浙江省建筑材料放射性水平及居民受照剂量估算

报道了１９８８年－１９９５年浙江省建筑材料中放射性水平和所致居民剂量的计算结果。采用高纯锗γ能谱法测定了该地区的６种,１３９个建筑材料样品中放射性核素含量,并收集了１９８４年以前该地区另外５种,７７个建筑材料样品中的放射性水平数据。     

Preparation and characterization of green bricks using pharmaceutical industrial wastes

This paper reports on recycling of industrial wastes (three pharmaceutical industrial sludges) into environmental friendly value-added materials. Stabilization/Solidification (S/S or bricks) process was applied to make a safer way for the utilization of pharmaceutical waste. The additives in this study include binders (cement, lime and bentonite) and strengthening material (pulverized fuel ash (PFA), silica fume and quarry dust) was used at different compositions. Bricks were cured for 28 days, and the following analysis-like compressive strength, leachability of heavy metals, mineralogical phase identity by X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermal behaviour by thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) had done. All the bricks were observed to achieve the standard compressive strength as required for construction according to BIS standards. Metal concentration in the leachate has reached the dischargeable limits according to Brazilian standards. Results of this study demonstrate that production of bricks is a promising and achievable productive use of pharmaceutical sludge.     

Applying the three R’s: Reduce,reuse, and recycle in the chemical industry

Pollution prevention (P2) assessment was conducted by applying the three R’s, reduce, reuse, and recycle, in a chemical industry for the purpose of reducing the amount of wastewater generated, reusing paint wastewater in the manufacture of cement bricks, recycling cooling water, and improving water usage efficiency. The results of this study showed that the annual wastewater flow generated from the paint manufacturing can be reduced from 1,100 m³ to 488.4 m³ (44.4% reduction) when a high-pressure hose is used. Two mixtures were prepared. The first mixture (A) contains cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, Addicrete BVF, and clean water. The second mixture (B) contains the same components used in the first mixture, except that paint wastewater was used instead of the clean water. The prepared samples were tested for water absorption, toxicity, reactivity, compressive strength, ignitability, and corrosion. The tests results indicated that using paint wastewater in the manufacture of the cement bricks improved the mechanical properties of the bricks. The toxicity test results showed that the metals concentration in the bricks did not exceed the U.S. EPA limits. This company achieved the goal of zero liquid discharge (ZLD), especially after recycling 2,800 m³ of cooling water. The total annual saving could reach $42,570 with a payback period of 41 days.

Implications: This research focused on improving the water usage efficiency, reducing the quantity of wastewater generated, and potentially reusing wastewater in the manufacture of cement bricks. Reusing paint wastewater in the manufacture of the bricks prevents the hazardous pollutants in the wastewater (calcium carbonate, styrene acrylic resins, colored pigments, and titanium dioxide) from entering and polluting the surface water and the environment. We think that this paper will help to find the most efficient and cost-effective way to manage paint wastewater and conserve fresh water resources. We also believe that this paper provides a rich agenda for future research in water conservation and industrial wastewater reuse subjects.     

利用多年期赤泥和煤矸石制备烧结砖

以多年期赤泥和煤矸石为主要原料,分析了其化学成分和物性特征,通过设计不同的原料配比和烧结温度,探讨其最佳工艺条件以及各种参数指标,试图为赤泥的大宗化利用提供一种新的途径。实验结果表明最佳工艺条件为:多年期赤泥与煤矸石质量比为20∶80,成型压力为6 MPa,烧结温度为1 100℃左右保温2 h。烧结砖体"泛霜"现象基本消失,抗压强度为12.18 MPa、吸水率为21.6%,满足国家粉煤灰普通烧结砖GB5101-2003中的要求。     

利用复合添加剂研制免烧免蒸粉煤灰砖

论述了利用复合添加剂生产免烧免蒸粉煤灰砖的制造技术，并采用模糊数学和正交试验法求出最佳工艺参数。试验表明该项新技术生产的粉煤灰砖具有强度大、抗冻性与耐水性好及成本低等优点。     

