Understanding the risks of mercury sulfide nanoparticles in the environment: Formation, presence, and environmental behaviors

Mercury (Hg) could be microbially methylated to the bioaccumulative neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg), raising health concerns. Understanding the methylation of various Hg species is thus critical in predicting the MeHg risk. Among the known Hg species, mercury sulfide (HgS) is the largest Hg reservoir in the lithosphere and has long been considered to be highly inert. However, with advances in the analytical methods of nanoparticles, HgS nanoparticles (HgS NPs) have recently been detected in various environmental matrices or organisms. Furthermore, pioneering laboratory studies have reported the high bioavailability of HgS NPs. The formation, presence, and transformation (e.g., methylation) of HgS NPs are intricately related to several environmental factors, especially dissolved organic matter (DOM). The complexity of the behavior of HgS NPs and the heterogeneity of DOM prevent us from comprehensively understanding and predicting the risk of HgS NPs. To reveal the role of HgS NPs in Hg biogeochemical cycling, research needs should focus on the following aspects: the formation pathways, the presence, and the environmental behaviors of HgS NPs impacted by the dominant influential factor of DOM. We thus summarized the latest progress in these aspects and proposed future research priorities, e.g., developing the detection techniques of HgS NPs and probing HgS NPs in various matrices, further exploring the interactions between DOM and HgS NPs. Besides, as most of the previous studies were conducted in laboratories, our current knowledge should be further refreshed through field observations, which would help to gain better insights into predicting the Hg risks in natural environment.     

环境管理与需求分析

本文着重对环境问题的人的需求进行分析,从满足需求的角度,总结环境管理的经验。     

The time process of post‐earthquake recovery: the Yao'an earthquake in China

Post‐disaster recovery is a constantly changing and developing process. The authors conducted three real‐name follow‐up surveys at 1, 12 and 18 months after the Yao'an earthquake, which had a surface wave magnitude of 6.0. They also calculated recovery ratios at different times and drew post‐earthquake domestic life recovery curves. Based on the recovery curves, the time trajectory of domestic life recovery takes on an approximate S‐type development and change process. The recovery time process of domestic life can be divided into four periods: emergency period (weeks 0–2(5)), early recovery period (weeks 2(5)–24), rapid recovery period (weeks 24–34) and late recovery period (weeks 34–60(80)).     

活性炭颗粒填充三维电极电化学烟气脱硫的研究

基于三维电极电化学技术较高的反应效率和不产生废弃物等优点,将这一先进的反应器运用到烟气脱硫领域.用活性炭作为工作电极,在通电状况下,将模拟烟气通入反应器发生反应.通过一系列试验,分析了填充床厚度、槽电压、进气流量、通电时间对脱硫率的影响,并且探讨了该反应的反应原理.     

医疗废弃物焚烧挥发性氯含量与热值测试与估算

通过测定上海某医疗废弃物处置公司设定燃烧工况条件下某时间段内烟气中HC l的平均排放速率,估算出上海地区医疗垃圾废物中的可燃烧转化氯含量在2.33%~2.64%左右;通过测定各较小采样时间段(2 m in)的烟气HC l浓度测定发现批次进料造成烟气中HC l浓度近4倍的波动,通过初步的热平衡估算得到医疗废弃物的热值大致在21.8 M J/kg,得到的结果可为我国医疗废弃物的焚烧工艺设计提供基础依据。     

东莞市夏季大气边界层风、温场结构与特征研究

利用2008年5月4-20日东莞市探空观测资料,分析该地区夏季大气边界层内的风场、温度场特征进行研究,结果表明:1)各规定层高度主导风向为WNW,其风向频率值大于15%;2)风速随高度的增加而增大;3)接地逆温大约在20:00左右生成,02:00以后逐渐消失,从06:00到17:00没有观测到接地逆温,一天中接地逆温大约维持12 h左右;4)混合层高度在清晨厚度较薄,午后混合层厚度较厚,有利于污染物的扩散。     

微电解技术在工业废水处理中的应用进展

概述了近年来传统铁碳微电解法在难降解工业废水预处理、污泥处理和重金属去除、低浓度废水处理等领域的研究进展,介绍了通过在铁碳微电解体系中投加其他金属以催化反应的改性微电解法的废水处理效果,以及微电解与电场强化、微波强化、Fenton氧化、生物处理、物化法等其他工艺联合技术在废水处理中的应用现状,探讨了相关微电解技术存在的问题及未来的发展方向。     

Removal of nutrients and veterinary antibiotics from swine wastewater by a constructed macrophyte floating bed system

The potential of three varieties of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.), Dryan, Tachimasari and Waseyutaka, to improve the water quality of swine wastewater was evaluated using a constructed macrophyte floating bed system. With respect to reductions in levels of nutrients, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and sulfonamide antimicrobials (SAs, including sulfadiazine, sulfamethazine, and sulfamethoxazole), Dryan performed better than Tachimasari and Waseyutaka. For Dryan, total N was reduced by 84.0%, total P by 90.4%, COD by 83.4% and sulfonamide antimicrobials by 91.8–99.5%. Similar results were observed for Tachimasari and Waseyutaka. The results indicated that the treatment of swine wastewater using the constructed macrophyte floating bed system was effective in the removal of nutrients and veterinary antibiotics.     

三氧化硫磺化工艺用于DSD酸生产

用三氧化硫磺化工艺替代发烟硫酸磺化工艺是可行的。在ＤＳＤ生产中，采用干燥空气稀释三充气相磺对化硝基甲苯具有反应易控制，副反应少，产品质量好，对设备防腐要求低，投资省等优点，彻底解决了老工艺的废酸问题。