Chlorinated and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in riverine and estuarine sediments from Pearl River Delta, China

Spatial distribution of chlorinated hydrocarbons [chlorinated pesticides (CPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)] and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was measured in riverine and estuarine sediment samples from Pearl River Delta, China, collected in 1997. Concentrations of CPs of the riverine sediment samples range from 12 to 158 ng/g, dry weight, while those of PCBs range from 11 to 486 ng/g. The CPs concentrations of the estuarine sediment samples are in the range 6-1658 ng/g, while concentrations of PCBs are in the range 10-339 ng/g. Total PAH concentration ranges from 1168 to 21,329 ng/g in the riverine sediment samples, whereas the PAH concentration ranges from 323 to 14,812 ng/g in the sediment samples of the Estuary. Sediment samples of the Zhujiang River and Macao harbor around the Estuary show the highest concentrations of CPs, PCBs, and PAHs. Possible factors affecting the distribution patterns are also discussed based on the usage history of the chemicals, hydrologic condition, and land erosion due to urbanization processes. The composition of PAHs is investigated and used to assess petrogenic, combustion and naturally derived PAHs of the sediment samples of the Pearl River Delta. In addition, the concentrations of a number of organic compounds of the Pearl River Delta samples indicate that sediments of the Zhujiang river and Macao harbor are most likely to pose biological impairment.     

Thermophilic-anaerobic digestion to produce class A biosolids: initial full-scale studies at Hyperion Treatment Plant.

The highest quality of biosolids is called exceptional quality. To qualify for this classification, biosolids must comply with three criteria: (1) metal concentrations, (2) vector-attraction reduction, and (3) the Class A pathogen-density requirements. The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Hyperion Treatment Plant (HTP) (Playa del Rey, California) meets the first two requirements. Thus, the objective of this study was to ensure that HTP's biosolids production would meet the Class A pathogen-reduction requirements following the time-temperature regimen for batch processing (U.S. EPA, 1993; Subsection 32, Alternative 1). Because regulations require the pathogen limits to be met at the last point of plant control, biosolids sampling was not limited to immediately after the digesters, i.e., the digester outflows. The sampling extended to several locations in HTP's postdigestion train, in particular, the last points of plant control, i.e., the truck loading facility and the farm for land application. A two-stage, thermophilic-continuous-batch process, consisting of a battery of six egg-shaped digesters, was established in late 2001 for phase I of this study and modified in early 2002 for phase II. As the biosolids were discharged from the second-stage digesters, the Salmonella sp. (pathogen) and fecal-coliform (indicator) densities were well below the limits for Class A biosolids, even though the second-stage-digester temperatures were a few degrees below the temperature required by Alternative 1. Salmonella sp. densities remained below the Class A limit at all postdigestion sampling locations. Fecal-coliform densities were also below the Class A limit at postdigestion-sampling locations, except the truck-loading facility (phases I and II) and the farm for final use of the biosolids (phase II). Although federal regulations require one of the limits for either fecal coliforms or Salmonella sp. to be met, local regulations in Kern County, California, where the biosolids are land-applied, require compliance with both bacterial limits. Additional work identified dewatering, cooling of biosolids after the dewatering centrifuges, and contamination as possible factors in the rise in density of fecal coliforms. These results provided the basis for the full conversion of HTP to the Los Angeles continuous-batch, thermophilic-anaerobic-digestion process. During later phases of testing, this process was demonstrated to produce fully disinfected biosolids at the farm for land application.     

京津冀民用燃煤减排对大气中BaP污染影响评估

运用空气质量模型CMAQ模拟评估民用燃煤减排政策对京津冀大气中BaP污染状况的改进效果,模拟包括作为基准情景的2014年和低消减和高消减2个减排情景.模拟结果表明：基准情景下,京津冀BaP年均浓度为2.54ng/m³,超过国家空气质量标准（1ng/m³）,呈现1月 > 4月 > 10月 > 7月的季节变化特点,反映出冬季供暖燃煤的影响;京津冀南部BaP浓度高于北部,推测原因是南部BaP排放量较高.1月削减民用燃煤排放量对降低该地区BaP浓度和沉降量效果最显著,低削减和高削减下,北京、保定、廊坊BaP浓度分别比基准情景降低30%和40%以上;4、7、10月削减民用燃煤排放量对该地区BaP浓度和沉降量的变化影响不大.京津冀民用燃煤联防联控能更加有效地降低该地区BaP浓度.     

