细菌浸出电解锰废渣中锰的机制研究

从电解锰废渣中分离出一株高效浸锰菌,经鉴定为沙雷氏菌(Serratia sp.).考察了电解锰废渣培养液、MnO2培养液在有菌和无菌条件下的锰浸出情况,以及有菌液和无菌液在加入不同还原剂后的锰浸出情况.结果表明,在初始pH为6.0、固液质量比为1:10、温度为37 ℃的浸出条件下,在电解锰废渣培养液中,无菌条件下的锰浸出率远小于有菌条件下的,反应72 h后,无菌、有菌条件下的锰浸出率分别为8.030 00%、78.670 00%;无论在有菌还是无菌条件下,MnO2培养液中的锰浸出率都较低,反应72 h后,无菌、有菌条件下的锰浸出率分别为0.000 39%、0.041 00%;有菌液加入ZnS、FeS、FeSO4、Fe2(SO4)3、CuS还原剂后,反应72 h的锰浸出率分别为73.340 00%、70.980 00%、69.680 00%、10.260 00%、1.670 00%;无菌液中加入4种还原剂(不包括CuS)后的锰浸出率都相当低, 反应72 h后,锰浸出率相对较高的是FeS和ZnS,均为0.006 20%,锰浸出率相对最低的是Fe2(SO4)3,为0.005 00%;沙雷氏菌对电解锰废渣中锰的浸出既不是直接氧化浸出作用,也可能不是间接产酸浸出作用,而可能是一种催化还原作用.     

SARS-COV-2/COVID-19: scenario,epidemiology, adaptive mutations,and environmental factors

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The coronavirus pandemic of 2019 has already exerted an enormous impact. For over a year, the worldwide pandemic has ravaged the whole globe, with...     

Study on the mechanism and kinetics of manganese release from waste manganese ore waste rock under rainfall leaching

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Manganese released from the piled manganese ore wastes is a great threat to the local ecosystem and human health. The mechanism and dynamic...     

Mild hydrolysis of 2-trifluoromethylphenol: kinetics, mechanism and environmental relevance

2-Trifluoromethylphenol was hydrolysed in a phosphate buffer at neutral pH. At mild temperatures ranging from 34 degrees C to 69 degrees C this compound liberates consecutively fluorine anions to form salicylic acid. This process is energetically driven by the hydration of the fluorine anions. No intermediates have been detected by HPLC and (19)F-NMR and this was confirmed by computer calculations which favor the first step in the whole reaction sequence being rate-limiting. Accordingly, the reaction energy of the first dehalogenation of the trifluoromethyl anion is 28.4 kcal mol(-1) higher than for the second dehalogenation. The pseudo-first-order kinetic was determined and from an Arrhenius diagram an activation energy of E(a)=25.1 kcal mol(-1) has been estimated. At 37 degrees C and a pH of 7.4 the half-life was 6.9 h. The rate of hydrolysis was favored at higher pH and it was not influenced by oxygen, sunlight or trace elements found in natural water. The latter was shown by incubations with lake water instead of distilled water.     

大洋锰结核在环境污染治理方面的应用

大洋锰结核能够有效分解转化气体污染物(如CO、CH、VOC、NOx、SO2);能够吸附水体中的Cu、CO、Ni、Mn、Zn、Cr、Hg、Pb、As等重金属阳离子和PO4^3-、SeO3^2-等阴离子;可做生物固定化载体除去水体中的有机污染物。大洋锰结核具有良好的环境矿物学属性,是一种理想的环境矿物材料,为环境治理提供了新的方向。     

Synthesis of environmental evidence: nitrogen dioxide epidemiology studies.

