Gas- and particulate-phase specific tracer and toxic organic compounds in environmental tobacco smoke

Cigarette smoke constituents are worthy of concern and characterized as carcinogens. Different experiment conditions may affect the environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) constituents. A study was undertaken in a 75.5-m3 spare office to evaluate ETS constituents in a real environment. Thirty-four volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including three ETS tracers: nicotine, 2,5-dimethylfuran and 3-ethenylpyridine (3-EP), 19 carbonyl compounds, 54 semi-volatile compounds (24 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 30 alkanes) as well as CO and total particulate matter (TPM) from 15 leading commercial brands were determined. ETS constituents did not increase with increasing cigarette tar. ETS tracers nicotine and 3-EP were affected greatly due to more sorption and surface reactions in real world compared to other studies conducted in chamber, which resulted in 2-5 times lower. Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, acrolein, 2-butanone and the high molecular weight compounds exhibited little affect. Pearson correlation analyses show that gas-phase and particulate-phase ETS tracers did not show significant correlation, but within each homologue many of compounds correlated significantly. Indole and cholesta-3,5-diene were also detected in ETS. These results may be useful in efforts to better understand the health effect of ETS exposure and source apportionment.     

汽车尾气净化催化剂涂层改性研究

汽车尾气净化催化剂的净化转化效果及其耐久性，与催化剂涂层的涂覆量以及涂层和载体的结合强度密切相关。本文研究了几种不同类型表面活性剂对浆料固体含量、涂层涂覆量以及涂层结合强度的影响。研究结果表明，不使用表面活性剂时，30％为最佳的固体含量；在使用表面活性剂的情况下，浆料的固体含量可以提高至35％。非离子型表面活性剂有助于提高催化剂涂层涂覆量，而使用离子型表面活性剂的浆料球磨过程中产生大量泡沫，无法涂覆。使用非离子型表面活性剂的催化剂涂层的结合强度最好。     

紫外活化甲酸产二氧化碳阴离子自由基还原Cr (VI)的研究

研究高效还原技术是去除废水中Cr（VI）的有效手段,本研究提出了一种新颖有前景的基于紫外（UV）活化甲酸（HCOOH）产还原性二氧化碳阴离子自由基（CO₂^•;-）去除Cr（VI）的方法.通过对比UV、HCOOH、UV/HCOOH三种体系对Cr（VI）还原效率和电子自旋共振（EPR）对体系中自由基的检测研究了其活化原理和还原机制.结果表明UV能显著活化HCOOH产生CO₂^•-（α_H=19.08G,α_N=15.86G,g=2.0036）.此外,试验考察了主要影响因素对Cr（VI）去除效果的影响,包括初始Cr（VI）浓度、甲酸投加量、初始pH值、反应温度、有机污染物以及水中常见阴离子.结果显示当甲酸浓度为40mmol/L,Cr（VI）初始浓度为10mg/L,反应时间在60min内,UV/HCOOH体系对Cr（VI）的去除率能达到100%.在酸性条件下（pH≤3.5）能显著促进Cr（VI）的还原,且Cr（VI）去除效率随着初始HCOOH浓度和反应温度升高而增加.进一步研究表明,该体系下NO₃^-对Cr（VI）的还原有着显著的促进作用,而Cl^-、HCO₃^-和对硝基苯酚（pNP）则有抑制作用.不同温度下Cr（VI）去除率与时间关系的拟合结果表明,当反应时间t³;40min,UV/HCOOH体系去除Cr（VI）过程遵循准一级反应动力学,根据不同温度下对应的反应速率常数k,结合阿伦尼乌斯方程,计算求得准一级反应的活化能为15.9kJ/mol.     

Prevalence and Bayesian Phylogenetics of Enteroviruses Derived From Environmental Surveillance Around Polio Vaccine Switch Period in Shandong Province,China

Food and Environmental Virology - We present the results of environmental surveillance for poliovirus (PV) and non-poliovirus (NPEV) around the switch from trivalent to bivalent oral polio-vaccine...     

