上海市城市绿地土壤特性及对雨洪削减效应的影响

研究了上海市5个功能区城市绿地土壤的特性,分析了它们在各功能区的分布规律及造成差异的影响因素,并对上海市利用绿地蓄渗雨洪的潜力进行了计算分析.结果表明,上海市城市绿地土壤质地以粘壤土、砂质粘壤土和壤质粘土为主;城市绿地土壤由于受人为活动的影响,土壤物理性质发生了显著变化,土壤容重增大,孔隙度和渗透性降低,压实现象普遍;土壤的入渗速率差异较大,以文教区和居民生活区为最好,其后依次为公园、商业活动区、道路交通区.对绿地面积比为20%的功能区,在一年一遇的设计暴雨重现期内,绿地蓄渗雨水效果随土壤入渗速率的增大而增大,且下凹式绿地的蓄渗效果明显优于平绿地.     

Kinetic analysis of constructed systems for the recovery of contaminated areas by acid mine drainage

INTRODUCTION: Flowing of the acid mine drainage may contaminate the adjacent water bodies causing substantial changes in the aquatic ecosystem. This aspect is the most relevant problem in the southern of Santa Catarina once the contaminated areas are inserted in the watershed of the Araranguá, Urussanga, and Tubar?o rivers, increasing the need for recovery studies. These areas are between Criciúma, I?ara, Urussanga, Siderópolis, Lauro Müller, Orleans, and Alfredo Wagner towns where a conservation unit exist called the Environmental Preservation Area of Baleia Franca. Aiming to compare the kinetics of the ash derived from burning coal and to neutralize acid mine drainage, different neutralizer, limestone, fly, and bottom ash, was mounted on a pilot scale experiment. DISCUSSION: The transport parameters showed the same order of infiltration and dispersion: fly ash < bottom ash < limestone. The order of measured alkalinity was: limestone < fly ash < bottom ash, with pH values of 9.34, 12.07, and 12.25, respectively. The limestone kinetics of acidic drainage neutralization was first order with reaction rate constant k?=?0.0963 min(-1), bottom ash was 3/4 with k?=?0.0723 mol(1/4) L(-1/4) min(-1), and the fly ash had higher order kinetics, 4/3, with reaction rate constant k?=?27.122 L(1/3) mol(-1/3) min(-1). However, by mathematical modeling, it was found that due to a combination of transport and kinetics, only limestone treatment reached a pH above 6 within 5 years, corresponding to the ideal as planned.     

Agricultural and green infrastructures: the role of non-urbanised areas for eco-sustainable planning in a metropolitan region

Non-Urbanised Areas (NUAs) are part of agricultural and green infrastructures that provide ecosystem services. Their role is fundamental for the minimization of urban pollution and adaptation to climate change. Like all natural ecosystems, NUAs are endangered by urban sprawl. The regulation of sprawl is a key issue for land-use planning. We propose a land use suitability strategy model to orient Land Uses of NUAs, based on integration of Land Cover Analysis (LCA) and Fragmentation Analysis (FA). With LCA the percentage of evapotranspiring surface is defined for each land use. Dimensions and densities of NUAs patches are assessed in FA. The model has been developed with Geographical Information Systems, using an extensive set of geodatabases, including orthophotos, vectorial cartographies and field surveys. The case of the municipality of Mascalucia in Catania metropolitan area (Italy), characterized by a considerable urban sprawl, is presented.     

渗透坝对丹江口库湾水体氮磷负荷削减的应用

为了解决丹江口库湾局部水体富营养化问题,以水体氮、磷削减负荷为目标,利用渗透坝对库湾水体进行净化,促进库湾水体流动循环。该技术以渗透坝为主体,包括提水风车、生态塘和布水系统,设计进水负荷为16.7 L·min-1。结果表明,三级坝系统对水体中TP、TN、NH4+-N和NO3--N负荷平均削减率分别为48.3%、46.8%、56.9% 和52.1%,进水中NO3--N负荷量的标准偏差较大,为2.01,出水氮磷负荷量波动比较稳定,TN削减负荷量标准偏差较大,为1.08。TSS出水负荷量出现升高现象,分析表明TSS主要成分为固体颗粒物质。该技术的应用对库湾水体氮磷负荷具有显著的削减作用,同时能够增强库湾水体的流动循环,可有效防止水体富营养化现象发生。     

Status of water use and potential of rainwater harvesting for replacing centralized supply system in remote mountainous areas: a case study

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The failure of the centralized water supply system forced XY community to become more dependent on uncertain and unstable water sources. The results...     

