Environment and economic feasibility of municipal solid waste central sorting strategy: a case study in Beijing

Although Beijing has carried out municipal solid waste (MSW) source separation since 1996, it has largely been ineffective. In 2012, a “Green House” program was established as a new attempt for central sorting. In this study, the authors used material flow analysis (MFA) and cost benefit analysis (CBA) methods to investigate Green House’s environment and economic feasibility. Results showed that the program did have significant environmental benefits on waste reduction, which reduced the amount of waste by 34%. If the Green House program is implemented in a residential community with wet waste ratio of 66%, the proportion of waste reduction can reach 37%. However, the Green House is now running with a monthly loss of 1982 CNY. This is mainly because most of its benefits come from waste reduction (i.e., 5878 CNY per month), which does not turn a monetary benefit, but is instead distributed to the whole of society as positive environmental externalities. Lack of government involvement, small program scale, and technical/managerial deficiency are three main barriers of the Green House. We, thus, make three recommendations: involve government authority and financial support, expand the program scale to separate 91.4 tons of waste every month, and use more professional equipment/technologies. If the Green House program can successfully adopt these suggestions, 33.8 tons of waste can be reduced monthly, and it would be able to flip the loss into a profit worth 35034 CNY.

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Application of lead isotopic methods to the study of the anthropogenic lead provenance in Spanish overbank floodplain deposits

Changes in the principal sources of Pb in overbank sediment profiles have been documented for two Spanish areas by using Pb isotopes and Pb concentrations. These locations (Madrid and Tinto–Odiel basin) represent two of the most contaminated regions in Spain. The Community of Madrid is characterized by heavy industrial and urban activity, focused mainly in Madrid City. The Tinto–Odiel basin drains the Iberian Pyrite Belt, which hosts many polymetallic massive sulphides and is heavily affected by mining activities in their headwaters. It has been proven that the influence of anthropogenic activity is reflected in these overbank deposits by variations in Pb concentrations that, in general, correlate with shifts in the ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratio. Rivas profile (downstream of Madrid) was found to be the most anthropogenically influenced site. The sediments within this profile which were recently deposited (170 ± 40 years BP) have the least radiogenic signatures. ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratios ranged between 1.1763 and 1.1876 indicating significant contributions of anthropogenic Pb. In contrast, profiles upstream of Madrid possess an average ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratio of 1.2272. It is difficult to clearly identify the most prominent source as the sediments appear to be characterized by an input from several sources. The floodplain profiles in the Tinto–Odiel basin exhibit uniform ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratios ranging from 1.1627 (Odiel river) to 1.1665 (Tinto river). These ratios are similar to the ones possessed by sulphide ores in the area and differ from the ratios of other nonmineralized formations in the basin, indicating that mining activities are the primary, if not sole, source of Pb to the sediments.     

浓度效应对卡马西平在生物炭上的吸附动力学影响

为了解人工合成药物在生物炭上的吸附动力学特征及其浓度效应的影响,选择卡马西平(CBZ)为目标污染物。探讨不同初始质量浓度(2、4、25、50 mg·L~(-1))在不同裂解温度(200、300、500℃)下制备的生物炭上的吸附动力学特征。结果表明,双室一级动力学模型可以精确地描述CBZ在生物炭上的吸附动力学特征。CBZ的快室吸附对总体吸附的贡献随初始浓度的增大而减小,而慢室吸附贡献则增大。π-π作用可能对CBZ的吸附贡献较大。孔隙填充可以描述慢室吸附过程,可能是吸附速率的控制环节。     

用CBMN法评价4-氯酚与富里酸对CHO细胞的毒性效应

用ＣＨＯ细胞和ＣＢＭ法对４－ＣＰ（４－氯）及春ＦＡ协同作用的细胞毒性效应进行了评价,选用的细胞学毒性参数为总微核率（ＭＮ）、含微核的双核细胞率（ＢＮＭＮ）、核分鲜明指数（ＮＯＩ）和南分裂阻断增殖指数（ＣＢＰＩ）,结果表明：ＦＡ单独处理与阴性对照组比较不引起显著性差异;４－Ｃ客ＦＡ联合处理与４－ＣＰ各浓度分别处理相比有显著性的差异;对于ＢＮＭＮ和ＮＤＩ,Ｐ〈０．０１;对于ＭＮ和ＣＢＰＩ,Ｐ〈０．０５     

