Changes in contaminant mass discharge from DNAPL source mass depletion: evaluation at two field sites

Changes in contaminant fluxes resulting from aggressive remediation of dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) source zone were investigated at two sites, one at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah, and the other at Ft. Lewis Military Reservation, Washington. Passive Flux Meters (PFM) and a variation of the Integral Pumping Test (IPT) were used to measure fluxes in ten wells installed along a transect down-gradient of the trichloroethylene (TCE) source zone, and perpendicular to the mean groundwater flow direction. At both sites, groundwater and contaminant fluxes were measured before and after the source-zone treatment. The measured contaminant fluxes (J; ML(-2)T(-1)) were integrated across the well transect to estimate contaminant mass discharge (M(D); MT(-1)) from the source zone. Estimated M(D) before source treatment, based on both PFM and IPT methods, were approximately 76 g/day for TCE at the Hill AFB site; and approximately 640 g/day for TCE, and approximately 206 g/day for cis-dichloroethylene (DCE) at the Ft. Lewis site. TCE flux measurements made 1 year after source treatment at the Hill AFB site decreased to approximately 5 g/day. On the other hand, increased fluxes of DCE, a degradation byproduct of TCE, in tests subsequent to remediation at the Hill AFB site suggest enhanced microbial degradation after surfactant flooding. At the Ft. Lewis site, TCE mass discharge rates subsequent to remediation decreased to approximately 3 g/day for TCE and approximately 3 g/day for DCE approximately 1.8 years after remediation. At both field sites, PFM and IPT approaches provided comparable results for contaminant mass discharge rates, and show significant reductions (>90%) in TCE mass discharge as a result of DNAPL mass depletion from the source zone.     

Contaminant mass discharge estimation in groundwater based on multi-level point measurements: a numerical evaluation of expected errors

Different methods for the field-scale estimation of contaminant mass discharge in groundwater at control planes based on multi-level well data are numerically analysed for the expected estimation error. We consider "direct" methods based on time-integrated measuring of mass flux, as well as "indirect" methods, where estimates are derived from concentration measurements. The appropriateness of the methods is evaluated by means of modelled data provided by simulation of mass transport in a three-dimensional model domain. Uncertain heterogeneous aquifer conditions are addressed by means of Monte-Carlo simulations with aquifer conductivity as a random space function. We investigate extensively the role of the interplay between the spatial resolution of the sampling grid and aquifer heterogeneity with respect to the accuracy of the mass discharge estimation. It is shown that estimation errors can be reduced only if spatial sampling intervals are in due proportion to spatial correlation length scales. The ranking of the methods with regard to estimation error is shown to be heavily dependent on both the given sampling resolution and prevailing aquifer heterogeneity. Regarding the "indirect" estimation methods, we demonstrate the great importance of a consistent averaging of the parameters used for the discharge estimation.     

Correction in aerosol mass concentration measurements with humidity difference between ambient and instrumental conditions

The influence of humidity is considered on the concentration of the suspended particulate matter (SPM) measured with a β-ray counter. The humidity condition inside a small observatory where the counter is located is, in general, different from the ambient condition outside the observatory. From the measured values, the ambient SPM concentration is derived considering the hygroscopic effect of common aerosol species of sea salt (SS), (NH₄)₂SO₄, NH₄NO₃ and NaNO₃. In a case study conducted during September 2005, temperature and humidity were measured both inside and outside the observatory. The average value of the relative humidity is 48% for inside and 78% for outside, resulting in approximately 53% larger SPM mass concentration after the correction. Accordingly, the value of mass extinction efficiency, which is given by the ratio between the optically measured extinction coefficient and the mass concentration, becomes lower after the correction.     

Laboratory and field measurements of NOx produced from corona discharge

This research consists of a laboratory study and a field study. The laboratory research reports the formation of NO_x from a point to plane corona discharge. Discharge polarity and relative humidity determined the amount of NO_x that was produced. The positive point discharge caused more NO_x to form than the negative point discharge. For both polarities NO_x production showed a nonlinear increase with current. Relative humidity enhanced the NO_x formation for both polarities. In each case, the amount of NO_x formed was comparable to the quantity of N₂O produced from corona discharge. The research also reports the results from a field study that measured the amounts of 03 and NO₂ produced by corona discharge during a thunderstorm. The study found that the ambient concentrations of 03 and NO₂ increased several fold due to corona discharge and returned to original levels after the thunderstorm.     

