Translocation and biotoxicity of metal (oxide) nanoparticles in the wetland-plant system

• Aquatic plants are more likely to absorb TiO₂ NPs that are beneficial to them. • Ag NPs inhibited the growth of aquatic plants under both 5- and 60-day exposure. • CeO₂ NPs had positive/negative impact on plant in 5/60-day exposure, respectively. • TiO₂ NPs presence could enhance the photosynthesis and increase the plant biomass. • The ENPs changed plant activity, which resulted in changes of wetland performance. Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) threaten the environment through wastewater discharging. Generally, constructed wetlands (CWs) are efficient methods for ENPs removal. However, the biotoxicity of ENPs on plants in CWs is unclear. Here, we investigated the distribution and bio-impacts of different ENPs (Ag NPs, TiO₂ NPs, and CeO₂ NPs) in plants under 5- and 60-day exposure to 1 and 50 mg/L concentrations. Results showed that ENPs appeared in the vascular bundle and mesophyll cell space, which induced the variation in antioxidase activities (e.g., superoxide dismutase [SOD], peroxidase [POD], and catalase [CAT] activities) as well as overproduction of malondialdehyde (MDA). Additionally, Ag NPs inhibited photosynthesis rate and root activity during two exposure phases. CeO₂ NPs had positive and negative impacts on plants in 5- and 60-day exposure, respectively. Inversely, TiO₂ NPs enhanced photosynthesis and root activity under 60-day exposure. Finally, the contents of the C, N, and P elements in plants fluctuated in response to ENPs stress. All results have a positive correlation with the wetland performance under ENPs exposure except for TiO₂ NPs treatment. Overall, our study systematically reveals aquatic plants' responses to ENPs and provides a reference for building ecological treatment systems to purify wastewater containing ENPs.     

Determination of bromate and chlorinated haloacetic acids in bottled drinking water with chromatographic methods

Disinfection by-products of interest such as bromate, chlorate and chlorinated haloacetic acids in 10 representative brands of bottled drinking water were investigated with ion chromatography. With the developed method, the detection limits of the disinfection by-products were in sub-microgl(-1) level. It was observed that bromate, chlorate and dichloroacetic acid could be detected in some water samples. In the bottled natural water, the concentrations for the three compounds were 0.1, 0.9 and 0.6 microgl(-1), respectively. The total concentration of disinfection by-products in the natural water sample was the highest among all the bottled drinking waters. The concentrations for the sum of disinfection by-products in the four types of bottled drinking water investigated were natural water > mineral water > spring water > purified water. The generation of disinfection by-products was much influenced by the original components and process procedure of the source water. The concentrations of bromate and chlorate in the bottled water samples hardly degraded with the increasing storage time. For dichloroacetic acid, with the prolonging of storage time, the concentration was much decreased.     

Preliminary study of phosphorus runoff and drainage from a paddy field in the Taihu Basin

An investigation into phosphorus runoff and drainage from a paddy field was carried out at Changshu Agricultural Ecological Station of CAS during the year 2000. According to the preliminary study, some results indicated: (1) Total phosphorus (TP) content of regular irrigation water was 19 times higher than TP content of P0 (zero rate of P fertilization) stand water. This indicates that paddy fields are a potential source of phosphorus pollution by runoff and drainage into the Taihu Lake Basin (TLB); (2) During the first 10 days after phosphate fertilizer application, the TP concentration of stand water in the paddy field was very high, therefore this was the high risk period for Taihu Lake phosphorus contamination; (3) Four mathematical models of P losses from a paddy field in the TLB are developed. These are based on data for the year 2000, but they will be improved as more data is acquired in future years.     

