Heavy metals in source-separated compost and digestates

The production of compost and digestate from source-separated organic residues is well established in Europe. However, these products may be a source of pollutants when applied to soils. In order to assess this issue, composts, solid and liquid digestates from Switzerland were analyzed for heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) addressing factors which may influence the concentration levels: the treatment process, the composition, origin, particle size and impurity content of input materials, the season of input materials collection or the degree of organic matter degradation.Composts (n = 81) showed mean contents being at 60% or less of the legal threshold values. Solid digestates (n = 20) had 20–50% lower values for Cd, Co, Pb and Zn but similar values for Cr, Cu and Ni. Liquid digestates (n = 5) exhibited mean concentrations which were approximately twice the values measured in compost for most elements. Statistical analyses did not reveal clear relationships between influencing factors and heavy metal contents. This suggests that the contamination was rather driven by factors not addressed in the present study.According to mass balance calculations related to Switzerland, the annual loads to agricultural soils resulting from the application of compost and digestates ranged between 2% (Cd) and 22% (Pb) of total heavy metal loads. At regional scale, composts and digestates are therefore minor sources of pollution compared to manure (Co, Cu, Ni, Zn), mineral fertilizer (Cd, Cr) and aerial deposition (Pb). However, for individual fields, fertilization with compost or digestates results in higher heavy metal loads than application of equivalent nutrient inputs through manure or mineral fertilizer.     

动荷载作用下边坡锚固系统合理设计探讨

爆破、地震或列车振动等动荷载作用下,边坡锚固系统易产生锚筋松弛、夹具损伤、注浆体拉裂及界面粘结失效等情况,影响其预应力赋存状态、加固效果和耐久性。基于动荷载作用类型和锚固系统动力响应特征分析,提出了动载下不同地层内的锚固段合理结构设计方案和锚筋抗拉安全系数及锁定荷载的建议。动载下自由段(外锚固段)宜设计为全粘结型或增设多级反锚装置,形成岩土自锁锚固,以控制预应力损失和防止锚头或自由段破断造成突发性灾害;在水泥基灌浆体中掺入钢纤维或树脂纤维,可改善锚固体抗裂性能,提高其抗疲劳和抗冲击能力;建议优先采用防腐性能卓越的填充型环氧涂层钢绞线,以提高锚固体在动载破裂时的耐久性。     

3种负荷对模拟垂直流人工湿地去除氮、磷效果的影响

为探讨水力负荷、有机负荷和悬浮物固体负荷对垂直流人工湿地基质去除氮、磷效果的影响,采用了人工土柱模拟实验的方法,对不同数值的水力负荷、有机负荷(COD)和悬浮固体负荷单因素影响条件下垂直流人工湿地出水中TN、TP的浓度进行了监测。实验结果表明,在3种负荷单一因素影响条件下,垂直流人工湿地处理出水中TN、TP的浓度均随着负荷的增加而增加,即降低水力负荷、有机负荷、悬浮固体负荷均有利于降低垂直流人工湿地处理出水中TN、TP的浓度。当水力负荷为50 cm/d,垂直流人工湿地TP的去除率较高,达到71.52%;当有机负荷为50 g/(m2·d),TN的平均去除率较高,达到41.84%;当悬浮固体负荷为75 g/(m2·d),TP的平均去除率较高,达到92.13%。因此,在水力负荷实验中,当水力负荷为50 cm/d,垂直流人工湿地对氮、磷去除效果较佳;在悬浮固体实验中,当悬浮固体负荷为75 g/m2·d,垂直流人工湿地对氮、磷去除效果较好;在有机负荷实验中,当有机负荷(COD)为50 g/(m2·d),垂直流人工湿地对氮、磷去除效果较好。     

基于IPAT模型的江苏省能源消费与碳排放情景研究

利用环境负荷模型与"脱钩"理论,对江苏未来中长期的经济发展、能源需求与CO2排放进行了情景分析,并结合当前的环境政策,对三种情景下主要指标的参数和结果进行了设计与分析。研究表明,资源节约型与环境友好型社会的构建,低碳情景是江苏能源-经济-社会的协调发展最合适、也是最现实的方案;通过不同情景的比较,认为低碳情景的实现一定程度上是以减缓经济增长来实现节能减排目标的;低碳情景下能源需求与CO2排放也将明显快速增加,与2007年相比,2030年能源需求总量将增加1.431倍,碳排放总量将达到15 655×104t,未来20 a能源资源的有效供应与合理利用成为制约低碳经济发展的瓶颈因素。最后给出了实现节能减排、促进低碳经济发展的相关建议。     

