Adsorptive conversion of nitrogen dioxide from etching vent gases over activated carbon

Some metal etching operations emit limited flow rates of waste gases with reddish-brown NO₂ fume, which may cause visual and acidic-odor complaints, as well as negative health effects. In this study, tests were performed by passing caustic-treated waste gases vented from Al-etching operations through columns packed either with virgin or regenerated granular activated carbon (GAC) to test their adsorptive conversion performance of NO₂ in the gases. The gases contained 5–55 ppm NO₂ and acetic and nitric acids of below 3 ppm. Exhausted carbon was regenerated by scrubbing it with caustic solution and water, and dried for further adsorption tests. Results indicate that with an (empty bed residence time (EBRT) of 0.15 sec for the gas through the GAC-packed space, around 60% of the influent NO₂ of 54 ppm could be removed, and 47% of the removed NO₂ was converted by and desorbed from the carbon as NO. GAC used in the present study could be regenerated at least twice to restore its capacity for NO₂ adsorption. Within EBRTs of 0.076–0.18 sec, the adsorptive conversion capacity was linearly varied with EBRT. In practice, with an EBRT of 0.20 sec, a conversion capacity of 0.80 kg NO₂ (kg GAC)^?1 with an influent NO₂ of 40 ppm can be used as a basis for system design.

Implications: Some metal etching operations emit waste gases with reddish-brown (yellow when diluted) NO₂ fume which may cause visual and acidic-odor complaints, as well as negative health effects. This study provides a simple process for the adsorptive conversion of NO₂ in caustic-treated waste gases vented from metal-etching operations through a GAC column. With an EBRT of 0.20 sec, a conversion capacity of 0.80 kg NO₂ (kg GAC)^?1 with an influent NO₂ of 40 ppm can be used as a basis for system design. Saturated GAC can be regenerated at least twice by simply scrubbing it with aqueous caustic solution.     

A mini review of fluoride-induced apoptotic pathways

Fluorine or fluoride can have toxic effects on bone tissue and soft tissue at high concentrations. These negative effects include but not limited to cytotoxicity, immunotoxicity, blood toxicity, and oxidative damage. Apoptosis plays an important role in fluoride-induced toxicity of kidney, liver, spleen, thymus, bursa of Fabricius, cecal tonsil, and cultured cells. Here, apoptosis activated by high level of fluoride has been systematically reviewed, focusing on three pathways: mitochondrion-mediated, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated, and death receptor-mediated pathways. However, very limited reports are focused on the death receptor-mediated apoptosis pathways in the fluoride-induced apoptosis. Therefore, understanding and discovery of more pathways and molecular mechanisms of fluoride-induced apoptosis may contribute to designing measures for preventing fluoride toxicity.     

环境监测点位“组合校验码”编码模型及编码管理系统设计

分析了环境监测点位编码管理中存在的问题,提出科学合理的编码应该是具有科学性、唯一性、稳定性、简明性、规范性、可扩展性等特点。设计了一种简单"组合校验码"模型来适应不同环境要素类型的环境监测工作需要。同时,设计了一套覆盖各层级环境监测机构,各种环境要素类型,适应市场化监测服务,满足不同点位管控类别的编码管理系统来支撑"组合校验码"模型的使用,通过该系统可以有效解决环境监测数据集成程度低、共享困难等问题。     

江苏省水质全要素代表性监测体系的设计

为了评价并进行城市水环境质量考核排名,介绍了江苏省组织开展涵盖地表水、饮用水、地下水、近岸海域和城市内河5种类型"全要素、代表性"水质监测断面(点位)体系建设工作的情况以及全要素断面设置的基本原则和做法。分苏南、苏北、苏中3个区域,对全省地表水监测代表性进行了量化计算,结果表明,调整后全省水质综合指数极差从41.07降至7.17,标准差从3.16降为0.49;采用德尔斐层次分析法分析,设计了水质代表性指数,含1项一级指标、5项二级指标、12项三级指标,计算表明,调整前全省水质代表性指数得分为69.1分,调整后为88.7分。将调整结果进行论证后再与各市环保主管部门交换意见,取得最终一致后正式实施。     

神农架大九湖后生浮游动物群落结构和水质评价

大九湖是南水北调中线工程的重要水源涵养地之一。为了解实施生态修复工程后浮游动物群落结构特征及水质污染情况,于2014年11月（枯水期）、2015年5月（平水期）和9月（丰水期）进行了3次采样调查。研究表明:共检出后生浮游动物36种,其中桡足类2种、枝角类5种和轮虫29种,轮虫丰度在3次采样中均占总丰度的80%以上,仅有的几种枝角类和桡足类也是小型种类或以幼体为主。11月优势种是寡污-β中污型-螺形龟甲轮虫（Keratella cochlearis）和晶囊轮虫（Asplachna sp.）;5月优势种为寡污-β中污和β中污型-螺形龟甲轮虫、迈氏三肢轮虫（Filinia maior）、无棘螺形龟甲轮虫（Keratella cochlearis tecta）、广生多肢轮虫（Polyarthra vulgaris）和萼花臂尾轮虫（Brachionus calyciflorus）;9月优势种是β-中污型-裂足臂尾轮虫（Brachionus diversicornis）、迈氏三肢轮虫和剪形臂尾轮虫（Brachionus forficula）。冗余分析（RDA）表明高锰酸盐指数(CODMn)是影响后生浮游动物污染类型分布的最关键环境因子。 关键词： 大九湖;后生浮游动物;污染类型;高山湿地湖泊     

