塔里木盆地气溶胶粒度分布研究

使用Series 210收集了塔里木盆地内6个不同地点的气溶胶,获取了该地区气溶胶的粒度分布,并计算了对应的气溶胶数量中位直径。研究发现:在自然情况下,气溶胶分布遵循双峰分布的规律,其中第一峰值通常出现在0.5μm附近,第二峰值出现在3μm附近;由于采样点的气象条件、地表情况等差异所致,不同采样地点的峰位和峰面积有一定的差异;各采样点气溶胶分布规律显示,绝大多数气溶胶粒子粒径小于1μm。自然条件下,大多数采样点气溶胶粒子数量中位直径小于1μm。     

兰州市排污沟污泥磁性物质来源特征及环境意义

文章通过对兰州市七里河沟、烂泥沟、大沙沟和排洪沟中污泥的低频磁化率、金属元素和粒度的测定,证明低频磁化率可以很好地评价排污沟污泥中重金属的来源特征。兰州市排污沟污泥中磁性矿物主要与还原性环境中的金属硫化物、外源道路和大气中人类活动产生的磁铁矿、磁赤铁矿和赤铁矿及少量顺磁性矿物,以及黄土高原沙尘暴来源的贡献有关;磁性矿物具有多源性和多类型性特征。排污沟污泥中高有机质含量反映了强烈的人类活动,而人为活动输入的磁性物质是兰州市排污沟污泥中磁性矿物的主要来源。     

发动机燃用GTL柴油的排气颗粒数量及粒径分布规律

以一台汽车电控高压共轨柴油机为样机,采用发动机尾气颗粒粒径谱仪EEPS研究了发动机燃用天然气制油(GTL柴油)的排气颗粒数量及粒径分布规律.所用燃油分别为纯柴油(G0)、纯GTL柴油(G100)及GTL柴油掺混比为10%、20%的燃料(分别表示为G10、G20).试验工况为最大转矩转速1500r.min-1和标定转速2300r.min-1的负荷特性试验,负荷百分比分别为10%、25%、50%、75%和100%.结果表明:无论燃用柴油,还是GTL柴油或混合燃料,该机排气颗粒数量随粒径变化大都呈现明显的双峰对数分布状态,其排气核态颗粒的峰值粒径在10nm附近,聚集态颗粒峰值集中出现在40～50nm之间.随着GTL柴油配比的增加,各工况下不同粒径的颗粒数量大都持续下降,其中,排气核态颗粒数量明显下降,在高速高负荷下更为显著;而聚集态颗粒也较纯柴油有一定的降幅,其中,G20和G100柴油更为明显.     

Prediction of DOM removal of low specific UV absorbance surface waters using HPSEC combined with peak fitting

High performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) is used in water quality research primarily to determine the molecular weight distribution of the dissolved organic matter (DOM), but by applying peak fitting to the chromatogram, this technique can also be used as a tool to model and predict DOM removal. Six low specific UV absorbance (SUVA) source waters were treated using coagulation with alum and both the source and treated water samples were analysed using HPSEC. By comparing the molecular weight profiles of the source and treated waters, it was established that several DOM components were not effectively removed by alum coagulation even after high dosage alum treatment. A peak-fitting technique was applied based on the concept of linking the character (molecular weight profile) of the recalcitrant organics in the treated water with those of the source water. This was then applied to predict DOM treatability by determining the areas of the peaks which were assigned to removable organics from the source water molecular weight profile after peak fitting, and this technique quantified the removable and non-removable organics. The prediction was compared with the actual dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal determined from jar testing and showed good agreement, with variance between 2% and 10%. This confirmed that this prediction approach, which was originally developed for high SUVA waters, can also be applied successfully to predict DOC removal in low SUVA waters.     

长江口海域悬浮物的粒度特征与成因分析

利用现场激光粒度仪(LISST-100X C型),在不扰动天然细颗粒泥沙絮凝体的情况下,于2008年7月在长江口海域测量了24个站位不同层次悬浮絮凝体的粒径分布和体积浓度.结合同步测得的海水温度、盐度和浊度数据,得出了长江口海域悬浮物的粒度特征并进行了成因分析.长江口观测海域悬浮物的平均中值粒径为4.69φ,粒级分布具有分选较差、峰态宽、近对称的特征.悬浮絮凝体的垂向平均体积含量随离岸距离的增加而显著降低,而中值粒径却具有增大的趋势;在31.0°N断面,平均中值粒径从11μm增加到了60μm.随着离岸距离的增加,细颗粒悬浮泥沙的含量显著降低,而一些粒径较大的生物体或大粒径絮凝体的含量相对增多,造成了中值粒径的明显增大.本次观测所得的有效密度在246~1 334 kg/m3之间,平均为613kg/m3.当悬浮物含量较高时,由于大絮凝体比小絮凝体的沉降速度快,大絮凝体有效密度小于小絮凝体,从而导致悬浮物的中值粒径随水深的增大而明显增大,絮凝体有效密度随水深的增加而减小;37和44站有效密度与中值粒径的相关系数均在0.9以上.     

