Detection,occurrence and fate of 22 psychiatric pharmaceuticals in psychiatric hospital and municipal wastewater treatment plants in Beijing,China

The liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometer (LC–MS/MS) method coupled with an automated solid-phase extraction procedure has been developed to identify 22 psychiatric pharmaceuticals, including seven anxiolytic-sedative-hypnotics, six antidepressants, and nine anti-schizophrenia drugs, in wastewater samples from two psychiatric hospital wastewater treatment plants (P-WWTPs) and three municipal wastewater treatment plants (M-WWTPs) in Beijing, China. Analyte recoveries from spiking experiments in the WWTP influent and effluent at three concentrations ranged from 70% to 110%, excluding sulpiride, ziprasidone, and olanzapine. Method detection limits for five, eight, and nine analytes in the WWTP influent and effluent were 20–80, 1–16, and <1 ng L^?1, respectively. High psychiatric pharmaceutical concentrations (e.g., ～942 ng L^?1oxazepam, 5552–12,782 ng L^?1 clozapine, 2762–9832 ng L^?1sulpiride, and 2030–4967 ng L^?1quetiapine) were frequently observed in P-WWTP influent compared to M-WWTPs. Although P-WWTPs typically had higher removal rates, significantly higher concentrations of the target compounds were observed in the P-WWTP secondary effluent than in the M-WWTP influent (e.g., ～752 ng L^?1oxazepam, ～8183 ng L^?1 clozapine, ～10,833 ng L^?1sulpiride, and ～1168 ng L^?1quetiapine). Thus, the discharge control of psychiatric pharmaceuticals from psychiatric hospitals requires improvement.     

化工制药工艺残渣燃烧过程固氯研究

采用管式固定床反应器对化工制药工艺残渣的燃烧分解进行了实验研究,进一步通过加入氧化钙/碳酸钙来防止燃烧过程残渣中氯的释放.实验结果表明,残渣在燃烧时氯主要以氯化氢形式排出,加入固氯剂后能有效地抑制氯化氢的生成,且固氯效果随着钙化物投加量的增加而明显提高.当氧化钙/残渣比(质量比)达到0.8时,固氯率可达97%以上;当碳酸钙/残渣比(质量比)提高到2.0时,固氯率为76%.与此对应的Ca/Cl摩尔比分别为30和40.继续增加钙投加量,固氯效果基本不变.同时发现添加一定量的木屑在助燃的同时有助于提高固氯效果.     

南京市、苏州市及南通市城区道路扬尘排放特性研究

在江苏南京、苏州和南通三个城市中选取10个采样点,以采集的扬尘样品为研究对象,分析了灼烧减量和扬尘组分.结果表明:南京、南通与苏州元素占比排列基本一致,排列前几位的为Si、Ca、Fe、Al;扬尘化学组分在不同地区有较大差别,南通和苏州扬尘的有机挥发性物质含量较高,城市扬尘主要来源于土壤沙尘的微小颗粒物;同一城市不同用地类型采样点也呈现出一定的规律性,施工区域的SiO2含量最高,商业区和住宅区Al比其他区域高.     

Annual input fluxes and source identification of trace elements in atmospheric deposition in Shanxi Basin: the largest coal base in China

Industrialization and urbanization have led to a great deterioration of air quality and provoked some serious environmental concerns. One hundred and five samples of atmospheric deposition were analyzed for their concentrations of 13 trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Al, Co, Cr, Hg, Mn, Mo, Pb, Se, and Zn) in Shanxi Basin, which includes six isolate basins. The input fluxes of the trace elements in atmospheric deposition were observed and evaluated. Geostatistical analysis (EF, PCA, and CA ) were conducted to determine the spatial distribution, possible sources, and enrichment degrees of trace elements in atmospheric deposition. Fe/Al and K/Al also contribute to identify the sources of atmospheric deposition. The distribution of trace elements in atmospheric deposition was proved to be geographically restricted. The results show that As, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Se mainly come from coal combustion. Fe, Cu, Mn, Hg, and Co originate mainly from interactions between local polluted soils and blowing dust from other places, while the main source of Al, Cr, and Mo are the soil parent materials without pollution. This work provides baseline information to develop policies to control and reduce trace elements, especially toxic elements, from atmospheric deposition. Some exploratory analytical methods applied in this work are also worth considering in similar researches.     

Temporal trends (2005-2009) of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PBDEs in rice hulls from an e-waste dismantling area after stricter environmental regulations

Primitive e-waste dismantling activities have been of increasing concern due to serious environmental and human health problems, and therefore authorities in China have strengthened the regulations on illegal e-waste recycling activities. In this work, we used rice hull as a passive sampler and investigated temporal trends of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in areas near e-waste recycling sites after the stricter regulations. Furthermore, the distribution patterns and composition profiles of these contaminants were also discussed. The average concentrations of the three groups of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in rice hulls have markedly decreased during the period of 2005-2009. Specifically, from 12.9 (average value in 2005) to 0.37 pg WHO-TEQ/g (dry weight, dw) (in 2009) for PCDD/Fs, 47.6 (2005) to 7.10 ng g⁻¹ dw (2009) for PCBs, and 2.51 (2005) to 0.89 ng g⁻¹, dw (2009) for PBDEs. The significant decrease of combustion markers 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF, 1,2,3,6,7,8HxCDF and PCB126, and the PCDD/PCDF ratio from 1:9 (2005) to 7:3 (2009) is likely a result of stricter regulations on open combustion activities. This study suggests that stricter control measures, strengthened laws and regulations and more environmental friendly techniques could be effective measures in reducing the release and formation of related POPs in typical e-waste dismantling sites, and these measures could further improve the quality of the environment and health of the local inhabitants.     

