Partitioning of water soluble organic carbon in three sediment size fractions： Effect of the humic substances

Water soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in sediments plays an important role in transference and transformation of aquatic pollutants. This article investigated the inherent mechanisms of how sediemnt grain size affect the partitioning coeffcient (k) of WSOC. Influences of NaOH extracted humic substances were particularly focused on. Sediments were sampled from two cross-sections of the middle Yellow River and sieved into three size fractions (< 63 μm, 63-100 μm, and 100--300 μm). The total concentration of WSOC in sediments (CWSOC) and k were estimated using multiple water-sediment ratio experiments. Results show that CWSOC ranges from 0.012 to 0.022 mg/g, while k ranges from 0.8 to 3.9 L/kg. Correlations between the spectrum characteristics of NaOH extracted humic substances and k were analyzed. Strong positive correlations are determined between k and the aromaticity indicators of NaOH extracted humic substances in different sediment size fractions. Comparing with finer fractions (< 63 μm), k is higher in larger size fractions (63--100 and 100--300 μm) related to higher aromaticity degree of NaOH extracted humic substances mostly. While negative relationship between k and the area ratio of fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) at 3400 and 1430 cm-1 implied that the lowest k was related to the highest concentration of the acidic humic groups in particles < 63 μm. WSOC in finer fractions (< 63 μm) is likely to enter into pore water, which may further accelerate the transportation of aquatic contaminants from sediment to water.     

Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution using carbonaceous K2S-impregnated adsorbent

A novel carbonaceous adsorbent for heavy metal removal was prepared from raw coal by one-step simple sulfur impregnation using K2S. Raw coal was mixed with K2S powder and then heated at 800°C for 30 min in nitrogen to produce K2S char. The sulfur content and form in K2S char were determined, and the ability of K2S char to adsorb Zn2+, Cd2+ and Pb2+ was examined. The K2S impregnation was e ective at impregnating sulfur into coal, especially in the form of elemental, thiophenic and sulfatic sulfur. The sulfur content of K2S char was higher than those of raw coal and pyrolysis char. The Zn2+ removal in 2.4 mmol/L of Zn2+ solution by K2S char was higher than raw coal with the removal rate of 100%. K2S char adsorbed Pb2+ and Cd2+ in 24 mmol/L of Pb2+ and Cd2+ solution with the removal rate of 97% and 35%, respectively. The elution extents of adsorbed Pb2+ and Cd2+ were zero in distilled water and 27% in 0.1 mol/L HCl solution. These results indicated that an e ective adsorbent for heavy metal ions was prepared from coal using K2S sulfur impregnation, and that the adsorbed metals were strongly retained in K2S char.     

中国低碳之路怎么走？

低碳经济是指最大限度地减少煤炭和石油等高碳能源消耗的经济,是以低能耗低污染为基础的经济,包括低碳生产和低碳消费两个层面,目的是建设一个良性的可持续的能源生态体系。低碳经济可以通过提高能源效率、节约能源、发展和利用可再生能源、减少传统化石能源的使用,增加风能、光能、原子能的使用等方式来实现。     

低碳经济在中国任重道远

在6月19日举行的亚太低碳经济论坛2009中国峰会上,国家发改委副主任解振华及多位专家学者共同表示,能源和环境问题已成为制约中国经济快速发展的瓶颈,节能减排和低碳发展将是中国未来发展的必然选择。     

三峡蓄水前后长江口水域营养盐浓度变化特征和通量估算

根据2003至2007年对长江口大通站附近水域的调查,比较和讨论了三峡工程蓄水前后该水域溶解态营养盐的浓度变化特征:蓄水后NH4+、NO2-浓度的季节分布发生了较大的变化,表现为浓度峰值均出现在2月份,高出其余3个月份约一个数量级,季节分布差异显著,RSD分别为142%和119%.蓄水后,营养盐浓度除了PO43-外均呈明显下降趋势.估算并研究了长江人河口蓄水前后营养盐通量的季节变化、年际变化,并利用月通量序列以及相应的流量序列,拟合出利用已知的月均流量预测进入河口区的月通量的关系函数.     

