Arsenic removal from contaminated soil using phosphoric acid and phosphate

Laboratory batch experiments were conducted to study arsenic （As） removal from a naturally contaminated soil using phosphoric acid （H3PO4） and potassium dihydrogen phosphate （KHEPO4）. Both H3PO4 and KHEPO4 proved to reduce toxicity of the soil in terms of soil As content, attaining more than 20% As removal at a concentration of 200 mmol/L. At the same time, acidification of soil and dissolution of soil components （Ca, Mg, and Si） resulted from using these two extractants, especially H3PO4. The effectiveness of these two extractants could be attributed to the replacement of As by phosphate ions （PO4^3-）. The function of H3PO4 as an acid to dissolve soil components had little effects on As removal. KH2PO4 almost removed as much As as H3PO4, but it did not result in serious damage to soils, indicating that it was a more promising extractant. The results of a kinetic study showed that As removal reached equilibrium after incubation for 360 rain, but dissolution of soil components, especially Mg and Ca, was very rapid. Therefore dissolution of soil components would be inevitable if As was further removed. Elovich model best described the kinetic data of As removal among the four models used in the kinetic study.     

石灰-铁盐法处理镍、钼深加工含镍、砷废水工艺设计

采用石灰-铁盐法处理镍、钼深加工含镍、砷废水,工程运行结果表明,出水能达到《污水综合排放标准》(GB8978-1996)中一级排放标准,该工艺具有投资少,占地面积小,便于管理的优点。     

原子荧光法测定土壤中砷的质量控制评价标准研究

组织多家实验室开展监测,研究了原子荧光法测定土壤中砷的质量控制措施及其评价标准。研究表明,RSD、RD、RSD'、RD'、RE和加标回收率是土壤监测的重要质量控制措施,对于标准样品,其评价标准分别为RSD≤10%、RD≤30%、RSD'≤20%、RD'≤30%、RE≤±20%、空白加标回收率为95%~105%、标准样品加标回收率为75%~110%;其与两个土壤标准样品系列、与土壤中砷的浓度均没有显著的相关性。     

Pteris vittata – Revisited: Uptake of As and its speciation, impact of P, role of phytochelatins and S

Pteris vittata is known to hyperaccumulate As but the mechanism is poorly understood. We found an increase of As concentration with increasing soil solution As concentrations, but P application had no impact, although plant P concentrations responded to different rates of P supply. As in fronds was dominantly (82–89%) present in the form of AsIII. In roots we detected 45% as AsIII which is higher than reported in previous studies and supports substantial As-reduction to take place in roots. We detected PC2/3GS–AsIII, PC2–GS–AsIII and (PC2)2–AsIII in increasing amounts with application of As. The total amount of PC was in the range reported previously and far too small to assign a significant role in As detoxification to PCs. The close correlation between S and As in fronds and the lack of data on sulphur uptake and metabolism indicates the need for a detailed investigation on sulphur nutritional status and As metabolism in P. vittata.     

用改进后的吸收液快速测定As

在用(Ag—DDC)光度法测定As的监测分析中,通过条件试验,改进了吸收液的配制过程,在实际环境水质监测中比较省时、快速,效果较好。     

Metal toxicity in a sediment-dwelling polychaete: Threshold body concentrations or overwhelming accumulation rates?

We followed the net accumulation of As, Cu and Zn in the deposit-feeding polychaete Arenicola marina exposed in the laboratory to natural metal-contaminated sediments, one exposure leading to mass mortality between day 10 and 20, and the other not causing lethality over a period of 60 days of exposure. The worms showed lower total accumulated metal concentrations just before mortality occurred (<20 days) at the lethal exposure, than after 30 days of exposure to sediments not causing mortality. Moreover rates of accumulation of As, Cu and Zn were significantly higher in the lethal exposure than in the sublethal exposure. Our results show that it is not possible to link mortality to a critical total body concentration, and we add to a growing body of literature indicating that metal toxicity occurs when organisms cannot cope with overwhelming influx and subsequent accumulation rates.     

