Simulation of pesticide runoff at Rosemaund Farm (UK) using the SoilFug model

A validation exercise of the SoilFug model using field runoff data from Rosemaund Farm (UK) is described. A comparison has been made of modelled and measured concentrations of several pesticides in surface water and soil during and after specific rain events following application. The field experiments were designed to obtain data on rainfall, outflows of water, pesticide application rates and concentrations in soil and water. The results were satisfactory for the undissociated pesticides (atrazine, carbofuran, dimethoate, isoproturon, lindane, simazine and trifluralin), whose concentrations in water were mostly predicted within an order of magnitude of measured data. The results for the dissociated pesticides (dichlorprop, MCPA, mecoprop) were less satisfactory, giving generally much higher predicted concentrations in water. The use of the SoilFug model is suggested for the calculation of predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) in water, since it generally produces acceptable results from a relatively small set of input data, most of which is generally available.     

AFLP analysis as biomarker of exposure to organic and inorganic genotoxic substances in plants

In recent years several plant species have been in use as bioindicators and several tests have been developed to evaluate the toxicity of environmental pollutants in vegetal organisms. In the present paper Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. (ecotype Wassilewskija) was used as bioindicators of two genotoxic substances: potassium dichromate and dihydrophenanthrene. Inhibition of seed germination was observed with both pollutants. AFLP analysis (i) indicated that both substances are genotoxic, (ii) showed that dihydrophenanthrene induces DNA changes in different target sequences than potassium dichromate, (iii) quantified the genotoxic effect using cluster analysis by comparing DNA from treated plants with that of control plants. On the basis of these considerations we suggest that AFLP method is a powerful tool for measuring qualitative and quantitative genotoxic activity due to environmental pollutants. AFLP method can be applied to a wide range of bioindicator organisms and may become a universal methodology to identify target genes for specific genotoxic agents. This could open up possibilities for designing specifically targeted assays and new approaches to risk assessment.     

UASB处理畜禽废水的氨化率研究

因畜禽废水除了含有大量的有机物，还含有一定量的氨基酸，因此，研究利用UASB处理畜禽废水，在不同环境条件和工况条件下对氨化率的影响，结果表明：氨化菌适应的pH值范围较宽，在6．5—8．0范围均可以较好的生存，其中以7．0为最佳；温度与氨化率基本成正相关关系，从经济等多种角度考虑，中温阶段38％为最适宜；氨化率随进水浓度的增加而增加；进水有机负荷越大，氨化率越小。     

Accumulation and tissue distribution of mercury and selenium in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Mediterranean Sea (southern Italy).

Tissues and organs from Stenella coeruleoalba stranded along the Apulian coasts (southern Italy) during the period April-July 1991 were analyzed for their mercury and selenium content. Analysis showed considerable variations in the mercury concentration in the examined organs and tissues. The highest concentrations of mercury were found in the liver (from 2.27 to 374.50 microg g(-1) wet wt.). After the liver, lung, kidney, muscle and brain were the most contaminated, while the lowest mercury contamination was found in the melon. As mercury, the liver also showed the highest selenium levels. Liver samples were also analyzed for their methyl mercury contents. The role of selenium in detoxification process of methyl mercury has been discussed. Mercury concentrations related to geographic variations and pollution of the marine environment have been examined. The possible implications between mercury accumulation and dolphin death have also been discussed.     

Screening of bean cultivars for their response to ozone as evaluated by visible symptoms and leaf chlorophyll fluorescence

Fourteen Italian cultivars of Phaseolus vulgaris were exposed to a single pulse of ozone (O(3), 150 nl l(-1)) or to filtered air (<3 nl l(-1)) for 3.5 h. O(3) sensitivity was assessed by recording the extent of visible symptoms, effects on chlorophyll (Chl) content and changes in Chl a fluorescence parameters. This paper reports the results of an initial screening of 14 bean cultivars that was used to select a small number of cultivars for further work. Seven cultivars showed visible symptoms of injury in the range of 2-60 h after the end of the O(3) fumigation. O(3) significantly depressed total Chl content in most cultivars and a significant correlation was found between Chl content and visible symptoms. Most cultivars showed a significant change in the F(v)/F(m) ratio, even when there were no visual symptoms. There was no relationship between the extent of visual symptoms and quenching coefficients, indicating that these parameters were of no use in the determination of sensitivity to O(3) stress.     

