Synthetic musk fragrances in sediments from a subtropical river-lake system in eastern China: occurrences,profiles, and ecological risks

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Synthetic musk fragrances (SMFs) in aquatic environments have been of increasing concern because of their potential characteristic of persistent,...     

Fast and reversible adsorption for dibenzothiophene in fuel oils with metallic nano-copper supported on mesoporous silica

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Dibenzothiophene (DBT) in fuel oils causes the release of toxic sulfur oxide gases, and it is necessary to remove DBT in fuels. Herein, metallic...     

Degradation of dissolved organic matter in effluent of municipal wastewater plant by a combined tidal and subsurface flow constructed wetland

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is an important constituent of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent. A novel combined tidal and subsurface flow constructed wetland (TF-SSF-CW) of 90 L was constructed for a ten-month trial of advanced treatment of the WWTP effluent. Excitation emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy, parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis and a two end-member mixing model were employed to characterize the composition and removal process of the effluent DOM (EfOM) from the WWTP. The results showed that the TF-SSF-CW performed an efficient EfOM removal with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal rate of 88% and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) removal rate of 91%. Further analysis demonstrated that the EfOM consisted mainly of two protein moieties and two humic-like groups; protein moieties (76%) constituted the main content of EfOM in raw water and humic-like groups (57%) became the dominating contributor after treatment. The EfOM from the WWTP was mainly of aquatic bacterial origin and evolved to a higher proportion of terrigenous origin with higher humification in the TF-SSF-CW effluent. A common controlling treatment-related factor for determining the concentrations of the same kind of substances (protein groups or humic-like groups) was revealed to exist, and the ratio of removal rates between the same substances in treatment was calculated. Our study demonstrates that the TF-SSF-CW can be a novel and effective treatment method for the EfOM from WWTPs, and is helpful for understanding of the character of EfOM in wetland treatment.     

Econometric analysis of the impacts of climate change on the livestock production in Qinghai Province

This study aims to investigate the effect of the impact mechanism of climate change on the livestock production at small watershed level and county level with the Multi-level Model(MLM)in Qinghai Province.The result indicated that the gross livestock output value was greatly influenced by the climatic factors of the small watershed level.Higher temperature promoted also by the increase of precipitation,relative humidity and sunshine duration was found to be beneficial to the development of livestock production,except in some areas where temperature rise restrained the development of local livestock production to some degree when exceeding a certain level;besides,the impact of the socioeconomic factors on the livestock output value is obvious at the county level.The gross economic output measured with GDP has some inhibitory effects on the reinvestment of livestock production,while population growth promotes development of livestock production to some degree.The results not only provide scientific basis for the management of livestock production in Qinghai Province,but also provide reference for formulating the policies and adaptation measures targeted at climate change to promote the sustainable development of livestock production in other regions.     

南太行山山前平原地下水和地表水氢氧同位素组成及环境意义

借助氢氧同位素和水化学方法对南太行山山前平原地下水补给运移规律进行研究,阐明人类活动对地下水的影响过程。研究结果表明:(1)区内不同水体δD、δ~(18)O、氘盈余值(d-excess)和氚同位素(T)值差异明显,深层地下水均值分别为-74.0‰、-9.4‰、1.5‰和8.73TU,浅层地下水均值分别为-72.1‰、-8.8‰、-1.9‰和17.46TU,河水均值分别为-71.3‰、-8.9‰、-0.4‰和18.60TU,工业废水均值分别为-68.3‰、-7.2‰、-10.7‰和21.11TU;(2)补给区深层地下水δD、δ~(18)O和d-excess年均值分别为-68.08‰、-9.24‰和5.84‰,径流区深层地下水δD、δ~(18)O和d-excess年均值分别为-62.30‰、-8.50‰和5.66‰,排泄区深层地下水δD、δ~(18)O和d-excess年均值分别为-75.14‰、-10.26‰和6.94‰;(3)深层地下水补给源包括大气降水和河水,受污染河水通过断层导水裂隙带补给深层地下水。浅层地下水补给源包括大气降水和河水,受污染河水通过河流侧渗方式补给浅层地下水;(4)受河水影响的深层地下水氘盈余值变低,T含量升高,因此结合氘盈余值与T含量可以很好地识别区内深层地下水污染过程。     

河南省鹤壁市淇河流域（淇县段）农业非点源污染状况调查及评价研究

为了解淇县淇河流域农业非点源污染状况,采用资料搜集为主,现场监测补缺、核实为辅的方法,对淇县农业面源污染进行了调查。选取2013年淇县下辖的各乡镇各污染源排放的COD、氨氮、总氮、总磷为评价指标,用等标污染负荷法分区域、分来源进行了污染负荷评价。结果表明：淇县等标污染负荷总计42051.61×106 m3/a,其中,西岗镇最高,等标污染负荷为8189.42×106 m3/a,灵山办事处最低,等标污染负荷为987．98×106 m3/a;畜禽养殖业源等标污染负荷最高,为36384.95×106 m3/a,其次是种植业源,等标污染负荷为3023.92×106 m3/a。污染负荷比中总磷污染负荷比最高占61%,其次是总氮占27%。     

