Iodine enrichment and the underlying mechanism in deep groundwater in the Cangzhou Region,North China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The lack of information on the origin and behavior of iodine in deep groundwater restricts the development and use of groundwater resources. To...     

Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of silver nanoparticles in water using ionic liquid 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate

Using the ionic liquid(IL)1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as the extractant and methanol as the dispersion solvent,a dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction method was developed to extract silver nanoparticles(AgN Ps)from environmental water samples.Parameters that influenced the extraction efficiency such as IL concentration,pH and extraction time were optimized.Under the optimized conditions,the highest extraction efficiency for AgN Ps was above 90% with an enrichment factor of 90.The extracted AgN Ps in the IL phase were identified by transmission electron microscopy and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy,and quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry after microwave digestion,with a detection limit of 0.01 μg/L.The spiked recovery of AgN Ps was 84.4% with a relative standard deviation(RSD)of 3.8%(n = 6)at a spiked level of 5 μg/L,and 89.7% with a RSD of 2.2%(n = 6)at a spiked level of 300 μg/L,respectively.Commonly existed environmental ions had a very limited influence on the extraction efficiency.The developed method was successfully applied to the analysis of Ag NPs in river water,lake water,and the influent and effluent of a wastewater treatment plant,with recoveries in the range of 71.0%–90.9% at spiking levels of 0.11–4.7 μg/L.     

长江口崇明渔港表层沉积物中丁基锡赋存特征及生态风险

在长江口及崇明岛沿岸渔港采集表层沉积物样品,通过超声萃取-乙基化衍生技术提取沉积物中的丁基锡化合物,用气相色谱-质谱联用仪分析沉积物中的丁基锡赋存特征。结果显示,在长江口的参考点沉积物中均未发现有机锡化合物,而在各调查的渔港沉积物中均检出丁基锡,总浓度在1.6~58.8 ng Sn·g-1(干重,以下同)之间变化。表层沉积物的三丁基锡(TBT)、二丁基锡(DBT)和一丁基锡(MBT)浓度范围分别为ND~28.7 ng Sn·g-1,ND~22.1 ng Sn·g-1,1.6~8 ng Sn·g-1。其中,堡镇港TBT污染水平最高;老滧港和奚家港口门处沉积物中TBT浓度与新河港差不多(平均为17.2 ng Sn·g-1),而在港口内部沉积物中均未检出TBT,仅有MBT残存。检出TBT的样点,均在大型渔船码头、客运游艇码头或船厂附近,其浓度均超过澳大利亚和新西兰推荐的TBT沉积物质量基准(ISQG)触发值,即5 ng Sn·g-1。同时各样点暴露浓度(PECsed)与预测无效应浓度(PNECsed)的商值均大于1,SQG和PECsed/PNECsed两个方面均反映了崇明岛渔业港口沉积物中的TBT存在生态风险。综上,长江口地区沉积物中有机锡化合物形态和浓度差异很大,码头或船厂附近沉积物中有机锡污染问题值得优先关注。     

光导纤维氨气敏荧光传感器的研制和应用

以大环冠醚为铵离子中性载体，吖啶橙为荧光ＰＨ指示剂，二者结合于增塑的ＰＶＣ膜中，样品氨浓度变化直接引起膜的荧光强度变化。基于该原理研制成不需内电解质溶液的光导纤维氨气敏荧光传感器。用以测定生活污水的氨氮，精密度实验的平均变异系数为０．９－１．３％；回收率为９５．４％－１０５．６％。     

基于氧猝灭的有机改性溶胶-凝胶微生物传感器测定BOD的研究

通过有机改性溶胶凝胶PVA包埋方法固定微生物菌株，以氧光化学传感器作为二次传感，制备了响应良好的光化学BOD微生物传感器．在此基础上，考察了微生物传感膜的活化浓度、温度、pH、无机盐及部分金属离子对传感器响应的影响．并对传感器的重现性、储存稳定性和线性范围进行了考察，实验结果表明BOD含量在0—100mg/L浓度范围内与传感器的荧光值成线性关系，传感膜的响应活性保持较好，具有较长的使用寿命和良好的稳定性．     

Controls on the spatial distribution of iodine in groundwater in the Hebei Plain,China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In the Hebei Plain of North China, 70% of the inhabitants depend on groundwater for drinking water. Little is known regarding high-iodine...     