异养硝化-好氧反硝化混合菌对尿素的去除及重金属和盐度的影响

为探究异养硝化-好氧反硝化混合菌对尿素的去除效果,本文考察了混合菌(DM01+YH01+YH02)对尿素的去除特性,以及重金属和盐度对其去除率的影响.结果表明,当废水中尿素质量浓度为200.0 mg·L~(-1),碳源为柠檬酸三钠、 C/N为10、温度为30℃、 pH为7和转速为130 r·min~(-1)时,尿素在24 h可以得到高效降解,去除率为91.8%;重金属离子(Ni~(2+)、Cd~(2+)、Cu~(2+)和Zn~(2+))会降低混合菌对尿素的去除效果,影响能力的大小顺序为Cd~(2+)Cu~(2+)Ni~(2+)Zn~(2+),然而, Fe~(2+)(20.0 mg·L~(-1))会增强混合菌对尿素的去除效果;盐度(10.0 mg·L~(-1))会抑制混合菌株对于尿素的去除.     

超声波预处理对牛粪与玉米秸秆混合厌氧发酵特性的影响

为了探索超声波预处理提高厌氧发酵产气量的机理、优化超声波预处理工艺及分析超声波预处理的能量效益,利用因子分析法和通径分析研究不同发酵阶段各环境因子对发酵过程的影响,以及发酵初始环境与甲烷产量之间的关系.同时,用响应面优化法优化超声波预处理工艺,并且分析了超声波预处理的能量效益.结果表明,在40 k Hz和0.20 k W下,适宜的超声波预处理能显著提高厌氧发酵总产气量(p0.05),牛粪预处理17.68 min后与玉米秸秆预处理19.94 min混合发酵,甲烷产量最高为177.20 L·kg-1(以TS计),显著高于CK(未经预处理组,p0.05),其能量效益也最高,为1835.14 k J·kg-1(以TS计).超声波预处理通过改变发酵初始环境之间的相互关系和发酵过程环境的主要影响因素来使发酵系统更加稳定从而提高产气量.超声波预处理是一种能量输入的预处理方式,产气量高于CK处理组,但其能量效益不一定大于零.因此,在优化超声波预处理条件时必须对其能量效益进行分析.研究结果能为超声波预处理条件的优化方式提供理论依据.     

溴-锑-磷协效阻燃体系对聚丙烯土工格栅阻燃和生烟性能的影响

利用极限氧指数、垂直燃烧试验、酒精喷灯燃烧试验、锥形量热仪、热重分析和力学性能测试等手段研究了溴-锑-磷阻燃体系对聚丙烯(PP)土工格栅的力学性能、燃烧性能、生烟性能和热解特性的影响。结果表明,低添加量(质量分数≤5%)的溴-锑-磷阻燃体系对PP土工格栅的拉伸强度和断裂伸长率影响较小,但明显提高了材料的阻燃性能,其中质量分数5%的四溴双酚A-双(2,3-二溴丙基醚)(八溴醚)-三氧化二锑阻燃PP的峰值热释放速率(HRR)和总释放热(THR)相比于纯PP分别下降了39.98%和26.03%。八溴醚-三氧化二锑阻燃体系与红磷复配时还表现出较好的协效作用,当溴-锑与磷的质量比为3∶2时,协效阻燃效果最优,仅添加5%的协效阻燃体系便可使PP的LOI和UL 94等级分别达到27.9%和V-0级,并通过酒精喷灯燃烧试验。与纯PP相比,溴-锑阻燃体系虽降低了PP的HRR和THR,但增大了燃烧过程中的生烟速率(SPR)和总产烟量(TSR),而红磷的加入能有效降低溴-锑阻燃PP的生烟量。热重分析表明,溴-锑-磷协效阻燃体系表现出较好的气相阻燃作用,能有效降低PP的热裂解速率,增强了PP的阻燃性能。     

长输管道泄漏检测技术进展浅析

简述了长输管道泄漏检测技术的进展情况,介绍了4种泄漏检测技术原理,并对比分析了各种技术的特点和应用范围,为管道的安全运行管理和维护决策提供了技术参考。     

自动监控技术在环境监测中的应用

介绍了自动控制技术、在线监测技术以及现代信息和多媒体技术在环境监测工作中的应用,并阐述了自动监控技术在环境监测中应用价值及存在的困难。