Optimization of H2O2 dosage in microwave-H2O2 process for sludge pretreatment with uniform design method

A microwave-H₂O₂ process for sludge pretreatment exhibited high efficiencies of releasing organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus, but large quantities of H₂O₂ residues were detected. A uniform design method was thus employed in this study to further optimize H₂O₂ dosage by investigating effects of pH and H₂O₂ dosage on the amount of H₂O₂ residue and releases of organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus. A regression model was established with pH and H₂O₂ dosage as the independent variables, and H₂O₂ residue and releases of organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus as the dependent variables. In the optimized microwave-H₂O₂ process, the pH value of the sludge was firstly adjusted to 11.0, then the sludge was heated to 80℃ and H₂O₂ was dosed at a H₂O₂:mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) ratio of 0.2, and the sludge was finally heated to 100℃ by microwave irradiation. Compared to the microwave-H₂O₂ process without optimization, the H₂O₂ dosage and the utilization rate of H₂O₂ in the optimized microwave-H₂O₂ process were reduced by 80% and greatly improved by 3.87 times, respectively, when the H₂O₂:MLSS dosage ratio was decreased from 1.0 to 0.2, resulting in nearly the same release rate of soluble chemical oxygen demand in the microwave-H₂O₂ process without optimization at H₂O₂:MLSS ratio of 0.5.     

垃圾焚烧过程中二恶英污染物的形成机制及影响因素

垃圾焚烧是二恶英产生的主要来源。介绍了垃圾焚烧过程中二恶英类污染物质的产生条件和形成机制,分析和探讨了二恶英类物质形成的重要影响因素,并提出了未来垃圾焚烧过程中二恶英污染物控制的方向和对策。     

合肥市PM2.5与用地类型特征比较及建设性方案研究

通过对合肥市环境空气质量指数进行分析比对,研究了合肥市明珠广场、三里街、琥珀山庄、董铺水库及长江中路五个地区的空气质量情况,并进行对比分析.结果显示合肥市空气的首要污染物为PM2.5,其来源与汽车尾气排放有很大关系;大气污染物氮氧化物与空气质量有明显的滞后关系;大气污染物SO2对合肥市的空气质量没有明显影响.研究发现空气质量与用地类型有密切的关系,远离市区的城郊地带空气质量最好,市区中绿化较好的居民小区空气质量相对较好,空气质量最为严重的是市中心缺乏绿化带的主干道,尤其以上下班交通拥堵时是空气质量下降最快的时刻.最后以合肥市为例,探寻降低大气污染的建设性方法.     

Interaction between Cu2+ and different types of surface-modified nanoscale zero-valent iron during their transport in porous media

This study investigated the interaction between Cu²⁺ and nano zero-valent iron (NZVI) coated with three types of stabilizers (i.e., polyacrylic acid [PAA], Tween-20 and starch) by examining the Cu²⁺ uptake, colloidal stability and mobility of surface-modified NZVI (SM-NZVI) in the presence of Cu²⁺. The uptake of Cu²⁺ by SM-NZVI and the colloidal stability of the Cu-bearing SM-NZVI were examined in batch tests. The results showed that NZVI coated with different modifiers exhibited different affinities for Cu²⁺, which resulted in varying colloidal stability of different SM-NZVI in the presence of Cu²⁺. The presence of Cu²⁺ exerted a slight influence on the aggregation and settling of NZVI modified with PAA or Tween-20. However, the presence of Cu²⁺ caused significant aggregation and sedimentation of starch-modified NZVI, which is due to Cu²⁺ complexation with the starch molecules coated on the surface of the particles. Column experiments were conducted to investigate the co-transport of Cu²⁺ in association with SM-NZVI in water-saturated quartz sand. It was presumed that a physical straining mechanism accounted for the retention of Cu-bearing SM-NZVI in the porous media. Moreover, the enhanced aggregation of SM-NZVI in the presence of Cu²⁺ may be contributing to this straining effect.     

Inactivation, reactivation and regrowth of indigenous bacteria in reclaimed water after chlorine disinfection of a municipal wastewater treatment plant

Disinfection of reclaimed water prior to reuse is important to prevent the transmission of pathogens. Chlorine is a widely utilized disinfectant and as such is a leading contender for disinfection of reclaimed water. To understand the risks of chlorination resulting from the potential selection of pathogenic bacteria, the inactivation, reactivation and regrowth rates of indigenous bacteria were investigated in reclaimed water after chlorine disinfection. Inactivation of total coliforms, Enterococcus and Salmonella showed linear correlations, with constants of 0.1384, 0.1624 and 0.057 L/(mg·min) and R² of 0.7617, 0.8316 and 0.845, respectively. However, inactivation of total viable cells by measurement of metabolic activity typically showed a linear correlation at lower chlorine dose (0-22 (mg·min)/L), and a trailing region with chlorine dose increasing from 22 to 69 (mg·min)/L. Reactivation and regrowth of bacteria were most likely to occur after exposure to lower chlorine doses, and extents of reactivation decreased gradually with increasing chlorine dose. In contrast to total coliforms and Enterococcus, Salmonella had a high level of regrowth and reactivation, and still had 2% regrowth even after chlorination of 69 (mg·min)/L and 24 hr storage. The bacterial compositions were also significantly altered by chlorination and storage of reclaimed water, and the ratio of Salmonella was significantly increased from 0.001% to 0.045% after chlorination of 69 (mg·min)/L and 24 hr storage. These trends indicated that chlorination contributes to the selection of chlorine-resistant pathogenic bacteria, and regrowth of pathogenic bacteria after chlorination in reclaimed water with a long retention time could threaten public health security during wastewater reuse.     

