Estimation and characterization of PCDD/Fs, dl-PCBs, PCNs, HxCBz and PeCBz emissions from magnesium metallurgy facilities in China

Magnesium production is considered to be one potential source of unintentional persistent organic pollutants (unintentional POPs). However, studies on the emissions of unintentional POPs from magnesium metallurgy are still lacking. Emissions of unintentional POPs, such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs), polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), hexachlorobenzene (HxCBz) and pentachlorobenzene (PeCBz) are covered under the Stockholm Convention. In this study, these emissions were investigated through a magnesium smelting process. Stack gas and fly ash samples from a typical magnesium plant in China were collected and analyzed to estimate the emissions of unintentional POPs from magnesium metallurgy. Emissions factors of 412 ng TEQ t⁻¹ for PCDD/Fs, 18.6 ng TEQ t⁻¹ for dl-PCBs, 3329 μg t⁻¹ for PCNs, 820 μg t⁻¹ for HxCBz, and 1326 μg t⁻¹ for PeCBz were obtained in 2009. Annual emissions from magnesium metallurgy in China were estimated to be 0.46 g WHO-TEQ for PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs, 1651 g for PCNs, 403 g for HxCBz and 653 g for PeCBz, respectively.     

Effect of loading rate on shear strength parameters of mechanically and biologically treated waste

● Mechanical behavior of MBT waste affected by loading rate was investigated. ● Shear strength ratio of MBT waste increases with an increase in loading rate. ● Cohesion is inversely related to loading rate. ● Internal friction angles are positively related to loading rate. ● MBT waste from China shows smaller range of φ. Mechanical biological treatment (MBT) technology has attracted increasing attention because it can reduce the volume of waste produced. To deal with the current trend of increasing waste, MBT practices are being adopted to address waste generated in developing urban societies. In this study, a total of 20 specimens of consolidated undrained triaxial tests were conducted on waste obtained from the Hangzhou Tianziling landfill, China, to evaluate the effect of loading rate on the shear strength parameters of MBT waste. The MBT waste samples exhibited an evident strain-hardening behavior, and no peak was observed even when the axial strain exceeded 25%. Further, the shear strength increased with an increase in the loading rate; the effect of loading rate on shear strength under a low confining pressure was greater than that under a high confining pressure. Furthermore, the shear strength parameters of MBT waste were related to the loading rate. The relationship between the cohesion, internal friction angle, and logarithm of the loading rate could be fitted to a linear relationship, which was established in this study. Finally, the ranges of shear strength parameters cohesion c and effective cohesion c ´ were determined as 1.0–8.2 kPa and 2.1–14.9 kPa, respectively; the ranges of the internal friction angle φ and effective internal friction angle φ ´ were determined as 16.2°–29° and 19.8°–43.9°, respectively. These results could be used as a valuable reference for conducting stability analyses of MBT landfills.     

Response of organic aerosol characteristics to emission reduction in Yangtze River Delta region

● The emission reduction causes significant change in organic aerosol composition. ● The atmospheric oxidizing capacity improved during emission reduction. ● The mixed oxygenated organic aerosol contributed higher during emission reduction. Organic aerosol (OA) is a major component of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) with complex composition and formation processes influenced by various factors. Emission reduction can alter both precursors and oxidants which further affects secondary OA formation. Here we provide an observational analysis of secondary OA (SOA) variation properties in Yangtze River Delta (YRD) of eastern China in response to large scale of emission reduction during Chinese New Year (CNY) holidays from 2015 to 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic period from January to March, 2020. We found a 17% increase of SOA proportion during the COVID lockdown. The relative enrichment of SOA is also found during multi-year CNY holidays with dramatic reduction of anthropogenic emissions. Two types of oxygenated OA (OOA) influenced by mixed emissions and SOA formation were found to be the dominant components during the lockdown in YRD region. Our results highlight that these emission-reduction-induced changes in organic aerosol need to be considered in the future to optimize air pollution control measures.     

