Environmental aftermath of the radiation accident at Tomsk-7

An analysis is presented of the environmental effects of the most serious radiation accident recorded after Chernobyl, which occurred in the formerly secret town of Tomsk-7 in Siberia, Russia, on 6, April 1993. Fortunately, it appears not to have become a major industrial crisis or disaster. The causes of the accident are described. It is argued that a mixture of both objective and subjective prerequisites, including specific human, organizational, and technological factors, were responsible for the explosion or directly facilitated it. The Tomsk-7 accident's ecological, medical, social, and psychological consequences are discussed.     

Americium,plutonium and uranium contamination and speciation in well waters,streams and atomic lakes in the Sarzhal region of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site,Kazakhstan

New data are reported on the concentrations, isotopic composition and speciation of americium, plutonium and uranium in surface and ground waters in the Sarzhal region of the Semipalatinsk Test Site, and an adjacent area including the settlement of Sarzhal. The data relate to filtered water and suspended particulate from (a) streams originating in the Degelen Mountains, (b) the Tel′kem 1 and Tel′kem 2 atomic craters, and (c) wells on farms located within the study area and at Sarzhal. The measurements show that ²⁴¹Am, ^239,240Pu and ²³⁸U concentrations in well waters within the study area are in the range 0.04–87 mBq dm⁻³, 0.7–99 mBq dm⁻³, and 74–213 mBq dm⁻³, respectively, and for ²⁴¹Am and ^239,240Pu are elevated above the levels expected solely on the basis of global fallout. Concentrations in streams sourced in the Degelen Mountains are similar, while concentrations in the two water-filled atomic craters are somewhat higher. Suspended particulate concentrations in well waters vary considerably, though median values are very low, at 0.01 mBq dm⁻³, 0.08 mBq dm⁻³ and 0.32 mBq dm⁻³ for ²⁴¹Am, ^239,240Pu and ²³⁸U, respectively. The ²³⁵U/²³⁸U isotopic ratio in almost all well and stream waters is slightly elevated above the ‘best estimate’ value for natural uranium worldwide, suggesting that some of the uranium in these waters is of test-site provenance. Redox analysis shows that on average most of the plutonium present in the microfiltered fraction of these waters is in a chemically reduced form (mean 69%; 95% confidence interval 53–85%). In the case of the atomic craters, the proportion is even higher. As expected, all of the americium present appears to be in a reduced form. Calculations suggest that annual committed effective doses to individual adults arising from the daily ingestion of these well waters are in the range 11–42 μSv (mean 21 μSv). Presently, the ground water feeding these wells would not appear to be contaminated with radioactivity from past underground testing in the Degelen Mountains or from the Tel′kem explosions.     

Deposition of gamma emitters from Chernobyl accident and their transfer in lichen–soil columns

Lichen–soil column samples were taken from several locations in the Southern Finland between 1986 and 2006. Columns were divided into three parts, upper lichen, lower lichen and underlying soil, and their gamma emitting radionuclides, ¹³⁴Cs, ¹³⁷Cs, ¹⁰³Ru, ⁹⁵Zr, ¹⁰⁶Ru, ^110mAg, ¹²⁵Sb and ¹⁴⁴Ce, were measured with gamma spectrometry. Deposition values were calculated as Bq/m² for each sampling site. Distribution of various radionuclides in the three compartments as a function of time was determined. Both effective and ecological half-lives of all radionuclides were calculated for upper lichen, whole lichen and whole lichen–soil column. A linear relation was derived between the physical half-lives and effective half-lives for whole lichen and for whole lichen–soil column. Reindeer meat activity concentrations of various radionuclides and ensuing radiation doses to reindeer-herding people were also estimated for a hypothetical case where a similar high radioactive pollution, as was taken place in the Southern Finland, would have occurred in the reindeer-herding areas in the Finnish Lapland.     

臭氧-生物活性炭组合工艺中最佳臭氧投加剂量的确定

在水处理过程中投加臭氧,可提高饮用水的可生物降解性.臭氧氧化后继的生物过滤,可以减少水中可生物降解有机物数量,提高饮用水的生物稳定性.试验表明,臭氧投加量2～8mg/L可使AOC-P17,AOC-NOX和BDOC分别增加20.9%～85.5%,42.1%～158.2%和21.4%～84.4%.臭氧投加量为3mg/L时,AOC和BDOC增加得最多,即3mg/L的臭氧投量为最佳投加剂量.生物活性炭滤柱(BAC)出水AOC浓度(乙酸碳)均低于50μg/L,在35.9～46.6μg/L之间,属于生物稳定性水质.     

应用Modified Gompertz模型对城市生活垃圾沼气发酵的拟合研究

尽管Modified Gompertz模型与料菌比和发酵浓度之间没有直接的函数和变量关系,但是料菌比和浓度的变化必然导致Modified Gompertz模型参数的改变,因此可以通过Modified Gompertz模型参数的变化特征对料菌比和发酵浓度是否适宜作出合理的评价.据此本研究将采用中温批量发酵,分别设计单因素...     