生活垃圾特性调查与实户制分类试点研究

以东莞某花园小区为垃圾分类试点,试点采用简易的“干湿”分类法,以分出厨余垃圾为主要目的,通过实行实户制和奖惩制,促进垃圾分类的有序开展。研究表明：原始垃圾湿基低位热值5083．16kJ／kg,试点6个月以来,参与垃圾分类住户分类合格率为70％,厨余垃圾平均分出率达63．94％。     

以第二方审核促进承包商自主HSE管理

分析了承包商HSE监督管理方面存在的不足,提出第二方审核作为监督管理的延伸和补充,在促进承包商自主管理、自我提升和培养长期合作承包商的作用和意义,指出针对不同类型承包商开展第二方审核的实施重点。     

Mercury accumulation and dynamics in montane forests along an elevation gradient in Southwest China

Understanding atmospheric mercury (Hg) accumulation in remote montane forests is critical to assess the Hg ecological risk to wildlife and human health. To quantify impacts of vegetation, climatic and topographic factors on Hg accumulation in montane forests, we assessed the Hg distribution and stoichiometric relations among Hg, carbon (C), and nitrogen (N) in four forest types along the elevation of Mt. Gongga. Our results show that Hg concentration in plant tissues follows the descending order of litter > leaf, bark > root > branch > bole wood, indicating the importance of atmospheric Hg uptake by foliage for Hg accumulation in plants. The foliar Hg/C (from 237.0 ± 171.4 to 56.8 ± 27.7 µg/kg) and Hg/N (from 7.5 ± 3.9 to 2.5 ± 1.2 mg/kg) both decrease along the elevation. These elevation gradients are caused by the heterogeneity of vegetation uptake of atmospheric Hg and the variation of atmospheric Hg° concentrations at different altitudes. Organic soil Hg accumulation is controlled by forest types, topographic and climatic factors, with the highest concentration in the mixed forest (244.9 ± 55.7 µg/kg) and the lowest value in the alpine forest (151.9 ± 44.5 µg/kg). Further analysis suggests that soil Hg is positively correlated to C (r² = 0.66) and N (r² = 0.57), and Hg/C and Hg/N both increase with the soil depth. These stoichiometric relations highlight the combined effects from environmental and climatic factors which mediating legacy Hg accumulation and selective Hg absorption during processes of organic soil mineralization.     

广东省典型电子工业企业挥发性有机物排放特征研究

针对广东省电子工业进行调研与监测,分别选取了手机、相机及笔记本电脑3类典型产品的代表性企业为研究对象,利用活性炭管采样,样品经溶剂解吸后采用GC/MS分析,获得了排气筒及车间废气的VOCs含量水平及组分特征,并利用监测计算法、排放因子法及物料衡算法3种方式计算了各企业的VOCs排放量.结果表明:喷涂车间VOCs浓度范围为43.01~322.34 mg·m~(-3),调漆、供漆车间VOCs浓度范围为103~172.714 mg·m~(-3);车间中VOCs物种为8~10种,不同产品类型VOCs物种不同,但含氧VOCs的比例均超过50%.排气筒的VOCs浓度范围为48.01~155.38 mg·m~(-3),且不同产品排气筒的VOCs物种均比车间成分简单.3种方式计算的VOCs排放量不同,其中,物料衡算法计算结果最大,监测计算法计算结果最小.3类产品喷涂车间非致癌风险危害商值(HQ)在3.44×10-3~7.17之间,总危害商值之和(HI)分别为2.22×10-2、1.97及7.27.     

万山汞矿区土壤汞污染及其防治研究

万山汞矿区具有600多年采矿历史,当地的生态破坏问题不容忽视.汞具有挥发性,能在水体、大气、土壤等环境介质中迁移转化,增大了汞污染治理难度.同时汞作为人体非必须的有毒重金属元素,对动、植物及人类具有极大的危害性.在此基础上,探讨了贵州万山汞矿区周边土壤的汞污染现状、来源、形态及其迁移转化规律,提出了相应的治理措施,以期能为今后深入开展汞污染治理研究提供理论依据与技术指导.