Stochastic analysis of concentration field in a wake region

Introduction  

Identifying geographic locations in urban areas from which air pollutants enter the atmosphere is one of the most important information needed to develop effective mitigation strategies for pollution control.     

Satellite measurements of aerosol mass and transport

The aerosol optical thickness over land is derived from satellite measurements of the radiance of scattered sunlight. These data are used to estimate the columnar mass density of particulate sulfur on a day with a large amount of sulfur. The horizontal transport of the particulate sulfur is calculated using wind vectors measured with rawins.     

介质阻挡放电等离子体降解高浓度甲苯

为解决喷漆和涂装废气中VOCs的污染,采用同轴圆管式介质阻挡反应器进行低温等离子体降解高浓度甲苯探索,研究了反应器参数（放电间距、放电长度）、操作参数（初始甲苯浓度、气体流量、输入功率）等关键参数对甲苯转化率和产物CO2选择性的影响。结果表明：放电间距过大或者过小都不利于甲苯的降解,放电长度的增加对其影响相对较小;输入功率越大,甲苯的降解效果越好,并且反应产物中臭氧的浓度越低,但气体流量及初始甲苯浓度的增加不利于甲苯的降解。最后对产物进行GC-MS检测,分析了甲苯降解机理。     

Photolysis of low concentration H2S under UV/VUV irradiation emitted from microwave discharge electrodeless lamps

The photolysis of simulating low concentration of hydrogen sulfide malodorous gas was studied under UV irradiation emitted by self-made microwave discharge electrodeless lamps (i.e. microwave UV electrodeless mercury lamp (185/253.7 nm) and iodine lamp (178.3/180.1/183/184.4/187.6/206.2 nm)). Experiments results showed that the removal efficiency (eta H2S) of hydrogen sulfide was decreased with increasing initial H2S concentration and increased slightly with gas residence time; H2S removal efficiency was decreased dramatically with enlarged pipe diameter. Under the experimental conditions with pipe diameter of 36 mm, gas flow rate of 0.42 standard l s(-1), eta H2S was 52% with initial H2S concentration of 19.5 mg m(-3) by microwave mercury lamp, the absolute removal amount (ARA) was 4.30 microg s(-1), and energy yield (EY) was 77.3 mg kW h(-1); eta H2S was 56% with initial H2S concentration of 18.9 mg m(-3) by microwave iodine lamp, the ARA was 4.48 microg s(-1), and the EY was 80.5mg kW h(-1). The main photolysis product was confirmed to be SO4(2-) with IC.     

基于“趋零排放”的高盐废水电渗析浓缩技术研究进展

工业废水“趋零排放”已成为相关水处理技术领域的目标策略。高盐废水是一种典型的工业难降废水,处理过程中存在浓缩成本较高、杂盐及有机物污染等问题。电渗析技术可以选择性分离溶解性离子,近年来已成为高盐废水实现“趋零排放”目标的热门研究技术。系统梳理了电渗析技术在高盐废水浓缩、杂盐纯化、有机物分离等方面的研究进展,并介绍了以溶解性离子选择性分离为核心的新型电渗析技术,总结了单价选择性离子交换膜、新型选择性电渗析膜堆和膜污染控制等热点研究方向的最新进展。上述综述内容可为利用电渗析技术实现高盐废水“趋零排放”提供参考,也可为相关工业废水的处理及达标排放提供技术借鉴。     

Comparison of two estimation methods for surface area concentration using number concentration and mass concentration of combustion-related ultrafine particles

Recent research has suggested that the adverse health effects caused by nanoparticles are associated with their surface area (SA) concentrations. In this study, SA was estimated in two ways using number and mass concentrations and compared with SA (SA_meas) measured using a diffusion charger (DC). Aerosol measurements were made twice: once starting in October 2002 and again starting in December 2002 in Mysore, India in residences that used kerosene or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. Mass, number, and SA concentrations and size distributions by number were measured in each residence. The first estimation method (SA_PSD) used the size distribution by number to estimate SA. The second method (SA_INV) used a simple inversion scheme that incorporated number and mass concentrations while assuming a lognormal size distribution with a known geometrical standard deviation. SA_PSD was, on average, 2.4 times greater (range = 1.6–3.4) than SA_meas while SA_INV was, on average, 6.0 times greater (range = 4.6–7.7) than SA_meas. The logarithms of SA_PSD and SA_INV were found to be statistically significant predictors of the logarithm of SA_meas. The study showed that particle number and mass concentration measurements can be used to estimate SA with a correction factor that ranges between 2 and 6.     

