Fractionation studies and bioaccumulation of sediment-bound heavy metals in Kolleru lake by edible fish

Kolleru lake is the largest fresh water lake in the districts of East and West Godavari of Andhra Pradesh, India. Many anthropogenic sources contribute to the heavy metal pollution in the lake and the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fish helps in assessing the aquatic pollution. Total contents and fractionation of selected heavy metals, viz., Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni and Co were measured in sediment sample and three edible fish. The investigation aimed at revealing differences in the accumulation pattern of heavy metals in fish inhabiting sediments characterized by varying metal bioavailability. The metal concentrations were found to be greater than the background concentrations of sediments indicating the anthropogenic origin of metals. Good recovery values were obtained for metal contents in sediments and fish. Large fractions of Zn, Cd and Cu were associated with mobile fraction of sediment and showed greater bioaccumulation in fish whereas Ni and Co were least mobilisable. The results clearly indicate that the fish of Kolleru lake are contaminated with metals and not advisable for human consumption.     

Effect of slaughter house pollution on the biochemical composition of Channa orientalis

The present study deals with the biochemical composition of Channa orientalis from a habitat polluted by slaughter house wastes in comparison to an unpolluted habitat of Mudasarlova stream of Visakhapatnam. The total proteins, carbohydrates and lipids were found to be less in the organisms collected from the polluted habitat. The probable reasons for these variations are discussed in detail.     

Metal Content in Selected Tissues and Shell of Pern A Virwis (L) From Pondicherry, East Coast of India

Mussels are good bioaccumulators of metals and have been used as indicators for environmental monitoring. in this study on P. viridis from Pondicherry coast, metal content (aluminium, lead, cadmium, copper and zinc) were analysed in selected tissues and shell nacre for a period of one year. the metal content shows that digestive gland accumulates higher concentrations of metal ions followed by gill, mantle and shell. of the different components (digestive gland, gill, mantle and shell nacre) of the organism, only shell nacre exhibited a significant relationship with ambient levels and therefore can be applied to temporal monitoring of metal contamination.     

动物废弃物源甲烷排放量的初步估算与减缓技术选择

根据ＩＰＣＣ的国家温室气体排放清单编制指南，初步计算了中国动物废弃物源的甲烷排放量。２０年间，中国动物废弃物源的甲烷排放量增加了７５％，１９９０年的甲烷排放量为１．１９８Ｔｇ，占全球的１０％左右。并提出发展沼气池、贮留池不仅能减少甲烷排放，而且能产生其它的环境效益和经济效益。     

Removal of Cr6 + and Ni2+ from aqueous solution using bagasse and fly ash

Raw bagasse and fly ash, the waste generated in sugar mills and boilers respectively have been used as low-cost potential adsorbents. Raw bagasse was pretreated with 0.1N NaOH followed by 0.1N CH3COOH before its application. These low-cost adsorbents were used for the removal of chromium and nickel from an aqueous solution. The kinetics of adsorption and extent of adsorption at equilibrium are dependent on the physical and chemical characteristics of the adsorbent, adsorbate and experimental system. The effect of hydrogen ion concentration, contact time, sorbent dose, initial concentrations of adsorbate and adsorbent and particle size on the uptake of chromium and nickel were studied in batch experiments. The Sorption data has been correlated with Langmuir, Freundlich and Bhattacharya and Venkobachar adsorption models. The efficiencies of adsorbent materials for the removal of Cr(VI) and Ni(II) were found to be between 56.2 and 96.2% and 83.6 and 100%, respectively. These results were obtained at the optimized conditions of pH, contact time, sorbent dose, sorbate concentration of 100 mg/l and with the variation of adsorbent particles size between 0.075 and 4.75 mm. The order of selectivity is powdered activated carbon > bagasse > fly ash for Cr(VI) removal and powdered activated carbon > fly ash > bagasse for Ni(II) removal.     

成都区域管制中心电磁辐射环境影响分析与防护措施

文章分析了成都区域管制中心内的雷达、微波通信站、遥控台和卫星地面站等典型电磁设施的电磁辐射污染源状况,用电磁辐射分析仪对拟建成都区域管制中心及机场等典型环境中的电磁辐射水平开展了监测与评价,有针对性地提出了电磁辐射防护措施,为合理建设成都区域管制中心提供了辐射环境方面的科学依据。     

加油站分散式油气回收工艺的研究

针对加油站油品蒸发损耗及降耗工艺应用问题,提出新的油库与加油站＂分散式油气回收工艺＂,建立了其经济模型,推导出系统的计算公式,并就某城市加油站分散式油气回收系统进行了具体的经济评价计算。并将计算结果同传统的加油站油气回收系统的经济计算结果进行了比较,比较结果表明：分散式油气回收工艺较传统的加油站油气回收系统具有更好的经...     

Evaluation of toxic effects induced by arsenic trioxide or/and antimony on autophagy and apoptosis in testis of adult mice

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Arsenic trioxide (ATO) and antimony (Sb) are well-known ubiquitous environmental contaminants and cause unpromising male reproductive effects in...     

Preparation of cross-linked magnetic chitosan with quaternary ammonium and its application for Cr(VI) and P(V) removal

Pollutants that exist in anionic species are issues of concern in water treatment. Compared to cationic pollutants, the removal of anionic pollutants by adsorption is more difficult because most adsorbents carry predominantly negative charges in neutral and alkaline environments. In this study, a cross-linked chitosan derivative with quaternary ammonium and magnetic properties（QM-chitosan） was prepared and employed to remove chromium（VI） and phosphorus（V）（Cr（VI） and P（V）） from aqueous environments. The QM-chitosan was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry（FT-IR）,thermogravimetric analysis（TGA）, energy dispersive X-ray（SEM-EDX） and zeta potential.Batch experiments show that QM-chitosan can effectively remove Cr（VI） and P（V）, and the main mechanism was believed to be electrostatic interaction. A pseudosecond-order model was fitted to describe the kinetic processes of Cr（VI） and P（V） removal. The adsorption isotherms of both Cr（VI） and P（V） on the QM-chitosan were well fitted by the Langmuir isotherm equation. The saturated adsorption capacity of P（V）（2.783 mmol/g） was found to be higher than that of Cr（VI）（2.323 mmol/g）, resulting from the size of the H2PO-4ions being smaller than that of the HCr O-4ions. However, the theoretical calculation and experimental results showed that QM-chitosan had a stronger affinity for Cr（VI） than P（V）. The adsorption–desorption of the QM-chitosan was evaluated, and high regeneration rates were demonstrated.