Species identification and mutation breeding of silicon-activating bacteria isolated from electrolytic manganese residue

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - A strain of silicon-activating bacteria was isolated from electrolytic manganese residue (EMR); identified as a species of Ochrobactrum by integrated...     

Simultaneous measurements of arsenic and sulfide using diffusive gradients in thin films technique (DGT)

Diffusive gradients in thin films technique (DGT) is a dynamically passive sampling technique which has been applied increasingly to the environmental monitoring field. In the preliminary period, the DGT with zirconium hydroxide-silver iodide as the binding phase (ZrO-AgI DGT) has been developed for the determination of sulfide (S(II)). On this basis, this paper developed its determination method for inorganic arsenite (As(III)) to further realize the simultaneous and high-resolution measurements of labile inorganic As and S(II) in sediments. ZrO-AgI binding gel had a strong ability in adsorbing and fixing As(III), showing a linear increase in the initial 12.5 min. After saturation of S(II) on ZrO-AgI binding gel, the adsorption rate and adsorption capacity of As(III) reduced by 8 and 14%, respectively. A stable elution rate (89.1 ± 2.2%) was obtained by extraction of As(III) on the binding gel using a mixture solution of 1.0 M NaOH and 1.0 M H₂O₂ (1:1). The DGT capacity of As(III) determined by the ZrO-AgI DGT was 23.6 μg cm^?2. DGT uptakes of As(III) were independent of pH (4.0–9.0) and ionic strength (0.01–100 mM), and they did not interfere with each other during the uptake process. Simultaneous measurements of labile As and S(II) in four sediment cores of Taihu Lake (China) with ZrO-AgI DGT showed that they had similarly vertical distributions in the top 16-mm layer in one core and in the whole profile up to the 35 mm depth in two cores. It likely reflected a simultaneous release of As and S(II) in sediments by synchronous reduction of As-hosted oxidized iron and sulfate, respectively. The simultaneous decreases of labile As and S(II) from their co-precipitation (e.g., As₂S₃) were not obvious in deeper sediment layer through the measurement with ZrO-AgI DGT.     

浸水条件下环氧微表处与沥青路面层间抗剪性能的试验研究∗

微表处在工程应用过程中受水与车辆荷载作用,容易产生推移或整片剥落。为此,在微表处中添加适量不同种类的水性环氧树脂(Water-borne Epoxy Resin,WER)形成环氧微表处,通过拉伸试验和自主设计的45°斜剪试验,研究WER对环氧微表处在浸水条件下层间抗剪性能的影响。试验结果表明:胶结料在掺入刚性较大的WER后,随浸水时间增加,胶结料塑性变形能力削弱,弹塑性阶段与塑性阶段减短,脆性增加,而掺加柔性的WER,塑性阶段持续时间较长;浸水状态下,环氧微表处与沥青路面的层间抗剪强度影响因素主次顺序为油石比WER掺量WER掺加方式,而切向变形率的影响因素主次顺序为WER掺量WER掺加方式油石比。在工程应用中,建议采用油石比7%、WER掺量8%～12%且将环氧树脂与固化剂预先调和后加入水中,然后与集料进行拌合。     

Treatment of mature landfill leachate by biofilters and Fenton oxidation

A series of processes by biofilter and Fenton oxidation to treat mature landfill leachate has been devised. At a hydraulic loading rate of 20 l m^?3 d^?1, a biofilter packed with aged refuse is found to remove 80% of chemical oxygen demand (COD), 89% of ammonia nitrogen and 96% of total phosphorus (TP). Particularly, TP levels dropped below 1 mg l^?1. The optimal condition for Fenton oxidation was selected to be an initial pH of 5, a dosage of 0.01 and 0.02 mol l^?1 of FeSO₄ and H₂O₂, respectively, and a duration of 3 h, where COD removal efficiency reaches 58.6%, and BOD₅/COD ratio is raised from 0.05 to 0.20. Subsequent treatment by a biofilter packed with slag reduces COD, ammonia nitrogen levels to less than 100, 25 mg l^?1, respectively. A pilot scale experiment conducted in situ demonstrates that this series of processes exhibits a high efficiency in removing pollutants from mature landfill leachate and it is viable for application.     

