Comparative lipid dynamics of euphausiids from the Antarctic and Northeast Pacific Oceans

To better understand the feeding and reproductive ecology of euphausiids (krill) in different ocean environments, lipid classes and individual lipid components of four different species of euphausiids from Northeast Pacific (temperate species) and Southern Ocean (Antarctic species) were analyzed in animals from multiple life stages and seasons. The dominant krill species in the Northeast Pacific Euphausia pacifica and Thysanoessa spinifera, were compared to the two major Antarctic species, Euphausia superba and E. crystallorophias. Analysis comprised total lipid and lipid classes together with individual fatty acid and sterol composition in adults, juveniles, and larvae. Antarctic krill had much higher lipid content than their temperate relatives (10–50 and 5–20% of dry mass for Antarctic and temperate species, respectively) with significant seasonal variations observed. Phospholipids were the dominant lipid class in both temperate krill species, while neutral storage lipids (wax esters and triacylglycerols for E. crystallorophias and E. superba, respectively) were the major lipid class in Antarctic krill and accounted for up to 40% of the total lipid content. Important fatty acids, specifically 16:0, 18:1ω9, 20:5ω3, and 22:6ω3, were detected in all four krill species, with minor differences between species and seasons. Detailed lipid profiles suggest that krill alter their lipid composition with life stage and season. In particular, larval Antarctic krill appear to utilize alternate food resources (i.e., sea-ice associated organisms) during austral winter in contrast to juveniles and adults (i.e., seston and copepods). Lipid dynamics in krill among krill in both systems appear closely linked to their life cycle and environmental conditions including food availability, and can provide a more complete comparative ecology of euphausiids in these environmentally distinct systems.     

中药渣生物炭的制备及其对水中四环素的吸附特性研究

以中药废渣为原料,四环素为目标污染物,采用限氧热解法在热解温度分别为300℃、500℃和700℃的条件下制备了不同中药渣生物炭(Biochar, BC),并采用比表面积分析仪(BET)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、傅里叶红外光谱分析仪(FTIR)、X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)等手段对不同中药渣生物炭的物理化学性质进行了表征;通过中药渣生物炭对水中四环素(Tetracycline, TC)的吸附试验,研究了不同中药渣生物炭对水中四环素的吸附特性,考察了溶液初始浓度、吸附时间对溶液中四环素去除效果的影响,并结合吸附动力学、吸附等温线拟合结果探究了中药渣生物炭对水中四环素的吸附机制。结果表明：随着热解温度的升高,中药渣生物炭中有机物分解,含氧官能团种类及其相对含量发生变化,其中含氧官能团C—C的相对含量升高、C—H的相对含量降低,中药渣生物炭的芳香化程度增加,且700℃制备的中药渣生物炭对水中四环素的吸附性能更优;中药渣生物炭对水中四环素的吸附量依次为BC700(93.46 mg/g)>BC500(76.32 mg/g)>BC300(32.92 mg/g),...     

Evidence of singlet oxygen and hydroxyl radical formation in aqueous goethite suspension using spin-trapping electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)

The generation of reactive species in an aqueous goethite suspension, under room light and aeration conditions, was investigated using the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique employing spin trap agents. The trap reagents, including 5,5-dimethylpyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (TEMP), were used for the detection of OH radicals (OH) and singlet oxygen (¹O₂), respectively. On the addition of DMPO to the goethite suspended solution, a DMPO-OH adduct was formed, which was not decreased, even in the presence of the OH scavenger, mannitol. This result implied a false positive interpretation from the DMPO-OH EPR signal. In the presence of TEMP reagent, a TEMP-O signal was detected, which was completely inhibited in the presence of the singlet oxygen scavenger, sodium azide. With both DMPO-OH and TEMP-O radicals in the presence and absence of radical scavengers, singlet oxygen was observed to be the key species formed in the room-light sensitized goethite suspension. In the goethite/H₂O₂ system; however, both OH and singlet oxygen were generated, with significant portions of DMPO-OH resulting from both OH and singlet oxygen. In fact, the DMPO-OH resulting from OH should be carefully calculated by correcting for the amount of DMPO-OH due to singlet oxygen. This study reports, for the first time, that the goethite suspensions may also act as a natural sensitizer, such as fulvic acids, to form singlet oxygen.     

