Transition metal sulphide-loaded fly ash–based EU-12 photocatalysts were synthesized by sono-hydrothermal method followed by ion exchange. The composites were characterized by XRD, FESEM, DSC-TGA, Raman spectroscopy, and BET surface area analysis. The XRD results imply 76.39% crystallinity of EU-12 and morphological studies by FESEM, and TEM revealed the shape and size of EU-12, i.e. rod-shaped with size ranging from 5 to 200 nm. Band gap of all synthesized photocatalysts were found to be?≤?3.44 eV. The photoactivities of the photocatalysts were examined by degrading rhodamine B (RhB). The results indicated that metal sulphide/EU-12 composite had the strong photoactivity under visible light compared to dark environment. Furthermore, the efficiency of photocatalysts was determined in terms of degradation efficiency towards RhB which was found to be maximum of 98.62% for 0.2 M CdS/EU-12 at 2 gL?1 of catalyst dosage and 10 ppm of dye concentration within 3 h under visible light source of 200 W.
Soil and air samples of seven different localities around Hamitabat Thermic Power Plant, 10 km far away from Luleburgaz/Kirklareli (Turkey), were taken between the years 2003 and 2004 with seasonal intervals. The samples were brought to the laboratory and their microfungal identifications were done. From the air samples, 737 microfungi colonies were isolated comprising 26 species belonging to eight genera. From soil samples, 170.6 × 104 colony-forming unit (CFU)/g was isolated from 33 species belonging to 16 genera. The most isolated genus from air samples was Alternaria (324 CFU, 43.96%), followed by Cladosporium (208 CFU, 25.52%) and Phoma (44 CFU, 5.40%). Penicillium was the most isolated genus from the soil samples with a value of 560,000 CFU/g (32.8%), followed by Fusarium (226,000 CFU/g, 13.12%) and Aspergillus (154,000 CFU/g, 9.03%). Among these species, Alternaria citri and Alternaria alternata are the most abundant species in air with 164 and 107 CFU, respectively, whereas Fusarium graminearum and Penicillium citrinum are the most abundant species in soil with CFU per gram values of 17.8 × 104 and 1.3 × 105. Correlation analysis was applied to determine whether or not there was a relationship between colony number of isolated fungal genera and meteorological factors. Some parameters of soil samples’ incontent during the research period were calculated using a computer analysis program. From the air samples, a positive correlation was found between relative humidity and Alternaria colonial counts and Cladosporium spore counts (r?=?0.912 and r?=?1.000, respectively). Similarly, with the analysis of soil samples, a positive correlation between colonial counts of Alternaria and soil pH and a positive correlation between colonial counts of Aspergillus and Penicillium and salt percentage concentration of soil were found. 相似文献
Remediation aimed at reducing human exposure to groundwater arsenic in West Bengal, one of the regions most impacted by this
environmental hazard, are currently largely focussed on reducing arsenic in drinking water. Rice and cooking of rice, however,
have also been identified as important or potentially important exposure routes. Quantifying the relative importance of these
exposure routes is critically required to inform the prioritisation and selection of remediation strategies. The aim of our
study, therefore, was to determine the relative contributions of drinking water, rice and cooking of rice to human exposure
in three contrasting areas of West Bengal with different overall levels of exposure to arsenic, viz. high (Bhawangola-I Block,
Murshidibad District), moderate (Chakdha Block, Nadia District) and low (Khejuri-I Block, Midnapur District). Arsenic exposure
from water was highly variable, median exposures being 0.02 μg/kg/d (Midnapur), 0.77 μg/kg/d (Nadia) and 2.03 μg/kg/d (Murshidabad).
In contrast arsenic exposure from cooked rice was relatively uniform, with median exposures being 0.30 μg/kg/d (Midnapur),
0.50 μg/kg/d (Nadia) and 0.84 μg/kg/d (Murshidabad). Cooking rice typically resulted in arsenic exposures of lower magnitude,
indeed in Midnapur, median exposure from cooking was slightly negative. Water was the dominant route of exposure in Murshidabad,
both water and rice were major exposure routes in Nadia, whereas rice was the dominant exposure route in Midnapur. Notwithstanding
the differences in balance of exposure routes, median excess lifetime cancer risk for all the blocks were found to exceed
the USEPA regulatory threshold target cancer risk level of 10−4–10−6. The difference in balance of exposure routes indicate a difference in balance of remediation approaches in the three districts. 相似文献