Size distributions and sources of elements in particulate matter at curbside, urban and rural sites in Beijing

Size distributions of 29 elements in aerosols collected at urban, rural and curbside sites in Beijing were studied. High levels of Mn, Ni, As, Cd and Pb indicate the pollution of toxic heavy metals cannot be neglected in Beijing. Principal component analysis (PCA) indicates 4 sources of combustion emission, crust related sources, traffic related sources and volatile species from coal combustion. The elements can be roughly divided into 3 groups by size distribution and enrichment factors method (EFs). Group 1 elements are crust related and mainly found within coarse mode including Al, Mg, Ca, Sc, Ti, Fe, Sr, Zr and Ba; Group 2 elements are fossil fuel related and mostly concentrated in accumulation mode including S, As, Se, Ag, Cd, Tl and Pb; Group 3 elements are multi-source related and show multi-mode distribution including Be, Na, K, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Sn and Sb. The EFs of Be, S, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Ga, Se, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sb, Tl and Pb show higher values in winter than in summer indicating sources of coal combustion for heating in winter. The abundance of Cu and Sb in coarse mode is about 2-6 times higher at curbside site than at urban site indicating their traffic sources. Coal burning may be the major source of Pb in Beijing since the phase out of leaded gasoline, as the EFs of Pb are comparable at both urban and curbside sites, and about two times higher in winter than that in summer.     

Ultrafine particle emission characteristics of diesel engine by on-board and test bench measurement

This study investigated the emission characteristics of ultrafine particles based on test bench and on-board measurements. The bench test results showed the ultrafine particle number concentration of the diesel engine to be in the range of (0.56-8.35) × 10⁸ cm^-3. The on-board measurement results illustrated that the ultrafine particles were strongly correlated with changes in real-world driving cycles. The particle number concentration was down to 2.0 × 10⁶ cm^-3 and 2.7 × 10⁷ cm^-3 under decelerating and idling operations and as high as 5.0 × 10⁸ cm^-3 under accelerating operation. It was also indicated that the particle number measured by the two methods increased with the growth of engine load at each engine speed in both cases. The particle number presented a "U" shaped distribution with changing speed at high engine load conditions, which implies that the particle number will reach its lowest level at medium engine speeds. The particle sizes of both measurements showed single mode distributions. The peak of particle size was located at about 50-80 nm in the accumulation mode particle range. Nucleation mode particles will significantly increase at low engine load operations like idling and decelerating caused by the high concentration of unburned organic compounds.     

Estimation and inter-comparison of dust aerosols based on MODIS, MISR and AERONET retrievals over Asian desert regions

This study presents detailed analysis of spatiotemporal variations and trend of dust optical properties i.e., Aerosol Optical Depth(AOD) and Angstrom component over Asian desert regions using thirteen years of data(i.e., 2001–2013) retrieved from Aerosol Robotic Network(AERONET), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) and Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer(MISR). These regions include Solar Village, Dunhuang and Dalangzadgad and are considered as origin of desert aerosols in Asia. Mann–Kendall trend test was used to show the trend of AOD. The relationship of AOD with weather parameters and general AOD trend over different wavelengths has also been shown. AOD's trend has been observed significant throughout the year in Solar Village, while in Dunhuang and Dalanzadgad the significant trend has been found only in peak period(March–June).Analysis show high values of AOD and low values of angstrom in Solar Village during peak period. In Chinese desert regions, high values of AOD have been found during peak period and low values in pre-peak period. Significant relationship has been observed between AOD and average temperature in Solar Village and Dalanzadgad whereas rainfall and wind speed showed no significant impact on AOD in all desert regions.     

印染污泥连续过滤压榨过程

研究了连续进料情况下,过滤压力、压榨起始点和压榨压力对印染污泥过滤效果的影响。研究发现,提高过滤压力可以改善过滤效率,缩短过滤时间,但滤饼含水率并无明显影响。过滤压力0.6 MPa下过滤2.3 h后滤液量达到2 900 g,此时过滤进入压密阶段。结果表明,若适当提前压榨,可在滤饼含水率变化不大的情况下显著缩短过滤时间,且该污泥在滤液量为2 750 g时开始压榨,滤饼含水率仅提高约1%,而过滤时间缩短为原来的87%(2 h)。进一步研究压榨压力对污泥脱水的影响,发现提高压榨压力也可以提高滤液流速,降低滤饼含水率,但因为在高压下更容易发生絮体破裂成细微粒子等现象,使过滤介质堵塞或滤饼中的一些孔变成盲孔,所以过高的压力不仅不能起到提高压榨效率的作用,反而会使滤饼含水率有所上升,且该污泥的最佳压榨压力为2.5 MPa。     