UV/H2O2/Fe-FeOxH2x-3和UV/H2O2工艺降解水中富里酸的研究

采用硼氢化钠还原法制备核-壳结构的Fe-FeO_xH_2x-3复合材料，研究了富里酸在UV/H₂O₂和UV/H₂O₂/Fe-FeO_xH_2x-3两种不同反应体系下的降解情况。结果表明，核-壳结构Fe-FeO_xH_2x-3的存在，提高了UV/H₂O₂降解富里酸的反应速率，TOC去除达到84%。采用XAD树脂吸附法对反应前后的富里酸进行化学分级表征，结果表明，富里酸经反应后憎水酸（HoA）、弱憎水酸（WHoA）和憎水中性物质（HoN）都有所减少，进而转化为亲水性物质（HiM）；用超滤膜法对富里酸进行物理分级表征，考察了富里酸在反应前后分子量分布的变化情况。同时，富里酸经过反应后生成的中间产物降低了三氯甲烷生成趋势。     

模型池塘生态系统设计与应用研究

报道了三种模型池塘生态系统即池塘微宇宙、池塘中宇宙和模型水陆生态系统的设计、组建与应用研究结果。三种模型生态系统分别由水族箱（６０×３０×４０）ｃｍ３、玻璃钢水槽（３×１×１）ｍ３和水泥池（２×２×０．６）ｍ３组成，铺垫一定量含有水生生物种子、孢子及卵子的干河泥，灌注自来水。起始氮、磷浓度按中富营养水平配置。培育约一个月，即可分别长成典型的沉水植物群落和沿岸植物群落，并可维持达数月。冬季水槽排干，第二年注水培养，生物群落可重新发展。该系统可连续使用数年。单甲脒农药影响实验结果表明，三种模型生态系统反应均灵敏，可以作为评价、预测化学污染物直接或经地表径流进入水体引起整体生态效应的良好工具。     

3个城市生活垃圾焚烧炉飞灰中二恶英类分析

对3个城市生活垃圾焚烧炉飞灰中二恶英类浓度分布的实验研究表明，飞灰中二恶英类异构体的浓度分布具有相类似的特征，高氯代二恶英类的含量明显高于低氯代二恶英类．飞灰中二恶英类的毒性贡献主要来自多氯二苯并呋喃(PCDFs)．布袋除尘器前添加活性炭粉末时，飞灰的二恶英类浓度比没有添加活性炭时高1．8倍，而尾气中二恶英类浓度相应降低。     

重金属污染物在下包气带饱水条件下迁移转化的研究

不同的重金属污染物进入饱水的下包气带土层之后,由于其形态和价态变化差异较大,在土壤中的迁移、转化特征有明显差别,其迁移顺序为Cr_2O_7~(2-)>AsO_2~->>Hg~(2+)>Cd~(2+)>Pb~(2+).不同土质对重金属污染物迁移的影响为:在砂土中迁移最快,亚砂土中次之,亚粘土中最慢.     

胶莱盆地一种新金矿类型——蓬家夼式金矿床研究

赋存于胶莱盆地下白垩统莱阳组含碳碎屑岩系中的蓬家夼式金矿床与金矿化 ,无论其形成地质时代还是岩石特征或沉积环境 ,均与国内外已知的金矿不同 ,为一种新类型金矿床。本文阐述了蓬家夼式新类型金矿床的地质特征 ,并论述了其成因 ,认为其为一种沉积 -改造作用形成的新类型金矿床。     

中国中小城市生活垃圾优化管理模型的应用

根据中国中小城市生活垃圾基本特点,提出了适宜于中国中小城市生活垃圾优化管理的基本原则,确定出优化管理模型程序.通过实例分析,具体说明了优化管理模型的应用,计算出1999年、2005年和2010年规划系统城市生活垃圾的优化处理方案,通过费用比较充分验证和说明了中国中小城市生活垃圾优化管理模型的适用性与优越性.     

含油泥砂洗涤法在大港油田的应用

含油泥砂洗涤法可以将含油泥砂中混合的原油、泥、砂回收并重新资源化利用,且处理过程中不产生新的污染物。大港油田应用含油泥砂洗涤法对北部地区产出的含油泥砂进行处理,处理后的泥砂浸出液COD、石油类等指标均能达到GB 8978-1996《污水综合排放标准》一级标准,处理后的泥砂符合JTJ034-2000《公路路面基层施工技术规范》中的石灰工业废渣稳定土抗压强度标准,符合道路修筑用土的抗压强度要求。