Binding characteristics of Cu2+ to natural humic acid fractions sequentially extracted from the lake sediments

Humic acids (HAs) determine the distribution, toxicity, bioavailability, and ultimate fate of heavy metals in the environment. In this work, ten HA fractions (F1–F10) were used as adsorbent, which were sequentially extracted from natural sediments of Lake Wuliangsuhai, to investigate the binding characteristics of Cu²⁺ to HA. On the basis of the characterization results, differences were found between the ten extracted HA fractions responding to their elemental compositions and acidic functional groups. The characterization results reveal that the responses of ten extracted HA fractions to their elemental compositions and acidic functional groups were different. The O/C and (O + N)/C ratio of F1–F8 approximately ranged from 0.66 to 0.53 and from 0.72 to 0.61, respectively; the measured results showed that the contents of phenolic groups and carboxyl groups decreased from 4.46 to 2.60 mmol/g and 1.60 to 0.58 mmol/g, respectively. The binding characteristics of Cu²⁺ to the ten HA fractions were well modeled by the bi-Langmuir model; the binding behavior of Cu²⁺ to all the ten HA fractions were strongly impacted by pH and ionic strength. The FTIR and SEM-EDX image of HA fractions (pre- and post-adsorption) revealed that carboxyl and phenolic groups were responsible for the Cu²⁺ sorption on the ten sequentially extracted HA fractions process, which is the same with the analysis of the ligand binding and bi-Langmuir models Accordingly, the adsorption capacity of the former HA fractions on Cu²⁺ were higher than the latter ones, which may be attributed to the difference of carboxyl and phenolic group contents between the former and latter extracted HA fractions. Additionally, the functional groups with N and S should not be neglected. This work is hopeful to understand the environmental effect of humic substances, environmental geochemical behavior, and bioavailability of heavy metals in lakes.

     

计算流体力学技术在膜分离过程中的应用与进展

计算流体力学（ComputationalFluidDynamics，CFD）技术近年被广泛地应用于膜分离过程模拟中。本文评述了CFD研究膜分离过程中流体力学、膜污染机理和浓差极化等现象，以及CFD技术在微滤、超滤、反渗透中的研究进展及待解决问题等。     

Experimental study on the discharge characteristics of viscous debris flow with grid-type dam

Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Experimental tests were conducted on a rectangular flume with different grid-type dam grid sizes, channel slopes and debris flow bulk density. We use the Bernoulli...     

节能环保型文化创意旅游发展策略研究

节能环保理念注重节约能源的消耗量,文化创意旅游是帮助城市实现特色化建设的载体,如何在低能耗前提下,更加完善节能环保型文化创意旅游的发展策略,成为了旅游业的首要目标。为解决上述问题,以文化创意旅游面临的发展障碍及演变过程作为出发点,研究节能环保与创意旅游之间的内在联系。通过二者之间的内在联系,结合一定的数据调查分析,确定节能环保型文化创意旅游的未来发展方向。     

珠江虎门河口夏季悬浮物中重金属分布特征及其风险评价

为研究珠江虎门河口悬浮物中重金属的分布特征及其污染风险，为重金属的污染防控和治理提供科学依据，本文于2017年8月在该海域内布设固定观测点进行27 h连续水文观测，共采集了81个悬浮物样品，在室内测定其Zn、Cu、Ni、Mn、Pb和Cr共6种重金属元素的含量。在此基础上，利用Pearson相关性分析、因子分析和潜在生态风险评价指数等方法，对虎门河口悬浮物中重金属的含量特征、来源和污染风险等进行分析。结果表明:6种重金属元素的平均含量为Mn>Zn>Cu>Cr>Pb>Ni，且其含量变化与悬浮物浓度变化具有显著的正相关性；来源分析表明，Cu、Zn、Mn主要源于北江采矿业和冶金厂排放，Ni、Pb、Cr主要源于虎门河口附近的蓄电池等制造业排放；潜在生态风险指数评价结果表明，虎门河口综合潜在生态风险主要为低风险水平，6种元素中Cu、Pb对生态风险贡献率最大，两者贡献率之和高达80%以上，为主要污染防治元素。     

Determination of andrographolide sodium bisulfite in renal microdialysis fluid of rats and toxicokinetic study

Abstract

Andrographolide sodium bisulfite (ASB) widely used for intestinal infections and respiratory tract infections. It has been reported to frequently cause acute renal failure in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the nephrotoxicity and toxicokinetics in Sprague-Dawley rats after a single-dose injection of ASB administered at 100, 600, and 1000?mg/kg via intravenous tail injections. The concentrations in plasma and kidney microdialysates were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels in plasma were determined and toxicokinetic parameters were observed. In plasma and kidney, the elimination constant and clearance were decreased and the half-time was increased with increasing dose. Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were positively correlated with ASB concentration indicating the potential for accumulation in kidney that can eventually lead to damage.     

High spatial and seasonal heterogeneity of pCO2 and CO2 emissions in a karst groundwater-stream continuum,southern China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Accurate quantification of the emission of CO2 from streams and rivers is one of the primary challenges in determining the global carbon budget...     

Biotoxicity and bioavailability of hydrophobic organic compounds solubilized in nonionic surfactant micelle phase and cloud point system

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - A recent work has shown that hydrophobic organic compounds solubilized in the micelle phase of some nonionic surfactants present substrate toxicity to...     

乌鲁木齐市水泥行业污染现状分析

根据乌鲁木齐市水泥行业的验收监测结果，对其污染现状进行了分析。     

Dangerous levels of climate change for agricultural production in China

There are increasing attempts to define the measures of ‘dangerous anthropogenic inference with the climate system’ in context of Article 2 of the Framework Convention on Climate Change, due to its linkage to goals for stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations. The criteria for identifying dangerous anthropogenic interference may be characterized in terms of the consequences of climate change. In this study, we use the water stress index (WSI) and agricultural net primary production (NPP) as indictors to assess where and when there might be dangerous effects arising from the projected climate changes for Chinese agricultural production. The results showed that based on HadCM3-based climate change scenarios, the region between the North China Plain and Northeast China Plain (34.25–47.75°N, 110.25–126.25°E) would be vulnerable to the projected climate change. The analyses on inter-annual variability showed that the agricultural water resources conditions would fluctuate through the period of 2001–2080 in the region under IPCC SRES A2 scenario, with the period of 2021–2040 as critical drought period. Agricultural NPP is projected to have a general increasing trend through the period of 2001–2080; however, it could decrease during the period of 2005–2035 in the region under the IPCC SRES A2 scenario, and during the period of 2025–2035 under IPCC SRES B2 scenario. Generally, while projected climate change could bring some potentially improved conditions for Chinese agriculture, it could also bring some critical adverse changes in water resources, which would affect the overall outcome. At this stage, while we have identified certain risks and established the general shape of the damage curve expressed as a function of global mean temperature increase, more works are needed to identify specific changes which could be dangerous for food security in China. Therefore, there is a need for the development of more integrated assessment models, which include social-economic, agricultural production and food trade modules, to help identify thresholds for impacts in further studies.