A new method of predicting of gas chromatographic retention indices for polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs)

A new method has been developed to describe the quantitative relationship between molecular structures of PCDFs and their gas chromatographic retention indices on a 30-m fused silica column coated with DB-5 stationary phase. The regression equation is derived with a multiple correlation coefficient greater than 0.9995. The highest residual is 20 index units. The standard deviation is less than 7 index units. Using this regression equation, the retention indices of PCDFs for which data is not available have also been predicted.     

The role of arbuscular mycorrhiza in zinc uptake by red clover growing in a calcareous soil spiked with various quantities of zinc

Three pot experiments were conducted to investigate the role of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) in Zn uptake by red clover. Plants inoculated with Glomus mosseae and uninoculated controls were grown in a sterile calcareous soil in 'Plexiglas' (Acrylic) containers with two nylon net partitions (30 microm mesh) to separate the central root zone from the two outer hyphal zones. The effects of mycorrhiza on plant growth and Zn uptake changed dramatically with increasing Zn addition level (range 0-1200 mg kg(-1)) in the root zone. With Zn addition levels <300 mg kg(-1), added Zn did not affect plant yield and above the critical level plant yield gradually decreased but was always higher for mycorrhizal than for controls. Below the critical Zn application rate (50 mg kg(-1)), Zn uptake was enhanced while above this level Zn translocation to the shoots decreased. At all Zn addition levels, mycorrhizal colonization increased Zn absorption and accumulation in the roots, and this may help to explain the alleviation of Zn toxicity at high Zn application rates. As expected, AM colonization enhanced P nutrition and hence yield at all added Zn levels studied. Efforts were made to obtain direct evidence for hyphal contribution to Zn uptake by applying both Zn to the hyphal growth zone and additional P to the root zone to avoid the 'growth dilution effect'. The data demonstrate that mycorrhizal hyphae could absorb Zn directly from the soil and then transfer it to the plant roots. The hyphal contribution to Zn uptake by the host plant reached its maximum value at the Zn addition level of 50 mg kg(-1), in which Zn uptake via the extramatrical hyphae comprised 22% of total uptake, thus confirming the critical Zn application level found previously.     

Reduction of nitroaromatic pesticides with zero-valent iron

Reduction of eleven nitroaromatic pesticides was studied with zero-valent iron powder. Average half-lives ranged from 2.8 to 6.3 h and the parent compounds were completely reduced after 48-96 h. The di-nitro groups of the 2,6-dinitroaniline herbicides were rapidly reduced to the corresponding diamines, with a negligible amount of partially reduced monoamino or nitroso products. Low levels of de-alkylated products were observed after 10 days. The nitro group of the organophosphorus insecticides was reduced dominantly to the monoamines but in a slower rate than the 2,6-dinitroanilines. A trace amount of oxon products was found. Reduction of nitro to amino was also the predominant reaction for the diphenyl ether herbicides. Aromatic de-chlorination and de-alkylation were minor reactions. These amine products were more stable than the parent compounds and 60% or more of the amines were detected after two weeks. Humic acid decreased the reduction rates of pendimethalin, and dichlone (a known quinone redox mediator) counteracted the effect of humic acid on the reactivity. Storage of iron powder under air decreased the reactivity very rapidly due to iron oxidation. Repeated use of iron powder also showed similar results. The reduced activity of air-oxidized iron was recovered by purging with hydrogen, but not nitrogen. Integration of iron powder with hydrogen- and quinone-producing microbial technologies may be a viable mean for remediation of highly oxidized xenobiotics in the environment.     

Water quality of a tributary of the Pearl River, the Beijiang, Southern China: implications from multivariate statistical analyses

Water quality information of Beijiang River, a tributary of Pearl River in Guangdong, China, was analyzed to provide an overview of the hydrochemical functioning of a major agricultural/rural area and an industrial/urban area. Eighteen water quality parameters were surveyed at 13 sites from 2005 to 2006 on a monthly basis. A bivariate correlation analysis was carried out to evaluate the regional correlations of the water quality parameters, while the principal component analysis (PCA) technique was used to extract the most influential variables for regional variations of river water quality. Six principal components were extracted in PCA which explained more than 78% and 84% of the total variance for agricultural/rural and industrial/urban areas, respectively. Physicochemical factor, organic pollution, sewage pollution, geogenic factor, agricultural nonpoint source pollution, and accumulated pesticide usage were identified as potential pollution sources for agricultural/rural area, whereas industrial wastewaters pollution, mineral pollution, geogenic factor, urban sewage pollution, chemical industrial pollution, and water traffic pollution were the latent pollution sources for industrial/urban area. A multivariate linear regression of absolute principal component scores (MLR-APCS) technique was used to estimate contributions of all identified pollution sources to each water quality parameter. High coefficients of determination of the regression equations suggested that the MLR-APCS model was applicable for estimation of sources of most water quality parameters in the Beijiang River Basin.     

