Wastewater treatment with multilayer media of waste and natural indigenous materials

Wastewater treatment using waste materials (refuse concrete, waste paper and charcoal) and natural indigenous rocks (andesite, limestone, granite and nitrolite) in the form of multilayer media was investigated. The removal of suspended solids (SS), phosphate ion, nitrate ion, ammonium ion, toxic metals and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were evaluated for the multilayer wastewater treatment system. Effective removal of heavy metals such as cadmium, chromium, mercury and lead was demonstrated. SS and phosphate ion were removed with relatively high efficiency and the COD after treatment was lessened using certain combinations of media. The present wastewater treatment system is simple, convenient and low cost. Therefore, this method can be applied in small scale plants for wastewater treatment in local and nonexclusive areas.     

Delivering sustainability therapy in sustainable development projects

This paper explores the apparent contradiction between the 'linearity' of most Sustainable Development projects, with time-bound and defined outputs achieved at a fixed cost, and an implied 'circularity' of the theory whereby there is no 'end'. Projects usually have clear parameters within which they are implemented, and the inclusion of elements such as the need for accountability, measurable impact and 'value for money' have grown in importance. It could be argued that we live in a 'projectified' and therefore linear world. The paper explores the potential contradiction between 'linearity' and 'circularity', and suggests that one way around this is to frame the project within a form of the Kolb Learning Cycle heuristic. This will facilitate a rationalisation from those implementing the sustainable development project as to why decisions are being made and for whom. If these questions are opened up to the project stakeholders, including beneficiaries, then the Kolb cycle could encourage learning and understanding by all involved. It could also provide Sustainability Therapy to those trapped in processes, which they find orthogonal to their own perceptions. It is suggested that such learning, therapy and reflective practice should be a valid output of the sustainable development project, although typically the focus is only upon the final outputs and how they feed into policy. Ironically funders would be well advised to take a broader perspective in order to achieve true 'value for money' within such projects, even if learning is not an easily measurable or tangible outcome. These points are explored within the context of the wider literature and experience with a sustainable development project undertaken in Malta.     

Science in the public process of ecosystem management: lessons from Hawaii, Southeast Asia, Africa and the US Mainland

Partnerships and co-operative environmental management are increasing worldwide as is the call for scientific input in the public process of ecosystem management. In Hawaii, private landowners, non-governmental organizations, and state and federal agencies have formed watershed partnerships to conserve and better manage upland forested watersheds. In this paper, findings of an international workshop convened in Hawaii to explore the strengths of approaches used to assess stakeholder values of environmental resources and foster consensus in the public process of ecosystem management are presented. Authors draw upon field experience in projects throughout Hawaii, Southeast Asia, Africa and the US mainland to derive a set of lessons learned that can be applied to Hawaiian and other watershed partnerships in an effort to promote consensus and sustainable ecosystem management. Interdisciplinary science-based models can serve as effective tools to identify areas of potential consensus in the process of ecosystem management. Effective integration of scientific input in co-operative ecosystem management depends on the role of science, the stakeholders and decision-makers involved, and the common language utilized to compare tradeoffs. Trust is essential to consensus building and the integration of scientific input must be transparent and inclusive of public feedback. Consideration of all relevant stakeholders and the actual benefits and costs of management activities to each stakeholder is essential. Perceptions and intuitive responses of people can be as influential as analytical processes in decision-making and must be addressed. Deliberative, dynamic and iterative decision-making processes all influence the level of stakeholder achievement of consensus. In Hawaii, application of lessons learned can promote more informed and democratic decision processes, quality scientific analysis that is relevant, and legitimacy and public acceptance of ecosystem management.     

不同环境体系下锂离子电池热失控特性实验研究

针对锂离子电池热失控引发的航空运输安全问题,自主设计并搭建锂离子电池热失控灾害演化及危险性分析实验平台。在敞开和密封环境体系下,对电加热触发荷电量(State of Charge,SOC)为0%、50%和100%的18650型锂离子电池热失控规律进行了实验研究。观察单体锂离子电池在敞开和密封体系中的热失控现象,并记录单体锂离子电池热失控时间、温度峰值及相应的温度变化。数据结果显示,相比敞开体系,密封体系有效的延缓了锂离子电池发生热失控的时间,并降低了锂离子热失控时释放的能量,为锂离子电池的航空运输安全性研究提供了理论依据和工程技术参考。     

