A practical application of Driscoll's equation for predicting the acid-neutralizing capacity in acidic natural waters equilibria with the mineral phase gibbsite

A practical application of Driscoll's equation for predicting the acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC) in acidic waters equilibria with the mineral phase gibbsite is reported in this paper. Theoretical predication values of ANC are compared with the experimental data obtained from different literatures. The effect of aluminum (Al) on the value of ANC is investigated. It indicates that Al plays an important role in regulating the buffering effects in acidic natural waters. Failure to consider Al in acidic waters may bias assessment results in certain situations so as to overestimate the ANC values in response to increase in atmospheric deposition.     

Dynamics of aluminum speciation in forest-well drainage waters from the Rhode River watershed, Maryland

This paper reports an investigation of the dynamics of aluminum (Al) speciation in the forest-well waters from study site 110 of the Rhode River watershed, a representative sub-unit of Chesapeake Bay. Seasonal changes of Al speciation are evaluated by a modified MINEQL computer model using chemical equilibrium calculation. It was found that Al-F and Al-Org complexes were the dominate forms, whereas toxic forms of Al3+ and Al-OH were not significant. This indicates that Al toxicity is not very serious in the Rhode River area due to the high concentrations of fluoride and organic materials, even though sometimes pH is very low (approximately 4). Increased H+ or some other associated factors may be responsible for the decline in fish and amphibian population on the watershed.     

An evaluation of a river health using the index of biological integrity along with relations to chemical and habitat conditions

We evaluated the health condition of a temperate river during June-November 1999 through applications of the index of biological integrity (IBI) using fish assemblages and qualitative habitat evaluation index (QHEI) as well as chemical analyses. Overall IBI values ranged from 13 to 37 and averaged 23 (n = 25, standard error = 1.16), indicating a "poor" or "very poor" condition according to the criteria of modified Karr [Fisheries 6 (1981) 21]. The values of mean IBI declined at a rate of 0.22 km(-1) (R2 = 0.91, p < 0.05) along the longitudinal distance from the headwaters to the downstream sites. Reduced IBI values at downstream sites reflected low forest cover, high population density and high nutrient enrichments. Ecotoxicity tests using the river water also showed that toxic impacts were evident in the downriver sites. These factors resulted in decreases of riffle benthic species and insectivores and increases of tolerant species, anormalies and exotic species in the river. Spatial pattern in IBI agreed with QHEI values, which showed a linear relation (R2 = 0.998, p < 0.001) with species richness. Field measurements of conductivity and pH, an indicators for variation of conservative ions, showed that the river water was diluted by 40% fold by summer monsoon rain and surface run-off from the watershed, resulting in a physical and chemical instability during the monsoon. For these reasons, average IBI values during the monsoon and postmonsoon decreased >20% compared to the premonsoon, indicating that IBI values were also affected by flow regime. Based on the overall physico-chemical data and IBI values, the river health is rapidly degrading due to the combined effect of chemical contaminations and habitat modifications.     

Assessing the impact of urbanization on regional net primary productivity in Jiangyin County, China

Urbanization is one of the most important aspects of global change. The process of urbanization has a significant impact on the terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle. The Yangtze Delta region has one of the highest rates of urbanization in China. In this study, carried out in Jiangyin County as a representative region within the Yangtze Delta, land use and land cover changes were estimated using Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery. With these satellite data and the BEPS process model (Boreal Ecosystem Productivity Simulator), the impacts of urbanization on regional net primary productivity (NPP) and annual net primary production were assessed for 1991 and 2002. Landsat-based land cover maps in 1991 and 2002 showed that urban development encroached large areas of cropland and forest. Expansion of residential areas and reduction of vegetated areas were the major forms of land transformation in Jiangyin County during this period. Mean NPP of the total area decreased from 818 to 699 gCm(-2)yr(-1) during the period of 1991 to 2002. NPP of cropland was only reduced by 2.7% while forest NPP was reduced by 9.3%. Regional annual primary production decreased from 808 GgC in 1991 to 691 GgC in 2002, a reduction of 14.5%. Land cover changes reduced regional NPP directly, and the increasing intensity and frequency of human-induced disturbance in the urbanized areas could be the main reason for the decrease in forest NPP.     