On-line analysis of secondary ozonides from cyclohexene and d-limonene ozonolysis using atmospheric sampling townsend discharge ionization mass spectrometry

An on-line technique has been developed for analysis of gas-phase oxidation products formed in a reaction flow tube using different reaction times, concentrations and humidities. Products of ozonolysis, including thermally labile secondary ozonides (SOZ), were directly introduced into an atmospheric sampling townsend discharge ionization (ASTDI) source coupled to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (MS). Instant changes in the product composition were monitored in the total-ion chromatogram, or by fragment ions in the collision activated dissociation mass spectra by use of MS/MS scan techniques. Assignment of the individual ions was accomplished by inspection of the products’ mass spectra obtained by pre-concentration of the gas phase on a dedicated short column followed by chromatographic analysis. The observed reaction products correspond to those identified with other techniques. Of relevance for future mechanistic modelling, is the point that conditions of excess d-limonene favoured the formation of the d-limonene SOZ (major product), which was observed to be quite stable in dry and humid air, without oxidants. The d-limonene/ozone ratio was observed to be crucial for the stability of the SOZ, because it is prone to ozonolysis, and no SOZ could be detected in completely reacted 1:1 mixtures.     

Stochastic model to forecast ground-level ozone concentration at urban and rural areas

Stochastic models that estimate the ground-level ozone concentrations in air at an urban and rural sampling points in South-eastern Spain have been developed. Studies of temporal series of data, spectral analyses of temporal series and ARIMA models have been used. The ARIMA model (1,0,0) x (1,0,1)24 satisfactorily predicts hourly ozone concentrations in the urban area. The ARIMA (2,1,1) x (0,1,1)24 has been developed for the rural area. In both sampling points, predictions of hourly ozone concentrations agree reasonably well with measured values. However, the prediction of hourly ozone concentrations in the rural point appears to be better than that of the urban point. The performance of ARIMA models suggests that this kind of modelling can be suitable for ozone concentrations forecasting.     

北京市2014年PM2.5质量浓度变化特征

利用北京市发布的PM2.5质量浓度数据,分析了2014年PM2.5日平均质量浓度变化情况,以及全年平均日变化特征、分季节的日变化特征、分星期的日变化特征。结果表明：北京市2014年PM2.5污染较为严重,但相比往年有所减弱,其中2月和10月污染最为严重,5-6月及8-9月污染较轻。全年平均日变化呈现“W”型,白天在07：00和15：00存在2个谷值,峰值出现在10：00,21：00-03：00 PM2.5污染在一天中最为严重。秋冬季节的日变化趋势相似,其夜间PM2.5质量浓度明显高于白天。春季和夏季的日变化与全年平均日变化差别很大。分星期的日变化曲线变化趋势存在较大差异,但峰值和谷值出现的时间基本一致。     

Wind tunnel measurements of concentration fluctuations in an urban street canyon

A wind tunnel study was performed to examine some turbulent characteristics and statistical properties of the concentration field developing from the steady release of a tracer gas at street level in a canyon amidst urban roughness. The experiment was conducted with the approaching wind direction perpendicular to the street axis and, with a street width to building height aspect ratio equal to one. Concentration time series were recorded at 70 points within the test street cross-section and above. Mean concentrations, variances and related turbulent quantities, as well as other statistical quantities including quantiles were computed. Concentration spectra and autocorrelation functions were also examined. The emphasis is put here on the results concerning mean concentrations and the variance of concentration fluctuations. The main objective of this paper is to put forward potential benefits of the experimental approach taken in this study. Through a simple and already widely studied configuration it is aimed to show how, for modelling purposes, this approach can help improving our understanding of the mechanisms of dipersion of pollution from car exhausts in built-up areas and, with further measurements, how it could assist in drawing specifications for siting monitoring networks.     