Economic feasibility of autonomous hybrid wind–diesel power systems for residential loads in hot regions: a step to mitigate the implications of fossil fuel depletion

Today, energy occupies a pivotal position around which all socio-economic activities revolve. No energy means no life, and supply of energy in a cheap, plentiful, long-sustainable and environmentally safe form is a boon for everyone. In the light of rising cost of oil and fears of its exhaustion coupled with increased pollution, the governments worldwide are deliberating and making huge strides to promote renewable energy sources such as wind. Integration of wind machines with the diesel plants is pursued widely to reduce dependence on fossil-fuel-produced energy and to reduce the release of carbon gases that cause global climate change. The literature indicates that commercial/residential buildings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) consume an estimated 10–40% of the total electric energy generated. The aim of this study is to analyse wind-speed data of Dhahran (East-Coast, KSA) to assess the economic feasibility of utilising autonomous hybrid wind–diesel power systems to meet the electrical load of 100 typical residential buildings (with annual electrical energy demand of 3512 MWh). The monthly average wind speeds range from 3.3 to 5.6 m/s. The hybrid systems simulated consist of different combinations of 600 kW commercial wind machines supplemented with diesel generators. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's hybrid optimisation model for electric renewables software was employed to perform the techno-economic analysis.

The simulation results indicate that for a hybrid system comprising 600 kW wind capacity together with a 1.0 MW diesel system (two 500 kW units), the wind penetration (at 50 m hub-height, with 0% annual capacity shortage) is 26%. The cost of generating energy (COE, $/kWh) from this hybrid wind–diesel system was found to be 0.070 $/kWh (assuming diesel fuel price of 0.1 $/l). The study exhibits that for a given hybrid configuration, the number of operational hours of diesel generator sets (gensets) decreases with an increase in the wind-farm capacity. Concurrently, emphasis has also been placed on wind penetration, un-met load, effect of hub-height on energy production and COE, excess electricity generation, percentage fuel savings and reduction in carbon emissions (relative to diesel-only situation) of different hybrid systems, cost breakdown of wind–diesel systems, COE of different hybrid systems, etc.     

白洋淀流域府河干流村落非点源负荷研究

村落非点源污染是白洋淀流域农业非点源污染的重要组成部分.现场调查府河干流临河村落生活污水、生活垃圾的排放情况及相应污染物含量,研究了其非点源污染特征.结果表明:临河村落生活污水与生活垃圾的人均排放量分别为26.3 L/d和0.41 kg/d;临河村落非点源氮、磷污染中,生活垃圾贡献极大,在TN、TP年潜在入河负荷和年入河负荷中所占比例均接近70%;生活污水中的氮、磷以可溶态为主;生活污水与人粪尿的CODCr年入河负荷分别为10.9和2.30 t,生活垃圾的TOC年入河负荷为26.9 t.      

密云水库流域植被覆盖度变化对输沙量的影响

封闭流域中,泥沙的产生是多种因素相互作用,相互制约的结果,而在这些众多的环境影响因素中,植被是土壤侵蚀中最重要的环境控制因子,目前,植被覆盖度变化对输沙量的影响一直是区域生态环境研究中比较热门的话题。文章使用遥感(Remote Sensing(RS))、地理信息系统(Geographic Information System(GIS))与统计分析相结合的方法评价了密云水库流域内2个子流域出口处2002年至2005年植被覆盖度变化对输沙量的影响。密云水库流域多为山地,其降雨具有明显的季节性。本文的主要目的在于分析2002年至2005年植被覆盖度变化对流域输沙量的影响,并分析了植被覆盖度变化对气候改变及人类活动的综合影响,结果表明:在密云水库流域内,输沙量是降雨情况和人为因素引起的地表植被覆盖度变化情况的综合反映,人口增长、经济发展和城市化是密云水库流域内引起土地利用变化和地表植被覆盖度变化的主要驱动力。并且,输沙量可以被看作是一个很好的指标来定量分离出生物生理和人为的影响,并从中能够找出在流域生态系统中获得显著结果关键的临界点。研究结果对制定流域的合理开发和管理计划将有所帮助。     

