Effect of the inlet-outlet positions on the hydraulic performance of horizontal subsurface-flow wetlands constructed with heterogeneous porous media

Effects of the inlet and outlet position on flow patterns of saturated fluids in a horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetland were investigated experimentally using a quasi two-dimensional flow cell representing a vertical cross-section in the longitudinal direction of the wetland. The filter medium consisted of glass beads that were either uniformly sized or a mixture of sizes with a distribution corresponding to wetland filter media. Flow through the filter bed was visualized by injecting dyed fluid into the water-saturated model. Next, breakthrough curves were obtained using chloride tracer. Flow through the homogeneous filter formed by uniformly sized beads displayed a clear density-driven component. Using mixed sizes, finer and coarser beads tended to separate into alternating and incomplete layers. Flow occurred preferentially along roughly horizontal high-conductivity paths of coarser filter material. Density-driven vertical flow was much slower than the horizontal flow. Nevertheless, appropriate positioning of the inlet and less importantly the outlet could to some extent mitigate the dominant effect of the medium stratification on the flow patterns. Using inlet-outlet configurations that forced the flow through larger portions of the filter bed by injecting into low-conductivity layers and opposing the gravity-driven flow increased the treatment efficiency.     

热处理重组质粒DNA的复性及其在水环境中的降解特性

为了考察热处理后的重组DNA进入水环境后可能存在的环境风险,以pET-28b质粒为材料,以质粒相对转化效率为指标,考察了热变性重组质粒DNA的复性可能性,并在此基础上构建了人工模拟水环境系统,研究了热变性质粒DNA在水环境中的降解速率和影响因素.结果表明,热变性pET-28b质粒经过30min后,其转移活性可以得到恢复,在4～37℃之间,温度越高越有利于热变性质粒的复性.热处理过程中未被降解的质粒DNA进入水环境后,在pH值为7、8时降解速率相对较慢,在pH值为5、6、9的条件下,降解较快,但在任何pH下,1.0h后仍存在未降解的质粒DNA.水环境中的NaCl对热处理质粒DNA有一定的保护作用,而且这种作用是随着NaCl质量分数的提高而增强.进入水环境中的热变性DNA有足够的时间复性,从而可能发生基因转移.因此,这些热处理的质粒DNA进入环境后理论上存在一定的生态风险.     

崇明东滩湿地土壤养分的分布特征及其环境效应

通过研究崇明东滩不同类型天然湿地土壤在不同潮间的有机质(OM)、全氮(TN)、全磷(TP)的含量与分布,进而分析不同类型滨海湿地土壤作为营养盐氮、磷汇与碳沉积的环境效应。结果表明,芦苇型沙质湿地土壤中有机质、全氮、全磷的平均值分别为1.36%、0.1%、0.03%,而芦苇/米草混合型黏质土壤中分别为2.41%、0.27%、0.07%。随着高程的增加(从光滩向高潮滩过渡),芦苇(Phragmitescommunis)型沙质湿地土壤与芦苇/米草(Phragmites communis/Spartina alterniflora)混合型黏质土壤中有机质、全氮含量平稳上升,但全磷变化并不显著。这表明芦苇/互花米草混合型黏质湿地土壤对造成沿海水域富营养化的氮、磷营养盐以及引起全球气候变化的碳排放具有更好的汇聚效应,同时高潮滩的汇聚功能总体较光滩为高。     

南昌市雨水和湖水硫同位素特征的研究

为探讨南昌市酸雨的硫源,研究了2006年南昌市区雨水、湖水的pH值、硫酸根离子浓度和硫同位素组成,并对市区用煤的δ34S值进行了测定。结果表明,雨水硫同位素组成的变化范围在-3.5‰~5.5‰之间,且具有夏季轻,冬、春季重的特点。湖泊水、赣江水的δ34S值变化范围在4.3‰~10.3‰之间。2006年南昌市酸雨污染较严重,冬春季时雨水的酸度较大。雨水中硫的来源是由生物成因硫、人为成因硫和海源硫综合贡献的,夏季生物硫贡献比重大,冬春季人为硫是主要贡献者,海源硫贡献可能很小。     

Positive Feedback Loop between Introductions of Non‐Native Marine Species and Cultivation of Oysters in Europe

With globalization, agriculture and aquaculture activities are increasingly affected by diseases that are spread through movement of crops and stock. Such movements are also associated with the introduction of non‐native species via hitchhiking individual organisms. The oyster industry, one of the most important forms of marine aquaculture, embodies these issues. In Europe disease outbreaks affecting cultivated populations of the naturalized oyster Crassostrea gigas caused a major disruption of production in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mitigation procedures involved massive imports of stock from the species’ native range in the northwestern Pacific from 1971 to 1977. We assessed the role stock imports played in the introduction of non‐native marine species (including pathogens) from the northwestern Pacific to Europe through a methodological and critical appraisal of record data. The discovery rate of non‐native species (a proxy for the introduction rate) from 1966 to 2012 suggests a continuous vector activity over the entire period. Disease outbreaks that have been affecting oyster production since 2008 may be a result of imports from the northwestern Pacific, and such imports are again being considered as an answer to the crisis. Although successful as a remedy in the short and medium terms, such translocations may bring new diseases that may trigger yet more imports (self‐reinforcing or positive feedback loop) and lead to the introduction of more hitchhikers. Although there is a legal framework to prevent or reduce these introductions, existing procedures should be improved. Ciclo de Retroalimentación Positiva entre la Introducción de Especies Marinas No‐Nativas y el Cultivo de Ostras en Europa     

