模拟可见光下掺杂TiO_2对甲醛溶液光催化降解

模拟自然条件下的可见光,以甲醛的光催化降解为探针反应,评价了通过溶胶-凝胶法分别制备的8种（银Ag、铜Cu、铁Fe、钨W、铈Ce、镧La、硫S、氯Cl）掺杂TiO2纳米晶体的光催化活性及对甲醛水溶液的去除效果。用X射线衍射、激光粒度分析和紫外-可见分光光谱表征了掺杂纳米TiO2的微晶尺寸、晶体结构与光学性能。结果表明：Ce离子尽管有较大的半径但是主要还是掺杂到晶格中,Ce掺杂可以促进TiO2由非正分锐钛矿相向锐钛矿相和金红石相的转变,抑制载流子复合,使TiO2的光吸收带边发生红移且有利于对可见光的吸收,从而使Ce掺杂TiO2在模拟可见光下光催化甲醛水溶液的能力得到明显提高。     

Ca5（AsO4）3OH的溶解度与稳定性研究

通过在不同pH值,温度等条件下Ca5（AsO4）3OH的溶解,确定其稳定存在的pH值范围,得出它的溶度积和生成的自由能（ΔG0f）。结果表明,Ca5（AsO4）3OH在水中的溶解度和稳定范围与pH和温度有关,在酸性条件下（初始pH=2）它的溶解度较大,而且在水中的溶解度随着温度的升高而降低。利用PHREEQC程序计算确定Ca5（AsO4）3OH的溶度积为10-40.86,生成自由能ΔG0f为-5 063.53 kJ/mol。利用JADE5软件计算得到其晶格参数a=b=9.696,c=6.967和晶胞体积为567.304 3。     

二氧化氯处理中药废水的氧化特性研究

采用稳定性二氧化氯溶液氧化降解中药废水,运用正交设计方法考察了常温、常压(291～298 K,1.013×10~5Pa)下ClO_2起始浓度([ClO_2]:COD)、pH、氧化反应时间等因素对中药废水处理效果的影响。研究表明,(1)当[ClO_2]:COD在1.0～0.4范围时,COD的平均去除率42%;当[ClO_2]:COD大于1.0或小于0.4时,COD平均去除率仅为27%～35%;(2)pH=2～4时,COD去除率可以达到40%以上,且pH≥10时,COD去除率高达59%;(3)COD去除率随着反应时间的延长而升高,氧化反应30 min左右,COD去除率能达到40%以上,105 min后处理效率达到63%;(4)ClO_2处理中药废水的最佳工艺条件是[ClO_2]:COD为0.7:1,反应pH值6,反应时间75 min。     

膜分离紫外光度法连续测定二氧化氯的应用

利用 Cl O2 能透过微孔性聚四氟乙烯膜 (PTFE)而制成 Cl O2 连续流动分离装置 ,建立了膜分离紫外光度法连续测定二氧化氯的测试方法。用此方法测定江苏某水厂净水流程线上各采样点的二氧化氯浓度 ,并对测定结果进行显著性检验 ,确定当水中二氧化氯浓度大于或等于 0 .0 8mg/ L时 ,此方法与美国 Vulcan公司推荐的连续碘量法无显著性差异     

Carbon isotope signature of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in precipitation and atmospheric CO2

This paper describes results of chemical and isotopic analysis of inorganic carbon species in the atmosphere and precipitation for the calendar year 2008 in Wroc?aw (SW Poland). Atmospheric air samples (collected weekly) and rainwater samples (collected after rain episodes) were analysed for CO₂ and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations and for δ¹³C composition. The values obtained varied in the ranges: atmospheric CO₂: 337-448 ppm; δ¹³C_CO2 from −14.4 to −8.4‰; DIC in precipitation: 0.6-5.5 mg dm⁻³; δ¹³C_DIC from −22.2 to +0.2‰. No statistical correlation was observed between the concentration and δ¹³C value of atmospheric CO₂ and DIC in precipitation. These observations contradict the commonly held assumption that atmospheric CO₂ controls the DIC in precipitation. We infer that DIC is generated in ambient air temperatures, but from other sources than the measured atmospheric CO₂. The calculated isotopic composition of a hypothetical CO₂ source for DIC forming ranges from −31.4 to −11.0‰, showing significant seasonal variations accordingly to changing anthropogenic impact and atmospheric mixing processes.     