基于积尘负荷的北京市典型城区道路扬尘排放特征研究

对典型道路扬尘进行采样,分析夏季北京市西城区、海淀区、门头沟区不同类型道路积尘负荷和PM_(2.5)粒度乘数(K_(2.5),g/(km·辆)),并对高峰与非高峰期K_(2.5)进行统计分析,通过计算得到了PM_(2.5)、PM_(10)排放因子和排放强度。结果表明:除北营房中街和阜外大街以外的积尘负荷总体表现为支路次干道主干道快速路,门头沟区海淀区西城区。不同道路类型PM_(10)排放因子表现为主干道次干道支路快速路(西城区除外),PM_(10)排放强度表现为快速路主干道次干道支路。K_(2.5)的分析结果表明,K_(2.5)表现为快速路主干道次干道支路,西城区海淀区门头沟区,高峰期K_(2.5)普遍比非高峰期大,其中午高峰最大。此外,北营房中街积尘负荷为0.681g/m~2,PM_(10)排放因子和排放强度分别为1.04g/(km·辆)和8.43kg/(km·d),明显小于其他区支路;阜外大街积尘负荷为0.724g/m~2,PM_(10)排放因子和排放强度分别为1.28g/(km·辆)和44.74kg/(km·d),明显小于其他区主干道;这可能与两条道路的日平均洒水次数较多有关。研究结果可为北京市道路扬尘排放清单的构建提供数据参考。     

Carbon savings resulting from the cooling effect of green areas: a case study in Beijing

Green areas cool the climate of a city, reduce the energy consumption caused by the urban heat island (UHI) effect, and bring along carbon savings. However, the calculation of carbon savings due to the cooling effect of green areas is still not well understood. We have used a Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) image of Beijing, to identify the cooled areas, compute the possible energy used to maintain the temperature differences between cooled areas and their surrounding heated areas, and calculate the carbon savings owing to the avoidance of energy use. Results show that a total amount of 14315.37 tons carbon savings was achieved in the study area and the amount was related to the biomass, the size and the shape of green areas. These results demonstrate the importance of carbon savings resulting from green areas' cooling effect.     

Effects of storage on the composition of main components in rainwater samples

Samples from twelve rainwater collectors in The Netherlands were stored under three different conditions: (i) in the light at room temperature, (ii) in the dark at room temperature and (iii) in the dark at 4°C. In samples stored at room temperature considerable changes occurred in ammonium and phosphate concentrations both in the light and in the dark. Minor changes were also observed for potassium, calcium, chloride, sulphate and nitrate. Storage of rainwater samples in the dark at 4°C resulted in a satisfactory sample preservation.     

Seasonal and spatial variation of organic tracers for biomass burning in PM1 aerosols from highly insolated urban areas

PM₁ aerosol characterization on organic tracers for biomass burning (levoglucosan and its isomers and dehydroabietic acid) was conducted within the AERTRANS project. PM₁ filters (N?=?90) were sampled from 2010 to 2012 in busy streets in the urban centre of Madrid and Barcelona (Spain) at ground-level and at roof sites. In both urban areas, biomass burning was not expected to be an important local emission source, but regional emissions from wildfires, residential heating or biomass removal may influence the air quality in the cities. Although both areas are under influence of high solar radiation, Madrid is situated in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, while Barcelona is located at the Mediterranean Coast and under influence of marine atmospheres. Two extraction methods were applied, i.e. Soxhlet and ASE, which showed equivalent results after GC-MS analyses. The ambient air concentrations of the organic tracers for biomass burning increased by an order of magnitude at both sites during winter compared to summer. An exception was observed during a PM event in summer 2012, when the atmosphere in Barcelona was directly affected by regional wildfire smoke and levels were four times higher as those observed in winter. Overall, there was little variation between the street and roof sites in both cities, suggesting that regional biomass burning sources influence the urban areas after atmospheric transport. Despite the different atmospheric characteristics in terms of air relative humidity, Madrid and Barcelona exhibit very similar composition and concentrations of biomass burning organic tracers. Nevertheless, levoglucosan and its isomers seem to be more suitable for source apportionment purposes than dehydroabietic acid. In both urban areas, biomass burning contributions to PM were generally low (2 %) in summer, except on the day when wildfire smoke arrive to the urban area. In the colder periods the contribution increase to around 30 %, indicating that regional biomass burning has a substantial influence on the urban air quality.     

乡村绿色住区示范区污水就地处置回用--黄土高原干旱半干旱乡村绿色住区水资源开发利用研究

探讨了乡村绿色住区污水就地处置技术的可行性,结合西北黄土高原乡村绿色住区示范区建设,设计了黄土高原干旱半干旱乡村聚居区污水就地处置回用的工艺型式.     

