A comparative study of the sorption of O-PAHs and PAHs onto soils to understand their transport in soils and groundwater

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their oxygenated derivates (O-PAHs) are identified in soils and groundwater of industrialized sites and contribute to the risk for Humans and the Environment. Nevertheless, data are scarce in literature concerning their retention and transfer in soils and no soil - water partition coefficients are available for these compounds. Sorption of two PAHs, fluorene and acenaphthene and two O-PAHs, 9H-fluorenone and dibenzofuran onto two soils with different organic carbon contents was evaluated and compared by determining their sorption isotherms. Effect of ionic strength and liquid to solid ratio, on fluorene and fluorenone sorption was also evaluated. Sorption equilibrium is achieved within less than 24 hr of mixing and linear sorption models best fit the isotherm data. Acenaphthene and dibenzofuran are similarly sorbed onto the soil. K_D of fluorene is higher than the one of fluorenone, showing a smaller affinity of fluorenone towards the solid phase. This means that O-PAH could form larger contamination plumes in groundwater than PAHs. Decreasing the L/S ratio from 100 to 50 and 30, increases the sorption of fluorenone onto the soil by 56% and 67% respectively, while the sorption of fluorene is slightly increased. Increasing the ionic strength of the aqueous phase also modifies the sorption of fluorenone, contrary to the sorption of fluorene which is slightly affected.     

Roles of soluble minerals in Cd sorption onto rice straw biochar

Transforming to biochar provides an environmentally friendly approach for crop residue reutilization, which are usually applied as sorbent for heavy metal removal. As typical siliconrich material, the specific sorptive mechanisms of rice straw derived biochar(RSBC) are concerned, especially at the low concentration range which is more environmentally relevant. In the present study, Cd sorption onto RSBCs at the concentration of ≤ 5 mg/L was investigated. The sorptive capacity was positively corr...     

Removal of perfluorinated surfactants from wastewater by adsorption and ion exchange——Influence of material properties,sorption mechanism and modeling

Perfluorooctane sulfonate(PFOS) has attracted increasing concern in recent years due to its world-wide distribution, persistence, bioaccumulation and potential toxicity. The influence of sorbent properties on the adsorptive elimination of PFOS from wastewater by activated carbons, polymer adsorbents and anion exchange resins was investigated with regard to their isotherms and kinetics. The batch and column tests were combined with physicochemical characterization methods, e.g., N_2 physisorption, mercury porosimetry, infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, titrations, as well as modeling. Sorption kinetics was successfully modelled applying the linear driving force(LDF) approach for surface diffusion after introducing a load dependency of the mass transfer coefficient βs.The big difference in the initial mass transfer coefficient βs,0, when non-functionalized adsorbents and ion-exchange resins are compared, suggests that the presence of functional groups impedes the intraparticle mass transport. The more functional groups a resin possesses and the longer the alkyl moieties are the bigger is the decrease in sorption rate.But the selectivity for PFOS sorption is increasing when the character of the functional groups becomes more hydrophobic. Accordingly, ion exchange and hydrophobic interaction were found to be involved in the sorption processes on resins, while PFOS is only physisorptively bound to activated carbons and polymer adsorbents. In agreement with the different adsorption mechanisms, resins possess higher total sorption capacities than adsorbents. Hence, the latter ones are rendered more effective in PFOS elimination at concentrations in the low μg/L range, due to a less pronounced convex curvature of the sorption isotherm in this concentration range.     

Long-term tillage effects on atrazine and fluometuron sorption in Coastal Plain soils