Ecotoxicity of nanosized TiO2. Review of in vivo data

This report presents an exhaustive literature review of data on the effect of nanoparticulate TiO₂ on algae, higher plants, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates and freshwater fish. The aim, to identify the biologically important characteristics of the nanoparticles that have most biological significance, was unsuccessful, no discernable correlation between primary particle size and toxic effect being apparent. Secondary particle size and particle surface area may be relevant to biological potential of nanoparticles, but insufficient confirmatory data exist. The nanotoxicity data from thirteen studies fail to reveal the characteristics actually responsible for their biological reactivity because reported nanotoxicity studies rarely carry information on the physicochemical characteristics of the nanoparticles tested. A number of practical measures are suggested which should support the generation of reliable QSAR models and so overcome this data inadequacy.     

Monitoring of heavy metal concentrations in home outdoor air using moss bags

One monitoring station is insufficient to characterize the high spatial variation of traffic-related heavy metals within cities. We tested moss bags (Hylocomium splendens), deployed in a dense network, for the monitoring of metals in outdoor air and characterized metals’ long-term spatial distribution and its determinants in Girona, Spain. Mosses were exposed outside 23 homes for two months; NO₂ was monitored for comparison. Metals were not highly correlated with NO₂ and showed higher spatial variation than NO₂. Regression models explained 61-85% of Cu, Cr, Mo, Pb, Sb, Sn, and Zn and 72% of NO₂ variability. Metals were strongly associated with the number of bus lines in the nearest street. Heavy metals are an alternative traffic-marker to NO₂ given their toxicological relevance, stronger association with local traffic and higher spatial variability. Monitoring heavy metals with mosses is appealing, particularly for long-term exposure assessment, as mosses can remain on site many months without maintenance.     

Binational school-based monitoring of traffic-related air pollutants in El Paso, Texas (USA) and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (México)

Paired indoor and outdoor concentrations of fine and coarse particulate matter (PM), PM2.5 reflectance [black carbon(BC)], and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) were determined for sixteen weeks in 2008 at four elementary schools (two in high and two in low traffic density zones) in a U.S.-Mexico border community to aid a binational health effects study. Strong spatial heterogeneity was observed for all outdoor pollutant concentrations. Concentrations of all pollutants, except coarse PM, were higher in high traffic zones than in the respective low traffic zones. Black carbon and NO₂ appear to be better traffic indicators than fine PM. Indoor air pollution was found to be well associated with outdoor air pollution, although differences existed due to uncontrollable factors involving student activities and building/ventilation configurations. Results of this study indicate substantial spatial variability of pollutants in the region, suggesting that children’s exposures to these pollutants vary based on the location of their school.     

海门市城区二氧化氮污染物浓度呈上升趋势的调查与分析

通过调查海门市城区所有NOX和NO2排放源,从排放情况和NO2月浓度变化情况分析,得出了海门市城区NO2污染物浓度呈上升趋势的结果。     

Plant vintages, grandfathering, and environmental policy

Environmental regulations that grandfather existing plants, by not holding them to the same strict standards as new plants, may have the unintended consequence of retarding new investment. If new plants are cleaner, then this effect may increase pollution in the short run. I develop a dynamic model of a facility’s decisions over scrapping and abatement, which depend on capital depreciation, profitability shocks, and environmental policy. Using data from fossil fuel fired boilers at electric power plants, I estimate the structural parameters of the model and assess the impact of grandfathering in the Clean Air Act on sulfur dioxide emissions. Counterfactual policy simulations show that an increase in the stringency of performance standards would have led to a decrease in investment in new boilers. However, this does not lead to increased emissions, since there is less investment in dirtier coal boilers as compared to relatively cleaner oil or natural gas boilers.