Study of anaerobic co-digestion on wastewater treatment sludge and food waste leachate using BMP test

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The study conducted basic component analyses including three component analyses, elementary analysis and heavy metal content and BMP test according...     

南黄海中部E2柱样沉积物来源的稀土元素及微量元素示踪

应用稀土元素地球化学示踪方法,分析了南黄海中部E2柱样的∑REE、∑LREE、∑HREE、∑LREE/∑HREE、δEu和δce的变化特征.结果表明,近200年来南黄海中部沉积物的稀土元素可能均受相同来源控制,稀土元素分布具上陆壳特征.南黄海中部E2柱样和中国东部上地壳的稀土分布模式一致,而与深海沉积物的稀土分布模式相差较大,反映了黄海沉积物和中国大陆壳的亲缘性.近200年来沉积物的δCe和δEu变化不大,且其平均值与上陆壳基本一致,说明近200年来源区的氧化-还原条件和酸碱性可能变化不大,稀土元素主要是由大陆岩石风化和搬运而来,而不是海水提供的.高场强元素丰度及其特征比值的变化幅度不大,与中国东部上地壳一致,指示中国大陆岩石的风化产物是黄海沉积物的主要源区.∑REE与TiO2具有良好的相关性,指示稀土元素与TiO2一样主要来自陆源碎屑物质.     

Correlation study of hazardous waste characteristics among various chemical processes in Republic of Korea

To harmonize with international standards, the Republic of Korea is in the process of converting its current hazardous waste classification system and setting up regulatory standards for all toxic substances present in hazardous waste. Detailed characterization of each form of hazardous waste belonging to five chemical processes and their correlations were studied. In the present work, the concentrations of 13 heavy metals, F^?, CN^?, 7 PAH compounds, total PCDD/F and 7 PCB isomers present in the hazardous waste generated among chemical processes such as synthetic rubber (SR), man-made fibers (MF), organic dyes and pigments (DP), pharmaceuticals and cosmetics were analyzed along with their leaching characteristics. Comparing all the processes, most of the heavy metal concentrations were high in SR waste. Naphthalene was the dominant PAH in most of the chemical process waste. PCDD/F concentrations of the samples were in the range of 0.001–0.003 ng I-TEQ/g. PCB isomer-101 and isomer-118 were found to be slightly higher than the permissible limit in the SR filter cake sample. SR process wastes doesn’t show any resemblance with the other process waste in either the heavy metals and PAH trend. Each sample from DP and MF were suitable only for hazardous waste landfill.     

1H-NMR-based profiling of organic components in leachate from animal carcasses disposal site with time

Leachate, generated by the decomposition of animal carcasses, presents many environmental, sanitary, and food safety hazards. However, research on the characteristics of leachate is lacking. In this study, we performed biochemical profiling of leachate from two animal species (pig and cattle) in two soil types (sandy loam and sandy soil) using ¹H-NMR-based profiling, followed by multivariate data analysis. The leachate was collected from a well-controlled artificial burial site over a 31-week period. Principal components analysis (PCA) of the NMR data showed similar patterns between species and soil types. Organic components, including organic acids and phenols, predominated, and their levels increased with time. The methylamine level in leachate from pig carcasses 18 weeks following burial was significantly higher than that from cattle carcasses; leachate from cattle carcasses in sandy soil 1 week after burial contained unique components (specifically ethanol, formate, alanine, N-methylation, and taurine), in contrast with those from sandy loam soil. This study suggests that a NMR-based profiling approach is useful to characterize the organic components in leachate from animal carcasses over time.     

朝鲜4.13“光明星3号”卫星发射次声信号分析

朝鲜4.13"光明星3号"发射是一次包含火箭发射与爆炸次声信号的事件。对火箭发射激发次声信号的基本理论、影响火箭发射激发次声信号监测能力的因素等进行了简要阐述;在分析火箭发射历史次声信号的基础上,研究了该类信号的信号走时、频率及波形特征;对"光明星3号"发射激发的次声信号从事前预判、信号检测、爆炸区域确定、误差原因分析等方面进行了详细分析说明。研究分析结果表明:朝鲜"光明星3号"的爆炸疑似区域为北纬35.2756°～36.3887°,东经125.1675°～126.5487°。     

