苏州深厚场地等效剪切波速与计算深度分析

剪切波速是表征土体动力特性的重要参数,通常抗震规范将其作为场地分类的主要指标,但不同规范选取的计算深度有所差异。基于苏州研究区446个钻孔的波速实测资料,统计分析了相对于计算深度20m和30m的等效剪切波速v_(s,20)和v_(s,30)的相关性;依据中国规范、欧盟规范和美国规范给出的场地分类标准,比较了不同抗震规范下苏州研究区场地分类空间分布特征。结果表明:苏州研究区场地的vs,20和vs,30之间存在良好的线性关系,其线性回归分析的决定系数R~2为0.888;中国规范和欧美规范给出的场地分类空间分布的差异性明显,中国规范的Ⅱ类场地分布于研究区西部局部区域、Ⅲ类场地分布于整个研究区、Ⅳ类场地呈零星分布;欧盟规范的CEU类和美国规范的DUS类场地分布于整个研究区,而欧盟规范的DEU类和美国规范的EUS类场地主要分布于与东西向呈23°夹角的一个狭长区带内。     

Assessment of sorbent impregnated PUF disks (SIPs) for long-term sampling of legacy POPs

Two field studies were conducted for one year using sorbent-impregnated polyurethane foam (SIP) disks for PCB and PBDE air sampling. SIP disks were introduced by Shoeib et al. (2008) as an alternative passive air sampling medium to the polyurethane foam (PUF) disk and have the advantage of a higher holding capacity for organic chemicals. The first study on SIP disks confirmed their application for measuring volatile perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and their ability to maintain time-integrated (linear) air sampling. In this study, the suitability of the SIP disks for long-term sampling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) was assessed. SIP disks were deployed at a rural site in the UK and harvested after periods ranging from 35-350 days. Atmospheric POP concentrations were monitored with a high-volume air sampler during the deployment period. Linear uptake was observed for all monitored PCBs and PBDEs over the full exposure time. Air-sampler equilibrium was observed for HCB after 6 months. In a second field study, SIP disks were deployed for one year at 10 sites on a latitudinal transect in the UK and Norway, at which air sampling has been undertaken previously with different passive air sampling media since 1994. The estimated concentrations and spatial distributions derived from the SIP disks were largely in agreement with previously reported data.     

Detecting the spatial differentiation in settlement change rates during rapid urbanization in the Nanjing metropolitan region, China

Urbanization produced significant landscape changes throughout the world. China has been experiencing accelerated urbanization during the past decades. Rapid land use/land over conversion occurred nationwide in urbanization, manifesting noteworthy characteristics of landscape dynamics. In this study, we investigated the spatial differentiation in settlement change rates among 1-km² land units in the Nanjing metropolitan region, a representative rapidly urbanizing region in China. Remotely sensed detection using Landsat TM data of 1988–2006 showed that settlement increase, termed as positive growth (PG), was predominant in the study area; while settlement decrease, termed as negative growth (NG), also had a considerable proportion, which was mainly attributed to the increase of green lands and the shrink of rural settlements. Along the urban-rural gradient, PG and NG showed similar mono-peaked patterns. The urban fringe zone with a consistent width of about 4 km was identified as the hot zone of both PG and NG over the three unequal periods. For both PG and NG, high-rated changes tended to exhibit more aggregative patterns along the gradient in the urban fringe zone. Settlement changes showed apparent anisotropy across directions. The directional distribution of PG was significantly negatively correlated to the topographic variables, suggesting that the mountains constrained urban expansion in an “area-weighted inverse-distance power” form. Significant correlation between PG and NG in a time-lagged manner showed the “increase–decrease” fluctuation occurred in settlement changes, reflecting the “urban expansion–land reconfiguration” process in rapid urbanization in Nanjing.     

Estimation of the accumulation rates and health risks of heavy metals in residential soils of three metropolitan cities in China

Heavy metal concentrations in urban soils are likely to increase over time because of continuous urbanization and heavy metal emissions. To estimate the accumulation rates of heavy metals in urban soils, we collected soil samples from residential areas with different building ages in the metropolitan cities of Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing, China. Heavy metal concentrations in the soils varied among the cities and were primarily affected by soil parent material and the intensity of anthropogen...     

Herbicide promotes the conjugative transfer of multi-resistance genes by facilitating cellular contact and plasmid transfer

The global dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes(ARGs), especially via plasmidmediated horizontal transfer, is becoming a pervasive health threat. While our previous study found that herbicides can accelerate the horizontal gene transfer(HGT) of ARGs in soil bacteria, the underlying mechanisms by which herbicides promote the HGT of ARGs across and within bacterial genera are still unclear. Here, the underlying mechanism associated with herbicide-promoted HGT was analyzed by detecting intr...     

