Degradation of the potential rodent contraceptive quinestrol and elimination of its estrogenic activity in soil and water

Quinestrol has shown potential for use in the fertility control of the plateau pika population of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. However, the environmental safety and fate of this compound are still obscure. Our study investigated degradation of quinestrol in a local soil and aquatic system for the first time. The results indicate that the degradation of quinestrol follows first-order kinetics in both soil and water, with a dissipation half-life of approximately 16.0 days in local soil. Microbial activity heavily influenced the degradation of quinestrol, with 41.2 % removal in non-sterile soil comparing to 4.8 % removal in sterile soil after incubation of 10 days. The half-lives in neutral water (pH 7.4) were 0.75 h when exposed to UV light (λ?=?365 nm) whereas they became 2.63 h when exposed to visible light (λ?>?400 nm). Acidic conditions facilitated quinestrol degradation in water with shorter half-lives of 1.04 and 1.47 h in pH 4.0 and pH 5.0 solutions, respectively. Moreover, both the soil and water treatment systems efficiently eliminated the estrogenic activity of quinestrol. Results presented herein clarify the complete degradation of quinestrol in a relatively short time. The ecological and environmental safety of this compound needs further investigation.     

Iron improving bio-char derived from microalgae on removal of tetracycline from aqueous system

Novel magnetic carbonaceous bio-char was hydrothermal prepared from microalgae under different loadings of iron and its structures and surface chemistry were characterized with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm (BET). The morphology of bio-char changed from sheet to particle as iron loading increased and its surface area also increased. When 3.0 g of dried microalgae and 6.0 mmol iron salt ((NH₄)₂SO₄·FeSO₄·6H₂O) were mixed and treated, the obtained bio-char possessing the highest amount of oxygen-containing functional groups resulted in the best adsorption performance on tetracycline (TC). This adsorption process was fitted to Langmuir adsorption isotherm and the maximum adsorption capacity was 95.86 mg/g, which is higher than other bio-char reported. The iron loading contributed to the higher adsorption capacity of bio-char, which may be due to three factors, the high surface area, more hydrogen bonding, and bridging effects of the structural Fe for TC. Our data suggest that bio-char may have more important role in stabilization of pollutants in the environment.     

The characteristics of nitrate removal by the psychrotolerant denitrifying bacterium Acinetobacter johnonii DBP-3, isolated from a low-temperature eutrophic body of water

A psychrotolerant denitrifying bacterial strain, DBP-3, was isolated from a eutrophic body of water by low-temperature-oriented acclimation culture. Based on its morphologicalandbiochemicalcharacteristics and 16S rDNA gene sequence, the bacterium was identified as belonging to the genus Acinetobacter and closely related to A. johnonii. The satisfactory growth of DBP-3 was observed at 10–30°C and pH 7–9. Strain DBP-3 was able to utilize three types of carbon sources (sodium acetate > sodium citrate > glucose) to support growth and denitrification. DBP-3 grew faster, but with lower nitrate removal efficiency and higher nitrite accumulation, under aerobic conditions than under anoxic conditions. DBP-3 was extremely susceptible to tetracycline and rifampicine and less sensitive to ampicillin and penicillin. The growth of DBP-3 was significantly affected by Hg (II), Cr (VI), Pb (II), Cd (II), and As (III) at 0.32, 0.63, 1.25, 2.5, and 25.0 mg L^?1, respectively. Interestingly, chromium (VI) significantly promoted DBP-3 growth at concentrations lower than 0.32 mg L^?1. These data may be helpful to support the use of strain DBP-3 in the purification of eutrophic water bodies at low temperatures.     

有机物料对废碱锰电池的溶解作用研究

采用润湿好气-腐解培养法,研究有机物料对废碱锰电池的溶解作用,分析了培养时间对pH值,N,K,Zn和Mn溶出的影响。结果表明,稻草、鸡粪和鸽子粪处理培养过程中产生腐殖酸对废电池干粉均有溶解作用,其pH值明显降低;所有处理TN,Zn,Mn都呈现先增加后减小的趋势,15 d时溶量最大,以鸽子粪处理溶出较多;TK的溶出较慢,培养到10 d后才有溶出,均呈现逐渐增大的趋势;而TP溶出则规律性不强。     

基于环境节点要素体系的旅游线路开发与设计

结合近年来在教学实践中积累的实地调研案例,分析了我国旅游线路与市场期望之间的差距,从市场需求的角度上提出了线路设计中应该考虑的几大环境要素。以四川地区为例,提出了一种新的、基于环境要素体系的旅游线路开发与设计思路,其线路产品的最终表述方式有别于传统方式。     

