中国炭黑工业大气污染控制

本文研究我国目前炭黑工业大气污染控制技术的状况及特点。近十年来，我国炭黑工业大气污染控制技术有了长足的进展，选择合理的工艺过程，采用袋滤器高效净化炭黑烟气，成功地开发了炭黑工业气体余热的回收及利用。为此，我国炭黑工业大气污染控制技术，实现了炭黑微粒和可燃气态污染物的高效净化，炭黑工业气体余热绝大部分得到了回收及利用，余热利用率达６０％以上。我国炭黑工业一跃成为低能耗、有效能高效利用，大气污染物高效净化的清洁生产的化工厂，和生产热力及电力的能源部门。     

日本大气污染和控制技术研究进展

本文详细地介绍了日本大气污染现状及其趋势,对主要污染物的污染状况进行了分析。概述了日本几十年来大气污染防治技术研究的进展。对改善燃烧、电子束法、NO_x处理触媒研究、NO_x吸附剂的研究、活性炭法干式脱硫、利用煤炭的干式脱硫、半干式简易脱硫、静电的应用、微生物的应用、电除尘、过滤除尘等大气污染防治技术的研究,做了详细介绍。对目前人们普遍关心的含氟气体排放控制问题进行了探讨。还简要介绍了日本大阪府等地,准备偿试的汽车排气总量控制的研究状况。     

复杂地形空气污染预报模式的研究

本文依据一个同时包括地形、热力以及摩擦等因素在内的，能够较真实地反映复杂地形情况下，大气运动基本特征的近地层水平流场二维数值模式，将其扩展成三维模式。在此基础上，从平流扩散方程出发，建立了一个与上述流场相应的浓度场预报模式。经与实测值比较，该预报模式具有较好的可靠性和适用性     

公路隧道空气污染治理的研究进展

本文介绍了公路长隧道空气污染状况、治理现状及其研究进展,文中指出脉冲电晕放电法治理隧道空气污染是有效的和可行的。     

Acetochlor as a soil pollutant

Acetochlor is a widely used herbicide all over the world. Similarly to other organic pollutants, the environmental fate of the acetochlor is strongly related to its adsorption properties. Static adsorption equilibrium measurements were carried out at 25 degrees C on different types of Hungarian soils characterized by varying amounts of organic matter and pH values. Isotherms obtained under different conditions, as well as on various soils, exhibit a similar shape, thus indicating a two-step adsorption process. The plots cannot be interpreted according to the classes of isotherms suggested by Giles. The adsorption coefficients (K) were estimated from the initial slope of the curves. These values were determined not only by the type of the soil, but also by the composition of the aqueous media. The organic matter adsorption coefficients (Kom) were also calculated and they were approximately identical for soils of high organic matter. Due to the low value of the adsorption coefficients, the acetochlor is a rather mobile pollutant of the soil posing a potential danger to the aquatic environment. For soils with high organic content, the Kom values are similar to each other and, due to the significant coverage of the inorganic surfaces, the adsorption is controlled by the solute-organic substance interactions. The adsorption of weakly polar compounds, however, is remarkable even on those soils where the organic content is low. In this case, the binding is governed by the solute-inorganic surface interactions. This conclusion is nicely proved by the adsorption of the acetochlor on quartz. According to our hypothesis, the second part of the adsorption step is controlled by the solute-adsorbed solute interactions. The role of the organic matter in this region of the isotherm is probably negligible. As the organic matter content of the soils plays an important role in the acetochlor adsorption, humic substances must have a strong influence upon the transport of this compound. Experiments to obtain adsorption isotherms of further pesticides and the development of a quantitative model are in progress.     

Ozone as a Tobacco Toxicant

Ozone is very toxic to tobacco, causing serious injury in greenhouses and fields. Certain varieties, differing in sensitivity, have proved useful as indicators of the presence, and to some extent the level, of air-polluting ozone. Environmental factors alter plant response to ozone and must be taken into account. What is now recognized as typical ozone injury to tobacco was first observed in Connecticut in 1951, Maryland in 1952, eastern North Carolina in 1953, and Ontario, Canada, in 1955. Cracking of rubber strips exposed daily at six locations in 1959 in the Connecticut Valley showed ozone concentrations were highest the day before a fleck outbreak, resulting in more than a million dollar loss. Measurement with a Mast ozone recorder from July to mid-October for two seasons at Beltsville, Md., six miles northeast of the District of Columbia, indicated 2.5 pphm as the average daily maximum value, 5 pphm as the level when plant injury is expected, and 10 pphm as very high and infrequent. The neutral buffered Kl method indicated higher ozone values, but about 15 pphm was maximum with this method. Shading portions of leaves for three hours in midday prevented ozone injury. Increased injury in the different tobacco areas was related to increased culture of more susceptible varieties. Although various antiozonants applied to the leaf, or even applied to cloth shade, reduce damage, the development of resistant tobaccos has proved the better means of control. Premature senescence and related chlorosis as well as fleck were prevented by carbon-filtered air, indicating that ozone may be a more important toxicant than previously recognized. Possibly oxidants other than ozone contributed to plant injury, but, if present, they were removed by carbon-filters. Growth of an ozone-sensitive tobacco Bel-W3, as indicated by dry weight, was only half as much in ambient as in carbonfiltered air in one experiment with chambers continued for 5 weeks. Evidence of synergistic action of sulfur dioxide and ozone is reported. Subthreshold concentrations of these toxicants produced injury following exposure of tobacco to mixed gases, whereas no injury resulted from the same concentration of the individual gases.     