浙江地质灾害发育类型和分布特征

从地形地貌、地质构造、岩土结构、水文气候及人类活动等方面简述了浙江地质灾害的发生背景,并进一步论述了浙江地质灾害的发育类型及时空分布特征。     

都江堰市龙池镇煤炭坪泥石流形成条件及特征

通过对都江堰市龙池镇煤炭坪泥石流灾害的现场调查,分析了泥石流的特征及形成条件,并对沟道内的松散固体物质储量进行了计算,分析了危险区范围。结果表明:煤炭坪流域的地形特征为泥石流的形成提供了有利的地形条件,"5·12"汶川地震和"4·20"芦山地震为泥石流的形成提供了丰富的物源条件,多次强降雨为泥石流的启动提供了充足的水源条件。通过计算得出,煤炭坪沟道内可转化为泥石流的松散固体物质储量约为14.65×104m3,其中形成区为6.01×104m3,流通区为8.64×104m3,泥石流最大危险范围为0.2422 km2。     

分接开关受潮导致变压器绝缘电阻降低的分析

针对三绕组有载调压开关变压器绝缘电阻不合格问题展开检查,分析了变压器高压侧接线及绝缘电阻测试原理,综合分析各项试验,初步判断绝缘下降原因在分接开关。通过分接开关试验,发现有载分接开关进水受潮,造成绝缘电阻降低,经过处理绝缘电阻恢复合格。     

光伏出力的模糊区间预测

针对光伏输出功率的点预测精度不足、传统支持向量机(SVM)在参数优化方面存在的固有缺陷等问题,根据模糊信息粒化理论和纵横交叉算法,提出一种基于CSO-SVM和模糊信息粒化理论的光伏出力模糊区间预测方案。结果表明:该方案可以得到较好的点预测值及其置信区间,某种程度上解决了传统点预测结果的信息局限性。     

珠江口底栖生物重金属含量现状与评价

根据2003年的调查资料，结合国内外有关生物残毒理论，对珠江口海域底栖生物重金属含量现状进行分析与评价。结果表明，底栖生物中Hg、Ph、Cd、As含量较低，但甲壳动物和软体动物体内Ph和Cd具有潜在的严重积累问题；甲壳类Cd含量已严重超人体消费标准，软体类的Cd含量等于人体消费标准值，甲壳动物和软体动物的可食性应引起人们的关注。     

TiO2/膨润土纳米复合光催化剂降解偶氮染料的研究

采用酸性溶胶法合成TiO2 膨润土纳米复合光催化剂 ,并研究其光催化降解阳离子偶氮染料 .X射线衍射 (XRD)分析表明 ,TiO2 膨润土纳米复合物的d0 0 1衍射角为 9 0 6° .该复合催化剂具有较高的光催化降解有机污染物的活性 ,随着光照时间的延长 ,阳离子红GTL的特征峰 490 5nm强度逐渐减弱 ,最后它的特征峰可彻底消失 ,GTL的偶氮键是最活跃的化学键 ,它易于被氧化断键 .该复合催化剂的催化活性受溶液的pH影响较大 ,在中性和碱性条件下其光催化活性更强 .适量的过氧化氢可以加速光催化氧化反应 ,但过量的H2 O2 却抑制了羟基自由基的生成 ,从而使H2 O2 的利用效率下降 ,在本实验条件下其最佳用量是 6mmol L .     

新型含锆聚碳硅烷制备C/C-SiC-ZrC 复合材料及烧蚀性能

目的提高C/C-SiC复合材料的抗烧蚀性能。方法通过交联固化-碳化工艺获得新型含锆聚碳硅烷(Polyzirconocenecarbosilane, PZCS)裂解产物。采用FT-IR、XPS、TG、XRD、SEM等分析手段表征PZCS先驱体基本结构和固化、裂解产物结构及元素分布等。以PZCS为溶液浸渍先驱体,通过PIP工艺制备得到C/C-SiC-ZrC复合材料,采用氧乙炔烧蚀试验表征其抗烧蚀性能。结果 PZCS陶瓷先驱体经过交联固化工艺能够显著提高其陶瓷产率。TG结果表明,980℃时陶瓷产率达66.37%,所得陶瓷粉末为分散均匀的SiC-ZrC复相陶瓷。C/C-SiC-ZrC复合材料经过氧乙炔试验烧蚀600 s后,其线烧蚀率为0.0067 mm/s,表现出良好的抗烧蚀性能。结论 SiC-ZrC复相陶瓷基体烧蚀过程中,氧化形成SiO2和ZrO2等氧化物涂层,氧化物隔离层能够隔离氧气和热量,阻止其向复合材料内部进一步扩散,可有效提高复合材料烧蚀性能。