二苯碳酰二肼光度法测定水中六价铬方法的改进

对比了6种酸体系对二苯碳酰二肼光度法测量六价铬的影响,得出盐酸体系步骤简化。分析速度快,易操作。线性关系、精密度、准确度能得到保证。     

鼎湖山针阔叶混交林土壤COS和CO_2通量研究

运用静态箱-预浓缩-气相色谱-质谱法和静态箱-色谱法分别测量了南亚热带鼎湖山针阔叶混交林土壤-大气COS和CO2通量。结果表明,土壤吸收COS,凋落物保留样地COS吸收速率显著高于凋落物去除样地,3月土壤COS吸收速率最高。土壤COS吸收速率与大气COS浓度正相关。土壤COS吸收速率与土壤温度、土壤含水量单独未表现出显著相关性,但凋落物保留样地COS吸收速率与土壤温度和含水量两者共同呈二次多项式相关。凋落物保留样地CO2释放速率高于凋落物去除样地。与土壤COS吸收速率相反,土壤CO2释放速率3月最低,7月最高,主要受温度和土壤含水量的影响。土壤CO2释放速率与土壤温度呈指数相关,与土壤含水量直线相关,多元回归分析表明,土壤CO2释放受温度和含水量的共同影响。土壤COS吸收速率随土壤CO2释放速率的增加而增加,表明两者可能受某些共同因素的影响。     

碳封存技术的现状及在中国应用的研究意义

二氧化碳捕获和封存技术(CCS)是近年来国际上大力推广的一项减缓温室气体排放的前沿技术,已被广泛地认为是一种可用来减排温室气体的技术途径.本文介绍了CCS技术的技术原理和分类、目前的技术现状以及未来的发展动态,并结合中国的实际情况对未来CCS技术在中国的应用提出了一些建议.     

长期开垦与放牧对内蒙古典型草原地下碳截存的影响

以围封26 a草地(E26)为对照,研究了内蒙古典型草原区长期开垦与放牧对土壤-植物根系系统碳截存的影响.结果表明,0～40 cm土壤和根系中的C贮量, E26(7 307.59和950.32 g·m-2)≈连续放牧草地(LG)(7834.01和843.43 g·m-2)>开垦35 a耕地(LC)(4537.04和277.35 g·m-2). E26、LG和LC中,0～40 cm土壤贮存的C分别占各自土壤-根系系统C总贮量的88.49%、90.28%和94.24%.长期开垦完全破坏了草地原生的植被-土壤系统,造成严重的土壤风蚀:相对于E26,比中O～10 cm和10～20 cm砂粒含量分别增加了81%和39%,0～40 cm土层中根系生物量减少了71%;长期开垦导致草地土壤及根系碳截存分别降低了37.9%和70.8%.因此,在草原地区,若将长期开垦的耕地恢复为天然草地,土壤和植物根系将会有较大的固碳潜力.放牧对该区土壤有机碳含量及根系生长的影响较小;但长期放牧样地土壤表层容重显著增加,预示目前放牧压力已达到或接近草地的承载阈值,应及时减小放牧压力以避免草地的进一步退化.     

稻田CO2通量对光强和温度变化的响应特征

采用涡度相关法对我国亚热带稻田生态系统CO2通量进行了连续监测,并对CO2通量随光强和温度变化的响应特征进行了分析.结果表明,白天稻田生态系统CO2通量对光强的响应过程可以用直角双曲线方程进行描述.随光强的增加,CO2通量(绝对值)呈增加趋势,当光强大于1 000μmol/(m2·s)时,CO2通量变化比较稳定.早、晚稻间以及不同生育期水稻的光量子利用效率和最大光合速率存在一定的差异.晚稻的光量子利用效率(0.046 5～0.099 9 μmol/μmol)高于早稻(0.0176～0.0541μmol/μmol),并以水稻生长旺盛期的光量子利用效率和最大光合速率最高.夜间稻田生态系统呼吸速率随土壤温度的升高呈指数增加,5 cm土层温度可以作为反映稻田呼吸速率变化的温度指标.早稻生长季生态系统呼吸对温度的变化明显较晚稻生长季更为敏感.