Gasification and its emission characteristics for dried sewage sludge utilizing a fluidized bed gasifier

Various research has attempted to determine the proper treatment of sewage sludge, including thermal technologies. Efficient thermal technologies have been focused on because of their energy saving/energy recovery. Gasification technology can be considered one of these approaches. In this study, the characteristics of gasification reactions were investigated with the aim of finding fundamental data for utilizing sewage sludge as an energy source. For the experiments on sewage sludge gasification reaction characteristics, a laboratory-scale experimental apparatus was set up with a fluidizing bed reactor of 70-mm inner diameter and 600-mm total height using an electric muffle furnace. The experimental materials were prepared from a sewage treatment plant located in Seoul. The reaction temperature was varied from 630 to 860°C, and the equivalence ratio from 0.1 to 0.3. The gas yields, compositions of product gas, and cold gas efficiencies of product gas were analyzed by GC/TCD and GC/FID installed with a carboxen-1000 column. The experimental results indicated that 800°C, ER 0.2 was an optimum condition for sewage sludge gasification. The maximum yield of product gas was about 44%. Producer gas from experiments was mainly composed of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane. The cold gas efficiency of sewage sludge gasification was about 68%. The H₂/CO ratio and CO/CO₂ ratio were about 1.1 and 1.4, respectively, in optimum reaction conditions. Gaseous pollutants such as SO₂, HCl, NH₃, H₂S, and NO₂ were also analyzed at various gasification/combustion conditions, and their gaseous products were compared, showing significantly different oxidized product distributions.     

The impact of heavy metal pollution gradients in sediments on benthic macrofauna at population and community levels

The effect of sediment pollution on benthos was investigated in the vicinity of a large sewage treatment outflow at Incheon North Harbor, Korea. Animal size, vertical distribution and standard community parameters were analyzed along a 3 km transect line (n = 7). Univariate parameters showed a general trend of increasing species diversity with increasing distance from the pollution source. Multi-dimensional scaling analysis led to the clear separation of 3 locational groups, supporting gradient-dependent faunal composition. The innermost location was dominated by small sub-surface dwellers while the outer locations by large mid to deep burrowers. Looking for the size-frequency distribution, most abundance species (Heteromastus filiformis) showed the presence of larger size animals with increasing proximity to the pollution source. Meanwhile, species-specific vertical distributions, regardless of the pollution gradient, indicated that such shifts were due to species replacement resulting from a higher tolerance to pollutants over some species.     

生物膜水解-好氧循环系统处理活性艳蓝RB-19的微生物群落动态变化

为了研究生物膜水解-好氧循环系统处理蒽醌类染料活性艳蓝RB-19效果及其中微生物群落动态变化,利用基于16S rDNA的PCR-DGGE技术获得了微生物群落的DNA特征指纹图谱。结果表明,该系统能有效地降解活性艳蓝RB-19模拟废水,在RB-19浓度≤400 mg/L时,RB-19去除率维持在82%～96%之间,COD去除率维持在95%左右,但当RB-19浓度提高到500 mg/L时,RB-19去除率降低到58%,COD去除率降低到85%。DGGE分析表明,生物膜上的微生物群落结构随着RB-19浓度递增有显著变化,好氧、水解反应器内的细菌Shannon指数分别从1.32和1.20降低到1.11和1.19。UPGMA聚类分析和NMDS散点分析表明,水解、好氧反应器内的微生物并没有因为同处一个系统内而使得其菌群落结构产生明显的趋同倾向。系统内的多种优势菌群为兼性细菌,克隆测序的结果发现,在水解反应器存在一类具有很强还原能力的古细菌——Methanobacterium sp.MB4。     

