Heavy metal exposure has adverse effects on the growth and development of preschool children

Environmental Geochemistry and Health - The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), and manganese (Mn) in the PM2.5 and...     

Inducing pollution prevention adoption: effectiveness of the 33/50 voluntary environmental program

The Environmental Protection Agency has encouraged voluntary efforts at pollution prevention by facilities through participation in voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) such as the 33/50 program to reduce toxic releases. This paper examines the effectiveness of the 33/50 program in the adoption of pollution prevention practices and disentangles the effect of adoption from that of program participation on releases of 33/50 chemicals. Using facility-specific panel data and controlling for the endogeneity of program participation and pollution prevention adoption, we find that program participants were 38% more likely to adopt pollution prevention practices than non-participants. Program participants who adopted pollution prevention practices reduced their 33/50 releases by 52% compared to facilities that neither participated nor adopted pollution prevention. This indicates that VEPs that emphasize pollution prevention can play a complementary role in reducing toxic releases.     

Pyrolysis and dehalogenation of plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): A review

Plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have been an important environmental problem because these plastics commonly contain toxic halogenated flame retardants which may cause serious environmental pollution, especially the formation of carcinogenic substances polybrominated dibenzo dioxins/furans (PBDD/Fs), during treat process of these plastics. Pyrolysis has been proposed as a viable processing route for recycling the organic compounds in WEEE plastics into fuels and chemical feedstock. However, dehalogenation procedures are also necessary during treat process, because the oils collected in single pyrolysis process may contain numerous halogenated organic compounds, which would detrimentally impact the reuse of these pyrolysis oils. Currently, dehalogenation has become a significant topic in recycling of WEEE plastics by pyrolysis. In order to fulfill the better resource utilization of the WEEE plastics, the compositions, characteristics and dehalogenation methods during the pyrolysis recycling process of WEEE plastics were reviewed in this paper. Dehalogenation and the decomposition or pyrolysis of WEEE plastics can be carried out simultaneously or successively. It could be ‘dehalogenating prior to pyrolysing plastics’, ‘performing dehalogenation and pyrolysis at the same time’ or ‘pyrolysing plastics first then upgrading pyrolysis oils’. The first strategy essentially is the two-stage pyrolysis with the release of halogen hydrides at low pyrolysis temperature region which is separate from the decomposition of polymer matrixes, thus obtaining halogenated free oil products. The second strategy is the most common method. Zeolite or other type of catalyst can be used in the pyrolysis process for removing organohalogens. The third strategy separate pyrolysis and dehalogenation of WEEE plastics, which can, to some degree, avoid the problem of oil value decline due to the use of catalyst, but obviously, this strategy may increase the cost of whole recycling process.     

混合基质3D打印可见光催化系统对病毒气溶胶的去除

利用3D打印灵活可控的特点和复合材料混合打印的优势，将可见光响应的ZnO/g-C₃N₄催化剂掺入ABS塑料，利用3D打印制成催化剂均匀稳定分布的光催化系统，使用流体动力学仿真模拟对反应器结构进行优化设计，用于处理相对密闭的室内空间中的病毒气溶胶.结果表明，病毒气溶胶比细菌气溶胶具有更强的抗逆性，添加螺旋导流板可以显著提升反应器传质性能并有效改善系统光催化效果，以提高对病毒气溶胶的去除率.以商业LED灯为光源的螺旋式反应器对高浓度病毒气溶胶（MS2、PhiX174噬菌体）和细菌气溶胶（大肠杆菌）具有高效去除效果，在3.75min停留时间可以实现对气溶胶的完全去除.     

