Chemical and colloidal analyses of natural seep water collected from the exploratory studies facility inside Yucca Mountain,Nevada, USA

Yucca Mountain is being considered as a geological repository for the USA’s spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste. Numerous groundwater seeps appeared during March 2005 within the exploratory studies facility (ESF), a tunnel excavated in the mountain. Because of the relevance to radionuclide transport and unsaturated zone-modeling studies, we analyzed the seep samples for major anions and cations, rare earth elements, and colloids. Major ion species and elemental concentrations in seep samples reflect interaction of the water with the volcanic rock and secondary calcites. Elemental fractograms from flow-injection field-flow fractionation ICP–MS scans detected Br, Ca, Cl, Cu, Fe, I, Mg, Si, Sr, W, and U at void fractions, suggesting they may be present in the form of dissolved anions. Colloids approximately 10 nm in hydrodynamic diameter, possibly calcite, were also present in the seepage samples. Geochemical calculations indicate, however, these may be an artifact (not present in the groundwater) which arose because of loss of CO₂ during sample collection and storage.     

垃圾填埋场大气汞的浓度和形态

对贵阳市和武汉市的5座城市生活垃圾填埋场大气中的ρ(气态总汞)进行了测定,并分析了填埋场的大气活性气态汞、颗粒态汞、单甲基汞和二甲基汞的质量浓度分布. 结果表明:5座填埋场ρ(气态总汞)为1.6～473.7 ng/m3,不同采样点的平均值为8.5～155.7 ng/m3,最高值出现在填埋场的工作面及工作面下风向区域;而封闭填埋场或运行填埋场的覆土区的ρ(气态总汞)较低. 天气条件和垃圾处理活动均可影响ρ(气态总汞)水平. 贵阳高雁垃圾填埋场大气ρ(活性气态汞),ρ(颗粒态汞),ρ(单甲基汞)和ρ(二甲基汞)的平均值分别为37.4,255.3,12.4和12.7 pg/m3. 虽然不同形态汞的质量浓度明显高于全球背景值,但其产生的环境风险不大.      

2,3,7,8-四氯二苯并二噁英与Aroclor 1254单独与联合作用对大鼠外周血淋巴细胞DNA的损伤效应(Damage Effects of Individual and Combined Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin and Aroclor 1254 on DNA in Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte of Rats)

为探讨2,3,7,8-四氯二苯并二噁英(TCDD)和多氯联苯(Aroclor 1254)联合染毒对大鼠外周血淋巴细胞DNA的损伤效应,将20只雄性Sprague-Dawley(SD)大鼠随机均分为4组,即对照组(橄榄油)、Aroclor 1254单独染毒组(10mg·kg-1)、TCDD单独染毒组(10μg·kg-1)和联合染毒组(TCDD 10μg·kg-1+Aroclor 1254 10 mg·kg-1).大鼠每天灌胃染毒1次,连续染毒6d.染毒过程中记录大鼠的体征和体重.末次染毒后24h取外周血,分离淋巴细胞,采用碱性单细胞凝胶电泳技术(彗星试验)检测外周血淋巴细胞DNA损伤,并采用CASP软件分析各组彗星的尾部DNA百分含量(Tail DNA%)、尾长(Tail Length)和尾矩(Tail Moment).结果表明,染毒结束时TCDD单独染毒和联合染毒组大鼠体重显著低于对照组,且联合染毒组表现更为明显.TCDD单独染毒组和联合染毒组大鼠外周血淋巴细胞DNA可见明显损伤,TailDNA%、Tail Length和Tail Moment均显著高于对照组(p<0.05),且联合染毒组大鼠细胞DNA损伤更为严重,但Arolor 1254单独染毒组大鼠未见明显DNA损伤.析因分析提示TCDD与Aroclor 1254对大鼠外周血淋巴细胞DNA损伤的联合毒性效应为协同作用.本研究结果表明TCDD与Aroclor 1254联合染毒可加重大鼠外周血淋巴细胞DNA损伤,在对PCBs与二噁英的混合暴露进行危险性评估时要注意这种联合毒性作用.     

大亚湾沉积物中浮游植物休眠体萌发研究

为了解孢囊在浮游植物种群动态及赤潮发生中的作用,于2005年4月~2006年6月采集大亚湾养殖海域沉积物样品,经孔径为125,20μm的网筛过滤,在25℃下进行萌发,观察培养20,40d的浮游植物休眠体的萌发状况.结果表明,共萌发出浮游植物27属37种.裸甲藻(Gymnodinium corii Schiller)为优势甲藻类,其占甲藻细胞数量平均百分比为73.1%,最高百分比可达99.7%.定鞭藻中的金色藻(Chrysochromulima spp.)和蓝藻中的拟鱼腥藻(Anabaenopsis spp.)也萌发出较高数量.不同时间培养、萌发的浮游植物种类组成有所差异,同时也随沉积物捕捉时间的不同而出现一定的季节差异.休眠体的萌发可在一定程度上反映水体浮游植物组成,但在萌发中大量出现的一些微型和微微型浮游植物可能会由于体型过小而在浮游植物监测中被忽略.     

