An integrated and quantitative vulnerability assessment for proactive hazard response and sustainability: a case study on the Chan May-Lang Co Gulf area,Central Vietnam

A natural factors-based approach was developed to examine proactive responses to hazards and improving sustainability on the Chan May-Lang Co Gulf area, Central Vietnam. The approach was based on a weight-of-evidence method within an integrated and quantitative vulnerability assessment in which the spatial relationship between a set of evidential factors (lithology, distance to the coastline, altitude, slope, aspect, drainage, wind speed during storms, and land use and cover) and a set of hazard locations was combined with the prior probability (total vulnerability) to obtain the posterior probability of hazard occurrence. The result showed that 44.3 % of the study area had high to very high total vulnerability, due to the high density of vulnerable objects and frequency of severe damage from typhoons, floods, landslides, and erosion. The result also demonstrated that the contribution of natural factors was directly proportional to total vulnerability in approximately 75 % of the study area, indicating a high dependence of vulnerability on natural factors. In the remaining areas, low contributions were found in the high and very high vulnerability areas dominated by high anthropogenic activities. In contrast, natural factors were important contributors to total vulnerability in areas characterized by dense vegetation, consolidated rocks, and altitude greater than 300 m, reflecting high natural resilience. The present study demonstrated that a proactive approach may provide appropriate measures to mitigate hazards and to increase the sustainability of the study area.     

改性粉煤灰催化类Fenton试剂氧化法深度处理造纸废水

采用改性粉煤灰催化类Fenton试剂氧化法处理造纸废水,对COD去除率的各影响因素进行了研究。实验结果表明,在酸改性粉煤灰加入量为34 g/L、H2O2加入量为8.20 mmol/L、FeSO4加入量为8.8 mmol/L、反应时间为45 min、不调节pH的条件下,出水COD为56 mg/L,去除率可达76.45%。该法大大减少了运行费用,是一种有效的造纸废水深度处理方法。     

污泥回流比对厌氧/好氧工艺除磷效果影响的研究

以长距离输送的合流制污水为进水,考察不同污泥回流比下厌氧/好氧(A/O)工艺对COD、N、P的去除效果,深入研究污泥回流比对生物除P代谢过程的影响.结果表明,污泥回流比对COD及NH+4-N的去除没有明显影响,但对TN、TP、PO3-4-P的去除影响较大.随着污泥回流比的增大,聚磷菌(PAO)的厌氧释P量逐渐减小,P的去除率逐渐降低.减小污泥回流比,可延长A/O工艺厌氧池实际HRT,增加PAO在厌氧池可有效利用的碳源,使PAO在厌氧池充分释P,从而提高除P效率.     

CO2 mineral sequestration in oil-shale wastes from Estonian power production

In the Republic of Estonia, local low-grade carbonaceous fossil fuel--Estonian oil-shale--is used as a primary energy source. Combustion of oil-shale is characterized by a high specific carbon emission factor (CEF). In Estonia, the power sector is the largest CO(2) emitter and is also a source of huge amounts of waste ash. Oil-shale has been burned by pulverized firing (PF) since 1959 and in circulating fluidized-bed combustors (CFBCs) since 2004-2005. Depending on the combustion technology, the ash contains a total of up to 30% free Ca-Mg oxides. In consequence, some amount of emitted CO(2) is bound by alkaline transportation water and by the ash during hydraulic transportation and open-air deposition. The goal of this study was to investigate the possibility of improving the extent of CO(2) capture using additional chemical and technological means, in particular the treatment of aqueous ash suspensions with model flue gases containing 10-15% CO(2). The results indicated that both types of ash (PF and CFBC) could be used as sorbents for CO(2) mineral sequestration. The amount of CO(2) captured averaged 60-65% of the carbonaceous CO(2) and 10-11% of the total CO(2) emissions.     

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in surface sediments of the Yangtze River Delta: Levels, distribution and potential hydrodynamic influence

A total of 32 surface sediments collected from the Yangtze River Estuary, Hangzhou Bay and the Qiantang River were analyzed for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The concentrations of summation operatorPBDEs (sum of 12 PBDE congeners without BDE 209) and BDE 209 varied from n.d. to 0.55 and from 0.16 to 94.6 ng/g, respectively. The spatial variability of summation operatorPBDEs concentrations indicated that waste discharge from the urban areas might been the main source of PBDEs in the Yangtze River Delta. BDE 209 was the predominant congener (approximately 90-100%) detected among the 13 congeners, consistent with the fact that technical deca-BDE mixtures are presently the dominant technical PBDE mixtures used in China. Compared to published data acquired from other locales, PBDE congeners with less than four bromines were more abundant in the present study area. The hydrodynamic conditions may likely be a significant factor in dictating the observed levels and congener distribution patterns of PBDEs.     

Electrochemical detoxification of four phosphorothioate obsolete pesticides stocks

The phosphorothioate pesticides are widely used for crop production and fruit tree treatment, but their disposal causes serious environmental problems. Four commercial phosphorothioate pesticides (Demeton-S-methyl, Metamidophos, Fenthion and Diazinon) were treated by an electrolysis system using Ti/Pt as anode and stainless steel 304 as cathode. A number of experiments were run in a laboratory scale pilot plant and the results are presented. For Fenthion the achieved reduction was over 60%, while for Demeton-S-methyl, Metamidophos and Diazinon was more than 50%. Diazinon had the lowest energy demand. The COD/BOD5 ratio was improved considerably after electrolysis for all four pesticides examined. As a conclusion, electrochemical oxidation could be used as a pretreatment method of the pesticides detoxification.     

山体绕流和尾流区气态污染物输送扩散规律的研究

采用瞬时烟线仪与迪沙(DISA)热线风速仪相结合的方法探测了山体的绕流区和尾流区结构。试验结果表明,山体的绕流和尾流对低架源排放的气态污染物扩散影响甚大,山体绕流可改变烟流的地面浓度分布.结果还表明,我们所用的探测流向的方法较为有效和准确.     

城市污水净化的环境效益与环境影响分析

对佛山城市污水净化系统的环境响应和效益预测原则，城市污水净系统正式运转将对佛山水道化纤厂至人民桥段及佛山涌水质有明显改善，其社会效益十分显著，但净化系统的建设交将带来以恶臭、卫生防疫和噪声等方面为主的不利环境影响。因此在城市环境建设中应尽量减少城市污水净化的负面影响，充分发挥其环境效应和社会效益，为城市环境综合整治创造良好的条件。