生物墙对地下水中六价铬的去除效果模拟研究

通过土柱实验模拟地下水环境,研究以发酵树皮为主要反应介质的渗透性生物墙对地下水中六价铬的去除效果,为六价铬污染地下水的修复提供方法和依据。结果表明,模拟生物墙运行数天后,墙内形成弱碱性(pH 7~8)、强还原(Eh<-100 mV)环境,有利于六价铬转化为三价铬并生成沉淀。在进水六价铬浓度为20 mg/L、水流速度为3.7 cm/d的运行条件下,3周期间生物墙对六价铬的去除率稳定在98%左右,生物墙内沿水流方向三价铬的浓度先上升后下降(最高达6.6 mg/L),出水三价铬约为1.0 mg/L。吸附和微生物转化是生物墙对水中六价铬去除的主要反应。     

Assessing spatial distribution,sources, and human health risk of organochlorine pesticide residues in the soils of arid and semiarid areas of northwest China

Thirty-two topsoil samples were collected to analyze the residue levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in topsoil of arid and semiarid areas of northwest China in 2011. Results showed that DDTs were the dominant contaminants with a mean concentration of 12.52 ng/g. The spatial distribution characteristics indicated that α-hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) were mainly used in rural sites, whereas hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and endosulfan were detected mostly in urban areas. DDTs, heptachlor, and chlordane were found almost equally in both urban and rural areas. Source identification revealed that the current levels of HCHs in soils were attributable to the residues from their historical use and fresh usage of lindane (γ-HCH). DDTs were mainly from historical use and fresh usage of dicofol, and HCB was emitted from the chemical industry. It was also found that the current soil levels of heptachlor were mainly from its historical usage, endosulfan from fresh input, and chlordane from long-range atmospheric transport, respectively. The noncarcinogenic health risk assessment with a model was also conducted using USEPA standards for adults and children. Results indicated that health risk under nondietary exposure to OCPs decreased in the sequence of ΣDDT?>?ΣHCH?>?HCB?>?Σheptachlor?>?Σendosulfan?>?Σchlordane. According to the reference dose from the USEPA, the health risk under nondietary exposure to OCPs in the soil samples was at a relatively safe level.     

Contamination and distribution of parent,nitrated, and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in smoked meat

Smoked meat is widely consumed in many areas, particularly in rural southwest China. High concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in smoked meat could lead to adverse dietary exposure and health risks. In this study, 27 parent PAHs (pPAHs), 12 nitrated PAHs (nPAHs), and 4 oxygenated PAHs (oPAHs) were measured in coal- and wood-smoked meats. The median concentrations of pPAHs, nPAHs, and oPAHs were as high as 1.66?×?10³, 4.29, and 20.5 ng/g in the coal-smoked meat and 2.54?×?10³, 7.32, and 9.26 ng/g in the wood-smoked meat, respectively. Based on the relative potency factors of individual PAHs, the calculated toxic equivalent (TEQ) values of all pPAHs were 22.1 and 75.1 ng TEQ/g for the wood- and coal-smoked meats, respectively. The highest concentrations of PAHs can be found in the surface layer of skin and decrease exponentially with depth. Surface PAH concentrations correlated with concentrations of PAHs in household air and with the concentration in emission exhaust. Migration of PAHs from surface to interior portions of meat is faster in lean than in fat or skin, and oPAHs and pPAHs can penetrate deeper than pPAHs. The penetration ability of PAHs is negatively correlated with the molecular weight.     

预处理方法对水葫芦厌氧发酵产沼气的影响

水葫芦可作为厌氧发酵产沼气的原料。研究发现,水葫芦自身的生物特性会制约其产气潜力的发挥,而发酵前预处理有助于解决这一问题。以采自昆明滇池的新鲜水葫芦为研究对象,分别采用物理法(切分法、压榨法),化学法(酸处理法、碱处理法和金属离子处理法)和生物法(酶处理法)对其进行预处理,以预处理后的水葫芦为原料进行发酵产沼气实验。结果表明,金属离子处理的原料产气效果最佳,在中温35℃,进样浓度7.4%(TS)时,其原料TS产气率、平均甲烷浓度和原料容积产气率分别为744.55 m3/t、59.32%和0.144 m3/(m3·d),与切分处理原料相比提高了88%、13%和87%。其余处理方法也在不同程度上优化了水葫芦的产气效果。因此,以预处理的方式来提高水葫芦的生物利用率和产气效率是可行的。     

