Developing and evaluating techniques for localizing pollutant emission sources with open-path Fourier transform infrared measurements and wind data

This paper presents the simulation and field evaluation results of two approaches to localize pollutant emission sources with open-path Fourier transform infrared (OP-FTIR) spectroscopy. The first approach combined the plume's peak location information reconstructed from the Smooth Basis Function Minimization (SBFM) algorithm and the wind direction data to calculate source projection lines. In the second approach, the plume's peak location was determined with the Monte Carlo methodology by randomly sampling within the beam segment having the largest path-integrated concentration. We first conducted a series of simulation studies to investigate the sensitivity of using different basis functions in the SBFM algorithm. It was found that fitting with the beta and Weibull basis functions generally gave better estimates of the peak locations than with the normal basis function when the plumes were mainly within the OP-FTIR's monitoring line. However, for plumes that were symmetric to the peak position or spread over the OP-FTIR, fitting with the normal basis function gave better performance. In the field experiment, two tracer gases were released simultaneously from two locations and the OP-FTIR collected data downwind from the sources with a maximum beam path length of 97 m. For the first approach, the release locations were within the 0.25- to 0.5-probability area only after the uncertainty of the peak locations was included in the calculation process. The second approach was easy to implement and still performed as satisfactorily as the first approach. The distances from the sources to the best-fit lines (i.e., the regression lines) of the estimated locations were smaller than 10 m.     

Mass balance-based regression modeling of Cd and Zn accumulation in urban soils of Beijing

Accumulation of heavy metals in urban soil can pose adverse impacts on public health and terrestrial ecosystems. We developed a mass balance-based regression model to simulate the heavy metal accumulation in urban soils as a function of time and to explore connections between metal concentration and urbanization processes. Concentrations of Cd and Zn in 68 residential soil samples in the urban area of Beijing were used. The background concentrations, the loss rates and the input fluxes of Cd and Zn in urban soils of Beijing during the last three decades were estimated using a regression of the time series of accumulations of the metals. Based on the regression estimates, we simulated the general trends of Cd and Zn accumulation in the soils from 1978 to 2078. The concentrations of Cd and Zn in urban soil generally increased with the population growth, vehicle use and coal consumption. The mean concentrations of Cd and Zn in urban soil of Beijing would increase by 3 fold over the next 70 years for the current development scenario. The mass balance-based regression approach, which is able to reconstruct the history data of urban soil pollution, provides fundamental information for urban planning and environmental management.     

ABR处理大豆蛋白废水的效能及微生物群落动态分析

为考察厌氧折流板反应器(ABR)处理大豆蛋白生产废水的效能及其运行特征,采用有效容积为28 L的四格室ABR,通过为期100 d的运行,研究了基于进水COD浓度提高的有机负荷(OLR)改变对其处理效能的影响,并以真细菌的通用引物SRV3-2P和BSF8/20,通过单链构象多态性(SSCP)和UPGMA群落聚类分析,对反应器运行过程中微生物菌落结构的动态变化进行了研究.结果表明,以啤酒厂二沉池排放的好氧剩余污泥为种泥.在污泥接种量MLVSS为18.0 g·L-1、进水COD浓度2 000mg·L-1、HRT 39.5 h、(35±1)℃等条件下,可在31 d内成功启动ABR并达到初步稳定运行,COD去除率达到96%左右;ABR具有较强的抗OLR冲击能力,当OLR由1.2 kg·(m3·d)-1逐步提高到6.0 kg·(m3·d)-1时,ABR仍能实现安全稳定运行,其COD去除率可以稳定在98%左右;OLR的改变,对ABR内微生物群落的结构以及不同微生物类群在各格室中的分布具有显著影响,随着OLR的逐步提高,ABR各格室微生物的遗传距离逐渐拉大.特异性随之增加,表现出显著的生物相分离特征.     

大气环境变化对污染土壤中PBDEs自然降解过程的影响研究

以模拟电子垃圾拆解区污染土壤中的多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)为研究对象,采用室内模拟的方法,考察了臭氧浓度的上升及光照条件、温度和土壤pH值等环境因素对土壤中PBDEs自然降解过程的影响.研究结果表明:臭氧浓度的升高能明显促进PBDEs的自然降解,且臭氧浓度越高BDE-209的降解率越高,随着土壤深度增加,BDE-209去除率则相应降低,10 mg·L-1的臭氧在2 h内对深层土壤中BDE-209的去除率可达99%.光照强度为1.0 m W·cm-2的持续紫外光照条件下,土壤中BDE-209的降解现象较为明显,且光降解速率随光强的增强而增大.40℃的夏季地面高温及pH=9.0的弱碱性土壤均有利于PBDEs的自然降解.此外,PBDEs的降解过程是逐步脱溴的过程.PBDEs的降解过程既包括了BDE-209的降解,也包括了中间产物(BDE-28、BDE-47、BDE-99、BDE-100、BDE-153、BDE-154和BDE-183)的降解.当BDE-209去除率达到一定程度且中间产物逐渐积累达一定量时,中间产物的降解反应逐渐成为主导反应,导致PBDEs总量逐渐降低.     

