浸出毒性鉴别重金属分析中存在的问题

浸出毒性鉴别是判定危险废物的依据之一,在固体废物管理中具有极重要的意义。但实际浸出毒性鉴别分析工作尚属于起步阶段,还存在诸多问题和难点,需要从各方面加强固体废物浸出毒性鉴别技术方面的研究,不断完善鉴别能力,使浸出毒性鉴别结果更加准确可靠。     

生活污水中蛋白质测试方法研究

分别用Folin-酚改进法、考马斯亮兰法和紫外分光光度法等3种测试方法测试了上海市某小区生活污水中的蛋白质含量,对这3种测试方法进行了比较,并采用氨基酸仪分析了生活污水中蛋白质水解后的氨基酸化学组成.试验结果表明,Folin-酚改进法测试蛋白质浓度的准确性与精确性优于考马斯亮兰法和紫外分光光度法,可用于测定生活污水中蛋白质的浓度;氨基酸仪法测得该生活污水中含有17种氨基酸,其中最多的为谷氨酸(3.6 mg/L),含量最低的是脯氨酸(0.8 mg/L);所测生活污水中蛋白质COD占总COD的18.9%.     

蒸汽排放降噪式污水回收装置研究及应用

注汽锅炉是稠油油田热注作业生产使用的主要设备,当需要停止注汽或需要维修时,需将炉内的高温高压蒸汽进行排空,才能保证安全作业;而高压蒸汽直接进行排空时,会产生120 dB(A)以上的强烈的噪声污染,针对此问题曙光油田研制了"蒸汽排放降噪式污水回收装置"。文章介绍了其降噪及污水回收原理,对其现场应用情况进行了说明。实际应用效果表明,该装置可以达到降噪、节水、减排多重作用。     

Differences in uptake and translocation of selenate and selenite by the weeping willow and hybrid willow

BACKGROUND, AIM, AND SCOPE: Due to its essentiality, deficiency, and toxicity to living organisms and the extensive use in industrial activities, selenium (Se) has become an element of global environmental and health concern. Se removal from contaminated sites using physical, chemical, and engineering techniques is quite complicated and expensive. The goal of this study was to investigate uptake and translocation of Se in willows and to provide quantitative information for field application whether Se phytoremediation is feasible and ecologically safe. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Intact pre-rooted plants of hybrid willows (Salix matsudana Koidz x alba L.) and weeping willows (Salix babylonica L.) were grown hydroponically and treated with selenite or selenate at 24.0 +/- 1 degrees C for 144 h. Removal of leaves was also performed as a treatment to quantify the effect of transpiration on translocation and volatilization of Se. At the end of the study, total Se in the hydroponic solution and in different parts of plant tissues was analyzed quantitatively by hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The capacity of willows to assimilate both chemical forms of Se was also evaluated using detached leaves and roots in sealed glass vessels in vivo. Translocation efficiency of Se in both plants was estimated. RESULTS: Significant amounts of the applied selenite and selenate were eliminated from plant growth media by willows during the period of incubation. Both willows showed a significantly higher removal rate for selenate than for selenite (p < 0.05). Substantial differences existed in the distribution of both chemical forms of Se in plant materials: lower stems and roots were the major sites for accumulation of selenite and selenate, respectively. Translocation efficiency for selenite was significantly higher than that for selenate in both willow species (p < 0.01). Compared to the intact trees, remarkable decrease in the removal rate of both chemical forms of Se was found for willows without any leaves (p < 0.01). Volatilization of Se by plant leaves was estimated to be approximately 10% of the total applied selenite or selenate. Significant reduction (>20%) of selenate was observed in the sealed vessel with excised roots of willows, whereas trace amounts of selenite were eliminated from the hydroponic solution in the presence of roots. Detached leaves from neither of them reduced the concentration of selenite or selenate in the solution. DISCUSSION: Due to the significant difference in the removal rate and the distribution of the two chemical forms of Se in plant materials, the conversion of selenate to selenite in hydroponic solution prior to uptake and within plant tissues is unlikely. An independent uptake and translocation mechanisms are likely to exist for each Se chemical species. Uptake of selenate is mediated possibly through an active transport mechanism, whereas that of selenite may possibly depend on plant transpiration. Uptake velocities of selenite are linear (zero-order kinetics), while selenate removal processes obey first-order kinetics. In experiments with detached leaves in closed bottles, the cuticle of leaves was the major obstacle to extract both chemical forms of Se from the hydroponic solution. Phytovolatilization is a biological process playing an important role in Se removal. CONCLUSIONS: Although faster removal rates of selenate than selenite from plant growth media were observed by both willow species, selenite in plant materials was more mobile than selenate. Significant decrease in removal rates of both chemical forms of Se was detected for willows without any leaves. Significant differences in extraction, assimilation and transport pathways for selenite and selenate exist in willow trees. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES: Phytoremediation of Se is an attractive approach of cleaning up Se contaminated environmental sites. More detailed investigation on the assimilation of Se in plant roots and transport in tissues will provide further biochemical evidence to explain the differences in uptake and translocation mechanisms between selenite and selenate in willows. A relevant phytoremediation scheme can then be designed to clean up Se contaminated sites. Willows show a great potential for uptake, assimilation and translocation of both selenite and selenate. Phytotreatment of Se is potentially an efficient and practical technology for cleaning up contaminated environmental sites.     

