Toxic effects of Hydrilla verticillata exposed to toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene and safety assessment for protecting aquatic macrophytes

Little information is available about the toxicity of toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene acting on macrophytes, and their toxicity data are rarely used in regulation and criteria decisions. The results extended the knowledge on toxic effects of toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene on aquatic plants. The responses of Hydrilla verticillata to these pollutants were investigated. Chlorophyll levels, lipid peroxidation, and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and guaiacol peroxidase) showed diverse responses at different concentrations of toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. The linear regression analyses were performed respectively, suggesting the concentrations of toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene expected to protect aquatic macrophytes were 7.30 mg L⁻¹, 1.15 mg L⁻¹ and 2.36 mg L⁻¹, respectively. This study emphasized that aquatic plants are also sensitive to organic pollutants as fishes and zooplanktons, indicating that macrophytes could be helpful in predicting the toxicity of these pollutants and should be considered in regulation and criteria decisions for aquatic environment protection.     

便携式GC法测定石油污染地地下水中苯、乙苯和二甲苯

采用便携式气相色谱法测定石油污染地地下水中苯、乙苯和二甲苯，通过试验选择出测定的最佳色谱条件和适宜内标物，并对样品平衡时间、NaCl用量、取样后 VOA瓶中液-气体积比等条件进行优化。试验表明，该方法在0 mg/L～2．00 mg/L范围内线性良好，相关系数均＞0．98；方法检出限为0．05 mg/L ～0．15 mg/L。用该方法和吹扫捕集-气相色谱/质谱联用法同时测定实际水样，两种方法测定结果具有良好的一致性。     

烧烤烟气中挥发性有机物的释放规律及健康风险评价

在用餐高峰期和非高峰期分别对大型烧烤店、中型烧烤店和小型路边烧烤摊排放的烟气进行检测,发现TVOC浓度高峰期达到环境本底值的2~3倍,小型室外烧烤摊>中型烧烤店>大型烧烤店;苯与二甲苯变化规律呈现一定差异性,苯高峰期后浓度呈下降趋势,而二甲苯由于自由基反应减弱浓度缓慢升高,但仍低于高峰期浓度;苯、二甲苯的暴露剂量高峰期大于非高峰期;室外烧烤摊的暴露剂量明显大于大型烧烤店,与中型烧烤店相差不大;整个采样环境下苯不存在较高致癌风险,但仍然存在致癌风险;二甲苯不会对暴露人群造成明显的非致癌健康影响。     

便携式GC法测定石油污染地地下水中苯、乙苯和二甲苯

采用便携式气相色谱法测定石油污染地地下水中苯、乙苯和二甲苯,通过试验选择出测定的最佳色谱条件和适宜内标物,并对样品平衡时间、NaCl用量、取样后VOA瓶中液-气体积比等条件进行优化。试验表明,该方法在0 mg/L~2.00 mg/L范围内线性良好,相关系数均0.98;方法检出限为0.05 mg/L~0.15 mg/L。用该方法和吹扫捕集-气相色谱/质谱联用法同时测定实际水样,两种方法测定结果具有良好的一致性。     

Analysis of anaerobic BTX biodegradation in a subarctic aquifer using isotopes and benzylsuccinates

In situ biodegradation of benzene, toluene, and xylenes in a petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated aquifer near Fairbanks, Alaska was assessed using carbon and hydrogen compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) of benzene and toluene and analysis of signature metabolites for toluene (benzylsuccinate) and xylenes (methylbenzylsuccinates). Carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios of benzene were between -25.9 per thousand and -26.8 per thousand for delta13C and -119 per thousand and -136 per thousand for delta2H, suggesting that biodegradation of benzene is unlikely at this site. However, biodegradation of both xylenes and toluene were documented in this subarctic aquifer. Biodegradation of xylenes was indicated by the presence of methylbenzylsuccinates with concentrations of 17-50 microg/L in three wells. Anaerobic toluene biodegradation was also indicated by benzylsuccinate concentrations of 10-49 microg/L in the three wells with the highest toluene concentrations (1500-5000 microg/L toluene). Since benzylsuccinate typically accounts for a very small fraction of the toluene present in groundwater (generally <1 mol%), the signature metabolite approach works best at higher toluene concentrations when it is not constrained by detection limits. In wells with lower toluene concentrations (410-640 microg/L), carbon and hydrogen isotopic values were enriched by up to approximately 2 per thousand for delta13C and approximately 70 per thousand for delta2H. This evidence of isotopic fractionation verifies the effects of biodegradation in these low concentration wells where metabolites may already be below detection limits. The combined use of signature metabolite and CSIA data is particularly valuable given the challenge of verifying biodegradation in subarctic environments where degradation rates are typically much slower than in temperate environments.     