南水北调中线工程水源地的土壤可蚀性特征

选定南水北调中线工程水源地丹江口水库区这一国家水土流失重点治理区域为研究地点,对该地的土壤可蚀性特征进行了研究。在研究区不同土地覆盖类型里采取表层(20 cm)土壤样品,室内分析样品土壤的质地和有机质含量,利用EPIC模型及实验室分析的土壤质地和有机质数据计算样品土壤可蚀性K值。在ARCGIS里,利用Ordinary Kriging插值方法生成研究区K值分布图。然后按一定标准将K值进行分级,得出不同K等级值的空间分布及面积。结果表明：研究区K的均值为0034 8（ t·hm2·h）/（hm2·MJ·mm）,主要为中可蚀性土壤(面积占91.71%)。东部(主要是耕地)土壤K值高于西部(主要是林地),是侵蚀治理的重点地区。研究结果可为库区水土流失定量遥感监测提供基础资料,对库区的土壤侵蚀治理有一定的参考作用     

The effect of municipal sludge compost on the mobility and bioavailability of Cd in a sierozem-wheat system in an arid region northwest of China

The effect of sewage sludge on the mobility and the bioavailability of trace metals in plant-soil systems have aroused wide interested and been widely explored. Based on a wheat-cultivating experiment, the effect of municipal sludge compost (MSC) on the mobility and bioavailability of Cd in a soil-wheat system was studied. With the application of MSC, soil organic matter (SOM), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) in the soil increased significantly, while concentrations of trace metals (Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cd) were below the China’s minimum thresholds. The application of MSC could improve wheat growth. The application of MSC at the rate of 0.5 % had no significant effect on the chemical fraction distribution of Cd in soil. In two soil treatments, Cd mainly existed in the labile chemical fractions (exchangeable chemical fraction (EXCF) and carbonate chemical fraction (CABF)). However, the application of MSC could reduce accumulation of Cd by wheat. Cd contents in each part of the MSC-applied wheat were significantly less than that of non-MSC-applied wheat. In the tested soils, the extractable concentrations decreased in the order: EDTA > MgCl₂ ≈ NH₄OAc > DTPA. There were no significant differences between soil treatments in the amounts of extractable Cd when the extraction was done under neutral conditions, although significant differences were observed when the extraction was done under alkaline conditions. In this study, the DTPA extraction procedure provided a good indication of Cd bioavailability. Our results suggest that, in the short term at least, amending soils with MSC may benefit crop dry matter production while not increasing the risk of human exposure to Cd through consumption of wheat grown on MSC-amended soils.     

VB可视化集成环境下空气污染指数计算与分析系统

探讨了以VB可视化集成环境为平台，在Windows操作系统下开发空气污染指数计算与分析系统的基本模型和方法，指出开发空气污染指数计算与分析系统的关键是建立可视化用户界面和相应的事件驱动过程的代码编写，阐述了空气污染指数计算与分析系统的优越性，列出了系统功能的主要内容和开发方法，并且简单介绍了空气污染指数的算法。     

Reconciling food and bioenergy feedstock supply in emerging economies: Evidence from Jiangsu Province in China

This study takes the perspective of emerging economies as an independent group to answer the question of how to reconcile food supply and bioenergy feedstock provision, a critical topic in bioenergy research. While much of the literature has covered this issue, the role of emerging economies has rarely been explored. Due to their transitional status in the world economy, solutions from this group can facilitate the diffusion of modern bioenergy from industrialized countries to least developed ones. This paper uses Jiangsu Province in China as a case study to analyze its local practice on the reconciliation between food and bioenergy. Local experience reveals that the key is the use of cellulosic biomass, whose sources are straws of food crops on arable lands and energy crops on reclaimed mudflats. To ensure a sustainable provision of cellulosic biomass, it is necessary to involve the entire bioenergy supply chain consisting of smallholder farmers, haulers and bioenergy plant operators. For the management of the supply chain, we compare two options, “Multiple to Multiple” and “Multiple to One”, where the second option is more adequate to shape a long-term stable relationship between biomass suppliers and consumers and thus facilitate the introduction of energy crops.     

Online control of biofilm and reducing carbon dosage in denitrifying biofilter: pilot and full-scale application

Denitrifying biofilter (DNBF) is widely used for advanced nitrogen removal in the reclaimed wastewater treatment plants (RWWTPs). Manual control of DNBF easily led to unstable process performance and high cost. Consequently, there is a need to automatic control of two decisive operational processes, carbon dosage and backwash, in DNBF. In this study, online control of DNBF was investigated in the pilot-scale DNBF (600 m³·d^–1), and then applied in the full-scale DNBF (10 × 10⁴ m³·d^–1). A novel simple online control strategy for carbon dosage with the effluent nitrate as the sole control parameter was designed and tested in the pilot-scale DNBF. Backwash operation was optimized based on the backwash control strategy using turbidity as control parameter. Using the integrated control strategy, in the pilot-scale DNBF, highly efficient nitrate removal with effluent TN lower than 3 mg·L^–1 was achieved and DNBF was not clogged any more. The online control strategy for carbon dosage was successfully applied in a RWWTP. Using the online control strategy, the effluent nitrate concentration was controlled relatively stable and carbon dosage was saved for 18%.

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