Synergetic PM2.5 and O3 control strategy for the Yangtze River Delta, China

PM_2.5 concentrations have dramatically reduced in key regions of China during the period 2013–2017, while O₃ has increased. Hence there is an urgent demand to develop a synergetic regional PM_2.5 and O₃ control strategy. This study develops an emission-to-concentration response surface model and proposes a synergetic pathway for PM_2.5 and O₃ control in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) based on the framework of the Air Benefit and Cost and Attainment Assessment System (ABaCAS). Results suggest that the regional emissions of NOx, SO₂, NH₃, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and primary PM_2.5 should be reduced by 18%, 23%, 14%, 17% and 33% compared with 2017 to achieve 25% and 5% decreases of PM_2.5 and O₃ in 2025, and that the emission reduction ratios will need to be 50%, 26%, 28%, 28% and 55% to attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. To effectively reduce the O₃ pollution in the central and eastern YRD, VOCs controls need to be strengthened to reduce O₃ by 5%, and then NOx reduction should be accelerated for air quality attainment. Meanwhile, control of primary PM_2.5 emissions shall be prioritized to address the severe PM_2.5 pollution in the northern YRD. For most cities in the YRD, the VOCs emission reduction ratio should be higher than that for NOx in Spring and Autumn. NOx control should be increased in summer rather than winter when a strong VOC-limited regime occurs. Besides, regarding the emission control of industrial processes, on-road vehicle and residential sources shall be prioritized and the joint control area should be enlarged to include Shandong, Jiangxi and Hubei Province for effective O₃ control.     

Accurate prediction of air quality response to emissions for effective control policy design

Designing effective control policy requires accurate quantification of the relationship between the ambient concentrations of O₃and PM_2.5and the emissions of their precursors.However,the challenge is that precursor reduction does not necessarily lead to decreases in the concentrations of O₃and PM_2.5,which are formed by multiple precursors under complex physical and chemical processes;this calls for the development of advanced model technologies to prov...     

新疆喀什三角洲地下水化学特征及演化规律

"水质型"缺水问题严重阻碍着新疆喀什地区经济的发展.为研究位于喀什地区西部的喀什三角洲地下水水化学特征及主要离子来源,于2016年6～10月采集地下水水化学样品402组,地下水氢氧同位素样品114组.综合运用数理统计、Gibbs图、离子比、Schoeller图和水文地球化学模拟等方法,分析了喀什三角洲地下水的水文地球化学特征,探讨了水化学演化规律及主要离子来源.结果表明:①该区地下水中阴离子以SO_4~(2-)为主,其次为Cl-;阳离子以Na+为主,地下水类型以SO4·Cl-Na型为主;②该区地下水离子组分受岩石溶滤作用和蒸发浓缩作用控制.水中离子主要来源于蒸发岩的溶解,其次为碳酸岩的溶解.河流冲积平原潜水受蒸发浓缩作用影响,承压水还受反向阳离子交换作用和混合作用影响;③沿地下水流向,地下水离子组分浓度呈递增趋势,岩盐、白云石和石膏发生溶解,方解石沉淀.     

PICRUSt2 functionally predicts organic compounds degradation and sulfate reduction pathways in an acidogenic bioreactor

• Over 70% reduction of sulfate was achieved for sulfate less than 12000 mg/L. • The decrease of genes encoding (EC: 1.3.8.1) induced the accumulation of VFAs. • The sulfate reduction genes were primary carried by genus Desulfovibrio. • Sulfate favored assimilatory, but inhibited dissimilatory sulfate reduction process. For comprehensive insights into the influences of sulfate on performance, microbial community and metabolic pathways in the acidification phase of a two-phase anaerobic system, a laboratory-scale acidogenic bioreactor was continuously operated to treat wastewater with elevated sulfate concentrations from 2000 to 14000 mg/L. The results showed that the acidogenic bioreactor could achieve sulfate reduction efficiency of greater than 70% for influent sulfate content less than 12000 mg/L. Increased sulfate induced the accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs), especially propionate and butyrate, which was the primary negative effects to system performance under the high-sulfate environment. High-throughput sequencing coupled with PICRUSt2 uncovered that the accumulation of VFAs was triggered by the decreasing of genes encoding short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (EC: 1.3.8.1), regulating the transformation of propanoyl-CoA to propenoyl-CoA and butanoyl-CoA to crotonyl-CoA of propionate and butyrate oxidation pathways, which made these two process hardly proceed. Besides, genes encoding (EC: 1.3.8.1) were mainly carried by order Clostridiales. Desulfovibrio was the most abundant sulfate-reducing bacteria and identified as the primary host of dissimilatory sulfate reduction functional genes. Functional analysis indicated the dissimilatory sulfate reduction process predominated under a low sulfate environment, but was not favored under the circumstance of high-sulfate. With the increase of sulfate, the assimilatory sulfate reduction process finally overwhelmed dissimilatory as the dominant sulfate reduction pathway in acidogenic bioreactor.     

