Stability of Fe–As composites formed with As(V) and aged ferrihydrite

During the aging process, ferrihydrite was transformed into mineral mixtures composed of different proportions of ferrihydrite, goethite, lepidocrocite and hematite. Such a transformation may affect the fixed ability of arsenic. In this study, the stability of Fe-As composites formed with As(V) and the minerals aged for 0, 1, 4, 10 and 30 days of ferrihydrite were systematically examined, and the effects of molar of ratios Fe/As were also clarified using kinetic methods combined with multiple spectroscopic techniques. The results indicated that As(V) was rapidly adsorbed on minerals during the initial polymerization process, which delayed both the ferrihydrite conversion and the hematite formation. When the Fe/As molar ratio was 1.875 and 5.66, the As(V) adsorbed by ferrihydrite began to release after 6 hr and 12 hr, respectively. The corresponding release amounts of As(V) were 0.55 g/L and 0.07 g/L, and the adsorption rates were 92.43% and 97.50% at 60 days, respectively. However, the As(V) adsorbed by the transformation products aged for 30 days of ferrihydrite began to release after adsorbed 30 days. The corresponding release amounts of As(V) were 0.25 g/L and 0.03 g/L, and the adsorption rates were 84.23% and 92.18% after adsorbed 60 days, for the Fe/As=1.875 and 5.66, respectively. Overall, the combination of As(V) with ferrihydrite and aged products transformed from a thermodynamically metastable phase to a dynamically stable state within a certain duration. Moreover, the aging process of ferrihydrite reduced the sorption ability of arsenate by iron (hydr)oxide but enhanced the stability of the Fe-As composites.     

How urbanization affects residents’ health risks: evidence from China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Continued urbanization requires a deep understanding of how urbanization affects residents’ health risks. This study used regression analysis of...     

Combining Lattice Boltzmann method and genetic algorithm to optimize the layout of artificial floating islands in river network in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - How to solve the pollution problem of water environment in river network is a hot issue in the world. Artificial floating island is an efficient way...     

冲击采样器设计参数分析

在颗粒物研究中 ,分级采样是一种常用的监测方法 ,而冲击采样器是颗粒物分级采样的重要仪器。从颗粒物的受力分析着手 ,得到了冲击采样器重要参数———斯托克斯数的表达式 ,并对TSP、PM1 0 和PM2 5冲击采样器设计参数进行了详细分析 ,得到了采样器设计参数的关系式及相关曲线     

Air Quality Improvement Estimation and Assessment Using Contingent Valuation Method, A Case Study in Beijing

The aim of the paper is to estimate and assess residents' willingness to pay to improve air quality in the urban area of Beijing using the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). The mean willingness to pay (WTP) for a 50% reduction of harmful substances in the air was 143 CNY per household per year, and the total WTP of the residents in the study area was 336 million CNY per year. As a proportion of household annual income, the mean WTP amounted to 0.7%. Four socio-economic variables were found to have significant impacts on residents' willingness to pay. The analysis results illustrated that WTP increases with income and education level, and decreases with household population and age. The willingness was larger for residents in the urban districts than those in the suburban districts. It was found that most of the protest bids lay on interviewees' incomplete perception of the values of environmental amenity. The influence of household income on people's willingness to pay illustrated in this study reflects a causal force of Beijing's transition to market economy that households created to have disposable income are more likely to care about environmental quality. The results of this study strike an optimistic note on the possibility of measuring the total economic value of environmental quality improvement by using the CVM in China. Suggestions on implication of the CVM for both academics and policy makers are provided in the paper.     

我国清洁生产审核咨询机构现状分析及政策建议

对我国清洁生产审核咨询机构的主要功能、地位及其在政府与企业之间所发挥的联接作用进行了系统阐述.分析了我国清洁生产审核咨询机构的现状,总结了现阶段我国清洁生产审核咨询机构的主要特点及存在问题,并结合我国实际情况提出了发展我国清洁生产审核咨询机构的政策建议.     

向海自然保护区湿地资源环境问题及对策分析

从可持续发展角度入手 ,剖析了向海自然保护区湿地资源现状及存在的主要问题 ,并在此基础上提出了保护及可持续开发利用湿地资源的对策和措施     

Source apportionment of ambient total suspended particulates and coarse particulate matter in urban areas of Jiaozuo, China

Approximately 750 total suspended particulates (TSPs) and coarse particulate matter (PM10) filter samples from six urban sites and a background site and >210 source samples were collected in Jiaozuo City during January 2002 to April 2003. They were analyzed for mass and abundances of 25 chemical components. Seven contributive sources were identified, and their contributions to ambient TSP/PM10 levels at the seven sites in three seasons (spring, summer, and winter days) and a "whole" year were estimated by a chemical mass balance (CMB) receptor model. The spatial TSP average was high in spring and winter days at a level of approximately 530 microg/m(3) and low in summer days at 456 microg/m(3); however, the spatial PMo0 average exhibited little variation at a level of approximately 325 microg/m(3), and PM10-to-TSP ratios ranged from 0.58 to 0.81, which suggested heavy particulate matter pollution existing in the urban areas. Apportionment results indicated that geological material was the largest contributor to ambient TSP/PM10 concentrations, followed by dust emissions from construction activities, coal combustion, secondary aerosols, vehicle movement, and other industrial sources. In addition, paved road dust and re-entrained dust were also apportioned to the seven source types and found soil, coal combustion, and construction dust to be the major contributors.     

Shallow groundwater quality and associated non-cancer health risk in agricultural areas (Poyang Lake basin,China)

Environmental Geochemistry and Health - Owing to their accessibility, shallow groundwater is an essential source of drinking water in rural areas while usually being used without control by...     

Interaction of tebuconazole with bovine serum albumin: determination of the binding mechanism and binding site by spectroscopic methods

Abstract

This study investigates the interaction between tebuconazole and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in a physiological buffer (pH = 7.4) using the fluorescence quenching method to obtain the apparent binding constants (K) and number of binding sites (n) in the interaction between tebuconazole and BSA. The results revealed that tebuconazole can quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA through a static quenching procedure. It also shows that the thermodynamic parameters of enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) are negative, indicating that the interaction of tebuconazole with BSA is mainly driven by van der Waals forces and hydrogen bonds. The process of binding was a spontaneous process in which Gibbs free energy change was negative. The distance of r between the donor (BSA) and acceptor (tebuconazole) was calculated to be 0.68?nm based on Forster’s non-radiative energy transfer theory. Analysis of synchronous fluorescence, three-dimensional fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectra demonstrates that tebuconazole can induce conformational changes of BSA.