Analysis of the metabolic utilization of carbon sources and potential functional diversity of the bacterial community in lab-scale horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands

Microorganisms are an integral part of the biogeochemical processes in wetlands. To improve the performance of constructed wetlands, it is very important to know the metabolic properties and functional diversity of the microbial communities. The purpose of this study is to analyze the metabolic properties and functional diversity of the microbial community in a horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetland (CW) in a laboratory study through the sole-carbon-source utilization profiles using Biolog-ECO microplates. The technique has advantages over traditional cell culture techniques, such as molecular-level techniques-RNA amplification, which are time-consuming, expensive, and only applicable to the small number of species that may be cultured. This CW was designed to treat rural eutrophic water in China, using the plant L. This study showed that the metabolic activities of upper front substrate microorganisms (UF) were greater than those of the lower back substrate microorganisms (LB) in the CW. Integrated areas under average well color development (AWCD) curves of substrate microorganisms in the UF were 131.9, 4.8, and 99.3% higher than in the lower front part (LF), the upper back part (UB), and the LB part of the CW, respectively. Principal components analysis showed significant differences in both community structure and metabolic utilization of carbon sources between substrate microorganisms from different sampling sites. Carbon source utilization of polymers, carbohydrates, carboxylic acids, and amino acids was higher in UF than in LF, but that of amines and phenolic compounds was very similar in UF and LF. The richness, evenness, and diversity of upper substrate microbial communities were significantly higher than those of lower substrate. The LF substrate microbial communities had lower evenness than the other sampling plots, and the lowest richness of substrate microbial community was found in the LB part of the CW.     

Characterization of the archaeal community fouling a membrane bioreactor

Biofilmformation, one of the primary causes of biofouling, results in reducedmembrane flux or increased transmembrane pressure and thus represents a major impediment to the wider implementation of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technologies for water purification. Most studies have focused on the role of bacteria in membrane fouling as they are the most dominant and best studied organisms present in the MBR. In contrast, there is limited information on the role of the archaeal community in biofilm formation in MBRs. This study investigated the composition of the archaeal community during the process of biofouling in an MBR. The archaeal community was observed to have lower richness and diversity in the biofilmthan the sludge during the establishment of biofilms at low transmembrane pressure (TMP). Clustering of the communities based on the Bray-Curtis similarity matrix indicated that a subset of the sludge archaeal community formed the initial biofilms. The archaeal community in the biofilm was mainly composed of Thermoprotei, Thermoplasmata, Thermococci, Methanopyri, Methanomicrobia and Halobacteria. Among them, the Thermoprotei and Thermoplasmata were present at higher relative proportions in the biofilms than they were in the sludge. Additionally, the Thermoprotei, Thermoplasmata and Thermococci were the dominant organisms detected in the initial biofilms at low TMP, while as the TMP increased, the Methanopyri, Methanomicrobia, Aciduliprofundum and Halobacteria were present at higher abundances in the biofilms at high TMP.     

放电等离子体降解三氯乙烯

采用2种放电方式和2种反应器对三氯乙烯进行降解,脉冲放电和交流放电均对三氯乙烯有较好的降解效果,且电压越高降解率越大.对脉冲放电,当气体停留时间为15s、三氯乙烯初始浓度1350mg/m³、电压42kV时空腔式反应器对三氯乙烯的降解率接近100%;对交流放电,使用32kV的电压可使降解率达98%,且频率越高降解效果越好.与脉冲放电相比,交流放电的功率消耗量大、能量利用率低,且填充式反应器的能量利用率也低于空腔式反应器.对于空腔式反应器,三氯乙烯降解率达80%时所需的脉冲和交流放电能量消耗分别为4.9W·h/m³和116W·h/m³.     

舟曲＂8.7＂泥石流的特征及其防治措施初探

2010年8月7日晚,舟曲县城发生特大泥石流灾害,导致了巨大的人员伤亡和财产损失.文章从地质构造、地形地貌、新构造运动与地震、气象和水系水文条件等五方面阐述了舟曲县自然环境整体背景,并分析了此次＂8.7＂泥石流形成的地形、物源和水源条件,总结了＂8.7＂泥石流的特征.在此基础上,为舟曲灾后重建提出了工程措施与生态措施相结合的防治建议.     

建筑施工扬尘特征与监控指标

建筑施工活动引起的扬尘是我国城市空气颗粒物污染的重要来源,选择天津市一处典型的建筑施工工地作为研究对象,分施工阶段对环境空气PM10、尘源样品和降尘等进行了系统监测实验,得到了建筑扬尘的成分谱(元素、离子和碳组分)和尘源样品的粒径分布.结果表明,建筑施工扬尘的污染特点和化学组成特征与具体施工阶段、施工操作和建筑材料等密切相关.通过采集工地周边的降尘,发现利用降尘可以作为工地扬尘的监控指标.     

