生石灰稳定干化对生活污泥理化性质的影响

生活污泥添加其干基质量6%、12%和18%生石灰稳定干化30 d,对不同时期混合物的理化指标进行取样分析。研究结果表明,生石灰稳定干化污泥,污泥的脱水性能得到有效改善,有机质和氮素的损失率分别为14%～29%和23%～26%,磷素含量稳定;微生物检测表明添加18%的生石灰能够有效杀死蛔虫卵。     

不锈钢烧结纤维毡外加粉体助剂过滤烟尘微粒

为了解决不锈钢烧结纤维毡对柴油机微粒过滤效率不高及其黏附堵塞问题,提出了不锈钢烧结纤维毡外加粉体助剂过滤烟尘的新方法。用不同过滤精度(5～30μm)的不锈钢烧结纤维毡片,覆盖不同厚度(0.5～3 mm)的粉体层,对由发烟剂燃烧产生的烟尘(D50=0.183μm)进行了过滤实验,用welas3000气溶胶粒径谱仪测试过滤前后的烟尘浓度,得到了不同情况下的过滤效率及分级效率。实验结果表明,粉体粒径、厚度、过滤气速及时间对过滤效率影响都很大,在滤速3 m/min、粉体粒径200～250目及厚度1.5 mm时,初始过滤效率高达95.746%,30 min后过滤效率上升到98.499%,300min内过滤效率基本保持在98%以上。     

Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange in aqueous suspension of mesoporous titania nanoparticles

The photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) was investigated in aqueous suspension containing titania nanoparticles with mesostructures (m-TiO(2)) under UV irradiation. The experimental results show that 98% MO can be mineralized in the 1.0 g l(-1) m-TiO(2) suspension (pH 2.0) after 45 min illumination. Particular attention was devoted to the identification and the transformation of the fragments retaining the chromophoric group. The photodegradation mechanism of the quinonoid MO mainly involves three intermedial processes: demethylation, methylation and hydroxylation. Among those processes, demethylation is more favorable than the hydroxylation, but the hydroxylation results in the largest number of intermediates. The degradation pathway of quinonoid MO under the optimal conditions is also proposed.     

城市污水再生利用中的消毒问题研究

从保障再生水微生物安全的角度,考察了北方某污水处理厂污水处理工艺、混凝沉淀过滤工艺以及臭氧消毒对大肠杆菌和总细菌的去除效果。结果表明,污水处理厂进水中大肠杆菌数和细菌总数分别为105～109个/L和109～1011个/L,经过厌氧-缺氧-好氧组合工艺处理后两者分别降为103～106个/L和106～109个/L,再经后续混凝沉淀过滤工艺（混凝剂PAC投加量：15 mg/L Al₂O₃）处理,再生水中大肠杆菌和细菌总数仍分别高达102～105个/L和105～108个/L。对上述再生水进行臭氧消毒批量实验,在臭氧反应量为12 mg/L的条件下实现了对大肠杆菌的完全灭活,此时臭氧消毒运行费用为0.13元／m³左右。     

Polychlorinated biphenyl residues in sandstorm depositions in Beijing, China

Sandstorms, which distribute many particles, are a special atmospheric occurrence and are frequent in northern China. We conducted this study to determine, for the first time, the concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sandstorm depositions. We collected 13 samples from urban areas of Beijing, and we measured a total of 144 PCB congeners. Thirteen samples all contained PCB residues. The total PCB concentration ranged from 1.6 to 15.6ngg(-1) (median, 4.8ngg(-1), dry weight), with trichlorinated biphenyls as the predominant homologue (>50.4%). Furthermore, we observed increasing PCB contamination from northwest to east Beijing. We later explored possible factors affecting contamination of the sandstorm depositions, which revealed a significant correlation between SigmaPCBs and the minimum particle size of the sandstorm deposition samples. Principal-component analysis revealed that the major source of PCBs in Beijing may be potentially associated with the number-one commercial PCB through the long-range transmission. In previous results, PCBs were not a severe component of contamination in sandstorm depositions of Beijing. However, this study suggested that sandstorm deposition may be a potential source of exposure to PCBs for the residents of Beijing, China.     

DNAPL distribution in the source zone: effect of soil structure and uncertainty reduction with increased sampling density

This paper focuses on parameters describing the distribution of dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) contaminants and investigates the variability of these parameters that results from soil heterogeneity. In addition, it quantifies the uncertainty reduction that can be achieved with increased density of soil sampling. Numerical simulations of DNAPL releases were performed using stochastic realizations of hydraulic conductivity fields generated with the same geostatistical parameters and conditioning data at two sampling densities, thus generating two simulation ensembles of low and high density (three-fold increase) of soil sampling. The results showed that DNAPL plumes in aquifers identical in a statistical sense exhibit qualitatively different patterns, ranging from compact to finger-like. The corresponding quantitative differences were expressed by defining several alternative measures that describe the DNAPL plume and computing these measures for each simulation of the two ensembles. The uncertainty in the plume features under study was affected to different degrees by the variability of the soil, with coefficients of variation ranging from about 20% to 90%, for the low-density sampling. Meanwhile, the increased soil sampling frequency resulted in reductions of uncertainty varying from 7% to 69%, for low- and high-uncertainty variables, respectively. In view of the varying uncertainty in the characteristics of a DNAPL plume, remedial designs that require estimates of the less uncertain features of the plume may be preferred over others that need a more detailed characterization of the source zone architecture.     

