Using air quality modeling to study source–receptor relationships between nitrogen oxides emissions and ozone exposures over the United States

Human exposure to ambient ozone (O₃) has been linked to a variety of adverse health effects. The ozone level at a location is contributed by local production, regional transport, and background ozone. This study combines detailed emission inventory, air quality modeling, and census data to investigate the source–receptor relationships between nitrogen oxides (NO_x) emissions and population exposure to ambient O₃ in 48 states over the continental United States. By removing NO_x emissions from each state one at a time, we calculate the change in O₃ exposures by examining the difference between the base and the sensitivity simulations. Based on the 49 simulations, we construct state-level and census region-level source–receptor matrices describing the relationships among these states/regions. We find that, for 43 receptor states, cumulative NO_x emissions from upwind states contribute more to O₃ exposures than the state's own emissions. In-state emissions are responsible for less than 15% of O₃ exposures in 90% of U.S. states. A state's NO_x emissions can influence 2 to 40 downwind states by at least a 0.1 ppbv change in population-averaged O₃ exposure. The results suggest that the U.S. generally needs a regional strategy to effectively reduce O₃ exposures. But the current regional emission control program in the U.S. is a cap-and-trade program that assumes the marginal damage of every ton of NO_x is equal. In this study, the average O₃ exposures caused by one ton of NO_x emissions ranges from ? 2.0 to 2.3 ppm-people-hours depending on the state. The actual damage caused by one ton of NO_x emissions varies considerably over space.     

社会减灾能力信任及水灾风险感知的区域对比——基于江西九江和宜春公众的调查

研究公众对社会减灾能力及灾害风险的认识,有助于从公众视角揭示风险潜在因素,不仅是进行风险沟通的必备环节,还可以为开展有效的减灾宣传教育、提高公众减灾意识提供决策依据。通过社会调查（221份样本）和统计分析方法,比较了江西九江、宜春公众对于社会减灾能力的信任及水灾风险感知。结果表明,公众对于社会减灾能力基本持信任态度,信任度高低排序为：灾害监测预报>政府应急>防灾工程>预警传播,其中宜春公众的信任度较高;公众对于水灾的风险感知较弱,尤其是宜春公众认为水灾发生、受灾的可能性很小;公众的信任与对区域减灾能力的了解无关,主要是受到受灾经历（受灾次数、灾情损失、灾后救援）的影响,即区域本底灾害风险的高低导致公众认知的差异,风险较高区域（九江）的公众具有更为明确的降低风险的行为倾向及意愿。     

Gas/particle partitioning of atmospheric PCDD/Fs in a satellite town in Eastern China

Gas/particle partitioning of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in ambient air was investigated in a satellite town in Eastern China from April 2007 to January 2008 comprehending large temperature variations (from 3 to 34 °C, daily average). Molecular weight, molecular structure and ambient temperatures are the three major factors that govern the gas/particle partitioning of atmospheric PCDD/Fs throughout the year. Generally, good agreements were obtained (except for winter) between measured particulate fractions and theoretical estimates of both the Junge–Pankow adsorption model and Harner Bidleman absorption model using different sets of subcooled liquid vapor pressure and octanol–air partition coefficient (K_oa), respectively. Models utilizing estimates, derived from gas chromatographic retention indices (GC-RIs), are more accurate than that of entropy-based. Moreover, during winter, the K_oa-based model using the GC-RIs approach performs better on lower chlorinated PCDD/Fs than that of -based. Furthermore, possible sources of mismatch between measured and predicted values in winter (3–7 °C) were discussed. Gas adsorption artifact was demonstrated to be of minor importance for the phenomena observed. On the other hand, large deviations of slopes (m_r) and intercepts (b_r) in logK_p vs. plots from theoretical values are observed in the literature data and these are found to be linearly correlated with ambient temperatures (P<0.001) in this study. This indicates that the non-equilibrium partitioning of PCDD/Fs in winter may be significantly influenced by the colder temperatures that may have slowed down the exchange between gaseous and particulate fractions.     

SDG-based HAZOP analysis of operating mistakes for PVC process

As modern chemical plants are becoming more complex and bigger in scale, the associated chance of things going wrong is also increasing rapidly. Due to the flammable, explosive, toxic and corrosive nature of chemical process, any single accident may trigger a major catastrophe that brings tremendous environmental, social and economical loss. In order to prevent any accident from happening, hazard and operability (HAZOP) analysis has been brought in to monitor chemical process and provide early warning for signs of accident. However, most existing HAZOP is carried out manually, and there are always obstacles in terms of cost overrun and incompleteness of the analysis. To address the difficulties in current HAZOP method, this paper proposes a signed digraph (SDG)-based HAZOP analysis method. It is used to identify the most likely operating mistakes that may cause certain process variable deviating from its normal value, which is the main source of safety concern. A case study on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of SDG-based HAZOP analysis method in providing complete analysis result.     