Conservation tillage (CnT) management practices are known to increase levels of soil organic matter (SOM) in southeastern Coastal Plain soils. Plant residues in CnT systems accumulate at the surface and, with time, will form a layer enriched in SOM. The authors hypothesize that herbicide sorption will be highest in this SOM-enriched zone of CnT systems when compared to sorption at a similar depth in conventional tillage (CT) systems. The objective was to characterize the impact of two different tillage systems, CnT and CT, on sorption of atrazine [6-chloro-N-ethyl-N′-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine] and fluometuron [N,N-dimethyl-N′-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl urea] in plots of Norfolk loamy sand (fine-loamy, siliceous thermic Typic Kandiudult). The plots have been under CnT and CT management for 18 yrs. Bulk (0–15 cm) and five equal incremental soil samples to a 15 cm depth were collected from 10 CnT and 10 CT plots, and the atrazine (ATR) and fluometuron (FLMT) sorption coefficients (K_d) were measured using batch equilibration. Significantly higher herbicide K_d values occurred in the CnT 0–3 cm samples, indicating that the highest amount of herbicide sorption occurred in the top few cm of soil. This corresponded to the stratified soil organic carbon (SOC) contents in topsoil of the CnT plots. In addition, analyses of covariance using SOC as the covariant to test for tillage effects indicated complex interactions among SOC, tillage, and depth. Those results confirm that tillage and soil depth will affect SOC contents of a Norfolk loamy sand, which correspondly will influence the magnitude of ATR and FLMT sorption.     

Formation process and mechanism of humic acid-kaolin complex determined by carbamazepine sorption experiments and various characterization methods

To explore the formation process and mechanism of organic matter and organic-mineral complex under humification and mineralization conditions, a series of samples including humic acid, kaolin, and humic acid-kaolin complex were prepared using a subcritical water treatment method(SWT) under specific temperature, pressure and reaction time conditions. HA was used as a surrogate for natural organic matter because it has a similar abundant pore structure,variety of carbon types, and chemical components. These samples were used in carbamazepine(CBZ) sorption experiments and characterized by a variety of techniques. The polymerization of humic acid under the conditions of increased temperature and pressure resulted in an increase in specific surface area and molecular quantity. In addition, the degree of aromaticity rose from59.52% to 70.90%. These changes were consistent with the transformation from ‘soft carbon' to‘hard carbon' that occurs in nature. The results of sorption experiments confirmed the interaction between humic acid and kaolin from the difference between the predicted and actual Qevalues. The conceptual model of humic acid-kaolin complex could be deduced and described as follows. Firstly, the aromatic components of humic acid preferentially combine with kaolin through the intercalation effect, which protects them from the treatment effects.Next, the free carboxyl groups and small aliphatic components of humic acid interact on the surface of kaolin, and these soft species transform into dense carbon through cyclization and polymerization. As a result, humic acid-kaolin complex with a mineral core and dense outer carbonaceous patches were formed.     

金鱼对镉的吸收研究

用原子吸收分光光度法研究镉在鲫鱼体内积累行为,结果表明,溶解态镉在鱼鳃和肌肉的积累,可分别用模拟方程：Y＝0．9214ln（x）-0．1173（鱼鳃）、Y＝0．3641ln（x）-0．1091（肌肉）来表示。鱼对镉有很强的蓄积能力,刚接触时蓄积速度比较快,之后逐渐减慢,以至达到动态平衡。     

植物多酚改性膨润土吸附重金属镉实验研究

对钙基膨润土、酸活化膨润土、自制单宁酸改性膨润土,通过表征测试研究了膨润土改性后的形态结构变化。结果表明:单宁酸改性膨润土较钙基膨润土结构未发生较大变化;并分别探讨了不同投加量、反应pH及不同初始浓度对单宁酸改性膨润土吸附镉的影响。实验表明:单宁酸改性膨润土对Cd2+的吸附性能优于钙基膨润土及酸活化膨润土,在材料用量越小及反应pH越低时,单宁酸对膨润土吸附Cd2+的促进作用越明显。单宁酸改性膨润土对Cd2+的吸附能用Langmuir吸附方程进行描述,其最大吸附量约为31.25mg/g,比钙基膨润土提高了20.6%。本研究将为非金属矿物在水体及土壤重金属污染修复方面的应用提供理论基础和科学依据。     

铜和镉对蝌蚪的联合毒性研究

研究了铜和镉对蝌蚪的急性毒性和联合毒性，结果表明，Cu^2 对蝌蚪的24h，48h、96h和LC50分别为0.201,0.138和0.118mg/L；Cd^2 对蝌蚪的24h，48h和96h的LC50分别为32.1、23.3和18.9mg/L,Cu^2 和Cd^2 共存对蝌蚪的24h,48h和96h联合毒性相加指数（AI）分别为1.03、1.12和1.20。     

