A review on application of flocculants in wastewater treatment

Flocculation is an essential phenomenon in industrial wastewater treatment. Inorganic coagulants (salts of multivalent metals) are being commonly used due to its low cost and ease of use. However, their application is constrained with low flocculating efficiency and the presence of residue metal concentration in the treated water. Organic polymeric flocculants are widely used nowadays due to its remarkable ability to flocculate efficiently with low dosage. However, its application is associated with lack of biodegradability and dispersion of monomers residue in water that may represent a health hazard. Therefore, biopolymers based flocculants have been attracting wide interest of researchers because they have the advantages of biodegradability and environmental friendly. But, natural flocculants are needed in large dosage due to its moderate flocculating efficiency and shorter shelf life. Thus, in order to combine the best properties of both, synthetic polymers are grafted onto the backbone of natural polymers to obtain tailor-made grafted flocculants. This paper gives an overview of the development of different types of flocculants that were being investigated for treatment of industrial wastewater. Furthermore, their flocculation performance will be reviewed and the flocculation mechanism will be discussed.     

上海北侧区域海陆风对污染物扩散的影响

利用数值模拟方法研究了上海北侧区域海陆风对污染物扩散的影响,包括上海城郊-崇明岛-启东市区及这三区域之间的北支水道与南支水道.使用当量法表征太阳辐射和长波辐射引起的近地面空气热量变化,模拟结果与ECMWF再分析数据呈现较好的一致性.结果表明,在海风阶段,宽海(南支水道)、窄海(北支水道)区域都能形成海风,前者较后者发生...     

Providing health services during a civil war: the experience of a garrison town in South Sudan

The impact of conflict, particularly conflict arising during civil wars, on the provision of healthcare is a subject that has not been widely considered in conflict‐related research. Combatants often target health services to weaken or to defeat the enemy, while attempts to maintain or improve health systems also can comprise part of counter‐insurgency ‘hearts‐and‐minds’ strategies. This paper describes the dynamics associated with the provision of health services in Malakal, an important garrison town in South Sudan, during the second Sudanese civil war (1983–2005). Drawing on the concepts of opportunity hoarding and exploitation, it explores the social and political dynamics of service provision in and around the town during the war. These concepts provide a useful lens with which to understand better how health services are affected by conflict, while the empirical case study presented in the paper illustrates dynamics that may be repeated in other contexts. The concepts and case study set out in this paper should prove useful to healthcare providers working in conflict zones, including humanitarian aid agencies and their employees, increasing their understanding of the social and political dynamics that they are likely to face during future conflict‐related complex emergencies.     

复杂地貌区域生态敏感区综合评价与保护对策——以广西钦州市为例

复杂地貌区域国土开发受生态环境因素影响较单一地貌地区更复杂,其境内生态敏感区类型较多,且空间分布比较杂乱,不同生态敏感区之间又相互影响。文章选择山、水、林、田、城互为镶嵌的广西钦州市作为案例城市,以小流域为评价单元,建立集"地"、"水"、"绿"三位于一体的评价体系,在遥感和GIS技术的支持下,将单因子定性分级和多因子空间叠加模型相结合,对整个区域的生态敏感区进行综合评价及分区。从研究结果来看,这种评价技术能够较好地反映这些生态敏感区的综合分异规律,有助于当地政府在区域开发中制定更为科学的生态安全防范对策。     

基于EMA-MFA核算的县域绿色GDP及空间分异——以河南省为例

自然资本的定量货币化及空间属性是区域绿色经济发展研究的基本问题。针对绿色GDP核算中资源环境成本市场定价的缺陷,采用复合生态系统分析框架,整合能值分析(EMA)与物质流分析(MFA)方法,用能值-货币价值对资源损耗与环境退化定价,进而测度绿色国民财富的生态经济价值。以资源型大省河南为研究区域,估算2009年108个县域单元的各项能值指标及绿色经济发展水平,分析复合生态系统能值指标的空间特征,比较绿色GDP与传统GDP的差异,在此基础上划分县域绿色经济发展的地域类型。结果表明:基于EMA-MFA的绿色GDP核算是一种以生态为中心的强调可持续性的评价方法,旨在从复合生态系统的生态过程视角说明资源环境对社会经济发展的重要作用;河南省县域复合生态系统各能值指标在空间上集中分布且具有一定区域差异,基于EMA-MFA核算的绿色GDP与传统GDP相比核算结果差异大,绿色经济与传统经济发展水平空间分异变化明显;县域绿色GDP根据本地自然生态支撑能力、资源环境损耗状况可分为5类地域类型;不同地域类型的县域应根据现状水平与优势特征,因地制宜地加快绿色经济发展。     

