杭州市区大气能见度变化趋势及其与主要污染物相关性分析

利用2004-2006年地面气象观测资料和同期环境空气质量自动监测数据,分析了杭州市区大气能见度变化趋势及其与主要污染物的相关性.结果表明,杭州市区能见度的日分布特征为14时最好,8时最差;季节变化特征为夏季>春季>秋季>冬季,全年仅7月能见度超过10 km;SO2、NO2、PM10浓度均随能见度增高而逐渐降低;影响能见度的首要因子为相对湿度和PM2.5,能见度与PM2.5浓度具有较好的相关性.     

杭州城市大气消光系数和能见度的影响因子研究

为了解杭州市能见度下降与大气污染之间的关系，在2001年5月至2002年5月对不同粒径的颗粒物（PM10、PM2.5）的质量浓度进行了观测，结合晴天天气条件下的大气能见度，推算污染物和水汽分子对大气的消光散射，发现细微颗粒物的散射消光特性对杭州市能见度下降起主要作用，并得到能见度与细微颗粒物浓度比值（PM2．5／PM10）的关系；分析了大气能见度和消光系数与PM2．5／PM10和相对湿度的相关系数。     

济南市大气水平能见度与环境污染相关性分析

利用济南市2011年1月1日至12月31日大气水平能见度在线监测小时数据和对应细颗粒物(PM2.5)、PM2.5中碳组分(EC和OC)、挥发性有机物(VOC)及气象参数资料,分析污染物、气象参数等对能见度的影响。结果显示,相对湿度和PM2.5是影响能见度的主要因子,能见度与相对湿度及PM2.5浓度主要呈指对数关系。结合相对湿度条件对PM2.5浓度与能见度关系进行综合分析,得到相关经验模型公式,并利用2010年6月1日至11月30日的相应数据资料进行实例关系验证,结果表明,建立的经验模型公式有较好的实际应用价值。     

天津市大气能见度与空气污染物关系分析及控制措施

利用天津市1990—2004年大气能见度观测资料及天津市2002—2004年空气污染物监测数据,统计分析了天津市大气能见度变化特征及其与空气污染物的关系。结果表明,天津市20世纪90年代大气能见度处于波动下降趋势,2000—2003年大气能见度整体水平有所改善,到2004年空气质量迅速提高。统计数据说明,在非采暖季的春季,天津市大气能见度的下降与PM10浓度有较大相关性;在夏季,与相对湿度有较大相关性;在采暖季(冬季),与SO2和NOX等空气污染物浓度有密切关系。同时,提出改善城市大气能见度的4个措施:(1)制定长期的大气能见度控制策略;(2)合理改善能源结构;(3)加强城市裸露土地的治理;(4)城市交通采用清洁能源。     

北京市近12年空气污染变化特征及其与气象要素的相关性分析

以北京市近12年空气污染指数(API)为数据基础,首先分析了2001—2012年北京市API、污染等级、首要污染物的变化特征以及污染天数年度值、季度值、月值的变化特征;然后根据API转换得到PM10质量浓度,对其变化特征进行分析;最后采用相关系数法分析了北京市API、PM10质量浓度与气象因素的相关性。结果表明,北京市近12年空气污染天数有明显下降趋势,首要污染物主要为可吸入颗粒物;空气污染主要集中于春季,优良天气主要集中于夏季;PM10质量浓度年度最大值出现在2006年,季度最大、最小值分别出现在春、夏季,月值最大、最小值分别出现在3月和7月;气象因素与空气污染关系密切,气温、相对湿度、降雨量与污染天数和PM10质量浓度均呈显著负相关,而风速与污染天数和PM10质量浓度则呈显著正相关。     

一次长三角大气重污染期间浙江典型城市大气PM2.5污染成因分析

浙江大气PM2.5污染问题突出。利用国家环境空气质量监测站的实时在线监测数据分析了2013年12月上旬长三角地区一次大气PM2.5严重污染前后浙江典型城市(杭州、湖州、金华、宁波和舟山)的PM2.5污染成因。结果表明,严重污染天(SPD)风速和大气边界层高度均较非污染天低,不利于污染物扩散,而气温和相对湿度高,易于二次颗粒物生成。PM2.5/CO(质量比)的变化结果显示,SPD二次颗粒物对杭州、宁波、舟山PM2.5浓度的贡献高于60%,对湖州和金华PM2.5浓度的贡献略低(42%～54%)。杭州SPD时二次NO3-、SO24-、NH4+的增长幅度远高于PM2.5,且氮转化率和硫转化率随相对湿度的升高而上升,表明硫酸盐和硝酸盐的生成是PM2.5污染的重要来源。气团后向轨迹显示,SPD时杭州和湖州主要受江苏、安徽及浙江省内其他城市气团传输的影响,宁波和舟山主要受上海、江苏、安徽及东海上空气团传输的影响,而金华主要受本地及邻近的杭州、绍兴的影响。     

