Quantification of the dissolved organic matter effect on the sorption of hydrophobic organic pollutant: application of an overall mechanistic sorption model

This study presents an overall sorption model to estimate the sorption equilibrium coefficients of hydrophobic organic pollutants for heterogeneous aquatic systems. This proposed model combines a series of sorption equilibrium relationships including the adsorption of dissolved organic matters on particulates, the binding between organic pollutants and dissolved organic matters, and the sorption of organic pollutants on particulates with or without the presence of dissolved organic matters. By using this model, variations among the sorption equilibrium coefficients with the concentrations of dissolved organic matters are obtained. Also discussed herein are case studies involving pollutants having a wide spectrum of K(ow)s, different types of dissolved organic matters, different pH values and ionic strengths. In most of the case studies, the sorption equilibrium coefficients initially increase with the-concentrations of dissolved organic matters and, then, decrease after reaching a maximum value. This study also addresses the relative errors of partition coefficients attributed to the negligence of the effect caused by the dissolved organic matter, the so-called third-phase effect.     

Degradation of carbofuran in water by solar photocatalysis in presence of photosensitizers

The effect of the presence of photosensitizers, methylene blue (MB) and rose Bengal (RB), on the degradation of carbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate) in water in a solar photocatalytic system was investigated. It was found that as compared to MB, RB generally showed a stronger effect on the decomposition of carbofuran under comparable conditions. Among the conditions studied, adding 2 x 10(-6) M of RB, that corresponding to 2% of the initial concentration of carbofuran solution in the system, rendered the most effective degradation of carbofuran. As a result, a carbofuran removal percentage of 69.9%, a mineralization efficiency of 28.0%, and a microtoxicity reduction of 65.0% could be achieved. The degradation and mineralization of carbofuran was found to follow the pseudo-first order reaction kinetics. The decomposition mechanism of carbofuran was further investigated through identification of the intermediates to elaborate the influence of dye photosensitizer on the solar photocatalysis of carbofuran in water. On the basis of the intermediates identified, including carbofuran phenol, 3-hydroxy carbofuran phenol, and substituted alcohols (3-phenoxy 1-propanol, 2-ethyl 1-hexanol, 2-butoxyl ethanol), it appears that hydrolysis and hydroxylation were the two key mechanisms for decomposing carbofuran during the process of solar photocatalysis with the aid of dye photosensitizer.     

Mechanical Properties and Isothermal Crystallization Behaviour of Poly(lactide)/Poly(methyl methacrylate)/α-Cellulose Composites

Polylactide (PLA)/polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/α-cellulose composites were fabricated using a twin-screw extruder. During fabrication, α-cellulose short fibres were incorporated for improving the toughness of the brittle PLA and a chain extender was used for reducing PLA hydrolysis. Highly transparent PLA and PMMA were blended to obtain miscible and transparent blends. For evaluating the performance of the PLA/PMMA/α-cellulose composites, a series of measurements, including tensile and Izod impact tests, light transmission and haze measurements, thermomechanical analysis, and determination of isothermal crystallisation behaviour, was conducted. Adding the chain extender considerably reduced the occurrence of hydrolytic degradation. Both the chain extender and α-cellulose short fibres increased the elongation at break and Izod impact strength of the composites. Compared with the neat PLA, including 1.0 wt% α-cellulose short fibres increased the elongation at break and Izod impact strength of the composite PLA by approximately 211 and 219 %, respectively. According to the observed mechanical performance, the optimal blending ratios for PLA and PMMA were between 90:10 and 80:20. The total light transmittance of the composites was as high as 91 %, indicating that the PLA/PMMA blend was highly miscible. The haze value of the PLA/PMMA/α-cellulose composites was lower than 32 %. Incorporating cellulose short fibres increased the number of crystallisation sites and crystallinity of the PLA/PMMA/α-cellulose composites while reducing the spherulite dimensions.     

Characterization of dissolved organic carbon and Humic substances in the well water of the Blackfoot disease area in Taiwan

Since the early 1960s, many investigators have reported that blackfoot disease, a peripheral vascular disease, observed in southwestern Taiwan is due to drinking the higher arsenic concentration in well water. However, recent studies indicated that the relationship with blackfoot disease is not only with arsenic but also humic substances. This paper presents some results concerning the characterization (such as fluorescence, elemental composition, molecular weight and carbon distribution) of humic substances isolated from the Fuhsing well water of the blackfoot disease area. For comparison, the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and humic substances in the normal well water from Chiuying and the Nanwan coastal water were also analyzed. In general, in the well water of the blackfoot disease area, extremely high concentrations of DOC (18.5mg/L) and fulvic acid (7.54mg/L) with high fluorescence intensity (59.1, equivalent to 0.0282uM quinine sulfate solution) and high percentages (over 50%) of low molecular weights of less than 1,000 were obtained compared with those of normal waters. C‐13 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed a high content (37.2%) of aromatic carbon. These higher concentrations of DOC and fulvic acid with the higher content of aromatic carbon in well water might be one of the key factors causing the blackfoot disease in Taiwan.     

