The present study investigated the fate and transport of two significant anions through soil to explore their potential as groundwater contaminants. The retention properties of chloride and sulfate in soils having several significantly different characteristics (soil‐1 and soil‐2) were determined using adsorption test and adsorption‐diffusion column experiments. The maximum adsorption capacity of chloride was 3.7 and 1.16 mg/g, respectively, in soil‐1 and soil‐2, with organic matter (OM) content of 3.92% and 4.69%, respectively. The sulfate adsorption obtained was 24.09% and 13.83%, respectively, in the two soils. The anions exhibited monolayer adsorption in the soils with replacement of hydroxyl ions from soils as the major mechanism of adsorption. On the other hand, the adsorption capacities obtained from the adsorption‐diffusion column experiment were about 100 times lower compared to that of the column tests of both of the soils. The maximum adsorption capacity of chloride was 0.03 mg/g and 0.01 mg/g, respectively, in soil‐1 and soil‐2, whereas that of sulfate was 0.04 mg/g and 0.03 mg/g. The empirical relation for depth of penetration (d) from a known spillage onto the soil surface was determined as a function of sorption capacity (S) and initial anion concentration (C) as d = 0.0073e(?57S)C and d = 0.0038e(?35S)C for chloride and sulfate, respectively. 相似文献
Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element which may cause toxicological or radiological hazards to the public if present in drinking water. This study reports the quantification of uranium in groundwater of major towns of the district Fatehabad, Haryana, India. Uranium concentrations ranged between 0.3 and 48 μg L?1. In 22% of the groundwater samples, uranium concentrations were higher than the World Health Organization maximum permissible limit of 30 µg L?1. The radiological dose for males was found to be in the range of 4.8?×?10?4–7.1?×?10?2 mSv y?1 and for females 3.5?×?10?4–5.2?×?10?2 mSv y?1. The results showed that due to the ingestion of groundwater in the study area, radiological cancer risk is in the range of 9.1?×?10?7–1.3?×?10?4, lower than the risk limit. Uranium ingestion from groundwater varied from 0.02 to 3.5 µg kg?1 day?1, which is within acceptable limit. 相似文献
Fluoride concentration of groundwater reserves occurs in many places in the world. A critical area for such contamination
in India is alluvial soil of the plain region, consisting of five blocks (Jhajjar, Bahadurgarh, Beri, Matanhail, and Sahalawas)
of the Jhajjar District adjacent to the National Capital Territory of India, New Delhi. The purpose of this study was to assess
the association between water fluoride levels and prevalence of dental fluorosis among school children of the Jhajjar District
of Haryana, India. The fluoride content in underground drinking water sources was found to vary in villages. Hence, the villages
were categorized as high-fluoride villages (1.52–4.0 mg F/l) and low/normal-fluoride villages (0.30–1.0 mg F/l). The source
of dental fluorosis data was school-going children (7–15 years) showing different stages and types of fluorosis who were permanent
resident of these villages. The fraction of dental fluorosis-affected children varied from 30% to 94.85% in the high-fluoride
villages and from 8.80% to 28.20% in the low/normal-fluoride villages. The results of the present study revealed that there
existed a significant positive correlation between fluoride concentration in drinking water and dental fluorosis in high-fluoride
villages (r = 0.508; p < 0.001) and insignificant correlation in low-fluoride villages. 相似文献
Summary. We studied the epiphytic bacterial communities of the summer leaves of eight perennial species naturally occurring in a Mediterranean
ecosystem. The species differ in essential-oil content (from rich in essential oil to non-producers) and composition, and
also in life form (from herbaceous species to tall shrubs). We compared the epiphytic bacterial communities on the basis of
(i) their abundance, (ii) their metabolic profile (derived by use of the BIOLOG Ecoplate system) and (iii) richness and diversity
of substrates that they use, as a measure of functional diversity. Among all species, the aromatic Melissa officinalis was the most abundantly colonized. The bacterial communities on the leaves of the aromatic Myrtus communis, Calamintha nepeta and Melissa officinalis, and also of Cistus incanus catabolized all 31 substrates offered; those on the evergreen-sclerophyllous species, Arbutus unedo and Quercus coccifera, catabolized only 14 and 17 substrates, respectively. Carbohydrates were consistently used abundantly by all communities,
whereas carboxylic acids were most variably used. On average, the group of aromatic plants scored higher regarding bacterial
abundance, and richness and diversity of substrates used by the bacterial communities on their leaves; the lowest values for
both substrate-use indices were recorded in A. unedo. Bacterial abundance or richness or diversity of substrates used did not vary with leaf oil content. Abundance was positively
correlated with both substrate-use indices. Results support claims that the antimicrobial effects of essential oils are not
exerted so much under natural conditions as reports based on biassays with pathogens usually show. Although essential oils
play a part in the microbial colonization of the phyllosphere, it is not likely that inhibition of phyllosphere bacteria is
essential oils’ primary role, at least in the Mediterranean environment. 相似文献
The increased CO2 quantities in the environment have led to many harmful effects. Therefore, it is very important to decrease the CO2 levels in the environment. CO2 capture along with safe and permanent storage using mineral CO2 sequestration method can play an important role to reduce carbon emissions into the environment. Mineral sequestration is a stable storage method that provides long-term storage and an appropriate substitute for the more popular geological storage method. The process is most suited for places where there is a lack of underground cavities for underground geological storage. Minerals rich in Ca and Mg are used predominantly in carbonation reactions. In addition, those alkaline wastes that are rich in Mg and Ca such as cement waste, steel slag and many process ashes can also be employed in CO2 sequestration. Mineral carbonation could be used for the sequestration of billions of tonnes of CO2 every year. However, various drawbacks related to mineral carbonation still need to be addressed, such as resolving the slow rate of reactions, necessity of large amounts of feedstock, decreasing the high overall cost of CO2 sequestration and reducing the huge energy requirements to accelerate the carbonation reaction. This study explores a number of carbonation methods, parameters that control the process and future potential applications of carbonated products.
A study was carried out to assess the effect of 60 ppm and 120 ppm exposure of sulphur dioxide gas for one hour daily for 2 and 4 week on serum sodium(Na+) and potassium (K+) ion concentration in albino rat, Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout). The present findings reveal that serum sodium (Na+) ion concentration increased significantly after 4 week exposure to 120 ppm of sulphur dioxide, while serum potassium ion (K+) concentration decreased significantly after 4 week exposure to 120 ppm of sulphur dioxide. 相似文献
Various physico-chemical parameters, including fluoride (F−), were analyzed to understand the hydro-geochemistry of an aquifer in a semi-arid region of India. Furthermore, the quality
of the shallow and deep aquifer (using tube well and hand pumps) was also investigated for their best ecological use including
drinking, domestic, agricultural and other activities. Different multivariate techniques were applied to understand the groundwater
chemistry of the aquifer. Findings of the correlation matrix were strengthened by the factor analysis, and this shows that
salinity is mainly caused by magnesium salts as compared to calcium salts in the aquifer. The problem of salinization seems
mainly compounded by the contamination of the shallow aquifers by the recharging water. High factor loading of total alkalinity
and bicarbonates indicates that total alkalinity was mainly due to carbonates and bicarbonates of sodium. The concentration
of F− was found more in the deep aquifer than the shallow aquifer. Further, only a few groundwater samples lie below the permissible
limit of F−, and this indicates a risk of dental caries in the populace of the study area. The present study indicates that regular monitoring
of groundwater is an important step to avoid human health risks and to assess its quality for various ecological purposes. 相似文献