Mercury distribution in seawater discharged from a coal-fired power plant equipped with a seawater flue gas desulfurization system

Background and purpose  

More and more coal-fired power plants equipped with seawater flue gas desulfurization systems have been built in coastal areas. They release large amount of mercury (Hg)-containing waste seawater into the adjacent seas. However, very limited impact studies have been carried out. Our research targeted the distribution of Hg in the seawater, sediment, biota, and atmosphere, and its environmental transportation.     

γ-Al2O3负载多金属复合催化剂选择性催化还原烟气脱硝

以γ-Al₂O₃作为载体,先后负载CeO₂,MnC₂O₄,Fe（NO₃）₃,CrO₃,Ni（NO₃）₂,NH₄VO₃等多种金属组分制备γ-Al₂O₃负载多金属复合催化剂,并用于模拟烟气的选择性催化还原脱硝。通过SEM和XRD技术对催化剂进行了表征。表征结果显示：Fe,Mn,Cr的添加能增加催化剂的低温催化活性、提高催化剂的N₂选择性;γ-Al₂O₃对活性金属氧化物的负载效果良好。实验结果表明：各金属化合物的最佳加入量为 w（MnC₂O₄·2H₂O）=20%,w（Fe（NO₃）₃·9H₂O）=15%,w（CrO₃）=10%,w（Ni（NO₃）₂·6H₂O）=5%,w（NH₄VO₃）=10%,w（CeO₂）=5%,w（γ-Al₂O₃）=35%;以在最佳正交实验条件下制得的γ-Al₂O₃负载多金属复合物为催化剂,在脱硝反应温度为205 ℃的条件下,NO转化率为96.7%;γ-Al₂O₃负载多金属复合催化剂经5次重复使用,NO转化率仍可稳定在94%左右。     

Levels of black carbon and their relationship with particle number levels—observation at an urban roadside in Taipei City

Information on the relationship between black carbon (BC) and particle number levels in urban areas is limited. Therefore, investigating the relationship between BC and particle number levels in different particle size ranges at an urban area is worthwhile. This study used an aethalometer and scanning mobility particle sizer to measure the levels of BC and particle number simultaneously at an urban roadside in Taipei City. Measurement results show that hourly BC levels are 0.62–8.80 μg m^?3 (mean?=?3.50 μg m^?3) and hourly particle number levels are 4.21?×?10³–4.64?×?10⁴ particles cm^?3 (mean?=?2.00?×?10⁴ particles cm^?3) in Taipei urban area. The BC and particle number levels peak during morning (7:00–9:00) and evening (16:00–18:00) rush hours on weekdays. Low BC and particle number levels exist in the early morning hours. Time variations in BC levels are the same as those of particle number levels in this study, clearly indicating that BC and particles are likely released from the same emission source. Additionally, BC levels in the urban area are more strongly associated with ultrafine particle levels than with total particle number levels, particularly in the size range of 56–180 nm. According to measurement results, most BC in aerosols in urban areas can be in the ultrafine size range.     

CASS工艺脱氮影响因素分析

针对CASS工艺脱氮的效果不够理想、效率不高、出水不够稳定的现象，对脱氮的主要影响因素曝气时间、DO、温度、λ进行了生产性试验研究，分析结果表明，曝气时间3h，D02．5mg／L是本污水厂最合理的参数控制值，曝气时间3h时NH3-N和TN的平均去除率分别为89．7％和59．7％，D02．5mg／L时NH3-N和TN的平均去除率分别为94．5％和71．3％，脱氮效果良好；温度对脱氮的效果有很明显的影响，春季的脱氮效果明显好于冬季；脱氮效果随冲水比的增高而降低，但出水均达标说明CASS工艺有良好的抗冲击负荷的能力。     

Simultaneous determination of three herbicides by differential pulse voltammetry and chemometrics

A novel differential pulse voltammetry method (DPV) was researched and developed for the simultaneous determination of Pendimethalin, Dinoseb and sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate (5NG) with the aid of chemometrics. The voltammograms of these three compounds overlapped significantly, and to facilitate the simultaneous determination of the three analytes, chemometrics methods were applied. These included classical least squares (CLS), principal component regression (PCR), partial least squares (PLS) and radial basis function-artificial neural networks (RBF-ANN). A separately prepared verification data set was used to confirm the calibrations, which were built from the original and first derivative data matrices of the voltammograms. On the basis relative prediction errors and recoveries of the analytes, the RBF-ANN and the DPLS (D – first derivative spectra) models performed best and are particularly recommended for application. The DPLS calibration model was applied satisfactorily for the prediction of the three analytes from market vegetables and lake water samples.     

Simple model for estimating dry deposition velocity of ozone and its destruction in a polluted nocturnal boundary layer

Determining the destructions of both ozone and odd oxygen, O_x, in the nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) is important to evaluate the regional ozone budget and overnight ozone accumulation. This work develops a simple method to determine the dry deposition velocity of ozone and its destruction at a polluted nocturnal boundary layer. The destruction of O_x can also be determined simultaneously. The method is based on O₃ and NO₂ profiles and their surface measurements. Linkages between the dry deposition velocities of O₃ and NO₂ and between the dry deposition loss of O_x and its chemical loss are constructed and used. Field measurements are made at an agricultural site to demonstrate the application of the model. The model estimated nocturnal O₃ dry deposition velocities from 0.13 to 0.19 cm s^?1, very close to those previously obtained for similar land types. Additionally, dry deposition and chemical reactions account for 60 and 40% of the overall nocturnal ozone loss, respectively; ozone dry deposition accounts for 50% of the overall nocturnal loss of O_x, dry deposition of NO₂ accounts for another 20%, and chemical reactions account for the remaining 30%. The proposed method enables the use of measurements made in typical ozone field studies to evaluate various nocturnal destructions of O₃ and O_x in a polluted environment.     

氧化塘水质预测研究进展

本文讨论了氧化塘的净化污水机理和水质变化特点。提出了用于进行氧化塘水质预测的二维水质模型。探讨了氧化塘水质预测研究的发展趋势。     

关于职工情境意识的研究综述

对情境意识的定义、活动机制、测量方法及强化方法等进行了述评。分析了关于情境意识研究的问题及趋势。     

生态环境中镉对生物体毒性作用机理及硒对该毒性拮抗作用的研究进展

本文综述了生态环境中镉对生物毒性作用机理及硒对镉毒性拮抗作用研究的进展。镉的毒性作用与镉诱发自由基、诱导脂质过氧化以及对其它化学元素的干扰有关，同时也与金属硫蛋白（MT）有着密切关系。硒对镉的拮抗作用与硒的抗氧化作用、与镉形成硒镉复合物以及改变镉在体内的分布有关。