The use of meta-analysis is becoming more common in the medical literature, but it is not common in the environmental literature. Although meta-analysis cannot combine a group of poorly executed, conflicting studies to get an unequivocal answer, there are certain situations where it can be helpful. The inability of studies to produce similar results may be a function of the power of the studies rather than a reflection of their quality. The literature on the effects of nitrogen dioxide on the odds of respiratory illness in children is such an example. Three quantitative methods for the synthesis of this evidence are presented. Although the methods produce slightly different results, the conclusion from all three methods is that the increase in the odds of respiratory illness in children exposed to a long-term increase of 30 micrograms/m3 (comparable to the increase resulting from exposure to a gas stove) is about 20 percent. This estimated increase is not sensitive to the method of analysis.     

锰氧化物负载聚苯胺选择性氧化硫化物的效能及机理

目前关于含硫废水处理技术的研究已取得有效进展,但难以在去除含硫污染物的同时实现硫资源的回收利用。为此,通过化学浸渍法制得了锰氧化物负载聚苯胺(Mn_xO_y-PANI)催化剂。XRD、FTIR、XPS和SEM表征结果表明,Mn_xO_y已成功负载于PANI载体。以空气为氧化剂,探究了该催化剂对含硫废水(以Na₂S为模拟污染物)的选择性氧化性能。结果表明：Mn_xO_y-PANI催化剂表现出优异的Na₂S选择氧化性;当催化剂用量为0.2 g∙L⁻¹、Na₂S初始质量浓度为100 mg∙L⁻¹时,240 min内S²⁻可被完全氧化为单质硫(S₀)。Mn_xO_y-PANI反应后的XPS、XRD、Raman表征结果证明,S₀在催化剂上稳定存在。此外,考察了催化剂投加量、Na₂S初始浓度、反应温度、初始pH和不同反应气氛对催化氧化Na₂S的影响。循环实验结果表明,Mn_xO_y-PANI具有较好的稳定性。最后,提出了选择性氧化的可能反应机理,为含硫废水的治理和回收提供参考。     

环境污染物的分子毒理机制研究进展

以分子生物学技术为基础研究污染物的毒理机制．从分子水平揭示了污染物毒作用的本质。综述了国内外分子毒理机制的研究进展。详细阐述了毒理芯片、单细胞凝胶电泳等分子生物学技术应用与毒理学研究中的特点、应用前景以及存在的问题。提出了分子毒理机制今后的研究方向。     

锰尾矿基胶凝材料配方优化及水化机理分析

为研究低品位锰尾矿胶凝活性,将生石灰、氢氧化钠、水玻璃和石膏等激发剂添加到湖南永州低品位碳酸锰尾矿中,采用正交实验研究不同激发剂及掺量对锰尾矿基胶凝材料抗压强度和软化系数的影响,探究其潜在胶凝活性激发的最佳配方。实验结果表明,当生石灰、水玻璃、石膏掺量分别为10%、1.5%和4%时,胶凝材料净浆试体的各个龄期抗压强度最大,其中28 d抗压强度达到4.91 MPa,软化系数达到0.74。XRD、DTA和SEM微观实验发现：锰尾矿基胶凝材料主要水化产物为钙矾石和水化硅酸钙凝胶,随龄期持续增多并相互交织搭接,使试体内部结构逐渐致密,缝隙减少,提高了试体抗压强度和软化系数,因此,该激发剂可有效激发锰尾矿潜在胶凝活性。     

Assessment of toxicant activity in sediments by the ECHA biocide monitor

The ECHA Biocide Monitor, a dipstick procedure originally designed to test the effectiveness of in situ biocides, was evaluated as a possible environmental toxicity assessment procedure. The dipstick procedure was applied to 94 sediment extracts which were also tested by three well documented toxicant screening procedures; Microtox, Daphnia magna and Spirillum volutans. In these samples the Daphnia magna test proved to be the most sensitive indication of toxicant activity (63 of 94) with the ECHA Biocide Monitor easily being the second most sensitive procedure with 27 of 94 sediments indicating the presence of toxic substances. Results of the investigation are detailed.     

n-TiO2光催化机理及其在环境保护中的应用研究进展

本文对半导体二氧化钛的光催化机理、载体形式、反应器等方面的研究进展作了详细概述。并就其在废水处理、杀菌消毒等环境保护方面中的应用作了综述     

Wastewater-based epidemiology: a new frontier for tracking environmental persistence and community transmission of COVID-19

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Recent research in many parts of the world has pointed towards evidence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in both treated and raw municipal wastewater discharged by...     

