Effects of organic acids on Cd adsorption and desorption by two anthropic soils

The objective of this experiment was to study the effects of malic, tartaric, oxalic, and citric acid on the adsorption and desorption characteristics of Cd by two typical anthropic soils (lou soil and irrigation-silted soil) in North-west China. Cadmium adsorption and desorption were studied under a range of temperatures (25°C, 30°C, 35°C, 40°C), organic acid concentrations (0.5–5.0 mmol·L^-1), and pH values (2–8). The results showed that the Cd adsorption capacity of the lou soil was significantly greater than that of the irrigation-silted soil. Generally, Cd adsorption increased as the temperature increased. In the presence of NaNO₃, the adsorption of Cd was endothermic with ΔH values of 31.365 kJ·mol^-1 for lou soil and 28.278?kJ·mol^-1 for irrigation-silted soil. The endothermic reaction indicated that H bonds were the main driving force for Cd adsorption in both soils. However, different concentrations of organic acids showed various influences on the two soils. In the presence of citric acid, chemical adsorption and van der Waals interactions were the main driving forces for Cd adsorption rather than H bonds. Although the types of organic acids and soil properties were different, the effects of the organic acids on the adsorption and desorption of Cd were similar in the two soils. The adsorption percentage of Cd generally decreased as organic acid concentrations increased. In contrast, the adsorption percentage increased as the pH of the initial solution increased. The exception was that adsorption percentage of Cd increased slightly as oxalic acid concentrations increased. In contrast, the desorption percentage of Cd increased with increasing concentrations of organic acids but decreased as the initial solution pH increased.     

Characterizing vulnerability to water scarcity: The case of a groundwater-dependent,rapidly urbanizing region

Groundwater overdraft is a resource management issue that poses a threat for the security of communities. Impacts of groundwater overdraft are influenced by the biophysical and social contexts of water management. This paper presents a method for assessing vulnerability to water scarcity in spatial terms using biophysical and social indicators. A geographic information system was used to establish areas of vulnerability based upon hydrologic variability in water resource availability within a groundwater basin, three types of water management systems, and 10 sociodemographic characteristics. Our study area is in the rapidly urbanizing Arizona Central Highlands, located ~150km north of the Phoenix metropolitan region, USA. Results indicate that the most biophysically vulnerable places do not necessarily intersect with the most vulnerable populations and that local differences in vulnerability are interrelated, rather than independent, outcomes in a process of socioenvironmental transformation. Vulnerability is influenced by laws that deny access to local surface waters and lead to dependence on fossil groundwater, and by economic reliance on urbanization. Localities attempt to reduce vulnerability through the development of community water systems and the expansion of water frontiers. While such strategies may reduce local vulnerability, they are not sustainable solutions because they transfer risks to other places, and thus contribute to vulnerability elsewhere.     

风险地图—环境风险管理的有效新工具

中国不断发生的重大环境突发事故使得环境风险管理提上了政府的议事日程,建立有效和实用的环境风险管理体系势在必行。近年来,风险地图已成为环境风险管理中迅速崛起的新领域。风险地图不但可以探讨污染物效应的空间特征,而且可作为风险可视化的重要工具。通过调研和分析大量文献,在描述了环境风险地图的功能、重要的风险地图类型基础上,以一个城市为例展示了风险图制作流程,最后,对环境风险地图在中国的应用和发展提出了建议。     

生理毒代动力学模型及其在有机污染物水生生态毒理研究中的应用

人类生产和生活使用各种人工合成的化学品,种类和数量急剧增长,对生态系统和人体健康造成了极大威胁。因此,亟需采用高效的方法对数量巨大的化合物进行毒性评价。对生理毒代动力学(PBTK)模型的建立过程及其在污染物生态毒理研究中的应用进行了综述。PBTK模型,又称生理药代动力学(PBPK)模型,是利用生理学和解剖学等原理,将生物体简化为用血流连接的肝、肾和脂肪等各组织器官房室,模拟化合物在生物体内的吸收、分布、代谢和排泄过程。模型参数包括生理参数和生化参数2个部分,可用MATLAB等软件进行模拟。模型已应用于数百余种有机污染物在鱼体等水生生物体的毒代动力学模拟。已有模拟结果能够预测化合物在生物体内的有效剂量,对化合物毒性进行评估,并可用于不同物种、不同剂量和不同暴露途径间的外推,有力推进了污染物生态毒理研究工作的开展。     

