“预处理+水解酸化+活性污泥法”处理再生纸废水

介绍水解酸化+活性污泥法处理再生纸废水系统的设计及运行;运行结果表明:该工艺处理该类废水完全可行,运行效果稳定,出水完全达广东省地方标准DB 44/26—2001《水污染物排放限值》。     

生物填料塔同步脱氮除硫的研究

本试验针对含硫化物和硝酸盐氮的人工模拟废水,以硫化物为电子供体、硝酸盐为电子受体,采用厌氧生物填料塔进行同步脱氮除硫的实验研究,探讨了该生物填料塔的启动性能及塔内生物膜菌群的生长特性。结果表明:当S/N(摩尔比)为5∶3,初始pH为8.3⁸.5,温度为28℃,进水硫化物负荷为500 g/(m3·d)时,硫和氮的去除率分别达到96.7%和87.5%;厌氧生物填料塔中的优势菌群为脱氮硫杆菌,该菌的适宜生长温度为288.5,温度为28℃,进水硫化物负荷为500 g/(m3·d)时,硫和氮的去除率分别达到96.7%和87.5%;厌氧生物填料塔中的优势菌群为脱氮硫杆菌,该菌的适宜生长温度为28³0℃,pH值范围为630℃,pH值范围为6⁷;且经驯化后该菌种对初始硫化物浓度的耐受能力提高到6257;且经驯化后该菌种对初始硫化物浓度的耐受能力提高到625¹250 g/m3。     

三级串联人工生态湿地对农村污水的处理效果

通过设置三级串联人工生态湿地,对农村生活污水的处理效果进行监测和研究。结果表明,三级串联人工生态湿地对农村生活污水效果较好,出水COD、SS、氨氮、TN、TP平均值分别为12mg／L、13mg／L、1．24mg／L、3．32mg／L、0．43mg／L,平均削减率分别为58．11％、57．13％、82．87％、65．77％、59．92％,出水水质达到《城市污水处理厂污染物排放标准》（GB18918－2002）的二级标准。     

Enhanced antioxidant capacity and upregulated transporter genes contribute to the UV-B-induced increase in blinin in Conyza blinii

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Conyza blinii (C. blinii) is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant mainly grown in Sichuan, China. C. blinii is suitable for studying the mechanism of...     

Measurement of atmospheric nanoparticles: Bridging the gap between gas-phase molecules and larger particles

Atmospheric nanoparticles are crucial components contributing to fine particulate matter(PM2.5), and therefore have significant effects on visibility, climate, and human health. Due to the unique role of atmospheric nanoparticles during the evolution process from gas-phase molecules to larger particles, a number of sophisticated experimental techniques have been developed and employed for online monitoring and characterization of the physical and chemical properties of atmospheric nanoparticles,...     

Advances in air pollution control for key industries in China during the 13th five-year plan

Industrial development is an essential foundation of the national economy, but the industry is also the largest source of air pollution, of which power plants, iron and steel, building materials, and other industries emit large amounts of pollutants. Therefore, the Chinese government has promulgated a series of stringent emission regulations, and it is against this backdrop that research into air pollution control technologies for key industrial sectors is in full swing. In particular, during the 13th Five-Year Plan, breakthroughs have been made in pollution control technology for key industrial sectors. A multi-pollutant treatment technology system of desulfurization, denitrification, and dust collection, which applies to key industries such as power plants, steel, and building materials, has been developed. High-performance materials for the treatment of different pollutants, such as denitrification catalysts and desulfurization absorbers, were developed. At the same time, multi-pollutant synergistic removal technologies for flue gas in various industries have also become a hot research topic, with important breakthroughs in the synergistic removal of NO_x, SO_x, and Hg. Due to the increasingly stringent emission standards and regulations in China, there is still a need to work on the development of multi-pollutant synergistic technologies and further research and development of synergistic abatement technologies for CO₂ to meet the requirements of ultra-low emissions in industrial sectors.     

Profiling of the assembly of RecA nucleofilaments implies a potential target for environmental factors to disturb DNA repair

Double-strand breaks (DSBs), one class of the most harmful DNA damage forms that bring elevated health risks, need to be repaired timely and effectively. However, an increasing number of environmental pollutants have been identified to impair DSB repair from various mechanisms. Our previous work indicated that the formation of unsaturated RecA nucleofilaments plays an essential role in homology recombination (HR) pathway which can accurately repair DSBs. In this study, by developing a benzonase cutting protection assay and combining it with traditional electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) analysis, we further investigated the assembly patterns of four RecA mutants that display differential DSB repair ability and ATPase activity. We observed that the mutants (G204S and S69G) possessing both ATP hydrolysis and DSB repair activities form unsaturated nucleofilaments similar to that formed by the wild type RecA, whereas the other two ATP hydrolysis-deficient mutants (K72R and E96D) that fail to mediate HR form more compacted nucleofilaments in the presence of ATP. These results establish a coupling of ATPase activity and effective DSB repair ability via the assembly status of RecA nucleofilaments. This linkage provides a potential target for environmental factors to disturb the essential HR pathway for DSB repair by suppressing the ATPase activity and altering the assembly pattern of nucleofilaments.     

Rapid field testing of mercury pollution by designed fluorescent biosensor and its cells-alginate hydrogel-based paper assay

With increasing industrial activities, mercury has been largely discharged into environment and caused serious environmental problems. The growing level of mercury pollution has become a huge threat to human health due to its significant biotoxicity. Therefore, the simple and fast means for on-site monitoring discharged mercury pollution are highly necessary to protect human beings from its pernicious effects in time. Herein, a “turn off” fluorescent biosensor (mCherry L199C) for sensing Hg²⁺ was successfully designed based on direct modification of the chromophore environment of fluorescent protein mCherry. For rapid screening and characterization, the designed variant of mCherry (mCherry L199C) was directly expressed on outer-membrane of  Escherichia coli cells by cell surface display technique. The fluorescent biosensor was characterized to have favorable response to Hg²⁺ at micromole level among other metal ions and over a broad pH range. Further, the cells of the fluorescent biosensor were encapsulated in alginate hydrogel to develop the cells-alginate hydrogel-based paper. The cells-alginate hydrogel-based paper could detect mercury pollution in 5 min with simple operation process and inexpensive equipment, and it could keep fluorescence and activity stable at 4?°C for 24 hr, which would be a high-throughput screening tool in preliminarily reporting the presence of mercury pollution in natural setting.     

自吸式文丘里洗涤器雾化液滴尺寸影响因素的实验研究

为研究雾化液滴尺寸对自吸式文丘里洗涤效率的影响,从喉部气速、液面高度差以及文丘里扩散段结构等方面,研究了自吸式文丘里洗涤器雾化液滴平均直径(D_(32))的变化规律,并与Boll模型对D_(32)的预测值进行了对比。研究表明,随着喉部气速的增加,D_(32)的实验值和预测值均呈逐渐减小的趋势,且预测值略小于实验值。另外,液面高度差的增加会导致D_(32)的减小,当气相速度增大时,D_(32)加速减小。研究发现,当喉部气速大于54.6 m/s时,A_1挡板对液相流体具有更好的雾化效果,当喉部气速小于54.6 m/s时,在环形挡板内径为46～54 mm之间存在一个最佳内径,使得雾化液滴平均直径最小,文丘里洗涤器达到最佳雾化效果。