Urinary dialkyl phosphate levels before and after first season chlorpyrifos spraying amongst farm workers in the Western Cape,South Africa

The study investigated urinary levels of dialkyl phosphates resulting from pesticide exposure amongst 40 farm workers. Workers were tested (urinary dialkyl phosphate levels, anthropometry, short exposure questionnaire) before and after the first day of seasonal chlorpyrifos spraying. Median baseline urinary dialkyl phosphates was high amongst both non-applicators (1587.5 μg/g creatinine, n = 8) and applicators (365.6 μg/g creatinine, n = 9). There was not much evidence of an increase in post-spray dialkyl phosphates levels from pre-spray levels amongst both applicators and non-applicators. Hours mixing, spraying, driving a tractor and hours worked by non-applicators were not significantly associated with an increase in post-spray dialkyl phosphate levels, adjusting for age, height, weight, gender, use of empty pesticide containers and self-reported kidney problems. Past applicator status was weakly positively associated with pre-spray dialkyl phosphate levels adjusting for age, height, weight, and gender, self-reported kidney problems, smoking and alcohol (β= 1019.5, p = 0.307, R²= 0.28). The high dialkyl phosphate levels call for an epidemiological investigation into the health effects of organophosphorous pesticides.     

SBR分段进水工艺提高污水厂的脱氮效率

研究了SBR分段进水工艺用于污水厂升级改造并提高脱氮效率的方法,通过对昆明某污水厂实际运行工艺的实际调研,决定从运行模式、进水方式和排水比变化三方面用SBR研究影响脱氮效率的因素。结果表明,将原工艺2次搅拌、2次曝气的运行模式改为1次搅拌、1次曝气,会改善原模式下第2次搅拌过程中无反硝化反应的状况,提高系统的总氮去除率;将原工艺连续进水的方式改变为间歇进水,系统的脱氮效率提高了5%以上;分3个阶段研究了排水比在20%~40%之间变化对总氮去除率的影响,每阶段2个反应器的对比实验发现,排水比变大相应的总氮去除率升高,但当排水比为35%和40%时系统出水中会有较高浓度的氨氮,因此,排水比为30%最为合宜。     

SBR快速实现短程硝化及影响因素

基于建立的序批式反应器(SBR),探索实现城市生活污水短程硝化的主要控制因素。研究结果表明,废水温度维持在(30±1)℃、p H值为7.8~8.2的条件下,采用间歇曝气的运行方式,仅驯化培养29 d,成功实现短程硝化,亚硝氮积累率为95%左右。通过对比发现,间歇曝气方式优于连续曝气方式,间歇曝气能有效地将溶解氧(DO)浓度控制在1.0mg/L以下,从而有利于进行短程硝化反应。此外,温度和p H可以影响亚硝氮的积累效果;当温度在25~35℃、进水p H为7.8~8.2时,亚硝氮的积累情况较好,积累率在91%以上。     

残留药剂对土壤As、Hg、Cd、Pb浸出测试干扰及消除方法

固化/稳定化是应用最广泛的重金属污染土壤修复技术,但残留药剂在浸出测试过程对土壤二次修复导致的验收假达标风险未引起充分重视.本研究分别采用Fe₂（SO₄）₃、Na₂S和KH₂PO₄修复As、Hg、Cd-Pb污染土壤,探究不同养护反应时间、药剂混合均匀度和投加量等工艺条件下土壤重金属浸出浓度差异,验证液相二次修复干扰效应的发生,并考察Cu²⁺和Al³⁺等竞争剂对土壤残留KH₂PO₄药剂干扰的消除效果,提出最佳的残留药剂消除方法.结果表明,分别投加6.7%的Fe₂（SO₄）₃、6.7%的Na₂S和3.3%的KH₂PO₄修复含As、Cd和Pb土壤时,土壤中各重金属浸出浓度从第0 d起分别持续小于0.05、0.5和1.6 mg·L^-1,稳定化效率分别保持在99%、83%~99%和97%~98%.投加0.0008%的Na₂S修复土壤Hg时,Hg浸出浓度自第0 d起随养护反应时间显著下降,稳定化效率维持在78%~88%.虽然修复后土壤中Hg浸出浓度随药剂混合均匀度增加而显著下降,As、Cd、Pb浸出浓度在混合均匀度为67%和33%时相较混合均匀度为100%时均无显著变化（1.7% Fe₂（SO₄）₃修复组除外）,但均小于无二次反应理论值.此外,Cu²⁺能与Pb²⁺竞争浸出液中的残留PO₄^3-减弱干扰效应,当Cu²⁺优化投加量为5.7%、11.3%、14.2%时,混合均匀度67%处理组Pb浸出浓度分别升至理论值的51%、72%、84%,混合均匀度33%处理组Pb浸出浓度则分别升至理论值的38%、71%、81%.而Al³⁺无法与Pb²⁺竞争PO₄^3-,甚至对土壤Pb具有显著活化效果.Cu²⁺对Pb也具有一定的活化效果,因此,需控制Cu²⁺投加量以寻求活化效果与优化作用的最佳平衡点.     