陶粒固定化脱氮菌群对景观水中NO3--N的去除

以陶粒为载体对脱氮菌群进行固定化,并对ρ(NO3--N)较高的景观水进行模拟脱氮试验;同时比较了陶粒和海绵作为载体的固定化脱氮菌群在室温保存过程中脱氮活性的变化.结果表明,陶粒固定化脱氮菌群可以在短时间内有效去除景观水体中的NO3--N;模拟景观水试验处理2 d后,NO3--N的去除率为98.1%,TN的去除率为91.5%;试验第3～10天ρ(NO3--N)、ρ(TN)一直保持稳定,说明陶粒固定化脱氮菌群的作用具有一定的稳定性,不会出现ρ(NO3--N)波动现象.10 d后ρ(NO3--N)从初始的16.72 mgL降至0.19 mgL,NO3--N的去除率为98.8%;ρ(TN)从初始的17.89 mgL降至0.95mgL,TN的去除率为94.7%.分别将陶粒和海绵固定化脱氮菌群在室温下保存60 d后进行脱氮试验,NO3--N的去除率分别为99.8%、17.2%,说明在室温保存状态下陶粒固定化脱氮菌群能长时间保持脱氮活性.     

毛细柱气相色谱法测定天然水中痕量铍、铝、铬

介绍一个用毛细柱气相色谱法同时测定铍、铝、铬酌新方法。在pH为5.6的醋酸-醋酸钠缓冲溶液中,铍、铝、铬与三氟乙酰丙酮生成挥发性和热稳定性的金属整合物。可萃取至苯中,注射至熔融石英WCOT OV—101柱上,在140℃分离测定,用电子捕获检测器检测。铍、铝、铬的回收率分别为83—103％,88—105％,90—103％。变异系数分别为6.5％,6.5％,2.0％。可用于天然水中亚ppb级铍、铝、铬的分析。测定了海水、河口水、矿泉水、雪水等样品。     

Synthesis of carbon-coated magnetic nanocomposite (Fe3O4@C) and its application for sulfonamide antibiotics removal from water

The occurrence of antibiotics in the environment has recently raised serious concerns regarding their potential threat to human health and aquatic ecosystem. A new magnetic nanocomposite, Fe304@C （Fe304 coated with carbon）, was synthesized, characterized, and then applied to remove five commonly-used sulfonamides （SAs） from water. Due to its combinational merits of the outer functionalized carbon shell and the inner magnetite core, Fe3O4@C exhibited a high adsorption affinity for selected SAs and a fast magnetic separability. The adsorption kinetics of SAs on Fe304 @ C could be expressed by the pseudo second-order model. The adsorption isotherms were fitted well with the Dual-mode model, revealing that the adsorption process consisted of an initial partitioning stage and a subsequent hole-filling stage. Solution pH exerted a strong impact on the adsorption process with the maximum removal efficiencies （74% to 96%） obtained at pH 4.8 for all selected SAs. Electrostatic force and hydrogen bonding were two major driving forces for adsorption, and electron-donor-acceptor interactions may also make a certain contribution. Because the synthesized Fe304@C showed comprehensive advantages of high adsorptivity, fast magnetic separability, and prominent reusability, it has potential applications in water treatment.     

Radiative dryness index and potential productivity of vegetation in China

The Chikugo Model is used to estimate radiative dryness indexes (RDI) and net primary productivity (NPP) of vegetation zones in China by calculating cli-matic parameters. That provides the water-heat equilibrium condition, potential primary production for natural vegetation in various vegetation zones, and their geographical distribution pattern. That could be used as the basis for study the effect of global climate change on ecosystems.     

黄海和东海海域溶解氧的分布特征

根据黄河和东海海区四个季度的调查资料，描述了溶解氧的时空分布和变化规律。黄、东海溶解氧分布的基本特征是北高南低，西高东低，随着水温的变化，不同季节这一差别有所不同。黄、东海溶解氧平均值分别为495．4和420．3μmol/L，测定范围分别为90．2－681．9和133－9－692．8μmol/L。以长江口以东H断面为例，描述了夏季溶解氧的断面分布特征，在20－30m水层出现一氧跃层，30m以下垂直分布比较均匀。文中还深入研究了东海陆架区黑潮水溶解氧的分布特征和变化规律。     

用生态文明的观点浅析盘锦市的发展

盘锦市的发展应以生态发展为基点,正确对待已存在的环境问题,明确发展方向,加强对国家级保护区和天然湿地的保护,要以环境优化经济增长。