化学氧化剂对水华蓝藻的控制研究

对比了过氧化氢（H₂O₂）、高铁酸钾（K₂FeO₄）和过碳酸钠（Na₂CO₄）3种氧化剂对自然水体中群体蓝藻生长和光合活性的影响.结果发现,3种氧化剂对蓝藻均有快速的抑制效应,且随着氧化剂浓度的增加抑制效果增强.相同氧化剂浓度下,H₂O₂对水华蓝藻的去除能力强于K₂FeO₄和Na₂CO₄,对蓝藻光合系统Ⅱ的最大光量子产量（F_v/F_m）和有效光量子产量（F_v'/F_m'）的抑制效果也更显著.H₂O₂对不同浓度水华蓝藻的控制实验结果表明,初始藻细胞浓度对H₂O₂控藻效果影响较大,细胞密度越大,H₂O₂降解率增加,抑藻效果急剧下降.当初始藻密度为10μg/L和100μg/L,5mg/L H₂O₂的48h降解率分别为64.9%和97.5%,对藻细胞F_v/F_m的抑制率分别为10%和1%.因此,实施H₂O₂控制蓝藻水华的措施应该尽量在蓝藻水华形成早期,即藻密度较低的时候使用.     

研究星载IPDA激光雷达探测CO2光谱纯度

光谱纯度是积分路径差分吸收激光雷达最重要的系统参数之一,光谱纯度直接影响CO₂数据的探测精度.在模式研究中要求输入观测的CO₂数据误差小于1×10^-6,对激光器光谱纯度参数设计提出很高要求.本文采用有效吸收截面分析探测反演误差的方法,研究了由光谱纯度带来的CO₂柱浓度探测误差,并基于窄带滤波器对光谱不纯能量的抑制作用,对不同带宽的窄带滤波器进行选择和分析,从而达到降低对光谱纯度的要求,提升探测精度的目的,最后讨论了由于窄带滤波器造成的能量衰减所对随机误差的影响.结果表明：当光谱纯度为99.9%,窄带滤波器带宽1GHz,透射率为0.86,脉冲能量为100mJ时CO₂探测的系统误差小于0.084×10^-6,随机误差小于0.02×10^-6,满足探测精度要求.     

电力行业水-能耦合关系研究综述

电力行业消耗了全球约8%的水资源,电力生产与输配过程中消耗的能源与水资源之间的相关关系被定义为电力行业水-能耦合关系.本文从电力行业水耗和节水潜力研究、电力生产与水资源空间分布匹配研究、电力行业水-能耦合关系与其他环境问题的关系研究三个角度对国际上相关文献的研究内容、研究方法和主要结论进行梳理.研究结果表明：冷却技术选择对电力行业的水-能耦合关系影响较大,电力生产的需水量与各地水资源禀赋在空间上不匹配,电力行业水-能耦合系统管理体系尚未建立且面临迫切的实际需求.     

餐饮源有机颗粒物排放特征

餐饮油烟是大气有机颗粒物的重要来源之一.本研究在深圳市内选择了西餐、茶餐厅、职工食堂和韩式料理这4种类型的餐馆,通过对这4类餐厅的外场采样,分析各类型餐厅油烟中有机颗粒物的化学组成,筛选了餐饮油烟污染源的有机特征组分.结果表明,各餐馆排放的PM_(2.5)中,有机物占60%以上.在所有定量的有机组分之中,脂肪酸含量最高,其次是二元羧酸和正构烷烃,而多环芳烃、甾醇和单糖等有机组分的含量较低.颗粒物的有机组成特征受到菜系的影响,西餐厅和韩式料理排放脂肪酸、正构烷烃和多环芳烃等有机物含量较高,但却排放了低含量的甾醇和单糖,茶餐厅和职工食堂则相反.餐饮源颗粒物中Fla/(Fla+Pyr)和LG/(Gal+Man)的比值受菜系影响较小,也区别于其他污染源的特征比值,可以作为餐饮源潜在的示踪物.餐饮源为深圳市大气颗粒物贡献了大量的脂肪酸和二元羧酸.     