磁性氧化铁/桑树杆生物炭的制备及其对砷污染土壤溶解性有机碳和砷形态的影响

以桑树杆为原料,制备了原始桑树杆生物炭（M-BC）及磁性氧化铁/桑树杆生物炭（Fe-BC）并对其进行表征.通过土壤培养实验,研究了3个温度下炭化制备的Fe-BC和M-BC在不同培养时间对土壤浸出液溶解性有机碳（DOC）和土壤砷（As）形态等的影响.结果表明：①Fe-BC负载的铁氧化物主要为Fe₃ O₄,且有磁性,主要官能团有C＝O双键、O—H键、C—O键和Fe—O键;Fe-BC-400、Fe-BC-500和Fe-BC-600的pH_zpc分别为8.92、8.74和9.19,比表面积分别为447.412、482.697和525.708 m² ·g^-1.②土壤浸出液中ρ（DOC）随着M-BC和Fe-BC炭化温度的升高而分别降低11.6~315.6 mg ·L^-1和78~365.6 mg ·L^-1,土壤浸出液中DOC浓度与土壤电导率（EC）值呈负相关;在培养第35 d,添加Fe-BC-600的土壤浸出液中As浓度比对照组土壤浸出液中的降低了55.96%.土壤浸出液中As浓度与DOC浓度相关性不显著.③添加Fe-BC的土壤有效态As占比均低于对照组的,在培养第35 d时,Fe-BC-600可使土壤有效态As占比降低39.21%.④在培养第35 d时,添加M-BC的土壤残渣态As含量减少了17.76%~49.11%,添加Fe-BC-600的土壤残渣态As占比增加了80%.Fe-BC-600最有利于降低土壤溶液DOC浓度,提高残渣态As含量,从而降低土壤As生物有效性.研究可为磁性氧化铁/生物炭在砷污染土壤修复提供理论依据.     

多功能高铁酸盐去除饮用水中砷的研究

利用高铁酸盐的氧化絮凝双重水处理功能,取代氧化铁盐法,对其氧化除砷效果进行了评价.考察了高铁酸盐除砷的适宜pH值范围、氧化时间和絮凝时间,定性和定量分析了盐度、硬度等因素对高铁酸盐除砷效果的影响.结果表明,高铁酸盐与砷浓度比为15∶1,最佳pH为5.5～7.5,适宜的氧化时间为10min,絮凝时间为30min,处理后的水样中砷残留量可达到国家饮用水标准;盐度和硬度不干扰除砷过程.与传统的铁盐法和氧化铁盐法对比,此方法简便,高效,无二次污染,更有利于饮用水的清洁化除砷.     

Ancient manuring practices pollute arable soils at the St Kilda World Heritage Site, Scottish North Atlantic

The impact of ancient fertilization practices on the biogeochemistry of arable soils on the remote Scottish island of Hirta, St Kilda was investigated. The island was relatively unusual in that the inhabitants exploited seabird colonies for food, enabling high population densities to be sustained on a limited, and naturally poor, soil resource. A few other Scottish islands, the Faeroes and some Icelandic Islands, had similar cultural dependence on seabirds. Fertilization with human and animal waste streams (mainly peat ash and bird carcases) on Hirta over millennia has led to over-deepened, nutrient-rich soils (plaggen). This project set out to examine if this high rate of fertilization had adversely impacted the soil, and if so, to determine which waste streams were responsible. Arable soils were considerably elevated in Pb and Zn compared to non-arable soils. Using Pb isotope signatures and analysis of the waste streams, it was determined that this pollution came from peat and turf ash (Pb and Zn) and from bird carcases (Zn). This was also confirmed by ¹³C and ¹⁵N analysis of the profiles which showed that soil organic matter was highly enriched in marine-derived C and N compared to non-arable soils. The pollution of such a remote island may be typical of other ‘bird culture’ islands, and peat ash contamination of marginal arable soils at high latitudes may be widespread in terms of geographical area, but less intense at specific locations due to lower population densities than on Hirta.