Fabrication and characterization of lightweight aggregate prepared from steel mill sludge in one step

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The qualified green lightweight aggregate (LWA) was successfully prepared from steel mill sludge (SMS) and fly ash (FAS) in one step using the...     

Characteristics of plankton Hg bioaccumulations based on a global data set and the implications for aquatic systems with aggravating nutrient imbalance

• Hg bioaccumulation by phytoplankton varies among aquatic ecosystems. • Active Hg uptake may exist for the phytoplankton in aquatic ecosystems. • Impacts of nutrient imbalance on food chain Hg transfer should be addressed. The bioaccumulation of mercury (Hg) in aquatic ecosystem poses a potential health risk to human being and aquatic organism. Bioaccumulations by plankton represent a crucial process of Hg transfer from water to aquatic food chain. However, the current understanding of major factors affecting Hg accumulation by plankton is inadequate. In this study, a data set of 89 aquatic ecosystems worldwide, including inland water, nearshore water and open sea, was established. Key factors influencing plankton Hg bioaccumulation (i.e., plankton species, cell sizes and biomasses) were discussed. The results indicated that total Hg (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations in plankton in inland waters were significantly higher than those in nearshore waters and open seas. Bioaccumulation factors for the logarithm of THg and MeHg of phytoplankton were 2.4–6.0 and 2.6–6.7 L/kg, respectively, in all aquatic ecosystems. They could be further biomagnified by a factor of 2.1–15.1 and 5.3–28.2 from phytoplankton to zooplankton. Higher MeHg concentrations were observed with the increases of cell size for both phyto- and zooplankton. A contrasting trend was observed between the plankton biomasses and BAF_MeHg, with a positive relationship for zooplankton and a negative relationship for phytoplankton. Plankton physiologic traits impose constraints on the rates of nutrients and contaminants obtaining process from water. Nowadays, many aquatic ecosystems are facing rapid shifts in nutrient compositions. We suggested that these potential influences on the growth and composition of plankton should be incorporated in future aquatic Hg modeling and ecological risk assessments.     

Direct degradation of methylene blue by unactivated peroxymonosulfate: reaction parameters,kinetics, and mechanism

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are efficient methods for water purification. However, there are few studies on using peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to...     

The U.S.-China Supply Competition for Rare Earth Elements: a Dynamic Game View

Environmental Modeling & Assessment - Rare earth elements govern today’s high-tech world and are deemed to be essential for the attainment of sustainable development goals. Since the...     

Multiple-pattern parameter identification and uncertainty analysis approach for water quality modeling

This paper presents a multiple-pattern parameter identification and uncertainty analysis approach for robust water quality modeling using a neural network (NN) embedded genetic algorithm (GA). The modeling approach uses an adaptive NN–GA framework to inversely solve the governing equations in a water quality model for multiple parameter patterns, along with an alternating fitness method to maintain solution diversity. The procedure was demonstrated through a coupled 2D hydrodynamic and eutrophication model for Loch Raven Reservoir in Maryland. The inverse problem was formulated as a nonlinear optimization problem minimizing the degree of misfit (DOM) between model results and observed data. A set of NN models was developed to approximate the input-output response relationship of the Loch Raven Reservoir model and was incorporated into a GA framework in an adaptive fashion to search for near-optimal solutions minimizing the DOM. The numerical example showed that the adaptive NN–GA approach is capable of identifying multiple parameter patterns that reproduce the observed data equally well. The resulting parameter patterns were incorporated into the numerical model, and a multiple-pattern robust water quality modeling analysis, along with a compound margin of safety (CMOS) method, was proposed and applied to analyze the parameter pattern uncertainty.     

离子强度、pH对土壤胶体释放、分配沉积行为的影响

采用重力沉降法,根据司笃克斯(Stokes,1945)定律结合分速离心法提取两种粒径等级的自然土壤胶体样品.利用美国EPA批处理实验方法,进行一系列实验室静态吸附、解吸实验,并获取相应的动力学解离/沉积曲线以及热力学等温平衡解吸/吸附曲线.通过对土壤胶体释放/沉积速率、解离效率和解吸因数等行为因子的定量解析,描述自然土壤胶体的释放、稳定、沉积/分配动力学和热力学行为,考察土壤水溶液pH/离子强度、胶体粒径因素对土壤胶体释放、分配沉积行为的影响.实验结果表明,环境溶液pH的增大及离子强度的减小对土壤胶体的稳定和释放起促进作用,但对胶体向土壤颗粒中的沉积过程是不利的.pH和离子强度条件能够改变土壤胶体表面带电荷状态,改变土壤胶体与土壤介质表面吸附排斥作用力的大小,提高或降低土壤胶体与介质表面的碰撞接触效率,从而表现出土壤胶体在土壤介质中的沉积分配行为上的变化.粒径大小对土壤胶体的释放沉积行为影响明显.大粒径土壤胶体颗粒较小粒径颗粒更容易向土壤介质表面分配沉积.由此可知,土壤介质对土壤胶体持有和吸附的能力是与胶体颗粒粒径大小密切相关的,这主要是因为颗粒粒径大小能够有效的影响胶体颗粒与介质表面间的反应能量.土壤胶体沉积分配动力学曲线揭示,土壤胶体向土壤介质的分配过程是一个动态变化过程,土壤介质对土壤胶体的持留吸纳能力随时间而逐渐减弱.分配系数被证实是表征和分析土壤胶体沉积分配过程受环境物理化学因素影响的有效过程因子.     