The risk of cross-border pollution and the influence of regional climate on the rainwater chemistry in the Southern Carpathians,Romania

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The aim of this study is the assessment of rainwater composition, regarding the various sources of major ions and heavy metals, taking into account...     

Wastewater reuse in Mediterranean semi-arid areas: The impact of discharges of tertiary treated sewage on the load of polar micro pollutants in the Llobregat river (NE Spain)

The presence of sewage-borne micro contaminants in environmental waters is directly related to the discharge of treated effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) and the flow rate of the receiving river waters. Mediterranean rivers, in particular, are characterized by important fluctuations in the flow rates and heavy pollution pressures resulting from extensive urban, industrial and agricultural activities. This translates into contamination levels in these rivers often higher than those in other larger European basins. The present work provides an overview of the occurrence of five groups of organic contaminants (131 compounds) namely pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, polar pesticides, estrogens, alkylphenols and related ethoxylates in WWTP tertiary treatment effluents. Data gathered during a period of water reuse carried out in the lower stretch of the Llobregat river (NE Spain), in the surroundings of the town of Barcelona as a consequence of the severe drought that took place along the years 2007-2008 are presented as illustrative example. In general, measured concentrations of the target compounds were in the low to mid ng L⁻¹ range. The total concentration of each compound class downstream to the discharge point was similar or slightly higher than that found upstream. Regarding the loads calculated for each compound, the relative contribution from the river upstream and the tertiary effluent were highly compound depending with no apparent trend. However, estimation of the overall bulk loads for each compound class determined in the Llobregat river showed the following rank order: pharmaceuticals > alkylphenols > pesticides > illicit drugs ? estrogens.     

Acid mine drainage in the Iberian Pyrite Belt: 1. Hydrochemical characteristics and pollutant load of the Tinto and Odiel rivers

Acid mine drainage in the Iberian Pyrite Belt is probably the worst case in the world of surface water pollution associated with mining of sulphide mineral deposits. The Iberian Pyrite Belt is located in SW Iberian Peninsula, and it has been mined during the last 4,500 years. The central and eastern part of the Iberian Pyrite Belt is drained by the Tinto and Odiel rivers, which receive most of the acidic leachates from the mining areas. As a result, the main channels of the Tinto and Odiel rivers are very rich in metals and highly acidic until reaching the Atlantic Ocean. A significant amount of the pollutant load transported by these two rivers is delivered during the rainy season, as is usual in rivers of Mediterranean climate regions. Therefore, in order to have an accurate estimation of the pollutant loads transported by the Tinto and Odiel rivers, a systematic sampling on a weekly basis and a high temporal resolution sampling of floods events were both performed. Results obtained show that metal fluxes are strongly dependent on the study period, highlighting the importance of inter-annual studies involving dry and wet years.     

Constructed wetlands as a component of the agricultural landscape: mitigation of herbicides in simulated runoff from upland drainage areas

Constructed wetlands are a recommended practice for buffering pollutant source areas and receiving waters. A wetland consisting of a sediment trap and two treatment cells was constructed in a Mississippi Delta lake watershed. A 3-h simulated runoff event was initiated (2003) to evaluate fate and transport of atrazine and fluometuron through the wetland. Water samples were collected during a runoff simulation and then afterward at selected intervals for 21 d, and analyzed for the herbicides. Breakthrough patterns for herbicide concentrations in water samples during the first 20 h after simulated runoff showed peak concentrations in the first 6 h, with gradual tailing as the herbicide pulse was diluted in the second, excavated (deeper) cell. Atrazine and fluometuron concentrations in the first (shallower, non-excavated) cell averaged 12- and 20-fold greater, respectively, than those in the second cell following simulated runoff, indicating entrapment in the first cell. Atrazine and fluometuron concentrations in the shallower cell decreased 32% and 22%, respectively, 9 d following simulated runoff, indicating either degradation or sorption to soil or wetland flora. In the excavated cell, concentrations were even lower, and atrazine declined more rapidly than fluometuron. Results indicate constructed wetlands can improve downstream water quality though sequestration or processing of pollutants.     