An experimental study on how phosphorescent guidance equipment influences on evacuation in impaired visibility

The use of the phosphorescent guidance sign is increasing. To evaluate the changes of human behavior when a phosphorescent guidance sign was installed on the floor, the evacuation experiment was carried out. The main evacuation experiment was conducted in impaired visibility conditions at the subway station with 103 subjects. Characteristic features of changes regarding evacuation time, moving speed and evacuation route were mainly discussed in this paper. In addition, the changes of evacuation were evaluated by using the estimated velocity and relative order index. This study also introduced the method to simulate impaired visibility caused by smoke when an evacuation experiment was carried out. The results showed that the phosphorescent guidance sign facilitated evacuation due to a decrease in the evacuation route. The moving speed increased only when the phosphorescent sign was installed at intervals smaller than a person's step.     

Analysis of the association between air pollution and allergic diseases exposure from nearby sources of ambient air pollution within elementary school zones in four Korean cities

The objectives of this study were to survey elementary school students regarding the environmental conditions of their elementary schools and to assess the relationship between air pollution and allergic disease using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. Therefore, this study was designed as a cross-sectional study. In this study, seven elementary schools were selected and they were classified into three categories. The selection included one school with no traffic-related or other pollutants, three with traffic-related pollutants, and three with traffic-related and other pollutants from industrial and filling station sources. The ISAAC questionnaire survey was given to all of the students except to those in the 1st grade who were presumed to be less likely to be exposed to the school environment than the remainder of the students attending those seven schools. The assessment of allergic disease was conducted on a total of 4,545 students. Three school zones with critical exposure were selected within each school and they were evaluated based on the levels of black carbon (BC), PM₁₀, SO₂, NO₂, and O₃. There was a significant increase in the risks based on the odds ratios of treatment experiences (within 1 year) for allergy-related diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis (a) in the school group with traffic-related pollutants and the school group with complex pollutants were 2.12 (1.41–3.19) and 1.59 (1.06–2.37), respectively, in comparison to the school groups with no exposure to pollutants. This was determined based on the odds ratio of symptoms and treatment experiences for allergy-related diseases by group based on the home town zone as a reference. Also, in the case of atopic dermatitis, the odds ratio of treatment experiences (within 1 year) was 1.42 (1.02–1.97), which indicated elevated risks compared to the students in the S1 school. A regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between the substances and the symptomatic experiences within the last year. There were significant increases in the odds ratio of the symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis and the BC and SO₂ in the complex pollution areas. The results of the assessment of the relationship between atopic dermatitis-associated symptoms and O3 showed that the odds ratio increased with statistical significance.     

Removal efficiencies of PCDDs/PCDFs by air pollution control devices in municipal solid waste incinerators

Removal efficiencies of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs) by air pollution control devices (APCDs) in the commercial-scale municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators with a capacity of above 200 ton/day were evaluated. The removal efficiencies of PCDDs/PCDFs were up to 95% when the activated carbon (AC) was injected in front of electrostatic precipitator (EP). Spray dryer absorber/bag filter (SDA/BF) had high removal efficiency (99%)) of PCDDs/PCDFs when a mixture of lime and AC was sprayed into the SDA. When the AC was not added in scrubbing solution, the whole congeners of PCDDs/PCDFs were enriched in the wet scrubber (WS) with negative removal efficiencies of -25% to -5731%. Discharge of PCDDs/PCDFs was decreased with increasing the proportions of AC added in scrubbing solution. Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system had the removal efficiencies of up to 93% during the test operation.     

Development of an empirical equation for the transverse dispersion coefficient in natural streams

In this study, a new empirical equation for the transverse dispersion coefficient has been developed based on the hydraulic and geometric parameters in natural streams using a regression technique. First, a total of 32 data sets in 16 streams were collected. Among those sets, 16 sets were used for deriving the new equation, and the other 16 sets were used for verifying the equation. Then, through dimensional analysis, it was found that the normalized transverse dispersion coefficient is associated with several parameters such as sinuosity, aspect ratio, and a friction term. The robust least square method was applied to estimate regression coefficients. The newly proposed equation was proven to be superior in explaining the dispersion characteristics of natural streams more precisely compared to the existing equations.