淋洗法去除城市生活垃圾堆肥中重金属

采用淋洗法研究了淋洗剂酸度、螯合剂与表面活性剂对生活垃圾堆肥中重金属的去除效果.结果表明,淋洗剂的酸度对堆肥中重金属的淋出效果不明显,螯合剂与表面活性剂的影响较为显著.随着螫合剂、表面活性剂浓度增加,Mn、Zn和Cu的淋出量有增加的趋势,当DL-苹果酸、柠檬酸浓度为30 mmol/L,Mn的淋出量分别为对照的87和22...     

Bioaccessibility and health risk of arsenic, mercury and other metals in urban street dusts from a mega-city, Nanjing, China

The oral bioaccessibility and the human health risks of As, Hg and other metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Co, Cd, Cr, Mn, V and Fe) in urban street dusts from different land use districts in Nanjing (a mega-city), China were investigated. Both the total contents and the oral bioaccessibility estimated by the Simple Bioaccessibility Extraction Test (SBET) of the studied elements varied with street dusts from different land use districts. Cd, Zn, Mn, Pb, Hg and As showed high bioaccessibility. SBET-extractable contents of elements were significantly correlated with their total contents and the dust properties (pH, organic matter contents). The carcinogenic risk probability for As and Cr to children and adults were under the acceptable level (<1 × 10⁻⁴). Hazard Quotient values for single elements and Hazard Index values for all studied elements suggested potential non-carcinogenic health risk to children, but not to adults.     

Sorption of apolar and polar organic contaminants by waste tire rubber and its chars in single- and bi-solute systems

Single- and bi-solute sorption of organic compounds [1,3-dichlorbenzene (DCB), 1,3-dinitrobenzene (DNB) and 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP)] on ground tire rubber and its chars was studied. The chars were prepared by pyrolyzing tire rubber at different temperatures (200-800 °C). Their surface area, aromaticity and hydrophobicity increase greatly with pyrolytic temperature, and the polymeric phase is partly converted into a condensed phase. The sorption of DNB and DCP increases with pyrolytic temperature and is characterized by a transition from a partition dominant to an adsorption dominant process. However, the sorption of DCB linearly decreases with the pyrolytic temperature. The enhanced adsorption of DNB and DCP on carbonized phase is primarily attributed to nonhydrophobic interactions such as π-π electron-donor-acceptor interactions and/or H bonding. The higher partition of DCB to polymeric phase is attributed to its high hydrophobicity. Competitive sorption between DCB and DCP on the tire chars is highly dependent on dissociation of the latter.     

Ti_5O_9-Ti_4O_7电极电化学处理2,4,6-三硝基苯酚废水

采用压片-烧结法制备了Ti5O9-Ti4O7电极,采用XRD和SEM技术对Ti5O9-Ti4O7电极进行了表征。以自制的Ti5O9-Ti4O7电极为阳极,电解处理含2,4,6-三硝基苯酚(TNP)的模拟废水,考察了电流密度、电解质质量浓度、废水p H、废水温度和反应时间等因素对废水COD去除率和TNP降解率的影响。表征结果显示:该电极的主要成分为Ti5O9,并含有部分Ti4O7;该电极的比表面积较大。Ti5O9-Ti4O7电极电解处理含TNP废水的最佳实验条件为:电流密度20 m A/cm2、电解质Na2SO4质量浓度6.0 g/L、废水p H为7、废水温度30℃。在此最佳条件下电解反应180 min后,COD去除率为90.6%,TNP降解率为93.9%,表明Ti5O9-Ti4O7电极具有较高的催化能力和电流效率。     

Accumulation and spatial distribution of Cd, Cr, and Pb in mulberry from municipal solid waste compost following application of EDTA and (NH4)2SO4

Municipal solid waste compost can be used to cropland as soil amendment to supply nutrients and improve soil physical properties. But long-term application of municipal solid waste (MSW) compost may result in accumulation of toxic metals in amended soil. Phytoremediation, especially phytoextraction, is a novel, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly approach that uses metal-accumulating plants to concentrate and remove metals from contaminated soils. Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) was applied to metal-contaminated soil to increase the mobility and phytoavailability of metals in soil, thereby increasing the amount of toxic metals accumulated in the upper parts of phytoextracting plants. The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the accumulation and spatial distribution of toxic metals (Cd, Cr, and Pb) in mulberry from MSW compost with the application of EDTA and (NH₄)₂SO₄, (2) to examine the effectiveness of EDTA and (NH₄)₂SO₄ applied together on toxic metals (Cd, Cr, and Pb) removal by mulberry under field conditions, and (3) to evaluate the potential of mulberry for phytoextraction of toxic metals from MSW compost. The tested plant—mulberry had been grown in MSW compost field for 4 years. EDTA solution at five rates (0, 50, 100, 50 mmol L^?1?+?1 g?L^?1 (NH₄)₂SO₄, and 100 mmol L^?1?+?1 g?L^?1 (NH₄)₂SO₄) was added into mulberry root medium in September 2009. Twenty days later, the plants were harvested and separated into six parts according to plant height. Cd, Cr, and Pb contents in plant samples and MSW compost were analyzed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. In the same treatment, Cd, Cr, and Pb concentrations in mulberry shoot were all higher than those in root, and Cd and Pb concentrations in shoot increased from lower to upper parts, reaching the highest in leaves. Significant increases were found in toxic metal concentration in different parts of mulberry with increasing EDTA concentration, especially when combined with (NH₄)₂SO₄. Mulberry exhibited high ability to accumulate Cd with bioconcentration factors (BCFs) higher than 1. EDTA application also significantly increased Cd BCFs. More than 30 % of metal uptake was concentrated in mulberry branches (stem of above 100 cm height) and leaves. Results presented here show that mulberry is a woody plant that has the potential of Cd phytoextraction from MSW compost by removing leaves and cutting branches. The application of EDTA combined with (NH₄)₂SO₄ significantly enhanced the efficiency of mulberry in removing Cd from the compost medium. Adding (NH₄)₂SO₄ into the compost will lower the risk of the exposure of environment to excessive non-biodegradable EDTA in a large-scale EDTA-assisted phytoextraction by reducing the dosage of EDTA. In China, the need for sod is increasing day by day. Sod is often produced on arable soil and sold together with soils. This would lead to the soil being infertile and the soil layer thin. After several times’ production, the soil can no longer be used for cultivating crops and be destroyed. In order to fully utilize MSW compost resources and save valuable soil resources, MSW compost can be used to replace arable soil to produce sod after extraction of toxic metals in it.     