Assessment of comparative toxicities of lead and copper using plant assay

The acute toxicities of lead (Pb) and copper (Cu) to important crop plants Sorghum bicolor, Cucumis sativus, Triticum aestivum, and Zea mays were compared. The EC50 values (the concentration of metals in the soil that reduces the growth of shoots and roots by 50%) were derived using the Trimmed Spearman-Karber method. The EC50s-shoot (root) in mg Pb kg-1 dry soil and mg Cu kg-1 dry soil were in the range of 519 to >1280 (285-445), and 48-232 (<40-110), respectively. Those concentrations are likely to occur in some abandoned mine areas in Korea. The figures indicate that Cu is more toxic than Pb to the plants in this study, and that root growth is more sensitive to the toxicity endpoint than shoot growth in Cu- or Pb-amended soils. On the other hand, seed germination is insensitive to both Pb and Cu toxicities. The Pb- and Cu-sensitive plants were also identified. Among the plants tested, T. aestivum and S. bicolor were most sensitive to Pb and Cu, respectively. Z. mays was most resistant to both Pb and Cu. The combined effects of Pb and Cu depend on the plant species, and no general phenomenon was observed. Bioaccumulations of Pb and Cu were observed in all test species, and they are concentration-dependent. These differences in the toxicities of Pb and Cu in plant species should be taken into account in biomonitoring and ecological risk assessment.     

插层改性累托石对水性环氧涂料性能的影响

根据累托石可进行阳离子交换的矿物学特征,先将天然累托石钠基化,再用氟碳表面活性剂和复合季铵盐对其进行插层改性,使有机铵阳离子进入累托石层间,并使层间距由2.41nm撑开至4.75nm,将插层改性后的累托石用作水性环氧涂料的防沉剂和流变助剂.结果表明:当插层改性累托石用量为颜填料质量的2%时,可以显著改善涂料的流平性、抗流挂性和颜填料的分散性.     

2010～2019年雅鲁藏布江中游植被变化及其对气候因子的响应——以拉林铁路段为例

基于2010～2019年MOD13Q1/NDVI数据,结合研究区地形、1∶100万植被类型图和气象数据,采用趋势分析法、相关分析方法,探讨在气候变化背景下雅鲁藏布江拉林铁路段植被覆盖的时空演变规律及植被与气温、降水的相关性研究.结果 表明,2010～2019年研究区生长季NDVI值呈波动上升趋势,增速为0.2％/10a...     

KIO4光催化脱色甲基橙的研究

以KIO4为催化剂,对甲基橙进行了光催化脱色研究。结果表明甲基橙的脱色率随着催化剂量的增加而增加,但是没有一个最佳的量。当甲基橙浓度低于16mg/L时,反应为拟一级动力学反应,但是反应不符合Langmuir-Hinshewood动力学模型。脱色率在酸性条件下比碱性条件较高。高碘酸钾光催化脱色甲基橙的机理不完全是羟基自由基进攻。     

短链脂肪酸对太湖底泥多氯联苯微生物厌氧脱氯的影响

选取二氯联苯PCB5和PCB12、四氯联苯PCB64和PCB71、类二噁英五氯联苯PCB105和PCB114、六氯联苯PCB149和PCB153、七氯联苯PCB170,考察了添加7.5mmol/L乙酸和7.5mmol/L混合酸（乙酸：丙酸：丁酸=1：1：1）条件下,9种典型商业多氯联苯单体在太湖底泥厌氧微环境中24周内的脱氯降解情况.结果表明：乙酸和混合酸的添加均在一定程度上强化了多氯联苯的降解,多氯联苯总浓度降低速率由（0.276±0.023） mg/（kg·week）分别加快至（0.383±0.033）和（0.410±0.036） mg/（kg·week）;提高了部分脱氯路径的相对反应速率,特别是单侧氯取代的对位脱氯,但未改变脱氯微生物对多氯联苯降解底物的选择性及主要脱氯路径;进一步降低了体系类二噁英多氯联苯总毒性当量（TEQ）,24周降幅均在95%以上;乙酸和混合酸所起到的促进效果并无显著性差异.     

脱硫设备用高效耐温防腐材料的研究

脱硫设备用有机高分子防腐材料，其性能主要取决于该材料的耐温抗老化性。本文通过机理分析及试验将研究一种有机硅改性的环氧树脂，并加入超细石墨粉和石棉绒，以硅烷偶联剂处理的玻璃布为增强骨架，做成耐温玻璃钢复合防腐材料。由实验发现，该防腐材料随温度的变化具有优良的稳定性和强度保留率，能够满足工业性应用要求。