An inventory of N(2)O emissions from agriculture in China using precipitation-rectified emission factor and background emission

Fertilized agricultural soils are a major anthropogenic source of atmospheric N₂O. A credible national inventory of agricultural N₂O emission would benefit its global strength estimate. We compiled a worldwide database of N₂O emissions from fertilized fields that were consecutively measured for more than or close to one year. Both nitrogen input (N) and precipitation (P) were found to be largely responsible for temporal and spatial variabilities in annual N₂O fluxes (N₂O–N). Thus, we established an empirical model (N₂O–N = 1.49 P + 0.0186 P · N), in which both emission factor and background emission for N₂O were rectified by precipitation. In this model, annual N₂O emission consists of a background emission of 1.49 P and a fertilizer-induced emission of 0.0186 P · N. We used this model to develop a spatial inventory at the 10 × 10 km scale of direct N₂O emissions from agriculture in China. N₂O emissions from rice paddies were separately quantified using a cropping-specific emission factor. Annual fertilizer-induced N₂O emissions amounted to 198.89 Gg N₂O–N in 1997, consisting of 18.50 Gg N₂O–N from rice paddies and 180.39 Gg N₂O–N from fertilized uplands. Annual background emissions and total emissions of N₂O from agriculture were estimated to be 92.78 Gg N₂O–N and 291.67 Gg N₂O–N, respectively. The annual direct N₂O emission accounted for 0.92% of the applied N with an uncertainty of 29%. The highest N₂O fluxes occurred in East China as compared with the least fluxes in West China.     

Enhanced nitrogen removal of coal pyrolysis wastewater with low COD to nitrogen ratio by partial nitrification-denitrification bioprocess assisted with polycaprolactone

The purpose of this study is to investigate the enhancement of polycaprolactone (PCL) on total nitrogen (TN) removal of coal pyrolysis wastewater (CPW) with low COD to nitrogen ratio by partial nitrification-denitrification bioprocess (PNDB) in one single reactor. With the innovative combination of PCL and PNDB, the TN removal efficiency in the experimental reactor (signed as R1) was 10.21% higher than control reactor (R2). Nitrite accumulation percentage (NAP) in R1 was 82.02%, which was 17.49% higher than R2 at the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration of 0.9–1.5 mg/L, for the reason that the extra DO was consumed by PCL biodegradation at the aerobic period. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) results demonstrated that organics with the molecular weight of 185 Da, which could serve as additional carbon sources for denitrifiers, were generated during the PCL hydrolysis process at the anoxic period. PCL was hydrolyzed by extracellular enzymes with the break of the ester bond which was confirmed by FT-IR spectrometer. Microbial community analysis revealed that Ferruginibacter was the dominant hydrolysis bacteria in R1. Nitrosomonas were the main ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and Hyphomicrobium were the denitrifiers in this study.

     

Association between particulate matter air pollution and cardiovascular disease mortality in Lanzhou,China

Ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution has been linked to elevated mortality, especially from cardiovascular diseases. However, evidence on the effects of particulate matter pollution on cardiovascular mortality is still limited in Lanzhou, China. This research aimed to examine the associations of daily mean concentrations of ambient air pollutants (PM_2.5, PM_C, and PM₁₀) and cardiovascular mortality due to overall and cause-specific diseases in Lanzhou. Data representing daily cardiovascular mortality rates, meteorological factors (daily average temperature, daily average humidity, and atmospheric pressure), and air pollutants (PM_2.5, PM₁₀, SO₂, NO₂) were collected from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2017, in Lanzhou. A quasi-Poisson regression model combined with a distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) was used to estimate the associations. Stratified analyses were also performed by different cause-specific diseases, including cerebrovascular disease (CD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), heart rhythm disturbances (HRD), and heart failure (HF). The results showed that elevated concentration of PM_2.5, PM_C, and PM₁₀ had different effects on mortality of different cardiovascular diseases. Only cerebrovascular disease showed a significant positive association with elevated PM_2.5. Positive associations were identified between PM_C and daily mortality rates from total cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and ischemic heart diseases. Besides, increased concentration of PM₁₀ was correlated with increased death of cerebrovascular diseases and ischemic heart diseases. For cerebrovascular disease, each 10 μg/m³ increase in PM_2.5 at lag4 was associated with increments of 1.22% (95% CI 0.11–2.35%). The largest significant effects for PM_C on cardiovascular diseases and ischemic heart diseases were both observed at lag0, and a 10 μg/m³ increment in concentration of PM_C was associated with 0.47% (95% CI 0.06–0.88%) and 0.85% (95% CI 0.18–1.52%) increases in cardiovascular mortality and ischemic heart diseases. In addition, it exhibited a lag effect on cerebrovascular mortality as well, which was most significant at lag6d, and an increase of 10 μg/m³ in PM_C was associated with a 0.76% (95% CI 0.16–1.37%) increase in cerebrovascular mortality. The estimates of percentage change in daily mortality rates per 10 μg/m³ increase in PM₁₀ were 0.52% (95% CI 0.05–1.02%) for cerebrovascular disease at lag6 and 0.53% (95% CI 0.01–1.05%) for ischemic heart disease at lag0, respectively. Our study suggests that elevated concentration of atmospheric PM (PM_2.5, PM_C, and PM₁₀) in Lanzhou is associated with increased mortality of cardiovascular diseases and that the health effect of elevated concentration of PM_2.5 is more significant than that of PM_C and PM₁₀.