中性红在柚子皮上的吸附机制研究

采用柚子皮作为生物吸附材料吸附去除中性红。研究了中性红的初始浓度、吸附时间及反应温度对吸附效果的影响。结果表明,当中性红溶液从100 mg/L升高到250 mg/L时,反应95 min后,柚子皮对中性红的吸附量从16.80 mg/g增加到40.00mg/g。中性红在柚子皮上的吸附在60 min内基本上可以达到平衡,且柚子皮对中性红的吸附过程为放热过程;二级吸附动力学方程能更好地描述中性红在柚子皮上的吸附行为;中性红在柚子皮孔隙中的扩散不是唯一的吸附速率控制步骤,这个吸附过程可能受多个步骤共同控制;柚子皮对中性红的吸附是自发吸附,Langmuir、Freundlich和Temkin吸附等温式能很好地拟合柚子皮对中性红的吸附过程,拟合相关系数分别达到了0.991 8、0.993 4、0.989 0。     

钠碱法烟气脱硫吸收剂pH值的控制与效果

以东方化工厂煤粉锅炉碱法烟气脱硫项目为例,分析了pH值对脱硫效果的影响以及影响吸收剂pH值的因素,并提出了调整解决方法。     

中国海洋经济发展潜力分析

20世纪90年代以来,随着我国海洋经济的迅猛发展,海洋资源退化和海洋环境恶化已成为制约海洋经济可持续发展的"瓶颈"。因此,研究探讨海洋经济发展的潜力对于制定未来一段时期内我国海洋经济可持续发展战略具有重要意义。本文从海洋经济发展潜力的概念出发,以海洋资源分类为基础,综合考虑产业发展潜力和海洋环境生态损害造成损失,以较为合理的方法评估了我国海洋经济发展的潜力。海洋经济发展潜力是指海洋资源用于海洋开发和利用方面的潜在能力,具体计算时,应为海洋资源总价值扣除生态环境灾害造成损失后的价值。收益还原法是评估海洋经济发展的潜力的基本方法,对于不同的海洋资源潜力的评估采用的具体方法不同。本文分别核算了海洋渔业、海洋交通运输业、海洋石油天然气业、海洋盐业、滨海旅游业以及国际海底区域海洋经济的发展潜力,同时评估了未来我国海洋环境污染和海洋灾害的损失价值。结果表明:我国海洋经济发展潜力在199 737.16-320 335.57亿元,平均值为214 150.1亿元。     

不同培养条件下锰过氧化物酶(MnP)的合成及其对甲基橙的降解

高效、大规模、低成本合成木质素降解酶是直接采用其降解难降解有机污染物所必须解决的问题.对锰过氧化物酶(MnP)降解甲基橙和在非灭菌的反应器中连续合成MnP的可行性进行考察.结果表明,在采用2 mmol H2O2和1.5 mmol MnSO4的降解体系中,获最大脱色效果,且100、200和300 U/L的MnP可在8h内将甲基橙分别脱色18％、23％和35％;在非灭菌的反应器水平上实现了固定化培养的P.chrysosporium连续23 d合成MnP,但MnP酶活仅为2～ 23 U/L,难以酶解甲基橙;然而,在摇瓶培养条件下固定化的P.chrysosporium合成的MnP却能达1 152 U/L.因此,直接采用MnP对污染物进行降解以及在非灭菌的反应器中持续合成MnP是可行的,但就在非灭菌条件下如何提高MnP的合成量还有待开展深入的研究.     

海南文昌火箭发射场雷电环境分析

利用海南省18个气象台站的雷暴人工观测资料和海南闪电定位网的观测资料,分析了海南文昌火箭发射场的雷暴特征和雷电环境,结果表明:海南岛的中部和北部雷暴活动较强,西部、东部和南部近海地区的雷暴活动较弱,文昌发射场处在北部较强的雷暴区;采用Krigine(克里格)方法拟合的结果为文昌火箭发射场雷暴日数的年变化从1982年以后逐渐减少,发射场一年中各月都有雷暴发生,4-10月为雷暴高发期;发射场西部、西北部和北部区域雷暴活动较其它区域要强,79%的雷电流强度小于40 kA,而只有5.9%的雷电流强度大于60 kA,一天中闪电的发生有两个高峰时段,一个出现在凌晨5时到6时,另一个时段出现在14时到18时,午后15时左右是闪电活动最频繁的时段。