Heavy metal contamination in soil alongside mountain railway in Sichuan, China

Heavy metal concentration in soil was investigated at three sites with different topography (cut slope, flat and embankment) within the vicinity of Chengdu-Kunming railway in Sichuan, China. Surface soil was sampled at certain distances from the track at each site and was analyzed for Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cd by atomic absorption spectrometry. Cu, Cd and Zn concentrations in some soil exceeded the thresholds for non-polluted soil following the soil quality standard set by the State Environmental Protection Agency of China. Compared to local background values, the highest enrichment factor values of Cu, Mn, Zn and Cd were 2.7, 3.4, 3.7 and 7.7, respectively, indicating a moderate or significant enrichment of these metals in soil closest to the railway. Pb showed little accumulation with the EF values generally nearer 1 at the chosen sites. Topography profile was found to influence metal levels and distribution in soil alongside railway. At the cut slope site, Mn, Zn, Cd showed the highest concentrations and the smallest dispersion distance of 2 m, while Cu showed further dispersion distance of 25 m due to a main Cu emission source, the head-over traction cable, being located higher than any other metal emission source (wheels and tracks). Heavy metal concentrations decreased conversely as compared to distance from the track, peak values occurring at locations closest to the tracks, whilst embankment site soil Cd concentrations peaked at distances of 25 m. Significant correlation was found amongst Mn, Cu, Zn and Cd, which indicates that these metals have the same anthropogenic origin there. Organic matter content had no significant correlation to the elements Mn, Cu and Zn, which implies relatively high mobility to those metals.     

Levels and congener profiles of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in primipara breast milk from Shenzhen and exposure risk for breast-fed infants

This study aimed at revealing the levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in breast milk from primipara in Shenzhen (China), and estimating daily intake of PBDEs for breast-fed infants. Concentrations of 7 PBDEs were measured in 60 breast milk samples by isotope dilution HRGC/HRMS (high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry). The intake of PBDEs for breast-fed infants was estimated based on the infant's daily milk consumption. The range of total concentration of 7 PBDEs congeners in samples was 2.6-188.6 ng g(-1) lipid (mean: 14.8 ng g(-1) lipid; median: 7.2 ng g(-1) lipid). The mean estimated daily intake of PBDEs by breast-fed infants ranged from 9.9 to 335.9 ng kg(-1) body weight (bw) per day (mean: 52.5 ng kg(-1) bw per day; median: 28.6 ng kg(-1) bw per day). The levels of PBDEs body burden in the recruited mothers of Shenzhen were higher than those reported previously for the general population from other areas in China. No significant correlations were found between the body burden of PBDEs and the mothers' age, pre-pregnancy BMI, dietary habits, duration of residence in Shenzhen, weight and length of the newborns. BDE-47 and BDE-153 were major PBDE congeners in milk samples, while the congeners of BDE-183 and BDE-28 were also high in Shenzhen. The situation may be attributed to the special economic pattern including electronic production in Shenzhen in the past three decades. Continuous surveillance on PBDEs levels in human milk is needed in order to accurately evaluate the environmental impact of PBDEs to human health in Shenzhen.     

江苏省环境问题与恶性肿瘤

对江苏省水体和饮用水源污染,空气污染、水文地质和土壤环境问题、沿海环境质量、生活和居住环境质量、社会环境和生活习惯、个人行为等特定的环境问题进行了阐述,并对恶性肿瘤现状和流行特征及其与环境因素的关系进行了分析,提出了环境保护是恶性肿瘤最重要的一级预防。     

城市与农村厨房空气污染状况比对

基于城市与农村使用不同燃料提供热能,其各自厨房室内空气的污染情况也不尽相同,因此对城市及农村厨房室内污染物浓度进行调查比对。选取北京城区厨房使用天然气及北京郊区农村使用庄稼秸秆等生物质燃料作为主要热能的家庭各15户,对其厨房的CO、CO2、NO2进行监测。根据国家GB／T18883--2002《室内空气质量标准》,结果发现CO、CO2和NO2在不同地区有不同程度的超标情况,针对分析结果提出措施建议,改善厨房污染状况。     

生物柴油萃取高浓度吡啶废水

农药、医药等行业的生产过程中产生含有高浓度吡啶的废水,采用溶剂萃取法萃取废水中的吡啶既可改善废水的可生化性,又可实现吡啶的循环利用.实验以生物柴油为萃取剂,讨论了体系的pH值、温度、相比及时间等条件对萃取分配系数(D)及吡啶去除率的影响.结果表明,较为适宜吡啶萃取的条件是:萃取时间为30 min,pH值为6,温度为30℃,相比为1:1.在上述萃取条件下,生物柴油与吡啶水溶液进行六级错流萃取后,水中吡啶浓度从15%降至0.84%,吡啶去除率达到94.40%.     