Application of coupled thermostatted columns in civil engineering and for leaching heavy metals of wastes from foundry sands and mining industry

For many years, the mining industry at Pachuca Hidalgo, Mexico, has produced silver and gold through a cyanide process. Solid wastes (tailings) of this process have been deposited close to centres of population. Many of the metals in these wastes are dispersed via wind and rain, and can be toxic to flora and fauna. Foundry sands are wastes, produced by the automotive industry, the metallurgy industry and others, which are contaminated with many metals such as Fe, Cr, Zn, Pb, Au Ag, Ti, Ge, Co, As, Al, etc. We have previously patented a process for the extraction of toxic and valuable metals from foundry sands using a thermostatted column. The results of this study indicate that the process and the device could be used for removing heavy metals from tailings. In this research both types of waste (foundry sands and tailings) were leached using four coupled thermostatted columns. The presence of heavy metals in the solid wastes was studied using the ICP-AS technique and scanning electron microscopy, and to study the structure we used X-ray diffraction. After leaching we used the solid wastes (without toxic metals) to produce bricks. The mechanical properties of the bricks were assessed against international standards.     

Remediation of Cr(VI) from chromium slag by biocementation

Here we demonstrate a calcifying ureolytic bacterium Bacillus sp. CS8 for the bioremediation of chromate (Cr(VI)) from chromium slag based on microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP). A consolidated structure like bricks was prepared from chromium slags using bacterial cells, and five stage Cr(VI) sequential extraction was carried out to know their distribution pattern. Cr(VI) mobility was found to significantly be decreased in the exchangeable fraction of Cr slag and subsequently, the Cr(VI) concentration was markedly increased in carbonated fraction after bioremediation. It was found that such Cr slag bricks developed high compressive strength with low permeability. Further, leaching behavior of Cr(VI) in the Cr slag was studied by column tests and remarkable decrease in Cr(VI) concentration was noticed after bioremediation. Cr slags from columns were characterized by SEM–EDS confirming MICP process in bioremediation. The incorporation of Cr(VI) into the calcite surface forms a strong complex that leads to obstruction in Cr(VI) release into the environment. As China is facing chromium slag accidents at the regular time intervals, the technology discussed in the present study promises to provide effective and economical treatment of such sites across the country, however, it can be used globally.     

粉煤灰利用研究进展

本文对粉煤灰综合利用的研究现状进行综述。内容包括粉煤灰用于烧结砖、蒸养砖、墙体材料和水泥生产、隔热防水材料、絮凝剂和肥料制备、土壤改良和废水处理等。此外,还对从粉煤灰中回收金属矿物和炭粒等进行了讨论。     

Estimation of the respiratory ventilation rate of preschool children in daily life using accelerometers

Inhalation rate is an essential factor for determining the inhaled dose of air pollutants. Here, accelerometers were used to develop regression equations for predicting the minute ventilation rate (V(E)) to estimate the daily inhalation rate in young children. Body acceleration and heart rate were measured in 29 Japanese preschool children (6 yr of age) during nine different levels of activities (lying down, sitting, standing, playing with plastic bricks, walking, building with blocks, climbing stairs, ball tossing, and running) using the Actical omnidirectional accelerometer, the ActivTracer triaxial accelerometer, and a heart rate monitor. Measurements were calibrated against the V(E) measured by the Douglas bag method. ActivTracer accelerometer measurements gave a strong correlation with V(E) (Pearson's r = 0.913), which was marginally stronger than that for the Actical counts (r = 0.886) and comparable to the correlation between heart rate and logarithmic V(E) (r = 0.909). According to the linear regression equation, the V(E) for lying down, sitting, standing, playing with plastic bricks, walking, and running was overestimated by 14-60% by the Actical and by 14-37% by the ActivTracer. By comparison, for building with blocks, climbing stairs, and ball tossing, the V(E) was underestimated by 19-23% by the Actical and by 13-18% by the ActivTracer. When these three activities were excluded, a stronger correlation was found between the V(E) and ActivTracer measurements (r = 0.949); this correlation was 0.761 for the three excluded activities. Discriminant analysis showed that the ratio between vertical and horizontal acceleration obtained by the ActivTracer could discriminate walking from building with blocks, climbing stairs, and ball tossing with a sensitivity of 75%. The error in estimating V(E) was considerably improved for the ActivTracer measurements by the use of two regression equations developed for each type of activity.     

