Competitive Retention of Lead and Cadmium on an Agricultural Soil

Lead and cadmium contamination of an agricultural soil has been studied using batch and column experiments. Thermodynamics of theretention phenomena may be represented by a Langmuir isotherm foran aqueous metal concentration up to 100 mg L^-1. First order kinetics with respect to the solid phase yield good predictabilityfor both batch and column experiments. Kinetics and thermodynamics of lead retention predominate over those ofcadmium. As a consequence, lead is preferentially retainedand can even displace sorbed cadmium. In the event of anspill involving both metals, cadmium would move further inthe soil and its aqueous concentration downstream could beeven higher than that of the influent solution, increasingpotential risks. A two-region model has been used to fit all the experimental results. Satisfactory predictions for column experiments are obtained with parameters which are consistent with those obtained for the batch experiments, for which sorption is described by a Langmuir isotherm including competitive retention.     

Assessing and forecasting the impacts of global change on Mediterranean rivers. The SCARCE Consolider project on Iberian basins

Introduction

The Consolider-Ingenio 2010 project SCARCE, with the full title ??Assessing and predicting effects on water quantity and quality in Iberian Rivers caused by global change?? aims to examine and predict the relevance of global change on water availability, water quality, and ecosystem services in Mediterranean river basins of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as their socio-economic impacts. Starting in December 2009, it brought together a multidisciplinary team of 11 partner Spanish institutions, as well as the active involvement of water authorities, river basin managers, and other relevant agents as stakeholders.

Methods

The study areas are the Llobregat, Ebro, Jucar, and Guadalquivir river basins. These basins have been included in previous studies and projects, the majority of whom considered some of the aspects included in SCARCE but individually. Historical data will be used as a starting point of the project but also to obtain longer time series. The main added value of SCARCE project is the inclusion of scientific disciplines ranging from hydrology, geomorphology, ecology, chemistry, and ecotoxicology, to engineering, modeling, and economy, in an unprecedented effort in the Mediterranean area. The project performs data mining, field, and lab research as well as modeling and upscaling of the findings to apply them to the entire river basin.

Results

Scales ranging from the laboratory to river basins are addressed with the potential to help improve river basin management. The project emphasizes, thus, linking basic research and management practices in a single framework. In fact, one of the main objectives of SCARCE is to act as a bridge between the scientific and the management and to transform research results on management keys and tools for improving the River Basin Management Plans. Here, we outline the general structure of the project and the activities conducted within the ten Work Packages of SCARCE.     

卫生部与国家安全生产监督管理局确定职业卫生监督管理职能的分工与协作

为了更好地贯彻实施《职业病防治法》、《安全生产法》、《使用有毒物品作业场所劳动保护条例》、《放射性同位素与射线装置放射防护条例》、《尘肺病防治条例》、《危险化学品安全管理条例》,以及落实中央编办发[2003]15号文件的规定,卫生部与国家安全生产监督管理局近期就职业卫生监督管理职能进行了认真研究,以卫监督发[2005]31号文下发了通知,明确了两部门职业卫生监督管理职能的分工与协作。     

应用动态模型确定酸沉降临界负荷的探讨

任何一个天然生态系统都是一个稳定系统.在一定酸沉降量的作用下,生态系统最终会平衡在一个新的稳定状态.动态模型可以模拟不同酸沉降量下生态系统化学状态的变化趋势.根据信号与系统理论,这种趋势可以用一阶指数衰减函数进行模拟,以得到系统达到稳定状态时的化学指标值.根据不同酸沉降量和所对应的稳态化学指标值之间的剂量-响应曲线,可以求出当系统稳态化学指标值达到临界化学值时的酸沉降量,即为系统的酸沉降临界负荷.应用这种方法,以MAGIC模型为例,计算了四川峨眉山顶水和重庆南山湖泊的硫沉降临界负荷,分别为1.54和6.5     

联合生物法处理炼油厂含油污泥的研究

大港石化公司采用联合生物法处理含油污泥,对使用好氧、厌氧工艺处理含油污泥的结果进行了探讨。实验结果表明:先进行好氧处理然后脱水再进行厌氧堆肥工艺处理含油污泥,除油率达到97.6%,除磷、钾的指标低于《城镇垃圾农用控制标准》(GB8172-87)的要求外,其他指标均符合该标准要求,且避免了二次污染。     

焦化厂PAHs污染土壤中微生物群落多样性特征

土壤中微生物在多环芳烃(PAHs)的降解过程中起着重要作用。以华北某焦化厂土壤为研究对象,在5个采样点(每个点分6层)采集30个土壤样品,分析土壤环境因子(理化性质和PAHs浓度)、微生物丰度及群落结构,探讨土壤中微生物组成与环境因子间的关系。结果表明:土壤中细菌丰度为5.33~8.89,与土壤深度呈显著负相关(P<0.01),与土壤PAHs、有机碳、全氮浓度呈正相关(P<0.05);土壤中优势细菌类群(门)为变形菌门(Proteobacteria),其相对丰度占比最高达90%,其次是绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria),其占门水平分类细菌数量的64%~97%;细菌类群与环境因子冗余分析表明,焦化厂土壤中细菌群落结构特征是PAHs污染和环境因子共同作用的结果,其中土壤pH与速效钾、PAHs、全氮浓度对土壤细菌群落组成影响明显,PAHs潜在降解菌Proteobacteria丰度与PAHs、全氮、有效磷、速效钾、有机碳浓度呈正相关。     

水体颗粒物以及土壤对有机物吸附常数的测定

本文介绍了用批量平衡测定水体悬浮颗粒物以及土壤对有机物吸附常数的测定方法，并给出实例和方法的注意事项。     

聚电解质溶液中粘土颗粒的ζ电位

分别测定了 5种不同分子量和 5种不同分子链电荷密度的阴离子聚电解质高分子在钠蒙脱石粘土颗粒表面吸附前后粘粒的ζ电位 ;讨论分析了分子结构和体系环境对粘粒 ζ电位的影响以及聚电解质对粘土 -水分散体系的稳定作用。     

中国生态用地及生态系统服务价值变化研究

生态用地具有重要的生态系统服务功能,在维护生态平衡、保障国土生态安全、应对全球气候变化中具有特殊地位。论文在总结国内研究学者有关生态用地研究成果的基础上,从生态系统服务功能入手,界定了生态用地的概念,根据生态干扰度构建了生态用地分类体系,并将生态用地分类与土地利用分类进行衔接,对全国生态用地的生态系统服务价值进行了评估,分析其特征及规律。研究表明：1）广义的生态用地是指能发挥供给、调节、支持生态系统服务功能,以及对维持区域生态平衡和调节全球气候具有重要作用的土地类型;2）依据“生态干扰度”构建了生态用地分类体系,将生态用地分为3个一级地类、5个二级地类和31个三级地类;3）2012年全国生态用地的生态系统服务价值为280 483.80亿元,呈现“西高、中次、东低”空间格局。2009—2012年全国生态用地的生态系统服务价值整体呈下降趋势,变化幅度空间分布差异较大,呈现“中增、东西减”的格局特点;2009—2012年全国生态用地各项生态系统服务功能受到损失,呈下降趋势,生态系统稳定性不容乐观。