铁/锰矿基人工湿地脱氮除磷性能及机理

铁氧化物和锰氧化物均可在缺氧条件下介导氨氮(NH₄⁺-N)的氧化去除,这2项技术被称为铁氨氧化(Feammox)和锰氨氧化(Mnammox)。此外,金属氧化物对总磷(TP)也有去除能力,因此,在人工湿地中具有良好的应用前景。为比较铁矿基和锰矿基人工湿地的脱氮除磷效果,本研究建立了铁矿基人工湿地(CW-Fe)、锰矿基人工湿地(CW-Mn)和砾石对照组人工湿地(CW-C)3组人工湿地。结果表明,CW-Fe和CW-Mn的脱氮除磷性能均优于CW-C。尽管锰矿对NH₄⁺-N的吸附作用最强,但CW-Fe却表现出了更优越的NH₄⁺-N长期去除性能。在基质对NH₄⁺-N的吸附饱和后,CW-Fe对NH₄⁺-N的去除率仍有39.93%~62.4%,而CW-Mn只有29.15%~35.4%。由于铁矿和锰矿溶出的金属离子能与磷酸盐结合形成稳定的沉淀,从而有效去除TP,CW-Fe和CW-Mn均有优异的TP去除性能。CW-Mn的TP去除率最高,为95.26%,其次是CW-Fe,为79.97%。在微生物方面,具有还原铁氧化物和氧化NH₄⁺-N潜力的Bacillus和Exiguobacterium在CW-Fe中均得到了显著富集。结合水质数据及脱氮相关功能菌的分析,推测出Feammox中可能更倾向于将NH₄⁺-N直接氧化为N₂,而Mnammox则是更倾向于先将NH₄⁺-N氧化为NO_x⁻-N。本研究可为探索同步脱氮除磷的低能耗污水处理工艺及人工湿地中基质的选择提供案例参考。     

Markers of oxidative stress and toxicant exposure among young waterpipe smokers in the USA

Waterpipe (aka hookah) tobacco smokers are exposed to toxicants that can lead to oxidative DNA and RNA damage, a precursor to chronic disease formation. This study assessed toxicant exposure and biomarkers of DNA [8-oxo-7, 8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG)] and RNA [8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine (8-oxoGuo)] oxidative damage during smoking of flavored and non-flavored waterpipe tobacco. Thirty waterpipe smokers completed two counterbalanced 2-h lab waterpipe smoking sessions (flavored vs. non-flavored waterpipe tobacco). Urinary concentrations of 8-oxodG and 8-oxoGuo and expired carbon monoxide (eCO) were measured before and after the smoking sessions. A significant increase in the urinary concentrations of 8-oxodG (from 2.12 ± 0.83 to 2.35 ± 0.91 ng/mg creatinine, p = 0.024) and 8-oxoGuo (from 2.96 ± 0.84 to 3.45 ± 0.76 ng/mg creatinine, p = 0.003) were observed after smoking the non-flavored and flavored waterpipe tobacco, respectively. Our results also showed that the mean ± SD of eCO increased significantly after smoking the flavored (from 1.3 ± 1.1 to 20.3 ± 23.6 ppm, p < 0.001) and non-flavored waterpipe tobacco (from 1.8 ± 1.2 to 24.5 ± 26.1 ppm, p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the means of 8-oxodG (p = 0.576), 8-oxoGuo (p = 0.108), and eCO (p = 0.170) between the flavored and non-flavored tobacco sessions. Smoking non-flavored and flavored waterpipe tobacco leads to oxidative stress and toxicant exposure. Our findings add to the existing evidence about the adverse effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) and the need for strong policies to inform and protect young people from the risks of WTS.

