Starch/polyvinyl alcohol blended materials used as solid carbon source for tertiary denitrification of secondary effluent

Starch/polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） blended materials for using as a solid carbon source （SCS） were prepared by blending PVA and gelatinized starch in an aqueous solution system, in which PVA served as framework material and starch as carbon source. The optimization of starch content and temperature effects were investigated. It was indicated that higher denitrification efficiency could be achieved with more starch in the materials. The average specific denitrification rates were 0.93, 0.66, 0.37 and 0.36 mg/（g·day） corresponding to starch content of 70%, 60%, 40% and 30% respectively at 37℃. The denitrification rates increased when operating temperature was raised from 23℃ to 30℃ and then 37℃. The mechanism of carbon release was analyzed incorporating the experimental results of abiotic release in deionized water. The organic carbon was mainly hydrolyzed by microbes, and the biological release efficiencies were at the range of 89.2% to 96.0%. A long-term experiment with a continuous flow reactor with SCS material containing 70% starch was conducted to gain some experience for practical application. When the influent nitrate concentration was in the range of 35.2 to 39.1 mg/L, hydraulic retention time of 4 hr, and operating temperature of 30℃, a nitrogen removal efficiency up to 94.6% and denitrification rate of 0.217 kg/（m3.day） was achieved. The starch-based materials developed in this study can be used as a solid carbon source for tertiary nitrogen removal from secondary effluent.     

Mesopolymer modified with palladium phthalocyaninesulfonate as a versatile photocatalyst for phenol and bisphenol A degradation under visible light irradiation

A novel versatile photocatalyst, FDU-PdPcS, was prepared by immobilizing palladium phthalocyaninesulfonate (PdPcS) onto the FDU-15 mesopolymer via multi-step chemical modification processes involving chloromethylation of the FDU-15 mesopolymer first with chloromethyl methyl ether, a subsequent amination reaction with ethylenediamine, and finally modification with palladium phthalocyaninesulfonate via ionic interaction. The obtained FDU-PdPcS photocatalyst was characterized by the X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis spectrosopy and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) techniques. This photocatalyst not only affords a high dispersion of monomeric PdPcS molecules, which may further be stabilized by the π-electron of benzene rings of FDU-15, but also provides a number of diamino groups inside the mesopores, which could be advantageous for the photodegradation of phenolic pollutants. In photodegradation studies of phenolic pollutants, the FDU-PdPcS catalyst exhibited excellent visible light photocatalytic activity and reusability. The photodegradation products of phenol and bisphenol A were investigated by the gas chromatoghraphy-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. The results showed that the photodegradation products were composed of carboxylic acids and CO2. Isopropanol, sodium azide and benzoquinone were used as hydroxyl radical (OH.), singlet oxygen (1O2) and superoxide radical (O2.-) scavengers, respectively. The results suggested that 1O2 and O2. were the prominent active species during the photodegradation process. A possible mechanism for the photodegradation of phenol was also discussed.     

铅污染事故生态环境损失评估——以台州铅蓄电池企业为例

国内铅污染事故频繁发生,造成了严重的生态环境污染和人体健康损害。通过采用市场价值法、人力资本法和恢复费用法,对铅污染的生态环境损失进行了全面评估。以台州典型的铅蓄电池企业为例进行研究,铅污染总损失为121．83万元,其中土壤修复及监测费用占77.1％;人体健康损失占18．9％;农作物种植损失占4．0％。     

浅谈水质自动监测系统的建设及应用研究

随着自动化以及信息化水平的提高,水质自动监测技术在环境管理中日益体现出快速便捷、信息量大、代表性强的优势。近十年,地表水水质自动监测系统的建设和应用在各地得到了长足的发展,通过强化水质自动监测系统运行管理、创新运维模式、加强数据质控管理,确保了水质自动监测系统运行稳定、数据准确可靠等,为地表水水质自动监测系统在政府环保责任目标考核、流域生态补偿、总量减排、监控预警等环境管理工作发挥着El益重要的作用。     

测定土壤饱和渗透系数的试验方法与结果优化

土的渗透系数是一个极其重要的水文地质参数,它反映了土壤和岩层的透水性能,是地下水计算中一个不可缺少的指标,但土的渗透试验受诸多因素的影响,如土的物理性质、试验环境、试验场所、人为操作等。为了较为客观、准确地获取包气带浅层土壤饱和渗透系数,本文概述了Guelph渗透仪法野外渗透试验和室内变水头渗透试验测定土壤饱和渗透系数的原理与方法,并通过统计学中的置信区间对试验数据进行了优化处理。结果表明:野外试验测得的土壤饱和渗透系数较室内试验大,但误差在一个数量级内;室内试验测得的土壤饱和渗透系数与《工程地质手册》(第三版)给出的土壤饱和渗透系数参考值接近;Guelph渗透仪用于野外测定土壤饱和渗透系数的可靠性较高。     

