An analytical solution for vertical transport of volatile chemicals in the vadose zone

An analytical solution is presented for one-dimensional vertical transport of volatile chemicals through the vadose zone to groundwater. The solution accounts for the important transport mechanisms of the steady advection of water and gas, diffusion and dispersion in water and gas, as well as adsorption, and first-order degradation. By assuming a linear, equilibrium partitioning between water, gas and the adsorbed chemical phases, the dependent variable in the mathematical model becomes the total resident concentration. The general solution was derived for cases having a constant initial total concentration over a discrete depth interval and a zero initial total concentration elsewhere. A zero concentration gradient is assumed at the groundwater table. Examples are given to demonstrate the application of the new solution for calculating the case of a non-uniform initial source concentration, and estimating the transport of chemicals to the groundwater and the atmosphere. The solution was also used to verify a numerical code called VLEACH. We discovered an error in VLEACH, and found that the new solution agreed very well with the numerical results by corrected VLEACH. A simplified solution to predict the migration of volatile organic chemical due to the gas density effect has shown that a high source concentration may lead to significant downward advective gas-phase transport in a soil with a high air-permeability.     

Equilibrium and kinetic studies on the adsorption of aniline compounds from aqueous phase onto bifunctional polymeric adsorbent with sulfonic groups

In the present study, a hydrophilic bifunctional polymeric resin (LS-2) with sulfonic groups was synthesized, and the adsorption performance of three aniline compounds, aniline, 4-methylaniline, and 4-nitroaniline onto LS-2 was compared with that on the commercial Amberlite XAD-4. The uptake of the aniline compounds on LS-2 is a procedure of coexistence of physisorption and chemisorption and obeys the pseudo-second order rate equation, while the uptake of the compounds on XAD-4 is merely a physical adsorption and follows the pseudo-first order rate equation. All the isothermal data fit well with the Freundlich model, and the values of K(F) of the compounds adsorbing on LS-2 are much higher than those on XAD-4 suggesting the higher adsorbing capacities on LS-2 than those on XAD-4, which may be attributed to the microporous structure and the polar groups on the network of LS-2 resin. Dynamic adsorption and desorption studies for aniline on LS-2 show that the breakthrough adsorption capacity and the total adsorption capacity are 0.96 and 1.24 mmol per milliliter resin, respectively. Nearly 100% regeneration efficiency for the adsorbent was achieved by 5% hydrochloric acid.     

Decolorizing of lignin wastewater using the photochemical UV/TiO2 process

Studies on applying the photochemical UV/TiO2 oxidation process to treat the lignin-containing wastewater for dissolved organic carbon (DOC), color and reducing A254 (the absorption at the wavelength of 254 nm) have been carried out. The data obtained in this study demonstrate that the UV/TiO2 process is effective in oxidizing the lignin thus reducing the color and DOC of the wastewater treated. The combined UV/TiO2 treatment can achieve better removal of DOC and color than the UV treatment alone. Color removal, based on American Dye Manufacture Index (ADMI) measurement, is greater than 99% if the pH is maintained at 3.0 with the addition of 1 g l(-1) TiO2. When 10 g l(-1) TiO2 is applied, the oxidation reduction potential (ORP) value is reached to result in an 88% removal of both DOC and color. A model was developed based on the variation of ORP during the photochemical reaction to simulate the decoloring process. The proposed model can be used to predict the color removal efficiency of the UV/TiO2 process.     

活性炭-双氧水催化氧化法深度处理DSD酸废水的研究

以活性炭为催化剂、H2O2为氧化剂的催化氧化技术来处理DSD酸母液树脂吸附出水。处理效果比单纯的活性炭吸附或H2O2氧化要好的多。在温度25℃，线速度0．10m／h，pH3．50，H2O2添加量0．35％，处理500mL水样后，脱色率达到90%以上，TOC去除率达到40．0％以上。     

污染土壤修复效果评定方法的研究

在实施污染土壤修复的环境工程后,需要通过灵敏和有效的评定方法对污染土壤修复的效果进行评定.然而,单纯依靠化学方法进行污染土壤修复效果的评定,不能揭示土壤的整体质量特征,因此需要生态毒理方法作为相互补充的手段.本文概述了植物毒性评定法、陆生无脊椎动物评定法和土壤微生物评定法及其在污染土壤修复效果评定中的应用,并对污染土壤修复效果评定方法的发展前景进行展望.     

化学氧化剂对水华蓝藻的控制研究

对比了过氧化氢（H₂O₂）、高铁酸钾（K₂FeO₄）和过碳酸钠（Na₂CO₄）3种氧化剂对自然水体中群体蓝藻生长和光合活性的影响.结果发现,3种氧化剂对蓝藻均有快速的抑制效应,且随着氧化剂浓度的增加抑制效果增强.相同氧化剂浓度下,H₂O₂对水华蓝藻的去除能力强于K₂FeO₄和Na₂CO₄,对蓝藻光合系统Ⅱ的最大光量子产量（F_v/F_m）和有效光量子产量（F_v'/F_m'）的抑制效果也更显著.H₂O₂对不同浓度水华蓝藻的控制实验结果表明,初始藻细胞浓度对H₂O₂控藻效果影响较大,细胞密度越大,H₂O₂降解率增加,抑藻效果急剧下降.当初始藻密度为10μg/L和100μg/L,5mg/L H₂O₂的48h降解率分别为64.9%和97.5%,对藻细胞F_v/F_m的抑制率分别为10%和1%.因此,实施H₂O₂控制蓝藻水华的措施应该尽量在蓝藻水华形成早期,即藻密度较低的时候使用.     

