Recycling of the hyperaccumulator Brassica juncea L.: synthesis of carbon nanotube-Cu/ZnO nanocomposites

The methods of synthesizing carbon nanotube (CNTs)-Cu/ZnO nanocomposites using a Cu hyperaccumulator (Brassica juncea L.) constitute a new insight into the recycling of hyperaccumulators and provide a new route for the further development of green nanostructure syntheses. In this paper, CNTs-Cu/ZnO nanocomposites have been synthesized using B. juncea plants as the sources of C, Cu, and Zn. The synthesized CNTs-Cu/ZnO nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectra (EDS). The synthesized CNTs were characterized further by selected area diffraction (SAD) patterns and Raman spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that the structure of individual CNTs was middle-hollow, with an outer diameter of about 80 nm. The synthesized CNTs were not at all crystalline and there were a few defects in the walls. The outer diameter of CNTs-Cu/ZnO nanocomposites was 110 nm. The diameters of Cu/ZnO nanoparticles were 29.5/32.7 nm, respectively. Cu/ZnO nanoparticles that had grown onto the CNT surface were nonuniform and agglomerated. The Cu/ZnO nanoparticles were pure.     

生态影响类建设项目的环境监理实践

生态环境监理是环境监理的重点,主要内容有3项:环境保护的达标监理、生态环境保护监理、环保设施“三同时”建设的环境监理,重点关注环境敏感目标的环境监理.从落实环评文件及环评批复入手,对环境风险防范措施、应急预案、环保投资落实情况也应一并关注,对同类项目环境监理的开展有一定的借鉴作用.     

MEHP induces pyroptosis and autophagy alternation by cathepsin B activation in INS-1 cells

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) is a primary metabolite of di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the organism, which is a major component of...     

上海世博园后滩湿地桡足类群落特征及其对环境因子的响应

上海世博园后滩湿地是中国2010年上海世界博览会规划区的重点项目.于2009年9月～2010年8月研究了桡足类群落结构的时空变化特征.运用SPSS 18.0软件进行相关统计分析,并利用CANOCO 4.5软件对桡足类数据和环境因子数据进行典范对应分析(CCA).全年共鉴定出桡足类23种,隶属于6科11属.优势种为锯缘真剑水蚤(Eucyclops serrulatus)、台湾温剑水蚤(Thermocyclops taihokuensis)、广布中剑水蚤(Mesocyclops leuckarti)、短尾温剑水蚤(T.brevifurcatus)和跨立小剑水蚤(Microcyclops varicans).桡足类年均密度和生物量分别为(8.6±16.6)ind.L-1、(0.083 6±0.143 1)mg·L-1.现存量主高峰均出现在7月,次高峰均出现在10月,1月达到最低.1号站点的营养水平最高,沿着水流方向逐渐下降,直至10号站点降至最低.桡足类的Margelf指数呈现夏秋季高,春冬季低的变化格局.通过典范对应分析表明,水温、pH、硝态氮、总氮、总磷和溶解氧是影响世博园后滩湿地桡足类群落结构时空变化的主要环境因子.     

基于系统动力学的建筑施工安全系统脆弱性仿真分析

为系统分析建筑施工安全系统脆弱性的影响机理,首先探讨了社会技术系统理论下各子系统影响因素之间的高接触与紧耦合性的特点;然后以脆弱性理论为切入点,建立了建筑施工安全系统脆弱性的系统动力学仿真模型,采用三角模糊数和层次分析法确定了模型中各影响因素的权重系数和相关方程参数;最后通过考虑不同子系统的投入方案对建筑施工安全系统脆弱性的暴露度、敏感度和适应度的影响程度进行仿真分析。结果表明:建筑施工安全系统具有脆弱倾向性;个人子系统、技术子系统和组织管理子系统分别对降低安全系统暴露度、敏感度和提高安全系统适应度有显著的作用,在整个仿真周期内各子系统每单位投入产生的变化幅度分别为17.07%、11.13%和15.60%,并围绕起关键作用的子系统提出了针对性建议,以期降低建筑施工安全系统的脆弱性风险,提高工程安全管理水平。     

新安江流域横向生态补偿的经济效应

以新安江流域横向生态补偿试点作为准自然实验,采用2001~2017年中国安徽和浙江省内县域面板数据,利用双重差分方法（DID）定量研究了试点政策对流域上下游地区经济发展的影响及可能机制.结果显示：试点政策对上游地区的经济发展造成了一定程度的抑制影响,表现为相关地区的人均GDP或地区GDP出现了下降,而对流域下游地区经济发展并无显著作用,这一结论在进行多项稳健性检验后仍然成立;新安江试点政策对上游地区经济发展的负面影响呈现出了“先增强后减弱”的动态变化规律;此外,机制分析显示5个试点县内规模以上工业企业个数显著下降,表明“企业退出”是新安江试点政策对上游地区经济发展造成负面影响的重要原因.本研究可为后续制定和实施跨地区水资源保护的利益调配机制提供依据.     