镉对鲤鱼磷酸酶活性的影响

研究了重金属镉对鲤鱼明脏，肝胰脏，肠，血液等组织酸性磷酸酶（ACP）和碱性磷酸酶（AKP）活性的影响，结果表明，受水中16mg/L影响，肝胰脏的ACP活性显著升高；肾脏的ACP的活性在32mg/L组显著降低；血液的ACP活性在16mg/L,32mg/L组均显著降低，肠道的ACP活性在8mg/L,16mg/L,32mg/L 3种浓度下影响均不明显，肾脏，肠道的AKP活性在16mg/L组显著降低，在31mg/L组极显著降低，体外试验表明，镉能直接抑制AKP的活性，而对ACP不产生直接影响。     

水环境中镉污染处理的研究进展

镉是一种有毒的金属元素,在自然界中主要成硫镉矿而存在,由于它的难降解性,低毒性,高稳定性,以及可蓄积性,水中镉的含量与日俱增,对人类的健康造成很大的危害,目前监测水样中镉的主要方法是原子吸收法和原子荧光法。本文介绍了近年来备受关注的植物修复技术,生物去除技术,吸附法,膜分离法等物理处理技术,化学沉淀法、铁氧化沉淀法、离子交换法等化学处理技术对水中镉的去除,并对今后治理镉污染提出了建议。     

海三棱藨草及水莎草镉结合体初探

以海三棱藨草和水莎草为研究对象 ,人工环境下用镉诱导 ,探讨它们的镉结合体形成情况 ,结果显示海三棱草对镉较敏感。可进一步研究其镉结合体 ,作为监测重金属污染的生态毒理学指标。     

原子捕集——火焰原子吸收光谱法测定环境土壤中痕量镉

系统地考察了原子捕集测定环境土壤中镉的条件及10余种常见共存离子的干扰情况，测定环境土壤中镉含量原子捕集灵敏度较常规原子吸收光谱法高112倍，可达0.25μg/L/1%A，方法快速、简便、稳定，令人满意。     

固定化细菌吸附铅和镉最佳包埋条件的确定

以聚乙烯醇和海藻酸钠为包埋剂,对细菌进行包埋固定化,以吸附铅、镉能力为主要考察指标,同时从机械强度、传质性、耐酸性等方面综合考虑,选择最优化的固定化小球最佳配方。并按照最佳配方进行了验证实验,对铅的吸附量达到0.9820mg/g,对镉的吸附量达到0.4670mg/g,机械强度、传质性和耐酸性都较好。     

铅镉胁迫下接种根际细菌和真菌对圆叶无心菜生长和铅镉累积的影响

铅镉胁迫条件下,采用盆栽试验．研究接种云南会泽铅锌矿区Cd超累积植物-圆叶无心菜的根际细菌和真菌,对圆叶无心菜的生长和铅镉累积的影响,结果表明：2株根际真菌（YQ2F-5和YG2F-6）显著增加盆栽圆叶无心菜地上部分的生长,1株根际真菌（YQ2F-5）显著增加盆栽圆叶无心菜的生物量。根际细菌对盆栽圆叶无心莱的生长和生物量没有影响。接种根际细菌和真菌对盆栽圆叶无心菜Pb和Cd的吸收累积没有影响。     

铅镉胁迫下接种根际细菌和真菌对圆叶无心菜生长和铅镉累积的影响

铅镉胁迫条件下,采用盆栽试验,研究接种云南会泽铅锌矿区Cd超累积植物-圆叶无心菜的根际细菌和真菌,对圆叶无心菜的生长和铅镉累积的影响,结果表明：2株根际真菌（YQ2F-5和YG2F-6）显著增加盆栽圆叶无心菜地上部分的生长,1株根际真菌（YQF-5）显著增加盆栽圆叶无心菜的生物量.根际细菌对盆栽圆叶无心菜的生长和生物量没有影响.接种根际细菌和真菌对盆栽圆叶无心菜Pb和Cd的吸收累积没有影响.     

