The Impact of Scrubber Sludge on Ground Water Quality at an Abandoned Mine Site

A sulfate-rich flue gas desulfurization scrubber sludge was used as a substitute backfill material in reclamation of an abandoned coal strip mine. The site was surrounded by monitor wells and the material was characterized for leaching behavior using open column experiments. A drain was placed directly beneath the 45 000 ton fill to enable sampling before dilution or attenuation. The column studies indicated that the scrubber sludge would adsorb manganese, iron, aluminium, cobalt, nickel, thallium and zinc contaminants from the water. Changes in pH appear inadequate to explain the removal by precipitation. The groundwater cleaning phenomenon has been confirmed on a field scale by the drain samples. Boron and molybdenum leach from the fly ash was used to fix the scrubber sludge and serve as marker elements enabling calibration of the dispersivity in computer models of the groundwater system at the site. The leachate front appears to be diluted by a factor of 8 : 1 within the first 15 meters. Since boron and molybdenum release are associated only with the first flush, environmental impacts will be minimal. Columns appear to create a time compression effect on the duration of leaching phenomenon. The effect for this site appears to be at least 5 : 1. The columns were effective in predicting which elements would leach or adsorb in the field and in predicting the actual source concentrations. Other shake tests such as the TCLP and the ASTM shake test were found to be less effective at predicting which elements would leach and were not helpful in predicting field concentrations.     

Water quality indices appraisal and health risk assessment of nitrate,mercury and lead in water distribution network: A case study of Robat Karim in Tehran,Iran

Groundwater is a basic source of drinking water supply for urban and rural areas. This is especially the case for communities located in arid and semi-arid regions that rely on groundwater for drinking purposes. The present study set out to assess the potential health impacts of water impurities and to investigate the qualitative status of drinking water in Robat Karim rural areas, located in southwest Tehran, Iran. A total of 66 samples were collected from the water distribution network of 11 villages (33 sampling points, on two occasions) during September 2020 and were tested in terms of the most common quality parameters such as pH, mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), chloride (Cl^–), chlorate (ClO₃^–), nitrite (NO₂^–), nitrate (NO₃^–), and flouride (F^–). Multiple methods and indexes including water quality index (WQI), hazard quotient (HQ), and hazard index (HI), were worked out to assess the quality of water and health risk assessment of NO₃^– Pb²⁺ and Hg²⁺. The results revealed that 33% and 90% of sampling sites have significantly high nitrate and total hardness (TH) concentrations, exceeding the maximum permissible limits set by World Health Organization (WHO; 50 and 200 mg/L, respectively). Furthermore, five sampling points exhibited poor WQIs mainly related to NO₃^– and TH. HQ values higher than 1 for nitrate were noticed in most sampling locations. Except for one sampling point, the HQ obtained for Pb²⁺ and Hg²⁺ were below 1 indicating no obvious health hazard. This study represents that children and infants are at higher risk of chronic toxicity by excess NO₃^– intake. The health hazard that is yet imposed on the community by NO₃^– necessitates regular monitoring of drinking water, the use of advanced technologies to purify water or otherwise alternative resources should be proposed.     

露天矿山安全管理中异级群组共生决策研究

为解决露天矿山安全管理中利益博弈问题,探究利益相关主体间的共生形成过程,基于共生理论构建以管理者和员工为主体的共生决策博弈模型,并通过稳定性分析和数值仿真探究各主体共生决策的影响因素和演化路径。研究结果表明：博弈主体的共生决策与共生效益、收益分配系数、共生成本、机会主义收益、问责惩罚等因素密切相关;通过分析16种不同参数情形,得到4个演化均衡点;运用Matlab软件进行数值仿真,检验模型准确性,为促进企业安全管理工作共生发展提出相关对策和建议。     

压缩空气泡沫水平管路压力损失数值模拟研究

为厘清压缩空气泡沫水平管道输运压力衰减规律,考虑压缩空气泡沫实际工程运用,利用STAR-CCM软件研究泡沫液种类、混合比和管径对湿泡沫水平管网输运过程中压力衰减的影响规律,并结合理论分析建立压缩空气泡沫水平输运过程中的压力衰减预测模型。研究结果表明：管路压降与泡沫液黏度呈正相关性,在混合液流量270 L/min,气体流量1 750 L/min条件下,相同管径高黏度抗溶性水成膜泡沫(AFFF/AR)压降约为低黏度A类和水成膜泡沫(AFFF)1.3倍;对于相同类型泡沫,混合比对管路压降影响较小,100 m长90 mm管径不同混合比之间最大压降差值约为7.21 kPa;管径对压降影响较大,相同泡沫条件下,50 mm管径压降是80 mm管径压降的约9.4倍,80 mm管径压降是100 mm管径压降的约2.8倍,当管径大于80 mm时,不同泡沫对压降的影响逐步减小。压力衰减预测模型计算的压降值与模拟值较前人开展研究所得实验值误差在18%以内,研究结果可以为压缩空气泡沫水平管网设计提供一定理论参考。     

