes and metabolites (HCHs) account largely for the contaminants of OPs. The concentrations of DDTs range from 3.58 to 831 microg/kg and the ratios for DDT/(DDD+DDE) are higher than 2 in some soil samples, suggesting that DDT contamination still exists and may be caused by its persistence in soils and/or impurity in the pesticide dicofol. The concentrations of HCHs are 0.19-42.3 microg/kg.     

Assessment of some water quality parameters in the Red River downstream,Vietnam by combining field monitoring and remote sensing method

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The Red River is the largest river in northern Vietnam, and it serves as the main water source for production and human activities in the Red River...