A red water occurrence in drinking water distribution systems caused by changes in water source in Beijing,China: mechanism analysis and control measures

A red water phenomenon occurred in several communities few days after the change of water source in Beijing, China in 2008. In this study, the origin of this problem, the mechanism of iron release and various control measures were investigated. The results indicated that a significant increase in sulphate concentration as a result of the new water source was the cause of the red water phenomenon. The mechanism of iron release was found that the high-concentration sulphate in the new water source disrupted the stable shell of scale on the inner pipe and led to the release of iron compounds. Experiments showed that the iron release rate in the new source water within pipe section was over 11-fold higher than that occurring within the local source water. The recovery of tap water quality lasted several months despite ameliora- tive measures being implemented, including adding phosphate, reducing the overall proportion of the new water source, elevating the pH and alkalinity, and utilizing free chlorine as a disinfectant instead of chloramine. Adding phosphate was more effective and more practical than the other measures. The iron release rate was decreased after the addition of 1.5 mg. L-1 orthophosphate- P, tripolyphosphate-P and hexametaphosphate-P by 68%, 83% and 87%, respectively. Elevating the pH and alkalinity also reduced the iron release rate by 50%. However, the iron release rate did not decreased after replacing chloramine by 0.5-0.8 mg. L-1 of free chlorine as disinfectant.     

Control of chlorinated aromatic compounds from a municipal solid waste incinerator using limestone addition

In this study, limestone powder was directly added to synthetic MSW, which was fed into a small‐scale fluidized bed incinerator. The concentration of CBzs and CPs in the flue gas were measured before and after a secondary combustion air injection. Finally, the PCDDs and PCDFs concentrations were also measured in the flue gas after the secondary combustion zone. The CaCO₃ added to synthetic MSW not only controls HCl in the flue gas, but suppresses the formation of chlorinated aromatic compounds like CBzs, CPs, PCDDs, and PCDFs. The main mechanisms to control the formation of chlorinated aromatic compounds was more likely related to the suppression of catalytic capability of flyash than the HCl reduction in the flue gas. However, the NO concentration was increased by catalytic reaction of limestone in the fluidized bed.     

多金属氧酸盐电催化降解染料废水的研究

采用IR和XRD等手段对磷钼酸(PMo12)和3,3',5,5'-四甲基联苯胺(TMB)形成的电荷转移配合物(TMB)3PMo12进行表征,结果表明配合物中的杂多阴离子仍保留着Keggin结构.将配合物负载于γ-Al2O3上制备(TMB)3PMo12/γ-Al2O3负载型催化剂填充于电化学反应器中,考察电催化氧化体系降解酸性大红3R染料废水的效果.研究表明,(TMB)3PMo12/γ-Al2O3催化剂对酸性大红3R废水显示了良好的电催化活性,催化剂填充量为50g,负载量为0.6%时,在pH值为4,槽电压15.0V,曝气量0.14m3/h,极板间距3.0cm反应条件下,60min后,色度去除率达到79.7%,去除效果较传统二维平板和三维电解槽更高.     

Roe and red deer as bioindicators of heavy metals contamination in north-western Poland

The present paper examines the degree of environmental contamination in areas covered by the Natura 2000 programme, located in north-western Poland, with selected heavy metals based on their concentration in target organs of roe and red deer. Lead, cadmium, copper, iron, and zinc concentrations were determined by inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrometry. Residues of lead and cadmium were found in most of the analysed samples of roe and red deer organs The concentration of cadmium in the organs of the animals studied was much higher than that of lead. The median for Pb in liver and kidneys was 0.055 and 0.092 μg/g dry weight (d.w.) in roe deer, and 0.067 and 0.081 μg/g d.w. in red deer, respectively. The median for liver and kidney cadmium was 0.770 and 6.139 μg/g d.w. in roe deer, and 0.422 and 6.365 μg/g d.w. in red deer, respectively. Our study has demonstrated that this area is laden with lead and cadmium. This is evidenced by the fact that maximum permissible levels of these elements in the organs of red and roe deer, which were used as bioindicators of environmental contamination, were exceeded.     