     

The process and mechanism of urban environmental change: an evolutionary view

This paper discusses how an evolutionary viewpoint can contribute to the understanding of the processes and mechanisms of urban environmental change. There are four major components in the urban environmental evolution concept: (a) cities can be viewed as complex systems that are subject to constant change, which constitutes a dynamic evolutionary process; (b) urban environmental profiles of cities are diverse, but there are certain commonalities in the longitudinal dynamics among different cities; (c) nevertheless, there is a strong non-linearity in the trajectories of the environmental evolution of cities, rather than there being a fixed common pattern; (d) the trajectory is shaped by a unique combination of endogenous and exogenous forces, reflecting both the outer pressures and the responses within the city. The evolutionary perspective has important policy implications by emphasising the possibility for cities in developing countries to follow a more environmentally sound pathway to sustainable development.     

Analysis of environmental degradation mechanism in the nexus among energy consumption and poverty in Pakistan

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The study aims to analyze the mediating role of environmental degradation (ED) in the association between energy consumption (EC) and poverty (POV) in...     

Modelling the environmental degradation of water contaminants. Kinetics and mechanism of the riboflavin-sensitised-photooxidation of phenolic compounds

The aerobic visible-light-photosensitised irradiation of methanolic solutions of either of the phenolic-type contaminants model compounds (ArOH) p-phenylphenol (PP), p-nitrophenol (NP) and phenol (Ph), and for two additional phenolic derivatives, namely p-chlorophenol (ClP) and p-methoxyphenol (MeOP), used in some experiments, was carried out. Employing the natural pigment riboflavin (Rf) as a sensitiser, the degradation of both the ArOH and the very sensitiser was observed. A complex mechanism, common for all the ArOH studied, operates. It involves superoxide radical anion (O₂^√−) and singlet molecular oxygen (O₂(¹Δ_g)) reactions. Maintaining Rf in sensitising concentrations levels (≈0.02 mM), the mechanism is highly dependent on the concentration of the ArOH. Kinetic experiments of oxygen and substrate consumption, static fluorescence, laser flash photolysis and time-resolved phosophorescence detection of O₂(¹Δ_g) demonstrate that at ArOH concentrations in the order of 10 mM, no chemical transformation occurs due to the complete quenching of Rf singlet excited state. When ArOH is present in concentrations in the order of mM or lower, O₂^√− is generated from the corresponding Rf radical anion, which is produced by electron transfer reaction from the ArOH to triplet excited Rf. The determined reaction rate constants for this step show a fairly good correlation with the electron-donor capabilities for Ph, PP, NP, ClP and MeOP. In this context, the main oxidative species is O₂^√−, since O₂(¹Δ_g) is quenched in an exclusive physical fashion by the ArOH. The production of O₂^√− regenerates Rf impeding the total degradation of the sensitiser. This kinetic scheme could partially model the fate of ArOH in aquatic media containing natural photosensitisers, under environmental conditions.     

规划环境影响评价中生态补偿机制的构建

以规划分析、生态环境质量现状调查为基础,以规划实施带来的生态环境影响为依据,采用多种方法建立生态补偿标准核算体系,确定补偿主体、客体及补偿方式,建立生态补偿保障体系,最后将生态补偿机制纳入规划文本,实施规划,并对生态补偿实施效果进行跟踪反馈,不断修正规划环境影响评价中的生态补偿机制.该机制的建立将有效降低规划实施带来的生态损失,实现从源头预防和控制生态影响,提高规划环境影响评价的有效性.     

Meta-analysis and experimental validation identified atrazine as a toxicant in the male reproductive system

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Atrazine (ATZ), as a widely used triazine herbicide, is an environmental endocrine disruptor (EDC) that can cause many health problems. Therefore, we...