合肥市典型交通干道大气苯系物的特征分析

为研究合肥市交通干道大气苯系物污染状况,采用自主研制的差分吸收光谱(DOAS)系统,于2016年3月期间对合肥市交通主干道大气苯系物(苯、甲苯、间二甲苯和邻二甲苯)以及常规污染物NO_2、SO_2等进行了连续观测.观测结果显示,观测期间苯、甲苯、间二甲苯和邻二甲苯的平均浓度分别为:21.7、63.6、33.9和98.7μg·m~(-3).与国内外其它城市比较显示,合肥市交通干道大气苯和甲苯的污染处于中等水平,二甲苯的污染较为严重.结合观测期的间风速风向、T/B特征比值以及与CO等污染物的相关性,对上述苯系物来源进行了分析,结果显示观测期间T/B值为0.8~4.5,苯、甲苯与CO的相关性系数R分别为0.55和0.34.表明机动车尾气排放是观测区域苯和甲苯的主要排放源之一,同时也受到周边工业园区排放的影响,二甲苯的主要排放源为观测地点北偏东方向的涂料行业工业园区.苯和甲苯的夜间高浓度峰值分析结果表明,夜间的高浓度苯和甲苯可能主要来源于观测地点周边工业园区的排放.观测区域苯系物的臭氧生成潜势(OFP)表现为邻二甲苯间二甲苯甲苯苯,其中二甲苯的OFP占总OFP的85%,表明周边工业园区的排放对该地区臭氧生成的贡献较大.     

黄河干流宁蒙段溶解性有机物组分特征及其与金属离子的相关性

溶解性有机物(dissolved organic matter,DOM)是天然水体的重要组成部分,由于化学极性及所含的官能团不同,其在水体中的化学行为也不同.本研究以黄河干流宁蒙段为研究对象,于2015年4月采集了下河沿至头道拐沿程7个断面的水样,采用XAD系列树脂将DOM分为疏水性酸(hydrophobic acid,HOA)、疏水性碱(hydrophobic base,HOB)、弱疏水性酸(weak hydrophobic acid,WHOA)和亲水性物质(hydrophilic matter,HYI)这4个组分,探讨了DOM组分含量、荧光峰值及其与Pb、Zn、Cu、Cr、As这5种金属离子之间的相关性.结果表明,黄河宁蒙段DOM总量由下河沿至头道拐沿程逐渐增加.各断面DOM腐殖化程度较低,以亲水性的蛋白质类小分子物质(HYI)为主,疏水性酸(HOA)次之,这与黄河沿岸排污导致内源作用增强有关.三维荧光光谱中类腐殖质和类蛋白质荧光峰型显著,且类腐殖质峰沿程逐渐增强,进一步证实了内源污水输入的影响.SPSS相关性分析结果表明,DOM与5种金属离子呈现出不同程度的相关性,其中与Cu离子显著相关;4种组分中HYI与Cu离子的相关性最强,说明二者在迁移转化过程中存在显著相互作用.进一步研究发现,芳香蛋白类物质荧光峰强度随Cu离子浓度的升高而降低,这可能是Cu与亲水性组分中的芳香类蛋白质发生络合产生荧光淬灭效应,从而导致荧光强度降低.     

海域高温油田1株耐高温耐盐硫酸盐还原菌的筛选与生理特性及活性抑制

油田中硫酸盐还原菌(SRP)的生长代谢能产生大量H_2S,会引起油藏酸化和微生物腐蚀等严重的生产和环境问题,而关于油田环境中SRP微生物多样性与生理活性的研究仍十分缺乏.为了深入了解我国渤海湾海域高温酸化油藏中SRP代谢特点并探究其潜在危害控制方法,本研究采用厌氧纯培养技术从渤海湾某高温油田采出水中分离筛选到1株耐高温、耐盐的SRP菌株BQ1,研究了其生理特性,并评价了不同杀菌剂和代谢抑制剂对其产H_2S活性的影响.结果表明,菌株BQ1的细胞呈短杆状,大小为(1.2~2.5)μm×(0.5~0.8)μm,有运动性.尽管BQ1与普通脱硫弧菌(Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough)的16S rRNA基因序列相似性达99%,但两者生理特性具有明显差异.BQ1可在温度为14~70℃(最适30℃)、p H 6.0~9.0(最适7.0)、盐度为0%~10%条件下生长代谢.BQ1可利用甲酸钠、乳酸钠、乙酸盐等多种碳源,能以硫酸盐、亚硫酸盐、硫代硫酸盐或单质硫为唯一电子受体产生H_2S.次氯酸钠(600 mg·L~(-1))、苄基三甲基氯化铵(300 mg·L~(-1))或NaNO_3(800 mg·L~(-1))对BQ1产H_2S活性无明显抑制效果.戊二醛(50 mg·L~(-1))、溴硝醇(30 mg·L~(-1))、二氧化氯(50 mg·L~(-1))或NaNO_2(70 mg·L~(-1))可抑制BQ1产H_2S活性达30 d以上,是控制渤海湾高温油田微生物酸化的潜在有效抑制剂.     

