Are current Chinese national ambient air quality standards on 24-hour averages for particulate matter sufficient to protect public health?

With rapid economic development and urbanization in recent decades, China has experienced the worsening of ambient air quality. For better air quality management to protect human health, Chinese government revised national ambient air quality standards(NAAQS) for particulate matter(PM) in 2012(GB3095-2012). To assess the effectiveness of current NAAQS for PM on public health in Chinese population, we conducted a metaanalysis on published studies examining the mortality risk of short-term exposure to PM with aerodynamic diameters less than 10 and 2.5 μm(PM_(10) and PM_(2.5)) in China. The reported24-hour concentrations of PM_(10) and PM_(2.5) in studies ranged from 43.5 to 150.1 μg/m~3 and 37.5 to 176.7 μg/m~3. In the pooled excess, mortality risk estimates of short-term exposure to PM.In specific, per 10 μg/m~3 increase in PM_(10), we observed increases of 0.40%(95%CI: 0.33%,0.47%), 0.57%(95%CI: 0.44%, 0.70%) and 0.49%(95%CI: 0.40%, 0.58%) in total, respiratory and cardiovascular mortality, per 10 μg/m~3 increase in PM_(2.5), we observed increases of 0.51%(95%CI: 0.38%, 0.63%), 0.62%(95%CI: 0.52%, 0.73%) and 0.75%(95%CI: 0.54%, 0.95%) in total,respiratory and cardiovascular mortality. Finally, we derived 125 μg/m~3 for PM_(10) and 62.5 μg/m~3 for PM_(2.5) as 24-hour recommendation values based on the pooled estimates. Our results indicated that current Chinese NAAQS for PM could be sufficient in mitigating the excess mortality risk from short-term exposure to ambient PM. However, future research on longterm exposure cohort studies in Chinese population is also essential in revising annual averages for PM in Chinese NAAQS.     

Behaviors and kinetics of toluene adsorption‐desorption on activated carbons with varying pore structure

This work was undertaken to investigate the behaviors and kinetics of toluene adsorption and desorption on activated carbons with varying pore structure. Five kinds of activated carbon from different raw materials were selected. Adsorption isotherms and breakthrough curves for toluene were measured. Langmuir and Freundlich equations were fitted to the equilibrium data, and the Freundlich equation was more suitable for simulating toluene adsorption. The process consisted of monolayer, multilayer and partial active site adsorption types. The effect of the pore structure of the activated carbons on toluene adsorption capacity was investigated. The quasi-first-order model was more suitable for describing the process than the quasi-second-order model. The adsorption data was also modeled by the internal particle diffusion model and it was found that the adsorption process could be divided into three stages. In the external surface adsorption process, the rate depended on the specific surface area. During the particle diffusion stage, pore structure and volume were the main factors affecting adsorption rate. In the final equilibrium stage, the rate was determined by the ratio of meso-and macro-pores to total pore volume. The rate over the whole adsorption process was dominated by the toluene concentration. The desorption behavior of toluene on activated carbons was investigated,and the process was divided into heat and mass transfer parts corresponding to emission and diffusion mechanisms, respectively. Physical adsorption played the main role during the adsorption process.     

改性膨润土和沉水植物联合作用处理沉积物磷

首次将改性膨润土（modified bentonite,MB）作为原位吸附材料与沉水植物苦草（Vallisneria spiralis,V.spiralis）联合处理沉积物磷.研究结果表明,MB可以促进沉水植物V.spiralis的生长, V.spiralis可能通过根系分泌作用促进溶磷或是通过促进根际微生物群落的P代谢活性增加沉积物中的生物可利用性P含量.MB与沉水植物V.spiralis对沉积物P的联合作用效果优于MB和沉水植物V.spiralis单独作用之和.厚度5cm MB和V.spiralis联合作用对沉积物TP,IP,OP,Fe/Al-P和Ca-P的去除率可达59.8%,57.1%,67.8%,66.7%和44.7%.微生物试验结果表明,厚壁菌门Erysipelotrichaceae科的菌属PSB-M-3是联合组相比单一V.spiralis组或单一MB组微生物群落P代谢功能增强的主要贡献者.本研究还首次发现了Erysipelotrichaceae科微生物可作为沉积物中潜在的除磷菌.研究结果表明MB和沉水植物联合控制沉积物磷技术可进一步应用到富营养化湖泊沉积物控制工程.     

道路雨水径流溶解性有机物与重金属结合作用分析

为了解道路雨水径流溶解性有机物(DOM)与重金属的相互作用,采用荧光激发-发射矩阵光谱、超滤、离子选择电极法及红外光谱等技术对道路雨水径流溶解性有机物及其组分同Cu~(2+)、Pb~(2+)和Cd~(2+)的络合作用进行了研究.结果表明,道路雨水径流DOM与3种重金属离子的络合作用由强到弱依次是:Cu~(2+)Pb~(2+)Cd~(2+),4种分子量DOM组分与重金属之间均发生了络合反应,且DOM组分分子量越小,与重金属之间的络合作用越强.4个不同分子量区间的DOM组分与Cu~(2+)、Pb~(2+)和Cd~(2+)之间的络合作用由强到弱的顺序为:1 kDa组分、1~10 kDa组分、10~30kDa组分、30 kDa~0.45μm组分.     

