A methodology for solid waste characterization based on diminishing marginal returns

A methodology is developed for estimating the number of waste sorts for characterizing solid wastes into categories based on diminishing minimum incremental information. Convergence in the square of the coefficient of variation with successive waste sorts is used to indicate cost-efficient termination of sampling at substantially reduced numbers of sorts in comparison with existing methodologies. These findings indicate that the numbers of waste sorts beyond that determined using the proposed methodology do not add substantial marginal gains in information and/or reduction in the confidence interval of the estimate. The methodology is demonstrated using waste composition analyses from the Greater Vancouver Regional District where 22 waste sorts are examined. The proposed methodology is simple, and the number of waste sorts can be estimated with a hand-held calculator and utilized in the field.     

An Analysis of the Climate Change Mitigation Potential through Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in a Corn Belt Watershed

Environmental Management - Land-based carbon sequestration constitutes a major low cost and immediately viable option in climate change mitigation. Using downscaled data from eight atmosphere-ocean...     

钙基膨润土辅助对堆肥及土壤Cu、Zn形态转化和白菜吸收的影响

通过好氧堆肥和盆栽试验,探究不同比例（0%、2.5%、5%、7.5%和10%）钙基膨润土（CB）辅助猪粪堆肥过程及盆栽土壤中Cu、Zn形态的变化,并分析CB对白菜生物量及吸收Cu、Zn的影响.结果表明,在所有处理的堆肥过程中,可交换态Cu、Zn的分布比例逐渐下降,而可氧化态和残渣态逐渐升高,与0% CB相比,2.5%~10% CB可使堆肥结束时生物可利用态（可交换态和可还原态）Cu、Zn的分布比例分别降低19.84%~48.90%和4.94%~16.39%,并以10% CB的效果最为显著.进而开展的盆栽试验显示,施用堆肥后,土壤有机质和EC显著升高,而pH有所下降;CB辅助堆肥能够促使土壤EC的降低及pH的升高,稳定土壤有机质.与纯土处理相比,施用堆肥可显著提升白菜的生物量,且10% CB处理中的生物量最大（6.51 g·盆^-1±0.34 g·盆^-1）.施用CB辅助堆肥后,种后土壤中生物可利用态Cu含量增加;但各处理中可交换态Zn含量分别降低38.91%、43.69%、46.02%、45.12%和54.65%.白菜在施用堆肥后Cu、Zn的吸收量显著降低,并且随着CB辅助比例的增加Zn的吸收量随之减少,而Cu的吸收量呈增加趋势.本研究表明,钙基膨润土能够降低堆肥过程中Cu、Zn活性,在堆肥施入土壤后仍对Zn有持续的固定作用,同时CB辅助堆肥可以提高白菜的生物量,减少重金属Zn在白菜中的累积,并以10% CB的效果最为显著.     

碱性固体对污泥的调质堆肥影响及产品对土壤的改良潜力

为了科学评判不同碱性固体物质对调质污泥高温堆肥的影响及其有机肥对贫瘠土壤的改良潜力,通过用质量分数为10%的秸秆(干)炭、硬木炭、粉煤灰和石灰等碱性固体物质对污泥和锯末混合物料进行了调质,运用好氧堆肥的方式研究了不同碱性固体物质对调质污泥高温堆肥的影响,并用小青菜盆栽试验法探讨了有机肥对贫瘠土壤的改良潜力.结果表明,污泥经外源碱性固体调质后,可以延长高温期的时间,促进堆肥物料的热灭活无害化;秸秆炭和硬木炭调质能显著促进有机质矿化,达21.65%和18.16%;堆肥过程中各处理堆肥pH先降低后升高最终逐渐稳定在6.78~7.33之间,但粉煤灰和石灰调质会使得堆肥初期pH较高;碱性固体调质有利于降低堆肥产品的水溶性盐分含量,至堆肥结束各处理EC均低于3 000μS·cm-1;污泥经过调质后,堆肥的总氮含量逐渐增加,但粉煤灰和石灰调质会导致堆肥初期存在一定的氮素损失,而秸秆炭和硬木炭调质可以减少堆肥初期氮素损失;各调质处理中NH+4-N含量先增加后降低,NO_3~--N均呈现出逐渐增加的趋势,秸秆炭和硬木炭调质可以促进污泥NO_3~--N的转化,而石灰和粉煤灰调质则对NO_3~--N的转化和种子发芽产生一定的抑制作用,但均不会影响堆肥的腐熟;贫瘠土壤经过调质堆肥改良后,土壤有机质和NPK含量显著增加,小青菜生物量增加显著;与未调质堆肥相比,虽然调质后的堆肥对小青菜Cu、Zn的吸收具有一定的抑制作用,但相比于原贫瘠土壤而言,本研究获得的各种堆肥仍能促进小青菜对微量元素Cu、Zn的吸收.研究表明,相比于硬木炭、粉煤灰和石灰等碱性固体物质,秸秆炭更适合于污泥堆肥调质,其堆肥产品具有较好的贫瘠土壤改良潜力.