响应面法优化TiO2光催化预处理树脂废水

为探讨不同环境因素对TiO₂光催化对树脂废水预处理效果的影响,采用响应面法对影响树脂废水Ti0₂光催化处理过程中的3个主要因素pH、TiO₂量及废水初始COD进行优化,并以COD去除率为响应值。经统计学分析和响应面模型建立,确定了悬浮态TiO₂光催化处理树脂废水的最佳控制条件为:pH值4.06、TiO₂投加量2.45 g/L、初始COD 2 007mg/L。在因素最优组合的条件下,废水COD去除率可达39.8%,与响应面模型最大预测值41%非常接近。与其他物化预处理方式相比,Ti0₂光催化对废水COD和挥发酚的去除率最高,且对废水生化性有很大提高,具有良好的应用前景。     

Combined effects of hypoxia and ammonia to Daphnia similis estimated with life-history traits

The degradation of cyanobacterial blooms often causes hypoxia and elevated concentrations of ammonia, which can aggravate the adverse effects of blooms on aquatic organisms. However, it is not clear how one stressor would work in the presence of other coexistent stressors. We studied the toxic effects of elevated ammonia under hypoxia using a common yet important cladoceran species Daphnia similis isolated from heavily eutrophicated Lake Taihu. A 3?×?2 factorial experimental design was conducted with animals exposed to three un-ionized ammonia levels under two dissolved oxygen levels. Experiments lasted for 14 days and we recorded the life-history traits such as survival, molt, maturation, and fecundity. Results showed that hypoxia significantly decreased survival time and the number of molts of D. similis, whereas ammonia had no effect on them. Elevated ammonia significantly delayed development to maturity in tested animals and decreased their body sizes at maturity. Both ammonia and hypoxia were significantly detrimental to the number of broods, the number of offspring per female, and the number of total offspring per female, and significantly synergistic interactions were detected. Our data clearly demonstrate that elevated ammonia and hypoxia derived from cyanobacterial blooms synergistically affect the cladoceran D. similis.     

基于正交设计的边坡稳定性影响因素敏感性分析

边坡的稳定性受多种因素的影响,应用正交设计对影响边坡的多因素进行了敏感性分析。首先对正交设计原理及用于结果分析的极差法和方差法进行了简单介绍,然后结合工程实例,说明了正交设计在边坡敏感性分析中的应用,最后用极差法和方差法对其结果进行分析,得出影响边坡的参数中,敏感性由大到小依次为:地震加速度α,粘聚力c,内摩擦角φ,库水位变化H,容重γ;其中地震加速度α,粘聚力c,内摩擦角φ是对该边坡影响最显著的因素。因此,在边坡治理时应注意地震和降雨对其稳定性产生的不利影响。     

Tracking Cryptosporidium in urban wastewater treatment plants in a cold region: Occurrence,species and infectivity

• Cryptosporidium in WWTPs in a cold region was investigated in different seasons. • The overall removal efficiency of Cryptosporidium in WWTPs was over 84%. • The infectivity rate declined below 53% in effluents mainly due to disinfection. • The infectivity of Cryptosporidium increased with a seasonal drop in temperature. • Low temperature promotes binding protein retention and virulence genes expression. This study investigated the occurrence, species, infectivity and removal efficiency of Cryptosporidium spp. across typical wastewater treatment train. Samples from different process units were collected seasonally and synchronously from four wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Northeastern China. Live Cryptosporidium oocysts were identified in most samples from both influent (97.50%) and effluent (90.00%) wastewaters of the four WWTPs, at an average density of 26.34 and 4.15 oocysts/L, respectively. The overall removal efficiency was 84.25%, and oocysts were mainly removed (62.01%) by the modified secondary sedimentation process. Ten Cryptosporidium species were identified in the effluent samples. C. andersoni, C. bovis, and C. ryanae were the three most prevalent species. Oocyst viability assays indicated no reduction of excystation rate during the primary and secondary wastewater treatments (varied in the range of 63.08%–68.50%), but the excystation rate declined to 52.21% in the effluent after disinfection. Notably, the Cryptosporidium oocysts showed higher infection intensity in the cold season (winter and spring) than that in summer and autumn. The influences of environmental temperature on virulence factors of Cryptosporidium were further examined. It was observed that more extracellular secretory proteins were bound on the oocyst surface and several virulence genes were expressed relatively strongly at low temperatures, both of which could facilitate oocyst adhesion, invasion, and host immune evasion. This research is of considerable interest since it serves as an important step towards more accurate panoramic recognition of Cryptosporidium risk reduction in WWTPs, and especially highlights the potential health risk associated with Cryptosporidium in cold regions/seasons.