广州PM2.5污染特征及与气象因子的关系分析

基于2014—2016年广州PM_(2.5)浓度逐时观测数据,研究了广州PM_(2.5)污染变化特征及其与气象因子的关系,确定了影响广州大气能见度的PM_(2.5)浓度阈值。结果表明:(1)2014—2016年广州PM_(2.5)质量浓度平均为32.7μg/m3,广州1月PM_(2.5)污染最重,轻度、中度、重度污染频率合计达20.16%;(2)PM_(2.5)浓度与风速、降水、气温、能见度呈负相关,与相对湿度、气压呈正相关;(3)广州地区在南风的条件下PM_(2.5)浓度最低,风速小于2m/s的偏北风下易出现污染;(4)PM_(2.5)浓度与相对湿度共同影响广州能见度的变化,随着相对湿度的增加,PM_(2.5)浓度的敏感阈值不断减小,通常当PM_(2.5)高于37.3μg/m3时,控制PM_(2.5)对改善城市能见度成效相对缓慢,而当PM_(2.5)浓度低于此阈值时,降低PM_(2.5)将显著提高大气能见度。     

北京空气重污染红色预警期间污染物与气象因子特征

揭示空气重污染红色预警期间污染物与气象因子的变化特征对空气质量预报和污染减排措施评估具有重要参考价值。利用大气污染和气象观测资料,研究了北京2015年11—12月空气重污染红色预警时期污染物浓度、气候特征及气象因子对空气质量影响。结果表明,PM_(2.5)在大气颗粒物中占有较大比重,为首要空气污染物;在重污染峰值时段,城郊PM_(2.5)与PM10比值(R)相差不大,可达0.9以上,空气呈均匀混合的高PM_(2.5)浓度特征,而空气质量较好时城区R值明显高于郊区;研究时段气候特征与历史同期相比有明显差异,其中平均风速偏小19%,平均气温偏高0.23℃,气温日较差减小,而多次小型降水增加了空气湿度,导致相对湿度值偏高40%,垂直方向上的逆温层或等温层则加剧了空气重污染的形成和发展,重污染过程中的红色预警措施明显降低了颗粒物浓度;风速与污染物浓度呈指数相关,城郊风速分别低于2.0和2.5 m·s~(-1)时,空气质量较差、污染物浓度随风速升高快速下降,而当城郊风速大于2.0和2.5 m·s~(-1)时变化特征则相反;相对湿度与污染物浓度呈幂相关,相对湿度在65%左右为空气质量特征发生变化的转折点;由于气温日较差存在季节变化,其与空气质量相关关系不太显著。     

高交通密度道路周边乔灌草型绿地对大气颗粒物的影响

在杭州临安一高交通密度道路周边的乔灌草型绿地中监测了PM1浓度、PM2.5浓度、PM10浓度、温度、湿度、风速、气压、CO2浓度,研究了颗粒物的日变化规律、乔灌草群落对其的消减影响及与气象因子的关系。结果表明:(1)不同粒径的大气颗粒物PM1、PM2.5、PM10的日变化特征一致,表现为"早晚高、中午低"的现象,3者与同一气象因子的决定系数基本相同;(2)道路两边的绿地宽度并不一定越宽越好,还应考虑植物种类的配置结构、植被密集程度及经济性;(3)大气颗粒物浓度与温度、风速成负相关关系,与湿度、气压成正相关关系,其中风速是影响颗粒物浓度的最关键气象因子。     

成都市大气颗粒物污染特征及与气象因子的关联性分析

利用成都市2013年6月至2014年5月的PM10和PM2.5浓度监测数据,分析大气颗粒物污染特征,并探讨其与气温、相对湿度、降雨、风向、风速等气象因子的关联性。结果表明:成都市大气PM2.5污染较严重;PM10和PM2.5浓度及超标率均表现为冬季秋季春季夏季,秋季和冬季为大气颗粒物污染高发期;PM2.5对PM10贡献显著;气温超过10℃时,PM10和PM2.5最高浓度大体随气温升高而降低;相对湿度为40%~80%时,PM10和PM2.5浓度随相对湿度增加而升高;相对湿度超过80%时,易发生降雨,PM10和PM2.5浓度降低;降雨对PM10的清除量高于PM2.5,但降雨后PM10和PM2.5浓度较快回升;PM10和PM2.5浓度在偏西风下高于其他风向;PM10主要受局地源影响,而PM2.5主要受西北方向上的外来源影响。     