广州大气低分子量羰基化合物的季节变化

对广州市区荔湾和五山两个代表性采样点的低分子量羰基化合物(甲醛、乙醛、丙酮和丙醛)进行了季节变化研究.实验方法是应用羰基化合物和2,4-二硝基苯肼(DNPH)迅速反应生成衍生物,产物在高效液相色谱上检测.按冬、夏两季进行样品采集,每次连续采样4 d.研究发现丙酮质量浓度最高,其次是甲醛和乙醛.夏季的羰基化合物质量浓度值高于冬季的.除丙酮外,甲醛、乙醛、丙醛的质量浓度是荔湾采样点高于五山采样点.甲醛/乙醛、乙醛/丙醛质量浓度比值显示广州大气中羰基化合物主要与人为来源有关.羰基化合物之间的相关性冬季好于夏季,暗示羰基化合物冬季来源比夏季简单.羰基化合物的来源主要有汽车排放、大气光化学反应,还可能与植物排放、烟草烟气、实验室所用溶剂有关.     

Methane–benzene binary mixture destruction in a reverse flow catalytic reactor

An experimental study of methane–benzene binary mixture purification in a bench-scale reverse flow reactor is carried out. Results for catalytic oxidation of the two hydrocarbons with remarkably discrepant chemical properties show that autothermal catalytic combustion of very lean combustible concentration can be achieved with periodic feed reversal. Benzene is well removed, but methane conversion is relatively low and mainly determined by the thermal level of the reactor. If methane is added as auxiliary fuel to maintain autothermal operation when the volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration in the contaminated air is too low, an excess amount is needed. The influences of gas superficial velocity, cycle period, and methane-to-benzene ratio are discussed. A mathematical model is developed and solved using a FORTRAN code, with good correspondence being observed between the two approaches. Results of experimental and numerical study indicate that, during catalytic oxidation of lean VOCs in reverse flow reactor, the mutual inhibition effect between different kinds of hydrocarbon can be neglected.     

微生物菌剂对石油污染土壤的修复研究

在油田周围普遍存在着土壤盐渍化和石油污染双重问题.为了修复胜利油田周围的污染土壤,采取了淡水压盐、土壤翻耕、添加菌剂和营养盐等措施,测定了在修复过程中的水溶性盐、微生物、脱氢酶、石油含量等变化.结果表明,在修复过程中微生物数目、脱氢酶和石油降解率具有相关性,修复初期,三者均处于较高水平,随后微生物数目减少,脱氢酶活性降...     

Food waste impact on municipal solid waste angle of internal friction

The impact of food waste content on the municipal solid waste (MSW) friction angle was studied. Using reconstituted fresh MSW specimens with different food waste content (0%, 40%, 58%, and 80%), 48 small-scale (100-mm-diameter) direct shear tests and 12 large-scale (430 mm × 430 mm) direct shear tests were performed. A stress-controlled large-scale direct shear test device allowing approximately 170-mm sample horizontal displacement was designed and used. At both testing scales, the mobilized internal friction angle of MSW decreased considerably as food waste content increased. As food waste content increased from 0% to 40% and from 40% to 80%, the mobilized internal friction angles (estimated using the mobilized peak (ultimate) shear strengths of the small-scale direct shear tests) decreased from 39° to 31° and from 31° to 7°, respectively, while those of large-scale tests decreased from 36° to 26° and from 26° to 15°, respectively. Most friction angle measurements produced in this study fell within the range of those previously reported for MSW.     

Informal electronic waste recycling: a sector review with special focus on China

Informal recycling is a new and expanding low cost recycling practice in managing Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE or e-waste). It occurs in many developing countries, including China, where current gaps in environmental management, high demand for second-hand electronic appliances and the norm of selling e-waste to individual collectors encourage the growth of a strong informal recycling sector. This paper gathers information on informal e-waste management, takes a look at its particular manifestations in China and identifies some of the main difficulties of the current Chinese approach. Informal e-waste recycling is not only associated with serious environmental and health impacts, but also the supply deficiency of formal recyclers and the safety problems of remanufactured electronic products. Experiences already show that simply prohibiting or competing with the informal collectors and informal recyclers is not an effective solution. New formal e-waste recycling systems should take existing informal sectors into account, and more policies need to be made to improve recycling rates, working conditions and the efficiency of involved informal players. A key issue for China’s e-waste management is how to set up incentives for informal recyclers so as to reduce improper recycling activities and to divert more e-waste flow into the formal recycling sector.