Disinfection byproduct formation from algal organic matters after ozonation or ozone combined with activated carbon treatment with subsequent chlorination

Algal organic matter (AOM), including extracellular organic matter (EOM) and intracellular organic matter (IOM) from algal blooms, is widely accepted as essential precursors of disinfection byproducts (DBPs). This study evaluated the effect of ozonation or ozone combined with activated carbon (O₃-AC) treatment on characteristic alternation and DBP formation with subsequent chlorination of Chlorella sp.. The effects of pH and bromide concentration on DBP formation by ozonation or O₃-AC treatment were also investigated. Results showed that the potential formation of DBPs might be attributed to ozonation, but these DBP precursors could be further removed by activated carbon (AC) treatment. Moreover, the formation of target DBPs was controlled at acidic pH by alleviating the reactions between chlorine and AOM. Besides, the bromide substitution factor (BSF) value of trihalomethanes (THMs) from EOM and IOM remained constant after AC treatment. However, THM precursors could be significantly decreased by AC treatment. The above results indicated that O₃-AC was a feasible treatment method for algal-impacted water.     

Thiocyanate-induced labilization of schwertmannite: Impacts and mechanisms

Schwertmannite is an amorphous iron(III)-oxyhydroxysulfate that forms in acid mine drainage(AMD) environments. The characteristic of high heavy metal adsorption capability makes schwertmannite a potentially useful, environmentally friendly material in wastewater treatment. Unstable schwertmannite is prone to recrystallization.Understanding the mechanisms that induce schwertmannite labilization and affect its capacity to remove heavy metals are of great environmental and geochemical significance.Thiocyanate(SCNˉ) is a hazardous pseudohalide that is also normally found in AMD.However, little is known about the impact of Fe(III)-binding ligand SCNˉ on schwertmannite stability and its subsequent capacity to bind trace elements. Here, we investigated the adsorption of SCNˉ on schwertmannite and subsequent mineral transformation to characterize this little-known process. The appearance of Fe2+indicated that the interactions between schwertmannite and SCNˉ may involve complexation and reduction reactions. Results showed that the majority of the adsorbed-SCNˉ was immobilized on schwertmannite during the 60-days transformation. The transformation rates of schwertmannite increased with increasing concentrations of SCNˉ. Goethite was detected as the dominant transformation product with or without SCNˉ. The mechanisms of SCNˉ-promoted dissolution of schwertmannite can be described as follows:(1) formation of Fe(III)–NCS complexes on the schwertmannite surface and in solution, a process which increases the reactivity of solid phase Fe(III);(2) the extraction of Fe(III) from schwertmannite by SCNˉ and subsequent schwertmannite dissolution; and(3) the formation of secondary minerals from extracted Fe(III). These findings may improve AMD treatment strategies and provide insight into the use and potential reuse of schwertmannite as a trace element sorbent.     

Study on the mechanism of copper–ammonia complex decomposition in struvite formation process and enhanced ammonia and copper removal

Heavy metals and ammonia are difficult to remove from wastewater, as they easily combine into refractory complexes. The struvite formation method (SFM) was applied for the complex decomposition and simultaneous removal of heavy metal and ammonia. The results indicated that ammonia deprivation by SFM was the key factor leading to the decomposition of the copper–ammonia complex ion. Ammonia was separated from solution as crystalline struvite, and the copper mainly co-precipitated as copper hydroxide together with struvite. Hydrogen bonding and electrostatic attraction were considered to be the main surface interactions between struvite and copper hydroxide. Hydrogen bonding was concluded to be the key factor leading to the co-precipitation. In addition, incorporation of copper ions into the struvite crystal also occurred during the treatment process.     

西安市汉城湖浮游植物群落结构与水质状况分析

为探究汉城浮游植物群落结构特点并确定水体营养化程度,于2015年对汉城湖水体浮游植物群落结构和主要理化因子进行了调查与分析。结果表明:共检测出浮游植物7门44属,其中绿藻门19属,蓝藻门10属,硅藻门6属,金藻门3属,隐藻门、甲藻门和裸藻门各2属;浮游植物细胞密度变化范围为1.42×10~4~24.18×10~4个/L,平均值为11.20×10~4个/L;浮游植物主要优势属为鞘丝藻属(Lyngbya)、锥囊藻属(Dinobryon)、隐藻属(Cryptomonas)、蓝隐藻属(Chroomonas)、平裂藻属(Merismopedia)、裸藻属(Euglene)和裸囊藻属(Trachelomonas)等;浮游植物优势种、污染指示种、多样性指数和水体综合营养状态指数TLI(∑)的综合分析显示,汉城湖水体整体处于中-富营养化状态,秋季水质最差,春季水质最好,氮、磷的含量有逐渐增加的趋势,水体从上游至下游逐渐被净化。