弱磁场强化氧化石墨烯负载纳米零价铁(GO-nFe0/WMF)对水中Cr(Ⅵ)的去除特性及机制

利用共沉淀法成功制备出绿色、高效且具有较强重复利用性和抗氧化性能的介孔磁性材料氧化石墨烯负载纳米零价铁(GO-nFe~0).通过场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、傅立叶红外光谱仪(FTIR)、比表面积测试仪(BET)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)以及X射线光电子能谱分析(XPS)等表征手段对GO-nFe~0的形貌、结构以及元素价态进行分析.研究了弱磁场(WMF)协同GO-nFe~0体系(GO-nFe~0/WMF)处理水体中Cr(Ⅵ)的特性和机制,并且考察了不同反应条件对体系去除Cr(Ⅵ)的影响.结果表明,当氧化石墨烯(GO)与纳米零价铁(nFe~0)的负载质量比为1∶10且在20 mT弱磁感应强度的最佳条件下,GO-nFe~0/WMF能够在30 min内完全去除浓度为10mg·L~(-1)的Cr(Ⅵ).随着体系初始pH值的降低和材料投加量的增加,Cr(Ⅵ)的去除效率显著提高.无机阴离子(Cl~-,SO_4~(2-))对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除表现出促进作用,而ClO~-_4和CO_3~(2-)则分别表现出无明显影响和抑制效果.GO-nFe~0在循环利用5次以及暴露空气中30 d仍能保持较高的反应活性.通过XRD、XPS以及邻菲啰啉掩蔽实验证明:GO-nFe~0/WMF体系具有潜在的协同作用,GO可以提高WMF促进nFe~0的腐蚀速率并提高电子转移速率,从而释放更多的Fe~(2+).     

生物质基活性炭负载金属催化还原NOx

为研究生物质材料的脱硝性能,利用木质素与纤维素2种生物质基活性炭作为还原剂,用碱金属与过渡金属作为催化活性相,制备了一系列生物质基活性炭负载金属催化剂用于富氧环境中催化还原NO_x,考察了生物质原料种类、炭化温度以及催化剂组分对脱硝效率的影响.结果表明:①当反应温度低于250℃时,炭表面主要是NO_x的吸附过程;而当反应温度高于250℃时,炭还原NO_x行为占主导,并伴随N₂、CO₂与CO的生成.炭化温度对炭反应活性的影响主要依赖于炭化温度对炭材料表面含氧官能团、比表面积以及炭表面金属还原性的影响.②研究中考察的金属（K、Cu、Fe、Ni）均对还原NO_x与O₂有催化作用,其中,K对C-NO_x反应具有明显促进作用,但对C-O₂反应并无明显促进作用,所有样品中SAC-K的选择性因子为0.56,对还原NO_x的选择性最高,且恒温反应过程NO_x还原量（以C计）达到了1 293 μmol/g.③与传统煤基活性炭催化剂相比,木屑基活性炭负载钾催化剂表现出了优良的NO_x还原选择性;X-射线光电子表征结果显示,木屑基活性炭负载钾催化剂优良的性能与其表面钾活性相的高度分散有关.研究显示,相比于煤基炭材料,生物质基炭材料具有更加优异的选择性还原NO_x性能.      

基于脆弱性的地下水污染监测网多目标优化方法

区域地下水监测井的优化布设对于区域地下水系统管理有很重要的作用.为了以最少的监测费用最大化地获取区域污染风险和污染现状信息,以监测井数量最小、区域污染监测有效性最大、监测到的区域脆弱性分值最大为目标,建立了基于脆弱性评价的地下水污染监测网多目标优化模型.通过地下水脆弱性评价和溶质运移模型计算得到不同点位地下水脆弱性分值和污染物浓度,针对不同脆弱性等级提出区域监测井初设密度,采用改进非劣支配遗传算法（NSGA-Ⅱ）基于初设监测网求解该多目标优化模型,结合质量误差分析确定监测网优化方案.结果表明,阿什河漫滩区和樊家沟流域地下水硝酸盐氮污染相对较严重;地下水脆弱性高和较高等级区域分别分布在抽水井群影响范围和河漫滩;结合NSGA-Ⅱ Pareto最优解及质量误差分析结果,得到该区域地下水监测井最优数量（12口）及其最优布设位置.研究显示,该优化监测网与初设监测网插值所得污染羽的质量误差小于15%,满足监测精度要求.      

污水生物处理中抗生素的去除机制及影响因素

环境中的抗生素污染日益严重,其诱导产生的抗生素抗性成为人类健康的重大威胁.通过对世界多地污水处理厂进、出水中抗生素浓度水平的文献调研汇总,发现当前的污水处理工艺不能实现抗生素的有效去除.吸附和生物降解是污水中抗生素的主要去除途径,因此本文深入地分析了吸附的作用机制和不同种类抗生素吸附程度的差异;从生物降解性能、降解菌和降解产物等方面分析抗生素在污水生物处理过程中的生物降解作用;分析讨论了水力停留时间、污泥停留时间、温度和工艺选型(传统活性污泥法、膜生物反应器和生物脱氮工艺)等污水生物处理工艺的运行条件对吸附和生物降解途径的影响,进而解析对抗生素去除效果的影响.菌群组成、生长基质供应情况和微污染物共存情况等因素对污水生物处理中抗生素迁移转化的影响需要更深入地研究.