Benefits of environmental information disclosure in managing water pollution: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Environmental information disclosure (EID) is playing an increasingly important role in water pollution management. However, since EID is hard to...     

济南市背景区域大气PM2.5污染特征及其对能见度的影响

为研究背景地区大气PM_(2. 5)化学组分季节变化特征及对能见度的影响,本研究于2016年春、夏、秋、冬在济南市七星台采集大气PM_(2. 5)样品,分析其中水溶性离子组分及OC、EC的污染特征并研究其区域传输贡献.结果表明,NH_4~+、SO_4~(2-)和NO_3~-三者之和占年均离子总浓度的90. 24%,二次生成的水溶性无机离子污染较为严重. NO_3~-/SO_4~(2-)呈现出明显的冬高夏低的季节性变化特征.各季节的SO_4~(2-)和NH_4~+主要以(NH4)2SO4结合的形式存在. SOC/OC的范围是21. 17%～54. 21%,表明该地区存在较为严重的二次有机污染.四季SOR值均大于0. 1,显示本区域四季均有SO_4~(2-)的二次生成,四季NOR的值均高于SOR,可知NO2的二次转化强于SO2的二次转化.大气消光系数(Bext)的范围是172. 68～320. 61 Mm-1,年均值为256. 48Mm-1,大气消光系数呈现明显的夏低冬高的季节性趋势.后推气流轨迹显示七星台地区春、夏季主要受长距离传输和海洋源的影响,秋、冬季主要受局地源的影响.对比2008年济南市大气PM_(2. 5)污染特征研究,结果显示机动车对大气环境影响显著提升.     

Interactions of fluoroquinolone antibiotics with sodium hypochlorite in bromide-containing synthetic water: Reaction kinetics and transformation pathways

Seven popular fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) in synthetic marine aquaculture water were subject to sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) disinfection scenario to investigate their reaction kinetics and transformation during chlorination. Reactivity of each FQ to NaClO was following the order of ofloxacin (OFL) > enrofloxacin (ENR) > lomefloxacin (LOM) > ciprofloxacin (CIP) ~ norfloxacin (NOR) >> pipemedic acid (PIP), while flumequine did not exhibit reactivity. The coexisting chlorine ions and sulfate ions in the water slightly facilitated the oxidation of FQs by NaClO, while humic acid was inhibitable to their degradation. The bromide ions promoted degradation of CIP and LOM, but restrained oxidation of OFL and ENR. By analysis of liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), eight kinds of emerging brominated disinfection byproducts (Br-DBPs) caused by FQ_S were primarily identified in the chlorinated synthetic marine culture water. Through density functional theory calculation, the highest-occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest-unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) characteristic as well as the charge distribution of the FQs were obtained to clarify transformation mechanisms. Their formation involved decarboxylation, ring-opening/closure, dealkylation and halogenation. Chlorine substitution occurred on the ortho-position of FQs's N4 and bromine substitution occurred on C8 position. The piperazine ring containing tertiary amine was comparatively stable, while this moiety with a secondary amine structure would break down during chlorination. Additionally, logK_ow and logBAF of transformation products were calculated by EPI-Suite^TM to analyze their bioaccumulation. The values indicated that Br-DBPs are easier to accumulate in the aquatic organism relative to their chloro-analogues and parent compounds.     