以城市污泥为掺料制备烧结砖

以城市污泥为部分原料制备烧结砖,对不同烧成温度下不同污泥掺量的烧结砖的物理、力学性能进行了详细分析。结果表明,污泥可用于制备烧结砖,当污泥掺量≤12%,烧成温度为1 100℃时,烧结砖物理力学性能均符合烧结砖标准要求。此外,实验以污泥掺量为12%的烧结砖,烧成温度为1 100℃为例,进行了重金属毒性浸出实验,以考察烧制污泥砖对重金属的固化作用,进而评定污泥制砖的安全性。结果表明,经过高温焙烧,大多数重金属浸出毒性都显著降低,且符合规范要求,不会对环境造成危害。其中,重金属固化效果最好的为Zn,最差的为Cr。     

自制填料与常用湿地填料除磷能力的比较

用石英砂、石灰、水泥和铝粉等材料制作人工湿地填料,并对自制填料、粉煤灰块和钢渣等6种填料的等温吸附特性进行研究,发现自制填料在较低与较高浓度P溶液中吸附率都最高,在P浓度为(10～50 mg/L)时,平均吸附率达96.8%,其次是粉煤灰和钢渣,分别为87.6%和85.4%;填料对P的理论饱和吸附量分别为:自制填料(2 413.6 mg/kg)>粉煤灰块(1 605.8 mg/kg)>钢渣(1 277.5 mg/kg)>碎砖(451.6 mg/kg)>碎石(182.5 mg/kg)>砾石(18.4 mg/kg);填料中金属矿物成分含量高、比表面积大,是除P效果好的原因。     

染料废水混凝污泥免烧砖浸出毒性的研究

染料废水混凝污泥处理处置及资源化利用对环境保护和染料生产企业的可持续发展有重要意义。依据《固体废物浸出毒性浸出方法水平振荡法》(HJ 557—2009)和《固体废物浸出毒性浸出方法硫酸硝酸法》(HJ/T 299—2007)对污泥和污泥免烧砖制备浸出液,用分光光度法和化学滴定法测定了浸出液中主要有机污染物(对硝基苯胺、苯胺、间苯二胺和丙烯腈)的含量。结果表明:(1)硅酸盐水泥(样品标记为42.5R、水泥1、水泥2)和铝酸盐水泥(样品标记为CA)对苯胺和间苯二胺的固化效果差别不大;水泥2对对硝基苯胺的固化效果最好;42.5R对丙烯腈的固化效果不如其他3种水泥。(2)对硝基苯胺、苯胺、间苯二胺、丙烯腈经水泥固化后,其浸出毒性均降低。     

pH值对烧结砖中重金属释放的影响

采用酸消解实验和NEN 7371浸出实验研究了烧结砖中重金属总量和有效释放量,采用pH-dependence实验研究pH对破碎烧结砖样品中重金属(Cr、Ni、As、Cd和Pb)浸出特性的影响,以及烧结砖样品的酸碱缓冲容量。结果表明,烧结砖中重金属的有效释放量低于总量,释放率从大到小依次为CdAsPbNiCr;烧结砖的酸缓冲容量较小,浸出液pH从7.03降到3.64,消耗了29.33 mmol/kg硝酸,碱缓冲容量较大,pH从7.03升到12.40,共消耗256 mmol/kg氢氧化钠溶液,因此在使用烧结砖的过程中要特别注意环境pH;浸提液的酸碱性是影响烧结砖中重金属浸出的重要参数,在实验研究的pH范围内,不同重金属的浸出规律不同。Cr和As的释放受pH影响较小,而Ni和Cd的浸出量随pH的增大而降低,Pb的浸出量在强酸和强碱条件下均较大,当pH在5.59~9.86的范围内浸出量很低。     

