Adsorption of three pharmaceuticals on two magnetic ion-exchange resins

The presence of pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments poses potential risks to the ecology and human health. This study investigated the removal of three widely detected and abundant pharmaceuticals, namely, ibuprofen (IBU), diclofenac (DC), and sulfadiazine (SDZ), by two magnetic ion-exchange resins. The adsorption kinetics of the three adsorbates onto both resins was relatively fast and followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. Despite the different pore structures of the two resins, similar adsorption patterns of DC and SDZ were observed, implying the existence of an ion-exchange mechanism. IBU demonstrated a combination of interactions during the adsorption process. These interactionswere dependent on the specific surface area and functional groups of the resin. The adsorption isothermfittings verified the differences in the behavior of the three pharmaceuticals on the two magnetic ion-exchange resins. The presence of Cl^- and SO₄^2- suppressed the adsorption amount, butwith different inhibition levels for different adsorbates. This work facilitates the understanding of the adsorption behavior andmechanismof pharmaceuticals onmagnetic ion-exchange resins. The results will expand the application of magnetic ion-exchange resins to the removal of pharmaceuticals in waters.     

Can arbuscular mycorrhiza and fertilizer management reduce phosphorus runoff from paddy fields?

Our study sought to assess how much phosphorus (P) runoff from paddy fields could be cut down by fertilizer management and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. A field experiment was conducted in Lalin River basin, in the northeast China: six nitrogen–phosphorus–potassium fertilizer levels were provided (0, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% of the recommended fertilizer supply), with or without inoculation with Glomus mosseae. The volume and concentrations of particle P (PP) and dissolved P (DP) were measured for each runoff during the rice growing season. It was found that the seasonal P runoff, including DP and PP, under the local fertilization was 3.7 kg/ha, with PP, rather than DP, being the main form of P in runoff water. Additionally, the seasonal P runoff dropped only by 8.9% when fertilization decreased by 20%; rice yields decreased with declining fertilization. We also found that inoculation increased rice yields and decreased P runoff at each fertilizer level and these effects were lower under higher fertilization. Conclusively, while rice yields were guaranteed arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation and fertilizer management would play a key role in reducing P runoff from paddy fields.     

Water chemistry controlled aggregation and photo-transformation of silver nanoparticles in environmental waters

The inevitable release of engineered silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into aquatic environments has drawn great concerns about its environmental toxicity and safety. Although aggregation and transformation play crucial roles in the transport and toxicity of AgNPs, how the water chemistry of environmental waters influences the aggregation and transformation of engineered AgNPs is still not well understood. In this study, the aggregation of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coated AgNPs was investigated in eight typical environmental water samples (with different ionic strengths, hardness, and dissolved organic matter (DOM) concentrations) by using UV–visible spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering. Raman spectroscopy was applied to probe the interaction of DOM with the surface of AgNPs. Further, the photo-transformation and morphology changes of AgNPs in environmental waters were studied by UV–visible spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and transmission electron microscopy. The results suggested that both electrolytes (especially Ca^2 + and Mg^2 +) and DOM in the surface waters are key parameters for AgNP aggregation, and sunlight could accelerate the morphology change, aggregation, and further sedimentation of AgNPs. This water chemistry controlled aggregation and photo-transformation should have significant environmental impacts on the transport and toxicity of AgNPs in the aquatic environments.     

沈阳市环境空气中醛酮类化合物污染现状初探

通过对沈阳地区环境空气中醛酮类化合物的测定,初步了解其醛酮类化合物的污染现状。采用2,4-二硝基苯肼吸附柱采集环境空气样品,高效液相色谱法对样品进行分析。结果表明:沈阳市5个监测点位中冬季浑南二点位醛酮类污染物浓度最低,冬季二毛点位醛酮类污染物浓度最高。冬夏两季的环境空气中均检出丙酮和乙醛,冬季醛酮类污染物浓度总和高于夏季。     

Excel应用软件在环境监测数据统计分析中的应用

针对环境监测通常需要对大量的监测和检测数据进行统计、处理与分析,且多为重复性计算过程,导致工作量大、人工工作效率低、处理与分析时间长等,以Excel电子表格软件为技术手段,提出了更为精确和方便的修约函数公式,并通过《2010环境质量报告》中水质数据的统计分析对修约函数公式进行了实际验证.结果表明,与普通手工计算方法相比,通过Excel函数的计算,Excel工作表格计算结果更准确,也减少了大量的重复性人工计算过程,节省了工作时间,提高了工作效率,还可通过函数公式自动计算完成因基础数据发生改变(因上报错误或输入错误等)而产生的新分析结果.     

运动环境下FEM-SPH耦合方法钢弹-钢板冲击响应研究

目的研究钢弹冲击钢板的动力学响应。方法采用ABAQUS/Explicit显式有限元分析软件,基于SPH-FEM耦合方法和常规FEM方法对钢弹冲击钢板进行数值模拟,对比两种方法得到的结果。结果用这两种方法模拟得到的钢板Mises应力分布、钢弹速度随时间变化规律及剩余速度基本一致。结论 SPH-FEM耦合方法用于模拟钢板冲击失效过程是可行的。     

石化企业35kV输电线路防雷对策研究

采用ATP-EMTP仿真软件建立有无避雷线输电线路的仿真模型,并考虑接地电阻、档距大小,进行仿真比较.结果表明:杆塔塔顶电压与接地电阻成正比,并呈线性增加,随着电阻值增加,杆塔塔顶电压增加越来越快;当杆塔水平档距小于100 m时,直击杆塔塔顶电压随档距的增加呈线性增长,当档距大于100 m时,杆塔塔顶电压的变化就不明显了;验证35 kV线路全线架设避雷线可有效降低输电线路杆塔塔顶电压幅值,提出石化企业35 kV输电线路应全线架设避雷线.     

2014年-2020年江苏省城镇化的边际资源环境影响预测分析研究

利用历史数据,选取合适计算模型,定量预测了2014年-2020年江苏省城镇化边际资源环境影响,即以与城镇化发展密切相关的资源使用量或者城镇生活污染物排放量较上一年的增量,除以当年城镇化率增量,得到江苏省城镇化水平每提高一个百分点带来的资源环境影响,以期为江苏环境管理及政府综合决策提供切实有效的数据依据.结果表明:未来7年,江苏省城镇化率每上升1个百分点,增加城镇生活用水量约0.5亿立方米、城镇建设用地面积16万亩;增加城镇生活污水排放量1.15亿吨、生活氮氧化物排放量10 228吨、生活垃圾产生量36.4万吨;减少生活COD排放量7 549吨、生活氨氮排放量762吨、生活二氧化硫(SO2)排放量371吨.     

Space-time analysis of the changing patterns of population pressure on the ecological environment in China

This paper examines the temporal change and spatial variation of population pressure on the ecological environment in China. We have collected sufficient data from the statistical yearbooks of 31 provincial administrative areas in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010. Using a geographic information system (GIS) and relevant models, we analyzed the trend of the population pressure on ecological environment and the change of the gravity center of ecological environment quality. We conclude that: (1) generally, population pressure on the ecological environment in China was becoming higher during 1990–2010, especially in some areas where the population and environment were in serious imbalance and the ecological environment experienced severe pollution; (2) during a certain period, population pressure on the ecological environment was becoming lower in some areas, but the ecological environment was getting worse; (3) the areas with super-high population pressure on the ecological environment were Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai; (4) the gravity center of population pressure on the ecological environment and the center of ecological environment quality move differently during the study time period, but the general trend was similar – both of them were moving from west to east. Based on the analysis, this paper also provides some policy suggestions on the control of ecological environment quality.