Distribution of perfluorochemicals between sera and milk from the same mothers and implications for prenatal and postnatal exposures

The levels of six perfluorocarboxylates (PFCAs), four perfloroalkylsulfonates (PFASs), and one sulfonamide were measured in paired samples of maternal serum, umbilical cord serum, and breast milk. The maternal and cord sera were strongly correlated with each other for all measured compounds (r > 0.5 and p < 0.01). Nevertheless, there was a significant difference in compound composition profile between the two sera matrices, with a more depletion of the longer chain compounds in cord serum. The transfer efficiency values from maternal to cord serum (TF_CS/MS) decreased by 70% with each increasing unit of -CF₂ chain within a PFCA group, and for perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), by a half compared to perfluorooctanoate (PFOA). In contrast to the strong correlation in concentrations between the two sera matrices, the pattern of compounds in breast milk differed considerably with those in sera. Accordingly, compound- and matrix-specific transfer must be considered when assessing prenatal and postnatal exposure.     

石油类污染物在土壤中的环境行为

土壤中石油类污染物的环境行为一直是环保界研究的重点。为此,简述了土壤中石油类污染物的来源、危害及存在状态,介绍了其在土壤中的迁移、吸附和降解行为,以及其行为特征和影响因素。全面了解土壤中石油类污染物的环境行为,对保护生态环境、推动石油工业的持续发展具有重要意义。     

钛基氧化物涂层电极在污水处理方面的实验研究

用涂刷热分解氧化法研究制作了3种钛基金属氧化物涂层电极：SnO₂-Sb₂O₃-CeO₂/SnO₂-Sb₂O₃/Ti、SnO₂-Sb₂O₃-CoO₂/SnO₂-Sb₂O₃/Ti和SnO₂-Sb₂O₃-CoO₂/IrO₂/Ti,用于处理生活污水,筛选出了处理效果最好的电极：SnO₂-Sb₂O₃-CeO₂/SnO₂-Sb₂O₃/Ti电极。通过SnO₂-Sb₂O₃-CeO₂/SnO₂-Sb₂O₃/Ti电极处理生活污水的静态实验,研究了电解时间、电流密度等因素对电解效果的影响,得出该电极较佳的运行参数是：极板间距1 cm、电流密度10 mA/cm²、电解时间2 h,此时,COD、NH₃-N、总磷、总氮、SS和大肠菌群的去除率分别为94.0％、99.8％、51.8％、70.8%、100％和100％;并用该参数进行了动态实验,连续运行60 d,得到了稳定的出水水质数据。     

Chemical characteristics of long-range transport aerosol at background sites in Korea

In this study, background concentration sites of Deokjeok and Gosan, which were deemed suitable for monitoring the impact of long-range transported air pollutants, were selected. An investigation of the source types of pollutants, their locations, and relative quantitative contributions to the particulate concentrations at both sites using appropriate methodologies to make initial estimations was conducted. Episodic measurements of PM_2.5, PM₁₀, and size distribution, along with its ion and carbon components were performed from 2005 to 2007, and a comprehensive analysis of the results was conducted utilizing back trajectory analysis. As for frequency of wind direction, it was quite apparent that the two sites are heavily influenced by air masses originating from the eastern and northern regions of China. For PM_2.5 and PM₁₀, the mass concentrations from north and east China were higher than other cases, originating from the ocean. In the northerly-wind case, meteorological properties for Deokjeok and Gosan and the influence of carbon emissions from northwest Korea resulted in a changing of air mass properties during transport. As was the case with mass concentration, the highest contribution for ionic and carbon components of PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ for both sites appeared for the westerly wind case. A specially high relative contribution, greater than 1.4 times, was apparent in the secondary aerosol case because of a large influence of long-range transported pollutants from east China. Carbon components exhibited different behaviors for the northerly and westerly wind cases compared with secondary aerosol. The major reason for this discrepancy appears to be the carbon emissions from northwest Korea.