新疆喀什三角洲地下水化学特征及演化规律

"水质型"缺水问题严重阻碍着新疆喀什地区经济的发展.为研究位于喀什地区西部的喀什三角洲地下水水化学特征及主要离子来源,于2016年6～10月采集地下水水化学样品402组,地下水氢氧同位素样品114组.综合运用数理统计、Gibbs图、离子比、Schoeller图和水文地球化学模拟等方法,分析了喀什三角洲地下水的水文地球化学特征,探讨了水化学演化规律及主要离子来源.结果表明:①该区地下水中阴离子以SO_4~(2-)为主,其次为Cl-;阳离子以Na+为主,地下水类型以SO4·Cl-Na型为主;②该区地下水离子组分受岩石溶滤作用和蒸发浓缩作用控制.水中离子主要来源于蒸发岩的溶解,其次为碳酸岩的溶解.河流冲积平原潜水受蒸发浓缩作用影响,承压水还受反向阳离子交换作用和混合作用影响;③沿地下水流向,地下水离子组分浓度呈递增趋势,岩盐、白云石和石膏发生溶解,方解石沉淀.     

光催化/活性炭/纳滤组合工艺处理二级出水及对膜污染的控制

污水的资源化与回用可作为城市和各类建筑的非传统水源,必须满足相关水质标准,其中有机物一直是广泛关注的重要指标.本文采用华北某市大型污水厂的二级出水,研究了二氧化钛光催化氧化(UV-TiO_2)和颗粒活性炭(GAC)技术对溶解性有机物的去除特性以及对纳滤(NF)的膜污染控制特性,构建了UV-TiO_2/GAC/NF组合工艺,评价了组合工艺的有机物去除效能和膜污染控制作用,解析了影响NF膜污染程度的有机物种类和相对分子质量分布特征.结果表明,UV-TiO_2和GAC技术均可不同程度地缓解NF膜的不可逆污染、降低膜通量衰减速率; UV-TiO_2/GAC联用的不可逆膜污染程度比单独UV-TiO_2或GAC技术分别降低了48. 7%或61. 4%.类蛋白质和类腐殖质等有机污染物是不可逆膜污染的主要组分;相对分子质量为小于3×10~3和30×10~3～100×10~3的有机物是造成纳滤膜通量下降的主要因素. UV-TiO_2/GAC/NF组合工艺的COD、DOC和UV_(254)去除率为45. 7%、74. 5%和89. 2%,出水中COD、DOC和UV_(254)等有机物指标均得到有效去除.研究成果为城市和各类建筑非传统水源的深度净化与多途径回用提供了技术支持.     

Accurate prediction of air quality response to emissions for effective control policy design

Designing effective control policy requires accurate quantification of the relationship between the ambient concentrations of O₃and PM_2.5and the emissions of their precursors.However,the challenge is that precursor reduction does not necessarily lead to decreases in the concentrations of O₃and PM_2.5,which are formed by multiple precursors under complex physical and chemical processes;this calls for the development of advanced model technologies to prov...     

Synergetic PM2.5 and O3 control strategy for the Yangtze River Delta, China

PM_2.5 concentrations have dramatically reduced in key regions of China during the period 2013–2017, while O₃ has increased. Hence there is an urgent demand to develop a synergetic regional PM_2.5 and O₃ control strategy. This study develops an emission-to-concentration response surface model and proposes a synergetic pathway for PM_2.5 and O₃ control in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) based on the framework of the Air Benefit and Cost and Attainment Assessment System (ABaCAS). Results suggest that the regional emissions of NOx, SO₂, NH₃, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and primary PM_2.5 should be reduced by 18%, 23%, 14%, 17% and 33% compared with 2017 to achieve 25% and 5% decreases of PM_2.5 and O₃ in 2025, and that the emission reduction ratios will need to be 50%, 26%, 28%, 28% and 55% to attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. To effectively reduce the O₃ pollution in the central and eastern YRD, VOCs controls need to be strengthened to reduce O₃ by 5%, and then NOx reduction should be accelerated for air quality attainment. Meanwhile, control of primary PM_2.5 emissions shall be prioritized to address the severe PM_2.5 pollution in the northern YRD. For most cities in the YRD, the VOCs emission reduction ratio should be higher than that for NOx in Spring and Autumn. NOx control should be increased in summer rather than winter when a strong VOC-limited regime occurs. Besides, regarding the emission control of industrial processes, on-road vehicle and residential sources shall be prioritized and the joint control area should be enlarged to include Shandong, Jiangxi and Hubei Province for effective O₃ control.