典型区县农村冬季取暖"煤改电"推进案例分析

近年来,我国北方地区农村冬季取暖"煤改电"持续推进带来了显著的环境效益,不过仍面临诸多挑战。本文选取石家庄市无极县、北京市门头沟区进行调研分析和经验做法案例评估,以期为管理者提供决策支持。研究发现,通过健全改造运作机制、选用高效节能设备、创新设备推广方式、精细化财政补贴政策和提高售后保障服务,无极县与门头沟区有效降低了农户设备购置成本和取暖设施运行成本,大幅削减了散煤用量,系列做法获得了农村居民的支持。同时研究指出,工程改造复杂且难度大,要凝聚多方改造合力;不同改造设备的取暖效果差异较大,要加快相关经验借鉴推广和改造后评估;低收入群体对政府财政补贴依赖性大,要制定差异化补贴政策;改造设备购买、更换、维修机制不够健全,要积极推动采购方式创新,加强设备售后服务保障体系建设。     

合肥市典型交通干道大气苯系物的特征分析

为研究合肥市交通干道大气苯系物污染状况,采用自主研制的差分吸收光谱(DOAS)系统,于2016年3月期间对合肥市交通主干道大气苯系物(苯、甲苯、间二甲苯和邻二甲苯)以及常规污染物NO_2、SO_2等进行了连续观测.观测结果显示,观测期间苯、甲苯、间二甲苯和邻二甲苯的平均浓度分别为:21.7、63.6、33.9和98.7μg·m~(-3).与国内外其它城市比较显示,合肥市交通干道大气苯和甲苯的污染处于中等水平,二甲苯的污染较为严重.结合观测期的间风速风向、T/B特征比值以及与CO等污染物的相关性,对上述苯系物来源进行了分析,结果显示观测期间T/B值为0.8~4.5,苯、甲苯与CO的相关性系数R分别为0.55和0.34.表明机动车尾气排放是观测区域苯和甲苯的主要排放源之一,同时也受到周边工业园区排放的影响,二甲苯的主要排放源为观测地点北偏东方向的涂料行业工业园区.苯和甲苯的夜间高浓度峰值分析结果表明,夜间的高浓度苯和甲苯可能主要来源于观测地点周边工业园区的排放.观测区域苯系物的臭氧生成潜势(OFP)表现为邻二甲苯间二甲苯甲苯苯,其中二甲苯的OFP占总OFP的85%,表明周边工业园区的排放对该地区臭氧生成的贡献较大.     

Molecular characterization of effluent organic matter in secondary effluent and reclaimed water: Comparison to natural organic matter in source water

Municipal wastewater reclamation is becoming of increasing importance in the world to solve the problem of water scarcity. A better understanding of the molecular composition of effluent organic matter(Ef OM) in the treated effluents of municipal wastewater treatment plants(WWTPs) is crucial for ensuring the safety of water reuse. In this study, the molecular composition of Ef OM in the secondary effluent of a WWTP in Beijing and the reclaimed water further treated with a coagulation–sedimentation–ozonation process were characterized using a non-target Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry(FT-ICR MS) method and compared to that of natural organic matter(NOM) in the local source water from a reservoir. It was found that the molecular composition of Ef OM in the secondary effluent and reclaimed water was dominated by CHOS formulas, while NOM in the source water was dominated by CHO formulas. The CHO formulas of the three samples had similar origins. Anthropogenic surfactants were responsible for the CHOS formulas in Ef OM of the secondary effluent and were not well removed by the coagulation-sedimentation-ozonation treatment process adopted.