适宜处理分散性生活污水的人工湿地除磷填料的筛选及改性

为提高人工湿地除磷效能,从沸石、陶粒、萤石、膨胀蛭石、石灰石、麦饭石、火山岩、牡蛎壳、钢渣和废砖块这10种具有较高磷素饱和吸附量的填料中,筛选出钢渣、沸石和石灰石3种适宜处理分散性生活污水的人工湿地填料,并分别使用不同浓度梯度的酸(碱)、盐对3种填料进行改性,以增强其除磷能力。研究结果表明,钢渣、沸石和石灰石分别经2 mol/L AlCl3、2 mol/L NaOH及2 mol/L AlCl3、0.5 mol/L AlCl3溶液改性后,磷素吸附量达到最高值(0.272、0.0801和0.351 mg/g),而双常数方程能更好地描述优选填料对生活污水中磷的吸附动力学过程,综合考虑填料的吸附效果、成本及来源,改性石灰石是人工湿地处理分散性生活污水时较为理想的除磷填料;此外,填料经铝改后,氮磷吸附效果普遍优于其他改性条件,且Al-P有利于植物直接吸收利用,含铝废水来源广泛,故利用铝改液处理人工湿地填料具有较高的应用推广价值。     

Molecular study of thermal immobilization of chromium(VI) with clay

Clay that contains kaolinite has been used extensively as a raw material for manufacturing of bricks and china at 900-1100 degrees C. This study used clay to stabilize the contaminant chromium(VI) [Cr(VI)] through a heating process at 500-1100 degrees C. X-ray absorption spectroscopic results indicated that the 500-900 degrees C heating process transformed hazardous Cr(VI) to nontoxic Cr(III); Cr2O3 was the species detected as most abundant. The 1100 degrees C heating process caused the formation of Cr2SiO5, which was not detected in the samples heated at 500-900 degrees C. Fourier transformed extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectra were fitted by use of WinXAS software. Phase shifts and backscatter(ing) amplitudes for specific atom pairs, based on the crystallographic data for CrO3 and Cr2O3, were theoretically calculated with the FEFF software. The processed XAS data show that the first shell coordination numbers were similar to each other as the temperature was increased from 500 to 900 degrees C and 1100 degrees C, implying that their Cr(III) crystallite size was relatively similar. The interatomic distance between the target center element and the first shell for the 500-1100 degrees C samples was 1.98 A. The Debye-Waller factor for the 1100 degrees C sample was increased compared with the 500 and 900 degrees C samples and probably indicates the formation of Cr2SiO5.     

Screening of heavy metal containing waste types for use as raw material in Arctic clay-based bricks

In the vulnerable Arctic environment, the impact of especially hazardous wastes can have severe consequences and the reduction and safe handling of these waste types are therefore an important issue. In this study, two groups of heavy metal containing particulate waste materials, municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly and bottom ashes and mine tailings (i.e., residues from the mineral resource industry) from Greenland were screened in order to determine their suitability as secondary resources in clay-based brick production. Small clay discs, containing 20 or 40% of the different particulate waste materials, were fired and material properties and heavy metal leaching tests were conducted before and after firing. Remediation techniques (washing in distilled water and electrodialytical treatment) applied to the fly ash reduced leaching before firing. The mine tailings and bottom ash brick discs obtained satisfactory densities (1669–2007 kg/m³) and open porosities (27.9–39.9%). In contrast, the fly ash brick discs had low densities (1313–1578 kg/m³) and high open porosities (42.1–51. %). However, leaching tests on crushed brick discs revealed that heavy metals generally became more available after firing for all the investigated materials and that further optimisation is therefore necessary prior to incorporation in bricks.     