采用热重分析法研究煤掺烧干污泥燃烧特性

利用热重分析法对干污泥和煤及二者混合样的燃烧特性进行了研究.结果表明,在空气介质、升温速率25℃/min、温度范围20~1000℃的情况下,干污泥分别在280℃、480℃出现2个失重峰,煤在500℃时出现1个失重峰.随着干污泥掺烧比增加,混合样失重速率峰值及最大燃烧速率值增大,出现温度提前.一定比例范围的干污泥掺烧可以改善煤的着火性能,有利于煤的稳定燃烧,燃料的可燃烧性指数增加,使燃烧特性改善,该指数介于干污泥和煤单一成分燃烧特性指数之间.     

Numerical Investigation of the Effects of Boundary-Layer Evolution on the Predictions of Ozone and the Efficacy of Emission Control Options in the Northeastern United States

This paper examines the effects of two different planetary boundary-layer (PBL) parameterization schemes – Blackadar and Gayno–Seaman – on the predicted ozone (O₃) concentration fields using the MM5 (Version 3.3) meteorological model and the MODELS-3 photochemical model. The meteorological fields obtained from the two boundary-layer schemes have been used to drive the photochemical model to simulate O₃ concentrations in the northeastern United States for a three-day O₃ episodic period. In addition to large differences in the predicted O₃ levels at individual grid cells, the simulated daily maximum 1-h O₃ concentrations appear at different regions of the modeling domain in these simulations, due to the differences in the vertical exchange formulations in these two PBL schemes. Using process analysis, we compared the differences between the different simulations in terms of the relative importance of chemical and physical processes to O₃ formation and destruction over the diurnal cycle. Finally, examination of the photochemical model's response to reductions in emissions reveals that the choice of equally valid boundary-layer parameterizations can significantly influence the efficacy of emission control strategies.     

曝气-过滤一体化装置脱氮除磷的研究

曝气-过滤一体化装置将生物反应器与过滤机理有机结合，较好地维持了反应器中的高污泥浓度，实现了水力停留时间（HRT）与污泥停留时间的分离。采用连续流间歇曝气工艺对该装置的脱氮除磷效果进行了研究。实验结果表明：在HRT为8h，运行方式为曝气2h、停曝2h的条件下，COD去除率为95．55％，NH3-N未检出，TN为84．90％，TP为93．69％，出水各项指标都达到了GB8978-1996（污水综合排放标准》一级排放标准要求。     

瞬时源示踪实验确定河流纵向离散系数和横向混合系数的线性回归法

本文从瞬时源二维浓度公式出发,经数学推导得出一直线方程Y=AT+B,变量Y、T可由t、c、c’_t来表示.系数A、B含有待确定的参数D_x、D_y,河流纵向和横向流速u、v,以及观测点坐标x、y.由实验观测数据(c_i,I_i通过线性回归可确定A、B,进而解二元代数方程组求出纵向离散系数D_x及横向混合系数D_y.     

Relating meteorological variables and trends in motor vehicle emissions to monthly urban carbon monoxide concentrations

A model which quantifies the relationship between the monthly time series for CO emissions, the monthly time series in ambient CO concentration, and meteorologically driven dispersion was developed. Fifteen cities representing a wide range of geographical and climatic conditions were selected. An eight-year time series (1984–1991 inclusive) of monthly averaged data were examined in each city. A new method of handling missing ambient concentration values which is designed to calculate city-wide average concentrations that follow the trend seen at individual monitor sites is presented. This method is general and can be used in other applications involving missing data. The model uses emissions estimates along with two meteorological variables (wind speed and mixing height) to estimate monthly averages of ambient air pollution concentrations. The model is shown to have a wide range of applicability; it works equally well for a wide range of cities that have very different temporal CO distributions. The model is suited for assessing long-term trends in ambient air pollutants and can also be used for estimating seasonal variations in concentration, estimation of trends in emissions, and for filling in gaps in the ambient concentration record.     

INCREASING WATER SUPPLY BY MIXING OF FRESH AND SALINE GROUND WATERS1

ABSTRACT: The quality of ground water in any aquifer takes its final form due to natural mixture of waters, which may originate from different sources. Water quality varies from one aquifer to another and even within the same aquifer itself. Different ground water quality is obtained from wells and is mixed in a common reservoir prior to any consumption. This artificial mixing enables an increase in available ground water of a desired quality for agricultural or residential purposes. The question remains as to what proportions of water from different wells should be mixed together to achieve a desired water quality for this artificial mixture. Two sets of laboratory experiments were carried out, namely, the addition of saline water to a fixed volume of fresh water. After each addition, the mixture volume and the electric conductivity value of the artificially mixed water were recorded. The experiments were carried out under the same laboratory temperature of 20°C. A standard curve was developed first experimentally and then confirmed theoretically. This curve is useful in determining either the volume or discharge ratio from two wells to achieve a predetermined electrical conductivity value of the artificial mixture. The application of the curve is given for two wells within the Quaternary deposits in the western part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.