Sorption and desorption of Cu and Cd by macroalgae and microalgae

The sorption and desorption of Cu and Cd by two species of brown macroalgae and five species of microalgae were studied. The two brown macroalgae, Laminaria japonica and Sargassum kjellmanianum, were found to have high capacities at pHs between 4.0 and 5.0 while for microalgae, optimum pH lay at 6.7. The presence of other cations in solution was found to reduce the sorption of the target cation, suggesting a competition for sorption sites on organisms. Sorption isotherms obeyed the Freundlich equation, suggesting involvement of a multiplicity of mechanisms and sorption sites. For the microalgae tested, Spirulina platensis had the highest capacity for Cd, followed by Nannochloropsis oculata, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Platymonas cordifolia and Chaetoceros minutissimus. The reversibility of metal sorption by macroalgae was examined and the results show that both HCl and EDTA solutions were very effective in desorbing sorbed metal ions from macroalgae, with up to 99.5% of metals being recovered. The regenerated biomass showed undiminished sorption performance for the two metals studied, suggesting the potential of such material for use in water and wastewater treatment.     

Kinetic and structural relationships of transition monomeric and oligomeric carboxyl- and choline-esterases

The kinetic and structural relationships of eight electrophoretically pure mammalian serum and liver serine carboxylesterases (CE) and cholinesterases (ChE) have been studied. Eight CE's and ChE's, which were fully resolved but only partially purified, provided additional information. Five of the electrophoretically pure esterases were monomeric, and of these, four belonged to a new and widely distributed class. These four monomeric esterases hydrolyzed choline esters, but at widely differing rates. Thus two were termed monomeric butyrylcholinesterases, mBuChE I and II, and two were monomeric CE's (mCE). The rabbit liver mCE was not a subunit of the oligomeric CE (oCE), although the oCE also hydrolyzed choline esters at a very low rate. The complex kinetics of the mCE's, mBuChE's, oCE's, and of the oligomeric BuChE's of horse and human serum could be interpreted according to a single reaction scheme involving an allosteric site and the equation derived from it. Thus activation and inhibition at high substrate concentrations, together with sigmoidal activity versus substrate concentration plots, all of which characterize the reactions of these esterases, could be interpreted by a single scheme and equation. Structural and kinetic comparisons showed a progressive transition of properties from the oCE's through the mCE's to the oBuChE's. One of the purified mCE's was from horse serum, and it exhibited physical and kinetic properties unlike those of the liver mCE's or oCE's.     

Persistence and dissipation kinetics of trifloxystrobin and tebuconazole in onion and soil

The persistence and dissipation kinetics of trifloxystrobin and tebuconazole on onion were studied after application of their combination formulation at a standard and double dose of 75 + 150 and 150 + 300 g a.i. ha^?1. The fungicides were extracted with acetone, cleaned-up using activated charcoal (trifloxystrobin) and neutral alumina (tebuconazole). Analysis was carried out by gas chromatograph (GC) and confirmed by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The recovery was above 80% and limit of quantification (LOQ) 0.05 mg kg^?1 for both fungicides. Initial residue deposits of trifloxystrobin were 0.68 and 1.01 mg kg^?1 and tebuconazole 0.673 and 1.95 mg kg^?1 from standard and double dose treatments, respectively. Dissipation of the fungicides followed first-order kinetics and the half life of degradation was 6–6.6 days. Matured onion bulb (and field soil) harvested after 30 days was free from fungicide residues. These findings suggest recommended safe pre-harvest interval (PHI) of 14 and 25 days for spring onion consumption after treatment of Nativo 75 WG at the standard and double doses, respectively. Matured onion bulbs at harvest were free from fungicide residues.     

Bacterial and archaeal diversity in oil fields and reservoirs and their potential role in hydrocarbon recovery and bioprospecting

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Hydrocarbon is a primary source of energy in the current urbanized society. Considering the increasing demand, worldwide oil productions are declining...     

Sorption and desorption behavior of chloroanilines and chlorophenols on montmorillonite and kaolinite

The bioavailability of pollutants, pesticides and/or their degradation products in soil depends on the strength of their sorption by the different soil components, particularly by the clay minerals. This study reports the sorption-desorption behavior of the environmentally hazardous industrial pollutants and certain pesticides degradation products, 3-chloroaniline, 3,4-dichloroaniline, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline, 4-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol on the reference clays kaolinite KGa-1 and Na-montmorillonite SWy-l. In batch studies, 2.0 g of clay were equilibrated with 100.0 mL solutions of each chemical at concentrations ranging from 10.0 to 200.0 mg/L. The uptake of the compounds was deduced from the results of HPLC-UV-Vis analysis. The lipophilic species were best retained by both clay materials. The most lipophilic chemical used in the study, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline, was also the most strongly retained, with sorption of up to 8 mg/g. In desorption experiments, which also relied on HPLC-UV-Vis technique, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline was the least desorbed from montmorillonite. However, on kaolinite all of the compounds under study were irreversibly retained. The experimental data have been modelled according to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. A hypothesis is proposed concerning the sorption mechanism and potential applications of the findings in remediation strategies have been suggested.     