A systematic review on cigarette butt management as a hazardous waste and prevalent litter: control and recycling

Annually, over 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced worldwide, and it is estimated that 4.5 trillion cigarette butts (CBs) are still being littered in the world. The dispersal of the CBs has caused this hazardous waste to be considered as one of the most important litters and environmental risks all over the world. This systematic study with the search protocol definition and keyword identification was developed to find the CBs control and recycling methods by searching in five scientific databases. Founded articles were monitored and finally, 35 related articles were selected and studied by the authors. The results of this study showed that CBs recycling methods have been tested in 10 specific categories all over the world. The CBs have been applied without any pre-processing methods in the bricks and asphalt production. However, other applications of the CBs such as the absorbent material production, vector control, and use as a biofilm carrier in wastewater treatment need various processing methods. The researchers also presented models and suggestions such as taxes, penalties, and public education for the control of CBs littering. Despite the innovative methods applied for the CBs recycling in previous studies, CBs have not received much attention in terms of pollutant control and environmental issues in recycling processes.

     

Status of industrial fluoride pollution and its diverse adverse health effects in man and domestic animals in India

Hydrofluorosis in humans and domestic animals is a worldwide health problem and caused by a prolonged period of fluoride exposure through drinking of fluoride contaminated water. But in recent years, due to rapid industrialization in India, diverse serious health problems among industrial workers and residents and domestic animals living in the industrial areas due to fluoride pollution are on the rise. A number of coal-burning and industrial activities such as power-generating stations, welding operations and the manufacturing or production of steel, iron, aluminum, zinc, phosphorus, chemical fertilizers, bricks, glass, plastic, cement, and hydrofluoric acid are generally discharging fluoride in both gaseous and particulate/dust forms into surrounding environments which create a industrial fluoride pollution and are an important cause of occupational exposure to fluoride in several countries including India. An industrial emitted fluoride contaminates not only surrounding soil, air, and water but also vegetation, crops and many other biotic communities on which man and animals are generally dependants for food. Long- time of inhalation or ingestion of industrial fluoride also causes serious health problems in the forms of industrial and neighborhood fluorosis. In India, whatever research works conducted so far on the chronic industrial fluoride intoxication or poisoning (industrial and neighborhood fluorosis) in man and various species of domestic animals due to a prolonged period of industrial fluoride exposure or pollution (contamination) are critically reviewed in the present communication. Simultaneously, we are also focused the various bio-indicators and bio-markers for chronic industrial fluoride intoxication or pollution.     

Wind tunnel simulation of environmental controls on fugitive dust emissions from mine tailings

The development of techniques for determining fugitive dust emissions presents numerous challenges and remains the subject of much investigation. Past approaches have included field based monitoring stations and wind tunnel studies, while more recently, highly portable field units (e.g., PI-SWERL) have been added to our toolkit of instruments and methodologies. In the case of the investigation reported herein, a laboratory wind tunnel study was designed to systematically simulate PM₁₀ emissions from mine tailings for a range of surface treatments. Unique challenges were associated with the project in the sense that the proposed mine and tailings did not exist at the time of the investigation, so that it was impossible to work on-site. Only a small amount of slurry from a milled drill core was available to work with, and there were no established test protocols and few experimental precedents to work from. The slurry formed highly cohesive bricks when dried, similar to crusted playas investigated in field experiments. The PM₁₀ emissions demonstrated strong temporal variation with particle supply limitation. A small amount of vertical dust dispersion was observed, with PM₁₀ concentrations decaying exponentially away from the source. The emission rates obtained are similar in magnitude to those obtained in field analogues. The highly controlled experiment allowed for separation and analysis of several physical controls on PM₁₀ emissions from tailings; namely, the study addressed the degree of disturbance, shrinkage and cracking, and the effects of spigotting, particle settling and re-wetting.     

