Plants emit sulfate-, phosphate- and metal-containing nanoparticles

Environmental Chemistry Letters - The presence of engineered and natural nanoparticles in the atmosphere is of concern for health and climate. Actually there are few studies on the release of...     

某铅锌矿坑口周围具有重金属超积累特征植物的研究

针对目前植物修复中Cd-Pb-Cu-Zn复合污染的超富集植物缺乏研究,采用野外采样系统分析方法,对青城子铅锌矿各主要坑口周围17科31种杂草植物进行其积累特性的初步研究。结果表明,全叶马兰(Kalimeris integrifolia)、蒲公英(Taraxacum mongolicum)和鬼针草(Bidens bipinnata)3种植物地上部对Cd的富集系数均>1,且地上部Cd含量大于根部Cd含量,具备了重金属超富集植物的基本特征,进一步研究的价值很大。以杂草为对象筛选超富集植物很可能获得较大突破。     

煤中氟化物在燃烧产物中的分布特征

通过煤的灰化程序研究煤中氟在燃烧产物中的静态分布特征,并对不同燃烧方式的工业和电站锅炉燃烧时煤中氟化物在燃烧产物中的分布特征进行试验结果表明:煤中氟属于强挥发性元素,在煤灰中是非浓集的.煤粉炉燃煤过程中,煤中氟析出强度高,约有94.5%的氟以气态氟形式析出;层燃炉气态氟的析出率略有降低,约有80%的氟以气态氟形式析出.煤粉炉飞灰各级分粒子中氟元素的质量分数分布呈"单峰"型,峰值出现在74～104μm粒度级,约占飞灰总氟量的55%～60%.     

城市污水再生处理过程中壬基酚的迁移转化行为研究

采用SPE-GC-MSD-SIM方法,分析了壬基酚在污水再生处理全过程中的迁移转化行为与归宿.研究表明,在污水二级生物处理流程中,壬基酚主要来源为原污水和泥区回流液;壬基酚的去除途径有一沉池生污泥的吸附迁移作用和曝气池单元的生物降解转化作用,其中一沉池生污泥的吸附去除29.8%,曝气池生物降解54.4%,NP总去除率为84.2%.絮凝、过滤和消毒的污水再生深度处理工艺对壬基酚的迁移转化作用不明显.     

Use of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) waste and rejected fly ash in waste stabilization/solidification systems

Stabilization/solidification (S/S) processes have been used as the final treatment step for hazardous wastes prior to land disposal. Fly ash is a by-product of coal-fired power generation; a significant proportion of this material is low-grade, reject material (rFA) that is unsuitable as a cement replacement due to its high carbon content and large particle size (>45 microm). Flue gas desulphurization (FGD) sludge is a by-product from the air pollution control systems used in coal-fired power plants. The objective of this work was to investigate the performance of S/S waste binder systems containing these two waste materials (rFA and FGD). Strength tests show that cement-based waste forms with rFA and FGD replacement were suitable for disposal in landfills. The addition of an appropriate quantity of Ca(OH)2 and FGD reduces the deleterious effect of heavy metals on strength development. Results of TCLP testing and the progressive TCLP test show that cement-rFA-Ca(OH)2 systems with a range of FGD additions can form an effective S/S binder. The Leachability Index indicates that cement-based waste forms with rFA replacement were effective in reducing the mobility of heavy metals.     

超声波技术降解水中氯代有机物的研究进展

介绍了超声波技术的基本原理,概述了超声波和各种超声联用（超声波与紫外光、过氧化氢、臭氧、Fenton试剂等联用）技术降解氯代有机物的效果和影响因素,总结了氯代有机物降解机理与动力学的研究进展,并在此基础上提出了今后超声波及其联用技术降解水中氯代有机物的研究方向。     

低有机负荷下三槽式氧化沟运行参数的调整实践

由于唐山某污水处理厂进水的有机负荷远低于设计运行进水条件,致使三槽氧化沟运行不正常。针对这种情况,对低有机负荷状态下三槽式氧化沟的运行参数进行了调整,探索出了低有机负荷状态下三槽式氧化沟的运行模式。     

制订我国废旧家电回收利用法的思路

废旧家电的污染已经成为影响环境和人体健康的大问题,本文介绍了国外的经验,并提出建议。论述了立法原则、回收对象、制造商权利义务、消费者的权利义务、关于废旧家电集中处理、立法过程中制度建设等问题。     

Nanoparticle-free and self-healing amphiphobic membrane for anti-surfactant-wetting membrane distillation

In membrane distillation (MD), complicated feed water with amphiphilic contaminants induces fouling/wetting of the MD membrane and can even lead to process failure. This study reports a facile approach to fabricate robust and self-healing hybrid amphiphobic membranes for anti-surfactant-wetting MD based on the ultra-low surface energy of fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (F-POSS) and its thermal induced motivation and rotation. The thermal treatment makes the membranes achieving amphiphobicity at a very low cost of F-POSS (13.04 wt.%), which is about 1/3 of without thermal treatment. The prepared membrane exhibits excellent amphiphobicity, i.e. ethanol contact angle of 120.3°, without using environmentally toxic fluorinated nanoparticles. Robust MD performance was observed for the amphiphobic membrane in concentrated sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) feed solutions. Furthermore, the fabricated membrane exhibited stable amphiphobicity even in extreme environments, including strong acid or alkaline solutions. In the event of a damaged or abraded membrane surface where the F-POSS can be removed, the amphiphobic membrane exhibits self-healing ability with additional thermal treatment. This simple approach without the use of nanoparticles provides an environmentally friendly way for fabrication of amphiphobic membranes for anti-surfactant-wetting membrane distillation.     

Catalyzing sustainable fisheries management through behavior change interventions

Small-scale fisheries are an important livelihood and primary protein source for coastal communities in many of the poorest regions in the world, yet many are overfished and thus require effective and scalable management solutions. Positive ecological and socioeconomic responses to management typically lag behind immediate costs borne by fishers from fishing pressure reductions necessary for fisheries recovery. These short-term costs challenge the long-term success of these interventions. However, social marketing may increase perceptions of management benefits before ecological and socioeconomic benefits are fully realized, driving new social norms and ultimately long-term sustainable behavior change. By conducting underwater visual surveys to quantify ecological conditions and by conducting household surveys with community members to quantify their perceptions of management support and socioeconomic conditions, we assessed the impact of a standardized small-scale fisheries management intervention that was implemented across 41 sites in Brazil, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The intervention combines TURF reserves (community-based territorial use rights for fishing coupled with no-take marine reserves) with locally tailored social-marketing behavior change campaigns. Leveraging data across 22 indicators and 4 survey types, along with data from 3 control sites, we found that ecological and socioeconomic impacts varied and that communities supported the intervention and were already changing their fishing practices. These results suggest that communities were developing new social norms and fishing more sustainably before long-term ecological and socioeconomic benefits of fisheries management materialized.