微波联合酸预处理对厨余垃圾酶水解糖化的影响

酶水解糖化是厨余垃圾制造燃料乙醇的关键步骤,对厨余垃圾进行预处理以促进糖化过程,具有重要意义.以学生食堂厨余垃圾为原料,以常规、微波为加热手段,比较不同预处理方式对厨余垃圾酶水解的影响.结果表明,微波加热结合酸性溶剂的预处理方式最有利于厨余垃圾酶水解糖化.考察微波联合酸预处理的影响因素,得到最佳的预处理条件为:溶剂为H2SO4、溶剂浓度3％、微波功率80 W,预处理时间40 min,固液比1∶8,该条件预处理后,与未经预处理的厨余垃圾酶水解糖产量相比,提高46.1％.     

Quality control and flux gap filling strategy for Bowen ratio method: revisiting the Priestley–Taylor evaporation model

Micrometeorological measurements were made over an irrigated rice paddy during the Huaihe River Basin Experiment (HUBEX) in 1999. This study addresses the quality control and gap filling strategy for the heat fluxes with the Bowen ratio energy balance (BREB) method. It also endeavors to benefit future studies through comparing five methodologies to estimate the net water exchange. First, a three-step quality control strategy is constructed. Its first two steps guarantee the correct flux directions and reject suspicious data, respectively. The third step forbids supersaturation by considering the Bowen ratio ranges for different flux combinations (termed as “scenarios”). The quality-controlled latent heat (LE) and sensible heat (H) fluxes fall in three scenarios, namely I (LE > 0, H > 0), II (LE > 0, H < 0), and IV (LE < 0, H < 0). Second, the Priestley–Taylor evaporation model (PTEM) is applied to fill the gaps of LE, while the energy balance relationship is used to gap-fill H, namely H = R _N − G − LE (R _N : net radiation; G: soil heat flux). Central to the success of this strategy is the idea to calibrate the Priestley–Taylor parameter (α) in a scenario-specific manner. On average, α values are calibrated as 1.20 and 1.35 for scenario I and II, respectively. For scenario IV, most α values lie in a narrow range, namely from 0.9 to 1.0. Then, α is calibrated as 0.97 to extend the applicability of the PTEM to condensation (negative LE). The scenario-specific treatment explicitly explains the diurnal variation of α derived without distinguishing the scenarios. Third, five methodologies are compared in the calculation of net water exchange, including PTEM-gap-filled BREB method (M1), energy-balance-based eddy covariance method (M2), and three simplified models to estimate LE, respectively as R _N − H, R _N − G, and R _N . A major finding is that G and H have a similar effect of about 3% in the net water exchange. Thus, if either is neglected, the net evaporation should be slightly lowered to avoid overestimate, by 3% as a rule of thumb from this work.     

Chemical properties of dissolved organic matter derived from sugarcane rind and the impacts on copper adsorption onto red soil

Dissolved organic matter (DOM), as the most active organic carbon in the soil, has a coherent affinity with heavy metals from inherent and exogenous sources. Although the important roles of DOM in the adsorption of heavy metals in soil have previously been demonstrated, the heterogeneity and variability of the chemical constitution of DOM impede the investigation of its effects on heavy metal adsorption onto soil under natural conditions. Fresh DOM (FDOM) and degraded DOM (DDOM) from sugarcane rind were prepared, and their chemical properties were measured by Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopes, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and molecular weight distribution (MWD). They were also used in batch experiments to evaluate their effects on the adsorption of Cu(II) onto farmland red soil. Based on our results, the chemical structure and composition of DDOM greatly varied; compared with FDOM, the C/O ratio (from 24.0 to 9.6%) and fluorescence index (FI) (from 1.4 to 1.0) decreased, and high molecular weight (>10 kDa) compounds increased from 23.18 to 70.51%, while low molecular weight (<3 kDa) compounds decreased from 56.13 to 12.13%; aromaticity and humification degree were markedly enhanced. The discrepancy of FDOM and DDOM in terms of chemical properties greatly influenced Cu(II) adsorption onto red soil by affecting DOM-Cu(II) complex capacity. The FDOM inhibited the adsorption of Cu(II), while DDOM promoted adsorption, which was significantly influenced by soil pH. Maximum adsorption capacity (Q _m) was 0.92 and 5.76 mg g^?1 in the presence of FDOM and DDOM, respectively. The adsorption process with DDOM could be better described by the Langmuir model, while that with FDOM was better described by the Freundlich model. The impacts caused by the dynamic changes of the chemical properties of DOM under natural conditions should therefore be considered in the risk assessment and remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals.     

论城市建设“规模效益”与合理控制城市规模

城市“规模效益”对发展社会生产力的作用是不可忽视的,但是如果城市规模太大,人口过于集中,又会造成一系列的环境和社会问题。如何把城市规模控制在合理、适当的范围?本文从我国的国情出发,就自然资源、环境容量和环境质量、经济效益三个方面,对这一问题进行论述。