Metallic characteristics of PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 for clustered Aeolian Dust Episodes occurred in an extensive fluvial basin during rainy season

Aeolian dust episodes (ADEs) have been an emergency disaster in the Kaoping River Valley during the rainy season (May-September), which can severely deteriorate ambient particulate air quality in the region surrounding the Kaoping River. Thus, this study aims to characterize the metallic fingerprint of Aeolian dust (AD) and investigate the effects of ADEs on ambient particulate air quality along the Kaoping River Valley. Four manual sampling sites adjacent to the riverside were selected to collect fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM2.5–10) aerosol samples during and after the ADEs in the periods of six events. A total of 13 metallic elements were analyzed using an inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer. With metallic elements analysis and nonparametric statistical methods of Wilcoxon rank-sum test and Kruskal-Wallis test, this study successfully derived the metallic indicators of ADEs. The mass ratios of crustal elements (Fe, Ca, or Al) to reference element (Cd) obtained during the ADEs were much higher than those obtained after the ADEs. High mass ratios of Fe/Cd, Ca/Cd, and Al/Cd in PM2.5-10 were observed on the influenced areas of ADEs. Among them, (Fe/Cd)2.5-10 was proven as the best indicator which can be applied to effectively validate the existence of ADEs and evaluate their influences on ambient air quality. Moreover, PM2.5 concentrations during the ADEs were 3-3.6 fold higher than those after the ADEs. PM2.5 should be a contributor to AD, even though the mass ratios of PM2.5/PM10 ranged from 0.05 to 0.20 during the ADEs. Our findings provide valuable information regarding the characteristics of the AD during the ADEs in the Kaoping River.

Implications: Indicators of (Fe/Cd)_2.5-10 are approximately applied to observe the effects of ADEs. Local governments could realize the mechanisms of S- and NW-type aeolian dust episodes (ADEs). They can cause deterioration in different ways for the regional air quality surrounding Kaoping River Valley. Residents who have been living in the influenced areas can take precautions to prevent damage from aeolian dust. Strategies for curbing ADEs must reduce the area of bare lands by artificial measures in the long period of the sunny days during the rainy season. Future research should examine physical conditions of topsoils and other chemical composition in aeolian dust.     

Profiles and risk assessment of phthalate acid esters (PAEs) in drinking water sources and treatment plants,East China

This study is the first report describing the occurrence of 15 phthalate acid esters (PAEs) in the three typical water sources of YiXing City, Taihu Upper-River Basin, East China. The fate of target PAEs in the Jiubin drinking water treatment plant (JTP) was also analyzed. The amounts of Σ₁₅PAE in the Hengshan (HS), Youche (YC), and Xijiu (XJ) water sources were relatively moderate, with mean values of 360, 357, and 697 ng L⁻¹, respectively. Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) dominated the PAE concentration, making up 80% of the 15 total PAEs. The highest levels of Σ₁₅PAE were found in HS, YC, and XJ in March 2015, January 2015, and July 2014, respectively. The occurrence and concentrations of these compounds were spatially dependent, and the mean concentrations of Σ₁₅PAE in HS, YC, and XJ samples increased from the surface layer to the bottom layer with varied percentage increases. The removal efficiency of the PAEs in the finished water varied markedly, and the removal of PAEs by the JTP ranged from 12.8 to 64.5%. The potential ecosystem risk assessment indicated that the risk of PAEs was relatively low in these three water sources. However, risks posed by PAEs due to drinking water still exist; therefore, special attention should be paid to source control in the JTP, and advanced treatment processes for drinking water supplies should be implemented.

     

生物炭对小麦种子萌发与幼苗生长的植物毒理效应

为明确生物炭对植物的毒性效应,以石英砂+生物炭水浸提液培养方法研究不同剂量生物炭对小麦种子萌发与幼苗生长的影响。结果表明:在不同剂量(0.0、10.0、20.0、40.0、80.0、160.0 g·kg~(-1))生物炭水浸提液处理下,虽然小麦发芽率较对照组无显著性变化(P0.05),但根、芽生长表现出低剂量促进高剂量抑制,且在160.0 g·kg~(-1)时抑制率最大,分别为18.11%和22.22%。在幼苗的生长期(11 d),高剂量生物炭对幼苗根生长的抑制作用增强,160.0 g·kg~(-1)处理下抑制率显著增加至55.59%(P0.05)。此外,当生物炭剂量较低时,小麦幼苗根、叶中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)活力增加;随生物炭剂量的增加,3种抗氧化酶活力降低,丙二醛(MDA)含量升高,幼苗生长出现生理损伤,表现出明显植物毒性效应。     