安全管理相关组织属性的比较研究

安全管理被越来越多的行业关注,在推广安全管理方法时,不同行业之间可以互相学习。然而,由于各行业之间存在的差异,安全管理方法也会存在一定的界限。在规划、评估安全管理系统或其中的要素时,标准和程序、安全培训、事故报告及调查和安全文化被认为是主要因素。通过对安全管理基本组织属性的讨论,帮助企业的决策者能够对上述因素进行分析,从而调整安全管理以适应自己的情况,也有助于监管部门根据不同行业的特点实施监管,促进安全管理在不同行业之间的学习。     

绿色居住建筑运营阶段碳排放量化指标计算与分析

随机选取天津市一、二、三星级(各5个)绿色居住建筑,从建筑设备能耗、住区绿化、水系统3个方面建立了绿色居住建筑运营阶段碳排放量化计算模型,以建筑分项能耗计算结果为基础,采用碳排放系数法,核算出不同星级绿色居住建筑运营阶段的总碳排放量和各类分项碳排放量。结果表明:一、二、三星级单位建筑面积年碳排放量均值依次为84.70,80.13,70.81 kg/(m~2·a),随着星级的增加呈现递减的趋势,与建筑设备运行能耗规律相似,而住区绿化系统和建筑水系统的碳排放量与星级分布并无关联。     

Arsenic biotransformation and an arsenite S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase in plankton

<正>Arsenic(As)is a well-recognized toxicant and carcinogen.Chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic causes a range of human cancers(e.g.,skin,bladder,and lung)and increases the risk of developing diabetes,hypertension,and cardiovascular and neurological diseases.The prevalence of arsenic species and the severity of their health effects continue to drive and demand for extensive research(Carlin et al.,2016).     

包气带系统对矿冶固废渗滤液中重金属的净化作用

矿冶固废渗滤液流经包气带系统时,包气带系统中的黏土矿物、土壤有机质、土壤微生物和植物根系会把渗滤液中的部分污染物质固定下来,使渗滤液得到净化。包气带系统中的微生物、黏土矿物、有机质和植物根系构成了包气带系统的净化介质,是决定包气带系统自净能力和影响重金属迁移转化的关键因素。分别从包气带系统中的黏土矿物、土壤有机质、土壤微生物和植物四个方面对重金属的净化机理进行了阐述分析,指出包气带系统对重金属的净化作用可能是暂时的,pH值和Eh值等条件的改变会促使累积在包气带系统中的重金属重新发生迁移,并提出利用包气带系统净化矿冶固废渗滤液中具有高毒性与放射性的核素时,必须对该核素在包气带系统中的迁移转换规律进行研究,只有这样才能合理地利用包气带系统的自净作用,保障生态环境的安全性。     

富营养化淡水中黑色金属试样腐蚀加速的微生物学机制研究

目的探究黑色金属在污染淡水中后期腐蚀加速规律的生物学机制。方法采用高通量测序分析A3钢在富营养化水体和清洁水体中腐蚀产物内微生物的种群结构,并结合元素分析和XPS分析。结果获得了A3钢的腐蚀产物内微生物的门水平物种分布柱状图、OTU估计数统计表、OTU韦恩图、硫酸盐还原菌各属的相对丰度、微生物属水平热图等数据。结论在富营养化水体中,硫酸盐还原菌呈现更显著的水平,造成金属的硫化腐蚀更为严重,验证了黑色金属在富营养化污染淡水水体中后期腐蚀速率反转加速的现象。     

北京市新建城区不透水地表径流N、P输出形态特征研究

2010年通过对北京市新建城区典型不透水地表径流水样的采集与分析,研究新建城区地表径流水质特征及其N、P输出形态组成,以期为城市地表径流污染的源区控制提供科学依据.结果表明,北京市新建区典型不透水地表屋面和道路地表径流污染初期冲刷效应显著,屋面径流污染负荷的输出主要集中在初期10 mm径流,而道路径流污染负荷的输出主要集中在初期15 mm径流.屋面地表径流TSS、COD、TN、NH4+-N、NO3--N和TP事件浓度均值分别为50.2、81.7、6.07、2.94、1.05和0.11 mg·L-1;道路地表径流TSS、COD、TN、NH4+-N、NO3--N和TP事件浓度均值分别为539.0、276.4、7.00、1.71、1.51和0.61 mg·L-1.屋面径流颗粒态COD、TN和TP分别占20.8%、12.3%和49.7%,道路径流颗粒态COD、TN和TP分别占68.6%、20.0%和73.6%.屋面径流溶解性氮素占总氮87.7%,其中NH4+-N和NO3--N分别占57.6%和22.5%,道路径流溶解性氮素占总氮的80.0%,其中NH4+-N和NO3--N分别占42.1%和35.0%.城市地表径流污染控制应加强NH4+-N和NO3--N的去除.