土壤镉污染修复方法及生物修复研究进展

土壤镉污染主要由人为活动引起,镉在土壤环境体系中存在复杂多变的形态,文章介绍了土壤镉污染对生物体的危害性及其修复方法,综述了生物修复技术处理镉污染土壤的研究进展,并提出了展望。     

甘蓝和油菜对镉污染土壤的修复研究

通过土培盆栽试验研究了甘蓝和油菜对土壤中重金属镉的吸收及生物净化作用。以及添加螯合剂对油菜富集镉的影响。实验结果表明：甘蓝对于高浓度镉污染土壤的修复作用并不明显,油菜对于镉污染土壤的净化作用较显著,但添加螯合剂对于提高修复水平效果并不显著。因此油菜较适宜作为镉污染土壤的修复植物,但添加螯合剂对植物修复的作用要视情况而定,不可盲目添加。     

鄱阳湖及周边经济区土壤镉的含量与分布

采用双层网格布点法,在研究区分别采集表层和深层土壤样品9829和2467个,测定了样品的镉含量和pH值。表层土壤镉含量呈对数正态分布,含镉范围0.024~4.619mg/kg,宜用几何平均值0.157mg/kg表征其平均含量。深层土壤镉含量显著低于表层,含量范围0.010~1.982mg/kg,算术平均值和几何平均值分别为0.098mg/kg和0.080mg/kg。研究区7地市表层土壤镉含量几何平均值较30年前上升34.6%~165%。据《土壤环境质量标准GB15618-1995》,以镉为评价指标时,研究区以Ⅰ类土壤为主,分布面积占总面积的78.36%,次为Ⅱ类土壤、分布面积占总面积的15.92%,Ⅲ类和劣Ⅲ类土壤仅占总面积的5.72%,显示土壤环境质量良好,但仍须采取有效措施遏制镉污染的迅猛发展。     

土壤-蔬菜系统中镉的生物富集效应及土壤阈值研究

为保障蔬菜质量安全,避免重金属Cd污染,通过野外调查采集土壤-蔬菜样品224对,分析土壤和蔬菜中的Cd含量,研究不同种类蔬菜对Cd富集的差异及影响因素,并探讨了不同种类蔬菜的土壤Cd阈值。结果表明:蔬菜对Cd的富集受土壤Cd含量影响,与其呈显著性正相关关系,同时与土壤pH和有机质呈负相关关系。各蔬菜可食用部分中Cd的富集系数为0. 001～4. 901,平均值为0. 16。不同种类蔬菜对Cd的富集不同,其富集大小顺序为叶菜类茎菜类根菜类果菜类。利用log-logistic模型对研究数据进行拟合,并结合《食品中污染物限量》(GB2762-2017)中规定的蔬菜中污染物标准限值得到叶菜类、根菜类、茎菜类和果菜类蔬菜对应的土壤阈值分别为0. 25、0. 31、0. 33和0. 50 mg/kg。     

成都市郊区域农田中土壤镉形态研究

农田土壤是镉生态循环的重要介质，所含镉对人体健康的危害不可忽视。镉在土壤中以多种形态存在．可划分为水溶态、离子交换态，碳酸盐结合态、Fe及Mn氧化物结合态，有机结合态、残留态。不同存在形态镉的生物有效性各不相同，因而对环境和人体健康造成的影响也存在差异。水溶态镉，离子交换态镉具有很高的生物有效性。碳酸盐结合态镉在弱酸性条件下生物有效性较高，Fe及Mn氧化物结合态镉、有机结合态镉、残留态镉生物有效性很低。本研究采用连续提取法和原子吸收法对成都市某郊区基本农田的35份土壤样品中各形态镉进行了提取和测定。结果表明。成都市某郊区农田土壤的镉污染状况较为严重，37．14％的土壤含高生物有效性的水溶态镉或离子交换态镉。土壤中水溶态镉、离子交换态镉的存在与环境污染有密切联系。Fe及Mn氧化物结合态镉，有机结合态镉、残留态镉的存在受耕作因素和成土母质影响较大。