Cleaning carcinogenic nitrosamines with zeolites

N-nitrosamines are characterized with an N-nitroso group N–NO. N-nitrosamines are strong carcinogens or potent carcinogens. Nitrosamines occur widely in the environment, e.g., as tobacco smoke that causes cancers of lungs, larynx, oral cavity and pharynx, pancreas, kidney and bladder. It is difficult to capture selectively N-nitrosamines in the environment. Therefore, zeolite, which is a molecular sieve, may help to sequester N-nitrosamines. Zeolites are a class of aluminosilicates, characterized by ordered microporous structures with acidic–basic sites on the surface and energetic field inside the pores. They have been widely applied in industry as adsorbents and catalysts because of their unique shape selectivity. Here, we review the latest research on adsorption and catalytic degradation of N-nitrosamines by zeolite materials. The efficiency of zeolite is increased using metal oxides. Removal of N-nitrosamines in smoke is discussed.     

横门围垦对邻近海域水环境影响的数值模拟

用二维水动力数值模型,模拟了横门围垦工程对邻近海域水环境的影响。计算结果表明,工程后流速的改变幅度在-10.15～ 10.03cm/s之间,平均为-3.39cm/s。水位的改变幅度在-5.24～ 8.85cm之间,平均为-0.16cm,大潮期间落潮最大流速时水位的变化幅度,稍大于涨潮最大流速时的变化幅度。围垦工程完成后,邻近海域浅滩处的流速进一步降低,有利于促进淤积,加快浅滩成围速度,而深槽处的流速则略有提高,对河道泄洪没有太大影响。邻近海区水位低潮时将略有下降,高潮时将略有上升,但变化不大,最大不超过10cm,平均不到1cm。     

污水处理场运行的改进与优化

从荆门石化污水处理场的改扩建入手，分析了投用后存在的主要问题，针对隔油、浮选、生化各单元的运行进行了改进与优化     

垂直流人工花卉湿地模拟系统净化污水的效果

通过在垂直流模拟人工土柱上种植不同的花卉植物,研究了垂直流花卉人工湿地对污水COD、BOD5、TN和TP的净化效果的影响.结果表明,所选用的5种陆生花卉,甚至鲜切花卉对化粪池污水有比较好的净化效果,它们对BOD5的去除率可达到92.04%以上,对TP的去除率甚至可达到97.77%以上.而且种植花卉植物的人工湿地出水水质要好于不种植物的对照湿地系统.     

马来酸酐-丙烯酸共聚物的合成及在石灰浆液吸收SO2废气中的应用

以水作溶剂、过氧化物作引发剂合成马来酸酐与丙烯酸共聚物,详细探讨了共聚物组成、引发剂浓度、反应温度和时间等因素对共聚物稳定分散Ca(OH)2碱性悬浮液吸收SO2废气的影响.结果表明,该生物降解性无磷、无氮型水质稳定剂对碱液吸收SO2的效率可提高50%以上.     

环境微生态研究中的分子生物学新技术

随着分子生物学的发展,可用于环境微生态研究的新方法新手段不断出现.利用这些分子生物学技术,可直接对环境样品的总DNA进行分析,绕开菌株分离和培养瓶颈,可以最大限度地获得相关微生物的遗传信息,全面地分析环境中微生物的多样性.对目前广泛应用于环境微生态研究的分子生物学新技术,包括rDNA基因序列分析、变性梯度凝胶电泳、温度梯度凝胶电泳、单链构象多态性、限制性片段长度多态性、随机扩增多态性DNA、核酸杂交和DNA芯片等技术进行了综述.     

Enhanced degradation of reactive brilliant red X-3B by photocatalysis integrated with micro-electrolysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The microwave electrodeless lamp UV photocatalysis (MWUV) integrated with iron carbon micro-electrolysis (ME) was applied to degrade reactive...     

Electrochemical and optical sensors made of composites of metal–organic frameworks and carbon-based materials. A review

Environmental Chemistry Letters - Rapid and selective sensing of biological substances and pollutants is developing rapidly in medicine and environmental sciences. Sensing performance depends on...     

Interaction between organic matter and tetracycline in river sediments in cold regions

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In this study, the interaction between river sediments collected from cold regions and typical antibiotics was investigated. The results show that...     

Exposure Assessment of methyl mercury from consumption of fish and seafood in Peninsular Malaysia

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The concentration of meHg in freshwater fish and seafood was investigated, as well as the consumption patterns of fish and seafood by different...