Sorption and Desorption Behavior of Chloroanilines and Chlorophenols on Montmorillonite and Kaolinite

The bioavailability of pollutants, pesticides and/or their degradation products in soil depends on the strength of their sorption by the different soil components, particularly by the clay minerals. This study reports the sorption-desorption behavior of the environmentally hazardous industrial pollutants and certain pesticides degradation products, 3-chloroaniline, 3,4-dichloroaniline, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline, 4-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol on the reference clays kaolinite KGa-1 and Na-montmorillonite SWy-l. In batch studies, 2.0 g of clay were equilibrated with 100.0 mL solutions of each chemical at concentrations ranging from 10.0 to 200.0 mg/L. The uptake of the compounds was deduced from the results of HPLC-UV-Vis analysis. The lipophilic species were best retained by both clay materials. The most lipophilic chemical used in the study, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline, was also the most strongly retained, with sorption of up to 8 mg/g. In desorption experiments, which also relied on HPLC-UV-Vis technique, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline was the least desorbed from montmorillonite. However, on kaolinite all of the compounds under study were irreversibly retained. The experimental data have been modelled according to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. A hypothesis is proposed concerning the sorption mechanism and potential applications of the findings in remediation strategies have been suggested.     

Isocyanatocyclohexane and isothiocyanatocyclohexane levels in urban and industrial areas and possible emission-related activities

Isocyanatocyclohexane and isothiocyanatocyclohexane are becoming relevant compounds in urban and industrial air, as they are used in important amounts in automobile industry and building insulation, as well as in the manufacture of foams, rubber, paints and varnishes. Glass multi-sorbent tubes (Carbotrap, Carbopack, Carboxen) were connected to LCMA-UPC pump samplers for the retention of iso- and isothiocyanatocyclohexanes. The analysis was performed by automatic thermal desorption (ATD) coupled with capillary gas chromatography (GC)/mass spectrometry detector (MSD). TD-GC/MS was chosen as analytical method due to its versatility and the possibility of analysis of a wide range of volatility and polarity VOC in air samples. The method was satisfactory sensitive, selective and reproducible for the studied compounds. The concentrations of iso- and isothioisocyanatocyclohexanes were evaluated in different urban, residential and industrial locations from extensive VOC air quality and odour episode studies in several cities in the Northeastern edge of Spain. Around 200–300 VOC were determined qualitatively in each sample. Higher values of iso- and isothiocyanatocyclohexane were found in industrial areas than in urban or residential locations. The concentrations ranged between n.d.−246 and n.d.−29 μg m⁻³ for isocyanatocyclohexane and isothiocyanatocyclohexane, respectively, for industrial areas. On the other hand, urban and residential locations showed concentrations ranging between n.d.−164 and n.d.−29 μg m⁻³ for isocyanatocyclohexane and isothiocyanatocyclohexane, respectively. The site location (urban or industrial), the kind and nearness of possible iso- and isothiocyanatocyclohexane emission activities (industrial or building construction) and the changes of wind regimes throughout the year have been found the most important factors influencing the concentrations of these compounds in the different places.     

Synthesis and characterization of m- and p-methylbenzyl-mercapturic acids derived from m- and p-xylenes

Chemical synthesis and physical properties of two mercapturic acids suggested as urinary metabolites of m- and p-xylenes ace described. These compounds may be used for the identification and quantivative determination by high-performance liquid chromatography of the corresponding mercapturic acids in urine.     

Sources and fate of PCDD and PCDF

PCDD and PCDF were found in urban air particulates from St. Louis and Washington, D.C., and in sediments from the Great Lakes and Siskiwit Lake, Isle Royale. The similarity between the PCDD and PCDF found in air particulates and sediment samples and the presence of PCDD and PCDF in sediment from Siskiwit Lake (a location which can receive only atmospheric inputs) suggest that these compounds are emitted to the atmosphere from combustion sources. The historical input of PCDD and PCDF to dated sediment cores shows a strong increase since 1940, and this suggests that the incineration of chlorinated organic compounds is an important source of PCDD and PCDF to the environment.