由贵金属取代的钙钛矿催化剂对碳烟的催化性能

用柠檬酸法制备了不同贵金属取代的钙钛矿LaCo0.96X0.04O3(X为Pt、Pd、Rh、Au、Ag)催化剂,用热重法测试了催化剂对碳烟的催化活性,采用程序升温还原法(H2-TPR)、X-射线衍射仪(XRD)、能量谱仪(EDS)和红外光谱(FTIR)对催化剂进行了测试.结果表明,催化剂LaCo0.96Ag0.04O3催化活性最高,起燃温度为449℃,远低于LaCoO3的504℃;各贵金属取代的钙钛矿LaCoO3的TPR还原峰变化各异;XRD特征峰的衍射角向高角度偏移,说明各贵金属进入了钙钛矿结构相;能谱图显示各贵金属进入钙钛矿相的量不同.     

胡萝卜中滴滴涕对人体生物有效性影响因素的体外研究

采用基于生理学的体外实验,通过模拟人体胃和小肠的环境,分析了胡萝卜中p,p'-DDT,p,p'-DDD和p,p'-DDE在人体胃肠系统的生物有效性.结果表明,DDTs在小肠环境下的生物有效性大于胃环境,胆汁和胰液对生物有效性有正影响;当胡萝卜的质量恒定时,p,p'-DDE,p,p'-DDD和p,p'-DDT在胃和小肠中的生物有效性不随其浓度的变化而变化,它们在胃和小肠中的生物有效性分别为12.72%,12.71%,11.99%和47.14%,41.16%,46.29%,然而,当p,p'-DDT,p,p'-DDD和p,P'-DDE的量恒定时,其生物有效性随胡萝卜质量的增大而减小,且两者之间呈现对数关系.     

九寨沟自然保护区鸟类群落结构与多样性

2002年4月～2003年6月,利用样线法对九寨沟自然保护区的鸟类物种多样性进行了调查,并分析了群落结构.调查记录到鸟类172种,结合历史文献可知,保护区内有鸟类14目43科223种,其中国家Ⅰ级重点保护鸟类4种,国家Ⅱ级重点保护鸟类23种,中国特有种17种.居留型组成为夏候鸟63种、冬候鸟14种、留鸟128种和旅鸟18种.鸟类群落多样性指数以针阔叶混交林最高(3.99),落叶阔叶林的最低(1.79);均匀度指数以水域生境的最高(0.87),村落生境的最低(0.61).各生境鸟类群落结构的相似性都很低(＜60%),具有明显的差异.表2参16     

镧掺杂纳米材料合成及其高氟选择性吸附特性

采用共沉淀法制备了镧渗杂的纳米镁铝层状双氢氧化物材料(LDHs),获得了一类对氟具有选择性的新型吸附材料.实验表征了LDH、其焙烧产物(LDOs)以及吸附氟后的材料(F-LDHs)的微观形态、体相组成等性质的变化,通过批处理试验和吸附柱试验对其工艺特性及影响因素进行了深入分析.实验结果表明,材料经600℃焙烧10min,在含200mg·l~(-1)SO_4~(2-),氟浓度为10mg·l~(-1)的配水中投加0.1g LDOs吸附240min,最高除氟率可达93.53%;在含200mg·l~(-1)SO_4~(2-)的氟溶液中,镁铝铜LDOs吸附氟的容量高于镁铝LDOs;吸附柱实验中,14h时出水氟含量小于国家标准(1 mg·l~(-1));共存阴离子对材料的除氟干扰强度排序为:Co_3~(2-)>PO_4~(3-)>NO_3~->Cl~-.材料吸附氟后可用0.5mg·l~(-1)的Na_2CO_3洗脱,并经600℃焙烧10min再生,再生4次后选择性除氟效果稳定.     

Biological hydrogen production from organic wastewater by dark fermentation in China: Overview and prospects

Biological hydrogen production by dark fermentation is an important part of biological hydrogen production technologies. China is a typical developing country that heavily relies on fossil fuels; thus, new, clean, and sustainable energy development turns quite urgent. It is delightful that Chinese government has already drawn up several H₂ development policies since 1990s and provided financial aid to launch some H₂ development projects. In this paper, the research status on dark fermentative hydrogen production in China was summarized and analyzed. Subsequently, several new findings and achievements, with some of which transformed into scale-up tests, were highlighted. Moreover, some prospecting coupling processes with dark fermentation of hydrogen production were also proposed to attract more research interests in the future.     

Seasonal variation of nitrogen and phosphorus in Xiaojiang River—A tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir

A yearlong monitoring program in the backwater area of Xiaojiang River (XBA) was launched in order to investigate the eutrophication of backwater areas in tributaries of the Yangtze River in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) in China, starting after the impoundment water level of the TGR reached 156 m. From March 2007 to March 2008, the average concentration of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) were (1553±484) μg·L^?1 and (62±31) μg·L^?1, respectively. The mean value of chlorophyll was (9.07±0.91) μg·L^?1. The trophic level of XBA was meso-eutrophic, while the general nutrient limitation was phosphorus. The results indicated that XBA has a strong ability to purify itself and has non-point source pollution from terrestrial runoff. The variation of TN/TP ratio was caused by a variation in TN rather than in TP when TN/TP < 22. N-fixation from cyanobacteria occurred and became an important process in overcoming the nitrogen deficit under a low TN/TP ratio. When TN/TP ? 22, the variation of TP affected the TN/TP ratio more significantly than TN. The increase of TP in XBA was caused mainly by particulate phosphorus, which could originate from a non-point source as adsorptive inorganic forms after heavy rainfall and surface runoff. An increase in the river’s flow could also contribute to an unstable environment for the growth of phytoplankton.