Evaluating factors influencing groundwater vulnerability to nitrate pollution: developing the potential of GIS

The 1991 EU Nitrate Directive was designed to reduce water pollution from agriculturally derived nitrates. England and Wales implemented this Directive by controlling agricultural activities within their most vulnerable areas termed Nitrate Vulnerable Zones. These were designated by identifying drinking water catchments (surface and groundwater), at risk from nitrate pollution. However, this method contravened the Nitrate Directive because it only protected drinking water and not all waters. In this paper, a GIS was used to identify all areas of groundwater vulnerable to nitrate pollution. This was achieved by constructing a model containing data on four characteristics: the quality of the water leaving the root zone of a piece of land; soil information; presence of low permeability superficial (drift) material; and aquifer properties. These were combined in a GIS and the various combinations converted into a measure of vulnerability using expert knowledge. Several model variants were produced using different estimates of the quality of the water leaving the root zone and contrasting methods of weighting the input data. When the final models were assessed all produced similar spatial patterns and, when verified by comparison with trend data derived from monitored nitrate concentrations, all the models were statistically significant predictors of groundwater nitrate concentrations. The best predictive model contained a model of nitrate leaching but no land use information, implying that changes in land use will not affect designations based upon this model. The relationship between nitrate levels and borehole intake depths was investigated since there was concern that the observed contrasts in nitrate levels between vulnerability categories might be reflecting differences in borehole intake depths and not actual vulnerability. However, this was not found to be statistically important. Our preferred model provides the basis for developing a new set of groundwater Nitrate Vulnerable Zones that should help England and Wales to comply with the EU Nitrate Directive.     

特长公路隧道火灾烟气沉降特性对人员疏散影响的研究*

为研究特长公路隧道火灾烟气沉降对人员疏散安全的影响,通过数值模拟方法,对0,1.0,1.5 m/s和临界风速值4种不同纵向通风风速下隧道火灾烟气沉降特征进行研究,并分析不同风速下烟气沉降对人员疏散的影响。研究结果表明:在无纵向风时,烟气沉降现象较为明显,烟气下沉造成的不均匀烟气温度、能见度分布,提前终止人员疏散的进行;随着纵向风速的增加,沉降现象仍存在,但沉降点后移,对人员疏散的影响减小;在1.5 m/s的纵向通风条件下,火源下游500 m范围内烟气基本不发生沉降且能维持分层,此时几乎不影响火灾下游人员疏散。在实际应用中,火灾初期可先以1.5 m/s的分层风速值进行通风,待下游人员疏散后,再施加临界风速加快烟气排出。研究结果可为特长公路隧道火灾防治和疏散救援提供参考。     

Pb（Ⅱ）胁迫培养下Pseudomonas putida EPS组分变化及其对铅的吸附性能

近年来,由微生物产生的胞外聚合物（Extracellular Polymeric Substances,EPS）对重金属废水的处理技术引起了人们的关注.本研究采用Pb（Ⅱ）胁迫培养恶臭假单胞菌（Pseudomonas putida,P. putida）,定向调控EPS的化学组成,增加EPS产量,并提高EPS对Pb（Ⅱ）的吸附性能.结果表明,Pb（Ⅱ）胁迫浓度为10 mg·L-1时,P. putida EPS产量最高,达到131.55 mg·g-1（以VSS计,下同）,较胁迫前增加25.35%;其中,蛋白质含量显著增加,达到87.01 mg·g-1,较胁迫前增加35.15%.在此条件下,EPS对Pb（Ⅱ）的吸附量也达到最大,为1372.95 mg·g-1.3D-EEM、FTIR结果表明,胁迫后EPS中氨基酸和蛋白质类物质及C=O、N—H、—COO—、C—N、—OH等负电性官能团增加.进一步实验结果表明,吸附实验最佳pH为6.0,吸附过程符合拟二级动力学和Freundlich等温模型.胁迫后P. putida EPS对Pb（Ⅱ）的理论吸附容量为1452.59 mg·g-1,较胁迫前提高74...     

