Assessment of mutagenic potency of source water treated by ozone and adsorption processes

This research utilized the Ames test to determine the mutagenicity of water treated by advanced processes, including ozonation and granular activated carbon (GAC). Raw water samples for this research included those obtained from the Pan Hsin waterworks as well as samples containing humic acids. Treated samples were collected from the pilot‐scale advanced treatment plant. The Ames test was used to measure the mutagenicity of the water after each treatment process. For the Pan Hsin raw water samples treated with ozone or GAC, it was indicated that, regardless of whether samples were preozonated or not, they all showed a mutagenic potency less than 2 once the S9 enzyme was added. This level of mutagenicity is insignificant. The prepared humic acid samples, on the other hand, demonstrated a significant reduction in mutagenicity after the pre‐ozonation process, indicating that preozonation can lower the degree of mutagenicity. Furthermore, the mutagenicity of the prepared humic acid samples gradually decreased after the advanced treatment process. However, when chlorine was added later to these samples, the mutagenicity increased again. This research shows that the use of O3/GAC processes to treat water can successfully lower mutagenicity, indicating a great potential for applications in the treatment of drinking water.     

The Reuse of Urban and Industrial Waste in Tai-Lin-Pu Reclamation Project,Taiwan

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This study introduces the principles of KMG's (Kaoshiung Municipal Government) dealing with the non-poisonous urban and industrial waste through reclamation of shore land in reinforcing a sense of coastal protection and land development in Tai-Lin-Pu coastal area, southern Taiwan.

Through a series of experimental studies, we found that substitutes of coarse aggregate with a broad spectrum of integrating slag powder, fly ash, and cementitious material can be obtained with a benefit up to 80% saving of cement. the integrated aggregates from the non-poisonous industrial wastes were subsequently made into armour units and used in the field tests at Tai-Lin-Pu coastal area, where the shorelines are seriously eroded. After being subjected to several severe typhoon advents, the results showed that the waste-made units used as the protection breakwater, together with construction wastes and excavated soil as the filling material, prove to be an effective practice in utilizing recycled urban waste to reclaim erosive shore lands. Moreover, this study also demonstrates that through detailed analysis of the waste characteristics, scrap material could be turned into valuable construction aggregates, and highlights the value of non-poisonous urban and industrial waste as a alternative resource for the shore protection engineering.     

Species of Trace Metals,Organic Residues and Humic Substances in Sediments From the Taiwan Erhjin River and Coastal Areas

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Total organic carbon, humic substances, and the species of trace metals (including Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cr, Mn and Fe) in six and seven phases, such as bioexchangeable (P1), skeletal (carbonates, P2), easily reducible (Fe and Mn oxides, P3), moderately reducible (crystalline Mn oxides, P4), organic matters with sulphides (P5), and detritus with minerals (P6) as well as organic with humic substances (PB4) and organic residues (PB6), were analyzed in sediments from the Taiwan Erhjin coastal (including river and estuarine) area, where places we found the copper pollution. Results indicate that higher percentages of P1 and P2 for copper, zinc, lead, cadmium and manganese in samples collected in March and September of 1990 were much higher than those in P3-P6. High percentages of chromium and iron in samples respectively collected in March and September of 1990 were found in P6. for the seven phase analysis, higher percentages of copper species in PB4 and PB6 as well as iron species in PB7 were observed. On the other hand, purified humic acid with the high contents of manganese and iron in humic acid as well as purified fulvic acids were generally found at the upstream stations; and low values at coastal stations. However, extremely high copper (as high as 1750μg g^?1, dry weight in fulvic acid and 820μg g^?1 in humic acid) and lead (821μg g^?1 in humic acid) concentrations with relatively high manganese and iron concentrations were observed in humic substances from the station near the copper recycling area. Comparing the results obtained from the Antarctic Ocean sediments with those from the Taiwan Erhjin Chi coastal sediments, the human impacts on the latter are evaluated.     

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Three collectives of substances - plastics, plant nutrients, biotoxins - are candidates for monitoring programmes that could keep track of the quality of ocean waters for vital life processes. All three are not subject to systematic surveillance at present. They are each characterized by long residence times in the marine environment, by increasing influx, and by growing evidence of their deleterious impacts on living systems.     

