中国典型城市水环境中邻苯二甲酸酯类污染水平与生态风险评价

邻苯二甲酸酯类(PAEs)作为一类重要的环境激素类化学物质,被广泛应用于塑料的增塑剂中。随着工业的发展,中国PAEs的需求量迅速增加,PAEs已成为中国城市水环境的重要风险因子,因此需要对其进行生态风险评价。本研究首先针对我国典型城市水环境中PAEs的污染现状进行文献综述,总结归纳得到我国典型城市水环境中PAEs的污染分布特征;其次运用熵值法计算了我国典型水环境中PAEs对于藻类、水蚤和鱼类种群的生态风险,并依据生态风险等级划分标准将PAEs生态风险划分为4个水平。文献综述结果表明我国城市水环境中的PAEs浓度多数都高于8.00μg·L~(-1),超过了我国地表水环境质量标准(PRC-NS 2002)和饮用水质量标准(PRC-NS 2006)中的规定限值,且在大城市或PAEs工业区周围的污染水平要显著高于其他区域。将我国与国外典型城市水环境中PAEs的污染水平进行比较,结果表明我国水环境中的PAEs污染水平明显高于其他国家。此外,我国城市水环境中PAEs的污染不仅出现在地表水环境中,而且在广东东莞等地的地下水环境中也出现了PAEs污染,PAEs浓度范围为0.0~6.7μg·L~(-1)。生态风险评价的结果表明,邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)、邻苯二甲酸二异辛酯(DEHP)和邻苯二甲酸丁苄酯(BBP)是我国城市水环境中最主要的风险因子。PAEs污染分布特征和生态风险评价的结果表明我国城市水环境中的PAEs生态风险值总体处于10≤风险熵(RQ)100到RQ≥100水平,尤其是在大城市或者PAEs工业密集区域,因此,亟需对我国城市水环境中PAEs的生态风险进行早期预警和风险管理。     

Regeneration of used sand with sodium silicate binder by wet method and their core manufacturing

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - Organic binders that are used in sand casting emit high amounts of hazardous pollutants and volatile organic compounds during the casting process....     

Correction to: Advanced fabrication and multi-properties of aluminium hydroxide aerogels from aluminium wastes

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-021-01211-w     

生物补救、植物工程与人工地下水补充:对发展中国家的潜在用途与技术转让问题

在工业化国家,已经证实了生物补救、植物工程与人工地下永补充的有效性.他们对发展中世界也有巨大的使用潜力.模拟自然的发育过程,它们提供了使环境可持续的解决办法.当这些和那些技术在发展中国家应用的时候,要根据当地的实际情况考虑社会、经济和环境条件.关于技术转让和能力建设的问题,也应该量力而行.     

Exposure assessment of particulate matter and blood chromium levels in people living near a cement plant

This study evaluates the effect of air pollution caused by cement plants on nearby residential areas and performs an exposure assessment of particulate matter (PM) and total Cr, Cr⁶⁺, Pb, and Al. Further, the blood Cr levels of residents exposed to PM released by cement plants are also assessed. Nine buildings (eight residential and one elementary school building) close to cement plants were selected for this study, which were located in Pyeongtaek port, in west of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. A total of 51 suspended particulate samples were collected at a flow rate of 2.0 L/min. Total Cr was more widely detected in residents’ houses and elementary schools. PM levels were higher at distances of 4.1 and 4.8 km than those at closer distances of 2.7 km. This was due to the influence of wind direction. The estimated mean blood level of Cr for the study participants was 3.80 μg/L, which is higher than levels estimated by other studies on Cr blood levels. Therefore, cement plants could cause an increase in total Cr and blood Cr levels in residential areas, and more continuous monitoring is necessary to better understand their impacts.     

Fertilization in a suite of coastal marine invertebrates from SE Australia is robust to near-future ocean warming and acidification

Climate change driven ocean acidification and hypercapnia may have a negative impact on fertilization in marine organisms because of the narcotic effect these stressors exert on sperm. In contrast, warmer, less viscous water may have a positive influence on sperm swimming speed and so ocean warming may enhance fertilization. To address questions on future vulnerabilities we examined the interactive effects of near-future ocean warming and ocean acidification/hypercapnia on fertilization in intertidal and shallow subtidal echinoids (Heliocidaris erythrogramma, H. tuberculata, Tripneustes gratilla, Centrostephanus rodgersii), an asteroid (Patiriella regularis) and an abalone (Haliotis coccoradiata). Batches of eggs from multiple females were fertilized by sperm from multiple males in all combinations of three temperature and three \textpH/P_\textCO2 {\text{pH}}/P_{{{\text{CO}}_{2} }} treatments. Experiments were placed in the setting of projected near-future conditions for southeast Australia, an ocean change hot spot. There was no significant effect of warming and acidification on the percentage of fertilization. These results indicate that fertilization in these species is robust to temperature and \textpH/P_\textCO2 {\text{pH}}/P_{{{\text{CO}}_{2} }} fluctuation. This may reflect adaptation to the marked fluctuation in temperature and pH that characterises their shallow water coastal habitats. Efforts to identify potential impacts of ocean change to the life histories of coastal marine invertebrates are best to focus on more vulnerable embryonic and larval stages because of their long time in the water column where seawater chemistry and temperature have a major impact on development.     

Free amino acids and osmoregulation in the intertidal pulmonate Onchidium tumidium

The aim of this study is to elucidate the osmoregulatory capabilities of the intertidal pulmonate Onchidium tumidium. Our results indicate that O. tumidium could tolerate hyperosmotic stress more effectively than hypoosmotic stress. In 10% seawater (SW), it was capable of maintaining its plasma hyperosmotic and hyperionic to the external medium. However, it rapidly gained weight in 10% SW, and no restoration of body weight was observed. In contrast, in 90% SW it was able to recover its body weight partially. In a hyperosmotic medium, accumulation of intracellular free amino acids (FAA) was responsible for cell volume regulation. The accumulated FAA might originate from protein catabolism, which occurred in the internal organs (IO). In contrast, the relatively smaller amination:deamination ratio of glutamate dehydrogenase in the body wall (BW) and IO of specimens exposed to hypoosmotic stress might lead to a higher rate of amino acid catabolism. This was supported by the greater ammonia contents in the BW and IO of, and higher rate of ammonia excretion by, specimens exposed to 10% SW. Received: 11 March 1998 / Accepted: 2 May 1999     

Interfacial solar steam generation by wood-based devices to produce drinking water: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters - Freshwater supply is declining in the context of climate change, pollution, and soil salinization, calling for sustainable methods to produce drinking water. For...