离子色谱法测定钻井废水中的Cl-、Br-

利用离子色谱法测定钻井废水中的Cl~-、Br~-,实验结果表明,该方法能准确分析测定样品中的Cl~-和Br~-,相对标准偏差小于2%。同时该方法降低了干扰因素的影响,缩短了分析时间,提高了工作效率,能对钻井废水中的Cl~-和Br~-进行有效的分离,样品的加标回收率达到87%~109%,能准确测定Cl~-和Br~-。同时与硝酸银滴定法测定钻井废水中的Cl~-相比较,当样品中Br~-含量小于Cl~-和Br~-总含量的10%时,两种方法测定Cl~-含量的相对偏差小于5%。     

氨制冷系统的压力管道安全

氨制冷系统压力管道在特定的环境和特定的工作参数下运行,压力管道的安全性能与设计、安装、检验试验和使用密切相关。关注氨制冷系统压力管道在设计、安装、检验试验和使用方面常出现的问题,有针对性的整改,对预防和提高氨制冷系统压力管道的安全性具有重要意义。     

云计算和TD-LTE技术在宁夏电网试点地区的应用

针对宁夏电力公司建设智能电网试点地区的需求,采用基于云计算和 TD-LTE 的新型 230 MHz 无线通信技术,提出了宁夏电网试点地区智能电网通信网络建设方案。分析结果表明:该方案能够满足电力企业各类业务需求,具有部署快捷、组网灵活、网络拓扑结构易于变更的特点。     

陕西秦岭南麓316国道沿线地质灾害防治对策研究

穿越于秦岭南麓汉台区北部中低山区的316国道沿线地质环境条件复杂,地质灾害类型多样。每年汛期地质灾害频发,数百至数万方的危岩体常将路面掩埋,少则堵塞交通数小时,多则数天,过往车辆及行人的财产受到严重威胁。由于316国道为我国南北运输的重要通道,社会影响较大。为此,该文在汉台区1:50 000地质灾害详细调查项目的基础上,将316国道作为重点地段进行专题研究,分析316国道沿线地质灾害的类型、发育特征、成因,并提出了相应的防治对策。调查分析认为316国道沿线地质灾害类型主要为崩塌、滑坡和泥石流;孕育地质灾害发育的不稳定边坡坡型、坡向、坡高、宽度和厚度等决定地质灾害的发育特征;降雨和人类工程活动是地质灾害的主要诱发因素。最后,提出了以监测预警和卸荷减载、铺设柔性防护网、设置抗滑桩等为主的防治对策,为汉中市国土资源局汉台分局等相关部门地质灾害的防范提供决策与依据,也为公路沿线地质灾害的防治提供技术支撑。     

3株常见细菌胞外氨基酸对方解石表面性质的影响

文章以土壤-空气-人体中3株常见细菌为研究对象,采用反相高效液相色谱(RP-HPLC)对3株细菌胞外氨基酸主要组分进行定性定量分析,在此基础上,考察了常见细菌胞外氨基酸对大气可吸入矿物细颗粒-方解石表面性质的影响。结果表明:3株细菌主要氨基酸组分为组氨酸、精氨酸、酪氨酸和胱氨酸;4种氨基酸对方解石都有不同程度的溶蚀作用,影响程度取决于氨基酸的功能、分子结构和添加量。3株常见细菌对方解石作用效果为金黄色葡萄球菌大肠杆菌硅酸盐细菌,由此推断方解石细颗粒物从土壤迁移到空气,再迁移到人体,毒性依次减弱,为建立可吸入矿物细颗粒环境和健康影响评价体系具有重要意义。     

一种无奇异参数椭圆柱形电磁隐身斗篷的设计基础理论

目的研究无奇异参数的椭圆柱形超材料电磁隐身斗篷的设计方法。方法应用变换光学原理建立空间变换坐标表达式,推导出该斗篷的电磁参数张量,再采用Matlab软件验证所推导张量的无奇异性,最后采用有限元仿真软件验证该斗篷的电磁隐身性能。结果椭圆柱形斗篷具备良好的电磁隐身性能,并且其电磁参数张量的各个分量均无奇异性。结论设计出的空间坐标变换方式能够从理论上实现无奇异参数的超材料电磁隐身斗篷,这种方法也拓展了变换光学原理在超材料隐身装置设计方面的应用。