Enhancement of natural radioactivity in fertilized soil of Faisalabad, Pakistan

Background, goal, and scope

Natural radioactivity in phosphate rock (PR) is transferred to phosphate fertilizer (PF) during the manufacturing process of the PF. The continuous addition of the PF to the cultivated soil accumulates the radionuclides in the land and increases the level of radioactivity in the soil. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the enhanced level of accumulated radioactivity due to the continuous addition of the PF in the farmlands of Nuclear Institute of Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) at Faisalabad in Pakistan. The selected study area consisted of the highly fertilized farmlands and an unfertilized barren land of the NIAB.

Introduction

The understudy area is very fertile for the growth of various types of crops; therefore, four agricultural research institutes have been established at Faisalabad and NIAB is one of those. The NIAB has developed various research farmlands at different places in Pakistan. The crop yield has been increased by adding various fertilizers in the farmlands. The addition of the PF accompanied with the radionuclides enhances radioactivity in the fields. Human being is exposed directly or indirectly to this radiological hazard. A prolong exposure may become a cause of health risk.

Materials and methods

The area of study consisted of three types of lands: the land under cultivation for the last 40 and 30?years called Site 1 and Site 2, respectively, and the barren land was called Site 3. A total of 75 soil samples were collected within the crop rooting zone (up to 25?cm deep) of the soil of the NIAB farms. The samples were dried, pulverized to powder, sealed in plastic containers, and stored to achieve equilibrium between ²²⁶Ra and ²²²Rn. Activity concentrations of the radionuclides ²³⁸U (²²⁶Ra), ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K in soil samples were determined by using a high resolution gamma ray spectrometry system, consisting of an high purity germanium detector coupled through a spectroscopy amplifier with a PC based MCA installed with Geni-2000 software.

Results

The measured activity concentration levels of ⁴⁰K were 662?±?15, 615?±?17, and 458?±?20?Bq?kg^?1, ²²⁶Ra were 48?±?6, 43?±?5, and 26?±?4?Bq?kg^?1, and that of ²³²Th were 39?±?5, 37?±?5, 35?±?5?Bq?kg^?1, respectively, in the soil of the Sites 1, 2, and 3. Gamma dose rate 1?m above the soil surface was 55, 51, and 40?nGy?h^?1 from Sites 1, 2, and 3, respectively. External dose rates in the rooms constructed of the bricks made of the soil from Sites 1, 2, and 3 were 161, 149, and 114?nGyh^?1, respectively.

Discussions

Activity concentration values of ⁴⁰K and ²²⁶Ra in the soil of Sites 1 and 2 were higher than that in the soil of Site 3. The relative rise of ⁴⁰K was 43?% and 34?% and that of ²²⁶Ra was 85?% and 65?% respectively in these sites. Activity concentrations of ²³²Th in all these sites were in the background range. Gamma dose rate 1?m above soil surface of Sites 1 and 2 was 40?% and 30?% respectively higher than that from the soil of Site 3. The rise in activity of ⁴⁰K and ²²⁶Ra and gamma dose from the Site 1 was greater than that from the Site 2. The least activity and dose were observed from the Site 3. Gamma dose in the dwellings made of fertilized soil bricks of Site 1 and Site 2 were respectively calculated to be 41?% and 32?% higher than that in the abodes made of unfertilized soil bricks of Site 3.

Conclusions

Activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra and ⁴⁰K were observed to be enhanced in the fertilized farmlands of the NIAB. Outdoor and indoor gamma dose as radiological hazard were found to be increasing with the continuous addition of PF in the understudy farmlands.

Recommendations

It is recommended that naturally occurring radioactive metal should be removed during the process of manufacturing of the PF from the PR.

Prospective

The rise in radioactivity in the farmlands due to the addition of the PF can be a source of direct or indirect exposure to radiation that may enhance cancer risk of the exposed individuals.