Effects of an iron-silicon material,a synthetic zeolite and an alkaline clay on vegetable uptake of As and Cd from a polluted agricultural soil and proposed remediation mechanisms

Economic and highly effective methods of in situ remediation of Cd and As polluted farmland in mining areas are urgently needed. Pot experiments with Brassica chinensis L. were carried out to determine the effects of three soil amendments [a novel iron-silicon material (ISM), a synthetic zeolite (SZ) and an alkaline clay (AC)] on vegetable uptake of As and Cd. SEM–EDS and XRD analyses were used to investigate the remediation mechanisms involved. Amendment with ISM significantly reduced the concentrations of As and Cd in edible parts of B. chinensis (by 84–94 % and 38–87 %, respectively), to levels that met food safety regulations and was much lower than those achieved by SZ and AC. ISM also significantly increased fresh biomass by 169–1412 % and 436–731 % in two consecutive growing seasons, while SZ and AC did not significantly affect vegetable growth. Correlation analysis suggested that it was the mitigating effects of ISM on soil acidity and on As and Cd toxicity, rather than nutrient amelioration, that contributed to the improvement in plant growth. SEM–EDS analysis showed that ISM contained far more Ca, Fe and Mn than did SZ or AC, and XRD analysis showed that in the ISM these elements were primarily in the form of silicates, oxides and phosphates that had high capacities for chemisorption of metal(loid)s. After incubation with solutions containing 800 mg L^?1 AsO₄ ^2? or Cd²⁺, ISM bound distinctly higher levels of As (6.18 % in relative mass percent by EDS analysis) and Cd (7.21 % in relative mass percent by EDS analysis) compared to SZ and AC. XRD analysis also showed that ISM facilitated the precipitation of Cd²⁺ as silicates, phosphates and hydroxides, and that arsenate combined with Fe, Al, Ca and Mg to form insoluble arsenate compounds. These precipitation mechanisms were much more active in ISM than in SZ or AC. Due to the greater pH elevation caused by the abundant calcium silicate, chemisorption and precipitation mechanisms in ISM treatments could be further enhanced. That heavy metal(loid)s fixation mechanisms of ISM ensure the remediation more irreversible and more resilient to environmental changes. With appropriate application rate and proper nutrients supplement, the readily available and economic ISM is a very promising amendment for safe crop production on multi-metal(loids) polluted soils.     

The evolution of pollution profile and health risk assessment for three groups SVOCs pollutants along with Beijiang River,China

Three important groups of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organic chlorinated pesticides (OCPs) and phthalate esters (PAEs), were produced by various human activities and entered the water body. In this study, the pollution profiles of three species including 16 PAHs, 20 OCPs and 15 PAEs in water along the Beijiang River, China were investigated. The concentrations of Σ₁₆PAHs in the dissolved and particulate phases were obtained as 69–1.5 × 10² ng L^?1 and 2.3 × 10³–8.6 × 10⁴ ng g^?1, respectively. The levels of Σ₂₀OCPs were 23–66 ng L^?1 (dissolved phase) and 19–1.7 × 10³ ng g^?1 (particulate phase). Nevertheless, higher levels of PAEs were found both in the dissolved and particulate phases due to abuse use of plastic products. Furthermore, non-cancer and cancer risks caused by these SVOCs through the ingestion absorption and dermal absorption were also assessed. There was no non-cancer risk existed through two kinds of exposure of them at current levels, whereas certain cancer risk existed through dermal absorption of PAHs in the particulate phase in some sampling sites. The results will show scientific insights into the evaluation of the status of combined pollution in river basins, and the determination of strategies for incident control and pollutant remediation.     

Effect of electrokinetic property of charged polyether sulfone membrane on bovine serum albumin fouling behavior

Negatively charged carboxymethylated polyethersulfone (CMPES) and positively charged quaternized polyethersulfone (QAPES) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes were prepared by bulk chemical modification and non-solvent induced phase separation method. The effects of PES membrane interfacial electrokinetic property on the bovine serum albumin (BSA) membrane fouling behavior were studied with the aid of the membrane-modified colloidal atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe. Electrokinetic test results indicated that the streaming potential (ΔE) of QAPES membrane was not consistent with its expected IEC value, however, within the pH range of 3–10, the ζ potentials of two charged-modified PES membranes were more stable than the unmodified membrane. When pH value was 3, 4.7 or 9, the interaction behavior between charged PES membrane and BSA showed that there was significant linear correlation between the jump distance r ₀ of membrane-BSA adhesion force (F/R) and the ζ potential absolute value. Charged modification significantly reduced the adhesion of PES membrane-BSA, and the adhesion data was good linear correlated with the flux decline rate in BSA filtration process, especially reflected in the CMPES membrane. The above experimental facts proved that the charged membrane interfacial electric double layer structure and its electrokinetic property had strong ties with the protein membrane fouling behavior.