碳酸盐岩对Fe2+生物氧化及铁矿物合成的影响

利用从高硫煤矸石堆场浸出液中培养驯化获得的氧化亚铁硫杆菌（Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans,A.f）,通过静态实验,探讨添加不同量的碳酸盐岩对酸性硫酸盐体系中Fe²⁺生物氧化速率及次生铁矿物合成的影响.结果表明：添加10 g和30 g碳酸盐岩不会对体系中pH、氧化还原电位（ORP）和Fe²⁺生物氧化速率产生明显影响,但总铁（TFe）的去除率可从37%分别提高到55%和62%,矿物生成量也从8.17 g·L^-1分别增加到12.03 g·L^-1和13.69 g·L^-1;同时,体系中合成的次生铁矿物相与不加碳酸盐岩时无明显变化,主要为黄铁矾和施氏矿物的混合物.随着碳酸盐岩添加量增至50、70和90 g时,体系pH快速上升,Fe²⁺生物氧化速率受到抑制,并产生大量结晶程度较好的硫酸钙,形成的铁矿物主要为纤铁矿或针铁矿.而适量的碳酸盐岩添加可使体系中产生Ca²⁺和Mg²⁺,从而影响次生铁矿物的合成.因此,在以碳酸盐岩为反应介质的酸性矿山废水处理工艺设计中,可通过添加A.f菌并控制碳酸盐岩投加量,强化系统中Fe²⁺生物氧化及次生矿物的合成,从而进一步提高反应系统对TFe的去除效果.     

Investigation of suitable precursors for manganese oxide catalysts in ethyl acetate oxidation

The control of ethyl acetate emissions from fermentation and extraction processes in the pharmaceutical industry is of great importance to the environment. We have developed three Mn₂O₃ catalysts by using different Mn precursors (MnCl₂, Mn(CH₃COO)₂, MnSO₄), named as Mn₂O₃-Cl, -Ac, -SO₄. The tested catalytic activity results showed a sequence with Mn precursors as: Mn₂O₃-Cl > Mn₂O₃-Ac > Mn₂O₃-SO₄. The Mn₂O₃-Cl catalyst reached a complete ethyl acetate conversion at 212℃ (75℃ lower than that of Mn₂O₃-SO₄), and this high activity 100% could be maintained high at 212℃ for at least 100 hr. The characterization data about the physical properties of catalysts did not show an obvious correlation between the structure and morphology of Mn₂O₃ catalysts and catalytic performance, neither was the surface area the determining factor for catalytic activity in the ethyl acetate oxidation. Here we firstly found there is a close linear relationship between the catalytic activity and the amount of lattice oxygen species in the ethyl acetate oxidation, indicating that lattice oxygen species were essential for excellent catalytic activity. Through H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR) results, we found that the lowest initial reduction temperature over the Mn₂O₃-Cl had stronger oxygen mobility, thus more oxygen species participated in the oxidation reaction, resulting in the highest catalytic performance. With convenient preparation, high efficiency, and stability, Mn₂O₃ prepared with MnCl₂ will be a promising catalyst for removing ethyl acetate in practical application.     

An intercomparison of ozone taken from the Copernicus atmosphere monitoring service and the second Modern-Era retrospective analysis for research and applications over China during 2018 and 2019

Spatiotemporal variations of ozone (O₃) taken from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and the second Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA-2) were intercompared and evaluated with ground and ozone-sonde observations over China in 2018 and 2019. Intercomparison of the surface ozone from CAMS and MERRA-2 reanalysis showed significant negative bias (CAMS minus MERRA-2, same below) at Tibetan Plateau of up to 80 µg/m³, and the average R² was about 0.6 across China. Evaluated with the ground observations from China National Environmental Monitoring Center (CNEMC), we found that CAMS and MERRA-2 reanalysis were capable of capturing the key patterns of monthly and diurnal variations of surface ozone over China except for the western region, and MERRA-2 overestimated the observations compared to CAMS. Vertically, the CAMS profiles overestimated the ozone-sonde from the World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Center (WOUDC) above 200 hPa with the magnitude reaching up to 150 µg/m³, while little bias was found between the reanalysis and observations below 200 hPa. Intercomparison drawn from the vertical distribution between CAMS and MERRA-2 reanalysis showed that the negative bias appeared throughout the troposphere over China, while the positive bias emerged in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) with high order of magnitude exceeding 100 µg/m³, indicating large uncertainties at higher altitudes. In summary, we concluded that CAMS reanalysis showed better agreement with the observations in contrast to MERRA-2, and the large discrepancy especially at higher altitudes between these two reanalysis datasets could not be ignored.     