Applying TRIZ principles in crowd management

Overcrowding that happens in places like concerts, stadiums or pilgrimage locations might sometimes cause injury or loss of life. Maintaining the safety of crowd in these places is therefore very important. In addition, increasing the performance of the buildings and structures has always been an important concern. Most of the previous work focused on using new devices and methods for monitoring and management of the crowd but they rarely focus on a comprehensive and structured approach with the purpose of increasing efficiency and safety. In this paper, we explore a Russian “Theory of Inventive Problem Solving”, TRIZ, to see whether its principles can help us to solve or improve overcrowding issues. More specifically we find the contradictions that arise in the context of crowd management and we observe which of the categorical solutions suggested by TRIZ might possibly be useful for our problem. Increasing the crowd capacity in a relatively small area, which leads to overcrowding, is one of the common contradictions in crowd management. TRIZ has been suggested as a good method for solving problems which involve contradiction and thus, chosen for this purpose.     

北京官厅水库周边土壤DDTs和HCHs暴露特征与风险评价

围绕北京水源地官厅水库周边2～10km范围于2009年系统布点,利用超声-振荡提取技术,使用气相色谱-电子捕获检测器(GC-ECD)分析方法测定了样品中的DDTs和HCHs含量.并利用GIS技术和地统计分析方法,研究其空间变异特征.结果表明,2009年官厅水库周边土壤中HCHs和DDTs的含量分别为n.d.～14.97ng·g-1(平均值0.73ng·g-1)、n.d.～64.91ng·g-1(平均值6.46ng·g-1).HCHs的残留以β-HCH为主,占总量的94.5%,DDTs的残留以p,p′-DDE为主,占总量的78.5%.不同土地利用类型中有机氯农药残留也不同,表现为果园农田荒地的趋势.Levene'sTest齐性检验结果显示,3种土地利用方式下HCHs和DDTs的残留差异并不显著.空间分析表明,其暴露格局受土地利用方式的影响,基本呈库北高于库南的趋势,高风险区集中在东部延庆县、中部的北辛堡镇以及西部的怀来县城附近.通过与我国土壤环境质量标准及荷兰土壤修复标准对比,并结合单因子污染指数法评价,本地区土壤中农药类POPs暴露仍处于较低的水平,环境风险较小.     

Effects of two polybrominated diphenyl ethers (BDE-47, BDE-209) on the swimming behavior,population growth and reproduction of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs) are new kinds of persistent organic pollutants(POPs) and their potential threats to the equilibrium and sustainability of marine ecosystems have raised worldwide concerns. Here, two kinds of PBDEs, tetra-BDE(BDE-47)and deca-BDE(BDE-209) were applied, and their toxic effects on the swimming behavior,population growth and reproduction of Brachionus plicatilis were investigated. The results showed that:(1) The actual concentrations of BDE-47 and-209 in the seawater phase measured by GC–MS(Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer) were much lower than their nominal concentrations.(2) In accordance with the 24-hr acute tests, BDE-209 did not show any obvious swimming inhibition to rotifers, but a good correlation did exist between the swimming inhibition rate and BDE-47 concentration suggesting that BDE-47 is more toxic than BDE-209.(3) Both BDE-47 and-209 had a significant influence on the population growth and reproduction parameters of B. plicatilis including the population growth rate, the ratio of ovigerous females/non-ovigerous females(OF/NOF), the ratio of mictic females/amictic females(MF/AF), resting egg production and the mictic rate, which indicate that these parameters in B. plicatilis population were suitable for monitoring and assessing PBDEs. Our results suggest that BDE-47 and-209 are not acute lethal toxicants and may pose a low risk to marine rotifers at environmental concentrations for short-term exposure. They also accumulate differently into rotifers. Further research data are needed to understand the mechanisms responsible for the effects caused by PBDEs and to assess their risks accurately.     

消耗臭氧层物质(ODS)管理研究

自从人类发现南极上空臭氧层空洞以来,国际社会和各国政府为保护臭氧层,加速淘汰消耗臭氧层物质(简称ODS)做了不懈努力.自1989年《蒙特利尔议定书》生效至今,已经召开了25次缔约方大会,超过191个国家和地区加入了该议定书.中国于1991年加入该议定书后,积极履约,进行了大量关于ODS淘汰工作,当前还在进行加强地方消耗臭氧层物质淘汰履约能力建设二期项目工作,加快提升中国的ODS物质淘汰工作进度.     

穿城河流邕江水质主成分特征分析研究

采用多元统计主成分分析方法对城市河流邕江8个监测断面的高锰酸盐指数、化学需氧量、生物需氧量、溶解氧等10个水质指标进行分析计算.结果表明:(1)提取占总方差86.99％的3个因子来反映邕江水体的污染程度:①以氨氮、高锰酸指数、总磷、溶解氧、石油类、化学需氧量等有机污染因子控制;②粪大肠菌群和酸碱性控制;③重金属也存在于邕江.(2)上游水质明显优于下游,表明城区产生的工业与生活污水对邕江水质产生了明显影响.