氧化沟反应器流体力学特性的数值模拟与实验研究

采用CFD数值计算和体视PIV测试相结合的方法研究卡鲁塞尔氧化沟反应器流场特性。探索复杂边界条件下反应器流场的模拟方法，采用体视PIV技术分别测量了反应器直道、弯道处三维全场流速；研究不同位置处纵、横、垂三向的流动结构和沿程分布特点。结果表明，模拟与实验结果较吻合；纵、垂两向的流动分布是决定沟内水力特性的主要因素；横、垂两向的流动是决定污泥沉积位置的主要因数；外沟靠近曝气叶轮直道段的流速分布上大下小，在低速区底部易发生污泥沉积；外沟远离曝气叶轮直道段流速分布上小下大，利于防止泥水分离；弯道段受横比降和横向环流的影响，内侧容易形成低速区或停滞区而发生污泥沉积。     

Preparation of ultrahigh-surface-area sludge biopolymers-based carbon using alkali treatment for organic matters recovery coupled to catalytic pyrolysis

In this work, we employed waste activated sludge (WAS) as carbon source to prepare ultrahigh specific surface area (SSA) biopolymers-based carbons (BBCs) through alkali (KOH) treatment coupled to pyrolysis strategy. Before the pyrolysis process, the involvement of KOH made a great recovery of soluble biopolymers from WAS, resulting in highly-efficient catalytic pyrolysis. The Brunner-Emmett-Teller and pore volume of BBCs prepared at 800°C (BBC₈₀₀) reached the maximum at 2633.89 m²·g^?1 and 2.919 m³·g^?1, respectively. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy suggested that aromatic carbon in the form of C=C was the dominant fraction of C element in BBCs. The N element in BBCs were composed of pyrrolic nitrogen and pyridinic nitrogen at 700°C, while a new graphitic nitrogen appeared over 800°C. As a refractory pollutant of wastewater treatment plants, tetracycline (TC) was selected to evaluate adsorption performance of BBCs. The adsorption behavior of BBCs towards TC was conformed to the pseudo-second-order kinetic and the Langmuir models, signifying that chemisorption of monolayers was dominant in TC adsorption. The adsorption capacity of BBC₈₀₀ reached the maximum at 877.19 mg·g^?1 for 90 min at 298 K. Thermodynamic analysis indicated that the adsorption process was endothermic and spontaneous. Hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking interaction were mainly responsible for TC adsorption, and interfacial diffusion was the main rate-control step in adsorption process. The presence of soluble microbial products (SMPs) enhanced TC removal. This work provided a novel strategy to prepare bio-carbon with ultrahigh SSA using WAS for highly-efficient removal of organic pollutants.     

南长山岛不同土地利用方式下的土壤有机碳密度

土壤有机碳库是陆地生态系统中重要的碳库之一,以往对海岛生态系统土壤有机碳储量估算及其影响因素的研究较少.因此,本研究在南长山岛实测了不同土地利用方式下表层土壤的有机碳密度,比较了相互之间的差别,分析了与土壤理化性质的相关性.结果表明,南长山岛不同土地利用方式土壤有机碳密度差异显著(p0.01),表现为:针阔混交林刺槐黑松侧柏农田水库沿岸草地果园;森林土壤有机碳密度高于其他类型土壤.森林土壤有机碳密度与坡度(r=-0.459,p=0.085)、海拔相关性不显著.在土壤理化性质中,土壤全氮(r=0.763,p0.01)、有机质(r=0.833,p0.01)含量与森林土壤有机碳密度呈显著正相关.     

甲酚异构体在活性炭上的吸附与解吸平衡特性

以邻、间、对甲酚为模拟废水,考察甲基的取代位置对吸附和解吸特性的影响,并以此评价活性炭吸附生物再生工艺处理甲酚废水的可行性.平衡数据经Freundlich模型拟合后表明,活性炭(AC)对3种甲酚的吸附能力由大到小的顺序为：对甲酚>邻甲酚>间甲酚,与pK_a呈正相关,与可溶性和氧化电极电位呈负相关;解吸能力由大到小的顺序为：邻甲酚>间甲酚>对甲酚,与沸点和黏度呈负相关.此外,对比吸附和解吸平衡曲线,发现吸附不可逆性是两曲线差异的重要原因,并结合数理统计的方法推导出理论不可逆吸附量的计算方法,得到AC对邻、间、对甲酚的不可逆吸附量Qi分别为27.9、 28.5、 33.4 mg/g.     

多滑动面滑坡变形破坏机理的振动台试验研究

以玉树机场路0#滑坡群第七块堆积滑坡为试验原型,采用4·14玉树地震时收集的地震波为试验的基本动荷载,通过大型振动台试验,研究不同方向分别先后加载时,多滑动面滑坡的渐进性破坏特征。结果表明:多滑动面坡体对地震波峰值加速度的放大效应基本上沿高程的增大,放大效应越明显;地震作用下,多滑动面滑坡的变形破坏发育于坡体浅层滑面,逐渐向坡体深层滑面发展,最终破坏变形是沿坡面浅层部位的滑动破坏;与单滑动面滑坡在地震破坏效应不同的是:多滑动面滑坡在坡体局部出现滑移变形时,不一定引起整体滑移,坡体的变形主要体现出了以浅层滑动面为依附面的坡面变形,并向坡体深层滑面不断牵引的破坏特征。该试验成果较好地揭示了多滑动面堆积滑坡的变形破坏机理,可为多滑动面堆积滑坡的治理提供设计参考。