透水路面-生物滞留池组合道路的城市面源污染控制效果评估

不同低影响开发(LID)技术组合对于控制城市面源污染具有重要应用价值,但是其对城市面源污染形成过程(污染物累积-冲刷-输送)的影响及污染负荷削减效果的评估鲜见报道.本研究以深圳市国际低碳城为例,分析了6场降雨事件下透水路面-生物滞留池组合对城市面源晴天污染物累积量、降雨径流冲刷量、不同LID设施的削减量、溢流的负荷量的影响.结果表明,研究区地表颗粒物平均累积量为(15.80±3.79)g·m~(-2),粒径250μm的颗粒物质量占比约为65.14%;6场不同强度降雨对地表颗粒物的平均冲刷率为17.15%,粒径105μm的颗粒物冲刷率为62.71%~74.94%;降雨冲刷地表径流污染物SS、TN、TP的平均污染负荷分别为2.02、0.025、0.001 3 g·m~(-2);透水路面下渗、过滤作用对污染物SS、TN、TP的去除率分别为70.26%、46.29%、19.27%;生物滞留池对径流二次净化去除率分别为85.25%、20.22%、70.27%;入河径流污染物SS、TN、TP的平均污染负荷分别为0.08、0.011、0.000 3 g·m~(-2),是地表冲刷污染负荷的4.05%、43.47%、24.39%.透水路面-生物滞留池组合应用对道路径流中污染物的净化效果显著.通过定量化表征透水路面-生物滞留池组合应用道路的城市面源污染形成过程,以期为城市面源污染形成过程的污染负荷估算及LID工程绩效评估提供科学依据,为LID在国内的推广应用和海绵城市设计提供参考.     

中国主要湖泊营养氮沉降临界负荷的研究

水体营养氮沉降临界负荷是不致使水体产生富营养化的最高氮沉降量。文中探讨了一种依据湖泊氮质量平衡原理计算营养氮沉降临界负荷的方法。用该方法计算表明 ,我国主要湖泊的营养氮沉降临界负荷比较低 ,大部分小于 1keq· hm- 1 · a- 1 ,部分已为目前的氮沉降量或者两者相当接近 ,意味着只接受氮沉降也能导致这些湖泊产生富营养化。但实际统计结果表明 ,氮沉降在导致受工农业生产和生活影响很大的城市和郊区湖泊的水质富营养化的所有氮污染源中所占比例较低 ,而其它来源的氮输入如河道入湖、工业生活废水和农田径流等才是导致富营养化的最主要因素 ,它们的量已远远超过了这些水体可随最高允许氮负荷。因此 ,对控制这些湖泊的水质富营养化而言 ,控制氮沉降并不是目前最紧迫的任务 ,而其它人为污染源的控制才是最急需的。但氮沉降临界负荷在湖泊富营养化的中长远控制中仍具有十分重要的意义。     

多径流出口水稻田非点源污染试验研究及验证

为验证一种水稻田非点源污染原位观测方法的准确性和适应性,以北京市上庄镇某试验水稻田为例,应用原位观测方法分别在水稻田进水口附近(4#观测点)和出水口附近(2#观测点)安装水位计观测稻田水深,利用同步观测的降雨数据以及田内5个采样点定期采集的水质数据进行非点源污染试验研究,探究基于同一块水稻田不同位置的水深观测数据是否对该方法的应用产生影响.结果表明:①晒田期间,由于4#观测点处于相对低洼的位置,其水深数据显示4d的无水期,与实际晒田时间相符而2#观测点水深数据显示10 d无水.②基于2#、4#观测点水深数据得到总蒸散发和渗漏损失、总径流量以及灌溉量的相对偏差分别为1.3%、1.0%、1.8%;应用原位观测方法估算出该水稻田的灌溉量在2 620～2 710 m³之间.③基于2#、4#观测点水深得到的TN、NH₄^-N、NO₃^--N、TP、COD_Cr输出系数的相对偏差在0.8%～8.0%之间.研究显示:水位计安装位置对原位观测方法应用的影响不大且主要体现在晒田期...