Positive matrix factorization as source apportionment of soil lead and cadmium around a battery plant (Changxing County,China)

Chemical compositions of soil samples are multivariate in nature and provide datasets suitable for the application of multivariate factor analytical techniques. One of the analytical techniques, the positive matrix factorization (PMF), uses a weighted least square by fitting the data matrix to determine the weights of the sources based on the error estimates of each data point. In this research, PMF was employed to apportion the sources of heavy metals in 104 soil samples taken within a 1-km radius of a lead battery plant contaminated site in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, China. The site is heavily contaminated with high concentrations of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd). PMF successfully partitioned the variances into sources related to soil background, agronomic practices, and the lead battery plants combined with a geostatistical approach. It was estimated that the lead battery plants and the agronomic practices contributed 55.37 and 29.28 %, respectively, for soil Pb of the total source. Soil Cd mainly came from the lead battery plants (65.92 %), followed by the agronomic practices (21.65 %), and soil parent materials (12.43 %). This research indicates that PMF combined with geostatistics is a useful tool for source identification and apportionment.     

Assessing heavy metal pollution in the surface soils of a region that had undergone three decades of intense industrialization and urbanization

Heavy metals in the surface soils from lands of six different use types in one of the world’s most densely populated regions, which is also a major global manufacturing base, were analyzed to assess the impact of urbanization and industrialization on soil pollution. A total of 227 surface soil samples were collected and analyzed for major heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) by using microwave-assisted acid digestion and inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Multivariate analysis combined with enrichment factors showed that surface soils from the region (>7.2?×?10⁴ km²) had mean Cd, Cu, Zn, and As concentrations that were over two times higher than the background values, with Cd, Cu, and Zn clearly contributed by anthropogenic sources. Soil pollution by Pb was more widespread than the other heavy metals, which was contributed mostly by anthropogenic sources. The results also indicate that Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, and Ni in the surface soils were primarily derived from lithogenic sources, while Hg and As contents in the surface soils were controlled by both natural and anthropogenic sources. The pollution level and potential ecological risk of the surface soils both decreased in the order of: urban areas?>?waste disposal/treatment sites?～?industrial areas?>?agricultural lands?～?forest lands?>?water source protection areas. These results indicate the significant need for the development of pollution prevention and reduction strategies to reduce heavy metal pollution for regions undergoing fast industrialization and urbanization.     

Recycling EDTA solutions used to remediate metal-polluted soils

The objective of this research was to investigate the recycling of ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA) used for the removal of trace metals from contaminated soils. We successfully used Na2S combined with Ca(OH)2 to precipitate the trace metals allowing us to recycle the EDTA. The results of batch and column leaching experiments show that both Ca-EDTA and Na-EDTA are powerful chelating agents with a similar soil remediation potential. The major advantage of Ca-EDTA is the preservation of soil organic matter. We found that Na2S was capable of separating the metals Cd, Cu and Pb from EDTA; however, the precipitation of Zn required the addition of Ca(OH)2. After reusing the reclaimed EDTA seven times, over a 14-day period, EDTA reagent losses ranged from 19.5% to 23.5%. Successive washing cycles enhanced the removal of trace metals from contaminated soils. The metal sulfide precipitates contain high concentrations of metals and could potentially be recycled.     

CDM Project Activities in China＇s Iron and Steel Industry：Current Status,Barriers and Development Strategies

China is now facing huge pressure from both the domestic concern of energy security and the global community's call for emission reduction commitment. As one of the major energy consumers and greenhouse gas emitters, China's iron and steel industry has a huge clean development mechanism (CDM) potential. This article both quantitatively and qualitatively analyzes the current status of CDM project activities in the iron and steel industry in China, including characteristics of approved project types, applicable methodologies, and potential technology fields. From the perspective of project implementation, the article summarizes development barriers such as high investment risk, difficulty in project identification, strict requirements on PPDs, long registration waiting time, and etc. Policy suggestions are also put forwarded to help better promote the development of CDM projects in the iron and steel industry.     

Long-term impacts of reservoir operation on the spatiotemporal variation in nitrogen forms in the post-Three Gorges Dam period (2004–2016)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient limiting life, and its biochemical cycling and distribution in rivers have been markedly affected by river...     

Multi-templates surface molecularly imprinted polymer for rapid separation and analysis of quinolones in water

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Rapid separation and analysis of trace quinolones (fleroxacin (FLRX), enoxacin (EN), norfloxacin (NOR), ciprofloxacin (CIP), enrofloxacin (ENRO), and...     

生态旅游的非持续特征

生态旅游是以生物多样性和文化多样性作为资源的，生物多样性常常十分脆弱，文化多样性则具有明显的不可复制性，因此生态旅游在经济、社会、文化方面都表现出潜在的非持椟特征。生态旅游必须要在开发利用生物多样性和文化多样性资源的同时，考虑这些资源的保护以做到可持续利用，从而获得最大的社会、经济和环境效益。     

农业生态与土壤环境中硼元素的关系

论述了硼元素的地球化学特征及其分布状况，与硼元素有关的主要作物分类，作物产量和质量与硼元素的关系，影响硼元素有效态和作物吸收硼元素的因素，硼肥的种类和施用方法与效果。     

环境补偿制度——解决环境问题的经济手段之一

为了保护环境，使环境资源可持续利用，应该建立环境补偿制度。环境补偿制度是解决环境问题的有效手段之一。本文从环境补偿的概念出发，对环境补偿制度的理论基础，建立目的、征收原则及对象等内容进行了探讨。     

成都经济生态区大气降尘中镉赋存形态的研究

重金属的生物毒性不仅与其总量有关．更大程度上由其形态分布所决定，不同的形态产生不同的环境效应。为了解城市大气降尘中的镉污染，采用Tessier连续提取法对成都经济生态区内不同区域的24个大气降尘样中镉的赋存形态进行了研究。结果表明，大气降尘中的镉主要以残留态存在;各形态镉在总镉中所占的平均百分比含量的排列顺序依次为：残留态〉碳酸盐结合态〉交换态〉铁锰结合态〉有机结合态（78．907％、8．917％．6．420％、3．419％、2．365％）;交换态镉、碳酸盐结合态镉具有较高生物有效性，铁锰氧化物结合态．有机结合态、残留态这3种形态镉的生物有效性很低。分析得出：汽油和煤的燃烧，以及工厂排放镉能加大城市大气降尘的镉污染。