通化市创建国家环境保护模范城市期间主要水污染物削减对策的研究

分析了通化市主要污染物排放现状及其创建国家环境保护模范城市(简称创模)的基础条件。预测了2013-2015年通化市农业源、城镇生活源、工业源新增的COD及氨氮排放量,在削减空间有限的条件下,结合环境统计数据分析,合理测算新增项目削减潜力。提出了通化市在创模的3年里,应以重点工业企业深度治理、生活污水设施扩建以及畜禽养殖干清粪工艺改造等为抓手,扎实推进污染物减排工作,以期达到创模考核的目标要求。     

Role of some organic inhibitors on the oxidation of dissolved sulfur dioxide by oxygen in rainwater medium

In August 2012, eight rainwater samples were collected and analyzed for pH and metal ions, viz., iron, copper, and manganese. The pH was within the range 6.84–7.65. The rate of oxidation of dissolved sulfur dioxide was determined using these rainwater samples as reaction medium. Kinetics was defined by the rate law: ?d[S(IV)]/dt = R _o = k _o[S(IV)]], where k _o is the first-order rate constant and R _o is the rate of the reaction. The effect of two volatile organic compounds—ethanol and 2-butanol—was examined and found to inhibit the oxidation as defined by the rate law: k _obs = k _o/(1 + B [Inh]), where k _obs is the first-order rate constant in the presence of the inhibitor, [Inh] is the concentration of the inhibitor, and B is the inhibitor parameter—an empirical constant. In the pH range of collected rainwater samples, the values of first-order rate constants ranged from 3.1?×?10^?5 to 1.5?×?10^?4 s^?1 at 25 °C. The values of inhibition parameter were found to be (5.99?±?3.91?×?10⁴) (ethanol) and (3.95?±?2.36)?×?10⁴ (2-butanol) at 25 °C.     

Development of an SPME-GC-MS/MS method for the determination of pesticides in rainwater: laboratory and field experiments

A solid-phase microextraction -- coupled to a gas chromatography -- ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (SPME-GC-MS/MS) method was developed for the quantitative determination in rainwater of 8 pesticides amongst the most used in France and 3 triazines metabolites. The main factors affecting the SPME process were studied. Using a 3 mL sample, the method developed showed good linearity for concentrations ranging from 0.05 to 50 microgL(-1) with correlation coefficients between 0.997 and 0.9999 and relative standard deviations (% RSD) below 14%. The study of matrix effects showed that rainwater was too diluted to have any significant influence on the extraction efficiency. To validate the method, a field campaign was carried out on the rain events, which occurred in Strasbourg during a one-year period. The rain concentrations showed patterns of high pesticide concentrations during spring months, which were correlated to the spraying periods of most of these substances.     

The effect of particle size reduction by grinding on subsampling variance for explosives residues in soil

Efforts to characterize the surface soil contamination on military training ranges have been compromised by the inability to obtain representative subsamples of soils submitted to analytical laboratories for determination of explosives residues. Two factors affecting subsampling error for explosives residues were examined using soils collected from hand grenade and anti-tank ranges. These factors were increased subsample size and particle size reduction prior to subsampling of soils. Increasing the subsample size from 2 to 50 g did not reduce the soil subsampling error because of the extreme heterogeneous distribution of the solid contaminants. Alternatively, particle size reduction by machine grinding on a ring mill reduced subsampling error to less than 10% relative standard deviation for replicate analyses using 10-g subsamples.     

Potential application of highly reactive Fe(0)/Fe3O4 composites for the reduction of Cr(VI) environmental contaminants

We describe the use of highly reactive Fe(0)/Fe3O4 composites for the reduction of Cr(VI) species in aqueous medium. The composites were prepared by simple mechanical alloying of metallic iron and magnetite in different proportions, i.e. Fe(0) 25, 50, 75 and 90wt%. While after 3h of reaction pure Fe(0) and pure Fe3O4 showed only a low reduction efficiency of 15% and 25% Cr(VI) conversion, respectively, the composites, in particular Fe(0)(25wt%)/Fe3O4, showed a remarkable activity with ca. 65% Cr(VI) conversion. Kinetic experiments showed a high reaction rate during the first 3h, which subsequently decreased strongly, probably due to a pH increase from 6 to 8. Experiments with composites based on Fe(0)/alpha-Fe2O3, Fe(0)/gamma-Fe2O3 and Fe(0)/FeOOH showed very low activities, suggesting that Fe(oct)2+ in the magnetite structure plays an important role in the reaction. Scanning and high resolution electron microscopies and M?ssbauer spectra (transmission and conversion electron M?ssbauer spectroscopy) indicated that the mechanical alloying process promotes a strong interaction and interface between the metallic and oxide phases, with the Fe(0) particles completely covered by Fe3O4 particles. The high efficiency of the composite Fe(0)/Fe3O4 for Cr(VI) reduction is discussed in terms of a special mechanism where an electron is transferred from Fe(0) to magnetite to reduce Fe(oct)3+ to Fe(oct)2+, which is active for Cr(VI) reduction.