经济发达县域耕地土壤重金属污染评价及其影响因素分析

通过对昆山市14个区镇91个土壤样品中As、Cd、Cr、Cu、Pb、Ni、Hg、Zn 8种重金属测定分析，对该市耕地土壤重金属污染进行评价并进行重金属污染的影响因素分析。结果表明，昆山市耕地土壤存在不同程度的轻微污染，重金属Cd、Cr、Cu、Pb、Hg、Zn均超过国家土壤背景值，旱地、水田中均以Hg污染范围较广、变异系数较大。综合污染指数表现为水田（115）>旱地（100）。区镇耕地重金属污染评价表明千灯、陆扬、石浦、锦溪、石牌处于警戒值之内，蓬朗、周庄、张浦、正仪、周市、巴城、淀山湖、花桥、陆家轻度污染；昆山市耕地土壤中重金属元素均未超过土壤环境基本容量，能够保证作物品质和农业持续发展。同时，研究表明区域重金属轻微污染具有复合污染的特性，Cd、Pb相关性最高(〖WTBX〗P〖WTBZ〗=0621 0)， Pb与Hg、Cu、Zn、Cu与Cr也有相关性（0438 7、0426 0、0350 9、0394 0），区域重金属的轻微污染受人为因素影响显著，研究指出应加强对区域优先控制污染物Hg、次优先控制污染物Pb、Cd、Zn、Cu、Cr的控制与治理。     

Evaluation of cooperative mitigation: captured carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change - Robust mitigation options will play significant role in achieving the target of limiting global change to below 1.5 °C above...     

城市发展质量的综合评价--以江苏省13个省辖市为例

在城市发展质量评价指标体系构建的基础上,依据一定的规则确定各评价指标的目标值,根据综合评价方法,对江苏省13个省辖市2000-2002年各城市发展质量进行综合分析.提出测算城市质量系统间协调发展程度的一般计量模型,根据此模型及城市发展质量综合评价的结论,分别研究了13个城市在近三年的城市化进程中,城市质量系统发展的协调性.     

广州市不同功能区大气二噁英含量和分布特征研究

应用气相色谱-高分辨率质谱仪(GC-HRMS)对广州市秋冬季6个区域环境空气样品中的17种2,3,7,8-氯代二英含量进行了检测.结果表明,广州市各观测区域大气中二英毒性当量浓度范围为0.151～2.230pg.m-3,均值为0.418pg.m-3.各观测区域空气中二英毒性当量浓度分布存在一定的差异,本研究的背景区、居民住宅区和商业区二英毒性当量浓度较低且水平相近,分别为(0.294±0.099)、(0.305±0.115)、(0.308±0.102)pg.m-3.交通枢纽区、郊区和工业区二英毒性当量浓度相对较高,分别为(0.342±0.049)、(0.423±0.113)和(0.838±0.704)pg·m-3.广州市不同功能区二英毒性当量浓度呈现背景区<住宅区<商业区<交通枢纽区<郊区<工业区的分布特点.与2004年相比,广州市城区二英毒性当量浓度有所下降,郊区毒性当量浓度有所上升.     

基于高铁酸钾同步氧化-絮凝技术在污水处理中的研究进展

Fe(Ⅵ)具有较高的氧化还原电位,Fe(OH)3具有良好的絮凝效果,废水处理中高铁酸钾发挥同步氧化和絮凝作用。介绍高铁酸钾处理各种难降解废水的机理,同时分析高铁酸钾投加量、pH、反应温度、反应时间等因素对各种废水去除效果的影响。并提出基于高铁酸钾同步氧化絮凝技术处理污水的局限性和未来的发展方向。     

Photodegradation of amoxicillin by catalyzed Fe3+/H2O2 process

Three oxidation processes of UV-Fe³⁺(EDTA)/H₂O₂ (UV: ultraviolet light; EDTA: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), UV-Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ and Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ were simultaneously investigated for the degradation of amoxicillin at pH 7.0. The results indicated that, 100% amoxicillin degradation and 81.9% chemical oxygen demand (COD_Cr) removal could be achieved in the UV-Fe³⁺ (EDTA)/H₂O₂ process. The treatment efficiency of amoxicillin and COD_Cr removal were found to decrease to 59.0% and 43.0% in the UV-Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ process; 39.6% and 31.3% in the Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ process. Moreover, the results of biodegradability (biological oxygen demand (BOD₅)/COD_Cr ratio) revealed that the UV-Fe³⁺ (EDTA)/H₂O₂ process was a promising strategy to degrade amoxicillin as the biodegradability of the effluent was improved to 0.45, compared with the cases of UV-Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ (0.25) and Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ (0.10) processes. Therefore, it could be deduced that EDTA and UV light performed synergetic catalytic effect on the Fe³⁺/H₂O₂ process, enhancing the treatment efficiency. The degradation mechanisms were also investigated via UV-Vis spectra, and high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectra. The degradation pathway of amoxicillin was further proposed.