Bioaccumulation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) in carp in a water/sediment microcosm: important role of sediment particulate matter and bioturbation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Sediments are reservoirs and sources of DDTs to the aquatic ecosystem. However, the role of sediment particulate matter and benthic organisms in...     

Can haze warning policy reduce traffic accidents: evidence from China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Haze pollution may decrease drivers’ driving performance by worsening their physical and psychological states. This paper explores the effects...     

Pyrolysis and dehalogenation of plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): A review

Plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have been an important environmental problem because these plastics commonly contain toxic halogenated flame retardants which may cause serious environmental pollution, especially the formation of carcinogenic substances polybrominated dibenzo dioxins/furans (PBDD/Fs), during treat process of these plastics. Pyrolysis has been proposed as a viable processing route for recycling the organic compounds in WEEE plastics into fuels and chemical feedstock. However, dehalogenation procedures are also necessary during treat process, because the oils collected in single pyrolysis process may contain numerous halogenated organic compounds, which would detrimentally impact the reuse of these pyrolysis oils. Currently, dehalogenation has become a significant topic in recycling of WEEE plastics by pyrolysis. In order to fulfill the better resource utilization of the WEEE plastics, the compositions, characteristics and dehalogenation methods during the pyrolysis recycling process of WEEE plastics were reviewed in this paper. Dehalogenation and the decomposition or pyrolysis of WEEE plastics can be carried out simultaneously or successively. It could be ‘dehalogenating prior to pyrolysing plastics’, ‘performing dehalogenation and pyrolysis at the same time’ or ‘pyrolysing plastics first then upgrading pyrolysis oils’. The first strategy essentially is the two-stage pyrolysis with the release of halogen hydrides at low pyrolysis temperature region which is separate from the decomposition of polymer matrixes, thus obtaining halogenated free oil products. The second strategy is the most common method. Zeolite or other type of catalyst can be used in the pyrolysis process for removing organohalogens. The third strategy separate pyrolysis and dehalogenation of WEEE plastics, which can, to some degree, avoid the problem of oil value decline due to the use of catalyst, but obviously, this strategy may increase the cost of whole recycling process.     

沿面放电氧活性物质注入协同SCR脱除烟气中NO_x

为了提高选择性催化还原(SCR)在低温区(200℃)的脱硝性能,提出利用插在烟道中的沿面放电反应器生成氧活性物质,部分氧化NO以实现低温快速SCR脱硝过程.同时,研究了氧活性物质注入实现快速SCR的脱硝性能,考察了氧活性物质注入降低二氧化硫和水蒸汽对SCR反应的影响.实验结果表明:在模拟烟气温度为150℃时,采用氧活性物质注入,部分氧化烟气中的NO以实现快速SCR反应条件下(NO/NO2浓度比为1),脱硝效率为51.9%,比标准SCR提升23%;当模拟烟气中存在SO2或H2O时,氧活性物质注入可有效降低SO2、H2O对SCR脱硝效率的影响.     

Ti-SnO_2电解快速去除熄焦循环水中COD

以Ti-SnO2电极作为阴阳极,利用电解池对焦化厂熄焦循环水COD进行去除。极板间距为1 cm,6个极片组成电解池,处理熄焦循环水。实验结果表明:废水被稀释1倍时,污染物的浓度有利于COD的去除;最佳去除条件是电解电压为11 V,p H值为6;当电解时间为0.5 h时,废水的COD由230 mg/L降低到138 mg/L,满足《炼焦化学工业污染物排放标准》中规定的焦化生产废水经处理后用于熄焦时对COD的要求;电解时间增加到2 h,废水的COD由230 mg/L降低到66 mg/L,去除率达到80%。     

Employees' surface acting in interactions with leaders and peers

Surface acting has been widely studied in organizational research owing to its impact on organizational behaviors and outcomes. Past research almost exclusively has focused on employees' interactions with external parties such as customers, clients, and patients. This study sought to extend this literature by examining the effects of employees' surface acting in interactions with parties internal to the organization (i.e., leaders and peers). Data were collected from 40 work groups (129 focal participants, 40 leaders, and 40 peers) from a large real estate agency company located in Beijing, China. Results showed that employees' surface acting influenced various emotional, relational, and behavioral outcomes. In addition, the present findings revealed that the consequences of employees' surface acting differed across leaders versus peers. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

食物源nC_(60)损害斑马鱼脑、鳃、肾和肝胰腺正常机能

水体中稳定存在的富勒烯纳米晶体(nC_(60))可被浮游动物滤食,并通过食物链传递到更高营养级生物。为探究食物源nC_(60)的生物效应,本试验选取携带nC_(60)的大型溞喂养斑马鱼21 d,考察了食物源nC_(60)对斑马鱼脑、鳃、肾和肝胰腺4个器官中ROS、Na~+K~+-ATPase、Ca2+-ATPase、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)、谷丙转氨酶(GPT)和谷草转氨酶(GOT)活性等指标,用以评价食物源nC_(60)对斑马鱼的机能影响。暴露于食物源nC_(60)下的结果表明:斑马鱼脑ROS随时间增加而增加,暴露21 d后增加了79.17%。鳃、肾Na~+K~+-ATPase活性随暴露时间增加而降低,暴露21 d后分别降低了47.09%和51.07%;鳃、肾Ca2+-ATPase活性随暴露时间增加而减少,暴露21 d后分别降低了28.28%和35.13%。鳃、肾、肝胰腺AKP活性随时间增加而增加,暴露21 d后分别增加45.97%、26.68%和83.01%;鳃、肾、肝胰腺ACP活性随时间增加而增加,暴露21 d后分别增加38.85%、84.12%和55.77%。肝胰腺GPT和GOT活性随时间增加而降低,暴露21 d后各降低了50.05%和76.50%。本研究不但阐述了食物源nC_(60)降低高一级水生动物(斑马鱼)脑、鳃、肾和肝胰腺的正常机能,而且为进一步研究食物源nC_(60)对水生生物的生态毒理提供了部分基础数据。