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城市间空气污染控制的马氏链模型

根据城市间空气污染物相互扩散和无后效性的特点,应用马尔可夫随机过程理论,先建立各城市污染物浓度状态转移方程,再由城市间污染物浓度状态形成一个吸收链。建立城市间污染物排放控制的马氏链模型。通过模型求解,得出了城市间空气污染物浓度达到国家排放标准的条件,最后应用数值计算软件MAT-LAB,编写了一个城市间空气污染控制的通用程序,它能在保证城市空气质量的前提下,快速准确地计算出控制区内各污染源污染物的最大允许排放量,这对环保部门进行城市空气污染物排放量控制工作具有实际意义。     

未确知测度模型在污水处理厂评价中的应用

污水处理厂的运行管理效果涉及到污水处理厂的处理水量、水质和能耗等诸多项指标,是多指标综合评价问题。文中将未确知测度综合评价模型应用于污水处理厂运行效果评价中。鉴于在多指标识别问题中,专家难以凭借个人经验确定客观型指标权重,文中采用了信息论中熵的概念来确定评价指标权重,使评价结果更加客观合理。未确知测度模型对评价空间实现了有序分割,提高了分辨率,评价效果可靠,是一种实用模型。     

流动注射在线离子交换富集-原子荧光光谱法测定环境水样中痕量汞

提出了一种流动注射在线离子交换富集一氢化物发生原子荧光光谱法测定水样中总汞的分析方法。设计了双柱并联富集，串联洗脱的在线离子交换流路及操作程序，优化了各项化学条件及流路参数。方法操作简便快速，灵敏度高，干扰少。富集倍数达25倍以上，采样频率为30次／h，回收率达90％－105％。应用于环境水样中痕量汞的测定，获得了满意的结果。     

黄河下游堤防地质信息管理及安全评价系统（LHEGIS）开发

在对黄河下游堤防地质信息分析的基础上，根据系统需求，建立了黄河下游工程地质灾安评价系统。该系统将数据库管理和图形管理系统有机结合，不仅实现了数据库的输入，输出，统计分析，以及其与图形属性库之间的转换与管理，而且实现了信息的空间查询，空间分析，图形编辑，输出和图形管理，系统同时提供堤岸稳定性评价的方法和其它实有工具，为黄河下游堤防安全管理和规划提供了辅助决策工具。本文主要从系统功能需求分析，设计原则和开发方法，系统基本框架，及开发实施等五个方面，对系统开发进行了较详细地介绍。     

论突发地质事件与形成胶莱盆地金矿关系

中生代后期 ,太平洋板块的俯冲作用使胶南地体拉分 ,断陷形成胶莱盆地。这一突发地质事件在盆地底部地势低洼部位形成局限水体 ,接受周围古老地层风化剥蚀产物的沉积而形成富含有机质、富金的莱阳群一段含矿岩系。此突发地质事件晚期的进一步改造成矿作用导致在含矿岩系不同岩性中形成不同类型的金矿床     

秦岭若干重要类型金矿床(体)快速定位预测

本文以西部秦岭地区八卦庙、双王、煎茶岭 3种重要类型金矿床为例 ,在成矿地质背景研究基础上 ,开展若干新方法新技术的找矿试验 ,研究发现 ,八卦庙式金矿岩石的烃含量与其金品位大致成正相关关系 ;而且金矿化强度和规模越大 ,相关系数值也越大 ;据此根据石英脉的烃含量对隐伏金矿床 (体 )和金矿化规模进行预测。双王式金矿原生晕的前缘晕元素为B、As、Sb、Hg,近矿晕元素为Au、Ba(-) ,尾晕元素为Mn、Bi。通过原生叠加晕垂向研究预测 ,双王和八卦庙金矿床现有的金矿体向下延伸还较大 ,在矿床的深部存在有盲矿体。煎茶岭式金矿的矿石铅同位素平均值比围岩要小 ,铅同位素曲线的低峰区往往就指示矿体所在 ;预测区的2 0 6Pb/ 2 0 4 Pb、2 0 8Pb/ 2 0 4 Pb比值变差椭圆图的形状和轴向斜率与已知矿区趋于一致 ,并且两者的变差椭圆图形大部分重叠 ,说明存在有同类型金矿体。以上研究成果为同期或后来的勘探工作或矿山采矿所验证。