Concentrations of natural radionuclides in imported mineral substances

Levels of natural radionuclides, such as thorium-232 (232Th), radium-226 (226Ra) and potassium-40 (40K), were determined in about 2,000 samples of imported mineral substances using gamma spectrometry. The maximum concentration levels of 232Th, 226Ra and 40K were 1,260 +/- 54, 13,400 +/- 94 and 1,256 +/- 260 Bq kg(-1), respectively, in zirconium compounds. Due to relatively high concentrations of the above-mentioned radionuclides in some imported mineral substances, the National Radiation Protection Department (NRPD), as the competent authority, has established national limits (900 Bq kg(-1) for 232Th, 1800 Bq kg(-1) for 226Ra and 11,000 Bq kg(-1) for 40K), based on the external exposures, for general importation permits of these materials.     

CONFLICTS IN ATTAINING NATIONAL GOALS FOR BOTH WATER QUALITY AND ENERGY PRODUCTION1

ABSTRACT: The “policy environment” is defined herein as the institutional setting in which planning is conducted and policy decisions are made with regard to meeting two of the Nation's high priority goals: water quality protection and energy independence. The simultaneous pursuit of these goals has resulted in numerous conflicts among the energy industry, environmentalists, and government. An analysis of selected energy development-water quality conflicts shows that these conflicts can be described in terms of one or more of the following policy environment characteristics: resource scarcity, sense of urgency, lack of experience, administrative complexity, uncertainty about future policies and regulations, technological complexity, and uncertainty about impacts. These characterics provide a useful framework for formulating potential strategies for the resolution of energy development-water quality conflicts.     

Effect of Sediment Humic Substances on Sorption of Selected Endocrine Disruptors

Characterizing sorption processes is essential to understand the environmental distribution and toxicity potential of endocrine disruptors in terrestrial and aquatic systems. The sorption behaviors of three endocrine disruptors (bisphenol A (BPA), 17β-estradiol (E2), and 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2)) on sediments were investigated using batch techniques. Samples were taken from some representative reaches in several major Chinese rivers. More attention has been paid to the effect of sediment organic components on the sorption of BPA, E2, and EE2. The results show that the sediment organic carbon-normalized partition coefficients (K _oc (sed)) for three endocrine disruptors are in the order of EE2 > E2 > BPA, which corresponds to the octanol-water partitioning coefficients (logK _ow) of the compounds. Moreover, the K _oc values for humic substances (K _oc (hs)) are comparable with the K _oc (sed) values and highly dependent on the physico-chemical properties of humic substances in sediments. The UV absorptivity at 272 nm (A ₂₇₂), which suggests the abundance of aromatic rings in humic substance structure, correlates well with the K _oc (hs) values. In addition, the infrared spectra of the humic substances extracted from sediments show four strong bands centered at 3,400 cm⁻¹, 1,625 cm⁻¹, 1,390 cm⁻¹, and 1,025 cm⁻¹. The K _oc (hs) values have a positive linear relation with the peak area ratio for peak at 1,025 cm⁻¹ and a negative linear relation with the peak area ratio between peaks at 1,625 cm⁻¹ and 1,025 cm⁻¹. Hence, the hydrogen bonds play a critical role to the sorption of selected endocrine disruptors.     

大型危险化工企业气体危险源监测与预警系统建设

阐述了当前我国大型危险化工企业危险源监测及预警系统建设的现状与不足,以泰州梅兰集团为例,提出了大型危险化工企业危险源监测及预警系统的建设目标及原则,应急预警处置系统的主要内容、标准与要求。     

Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances in matched human serum, urine, hair and nail

The purpose of this study was to determine perfluoroalkyl substances(PFASs) in human serum, urine, hair and nail from general populations, and to investigate the possibility for human urine, hair and nail used as the biomonitoring sample for PFASs exposure. We detected the concentrations of PFHx A, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFUn DA, PFDo A, PFHx S and PFOS in 39 matched human serum, urine, hair and nail samples from Shenzhen in China. The detection frequency and the median level of PFOS were all higher than that of the other PFASs in four matrices. The median concentration of PFOS in serum, urine, hair, and nail were 9.24 ng/mL, 13.96 ng/L, 0.58 ng/g and 0.63 ng/g, respectively. The results of spearman correlation test indicated that nail was an ideal matrix for biomonitoring PFOS rather than human urine and hair in general populations for the non-invasive sampling.     

曝气对MBBR联合管式膜MBR处理生活污水的影响及膜污染分析

采用移动床生物膜反应器(MBBR)联合管式膜构建气提式管式膜MBR体系用以处理生活污水,考察了曝气对污水处理效果、膜内气液流态及膜过程的影响,探讨了污泥特性的变化及其对膜污染过程的影响机制。结果表明,气提式管式膜MBR体系下膜出水DO浓度高于混合液,且随着曝气量由50 L·h⁻¹提高至150 L·h⁻¹,管式膜内气含率由0.33增至0.60并呈“活塞流”流态,操作周期由6~7 d延长至17 d,膜污染速率由1.54 kPa·h⁻¹降至0.21 kPa·h⁻¹,临界通量显著增大;同时,MBBR混合液中EPS总量呈减小趋势,但MBBR内悬浮污泥粒径变小,且膜表面EPS中PN/PS比例显著高于MBBR混合液。膜表面污染阻力构成分析表明,气提式管式膜MBR体系下容易发生膜孔堵塞,膜污染以不可逆污染阻力为主。