Maintenance-related major accidents: Classification of causes and case study

The potential for major accidents is inherent in most industries that handle or store hazardous substances, for e.g. the hydrocarbon and chemical process industries. Several major accidents have been experienced over the past three decades. Flixborough Disaster (1974), Seveso Disaster (1976), Alexander Kielland Disaster (1980), Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984), Sandoz Chemical Spill (1986), Piper Alpha Disaster (1988), Philips 66 Disaster (1989), Esso Longford Gas Explosion (1998), Texas City Refinery Explosion (2005), and most recently the Macondo Blowout (2010) are a few examples of accidents with devastating consequences.Causes are being exposed over time, but in recent years maintenance influence tends to be given less attention. However, given that some major accidents are maintenance-related, we intend to concentrate on classifying them to give a better insight into the underlying and contributing causes.High degree of technological and organizational complexity are attributes of these industries, and in order to control the risk, it is common to deploy multiple and independent safety barriers whose integrity cannot be maintained without adequate level of maintenance. However, maintenance may have a negative effect on barrier performance if the execution is incorrect, insufficient, delayed, or excessive. Maintenance can also be the triggering event.The objectives of this article are: (1) To investigate how maintenance impacts the occurrence of major accidents, and (2) To develop classification schemes for causes of maintenance-related major accidents.The paper builds primarily on model-based and empirical approaches, the latter being applied to reports on accident investigation and analysis. Based on this, the Work and Accident Process (WAP) classification scheme was proposed in the paper.     

溴离子和溴酸盐活性炭竞争吸附及溴酸盐生成影响

采用3种活性炭对水体中溴离子和溴酸盐的吸附去除规律进行了考察.结果表明,单吸附条件下溴离子和溴酸盐的吸附去除效率分别达到69%和88%以上,双吸附质条件时溴离子去除率减少到10%.溴酸盐去除率为60%以上;有机物与溴酸盐之间存在竞争吸附关系,AC-400的孔径分布条件更适合于有机物的吸附过程.而不利于溴酸盐的吸附,在低浓度平衡溶液条件下(ce＜72 mg·L-1),AC-100对有机物的吸附能力较高,在溶液平衡浓度72mg·L-1＜ce＜211 mg·L-1条件时,AC-150对有机物的吸附能力较强,影响程度取决于活性炭比表面积和粒度分布等因素;溴酸盐的去除效率同时受到水体中氨含量和pH的影响,氨含量超过200μg/L以上溴酸盐减少量变化不显著,较低pH值溴酸盐生成量较少.     

基于决策树的矿井通风阻变型故障诊断及传感器优化布置

为实现矿井通风阻变型故障智能诊断,解决风速传感器优化布置与诊断模型不匹配的问题,提出基于决策树的矿井通风故障位置分类判断、故障量回归预测及嵌入式风速传感器优化布置一体化方法;以唐安矿为例对上述方法进行验证.结果表明:矿井通风空间数据集无量纲化能提高故障诊断准确率、提升模型收敛速度,剪枝能提高模型泛化能力;以基尼系数为嵌...     

几种典型土壤对电动修复镉污染效果的影响

选择5种典型土壤进行了镉污染的电动修复研究。结果表明,经12 d电动修复后,黑土、潮土、红壤、水稻土和黄棕壤中镉的去除率依次为16.7%、21.0%、47.1%、10.7%和12.6%。红壤靠阳极附近Cd含量由初期435 mg·kg-1降至32.4 mg·kg-1,迁移率高达92.5%。黑土、红壤和潮土都维持了较高的电流强度和电渗流量,但由于红壤对碱的缓冲能力较强,修复效果最好。水稻土中电渗流量高,但由于电流低,镉的去除率不高,说明电动修复中电迁移作用强于电渗析。修复后,土壤中可交换态镉、碳酸盐结合态镉、铁锰氧化物结合态镉总量减少,残渣态镉总量增加,有机结合态在阳极附近总量减少、阴极附近总量增加。上述结论揭示了电动修复的土壤镉污染的主要机制,通过镉的运动轨迹和形态分布,可预测不同土壤的电动修复效果,同时能改变不同土壤的电动修复策略,为场地修复提供参考。     

基于OFDR的不连续管道竖向错开变形定量监测∗

近年来逐步发展起来的分布式光纤传感技术被大量应用于管道变形监测当中,而现有的光纤传感技术无法满足高空间分辨率的要求,采用一种新型的光频域分布式光纤传感技术(OFDR),对不连续管道在加荷条件下的竖向错开变形进行室内模型试验研究,提出了一种定量计算方法,并将计算值与千分表监测的实际值进行对比分析。 室内试验的结果表明,OFDR 能够精确地反映监测部位的应变,揭示不连续管道接缝处的变形规律。通过所提出的算法将应变值转化为竖向错开变形量,并与千分表的监测值进行对比分析。提出的算法能够定量监测不连续管道的竖向变形量,为实际工程提供竖向错开变形的下限值,为实际工程中的管道安全和预警提供依据。