青岛大气气溶胶中无机氮组分的粒径分布特征

2005年7月～2006年8月对青岛大气气溶胶进行为期1a的连续观测,分析了气溶胶颗粒以及气溶胶中无机氮组分(NO2-N、NH4-N、NO3-N)的粒径分布。结果表明:颗粒物随粒径分布全年呈现明显的双峰分布,最高峰值出现于0.43～0.65μm的积聚模态,次峰值出现于3.3～4.7μm的粗模态,春季三月沙尘期间的粗模态峰值最为明显。NO3-N的分布略微复杂,夏、春季节与颗粒物类似呈现双峰分布,在粗粒态和细粒态上各出现峰值,而秋冬季节呈现单峰分布,最高峰值均出现在积聚模态;NO2-N性质不稳定,无明显的季节变化规律,但其全年平均却表现出一定的规律,呈现多模态分布;NH4-N的粒径分布的峰值均呈现单峰分布,峰值出现于0.43～0.65μm的积聚模态,无明显的季节变化。另外研究发现,春季沙尘天气和夏季海盐组分都对青岛大气气溶胶颗粒物及其中无机氮组分的粒径分布均有一定影响。     

泡沫-细水雾对变压器油池火的冷却及热辐射阻隔特性研究

泡沫-细水雾在全尺寸变压器灭火实验中展现出高效灭火性能。纯水细水雾具有冷却效果好、热辐射阻隔能力强的特点,但添加泡沫灭火剂后对其冷却及热辐射阻隔特性的影响机制尚不明确。对泡沫-细水雾和纯水细水雾的冷却与热辐射阻隔特性进行了对比实验,并基于雾特性测试结果对相应性能的差异进行了分析。发现添加泡沫灭火剂后能降低水雾的粒径,从而令泡沫-细水雾的冷却和热辐射阻隔性能优于纯水细水雾。此外,泡沫灭火剂中的阻燃物质也是加速火焰熄灭的重要因素。研究结果可为变压器灭火系统选择、泡沫-细水雾系统工况参数优化等方面提供理论指导。     

Precise sex ratios manifested by several encyrtid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of brown soft scale, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Coccus hesperidum</Emphasis> L. (Hemiptera: Coccidae)

We examined whether several facultatively gregarious encyrtid (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) endoparasitoids of brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum L., manifest precise sex allocation under field conditions. Metaphycus luteolus (Timberlake), Metaphycus angustifrons (Compere), Metaphycus stanleyi (Compere), and Microterys nietneri (Motshulsky) evince brood sex ratios that are female-biased and extremely precise (low variance in the number of sons per host). Typically, this sex allocation pattern is attributed to extreme local mate competition (LMC) in which only one foundress exploits a patch of hosts and mating occurs mostly between her offspring. However, such a pattern of sex allocation was not detected for Metaphycus helvolus (Compere). Also, a large proportion of the broods in all five species contained only daughters; thus, an excess of male-only broods was expected if unmated females (i.e., females that can produce only sons) contribute offspring before mating. All-male broods were rare in our samples. This finding coupled with the life history characteristics of these wasps, such as the exploitation of aggregated hosts and the long life span and mobility of males, suggest that nonlocal mating is frequent. Our empirical work suggests that it is advantageous to allocate precise sex ratios in cases in which mating opportunities for males are not restricted to their natal host and/or when multiple foundresses exploit large patches of hosts. Limited theoretical work also supports this prediction but more detailed studies of this taxon’s mating structure and other life history characteristics are necessary to understand their sex allocation decisions.     

Sibling competition in guinea pigs (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cavia aperea</Emphasis> f. <Emphasis Type="Italic">porcellus</Emphasis>): scrambling for mother’s teats is stressful

Lactation is the most energy-intense period in the life of a female mammal. This can cause severe conflict between mother and offspring over the duration of lactation but also between siblings over the amount of milk each pup gets from its mother. Thus, competitive interactions between siblings are expected, and competition is likely to increase with litter size, particularly in species where the number of offspring exceeds the number of teats. We studied sibling competition in the domestic guinea pig (Cavia aperea f. porcellus), which has two teats, but frequently bears litters of up to five pups. By cross-fostering we created non-competition (control) litters with two pups and competition litters with four pups and observed nursing behaviour on days 5, 10, 15 and 20 postpartum. Pups of larger litters had lower growth rates, indicating increased competition among siblings in these litters. Pups of larger litters had to wait longer for access to a teat and spent less time suckling than pups of smaller litters but ate more solid food instead. Additionally, we manipulated the individual short-term need of pups by separating half of the pups of each litter for 2 h from their mothers before observation. Within a litter, hungry pups achieved access to milk faster and spent more time suckling than non-hungry pups. Pups competed mostly by scramble competition. Aggressive interactions occurred only in large litters. Pups of large litters had higher cortisol levels than pups in small litters. These effects decreased with age as pups became increasingly independent of maternal milk. Pup behaviour appears to fit better with models of scramble competition than with those of honest signalling. This contribution is part of the special issue “Sibling competition and cooperation in mammals” (guest editors: Robyn Hudson and Fritz Trillmich).