两种水体铜配合容量测试方法的适用性比较及应用

配合(络合)容量是影响重金属在水体中环境行为的重要指标.为比较两种测量方法测量值的差异及人为污染物对配合容量的影响,以乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)和安赛蜜分别作为强、弱配体,对水体铜配合容量(Cu CC)的双硫腙萃取动力学测试法(萃取法)和离子选择电极测试法(电极法)进行验证和比较.研究发现,萃取法更适合用于测定水体中强配体对Cu CC的贡献,而电极法的测试结果与水溶液中强、弱配体的存在均有关联.两种方法对实际水体的测定结果显示,电极法对水库、排污河等地表水体Cu CC的测定值(86.9~227.0μmol·L~(-1))比萃取法(9.9~14.6μmol·L~(-1))高约1个数量级,而对于垃圾渗沥液,电极法的测定值(6 998.4~31 005.8μmol·L~(-1))比萃取法(89.6~109.1μmol·L~(-1))高2个数量级.结果表明,污染受纳水体重金属络合容量的升高主要是由弱配体化合物增加导致,且弱配体的含量与水体氨氮和有机氮的总和具有显著的相关性(R=0.975,P0.01).     

从低能耗脱盐到资源回收的电容去离子技术在环境领域的研究进展

电容去离子（CDI）技术因具有高效、节能、环保、经济等优异性能,自20世纪60年代发明至今,一直得到研究者的广泛关注。在查阅资料的基础上,从理论研究、工程应用、材料研究3个方面介绍了CDI技术的发展历程,并分析了其理论原理、电化学反应过程、能耗与经济性,并从运行条件和电极优化2个方面对效率的优化提升进行了深入探讨,介绍了CDI技术装置国内外产业化应用情况,提出了CDI技术不仅在脱盐及污水处理领域具有较大发展空间,在环境废物资源化回收方面同样具有广阔的应用前景。     

Factors affecting the concentrations of PM10 in central Taiwan

In this study, the synoptic weather types that have high probability and low probability of producing PM10 episode are referred to as HPE and LPE, respectively. Multiple linear regressions analysis showed that NO2 was the most important contributor (35.61%) to the concentrations of PM10 for HPE weather. For LPE weather, the season factor had the greatest contribution (48.11%) to the concentrations of PM10. Using the correlation coefficients between the concentrations of PM10 and SO2 or NO2 on HPE and LPE to calculate the increase of PM10 from LPE to HPE, we found that the increase of PM10 owing to the increase of SO2 and NO2 from LPE to HPE was 12.93microg/m3 which was about 51% of the total amount of PM10 increased from LPE to HPE. Results of factor analysis showed that the first component could be attributed to the result of local pollution especially for the weather patterns of types P3 and P6, while the secondary component for the weather patterns of types P1 and P4 can be attributed to the long-range transport of SO2 pollutants from China.     

基于群决策和层次分析法的长江中游地区农村污水处理技术评价及优选

长江流域农村污水治理是实现长江大保护的重要环节,但现有处理技术存在工艺多样、难以选择和缺少评价等问题.因此,调研收集了长江中游地区农村污水处理工程案例资料,分析了不同收集方式和排放标准下各处理技术的应用情况,构建了农村污水处理技术评价指标体系,并基于群决策和层次分析法对各处理技术进行了分类评价.结果表明,长江中游地区农村污水的收集方式以单村或小规模联村收集为主,处理规模主要集中在200 m³·d^-1以下,处理技术以厌氧+生态工艺应用最多(28.05%),一体化设备的应用也较为广泛(22.47%).评价指标体系准则层中技术性能权重最大(0.503 9),其次分别为经济效益(0.247 4)、运行管理(0.155 9)和环境影响(0.092 8),指标层中TP去除率、吨水运行成本、氨氮去除率和维护管理难易的权重较高.评价和优选结果表明,强化生态及厌氧+生态处理技术适于在长江中游农村地区推广和应用.研究结果可为长江中游地区农村污水处理技术的评估选择提供科学依据和参考.     

Agricultural pesticide residues in farm ditches of the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Transient and permanent farm ditches flowing to the Lower Fraser River tributary fish streams of British Columbia, Canada, were sampled at several locations in 2003-2004 to determine the occurrence and concentration of residues of selected pesticides, their transformation products, and soluble/extractable Cu++ ions. Of the 43 compounds analyzed, 28 and 22 pesticides were detected in transient farm ditch water and sediments, respectively. About 34% fewer pesticides, however, were found in both matrices of permanent farm ditches. Average concentrations (microg L(-1)) of those most frequently detected in permanent farm ditch water were atrazine (0.20), alpha -chlordane (0.06), desethylatrazine (0.13), diazinon (0.55), dieldrin (0.28), endosulfan sulfate (0.16), glyphosate (6), metalaxyl (0.27); and soluble Cu++ ions (25). Those most often found in ditch sediments (microg kg(-1)) were aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) (2,300), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) (250), endosulfan sulfate (500), glyphosate (1,225); and extractable Cu++ ions (58,000). The risk potential of these pesticide residues to non-target aquatic organisms inhabiting Fraser River tributary fish streams contiguous to permanent farm ditches is evaluated and discussed.     

Na型粉末树脂回收废水中低浓度氨氮

为探究Na型粉末树脂回收废水中低浓度氨氮的可行性,分别采用静态摇瓶与动态树脂柱方法进行实验研究。结果表明:预处理仅使粉末树脂吸附氨氮的能力降低了5%;在中性与酸性条件下,Na型粉末树脂对低浓度氨氮去除率均可达到99%;每增加2 g·L~(-1)树脂投加量,氨氮去除率会提高20%,但吸附容量下降2.85 mg·g~(-1);钙镁离子的存在会降低Na型粉末树脂对氨氮的吸附容量,最大降低量为3.5 mg·g~(-1);由于钾离子与氨氮为同价离子,其影响不显著。Na型粉末树脂对氨氮的吸附符合Langmuir吸附等温线,吸附过程符合准二级动力学。根据实验结果,Na型粉末树脂静态运行方式适用于低浓度氨氮的回收,但动态运行方式下粉末树脂达到吸附饱和时间更短,因此,需要对运行方式进一步研究。