广西荔浦锰矿废弃地植被及优势植物重金属生物蓄积特征

通过对广西荔浦锰矿废弃地植被的调查,共记录到高等植物32种,隶属31个属,18个科。优势植物包括马唐、蕨、白茅、井栏边草、地桃花、商陆、加拿大飞蓬、石山桂花和板栗等九种。对土壤和植物的Fe、Mn、Cd、Pd和Cu等重金属分析结果表明,土壤中的Fe和Mn最高含量分别达到140221mg.kg-1和12114mg.kg-1。优势植物的分布与土壤中Fe和Mn的含量有关,井栏边草分布区土壤中的Mn含量最高,白茅分布区土壤中Mn含量最低;Fe含量最高的土壤为地桃花分布区,最低为白茅分布区。优势植物对Fe和Mn的生物积累特征表现出较大的差异。加拿大飞蓬和马唐有较强的扩散能力,对Mn也有较高的抗性,可作为锰矿废弃地植被重建的先锋物种;商陆和板栗对Mn有较强的富集能力(叶片锰含量分别达3280mg.kg-1和2510mg.kg-1),可用于Mn污染土壤的植物修复。     

基于知识的管道系统泄漏检测方法

提出了3种基于知识的管道系统泄漏检测方法,分别是:通过对负压波波形分段符号化处理,采用上下文无关法表示波形结构模式的模式识别诊断系统;以选取合适维数的功率谱特征向量而建立的神经网络泄漏检测系统;与泄漏机理数学模型结合的泄漏诊断专家系统。     

A water quality monitoring network design methodology for the selection of critical sampling points: Part II

In order to resolve the spatial component of the design of a water quality monitoring network, a methodology has been developed to identify the critical sampling locations within a watershed. This methodology, called Critical Sampling Points (CSP), focuses on the contaminant total phosphorus (TP), and is applicable to small, predominantly agricultural-forested watersheds. The CSP methodology was translated into a model, called Water Quality Monitoring Station Analysis (WQMSA). It incorporates a geographic information system (GIS) for spatial analysis and data manipulation purposes, a hydrologic/water quality simulation model for estimating TP loads, and an artificial intelligence technology for improved input data representation. The model input data include a number of hydrologic, topographic, soils, vegetative, and land use factors. The model also includes an economic and logistics component. The validity of the CSP methodology was tested on a small experimental Pennsylvanian watershed, for which TP data from a number of single storm events were available for various sampling points within the watershed. A comparison of the ratios of observed to predicted TP loads between sampling points revealed that the model's results were promising.     

矿区土壤Pb的分布特征及植物修复应用性研究

对云南省某有色矿区采矿厂及选矿厂周围土壤Pb污染现状、土壤中Pb的形态分布特征及其植物有效性进行了分析.按照Tessier的重金属形态分级和浸提方法,Pb在土壤中主要以铁锰氧化物结合态及有机结合态为主,植物有效性较低.比较两样点土壤Pb活性,选矿厂高于采矿厂,这可能是由于Pb的来源不同.从土壤含Pb及植物有效态Pb含量来看,该矿区样点土壤Pb污染均较严重,开展污染修复工作势在必行.以植物体内Pb含量、地表上部有效富集系数及转移系数为指标,对20种植物对Pb的富集特性分析发现,类芦富集和转移Pb的能力较强,进一步研究价值很大.从土壤Pb的有效态含量及生态安全考虑,在该矿区进行土壤Pb污染的植物提取修复是可行的.     

煤矿瓦斯爆炸事故的事故树分析与防治

瓦斯爆炸是煤矿生产中的重要灾害,一旦发生事故,会造成巨大的经济损失和人员伤亡.对瓦斯爆炸事故的原因进行了分析,并提出相应的预防措施.     

基于有上下界风量约束的矿井风量极值流算法研究

为解决既有方法不能准确求出矿井最大通风量与最小配风量,从而导致矿井通风系统产生能源浪费或难以满足矿井通风需求,出现安全隐患与改造难度大、潜力低等问题,提出1种基于有上下界风量约束的矿井风量极值流算法.该算法首先利用最大流算法求解满足节点流量平衡与分支上下界容量限制条件的可行流问题,若存在可行流,在求得可行流基础上,再利...