新型膨胀型阻燃剂的合成及其在聚丙烯(PP)中的应用

以氨基三甲叉磷酸（ATMP）、尿素为原料采用热缩合法合成新型膨胀型阻燃剂一ATU。用傅里叶红外光谱及元素分析表征ATU的结构及组成。将ATU与常见碳源季戊四醇进行复配,应用于PP材料的阻燃。研究发现ATU集气源酸源于一身,对于PP阻燃效果明显,甚至好于同比例的APP。极限氧指数仪和垂直燃烧仪测试材料燃烧等级;微型燃烧量热仪（MCC）研究了材料燃烧过程中热释放情况;热重分析（TGA）和扫描电镜（SEM）分别从材料的热降解及成炭原理方面上对ATU的阻燃机理进行了研究。     

沈阳环境空气臭氧浓度及累积速率时序曲线模拟研究

为了解环境空气臭氧累积规律,利用2017年沈阳市环境空气臭氧浓度数据,统计分析臭氧累积速率,并利用回归方法拟合并优化臭氧浓度及其累积速率的时间序列模型,同时结合气温、风力、臭氧前体物等时序变化情况分析臭氧浓度的影响因素。研究发现:沈阳市臭氧月均浓度年变化、日均浓度年变化以及小时浓度日变化时序曲线均呈现单峰形态;年变化中,6月的臭氧浓度最大,4月臭氧累积速率达到最大值;日变化中,14:00臭氧浓度达到最大值,09:00—11:00臭氧累积速率最大,19:00—20:00臭氧迅速消减。温度、风速同臭氧浓度之间均有较好的正相关性。臭氧前体物二氧化氮、挥发性有机物与臭氧浓度之间均呈明显的负相关性。     

220kV双分裂小四甲线粘连原因分析及防治措施

通过一起双回线路单回运行时双分裂导线发生粘连引起的发热和异常声响现象的分析,得出了双分裂导线粘连的原因是负荷电流突增,引起导线发热,导致双分裂子导线间距缩小,最终发生粘连。提出了粘连现象的危害以及预防和治理导线粘连的措施,为更好地处理和预防双分裂导线粘连现象提供了理论和实践参考。     

Relationship between air pollution and daily mortality in a subtropical city: Taipei, Taiwan

Air pollution has been associated with daily mortality in numerous studies over the past decade. However most of these studies were conducted in the United States and Europe with relatively few done in Asia. In the current study, the association between ambient air pollution and daily mortality in Taipei, Taiwan's largest city which has a subtropical climate was undertaken, for the period 1994-1998 using a case-crossover analysis. This design is an alternative to Poisson time series regression for studying the short-term adverse health effects of air pollution. The air pollutants examined included particulate matter (PM(10)), sulfur dioxide (SO(2)), ozone (O(3)), nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)), and carbon monoxide (CO). The largest observed effect, which was without statistical significance, was seen for NO(2) and CO levels on deaths due to respiratory diseases (ORs=1.013 and 1.014, respectively). The well established link between air pollution levels and daily mortality may not be as strong in cities in subtropical areas, although other factors such as differences in pollutant mix or the underlying health of the population may explain the lack of a strong association in this study. Further studies of this type in cities with varying climates and cultures are needed.     

ASBR联合SBBR工艺同步硝化反硝化处理垃圾渗滤液深度脱氮效能

为了提高垃圾渗滤液生化处理的TN去除率,采用厌氧序批式反应器（ASBR）串联序批式生物膜反应器（SBBR）处理化学需氧量（COD）为（5 700±500）mg/L、TN浓度为（210±50）mg/L的实际垃圾渗滤液。结果表明：ASBR的出水进入SBBR反应器进行深度脱氮,主要作用是调节后续SBBR进水的碳氮比（C/N）,ASBR对渗滤液COD的去除率为90%。C/N是决定SBBR脱氮效率的关键,进水C/N调至4.8,在生物膜的作用下,SBBR仅通过厌氧搅拌和好氧阶段的同步硝化反硝化（SND）便可以实现对垃圾渗滤液的深度脱氮,出水TN浓度低于10 mg/L,周期运行时长也由第54天的24 h缩短至5.6 h。整个串联系统经过103 d的驯化和启动可以达到最佳的处理效果,出水COD、氨氮（NH₄ ⁺-N）、TN浓度分别为（380±10）、（1.0±0.5）、（5±5）mg/L,去除率分别达到93%、99%和95%。通过高通量测序分析可知,系统中变形菌门（Proteobacteria）和拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）相对丰度较高,分别为55.11%、21.32%。系统中具有反硝化作用的厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）相对丰度占比为2.81%,这可能是SBBR取得优秀脱氮效果的关键。在属水平下,系统中具有反硝化功能的菌种主要为Thauera和Limnobacter,在系统中占比分别为15.22%和2.84%,它们的存在可能是系统SND效果好的主要原因之一。