风雨联合作用下风向对大跨度悬挑屋盖的压力分布影响研究

强降雨通常伴有强风作用,风向成为影响结构表面压力分布的重要因素之一。目前大跨度挑檐屋盖设计基本只考虑垂直于结构表面的单独雨荷载作用,对风雨联合作用下建筑表面压力分布研究甚少。研究风雨联合作用下,不同风向对大跨度悬挑屋盖表面的压力分布影响特性。基于数值模拟平台,采用欧拉-欧拉方法,模拟得到了不同风向工况下大跨度悬挑屋盖结构表面平均压力分布规律,并研究得到了一次自然降雨过程中最不利抗风雨位置,对相应大跨度悬挑结构设计提出了有益参考。     

土石坝管涌溃坝过程数学模型及应用

通过国内外土石坝管涌溃坝模型试验发现,管涌通道断面在溃坝过程中呈现城门洞形,并不断发展扩大直至坝顶发生坍塌。而目前常用的管涌溃坝过程数学模型大多假设管涌通道为圆形或矩形,与实际情况不符。基于土石坝管涌破坏机理,提出一个土石坝管涌溃坝过程数学模型,模型假设初始管涌通道断面为底部正方形顶部半圆形的城门洞形,采用基于水流剪应力的冲蚀公式模拟冲蚀过程管涌通道两侧边向外的发展,采用普罗托季亚科诺夫压力拱理论模拟管涌通道顶拱的发展;通过比较管涌通道上部坝体的重力与管涌通道两侧土体的抗剪强度判断管涌通道的垮塌,分别选择孔流和堰流公式模拟管涌通道坍塌前后的溃口流量;当管涌通道坍塌后,假设坍塌的土体立刻被溃坝水流带走,随后发生漫顶破坏,使用极限平衡法模拟漫顶溃坝过程中的溃口边坡稳定性。模型采用按时间步长迭代的数值计算方法模拟溃口的水土耦合过程,选择国内外25个具有实测资料的土石坝管涌溃坝案例对模型进行验证,比对峰值流量、溃口最终宽度及溃坝历时等参数发现,模型计算结果与实测值的相对误差可满足工程需求,验证了模型的合理性。     

乳品废水活性污泥沉降特性研究

针对活性污泥法处理乳品工业废水过程中产生大量活性污泥的现状,研究不同温度、pH和沉降时间对活性污泥沉降的影响,旨在阐明活性污泥沉降性能的最佳条件,最大限度降低活性污泥在污水处理系统中所占的体积。试验结果表明当污泥沉降时间为120 m in时,pH6.0,35℃条件下污泥沉降体积为54%;pH7.0,45℃条件下污泥沉降比为54%;pH8.0,45℃污泥沉降体积比为55%;pH9.0,55℃条件下污泥沉降体积为52%;pH 10.0,5℃、15℃、25℃、35℃、45℃和55℃条件下污泥沉降体积比相近,均在60%以上。结合乳品废水处理的实际情况,pH6.0~9.0,温度35℃~55℃,污泥沉降时间为120 m in,污泥沉降效果较好,体积比可达到52%~54%。     

活性污泥中细菌的分离及其生理生化特性研究

从乳品废水活性污泥中分离纯化细菌,并进行生理生化特性、药敏试验研究。结果表明,H-1菌株分解葡萄糖产酸,利用乳糖、蔗糖、甘露醇等碳源;H-1菌株对头孢菌素类、氨基苷类、大环内酯类药物敏感;而对青霉素类、磺胺类等具有不同程度的耐药性。该研究对改善乳品废水活性污泥微生态、环境污染治理等具有科学指导意义。     

河流型油污染应急监测案例分析研究

以在湘江中下游发生的跨多市的油污染事故为例,详细阐述了对该污染事故开展应急监测的全过程,包括基本情况介绍、应急响应、应急监测方案编制、应急监测结果综合分析等内容;并针对该类型污染事故应急监测进行了管理和技术经验总结,包括强调多部门联合处置的必要性,摆正应急监测在应急中的正确位置,应急监测时信息流转通畅的关键作用,妥善开展应急处置的重要性以及明确应急处置责任主体等内容.     

人工湿地净化河道水质的研究进展

人工湿地是近年来国内外应用较多、发展较快的一种污水处理技术,本文从国内外人工湿地净化河水的技术应用出发,列举了人工湿地处理河水污染的效果和优势,并对湿地净化河水效率影响较大的湿地植物、填料、气候条件以及湿地构造4个因素进行了比较、分析和总结,最后对人工湿地净化河道水质进行了展望。