城市基础设施可持续利用的反馈机制

城市基础设施是城市发展的物质基础 ,其可持续发展是城市可持续发展的基础。基于可持续发展的思想 ,分析了基础设施相对短缺的原因 ,提出了基础设施可持续利用的概念 ;给出了基础设施可持续利用的反馈机制 ,为调控基础设施建设 ,实现其可持续利用奠定了基础。     

长江河口九段沙上沙湿地芦苇与土壤之间营养元素的灰色关联分析

为探明生长季不同时期芦苇湿地生态系统植物与土壤之间营养元素的关系,利用灰色关联分析方法,对长江河口九段沙上沙芦苇湿地的芦苇营养元素吸收量与土壤营养元素含量之间的关联度进行了研究。结果表明：芦苇主要从0～15 cm土壤吸取N元素,从15～40 cm土壤获取P、K元素,而从40～60 cm土壤吸收N、P、K元素量都较少。芦苇-土壤之间营养元素关联度排序为：4月为N＞K＞P;5月为P＞K＞N,6～8月为K＞P＞N;9～11月为N＞K＞P;12月为P＞N＞K。同一营养元素不同时期芦苇-土壤之间关联度也存在差异,芦苇与土壤营养元素N、P、K元素关联最密切时期分别出现在9、12与6月,均与上层土壤营养元素关联最密切。9、12与6月分别为芦苇-土壤之间N、P、K元素迁移、转化与循环的活跃时期,上层土壤是其活动相对重要的场所。芦苇生长过程中吸收土壤营养元素均存在时空差异,不同时期芦苇对不同深度土壤的营养元素吸收强度也不尽相同。芦苇地下部分不同部位与土壤中营养元素种类的关联度排序相同,而芦苇地上部分的排序则不同。     

Effects of high ammonium level on biomass accumulation of common duckweed Lemna minor L.

Growing common duckweed Lemna minor L. in diluted livestock wastewater is an alternative option for pollutants removal and consequently the accumulated duckweed biomass can be used for bioenergy production. However, the biomass accumulation can be inhibited by high level of ammonium (NH₄ ⁺) in non-diluted livestock wastewater and the mechanism of ammonium inhibition is not fully understood. In this study, the effect of high concentration of NH₄ ⁺ on L. minor biomass accumulation was investigated using NH₄ ⁺ as sole source of nitrogen (N). NH₄ ⁺-induced toxicity symptoms were observed when L. minor was exposed to high concentrations of ammonium nitrogen (NH₄ ⁺-N) after a 7-day cultivation. L. minor exposed to the NH₄ ⁺-N concentration of 840 mg l^?1 exhibited reduced relative growth rate, contents of carbon (C) and photosynthetic pigments, and C/N ratio. Ammonium irons were inhibitory to the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments and caused C/N imbalance in L. minor. These symptoms could further cause premature senescence of the fronds, and restrain their reproduction, growth and biomass accumulation. L. minor could grow at NH₄ ⁺-N concentrations of 7–84 mg l^?1 and the optimal NH₄ ⁺-N concentration was 28 mg l^?1.     

Toward an improved legislative framework for China's land degradation control

The Chinese government has recently been attaching increasing importance to the application of effective legal tools to tackle land degradation (LD) issues. Based on the concept of sustainable development, China began developing and reaping the benefits of environmental and natural resources legislation including LD control regulations in the 1990s. In the past three years, some central‐western provinces in China have been implementing a “ People's Republic of China/Global Environment Facility (PRC/GEF ) Partnership on LD Control of Dryland Ecosystems”, which is based on an integrated ecosystem management (IEM) approach. IEM is designed to achieve a balanced, scientific and participatory approach to natural resources management, which creates the potential to improve the quality of Chinese environmental law and policy procedures. The paper studies the existing Chinese national laws and regulations pertinent to LD control within 9 areas covering land, desertification, soil erosion, grassland, forest, water, agriculture, wild animals and plants, and environment protection in detail, against IEM principles and basic legal elements. The main objective is to identify problems and provide feasible solutions and recommendations for the improvement of the existing laws and regulations. The authors conclude that the development of an improved national legislative framework is essential if LD control is to be successfully achieved. The paper is partly based on Component 1 — Improving Policies, Laws and Regulations for Land Degradation Control under PRC/GEF Partnership on Land Degradation in Dryland Ecosystems (TA 4357).