黄土风化成土过程中主要元素迁移序列

主要研究了渭南黄土剖面中主要化学组分的分布特征、影响因素以及它们在风化成土过程中的迁移富集规律。结果表明：（1）在剖面中随着黄土与古土壤层的交替叠复，各组分含量由低-高或由高-低呈周期性变化。（2）碳酸盐含量的剧烈变化是影响黄土元素分布特征极为重要的因素，古土壤中一些组分的含量增高，主要是碳酸盐被强烈淋滤造成的相对富集。（3）在黄土风化成土过程中，CaCQ3、SiQ2、FeO、MgO、K2O、Na2O等本身的地球化学行为以迁移为主，而Al2O3、Fe2O3、TiO2等均以淀积为主。它们在黄土中的迁移能力有如下顺序：CaCO3＞FeO＞MgO＞Na2O＞K2O＞SiO2＞Al2O3＞TiO2＞Fe2O3。（4）除碳酸盐外，黄土风化成土过程中铁的变化比其它组分都明显，表现为价态以及形态的转化。铁的转化主要为就地完成．本身没有发生明显迁移。     

接枝淀粉高分子絮凝剂的合成及其应用

本文研究了Ｃｅ（Ⅳ）／ＨＮＯ３引发体系下，丙烯酰胺──淀粉接枝共聚合反应的影响因素及最佳工艺条件，由此得到的接枝淀粉接技效率达到９４．９％，支链分子量超过３００万．对多种工业污水絮凝处理结果表明，ＣＯＤｃｒ去除率、污泥沉降速度均不逊于聚丙烯酰胺３００万产品．     

Changes in bird‐migration patterns associated with human‐induced mortality

Many bird populations have recently changed their migratory behavior in response to alterations of the environment. We collected data over 16 years on male Great Bustards (Otis tarda), a species showing a partial migratory pattern (sedentary and migratory birds coexisting in the same breeding groups). We conducted population counts and radio tracked 180 individuals to examine differences in survival rates between migratory and sedentary individuals and evaluate possible effects of these differences on the migratory pattern of the population. Overall, 65% of individuals migrated and 35% did not. The average distance between breeding and postbreeding areas of migrant individuals was 89.9 km, and the longest average movement of sedentary males was 3.8 km. Breeding group and migration distance had no effect on survival. However, mortality of migrants was 2.4 to 3.5 times higher than mortality of sedentary birds. For marked males, collision with power lines was the main cause of death from unnatural causes (37.6% of all deaths), and migratory birds died in collisions with power lines more frequently than sedentary birds (21.3% vs 6.3%). The percentage of sedentary individuals increased from 17% in 1997 to 45% in 2012. These results were consistent with data collected from radio‐tracked individuals: The proportion of migratory individuals decreased from 86% in 1997–1999 to 44% in 2006–2010. The observed decrease in the migratory tendency was not related to climatic changes (temperatures did not change over the study period) or improvements in habitat quality (dry cereal farmland area decreased in the main study area). Our findings suggest that human‐induced mortality during migration may be an important factor shaping the migration patterns of species inhabiting humanized landscapes.     

江苏省环境监测质量管理的探索与实践

针对目前交界断面水质监测与空气自动监测站质量管理工作中存在的质控难点,介绍了江苏省的解决办法。通过统一技术细节、联合监测及强化监测人员持证上岗自认定考核等手段,解决了交界断面水质监测技术纠纷;通过设立省级质管站、进行可信度评估等措施,强化空气自动监测站的质量管理。     

分散式污水处理单元改善城市河道水环境的尝试

采用曝气生物滤池工艺处理小区生活污水,处理后出水的CODCr、BOD5、SS等各项污染物指标均优于<城市污水再生利用景观环境用水水质标准>(GB/T18921-2002)的要求.处理后的中水排入城市河道,可以快速改善河道水体黑臭现象,并且工程投资少、效果明显,值得推广.     

2-氯酚驯化对厌氧污泥微生物种群结构的影响

用古细菌特异性引物ARC21F/ARC958R和酸杆菌特异性引物31F/907R,对2.氯酚(2-chlorophenol,2-CP)驯化前后厌氧颗粒污泥样品总DNA进行了16S rDNA的聚合酶链式反应(polymerase chain reaction,PeR)、克隆、测序及序列分析,研究了2-CP驯化前后厌氧颗粒污泥中微生物种群结构的变化.结果表明,2-CP驯化前后厌氧颗粒污泥中存在共有的古细菌菌种:Methanothrix soehngenii、Methanosaeta concilii 及 uncultured euryarchaeote 等.2-CP驯化后的厌氧污泥中出现了特有的微生物Methanobacterium aarhusense、Methanobacterium curvum及 Methanobacterium beijingense等,而接种污泥中特有的一些古细菌发生了消亡.对该厌氧体系酸杆菌的分析表明,2-CP驯化前后的厌氧颗粒污泥中存在共有的微生物菌种:uncultured bacterium、unculturedAcidobacterium和unknown Actinomycete(MC 9).经2-CP驯化后,接种污泥中特有的微生物Desulfotomaculum sp.176、uncultured Deltaproteobacterium n8d及uncultured bydrocarbon seep bacterium等发生消亡,并出现了特有的微生物uncultured Holophage/Acidobacterium、uncultured Acidobacteria bacterium及unidentified Acidobacterium.