水体营养水平对3种沉水植物生长及抗氧化酶活性的影响

模拟研究了沉水植物狐尾藻Myriophyllum spicatum L、轮叶黑藻Hydrilla verticillata L和金鱼藻Ceratophyllum demersum L在中、富两种营养水平下的生长及生理特性.研究结果表明,在45 d的培养过程中,狐尾藻、轮叶黑藻和金鱼藻在中营养(TN1.86 mg·L-1;TP0.087 mg·L-1)和富营养(TN2.47 mg·L-1;TP0.16 mg·L-1)水平下的单株最大生物量分别是0.92、0.27、1.11、0.56、0.41和0.87 g,狐尾藻和金鱼藻在中营养水平下单株最大生物量分别较富营养水平下高出39%和22%,而黑藻在中营养水平下单株最大生物量较富营养水平下低了51%,表明狐尾藻和金鱼藻在中营养水平下的生长较黑藻好.通过对3种沉水植物可溶性蛋白和叶绿素质量分数的分析发现,黑藻在中富两种营养水平下,质量分数较低且波动平稳,金鱼藻和狐尾藻可溶性蛋白和叶绿素质量分数持续升高,表明这两种沉水植物对水体中营养盐的耐受能力较黑藻强.金鱼藻超氧歧化酶(SOD)活性、过氧化物酶(peroxidase)活性和丙二醛(MDA)含量在试验后期上升速度加快,且富营养水平下金鱼藻MDA质量分数的最大值是中营养水平下最大值的5倍,表明在中营养水平下金鱼藻已经受到明显胁迫,而在富营养水平下受到胁迫更为显著.在本试验条件下,黑藻生物量小,而金鱼藻SOD活性、POD活性和MDA质量分数变化幅度大,在试验后期急速上升,表明这两种沉水植物受到的营养盐胁迫较狐尾藻大,而狐尾藻在中营养水平下的耐营养盐胁迫能力较强.     

响应面法优化阴阳极同时作用电化学法处理染料废水

在自制电化学反应器中,以甲基橙模拟染料废水为处理对象,采用Box-Behnken Design响应面法研究了影响阴阳极同时作用电化学法处理染料废水的因素及其交互作用。实验得出各因素对废水脱色率影响的大小顺序为：电流密度> Fe³⁺浓度>Cl^-浓度。各因素之间的交互作用对废水脱色率影响的大小顺序为：电流密度和Fe³⁺浓度>电流密度和Cl^-浓度>Fe³⁺浓度和Cl^-浓度。优化结果表明：Fe³⁺浓度为1.02 mmol/L、Cl^-浓度为10.96 mmol/L、电流密度为11.52 mA/cm²时,最佳脱色率为94.67%。阴阳极同时作用电化学法对甲基橙去除效果显著。     

长袋低压脉冲袋式除尘器在水泥立窑烟气除尘上的应用

比较了几种用于水泥立窑烟气除尘装置后 ,长袋低压脉冲袋式除尘器的优势凸现 ,对其在广州新华水泥厂实际使用出现的问题作了详细分析 ,并提出了解决办法     

爱护动物尊重生命--访国际爱护动物基金会中国代表葛芮女士

野生动物的保护工作在中国已日显重要和迫切,今年广东省出台《广东省野生动物保护管理条例》,其中就对食用野生动物这一陋习在法律上给予了限制,使食用野生动物的“美食家”望而生畏,也使打击野生动物盗猎和非法食用者这项颇具难度的工作有法可依,逐渐走上正规。同时,今年恰逢中国正式加入濒危动植物种国际贸易公约20周年,且各中小学校即将开展爱护动物行动周的活动。借此契机,本刊记者与国际爱护动物基金会中国代表葛芮就中国以及世界野生濒危动物保护的历史、现状以及在这方面的宣传教育情况进行了详细的对话。