餐厨垃圾的黑水虻处理中含钙矿物及微生物对油脂转化效率的影响

黑水虻处理是近年来发展起来的一种餐厨垃圾的有效资源化方法,但由于黑水虻的生理特性,油脂类物质经常不能被彻底降解和去除,残渣仍有酸败气味,需堆肥化二次处理.为了提高油脂类成分的降解效率,提升黑水虻富集油脂的资源化能力,本研究拟以含钙矿物和微生物为主要辅助手段,通过向餐厨垃圾中添加湿重比例为0~10%的CaCO₃、0~10%的Ca(OH)₂、5%CaCO₃和菌液的混合物及6种不同菌液,研究含钙矿物和微生物对于油脂减量化和虫油转化效率的影响.结果发现,向餐厨垃圾中添加含钙矿物,能够显著调节和缓冲黑水虻处理过程中的环境pH值,但对增加油脂的去除效率和黑水虻油脂的转化能力没有显著作用.而且添加7%~10% 的CaCO₃对于餐厨垃圾的减量化率和黑水虻的虫产率有负作用,添加5%~10%的Ca(OH)₂会导致显著的幼虫死亡率.同时添加CaCO₃和菌液对于油脂的去除不利.仅添加微生物菌液是提高垃圾油脂减量化率和黑水虻油脂富集率的最有效方法.枯草芽孢杆菌NJZ菌株、地衣芽孢杆菌NY菌株、植物乳酸杆菌RS72菌株和粪肠球菌L102菌株,是提高黑水虻油脂转化效率的有效菌株.添加微生物后,黑水虻的虫油产率由对照组的10.4%提升至12.8%~14.4%,虫油富集率由对照组的93.9%提升至116%~130%.虫油富集率超过100%,说明餐厨垃圾中碳水化合物、蛋白质等非油脂成分的一部分转化为黑水虻的体脂,而微生物的辅助降解可能是强化这一过程的主要因素.但即使在接种微生物以后,虫沙中仍然有29%~44%的油脂在处理结束时剩余,说明餐厨垃圾中的油脂较难被彻底降解和利用.未来研究中,可以继续筛选高效降解油脂的微生物,与黑水虻共同处理餐厨垃圾,实现油脂成分的资源化全利用.     

含固率和接种比对林可霉素菌渣厌氧消化的影响

通过林可霉素菌渣的中温厌氧消化摇瓶实验,比较不同的含固率(3%、5%、8%、10%)和接种比(0.5、1、2、3)对菌渣产甲烷能力的影响,以确定菌渣厌氧消化的最优工艺条件.结果表明,在研究参数范围内,含固率越低,接种比越高,越有利于甲烷的产生;经过10d的培养,在含固率为3%、接种比为3时的工况中,菌渣的挥发性固体(VS)累计净产甲烷量最高,为106 mL/g;而含固率>5%、接种比2的液态发酵工艺,此条件既能保证厌氧消化不受消化产物(胺和挥发性有机酸)积累的抑制,也可以缓冲菌渣中残留林可霉素对消化微生物可能产生的抑制效应.     

双室微生物燃料电池不同接种条件下处理薯蓣素废水

比较了在5种不同接种条件下,利用双室微生物燃料电池(Microbial Fuel Cells,MFCs)处理薯蓣素生产废水的污染物去除和产电效果. 结果表明,该种废水可以用作微生物燃料电池的底物,在去除有机物的同时能够获得电能;采用全混合接种对污染物的去除效果最好,在350 h时COD_Cr去除率达到90%;采用污水处理厂厌氧污泥和薯蓣素废水驯化菌液混合接种的产电效果最好,在1 000 Ω的外电阻下得到了370 mV的输出电压,最大输出功率密度达到10.32 mW/m2;不同菌属在MFCs中的作用差别显著,产电与去污功能可能由不同优势菌属承担;初步富集到优势菌菌b,菌d和菌e;PCR-DGGE和DNA序列分析结果显示,菌d和菌e与β-变形菌具有较好的同源性.      

接种内外源微生物菌剂对堆肥效果的影响

在严格控制堆肥条件的堆肥反应器中,以鸡粪为堆肥基础原料,内源微生物M37和外源微生物VT为接种剂,研究了堆肥过程中温度、氧气浓度、C/N、水溶性碳(WSC)、发芽指数(GI)以及蛋白酶和脱氢酶的活性动态变化.结果表明,接种M37后,堆肥升温速度加快,且升温期氧气浓度下降速度最快.接种VT后能够增加堆肥高温期的温度,且高温期氧气浓度最低.接种内外源微生物菌剂,C/N下降速度快,WSC浓度相对高.堆肥结束时,GI值显著高于CK,有利于加快堆肥腐熟进程.M37有利于堆肥升温期的蛋白酶和脱氢酶的积累,在高温期,VT处理的蛋白酶和脱氢酶活性最强,促进堆肥的氧化还原反应.     

化学品固有生物降解性试验OECD标准方法的适用性检验与改进

在经济合作与发展组织(Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development,OECD)颁布的3项固有生物降解标准测试方法中,改进的MITI(Ⅱ)(OECD 302C)方法因适用于难溶、易吸附和弱挥发等物质的固有生物降解性评估,成为目前适用范围较为广的方法。但OECD 302C对接种物规定特殊,需周期性采集不少于10个位点、不同类型的接种物进行驯养,采集、驯养和维持成本及操作复杂程度相对高,而OECD 302C方法获取的化学品生物降解率并未优于其他2项固有生物降解方法。因此,对10位点采集并驯养不同时间的接种物及污水处理厂曝气池采集的活性污泥进行微生物学特征比较,采用Biolog微生物鉴定系统及磷脂脂肪酸分析系统研究2种不同接种物的代谢活性及群落多样性,同时比较2种接种物对6种化学品的固有生物降解能力。结果表明,驯养接种物在驯养14 d后,活性与多样性开始下降,与真实环境来源接种物(10位点采集且未驯养接种物,即驯养0 d的接种物)的微生物群落差别较大。驯养1个月后的接种物在碳源利用活性、降解能力上与污水处理厂曝气池新鲜采集的活性污泥无明显差异。故笔者认为,在试验条件下,OECD 302C标准方法中的驯养接种物未达到预期目的,未经驯养的活性污泥更能反映真实环境,未来可以活性污泥作为该方法的接种物进行后续降解方法改进的研究。