菲和铬(Ⅵ)单一及复合暴露对土壤微生物多样性的影响

有机物和重金属已成为我国土壤环境中常见的2类污染物质,二者间复合污染引起的土壤生态环境风险不容忽视。本研究以多环芳烃模式物菲和典型重金属铬(VI)作为受试物质,采用PCR-DGGE分子指纹图谱技术,探讨这2种污染物单一及复合暴露对土壤微生物群落多样性的影响,并选用主成分分析、聚类分析和戴斯系数3种算法对微生物群落相似性进行了比较。结果表明,在暴露实验第1天,菲单一暴露低浓度组中微生物群落相似性产生了极为明显的变化,而到第7天时,菲和铬(VI)单一暴露高浓度组均对微生物群落结构相似性产生最大程度的影响;采用香农指数法评价微生物群落的多样性,发现在暴露实验第7天,菲和铬(VI)单一暴露高浓度组对微生物群落多样性的影响比复合暴露高浓度组更强,二者复合暴露的相互作用方式表现为拮抗效应。本研究证明低浓度菲短期暴露的效应高于高浓度暴露结果,因而多环芳烃菲自身及其在复合暴露中所扮演的角色尤其值得关注。     

Effects of Pd doping on N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O formation over Pt/BaO/Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> during NO<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript> storage and reduction process

N₂O is a powerful greenhouse gas and plays an important role in destructing the ozone layer. This present work investigated the effects of Pd doping on N₂O formation over Pt/BaO/Al₂O₃ catalyst. Three types of catalysts, Pt/BaO/Al₂O₃, Pt/Pd mechanical mixing catalyst (Pt/BaO/Al₂O₃ + Pd/Al₂O₃) and Pt-Pd co-impregnation catalyst (Pt-Pd/BaO/Al₂O₃) were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation method. These catalysts were first evaluated in NSR activity tests using H₂/CO as reductants and then carefully characterized by BET, CO chemisorption, CO-DRIFTs and H2-TPR techniques. In addition, temperature programmed reactions of NO with H2/CO were conducted to obtain further information about N₂O formation mechanism. Compared with Pt/BaO/Al₂O₃, (Pt/BaO/ Al₂O₃ + Pd/Al₂O₃) produced less N₂O and more NH3 during NO _x storage and reduction process, while an opposite trend was found over (Pt-Pd/BaO/Al₂O₃ + Al₂O₃). Temperature programmed reactions of NO with H₂/CO results showed that Pd/Al₂O₃ component in (Pt/BaO/Al₂O₃ + Pd/Al₂O₃) played an important role in NO reduction to NH₃, and the formed NH3 could reduce NO _x to N₂ leading to a decrease in N₂O formation. Most of N₂O formed over (Pt-Pd/BaO/Al₂O₃ + Al₂O₃) was originated from Pd/BaO/Al₂O₃ component. H₂-TPR results indicated Pd-Ba interaction resulted in more difficultto- reduce PdOx species over Pd/BaO/Al₂O₃, which inhibits the NO dissociation and thus drives the selectivity to N₂O in NO reduction.

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超声波处理剩余活性污泥促进厌氧消化

用超声波处理剩余活性污泥(简称污泥),考察了污泥絮体结构、污泥中溶解性化学需氧量(SCOD)的变化规律及超声波处理对污泥厌氧消化的影响。实验结果表明,声强大于1 040W/m2时,用超声波处理污泥30m in以上,污泥絮体被打碎,污泥絮体结构遭到严重破坏,污泥中SCOD迅速增加,加速了污泥中有机质的水解反应;声强为2 000W/m2时,用超声波处理污泥60m in,中温((37±1)℃)厌氧消化10d,COD去除率为41%;厌氧消化25d的总产气量比未经超声波处理的污泥总产气量提高了53%;将发酵罐容积放大10倍,经超声波处理的污泥25d累积的总产气量比未经超声波处理的污泥总产气量提高了约25%。     