Fire as a Soil-Forming Factor

In the span of a human generation, fire can, in theory, impact all the land covered by vegetation. Its occurrence has many important direct and indirect effects on soil, some of which are long-lasting or even permanent. As a consequence, fire must be considered a soil-forming factor, on par with the others traditionally recognized, namely: parent material, topography, time, climate, living beings not endowed with the power of reason, and humans.     

Significance of Atmospheric Ozone as a Phytotoxicant

Since the recognition of ozone as a major phytotoxicant in crop plants in 1957, ozone type symptoms have been observed in a wide range of vegetation. These observations include leafy vegetables, field, forage, and textile crops, also shrubs, broad-leafed ornamental, fruit and forest trees, and various conifers. Fumigation experiments at various institutions have confirmed the etiological relation of ozone in many of these observations. Such visible injuries fail to provide a reliable index to the damaging impact of ozone on the numerous plants affected. Hidden injury or damage by ozone at sub-necrotic levels has been reported and experimentally established in a number of crop plants. Evidence is available which indicats that citrus varieties are so affected, and that much of the citrus decline in Southern California may be ozone induced. Photochemically induced ozone may prove to be the most persistent, if not the most difficult, of atmospheric phytotoxicants to control. Ozone type injury has been reported from eighteen different states, and from Canada to Japan.     

Origin of 2-ethylhexanol as a VOC

2-Ethylhexanol has been identified as a volatile organic compound (VOC) that contributes to the deterioration of indoor air quality. Plasticizers are common components of dust and building materials and are shown to be degraded by a variety of bacteria and fungi to produce 2-ethylhexanol and other metabolites. Of these, the 2-ethylhexanol has significant volatility and was observed in appreciable quantities. The degree to which 2-ethylhexanol is observed as a VOC in air samples would be limited by the fact that many of the microorganisms that are capable of producing this compound are also able to oxidize it to 2-ethylhexanoic acid, which is much less volatile. It is argued that an abiotic degradation mechanism of plasticizers that results in the generation of 2-ethylhexanol is unlikely and, if this did occur, other metabolites should have been observed. Thus, the microbial degradation of plasticizers is the most likely source of 2-ethylhexanol in indoor air.     

Appropriateness of Aufwuchs as a monitor of bioaccumulation

Aufwuchs, procedurally defined as material accumulating on submerged surfaces, is being used increasingly to monitor trace element bioaccumulation in aquatic biota. Procedurally-defined aufwuchs is a complex mixture of biotic and abiotic components. Both biotic and abiotic components can be avid concentrators of trace elements. Consequently, bioaccumulation data generated from poorly-characterized, procedurally-defined aufwuchs may not accurately reflect accumulation by biota. Further, total concentrations of trace elements in procedurally-defined aufwuchs may not be indicative fo the amount of contaminant available for trophic transfer. Methods of minimizing abiotic component contribution to trace element accumulation and means of assessing the bioavailability of associated trace elements are discussed in this review.     

Boron as a Phytotoxic Air Pollutant

The issue of hydrocarbon emissions from Floating Roof Tanks (FRT) has received considerable recent attention from the industry and regulatory agencies. However, the amount of emissions from a given facility and their dependence on factors such as wind speeds, nature of the stored hydrocarbon and, geometry of the tank and the floating roof are in considerable doubt.

The first purpose of the present paper is to derive a new formula for the rate of hydrocarbon emissions from FRT based upon the well established engineering practices and compare the implications of this formula with the widely employed, but empirically derived, API formulation.

The second purpose of the paper is to outline the promise of reduction in emission losses by aerodynamic modifications to an FRT and to report the results of one such modification. It is shown by the results that considerable fluid dynamic changes, which are likely to reduce the emissions significantly, are brought about by a simple aerodynamic modification.     