Evaluation of the influence of El Niño–Southern Oscillation on air quality in southern China from long-term historical observations

•Strong ENSO influence on AOD is found in southern China region. •Low AOD occurs in El Niño but high AOD occurs in La Niña events in southern China. •Angstrom exponent anomalies reveals the circulation pattern during each ENSO phase. •ENSO exerts large influence (70.5%) on annual variations of AOD during 2002–2020. •Change of anthropogenic emissions is the dominant driver for AOD trend (2002–2020). Previous studies demonstrated that the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) could modulate regional climate thus influencing air quality in the low-middle latitude regions like southern China. However, such influence has not been well evaluated at a long-term historical scale. To filling the gap, this study investigated two-decade (2002 to 2020) aerosol concentration and particle size in southern China during the whole dynamic development of ENSO phases. Results suggest strong positive correlations between aerosol optical depth (AOD) and ENSO phases, as low AOD occurred during El Niño while high AOD occurred during La Niña event. Such correlations are mainly attributed to the variation of atmospheric circulation and precipitation during corresponding ENSO phase. Analysis of the angstrom exponent (AE) anomalies further confirmed the circulation pattern, as negative AE anomalies is pronounced in El Niño indicating the enhanced transport of sea salt aerosols from the South China Sea, while the La Niña event exhibits positive AE anomalies which can be attributed to the enhanced import of northern fine anthropogenic aerosols. This study further quantified the AOD variation attributed to changes in ENSO phases and anthropogenic emissions. Results suggest that the long-term AOD variation from 2002 to 2020 in southern China is mostly driven (by 64.2%) by the change of anthropogenic emissions from 2002 to 2020. However, the ENSO presents dominant influence (70.5%) on year-to-year variations of AOD during 2002–2020, implying the importance of ENSO on varying aerosol concentration in a short-term period.     

填方边坡变形机制研究

在对西南地区某800 kV换流站填方边坡现场进行工程地质调查的基础上,通过对经过先期治理但仍发生变形的填方边坡的变形特征和监测数据进行分析,总结边坡稳定性影响因素,并结合FLAC3D数值模拟对边坡变形破坏机制进行了研究.结果表明:该填方边坡破坏模式为整体滑移破坏,导致边坡经过治理但仍发生变形的主要诱因是强降雨,但边坡的前期治理设计也存在不足;由于降雨导致边坡重度增大,底部强风化泥岩软化,填土抗剪强度降低,在边坡内形成贯通的滑动面,滑动面绕过加筋土挡土墙的加筋带,边坡顺着强风化层从软化的坡脚剪出;位移监测显示边坡处于加速变形阶段;边坡应急治理措施应重点放在控制边坡继续沿软弱面的滑移变形上,并加强坡体排水,该边坡变形控制的治理方案对同类工程的设计与应急治理具有一定的参考价值.     

不同热解温度生物炭对 Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附特性

以花生壳和中药渣为原料,分别于300、350、400、500、600℃下慢速热解制备生物炭,并表征其物理化学性质.研究不同p H、吸附时间和Cd(Ⅱ)浓度下生物炭对Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附特征.结果表明,随着热解温度的升高,生物炭的碳化程度增加,比表面积增大,含氧官能团数量减少,π共轭芳香结构更加完备,Ca和Mg等无机元素不断富集,矿物溶解性降低,导致了Cd(Ⅱ)在不同热解温度生物炭上吸附能力及机制的差异.随溶液p H的升高(2.0~6.0),生物炭对Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附量逐渐增加.吸附过程可分为快吸附和慢吸附两个阶段,吸附速度受膜扩散、颗粒内扩散和沉淀作用、离子交换等过程的控制.随热解温度的升高,快吸附在生物炭对Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附中所占比例逐渐降低.高温生物炭(≥500℃)中含氧官能团的锐减及难溶晶体矿物的形成降低了其对Cd(Ⅱ)的快吸附速率.沉淀和离子交换可能是低温生物炭(≤400℃)吸附Cd(Ⅱ)的主要机制;高温生物炭(≥500℃)中更完备的π共轭芳香结构增加了Cd-π作用对吸附的贡献,而难溶磷酸盐和碳酸盐的形成则降低了沉淀作用对吸附的贡献.这些研究结果为筛选对Cd(Ⅱ)具有高效去除或固持能力的功能生物炭(designer biochar)提供了重要的理论数据.     

液相氧化-吸收脱除模拟烟气中NOx的研究

分别采用Na Cl O2和Na2SO3溶液作为氧化液和吸收液,在自行设计的鼓泡塔反应系统进行了液相氧化-吸收脱除模拟烟气NOx的研究,考察了气相SO2浓度、Na Cl O2和Na2SO3投加量以及p H值等因素对NO氧化和NOx脱除的影响.结果表明,SO2会优先于NO与氧化剂反应,从而增大氧化剂消耗量.偏酸性条件有利于NO氧化,但酸性太强会导致Na Cl O2分解为Cl O2逸出.碱性吸收液对NO几乎不具吸收脱除效果,但共存NO2能促进NO的吸收脱除.SO2对NO2吸收脱除具有促进作用.     

一种识别低压电力线载波通信系统中随机脉冲噪声的新方法

目的从电力线载波通信系统中提取随机脉冲噪声并分析其来源。方法建立一个简单的检测随机噪声的测试系统。结果 FSV方法可以成功地识别热水壶在电力线上造成的随机脉冲噪声,同时也证明了统计分析的方法对于识别随机脉冲噪声效果不佳。结论可以通过对MAFFSV方法结果设定阈值来识别低压电力线载波通信系统中的随机脉冲噪声,进而可以确定低压电力线网络拓扑结构的改变。