基于分类的张家港市生活垃圾典型处置情景环境效益分析

为系统揭示生活垃圾分类和末端处置匹配对全过程管理环境效益的改善,按照张家港市日均生活垃圾产量1850 t计,基于生命周期评价方法和实测垃圾组分数据,通过测算污染物排放的直接总环境影响潜值和电能回收量折算后的总环境影响潜值,分析和预测了垃圾分类典型情况和不同末端处置能力匹配情景下的张家港市生活垃圾处置环境效益.垃圾分类后厨余垃圾的平均厨余组分质量占比（厨余垃圾纯度,95%）较未分类小区（66%）提高了29个百分点,其他垃圾中的厨余组分质量占比（41%）则降低了25个百分点.末端处置能力现状情景下,厨余垃圾分出量为150 t·d^-1时,直接总环境影响潜值随厨余垃圾纯度提高逐渐降低,较垃圾未分类时（3.41×10^-10,以PET₂₀₀₀计,下同）减少约10%;厨余垃圾分出量大于150 t·d^-1时,厨余垃圾分出量和纯度不断提高,分流厨余垃圾的填埋处置将导致污染排放增多,直接总环境影响潜值逐渐增加.生活垃圾处置环境效益的提升不仅依靠分类效果的改善,也依靠末端处置能力的匹配.末端处置能力规划情景下,生活垃圾分类后直接总环境影响潜值（1.73×10^-10~2.40×10^-10）均低于末端处置能力现状情景.厨余垃圾处置能力充足,相同厨余垃圾纯度下,直接总环境影响潜值随厨余垃圾分出量增加而降低.末端处置能力现状情景下电能回收量折算后的总环境影响潜值为-0.89×10^-10~-0.39×10^-10,高于末端处置能力规划情景（-2.13×10^-10~-1.82×10^-10）.结果表明,末端处置能力按规划扩建后,垃圾分类效果持续提升利于提高全过程管理的环境效益.从全过程角度协同提升垃圾分类效果与末端处置能力匹配程度,能有力改善环境效益.     

湘南4个矿区稻田As污染状况的初步调查

通过实地调查以及土壤和水稻样品分析,研究了湘南郴州柿竹园铅锌矿、郴州界牌岭锡多金属矿、衡阳水口山有色金属矿、衡阳龙王山金矿4个矿区稻田的As污染状况.结果表明:4个矿区的稻田土壤和水稻植株均已受到严重的As污染.矿区稻田土壤As含量范围为30.0～225.7mg·kg-1,超过国家土壤环境质量3级标准;水稻根系、秸秆、谷壳、糙米As含量范围分别为115.6～588.2、4.19～20.88、1.388～5.374、0.214～0.892mg·kg-1,除部分糙米样品外,均超过我国食品中As限量卫生标准.矿区稻田土壤同时受到As和重金属的复合污染,综合污染指数(P)范围为0.76～13.12.矿区稻田的As污染主要由矿产的开采和冶炼造成,其中,水口山有色金属矿区和龙王山金矿区As污染以及As和重金属复合污染最为严重,柿竹园铅锌矿区污染面积较大,界牌岭锡多金属矿区由于发生过地质灾害改变了地表面貌,污染情况更为复杂.     

Characteristics of atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons during haze episode in Beijing, China

This study firstly focused on non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) during three successive days with haze episode (16–18 August 2006) in Beijing. Concentrations of alkanes, alkenes, aromatic hydrocarbons, and ethyne all peaked at traffic rush hour, implying vehicular emission; and alkanes also peaked at non-traffic rush hour in the daytime, implying additional source. Especially, alkanes and aromatics clearly showed higher levels in the nighttime than that in the daytime, implying their active photochemical reactions in the daytime. Correlation coefficients (R ²) showed that propane, n-butane, i-butane, ethene, propene, and benzene correlated with ethyne (R ²?=?0.61–0.66), suggesting that their main source is vehicular emission; 2-methylpentane and n-hexane correlated with i-pentane (R ²?=?0.61–0.64), suggesting that gasoline evaporation is their main source; and ethylbezene, m-/p-xylene, and o-xylene correlated with toluene (R ²?=?0.60–0.79), suggesting that their main source is similar to that of toluene (e.g., solvent usage). The R ² of ethyne, i-pentane, and toluene with total NMHCs were 0.58, 0.76, and 0.60, respectively, indicating that ambient hydrocarbons are associated with vehicular emission, gasoline evaporation, and solvent usage. The sources of other hydrocarbons (e.g., ethane) might be natural gas leakage, biogenic emission, or long-range transport of air pollutants. Measured higher mean B/T ratio (0.78?±?0.27) was caused by the more intensive photochemical activity of toluene than benzene, still indicating the dominant emission from vehicles.     

上海暴雨涝害和叶菜损失综合评估模型及其应用

从上海夏秋制约蔬菜生产的主要气象灾害暴雨雨涝及影响机制入手，通过对叶菜不同生长期及淹水时间处理的正交逆态试验，建立叶菜淹水损失模型；在菜区主要土壤人工模拟暴雨渗流试验基础上，应用旱地水量平衡原理，通过菜区各地入渗、径流及排涝能力的分析计算，进行淹水程度估算；根据气象条件对叶菜生长动态变化的影响规律，建立叶龄估算式。最后，通过对空间点赋值及数据属性的识别和综合运算，生成雨涝淹水程度及叶菜损失等级统计表和分布图。经１９９７年７月１０～１１日暴雨的模拟验证，取得较好效果。该定量评估方法，为暴雨后快速、直观、客观地提供上海菜区淹水状况分布与叶菜损失率等灾情信息提供了可能。     

千岛湖生态环境主要问题及保护对策

1998—2000年的研究结果表明,千岛湖的富营养化进程明显加速。千岛湖上游安徽境内输入的大量营养盐、周边地区的生态环境变化、农田地表径流及水土流失是引起湖水水体质量变化的主要原因。控制上游安徽境内的入湖水质、减少农业面源污染和水土流失对水体的影响、恢复与重建湖滨植被保护带、改善整个周边地区的生态环境等是保护千岛湖生态环境的主要对策。