白腐真菌修复多环芳烃污染土壤及其降解机理的研究进展

介绍了白腐真菌对多环芳烃(PAHs)的代谢途径、降解机理,阐述了白腐真菌修复PAHs污染土壤的影响因素和生态效应,并提出了提高白腐真菌修复效率的措施.白腐真菌主要通过分泌木质素降解酶系(木质家过氧化物酶、锰过氧化物酶和漆酶)来降解PAHs,这些胞外酶可通过开环作用把PAHs代谢成为水溶性较强的醌类中间产物,再由其他微生物降解这些中间产物直至矿化.在白腐真菌的培养过程中.通过对环境因素及营养条件(如温度、pH值、C/N比、微量元素和转速)的优化可提高胞外酶产量.在修复PAHs污染土壤过程中,生物竞争、营养条件和环境因素等均会影响白腐真菌的修复效果.同时,归纳总结了改善白腐真菌修复效果的一些措施,如真菌-细菌联合修复、添加适当的培养基质、添加表面活性剂、直接施用酶制剂和改善营养条件等.     

酸化油页岩灰吸附Ni(Ⅱ)的研究

采用质量分数为50%的HNO3制备酸化油页岩灰吸附剂,研究吸附时间、吸附温度、Ni(Ⅱ)初始浓度、溶液pH值、吸附剂投加量和吸附剂粒径对酸化油页岩灰吸附性能的影响.结果表明,一定范围内,酸化油页岩灰吸附剂的吸附量(Qe)随吸附温度、Ni(Ⅱ)初始浓度、溶液pH值、吸附剂投加量的增加而增加,随吸附剂粒径的增加而减小.吸附温度对吸附刺的最大吸附量Q有明显影响.当Ni(Ⅱ)初始质量浓度为100 mg/L,溶液pH值为6.0,吸附剂粒径为53～75μm,吸附剂投加量为16.0 g/L,吸附搅拌速度为400 r/min时,25℃、30℃、35℃下酸化油页岩灰的最大吸附量Q分别为17.0 mg/g、33.2mg/g、42.9mg/g,且吸附主要以离子交换的化学吸附方式为主.酸化油页岩灰吸附剂对Ni(Ⅱ)的吸附符合Languir等温吸附方程,温度为25℃、30℃、35℃,溶液pH值为6.0,油页岩灰吸附剂投加量为16.0 g/L,油页岩灰吸附剂粒径为53～75μm条件下,酸化油页岩灰对Ni(Ⅱ)的最大吸附量Q分别为17.0mg/g、33.2 mg/g、42.9 mg/g.研究表明,油页岩灰经过酸化改性后可作为吸附荆处理含Ni(Ⅱ)废水,具有较好的市场应用前景.     

芳香类有机物的氯化反应特性研究

选取几种受污染水中有代表性的芳香类有机物进行氯化试验,研究芳香类有机物在饮用水消毒过程中的氯化反应特性,分析芳香类有机物的化学结构对生成消毒副产物三卤甲烷和卤乙酸的影响.1)各受试物质消毒副产物(三卤甲烷和卤乙酸之和)的生成量和生成速率从大到小依次为2,4-二氯酚、2,6-二氯酚、2,3-二氯酚、对苯二酚、苯酚、苯乙酮和苯甲醛.2)芳香类有机物氯化生成消毒副产物的特性取决于苯环上官能团的性质、数量和位置等.苯环上的供电子基有利于消毒副产物的生成,吸电子基则相反;苯环上羟基的数量越多,越容易生成消毒副产物;间位官能团结构的芳香类有机物容易生成三卤甲烷,邻位和对位官能团结构的芳香类有机物则容易生成卤乙酸.3)对苯二酚的氯化反应可分为快速反应和慢速反应两个阶段.     

火电厂应急管理信息系统研究

分析火电厂事故应急管理的特点,即事故应急响应的快速性、高效性及可预测性;从技术框架设计、网络设计、数据库设计、系统安全性设计4方面分析火电厂应急管理信息系统的总体设计方案;分析火电厂应急管理系统的业务模块划分及主要功能;讨论火电厂应急管理信息系统的实现方式及主要工作界面.结果表明,在系统三维仿真环境中可以进行重大危险源辨识、风险评估以及有效组织模拟演练,从而提高火电厂的应急管理水平.研究表明,高质量的仿真环境与科学的逻辑分析可为临灾状态下的应急救援决策提供快速、有效的技术支持,具有重要现实意义.     

长广七矿通风阻力测定及分析

矿井通风阻力测定是矿井安全管理工作的重要内容之一。本文介绍了气压计基点法的测定原理及测定步骤,并将该方法应用于长广七矿通风系统阻力的测定中,通过对测定数据的整理分析,揭示了该矿通风阻力分布和风量分配的基本情况,并针对存在的问题提出了相应的技术对策,为该矿井实现通风管理的科学化和制订合理的技术改造方案提供基本依据。     

基于可拓学石化装置失效后果严重度评估方法研究

石化企业中,石化装置的安全运行对保证企业的安全生产起到关键作用,其一旦失效发生事故,将导致巨大的人员伤亡及财产损失。因此,开展石化装置失效后果严重性的评价研究,对保证石化企业的安全生产具有重要意义。本文根据物元可拓性理论,结合石化装置失效后果的严重性情况,运用可拓评判方法建立石化装置失效后果严重度的综合评判模型,给出了评价步骤,最终确定设备失效后果的严重程度。研究结果表明,该方法可应用于多层次的工程风险评价问题,从而为石化工程项目风险管理提供了一种有效的分析方法。