Performance and fouling mechanism of direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) treating fermentation wastewater with high organic concentrations

In this study,direct contact membrane distillation(DCMD)was used for treating fermentation wastewater with high organic concentrations.DCMD performance characteristics including permeate flux,permeate water quality as well as membrane fouling were investigated systematically.Experimental results showed that,after 12 hr DCMD,the feed wastewater was concentrated by about a factor of 3.7 on a volumetric basis,with the permeate flux decreasing from the initial 8.7 L/m~2/hr to the final 4.3 L/m~2/hr due to membrane fouling;the protein concentration in the feed wastewater was increased by about 3.5 times and achieved a value of 6178 mg/L,which is suitable for reutilization.Although COD and TOC in permeate water increased continuously due to the transfer of volatile components from wastewater,organic rejection of over 95%was achieved in wastewater.GC–MS results suggested that the fermentation wastewater contained 128kinds of organics,in which 14 organics dominated.After 12 hr DCMD,not only volatile organics including trimethyl pyrazine,2-acetyl pyrrole,phenethyl alcohol and phenylacetic acid,but also non-volatile dibutyl phthalate was detected in permeate water due to membrane wetting.FT-IR and SEM–EDS results indicated that the deposits formed on the membrane inner surface mainly consisted of Ca,Mg,and amine,carboxylic acid and aromatic groups.The fouled membrane could be recovered,as most of the deposits could be removed using a HCl/Na OH chemical cleaning method.     

中国2000—2010年耕地低效转化的空间特征

耕地向经济效益相对较低的用地类型转化具有多重社会及生态效应。论文首先将耕地向草地、灌丛地和裸地的转化定义为“耕地低效转化”,然后以GlobeLand30为基础,提取2000—2010年的低效转化耕地,并结合耕地资源禀赋和地形条件,从多尺度、多角度深入揭示了我国耕地低效转化的空间分布特征。结果表明：1）全国总体的耕地低效转化率仅为1.50%,但区域差异明显,空间分布极不均衡;2）耕地低效转化依照地势的三级阶梯呈现明显的区域分异规律,农牧交错带的耕地转化问题最为严重,但耕作条件好、原有耕地比例高的东部地区,耕地低效转化水平一般较低;3）耕地低效转化率大体随海拔和坡度的增加而增加,但会受到地形复杂度的影响。     

Are current Chinese national ambient air quality standards on 24-hour averages for particulate matter sufficient to protect public health?

With rapid economic development and urbanization in recent decades, China has experienced the worsening of ambient air quality. For better air quality management to protect human health, Chinese government revised national ambient air quality standards(NAAQS) for particulate matter(PM) in 2012(GB3095-2012). To assess the effectiveness of current NAAQS for PM on public health in Chinese population, we conducted a metaanalysis on published studies examining the mortality risk of short-term exposure to PM with aerodynamic diameters less than 10 and 2.5 μm(PM_(10) and PM_(2.5)) in China. The reported24-hour concentrations of PM_(10) and PM_(2.5) in studies ranged from 43.5 to 150.1 μg/m~3 and 37.5 to 176.7 μg/m~3. In the pooled excess, mortality risk estimates of short-term exposure to PM.In specific, per 10 μg/m~3 increase in PM_(10), we observed increases of 0.40%(95%CI: 0.33%,0.47%), 0.57%(95%CI: 0.44%, 0.70%) and 0.49%(95%CI: 0.40%, 0.58%) in total, respiratory and cardiovascular mortality, per 10 μg/m~3 increase in PM_(2.5), we observed increases of 0.51%(95%CI: 0.38%, 0.63%), 0.62%(95%CI: 0.52%, 0.73%) and 0.75%(95%CI: 0.54%, 0.95%) in total,respiratory and cardiovascular mortality. Finally, we derived 125 μg/m~3 for PM_(10) and 62.5 μg/m~3 for PM_(2.5) as 24-hour recommendation values based on the pooled estimates. Our results indicated that current Chinese NAAQS for PM could be sufficient in mitigating the excess mortality risk from short-term exposure to ambient PM. However, future research on longterm exposure cohort studies in Chinese population is also essential in revising annual averages for PM in Chinese NAAQS.