     

Applicability of molecular connectivity indices to model toxicity of phenylthiocarboxylates on Photobacterium phosphoreum

Acute toxicity (15min-EC₅₀) of 22 phenylthio-carboxylates to Photobacterium phosphoreum is reported. A quantitative structure-activity relationship equation was established using molecular connectivity indices, and it was used to predict the toxicity of other phenylthiocarboxylates to Photobacterium phosphoreum successfully. This study is useful for us to estimate the toxicity behavior of phenylthio-carboxylates.     

烧结机共处置过程中重金属Cd、As的挥发特性研究

选取优级纯化学试剂CdCl2和As2S3来模拟危险废物中的重金属,按一定比例将其与烧结矿原料均匀混合后进行共处置煅烧。主要研究了在煅烧过程中Cd和As的挥发规律,同时对煅烧所得烧结矿进行消解实验求得固化的重金属量。实验结果表明,Cd的挥发率随着温度的升高和时间的增加而不断增大,直到达到一个平衡而不再继续增大,对Cd的挥发进行动力学模拟得到挥发率α与煅烧温度T和煅烧时间t的关系式为α=1-exp(-0.669exp(-3567.6/T)t)。而As则呈现出温度越高挥发率越低的规律,当温度为1 200℃时,煅烧75 min后As的挥发率仅为9.8%,即共处置过程中As与烧结矿原料发生化学反应而固化下来,挥发较少,可认为对人体健康和环境造成的危害较小。     

改性黄麻制备及其对铜离子的吸附

从地表水突发污染应急处置实际需求的角度,考虑纤维材料的现场实用性,研究了均苯四甲酸二酐改性黄麻的制备过程及对重金属铜离子的吸附性能,吸附等温线、吸附动力学和吸附热力学。通过正交实验对改性条件进行了优化,结果表明,反应物(黄麻与酸酐)配比和反应温度对改性黄麻的吸附量有十分显著的影响;在室温,pH为5~7的条件下,改性黄麻对铜离子的吸附容量为43.56 mg/g,比原态黄麻提高了7倍多;改性黄麻对铜离子的吸附符合Langmuir模型,为单分子层吸附;吸附过程是符合假二级动力模型的自发吸热反应。     

TiO2@碳纳米管吸附去除盐酸四环素

采用静电组装法制备了TiO2@碳纳米管复合吸附剂,用以除去水中的盐酸四环素。通过FE-SEM、EDS和XRD进行表征,考察了pH、初始浓度和吸附剂用量对吸附过程的影响,研究了吸附动力学、等温模型和热力学,并对吸附剂的再生进行了评价。结果表明,复合吸附剂对盐酸四环素的最大饱和吸附量为52.33 mg/g;最佳吸附pH值为6,强酸不利于吸附;当初始浓度在15~60 mg/L范围内时,吸附量随着初始浓度的增大而增加;当吸附剂投加量为0.50 g/L时,吸附效率最高。吸附过程符合准二级动力学模型和Langmuir等温模型。热力学参数ΔG H >0,表明该吸附过程是自发、吸热过程。H2O2-TiO2光催化协同效应可有效完成吸附剂的再生。     

添加垃圾焚烧飞灰对烧结矿冶金性能的影响

焚烧已经成为处理城市生活垃圾的一种主要方法,而焚烧后所产生的垃圾飞灰由于其含有大量的有害物质,处理较为困难。为了探究冶金烧结法处理垃圾焚烧飞灰的可行性,将添加3%垃圾飞灰的冷固小球与其他矿石原料混合,进行烧结实验,并对添加垃圾焚烧飞灰后烧结矿的冶金性能进行了研究。实验结果表明,与基准样相比,烧结矿添加垃圾焚烧飞灰后其转鼓强度平均提高了9.51%,抗磨指数平均提高了9.47%,而其落下强度平均降低了3.79%。少量添加垃圾焚烧飞灰使得烧结矿的还原性提高了3.29%,而软融性和低温还原粉化性略微有所下降。总体来说,垃圾焚烧飞灰的添加并没有恶化烧结矿的冶金性能,且不影响后续冶炼工作的进行。     

强化混凝-滤布滤池提升城市河道水感官品质效果分析

为提高城市河道水感官品质,研究了强化混凝沉淀与滤布滤池组合工艺对河道水的处理效果。以PAC为混凝剂,纳米四氧化三铁为助凝剂,在实验室优化条件实验的基础上,设计加工强化混凝-滤布滤池一体机,在苏州姑苏区外城河进行处理规模为2 t·h⁻¹的现场实验,并采用多种分析仪器对进水、沉淀和混凝出水水样进行分析。结果表明,强化混凝滤布滤池一体化装置可以有效去除各项污染指标,显著改善河道水感官品质,装置对色度的平均去除率为67.7%,出水色度为10度;出水平均透明度提升10倍以上,最终出水3.1 m。通过对各个水质指标进行逐一分析并做相关性分析之后发现,影响色度和透明度的主要因素有悬浮固体、CDOM、藻类及叶绿素a,该装置对这些物质均有一定处理效果,因此,能够显著提升感官品质。本研究结果可为沿海城市提高河道水感官品质提供参考。     

沼渣生物炭基Fenton催化剂的制备及其高效降解吡虫啉农药废水的研究

以废弃物沼渣和含铁剩余污泥为原料,采用一步热解法制备沼渣生物炭基Fenton催化剂(以下简称催化剂),构建了非均相Fenton反应体系处理含吡虫啉模拟废水,考察了H2 O2和催化剂用量对吡虫啉去除率的影响.结果表明,非均相Fenton反应体系中,H2 O2最佳投加量为0.50 g/L,催化剂最佳投加量为1.00 g/L...