湘东丘陵区不同类型土壤活性碳组分的剖面分布与差异

土壤活性碳组分是土壤健康变化的指示器。选取湘东丘陵区3种不同母质发育的林地土壤（紫色土、板岩红壤和花岗岩红壤）,研究土壤颗粒有机碳（POC）和溶解性有机碳（DOC）的剖面分布规律,并分析POC、DOC与土壤有机碳（SOC）、土壤质地的关系。结果表明：土壤剖面POC、DOC质量分数分别介于0．29～3．87g·kg。和15．01～311．34mg·kg^-1,随剖面加深而大幅降低。土壤剖面POC储量介于8．61一16．54t·hm^-2,以花岗岩红壤最高,板岩红壤最低;而DOC储量介于380．76～1184．83kg·hm^-2,以板岩红壤最高,紫色土最低。POC占SOC的比例（POC／SOC）介于6．42％～46．25％,其中紫色土和板岩红壤POC／SOC随土层加深而降低,而花岗岩红壤则完全相反。DOC占SOC的比例（DOC／SOC）介于O．35％～3．02％,其中紫色土DOC／SOC随土层加深而降低,板岩红壤与花岗岩红壤DOC／SOC则以B层最高。由此可见,不同母质发育的土壤类型,碳库质量和脆弱程度不一。从维持地力和环境健康的角度,应对不同母质发育的土壤制定不同的开发利用方案。     

椒江口海域浮游植物与富营养化的关系

根据2010年椒江口海域3个季节的海洋调查资料,运用定量、定性方法,探讨该海域浮游植物、富营养化和赤潮之间的关系.自该海域共鉴定浮游植物81种,赤潮种35种,由于受椒江径流、浙江沿岸流、台湾暖流和上升流共同影响,浮游植物种类数、平面分布及优势种有明显的季节变化;最主要的赤潮优势种是旋链角毛藻(Chaetoceroscurvisetus)、中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)、具槽直链藻(Melosira sulcata)和琼氏圆筛藻(Coscinodiscusjonesianus);调查期间海域富营养化指标E值大于1,富营养化程度较为严重,但浮游植物群落结构较为稳定,多样性指数较高,并未发生赤潮.     

离子交换膜应用于光/电/化学协同催化反应器

在光/电/化学协同催化反应器中,以离子交换膜代替盐桥连通阴、阳两室,以30 mg/L的甲基红溶液为目标降解物,考察了不同连通方式、初始pH和阴极电位对反应的影响. 结果表明:甲基红在阳离子膜型反应器中的表观反应速率常数明显高于盐桥型及阴离子交换膜型反应器,这是由于阳离子交换膜可以及时有效地将阳极室中产生的H+转移至阴极室中参与阴极反应. 甲基红在阳离子膜型反应器中的去除率随溶液初始pH的增高而降低,随阴极电位的增加先增大后减小,最佳反应条件为pH=2.0～3.0,阴极电位(-E_c)=0.6 V.      

灵菌红素对有害藻类的除藻活性研究

研究了沙雷氏菌的天然产物灵菌红素对引起海洋赤潮和淡水水华的有害藻类的除藻活性和光解性质.结果表明,5.0μg/mL灵菌红素能够在24h内将新月菱形藻、中肋骨条藻、水华鱼腥藻和微小平列藻培养液中的藻类全部杀死,除藻活性高达100%.5.0μg/mL灵菌红素在30000lx光强下36h完全分解,不会给自然环境带来二次污染.     

加压溶氧光催化反应器降解活性艳红X-3B

探讨了加压溶氧条件对活性艳红X-3B的降解与脱色的作用,考察了加压条件下pH值,TiO2投加量及温度等对活性艳红X-3B降解的影响.结果表明,加压条件与常压条件下变化趋势基本一致.加压充氧有助于活性艳红X-3B的降解与脱色,加压充N2对反应基本没有作用,说明增加活度不是关键因素,加压使溶液中溶解氧增加是导致活性艳红X-3B降解与脱色的主要原因.光催化降解过程,发色基团最易被打碎,60min内降解效果显著,而萘环和苯环降解效果不十分明显.CODCr的降解与色度的褪除成正相关,脱色率越高,COD的降解率也越高.     

气相抽提去除红壤中挥发性有机污染物的去污机理探讨

通过探讨土壤气相抽提去除红壤中挥发性有机污染物的去污机理,建立了一维稳态条件下污染物在土壤多孔介质中传质的总微分方程,分别求出了平衡模型和动力学模型的解析解和数值解,并用实验结果对平衡模型和动力学模型进行了模拟和验证.实验结果和模型模拟结果表明理论模型与实验结果吻合良好,平衡模型和动力学模型在描述污染物在土柱通风过程中的传质时,分别适用于不同的阶段.在通风初期平衡模型能够很好地描述实验结果,而随着时间的推移,平衡模型的预测曲线逐渐偏离数据点,到了通风中后期,只有动力学模型才能够较好地描述和预测实验结果.