基于GIS与栅格数据的安徽省人居环境自然适宜性测评

科学度量人居环境自然背景的适宜性,有助于合理引导人口分布与流动,促进区域人口、资源环境协调发展。运用GIS技术,以250 m×250 m栅格为基本单元,选取气候、地形、水文、地被、自然灾害等因子,构建人居环境自然适宜性评价模型,定量测评安徽省人居环境自然适宜程度,剖析各类型区的适宜性和限制性。研究表明：安徽省人居环境指数介于33.64～74.58之间,人居环境自然适宜性总体较好,绝大部分地区适宜人类居住,适宜性在空间上大体呈现南高北低的态势,与现有人口分布格局相反。一般适宜区面积最广,占安徽省总面积的46.08%;比较适宜区次之,占31.29%;高度适宜区占22.54%;临界适宜区面积最小,仅占0.08%。安徽省近61.16%的人口分布在一般适宜区,高度适宜区与比较适宜区人口所占比例不足40%,临界适宜区人口极为稀少。地形起伏度和水文指数是造成全省人居环境自然适宜性分异的主要因子,测评结果较为客观地反映了安徽省人居环境的自然本底。全省人口生存与发展的空间较大,人口流动与集聚的适宜范围较广。 关键词： 人居环境;自然适宜性;栅格;GIS;安徽省     

江西省耕地土壤氮素空间变异特征及其影响因素

为定量探讨省域尺度下土壤氮素空间变异特征及其影响因素。以江西省2012年测土配方施肥项目采集的16 582个耕地表层(0~20 cm)土壤样点数据,运用普通克里格、单因素方差分析与回归分析方法,对土壤氮素空间变异特征及其影响因素进行分析。结果表明：（1）江西省土壤全氮(TN)含量在026~375 g/kg之间,平均值为158 g/kg,变异系数为3101%;碱解氮(AN)含量值域范围为1160~39970 mg/kg,平均值为16431 mg/kg,变异系数为3460%;二者均呈中等程度的变异性。（2）经半方差分析,TN与AN的变程分别为31489和3030 km,TN的空间自相关范围大而AN较小。（3）在空间分布上,高值区主要分布在新余市、抚州市与景德镇市。（4）回归分析与单因素方差分析结果表明,地形因子、耕地利用方式、成土母质、土壤类型和秸秆还田方式对土壤氮素空间变异影响极显著(P<001)。秸秆还田方式对土壤TN与AN空间变异的独立解释能力最高,分别为271%与42%,是影响江西土壤氮素空间变异的主要因素。     

长江经济带交通基础设施对经济增长的影响

在经济全球化、城市化的背景下,生产要素加速向大都市区聚集,包含多个城市群的经济带成为参与区域竞争的重要单元。基于2005~2014年长江经济带的数据,利用莫兰指数考察了交通基础设施和经济增长的空间相关性,结果表明存在显著的空间自相关,这可能得益于长江经济带发展较为成熟,已经初步形成综合性的交通网络,以及选取的省级研究尺度。接着建立了空间杜宾模型就交通基础设施对经济增长的影响进行了实证研究,结果表明前者对后者存在正的空间溢出效应,经济增长存在自身的空间溢出效应,这与理论预期、现实情况以及现有研究结论一致,忽略空间影响可能导致高估交通基础设施对经济增长的促进作用;劳动力和实际资本存量表现为促进经济增长,产业结构和政府支出则表现为抑制经济增长。长江经济带应进一步完善区域协同发展机制,加快推动交通基础设施互联互通,提高交通网络综合运行效率,提高劳动力利用效率,推动产业升级,同时避免过度的政府投资。     

我国中部地区城市群多中心结构的增长效应

多中心城市群是要素在经过多重集聚扩散后形成的空间均衡,已成为城市群发展的政策目标。我国城镇化水平发展时间较短,地区差异较大,因此需结合具体城市群的发展阶段研究其空间优化问题。基于2005~2014年中部六大城市群的市域数据,从人口规模分布和产业空间布局两个维度出发,定量分析其城市群空间结构对地区经济增长的影响。研究结果表明：（1）在控制了其他影响因素之后,城市群人口空间结构会对经济增长的影响呈现倒“U”型曲线特征,即由单中心向多中心结构转变;（2）产业布局的空间集中对城市群经济增长具有正向促进作用。这一结论对中部地区如何合理有效引导要素等资源流动来拓展发展新空间、优化发展新格局和提升经济发展效率和城镇化质量具有一定的参考价值和政策意义。     

Annual Nutritional Organ Mass Cycle of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bufo gargarizans</Emphasis> (Cantor, 1842) in Response to Extreme High Temperature

The annual relative mass of storage organs cycle of Bufo gargarizans in southwestern China was studied from December 2005 to November 2006. We described how those organs changed in response to extreme temperatures. Energy reservation dropped to the lowest levels after dormancy for both sexes, and then increased for period of 4.25 month. However, the mass of these organs dropped again rapidly until August (liver) and September (fat bodies) due to the constraint from extreme high temperature occurred during the summer, and then non-significantly increased before hibernation. For ovaries, varied with a different profile to those of liver and fat bodies have a resting period of four months. In addition, the toads’ ovaries kept growing when the mass of liver and fat bodies declining accordingly during hibernation. Therefore, ovarian mass increased during the hibernation and non-hibernation period.