水下穿越油气管道水流冲击作用下强度安全研究

油气管道穿越水流活动区域时,在水流冲击浮力作用下,油气管道面临漂管、大变形甚至断裂等强度失效风险。研究水流冲击作用下油气管道的强度安全性意义重大。描述分析了流水作用下管道的载荷特性,构建了水下管道有限元模型,分析了水流冲击、动静水浮力下管道的应力应变特性,构建了强度评价准则,对油气管道进行了安全评价,基于复壁管稳管技术,对水下管道进行了强度加强设计,为工程优化设计提供参考。     

两种有机酸对茶园土微团聚体等温吸附锌的影响

为了明确茶园紫色土Zn容量及潜在污染状况,利用虹吸沉降和离心冻融法进行批量培养,研究区域土壤及不同粒径微团聚体等温吸附Zn~(2+)的水平,以及去除有机质和外源添加柠檬酸、乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)对吸附的影响。结果表明:1)以专性吸附为主的多层吸附随Zn~(2+)质量浓度增至200 mg/L总体接近饱和,吸附量从大到小依次为0.002 mm、0.002~0.05 mm、原土、0.25~2 mm、0.05~0.25 mm,游离Zn~(2+)向较小粒径富集趋势明显,去除有机质弱化了微团聚体的吸附能力;2)吸附过程为自发吸热反应,热力学Freundlich方程(R2=0.9722~0.9995)整体拟合水平优于Langmiur方程(R2=0.9505~0.9987),土壤吸附能力与有机质、游离氧化铁、CEC呈正相关;3)两种有机酸均以0.1 mmol/L为阈值,随浓度增加均表现为低浓度增强Zn~(2+)积累、高浓度加快迁移,最大吸附量呈"峰形"变化,有机酸浓度"峰值"在去除有机质后增大到1 mmol/L;在未去除有机质土壤及结构单元中,EDTA对Zn~(2+)的释放能力更优,柠檬酸能更好地吸持,大粒径微团聚体0.25~2 mm及原土随有机酸浓度变化吸附量差异明显;去除有机质使两种有机酸促进及抑制功能削弱明显。     

典型戊类仓库火灾危险性试验研究

为研究戊类仓库的火灾危险性,在对比分析国内外仓库火灾危险性划分方式的基础上,通过构建典型戊类仓库的火灾试验模型,开展了不同情况下的火灾燃烧特性对比试验。研究发现,戊类仓库的外包装材料质量及是否采用木托盘承托等显著影响其火灾危险性,在有木托盘存在的情况下,其火灾规模、火灾增长速率以及对相邻货架的影响均较大,尤其当储存物品自身外包装材料的比重较轻时,其影响更为明显,建议对于采用木托盘承托的戊类仓库均应设置自动喷水灭火系统进行保护。另外,建议仓库在火灾危险性分类时,将木托盘的质量与物品自身的外包装质量之和记为物品的外包装质量。     

利用PCR-DGGE研究膜生物反应器中微生物的群落结构

使用聚合酶链式反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳技术(PCR-DGGE)考查了天津某再生水处理厂膜生物反应器(Membrane Bioreactor,简称MBR)培养驯化直至正常运行全过程中总细菌群落结构的演替情况.结果表明,在MBR环境中,接种的传统活性污泥中的微生物群落在几天内发生了较大的变化,在进污水驯化时,微生物群落也遭受了冲击,最后经过培养驯化趋于稳定,一些菌种逐渐成长为顶级优势微生物,在反应器内占据主导地位.最终该反应器逐渐形成了自己独有的微生物群落生态系统.另外,对该微生物群落的部分优势总细菌进行了克隆测序和系统发育树分析,通过鉴定获得的10条总细菌的16S rDNA序列,它们分别与气单胞菌属、假单胞菌、亚硝酸菌属、丛毛单胞菌属和杆菌的同源性在97%以上,这些优势微生物在MBR反应器去除有机物的过程中起到了关键的作用.     

高效石油降解菌的筛选鉴定及修复能力研究

为了得到高效的石油降解菌,本研究利用以柴油为唯一碳源的培养基从山东胜利油田、新疆克拉玛依油田和陕西长庆油田3处的石油污染土壤中富集纯化出3株高效的石油降解菌,分别命名为WTS、Z3-P和H4-1.测试结果显示,经过10d的降解实验,这3株降解菌对柴油的降解率均达到60%以上,降解效果良好,其中,WTS的降解效率最高,达到75%;用这3株菌进行污染土壤的修复实验,污染土壤中石油烃降解半衰期为30d左右,为自然情况下的1/4左右.对石油降解菌进行生理生化反应鉴定以及细菌16S rRNA鉴定结果表明,WTS是柠檬酸杆菌(Citrobacter sp.),H4-1是木糖氧化产碱菌(Alcaligenes xylosoxydans),Z3-P为芽孢杆菌(Bacillus sp.).     

PCR-DGGE技术分析倒置A~2/O工艺处理染织废水中的微生物区系

基于16S rDNA的PCR-DGGE(polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis)技术研究了倒置A2/O(anoxic-anaerobic-aerobic)工艺处理染织废水过程中的微生物群落结构.从兼氧、厌氧和好氧区共取6个不同处理阶段的样品,测量了不同处理阶段样品的COD、pH、NH4+-N、H2S、总磷(TP)、污泥含量(TS)、色度及其脱除率,并分析了这些指标的变化规律.结果显示,COD在处理后期降到了145mg·L-1,NH4+-N的脱除率可达到85%,硫化氢的去除率达到了90%以上,磷的脱除率可达80%以上,TS处于逐渐升高的趋势,色度的脱除率达到65%.DGGE图谱显示,好氧处理阶段的微生物多样性明显比兼氧处理和厌氧处理的阶段的要丰富.