Water samples from 20 locations on rivers in the Tongzhou District of Beijing were collected four times from July 2005 to
March 2006. In addition, sediment samples were collected in July 2005. All samples were analyzed for 16 US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) priority pollutants polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The concentration, distribution, seasonal variation,
and sources of the 16 PAH compounds identified in the water samples, suspended particles, and surface sediments were then
evaluated. The concentrations of PAHs in the water and suspended particle and surface sediment samples ranged from 87.3 to
1,890 ng l−1, 1,330 to 27,700 ng g−1, and 156 to 8,650 ng g−1, respectively. These results demonstrated that rivers in the Tongzhou District of Beijing had a high level of PAH pollution,
especially in the suspended particles. The highest and lowest concentrations of PAHs in the water samples were observed in
summer and spring. However, the seasonal variations in the concentration of PAHs in the suspended particles were more complicated.
The dominant compounds in the water, suspended particle, and surface sediment samples were two-, three- and four-ring PAH
compounds, respectively. Ratio analysis illustrated that fuel-burning was the primary source of PAHs in the study area. Gasoline,
diesel, coal, and coke oven sources were identified and the contributions of the different fuel-burning sources were then
calculated using factor analysis and multiple linear regression. These analyses revealed that coal combustion, gasoline combustion
plus coke oven emission, and diesel combustion accounted for 38.8%, 38.5%, and 22.7% of the PAHs in suspended particles, respectively. 相似文献
Wind-tunnel simulations were employed to evaluate the wind environment around a tested residential area located near industrial
complexes. The scaled-down geomorphological model of the test area was placed in the test section of a boundary layer wind
tunnel. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements were made in five vertical planes and one horizontal plane around the
test area for two prevailing wind directions. The results showed that the wind speed decreased in the near surface layer and
the velocity fluctuations increased in the upper region due to the presence of hills and high-rise buildings around the test
area. Regions of flow separation and low-speed flow were found inside the test area for both the wind directions. The result
suggests that the high-rise buildings should be well arranged with respect to the main wind directions to increase the natural
ventilation inside the residential complex at the initial design stage. 相似文献
Biochar derived from food waste was modified with Fe to enhance its adsorption capacity for As(III), which is the most toxic form of As. The synthesis of Fe-impregnated food waste biochar (Fe-FWB) was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM), and the pyrolysis time (1.0, 2.5, and 4.0 h), temperature (300, 450, and 600 °C), and Fe concentration (0.1, 0.3, and 0.5 M) were set as independent variables. The pyrolysis temperature and Fe concentration significantly influenced the As(III) removal, but the effect of pyrolysis time was insignificant. The optimum conditions for the synthesis of Fe-FWB were 1 h and 300 °C with a 0.42-M Fe concentration. Both physical and chemical properties of the optimized Fe-FWB were studied. They were also used for kinetic, equilibrium, thermodynamic, pH, and competing anion studies. Kinetic adsorption experiments demonstrated that the pseudo-second-order model had a superior fit for As(III) adsorption than the pseudo-first-order model. The maximum adsorption capacity derived from the Langmuir model was 119.5 mg/g, which surpassed that of other adsorbents published in the literature. Maximum As(III) adsorption occurred at an elevated pH in the range from 3 to 11 owing to the presence of As(III) as H2AsO3? above a pH of 9.2. A slight reduction in As(III) adsorption was observed in the existence of bicarbonate, hydrogen phosphate, nitrate, and sulfate even at a high concentration of 10 mM. This study demonstrates that aqueous solutions can be treated using Fe-FWB, which is an affordable and readily available resource for As(III) removal.
Environmental Geochemistry and Health - Various hydrogeochemical processes can modify the quality of river water during riverbank filtration (RBF). Identifying the subsurface processes responsible... 相似文献