Autoheated thermophilic aerobic sludge digestion and metal bioleaching in a two-stage reactor system

A two-stage process has been developed for stabilization of sludge and removal of heavy metals from the secondary activated sludge with high rate of energy and time conservation.The first stage of the process involves autoheated thermophilic aerobic digestion at 55-60°C inoculated with less-acidophilic thermophilic sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms(ATAD).The results show that it is possible to maintain the autoheated conditions(55-60°C) in the ATAD reactor up to 24 hr,leading to reduction of 21% total solids(TS),27% volatile solids(VS),27% suspended solids(SS) and 33% volatile suspended solids(VSS) from the sludge.The sludge pH also decreased from 7 to 4.6 due to the activity of less-acidophilic thermophilic microorganisms.In the second stage operation,the digested sludge(pH 4.6,TS 31.6 g/L) from stage one was subjected to bioleaching in a continuous stirred tank reactor,operated at mean hydraulic retention times(HRTs) of 12,24 and 36 hr at 30°C.An HRT of 24 hr was found to be sufficient for removal of 70% Cu,70% Mn,75% Ni,and 80% Zn from the sludge.In all,39% VSS,76% Cu,78.2% Mn,79.5% Ni and 84.2% Zn were removed from the sludge in both the stages.     

部分除草剂与重金属混合物对发光菌的毒性

以5种不同类型除草剂和4种重金属为混合物组分,探索混合物毒性变化规律.应用微板毒性分析方法,测定了百草敌、磺草灵、西草净、除草定、环嗪酮、CdCl2·2.5H2O、Ni(NO3)2·6H2O、CoSO4·7H2O和ZnSO4·7H2O对淡水发光菌—青海弧菌Q67(Vibrio qinghaiensis sp.—Q67)的发光抑制毒性.应用非线性最小二乘拟合技术模拟实验剂量-效应数据.结果表明,5种除草剂与4种重金属化合物的剂量-效应曲线(DRC)均可用Weibull函数有效表征.为了全面考察各种不同浓度组成的混合物对Q67的毒性,设计了9个组分同时存在的3个等效应浓度比(EECR)混合物和10个均匀设计浓度比(UDCR)混合物.同样应用微板毒性分析方法测定了各个混合物对Q67的抑制毒性,并应用非线性最小二乘拟合技术模拟了其剂量-效应曲线.通过剂量加和(DA)与独立作用(IA)模型综合分析了各个混合物对发光菌的毒性变化规律.结果表明,不同类型除草剂与多种重金属的各种浓度组合的混合物毒性均可用DA模型进行预测和评估.     

沉积物重金属污染评价——以巢湖龟山区为例

文章系统介绍了水环境沉积物重金属污染评价方法,比较了不同评价方法的优缺点。采用地累积指数法和潜在生态风险法对巢湖龟山区沉积物中Pb、Cu、Zn、Cr等4种重金属污染进行了评价。结果表明,巢湖龟山区沉积物中金属Cr有中度生态风险,Cu有轻度污染,Pb和Zn没有污染。结果也说明,对沉积物中重金属污染的评价需要用多种方法进行比较评价。     

CaCl2高温热处理垃圾焚烧飞灰中重金属的挥发特性

以深圳市某垃圾焚烧厂飞灰为原料,采用高温管式电阻炉,研究了在0.6 L/min N₂气氛下,CaCl₂在不同添加量、处理温度及处理时间下对飞灰中重金属Pb、Cd、Zn和Cu挥发特性的影响,并对收集到的二次飞灰进行成分及物相分析。结果显示,X射线衍射仪和EDS分析表明,二次飞灰主要是由NaCl、KCl和部分SiCl₄组成,Zn主要以K₂ZnCl₄形式挥发,而Pb则主要以氧化物PbO和Pb₃SiO₅的形式挥发。最终得到CaCl₂热处理飞灰的最佳二次气化条件:以0.6 L/min N₂为载气,添加14 wt%的CaCl₂,在1 100℃高温下处理2.5 h。经CaCl₂热处理后的剩余飞灰,其浸出毒性达到了《生活垃圾填埋场污染控制标准》要求。     

Assessment and mapping of environmental quality in agricultural soils of Zhejiang Province, China