蒽醌废水生化处理的活性污泥驯化

通过比较不同的污泥驯化方法研究了活性污泥法处理蒽醌废水的可行性.结果表明,常规的CODCr负荷提升法需要50 d才可以驯化出活性污泥.在进水中添加1 g/L葡萄糖可以快速提高污泥浓度,但是驯化出的污泥活性很低,不能满足废水的处理要求.最好的方法是添加1 g/L葡萄糖和原废水交叉循环驯化法,第28天就可以驯化出高活性的污泥.在平均进水CODCr为1 050 mg/L、HRT为24 h的条件下,CODCr去除率达到95.6%.     

苏州市一次PM_(2.5)污染过程分析及其来源解析

利用TEOM1405F型PM_(2.5)测量仪、MARGA水溶性离子在线分析仪和激光雷达对苏州市2016年8月24日—9月6日PM_(2.5)、水溶性离子和气溶胶垂直分布进行了观测,结合气象数据分析了水溶性离子的变化规律及其主要来源。结果表明,观测期间PM_(2.5)平均值为43.4μg/m3,与2014和2015年同期相比下降了42.9%和40.3%。总水溶性无机离子平均值为24.18μg/m~3,约占ρ(PM_(2.5))55.7%,其中ρ(SO_4~(2-))、ρ(NH_4~+)和ρ(NO_3~-)分别占ρ(总离子)的46.0%、25.8%、21.0%。夜间边界层降低,大气垂直扩散条件较差,是造成ρ(PM_(2.5))及ρ(水溶性离子)显著升高的主要原因。ρ(NO_3~-)/ρ(SO_4~(2-))为0.056~1.939,平均值为0.432,表明固定源(燃煤源)仍然是PM_(2.5)的主要来源;PCA方法表明苏州水溶性离子的主要来源于二次污染和燃烧源、海盐和土壤源以及地面扬尘、建筑尘。     

Characterization of dissolved organic carbon at low levels in environmental waters by microfluidic-chip-based capillary gel electrophoresis with a laser-induced fluorescence detector

A microfluidic analytical system for characterization of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in environmental waters, based on a capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE) device with a laser-induced fluorescence (LEF) detector, was developed. The applied voltage and the running buffer were investigated to control the simple floating injection and CGE separation for convenient cross-type microchips made from polymethylmethacylate. We obtained reproducible peaks for standard organic solutions and the determination time is less than 70 s. The values of the relative standard deviation (RSD) were 0.17–2.01% for repetitive injection (n?=?12). We demonstrated high-throughput characterization of DOC in environmental water from the Biwa Lake and the Hino River using microfluidic chip and determined that the content of DOC in the Biwa Lake changed with the seasons.     

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water, sediment and soil of the Songhua River Basin, China

The Songhua River is the third largest river in China and the primary source of drinking and irrigation water for northeastern China. The distribution of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water [dissolved water (DW) and suspended particulate matter (SPM)], sediment, and soil in the river basin was investigated, and the associated risk of cancer from these PAHs was also assessed. The total concentration of PAHs ranged from 13.9 to 161 ng L^?1 in DW, 9.21 to 83.1 ng L^?1 in SPM, 20.5 to 632 ng g^?1 dw (dry weight) in sediment, and from 30.1 to 870 ng g^?1 dw in soil. The compositional pattern of PAHs indicated that three-ring PAHs were predominant in DW and SPM samples, while four-ring PAHs dominated in sediment and soil samples. The spatial distribution of PAHs revealed some site-specific sources along the river, with principal component analysis indicating that these were from pyrogenic sources (such as coal and biomass combustion, and vehicle emissions) and coke oven emission distinguished as the main source of PAHs in the Songhua River Basin. Based on the ingestion of PAH-contaminated drinking water from the Songhua River, cancer risk was quantitatively estimated by combining the Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risk assessment model and BaP-equivalent concentration for five age groups of people (adults, teenagers, children, toddlers, and infants). Overall, the results suggest that the estimated integrated lifetime cancer risk for all groups was in acceptable levels. This study is the first attempt to provide information on the cancer risk of PAHs in drinking water from the Songhua River.