光催化三维蜂窝陶瓷网净化室内空气的研究

先制备钛酸溶胶和掺杂Fe3 的钛酸溶胶,用溶胶-凝胶法分别将其负载于具有一定厚度的矩形蜂窝陶瓷三维网载体上,再用程序升温法煅烧.得到复合纳米TiO2光催化三维蜂窝陶瓷网.经扫描电镜(SEM)测定,三维蜂窝陶瓷网体上负载膜的厚度为300～400 nm,TiO2的粒径为15～20 nm.将光催化三维蜂窝陶瓷网置于光处理箱体内,在紫外光强、循环风量一定的条件下,对容积为72.6 m3和81.4 m3房间进行空气净化.结果表明,无论掺Fe3 与否的TiO2光催化三维蜂窝陶瓷网都有净化效果,其中以掺Fe3 的效果最好:当甲醛起始浓度为0.404 mg/m3,18 h的去除率为99.5%;当起始细菌总数为924 cfu/m3,24 h后的灭菌率为99.5%.     

热加工车间热污染回收能力分析

针对热加工车间工业炉体积庞大、散热面分散的特点,采用导流罩的方式使近炉壁受热空气进入炉顶热交换器进行热量回收。使用导流罩可具有炉壁保温、环境美化和有效组织气流等3个方面的优点。根据传热原理着重对露墙及炉墙+导流罩2种方式的热污染排放量进行分析,并得出基本的热量计算公式。又以某轧钢加热炉进行计算引证,采用热泵回收技术后,热污染排放将会减少90%,并可回收热量404 kW,大大减少了向周围环境的热污染。     

好氧污泥对17β-雌二醇吸附性能的研究

研究了好氧活性污泥与失活好氧污泥对17β-雌二醇的吸附性能.17β-雌二醇初始质量浓度为500～10 000 ng/L,采用失活好氧污泥进行吸附,考察了吸附平衡时间、pH与温度对吸附的影响.研究结果表明,失活好氧污泥对17β-雌二醇的吸附在30 min内达到平衡;pH在6～9时对吸附没有影响,pH为9以上时,随着pH升高吸附量减少;温度升高吸附能力降低;其吸附符合Freundlich吸附,且呈线性吸附.在10、20、30 ℃时,Freundlich吸附常数KF分别为91.81、80.65、61.49 L/kg,分配系数Kd分别为561.80、 435.60、306.70 L/kg.另外研究了20 ℃时好氧活性污泥的KF与Kd,它们分别为91.72、514.90 L/kg,与同温下失活好氧污泥的KF和Kd差别均小于20%.     

Availability and mobility of heavy metal fractions related to the characteristics of the coastal soils developed from alluvial deposits

The availability of the five chemical fractions, i.e., exchangeable (F1), carbonate-bound (F2), Fe/Mn oxide-combined (F3), organic matter-complexed (F4), residual (F5), of three heavy metals (Cu, Zn, and Cd), has been investigated by way of a sequential extraction technique based on the characteristics of the coastal soils developed from alluvial deposits, in order to analyze the relationship of the formation and development of coastal soils. The results showed that F1 and F5 of Cu, Zn, and Cd accounted dominantly for 9.11%, 2.74%, and 20.37%, and for 39.49%, 45.18%, and 32.43% of total heavy metal contents, respectively, indicating the order of availability and mobility: Cd > Cu > Zn. F2, F3, and F4 of HMs also featured prominently in the behaviors of heavy metals. Random measurement errors from both sampling and analysis were demonstrated by SAX to be well within the control target of 20% and, therefore, of no impediment to the geochemical interpretation of the data. Significant positive correlation was found between certain fractions of heavy metals and some soil properties. Some negative correlation was also found. The findings were helpful to the soil remediation, fertility adjustment, and plant cultivation.     

Assessment of private economic benefits and positive environmental externalities of tea plantation in China

Tea plantations are rapidly expanding in China and other countries in the tropical and subtropical zones, driven by relatively high private economic benefit. However, the impact of tea plantations on the regional environment, including ecosystem services and disservices are unclear. In this study, we developed an assessment framework for determining the private economic benefits and environmental externalities (the algebraic sum of the regulating services and disservices) of tea plantations in China. Our results showed that tea plantations provided private economic benefits of 5,652 yuan ha^?1 year^?1 (7.6 yuan?=?1 USD in 2007) for tea farmers, plus positive environmental externalities of 6,054 yuan ha^?1 year^?1 for the society. The environmental externalities were calculated as the sum of the value of four regulating services, including carbon sequestration (392 yuan ha^?1 year^?1); soil retention (72 yuan ha^?1 year^?1); soil fertility protection (3,189 yuan ha^?1 year^?1) and water conservation (2,685 yuan ha^?1 year^?1), and three disservices, including CO₂ emission (?39 yuan ha^?1 year^?1), N₂O emission (?137 yuan ha^?1 year^?1) and nonpoint source pollution (?108 yuan ha^?1 year^?1). Before the private optimal level, the positive environmental externalities can be maintained by private economic benefits; if a social optimal level is required, subsidies from government are necessary.     

Evaluation and application of blast furnace slag as a mud cake modifier

The aim of this research was to reuse blast furnace slag (BFS) as a mud cake modifier (MCM) to improve the annular isolation quality in oil and gas wells. For the optimum formula of drilling fluid, the effects of MCM on the drilling fluid rheology were investigated. The relationship between the MCM addition and shear strength at cement–formation interface (SSCFI) was evaluated. The experimental results showed that the optimized formula of the drilling fluid has 1.0 wt% MCM and 0.5 wt% XY-27. The simulation results showed that SSCFI increased significantly with the addition of MCM. Based on the mechanism analysis of BFS as an MCM to improve SSCFI, it is found that the transformation of mud cake to agglomerated cake can be the main reason. The application results showed that the success rate of five wells reached 100%, and the rate of quality in cement was 100%. Especially, the average high quality rate of five wells reached 83.7%. Compared with conventional methods, the average high quality rate is increased by 32.6% points. This research provides a new way for sustainable utilization of BFS.