Developing slow-release persulfate candles to treat BTEX contaminated groundwater

The development of slow-release chemical oxidants for sub-surface remediation is a relatively new technology. Our objective was to develop slow-release persulfate-paraffin candles to treat BTEX-contaminated groundwater. Laboratory-scale candles were prepared by heating and mixing Na₂S₂O₈ with paraffin in a 2.25 to 1 ratio (w/w), and then pouring the heated mixture into circular molds that were 2.38 cm long and either 0.71 or 1.27 cm in diameter. Activator candles were prepared with FeSO₄ or zerovalent iron (ZVI) and wax. By treating benzoic acid and BTEX compounds with slow-release persulfate and ZVI candles, we observed rapid transformation of all contaminants. By using ¹⁴C-labeled benzoic acid and benzene, we also confirmed mineralization (conversion to CO2) upon exposure to the candles. As the candles aged and were repeatedly exposed to fresh solutions, contaminant transformation rates slowed and removal rates became more linear (zero-order); this change in transformation kinetics mimicked the observed dissolution rates of the candles. By stacking persulfate and ZVI candles on top of each other in a saturated sand tank (14 × 14 × 2.5 cm) and spatially sampling around the candles with time, the dissolution patterns of the candles and zone of influence were determined. Results showed that as the candles dissolved and persulfate and iron diffused out into the sand matrix, benzoic acid or benzene concentrations (C_o = 1 mM) decreased by >90% within 7 d. These results support the use of slow-release persulfate and ZVI candles as a means of treating BTEX compounds in contaminated groundwater.     

NO2对二甲苯光氧化生成SOA及其吸光度影响

NO₂是大气中常见污染气体,影响大气二次有机气溶胶（Secondary organic aerosol,SOA）的形成.运用实验室烟雾箱模拟二甲苯大气光氧化反应过程,研究NO₂对二甲苯SOA生成量、光学特性和化学组成的影响.结果显示,NO₂促进二甲苯SOA的形成,NO₂浓度从0增长到900×10^-9,二甲苯SOA的质量浓度增长2倍左右,并且邻二甲苯SOA质量浓度大于对二甲苯SOA.这是因为邻位取代基相比于对位取代基更倾向于形成醛,有利于聚合反应形成低聚物,促进SOA形成.此外,NO₂浓度增加显著提高所生成SOA的单位质量吸光度（Mass absorption coefficients,MAC）,这是由于前体物邻二甲苯和对二甲苯化学结构不同,邻二甲苯所生成的含氮有机物具有更强吸光性,从而导致邻二甲苯SOA的MAC_{λ=365 nm}大于对二甲苯SOA的MAC_{λ=365 nm}.在线气溶胶质谱仪分析结果进一步显示：二者光化...     

高效生物滴滤床净化含二甲苯废气的实验研究

通过摇床实验筛选出一株二甲苯降解菌．将该菌种接种于生物滴滤床中,研究其净化含二甲苯废气的效果。实验结果表明,纯菌种的生物滴滤床的净化效果比混合菌种生物滴滤床有显著提高。当气体停留时间在28．3～84．8s变化时,系统的净化效率变化不大;当气体停留时间缩短到17．0s时,滤床的净化效率随人口浓度有较大变化。在实验范围内,喷淋液的流量对滤床的净化效果几乎没有影响。滤床填料中生物量分布呈递减趋势。