人工湿地基质中腐殖质的积累与分布特点

腐殖质来源于生物残体的降解,可参与多种污染物迁移转化,具有重要环境生态效应。本研究以常见的水平潜流和垂直流2种系统为研究对象,探讨了以无机基质为主构建的常规人工湿地中腐殖质的积累与分布特点。研究结果表明,随着污水处理运行,水平潜流和垂直流人工湿地中,大部分基质中腐殖质全碳量均有增加,水平潜流系统含量在1.7~18 g/kg, 垂直流系统在1.9~7.5 g/kg;胡敏素是各系统腐殖质的主体组成,含量最高,水平潜流系统含量在1.55~17.22 g/kg,垂直流系统在1.43~7.21 g/kg。腐殖质另外2种组分,富里酸和胡敏酸碳含量都比较低,水平潜流系统富里酸碳含量在0~0.68 g/kg,胡敏酸碳含量0.008~0.26 g/kg;垂直流系统富里酸碳含量在0.015~0.38 g/kg,胡敏酸碳含量在0.05~0.15 g/kg,各系统中富里酸碳含量均高于胡敏酸碳含量;各系统中,根系基质腐殖质全碳及3种组分含量都显著高于非根际基质;不管是水平潜流还是垂直流,低水力负荷系统的比高水力负荷系统更高。     

低温碱溶脱除液晶显示器(LCD)玻璃基板粉末中的硅和铝

为了提高氯化法回收LCD中铟的效果,降低SiO2和Al2O3对氯化过程的干扰,采用NaOH对液晶显示器玻璃基板粉末中的硅和铝进行了预先溶出规律研究.首先分析了LCD粉末中SiO2和Al2O3的含量、形貌以及铟的浸出变化,然后计算了SiO2和Al2O3的脱除效率.在条件实验基础上通过正交实验设计得出优化实验条件.研究表明,在液固比为90:2、温度95℃、溶出时间2 h、碱度0.56 g/L的最佳工艺条件下, SiO2的脱除率为80.88%、Al2O3的脱除率为 83.30%、二者总的脱除率为81.30%,洗涤液中没有发现铟的溶出,碱溶后的物料表面产生大量均匀的孔状结构.这将对液晶显示器玻璃基板粉末的资源化与铟的富集有重要意义.     

完善我国森林立法势在必行

通过对1998年长江、嫩江特大洪水的反思,指出了目前森林立法中存在的种种弊端,从而提出了完善我国森林立法的建议。     

对废旧物资回收业的管理政策分析

如何从源头做到城市生活垃圾减量化、资源化和无害化，实现物资回收再利用，获得物资回收在经济和环境效益的和谐统一，一直是理论界和现实生活中一个长期争论的问题。从政策管理的角度出发，尝试找到一个实现个人利益和政府管理角色和谐统一的方法，以期能通过政策管理，利用经济手段，从源头实现城市生活垃圾的减量化、资源化和无害化。     

我国腈纶废水物化预处理方法的研究进展

结合我国腈纶废水的特征,系统归纳了近年来我国腈纶废水常用物化预处理方法的研究进展。物化预处理方法包括内电解法、混凝法、Fenton氧化法、电解法、臭氧氧化法、光催化氧化法、微波法等。这些方法普遍存在高成本、高能耗、实际运行费用大等问题。对未来物化预处理方法的研究方向提出了建议。最后指出,腈纶废水的处理应朝着节能高效和资源化的方向发展,推动我国腈纶废水处理技术的不断进步和完善。     

The Relationship Between Exposure to Arsenic Concentrations in Drinking Water and the Development of Skin Lesions in Farmers from Inner Mongolia, China

Associations between the concentration of arsenic naturally occurring in drinking water and the development of skin lesions in people have been documented for some years at various locations around the world. Data on the exposure-response relationship between concentrations of arsenic in drinking water and prevalence of skin lesions in farmers from five locations in Inner Mongolia, China have been collected from the original publications and re-analysed together as a meta-study. The calculated data show a positive linear exposure-response relationship without a threshold. The reasons for this linear correlation are discussed and compared with the data from Xinjiang, another arsenism area located in a different geographical area of China. Here a different relationship was recorded that involved a threshold concentration before skin lesions developed. The significance of these two different exposure-response scenarios is discussed.