Particulate and sulfur dioxide concentration measurements in Patras,Greece

The purpose of this study was to obtain a better assessment of the Patras, Greece, air quality, in terms of the primary pollutants total suspended particulates (TSPs) and sulfur dioxide (SO2), because limited and short-duration measurements have been conducted in the past. Installation and operation of a mobile air monitoring station at two different locations in the Patras downtown area and one location in the outskirts of the city was undertaken and covered the periods July 1, 1994-January 30, 1995; March 18-August 23, 1995; and April 19-July 27, 1996, respectively. For both pollutants measured at each location, the monthly average concentrations and typical weekly variation of daily averages, as well as the diurnal variations and frequency concentration distributions in each month of the monitoring periods, were calculated and are presented in bar diagrams. The annual and winter period medians and the annual 98th percentile were also calculated and are compared with the limit and guide values provided by the European Economic Community Council Directive 80/779/EEC. In addition, comparison of SO2 values is made with the limit values adopted by the more recent Directive 1999/30/EC. It was found that the TSP and SO2 levels at all locations were very low and were lower than the levels found in Thessaloniki and Athens, Greece. An attempt to explain what had been measured is also undertaken. The data presented are considered essential for future reference and comparison purposes.     

Plume opacity related to particle mass concentration and size distribution

Simultaneous measurements of the in-stack light transmittance, particle mass concentration and particle size distribution were conducted on a hogged fuel boiler, a Kraft recovery furnace and a pulverized coal-fired boiler. The experimental data were utilized to evaluate a technique for predicting paniculate mass concentration based on the particle characteristics. The predicted relationship between in-stack transmittance and particulate mass concentration was in good agreement with the experimental measurements for the hogged fuel boiler and the pulverized coal-fired boiler. The discrepancy noted in the predicted relationship for the Kraft recovery furnace may have been caused by measurement problems associated with low particulate mass concentrations or uncertainties in a value for the average particle density. An approach is presented for estimating the transmittance across a given light path based on the ratio of the specific volume to light extinction coefficient for monodisperse particle size increments. Figures are provided for determining this ratio for a wide range of particle sizes and refractive indices. The results of this study indicate the importance of using the actual particle size distribution for predicting the relationship between transmittance and mass concentration. An example problem is presented to illustrate the application of the calculation technique.     

An evaluation of the protein mass of particulate matter

This research study provides the characterization of mass percent of protein-based particulate matter in total ambient particulate matter collected in a metropolitan area of NC. The project determined the percentages of protein-based ambient bioaerosols for particles in the 2.5–10 μm range and for particles in the range of 2.5 μm or less in 298 samples taken over a six-month period. The analysis of total protein mass was used as an all-inclusive indicator of biologically based aerosols. These organic bioaerosols may have nucleated with inorganic non-biological aerosols, or they may be combined with inert aerosols. The source of these bioaerosols may be any combination of pollen, mold, bacteria, insect debris, fecal matter, or dander, and they may induce irritational, allergic, infectious, and chemical responses in exposed individuals. Ambient samples of PM_2.5 and PM_10−2.5 were analyzed for gravimetric mass and total protein mass. The results for 19 of 24 sample periods indicated that between 1% and 4% of PM_10−2.5 and between 1% and 2% of PM_2.5 mass concentrations were made of ambient protein bioaerosols. (The remaining 5 of 24 sample periods yielded protein results which were below detectable limits.)     

污泥浓度对微孔曝气氧传质过程的影响

污泥浓度是影响微孔曝气氧传质过程的重要因素之一。在小试及中试规模上,研究了不同污泥浓度对微孔曝气氧传质过程的影响,得出曝气性能随污泥浓度的变化规律。结果表明,当污泥浓度低于2000mg／L时,曝气性能随浓度的增大而增强,在2000～3000mg／L时,KLa达到最大值;当污泥浓度大于2000～3000mg／L时,曝气性能随污泥浓度增大而降低,当污泥浓度大于5000mg／L时,曝气性能急剧降低。这一规律对于在设计和运行中合理确定污水处理中的污泥浓度,在达到处理效果的前提下,尽量降低电耗具有重要意义。