Plant community characteristics and their responses to environmental factors in the water level fluctuation zone of the three gorges reservoir in China

The annual water level regulating of the Three Gorges Reservoir prolonged the submerged duration (from 2 to 8 months) and resulted in the reversal of natural flood rhythms (winter submerged). These changes might alter plant community characteristics in the water level fluctuation zone (WLFZ). The aim of this study was to determine the plant community characteristics in the WLFZ and their responses to the environmental factors (i.e., annual hydrological regulation, topographic characteristics, soil physical properties and soil nutrients). The height, coverage, frequency and biomass of each plant species and the soil properties at each elevation zone (150, 155, 160, 165 and 170 m) were measured from March to September in 2010. Univariate two-factor analysis and redundancy analysis (RDA) were used to analyze the spatial and temporal variations of the community characteristics and identify the key environmental factors influencing vegetation. We found that 93.2 % of the species analysed were terrestrial vascular plants. Annual herbs made up the highest percentage of life forms at each altitude. The differences in the species number per square metre, the Shannon–Wiener diversity index and the biomass of vegetation demonstrated statistical significance with respect to sampling time but not elevation. The most dominant species at altitudes of 150, 155, 160, 165 and 170 m were Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus rotundus, Digitaria sanguinalis, Setaria viridis and Daucus carota, respectively. The concentrations of soil nutrients appeared to be the lowest at an altitude of 150 m, although the differences with respect to elevation were not significant. The results of the RDA indicated that the key factors that influenced the species composition of vegetation were elevation, slope, pH and the concentration of soil available phosphorus.     

A systematic approach for the comparative assessment of stormwater pollutant removal potentials

This paper describes the development of a methodology to theoretically assess the stormwater pollutant removal performances of structural best management practices (BMPs). The method combines the categorisation of the relative importance of the primary removal processes within 15 different BMPs with an evaluation of the ability of each process to remove a pollutant in order to generate a value representing the pollutant removal potential for each BMP. The methodology is demonstrated by applying it separately to a set of general water quality indicators (total suspended solids, biochemical and chemical oxygen demand, nitrates, phosphates and faecal coliforms) to produce a ranked list of BMP pollutant removal efficiencies. Given the limited amount of available monitoring data relating to the differential pollutant removal capabilities of BMPs, the resulting prioritization will support stakeholders in making urban drainage decisions from the perspective of pollutant removal. It can also provide inputs to existing urban hydrology models, which aim to predict the treatment performances of BMPs. The level of resilience of the proposed approach is tested using a sensitivity analysis and the limitations in terms of BMP design and application are discussed.     

浅谈空气自动监测系统的社会化运营监管

随着中国空气自动监测系统的迅速发展,其运行管理方式也在发生着变化,青岛市属国内较早开展空气自动监测系统社会化运营的城市,结合青岛市空气自动监测系统的社会化运营,全面阐述了所采取的各项管理措施的作用,以期对空气自动监测领域的发展提供借鉴。     

广州市土壤多环芳烃污染特征及风险评估

为全面研究广州市土壤多环芳烃（PAHs）污染特征,采集广州市222个表层土壤样品进行分析,利用效应区间低/中值法（ERL/ERM）和（BaP）毒性当量法评价土壤PAHs污染生态风险状况,终生癌症风险增量模型评价土壤PAHs污染健康风险状况,特征化合物比值法和PMF模型对PAHs来源进行解析.结果表明,广州市表层土壤ω（∑16PAHs）为38~11 115 μg·kg^-1,平均值为526 μg·kg^-1,16种多环芳烃单体均为强变异;广州存在潜在生态风险,个别采样点的PAHs污染已存在较大的生态风险,整体处于轻度污染的状态;基于健康风险评价结果表明,成年和儿童的总致癌风险的贡献率都呈现为：皮肤接触 > 误食土壤 > 呼吸摄入,儿童的健康风险大于成年,健康风险总体处于可接受范围;源解析表明广州市土壤PAHs的主要来源为：煤炭源（37.1%） > 柴油源（32%） > 炼焦源 （17.3%） > 交通排放、生物质燃烧和石化产品挥发的混合源（13.6%）,整体土壤PAHs来源属于混合源.研究结果丰富了对广州市表层土壤PAHs污染特征的认识,有助于推动土壤污染防治行动的开展.