正常固结饱和黏土中倾斜平板锚承载力分析北大核心CSCD

基于ABAQUS软件平台,针对浅埋及深埋两种情况,采用数值模拟手段研究了正常固结饱和黏土中倾斜平板锚的抗拔承载力,分析了不同土重条件及锚土接触条件对倾斜锚板抗拔承载特性的影响,揭示了不同工况下倾斜锚板周围土体的流动机制,阐明了埋置深度、土重条件及锚土接触条件对锚板破坏机制的影响。研究结果表明:“锚土分离”条件下,承载力系数随倾斜角度增大逐渐增大,这主要是由于土体剪切破坏面随倾斜角度的增大逐渐增大所致;“锚土黏结”条件下承载力系数随倾斜角度增大逐渐减小,这主要是由于土体的剪切破坏面随倾斜角度增大逐渐减小所致;无论“锚土分离”还是“锚土黏结”,浅埋条件下倾斜角度对承载力的影响均要大于深埋条件。建议了能够预测“锚土黏结”条件下倾斜锚板承载力的表达式,可为正常固结黏土中平板锚的工程设计提供参考。     

Effects of fluoride on the removal of cadmium and phosphate by aluminum coagulation

This study focuses on the effects of pH and fluoride at different molar ratios of fluoride to Al (R_F:Al) on the removal of cadmium (Cd²⁺) and phosphate by Al coagulation. Fluoride at R_F:Al ≥ 3:1 inhibits the removal of Cd over wide Al dose ranges from 5 to 10 mg/L as Al. The removal of phosphate decreases significantly at high R_F:Al of 10:1 whereas at lowered R_F:Al (i.e., ≤ 6:1), an adverse effect is observed only at insufficient Al doses below 2 mg/L. Fluoride shows inhibitive effects towards the removal of Cd at pH 7 and 8 and that of phosphate at pH 6. Fluoride decreases the ζ-potential in both systems, and the decreasing extent is positively correlated to the elevated R_F:Al. The Al fluoride interactions include the formation of Al–F complexes and the adsorption of fluoride onto Al(OH)₃ precipitates, i.e., the formation of Al(OH)_nF_m. Al–F complex formation inhibits Al hydrolysis and increases residual Al levels, and a more significant increase was observed at lower pH. Al–F complexes at high R_F:Al complicate the coagulation behavior of Al towards both negative and positive ionic species. Moreover, fluoride at low R_F:Al shows little effect on Al coagulation behavior towards Cd^2 + and phosphate, and the spent defluoridation adsorbent, i.e., aluminum (Al) hydro(oxide) with adsorbed fluoride at R_F:Al of below 0.1:1, may be reclaimed as a coagulant after being dissolved.     

土壤可蚀性及其在侵蚀预报中的应用

土壤可蚀性是土壤侵蚀预报和土地利用规划的重要参数,国外已有物理意义明确、可操作性强、应用方便的土壤可蚀性定义和指标。国外的指标在我国不适用,而我国又没有这样的指标。在系统全面查阅和分析６０多年来已有研究成果的基础上,根据我国具体情况,提出我国土壤可蚀性指标的定义和测定方法,即在１５°坡度、２０ｍ坡长、清耕休闲地上,单位降雨侵蚀力所引起的土壤流失量。这一标准的确定对规范土壤可蚀性实验研究,促进我国土壤侵蚀预报模型的建立有重要意义     

Fenton试剂深度处理阿维菌素废水

采用Fenton试剂对阿维菌素废水好氧处理出水进行深度处理,通过正交和单因素试验,考察了初始反应pH值、H2O2投加量、FeSO4投加量和反应时间对废水COD去除率的影响。试验结果表明,最佳反应条件为初始反应pH值3.0、30%H2O2投加量5‰、0.5 mol/L FeSO4投加量1%和反应时间40 min,COD去除率达75%以上,出水ρ(COD)<120 mg/L,可满足GB 21903-2008《发酵类制药工业水污染物排放标准》表2的排放标准要求。     

广州市环境空气监测与预警体系在亚运会中的应用

本文以2010年广州亚运会空气质量监测保障为例,从广州市环境空气质量监测网络、空气质量预报、预警体系和环境质量会商及信息发布管理机制等方面,介绍了广州市环境空气监测与预警体系。通过2010年广州亚运会空气质量保障监测实践,证明广州市环境空气监测与预警体系是适应广州环境保护工作发展,并能满足特殊环境空气质量保障目标需求,具有示范作用和可供全国中心城市借鉴的先进的环境空气质量监测与预警体系。     

胶州湾石油烃污染物环境容量计算

根据石油烃污染物在多介质海洋环境中分布动力学模型建立了胶州湾海域石油烃污染物海洋自净容量(SPCo)计算方法。模型运行表明，该模型可以很好地模拟胶州湾海水中石油烃污染物年均浓度的年际变化。根据该模型，分别计算了胶州湾石油烃污染物SPCo，以及在不同海水水质标准条件下胶州湾石油烃污染物标准自净容量(SPCo^(s))、环境容量(ECo)和剩余环境容量(SECo)。根据运算结果可以推断，今后胶州湾在保持一级海水水质标准条件下可再接纳200t左右石油烃污染物，在二级海水水质标准条件下可再接纳600t左右石油烃污染物。