铬污染土壤超低频复电阻率频散特性

在超低频段(2-5~26Hz)内,研究了铬污染土壤复电阻率在不同含水率、铬含量和孔隙率下的幅值及相位频散特性. 结果显示,铬污染土壤复电阻率的幅值随频率的增大呈单调递减趋势,但相位随频率的变化曲线呈平放的S形. 含水率、铬含量和孔隙率的变化均会引起土壤复电阻率的幅值和相位大小的改变,而相位峰值的位置只对含水率及孔隙率的变化较为敏感,与铬含量变化的关系不大. 含水率从0.08增至0.24时可导致相位峰值的位置产生约8Hz的右移;而当w(Cr6+)从0.5g/kg增至4.0g/kg时,相位峰值的位置基本不发生变化. 表明铬含量和含水率的增大均会引起电阻率减小的异常现象,若单纯地使用电阻率很难区分引起这2种异常现象的原因,但结合土壤复电阻率频散特性特别是相位峰值的位置可以进行有效判别,进而可判定铬污染场地的铬含量分布.      

基于自然保护区属性的管理成本分析

从自然保护区的管理成本构成入手,分析了自然保护区属性对不同尺度上管理成本的影响方式,在分类总结自然保护区管理成本的分析方法基础上,提出基于自然保护区属性的管理成本分析流程。该研究结果可为准确掌握自然保护区管理成本规模与构成、科学评估与预测资金投入后的使用效率与保护效果提供支持,并可为揭示自然保护区复合生态系统格局与过程提供新思路。     

加速填埋场稳定化进程复合菌系的构建

针对传统的填埋场稳定化时间长等问题,采用生物强化技术以加速填埋场的稳定化进程.以反复筛选与多次传代培养的性能稳定的功能菌群为基础,通过研究不同组合的功能菌群对填埋场所产渗滤液及填埋垃圾稳定过程的影响,构建了一组能加速填埋场稳定化进程的复合菌系.结果表明,该复合菌系较其他组合功能菌群对渗滤液指标影响最大,渗滤液的产量、COD和氨氮影响最大,使各指标在填埋初期达到峰值后明显消减,分别在49,30和44d后持续低于其他各组,且氨氮浓度130d后低于10mg/L,达到国家生活垃圾填埋场污染控制标准(GB 16889-2008)规定的渗滤液氨氮排放标准.渗滤液累计产量、COD和氨氮总量在整个填埋周期较对照组分别减少了26.66%、26.59%和25.40%,降低了填埋场的污染负荷.该复合菌系对垃圾稳定化指标影响最大,至填埋结束时,填埋垃圾TOC 、TN和C/N较对照组分别低39.6%、18.95%和25.48%,垃圾沉降率和总有机质生物降解率分别较对照组提高了9.99%和26.23%.     

垃圾堆肥高效复合微生物菌剂的制备

将康氏木霉、白腐菌、变色栓菌与EM菌、固氮菌、解磷菌、解钾菌按一定配比扩大培养制成5组复合微生物菌剂,比较其产脱氢酶、淀粉水解酶和纤维素分解酶能力大小以及在实际堆肥中的应用效果,从中选出一组高效复合微生物菌剂Ⅴ,其配比为:康氏木霉∶白腐菌∶变色栓菌∶EM菌∶固氮菌∶解磷菌∶解钾菌=15∶15∶15∶25∶10∶10。      

电袋复合除尘器的滤料试验与应用

清灰周期与阻力是除尘器的主要技术性能指标。本文研究了粉尘浓度及荷电粉尘对清灰周期与阻力的影响，总结了影响电袋复合除尘器性能的主要因素，介绍了电袋复合除尘器的应用实例，并分析了电袋复合除尘器的适用性。