Beech foliage as a bioindicator of pollution near a waste incinerator

Since 1971 unshaded leaves from the top of marked beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) in the vicinity of a regional waste incinerator have been sampled every year in early September. The unwashed leaf samples were analyzed for the concentration of Cl- and, in some years, for 16 other elements. The operation of the waste incinerator distinctly increased the Cl- concentration in the foliage. When the flue gas filtration did not work properly, several other elements also accumulated (without any obvious dust accumulation). There were no significant correlations between precipitation and concentration of water-soluble elements in foliage samples. This suggested that precipitation was not accelerating foliar leaching so that the bioindication of pollutant accumulation is not restricted in foliage with a well developed cuticula.     

Natural phillipsite as a matrix for a slow-release formulation of oxamyl

The performance of phillipsite as a matrix for slow-release formulation of oxamyl [N,N-dimethyl-2-methylcarbamoyl-oxymino-2-(methylthio)acetamide] was tested. The adsorption kinetics followed a first-order law, and the adsorption isotherm fitted well in a two-surface Langmuir model, suggesting a double mechanism of interaction between oxamyl and the sorbent. The sorption mechanism, studied by FTIR, provided two fractions of oxamyl. The first one is sorbed on the mineral surface, linked by H-bonding, and the second one is constituted by a multilayer of oxamyl molecules linked by a water bridge between them. The release kinetics of oxamyl from a substratum zeolite-oxamyl also follows a first-order law, with two stages that correspond to both fractions of oxamyl previously detected.     

Vicia faba as a bioindicator of oil pollution

In 1990, the Gulf War caused an unprecedented environmental catastrophe. More than 700 oil wells were set on fire, emitting thousands of tons of oxides of nitrogen, sulfur, soot and oil mist at high temperatures. The blazing oil wells and lakes were the major cause of environmental pollution, damaging flora and fauna throughout Kuwait and the surrounding region. We set up this study in order to investigate whether Vicia faba could be used as a bioindicator of oil pollution. Growth parameters of Vicia faba, such as levels of photosynthetic pigments, proteins, free amino acids, phenols, sugars, biomass, moisture and fatty acids, were studied. Levels of total reducible sugars, phenols, proteins, free amino acids and proline were found to be higher in plants grown in hydrocarbon-polluted soil, compared to those grown in control soil. However, biomass, moisture, pheophytin, the 435/415 nm ratio for chlorophylls and the chlorophyll a/carotenoid ratio, were higher in the plants grown in control soil than those grown in polluted soil. Our results indicate that Vicia faba can be used as a bioindicator of pollution and a ratio of the fatty acid C(20:1)/C(18:1) is an important index of environmental oil pollution.     

Green roofs as a means of pollution abatement

Green roofs involve growing vegetation on rooftops and are one tool that can help mitigate the negative effects of pollution. This review encompasses published research to date on how green roofs can help mitigate pollution, how green roof materials influence the magnitude of these benefits, and suggests future research directions. The discussion concentrates on how green roofs influence air pollution, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon sequestration, longevity of roofing membranes that result in fewer roofing materials in landfills, water quality of stormwater runoff, and noise pollution. Suggestions for future directions for research include plant selection, development of improved growing substrates, urban rooftop agriculture, water quality of runoff, supplemental irrigation, the use of grey water, air pollution, carbon sequestration, effects on human health, combining green roofs with complementary related technologies, and economics and policy issues.     

Trichlorofluoromethane as a tracer of urban air masses

Trichlorofluoromethane (CCl₃F) measurements in 34 air samples collected at remote Whiteface Mountain N.Y, (elevation 1.5 km) during September 26 through October 29,1978, using electron capture gas chromatography are described. The day-to-day CCl₃F concentration varies between values of 163 and 121 ppt (10⁻¹². v/v) with an average concentration of 137 ppt. Simultaneous measurements of ozone and Be along with relevant meteorological parameters are also presented. The O₃-CCl₃F concentration interrelation suggests that CCl₃F can be used as an area source urban tracer. Periods of elevated O₃ levels associated with high ⁷Be concentration concomitantly marked by low CCl₃F concentrations are explained qualitatively in terms of intrusion of upper atmospheric/stratospheric air into the lower tropospheric air masses. It is shown that the contribution of this factor is quite significant and it must be properly taken into account while establishing the role of CCl₃F as a tracer through its measurements in the lower troposphere.     

Gamma radiation-induced grafting of a cationic monomer onto chitosan as a flocculant

Grafting of (2-methacryloyloxyethyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride onto chitosan through gamma-radiation in acidic aqueous solutions was achieved for production of a novel flocculant. The grafted copolymer was characterized by Fourier-transform infrared, X-ray powder diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The effects of reaction parameters, such as total absorbed dose, dose rate, monomer concentration and temperature, on grafting percentage were investigated. The flocculation capacities of the grafted copolymer were evaluated with 0.25% (w/v) kaolin suspensions using the standard jar test. The results demonstrate the superiority of the grafted copolymer over chitosan as a flocculant.