基于矿化垃圾的生态护岸强化脱氮基质的可行性研究

生态护岸是目前河、湖治理与修复过程中削减面源氮营养盐的重要措施之一。而筛选高效、低耗的生态护岸基质材料是其关键环节。通过优化复配矿化垃圾、沸石和砾石,研制一种基于矿化垃圾的新型强化脱氮生态护岸基质材料,并从其透水和持水性、抗剪、抗压和抗冲刷性、生态安全性、植被相容性和氮削减特性等方面对该材料进行了性能评定。结果表明:该新型基质材料的透水(渗透系数为1.31~2.55 cm/min)、持水(持水度为5.87%~8.02%)、抗剪(抗剪强度大于60 kPa)、抗压(抗压强度大于380 kPa)以及抗冲刷的性能均满足生态护岸基质材料的要求;发光细菌毒理实验证实其生态安全性;该材料适于护岸植被芦苇、鸢尾和麦冬的生长;具有优良的氮削减性能(氨氮和总氮的削减率分别为95%和70%)。静态经济评价表明,该材料具有明显的成本优势。该新型材料的研制对于生态护岸脱氮功能拓展以及解决河湖治理中面临的"氮超标"问题具有现实意义。     

Photodegradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol in dissolved humic substances solution: Kinetics, mechanism and estrogenicity variation

17α-Ethynylestradiol(EE2) in natural waters may cause adverse effects on organisms due to its high estrogenic potency. Laboratory studies were performed to study the effects of a local humic acid(LHA), fulvic acid(LFA) and Aldrich humic acid(AHA) on the photochemical behavior and estrogenic potency of EE2. Here photolytic experiments demonstrated that pure aqueous EE2 could undergo direct and self-sensitized photodegradation at a global rate of 0.0068 hr~(-1).Photodegradation rate of EE2 in 5.0 mg/L dissolved humic substances(DHS) was determined to be 0.0274, 0.0296 and 0.0254 hr~(-1) for LHA, LFA and AHA, respectively. Reactive oxygen species(ROS) and triplet dissolved humic substances(~3DHS*) scavenging experiments indicated that the promotion effect of DHS on EE2 photodegradation was mainly aroused by the reactions of HOU(35%–50%),~1O_2(10%) andDHS*(22%–34%). However, the photodegradation of EE2 could also be inhibited when DHS exceeded the threshold of 10 mg/L. Three hydroxylation products of EE2 were identified using GC–MS and their formation pathways were also proposed. In vitro estrogenicity tests showed that EE2 was transformed into chemicals without estrogenic potency. These findings could extend our knowledge on the photochemical behaviors of steroid estrogens in sunlit natural waters.     

南京市秋季细颗粒物及臭氧生成敏感性初探

为考察江苏省南部地区重点排放源对南京市秋季细颗粒物(PM_(2.5))的贡献率及O_3生成敏感性,采用强力法针对特定排放源及污染物设置不同的排放情景,利用化学传输模拟系统Models-3/Community Multi-scale Air Quality(CMAQ)分析模拟区域内不同情景下地表PM_(2.5)及O_3浓度变化。2012年10月,电厂、钢铁和水泥的污染物排放对南京市PM_(2.5)浓度的平均贡献率分别为6.0%、25.5%和15.9%,对国控站点的贡献率分别为7.2%、17.7%和16.2%。钢铁对下风向区域的地表PM_(2.5)浓度的影响显著高于电厂及水泥部门的排放。从不同情境下模拟O_3地表浓度变化结果看出,南京市城区及下风向区域的O_3浓度随VOC排放削减降低,随NO_x排放削减升高,因而判定南京市秋季O_3生成属于VOC控制区。     

水污染源在线监测比对中存在的问题研究

结合环境监测工作的实际情况,从评价标准体系、仪器性能指标和其它等3方面对中国污染源水质在线监测比对中存在的问题进行分析,建议质控样考核以标准品自身的不确定度为依据评判;考虑到实际水质的复杂性,实际水样比对相对误差统一设定为20%,同时取消低浓度质控样代替实际水样进行试验,引进新的实际水样考核指标,如标样加入试验、精密度试验等,让所有的实际水样考核数据都参与到最终的结果评估中.