Heavy metal concentrations in agricultural soils of Zhejiang Province were monitored to indicate the status of heavy metal contamination and assess environmental quality of agricultural soils. A total of 908 soil samples were collected from 38 counties in Zbejiang Province and eight heavy metal （Cd, Cr, Pb, Hg, Cu, Zn, Ni and As） concentrations had been evaluated in agricultural soil. It was found 775 samples were unpolluted and 133 samples were slightly polluted and more respectively, that is approximately 14.65% agricultural soil samples had the heavy metal concentration above the threshold level in this province by means of Nemerow＇s synthetical pollution index method according to the second grade of Standards for Soil Environmental Quality of China （GB15618- 1995）. Contamination of Cd was the highest, followed by Ni, As and Zn were lower correspondingly. Moreover, Inverse Distance Weighted （IDW） interpolation method was used to make an assessment map of soil environmental quality based on the Nemerow＇s pollution index and the soil environmental quality was categorized into five grades. Moreover, ten indices were calculated as input parameters for principal component analysis （PCA） and the principal components （PCs） were created to compare environmental quality of different soils and regions. The results revealed that environmental quality of tea soils was better than that of paddy soils, vegetable soils and fruit soils. This study indicated that GIS combined with multivariate statistical approaches proved to be effective and powerful tool in the mapping of soil contamination distribution and the assessment of soil environmental quality on provincial scale, which is beneficial to environmental protection and management decision-making by local government.     

浙东海积平原农田土壤重金属来源辨识

为了区别土壤中潜在有毒重金属是来源于成土母质还是人为的污染,在浙东海积平原农田选择了32个采样点,分别采集了耕作层(0～10cm)和心土层(40～50cm)土样,用标准化学分析方法分别测定了Cd、Cu、Cr、Co、Ni、Zn、Hg、Pb、Mo、As和Al含量.用元素剖面分布研究法、元素化学形态分析法和主成分分析法等综合方法探讨了农田土壤中重金属的来源.结果表明,研究区土壤中Cr、Co、Ni为非污染元素,主要来源于成土母质,平均含量在耕作层与心土层中较为接近,残留态是这些重金属绝对优势的化学形态.Cd、Cu、zn、Hg和Pb为主要污染元素,其耕作层舍量明显高于心土层,可提取形态的比例较高;其中,Cd、Cu、Zn和Pb有相似的人为污染来源,而Hg有不同的人为污染来源.土壤中的Mo和As的变化较为复杂,可能受成土母质和外源污染双重影响.     

三峡库区堆存生活垃圾重金属含量特征

测定了三峡库区重庆段各区县中心城市主要垃圾堆放场堆存的生活垃圾中重金属元素的含量,分析了重金属含量的频数分布特征,研究了垃圾中各重金属含量随堆埋年限的变化,并与垃圾场周围未受污染的土壤进行了对比结果表明:三峡库区生活垃圾的总As、总Cr呈对数正态分布,其余元素不服从对数正态分布;重金属含量随堆埋时间有不同的变化趋势,总As含量随堆龄的增加而增加,总Cr含量随堆龄的增加呈下降趋势,总Pb、总Hg、总Cd与堆龄之间的相关性不明显;与垃圾场周围土壤本底值相比,垃圾中的重金属含量普遍高出数倍甚至上百倍.     

Application of fish index of biological integrity (FIBI) in the Sanmenxia Wetland with water quality implications

Long-term changes of fish biotic integrity in the Sanmenxia Wetland,North China,since the 1950 s were assessed using the fish index of biological integrity（FIBI）. The water and sediment quality was evaluated by the water quality index（WQI） and sediment pollution index（SPI）. The results showed that FIBI continuously decreased from 46 to 20 during the past 5 decades,which indicated that the fish community state shifted from fair to very poor conditions,and damming by itself did not affect the fish biotic integrity. At the same time,WQI fell from 83 to 44.1,and SPI increased from 0.99 to 2.14 since the 1960 s,resulting from fast regional socio-economic development and insufficient wastewater treatment. Correlation analysis suggested that water quality significantly affected biotic integrity（r = 0.867,p 〈 0.05） through direct effects on the fish community. As a representative example of many wetlands in North China,our study clearly demonstrated that the biological integrity was degraded,induced both by water quality deterioration and sediment pollution,further driven by the contradiction between rapid development of regional economy and lagging development of sewage treatment facilities,which were thought to be the main factor responsible for the degradation of biological integrity.     

城市环境中磁学响应的研究进展

利用磁学方法研究城市环境中重金属元素的污染受到普遍关注和重视。比较系统地探讨了城市环境中磁性矿物的来源和特征,阐述了城市环境磁学的研究内容,探讨了城市磁学研究的发展趋势,强调了运用简便、经济的磁学方法研究城市环境中重金属等污染物是今后环境磁学的一个重要的发展方向。     

Food alert patterns for metal contamination analyses in seafoods: Longitudinal and geographical perspectives

The aims of this study are to explore metal contamination in food with respect to variations in: i) the levels found over a period of eleven months and/or ii) by food types; and iii) to report patterns in reporting between countries. The frequencies of reported cases of metal ion contamination were ≤ 25% of total food alerts with notable increases between June and October. The alerted food products were dominated by seafood, where the majority were due to Mercury contamination and were made by EU member states with Italy making 57 of the 102 reports. The contaminated seafoods originate in thirty two countries with only Spain producing over 10 contaminated seafood products with a total of 47. In conclusion, this analysis highlights the main detector and transgressor nations along with the seafood and metal types that lead to alerts owing to high levels of contamination.