虾塘残饵腐解对养殖环境影响的研究Ⅰ. 虾塘底层残饵腐解对水质环境的影响

通过室内模拟实验,研究了虾塘底层残饵腐解对虾池水质的影响和更换虾池海水后底层水质质量的变化和清除覆盖于池底的残饵后池底底层水质的变化.结果表明,由于池底残饵的腐解,使虾池水质变坏,DO降至零,pH下降至6.0,达不到生物存活的水平.更换虾池海水后,池底水质仍然受到一定的影响.清除池底残饵后,由于沉积物的吸附作用,大量硫化物又释放出来,仍然严重影响虾池的水质质量.数据表明,在养虾过程中应尽量减少虾饵的残留量并做到每年彻底清洁池底,达到清洁养殖的环境标准.     

Temporal-spatial variability and fractal characteristics of soil nitrogen and phosphorus in Xinji District, Hebei Province, China

Traditional statistics, geostatistics, fractal dimensions, and geographic information systems (GIS) were employed to study the temporal?Cspatial variability of soil total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) levels in Xinji District, Hebei Province area of the North China Plain from 1980 to 2007. The results indicate that nutrient levels follow normal or lognormal distributions. The TN content was 0.59 ±0.155 g kg^???1 in 2007, an increase of 0.44 g kg^???1 compared with that of 1980. In 2007, the TP content was 1.21 ±0.227 g kg^???1, an increase of 0.01 g kg^???1 from 1980. The geostatistical analysis showed that the distribution of these soil nutrients in the study area exhibits a trend and anisotropy. The range and [C ₀/(C ₀?+?C)] of TN and TP in 1980 were all less than in 2007. The ordinary kriging interpolation method was used to analyze the nutrient contents differences between 1980 and 2007. The results indicate that soil TN levels have increased over the 27-year period, and the area where the TN level had increased by at least 0.4 g kg^???1 was about 61.7% of the district. The area where the TP content increased covered about 58.4% of the district. The variance analysis indicated that land-use type had a clear influence on the distribution and change in TN and TP content. Using the 3-D box-counting dimension method combined with GIS, the fractal dimension of soil nutrient spatial distribution over the two periods showed that in 27 years, the fractal dimension of TN increased from 1.95 to 2.02, and the fractal dimension of TP increased from 1.89 to 2.01, indicating that the complexity of the spatial distribution of all nutrient contents had increased. This study can provide a basis for accurate fertilizing and to enhance the conversion of soil characteristics under different spatial scales.     

酸性矿山废水的危害与防治对策研究

酸性矿山废水的危害与治理已成为当今环境治理领域重要的研究课题,酸性废水中含有大量的金属离子等有毒有害物质,酸性废水的处理利用能改善当地的生态环境,减轻周边的环境压力。文章阐述了酸性矿山废水的形成机理、危害以及防治对策。并对今后的防治进行了展望。     

Cr(Ⅵ)对脊尾白虾(Exopalaemon carinicauda)幼虾暴露和恢复期肝胰脏的SOD活性、MDA及MTs含量的影响

为了探索水体中Cr(Ⅵ)对脊尾白虾(Exopalaemon carinicauda)的毒性效应,通过Cr(Ⅵ)的暴露(15 d)和清水恢复实验(15d),研究了Cr(Ⅵ)对脊尾白虾肝胰脏的SOD活性、MDA及MTs含量的影响.结果表明,通过15 d的暴露,5 mg·L-1(高浓度)、0.5 mg· L-1(低浓度)实验组肝胰脏的SOD均显著高于对照组水平(p＜0.05),15 d的清水恢复后,两个浓度实验组均能够恢复到对照组水平(p＞0.05).MDA在暴露阶段呈现持续上升的趋势,且在15 d后两个浓度实验组MDA的含量均显著高于对照组水平(p＜0.05),15 d的清水恢复后,5mg·L-1实验组的MDA含量依然显著高于对照组水平(p＜0.05),0.5mg·L-1实验组的MDA含量基本恢复到对照组水平(p＞0.05).通过15 d的暴露,两个浓度实验组MTs的含量均显著高于对照组水平(p＜0.05),15 d的清水恢复后,两个浓度实验组MTs的含量均能够恢复到对照组水平(p＞0.05).     

Development of a new biotic index to assess freshwater pollution

We developed a new biotic index of species pollution value (SPV) and community pollution value (CPV) based on the correlation of protozoan communities with chemical water quality to assess freshwater pollution. Five hundred and twenty-three species of protozoa SPV were established based on the data of River Hangjiang and Lake Donghu. The present research was conducted in order to further consummate the biotic index. Protozoa of the water system in Changde City were collected from 16 stations using the PFU method and the water chemical parameters of the stations were analyzed. The results showed that CPV calculated from SPV had a close correlation with the degree of water pollution (p < 0.00001), which indicated that the method is reliable. By combining the data of River Hangjiang, Lake Donghu and Changde City, the final form of SPV was accomplished and the SPV list increased to 757. The ultimate water standard evaluated by CPV calculated from SPV was proposed.