Improved nitrogen removal in dual-contaminated surface water by photocatalysis

River waters in China have dual contamination by nutrients and recalcitrant organic compounds. In principle, the organic compounds could be used to drive denitrification of nitrate, thus arresting eutrophication potential, if the recalcitrant organics could be made bioavailable. This study investigated the potential to make the recalcitrant organics bioavailable through photocatalysis. Batch denitrification tests in a biofilm reactor demonstrated that dual-contaminated river water was short of available electron donor, which resulted in low total nitrogen (TN) removal by denitrification. However, the denitrification rate was increased significantly by adding glucose or by making the organic matters of the river water more bioavailable through photocatalysis. Photocatalysis for 15 min increased the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of the river water from 53 to 84 mg·L^-1 and led to a 4-fold increase in TN removal. The increase in TN removal gave the same effect as adding 92 mg·L^-1 of glucose. During the photocatalysis experiments, the COD increased because photocatalysis transformed organic molecules from those that are resistant to dichromate oxidation in the COD test to those that can be oxidized by dichromate. This phenomenon was verified by testing photocatalysis of pyridine added to the river water. These findings point to the potential for N removal via denitrification after photocatalysis, and they also suggest that the rivers in China may be far more polluted than indicated by COD assays.     

菌根技术在环境修复领域中的应用及展望

菌根作为植物根系和真菌所建立的共生体,是生物界最为广泛的一种互惠共生现象。这一系统的形成能够有效增强植物的物质生产和抗病能力,全面改善宿主植物的生长状况,因此在新兴生态农业生产领域受到广泛重视。与此同时,菌根系统的形成可有效促进植物对污染或胁迫环境的适应能力,以及对环境污染物的去除能力,并能联合其它根际微生物共同发挥效能,在受损和污染环境生态修复领域具有巨大的潜力。近年来,菌根技术在环境修复领域中的应用正成为环境工作者关注的新兴方向,但目前仍处于起步阶段。文章在前人研究结果的基础上,对菌根技术在重要的环境修复领域,如面源污染综合防治领域、污染场地生物修复领域、受损和胁迫环境恢复重建中的试验研究和应用进展进行了综述,并结合其发展现状探讨了当前菌根技术在环境修复治理工程应用以及大规模工业化生产中的瓶颈问题,提出应在菌根真菌对异质环境的适应性、菌根系统的复杂性解析、以及内生菌根真菌分离纯化等关键理论与技术方面加大力度,尽早实现广适性功能菌种的工业化生产和多元＂生物制剂＂的开发,从而在环境修复领域发挥更大的作用。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌生物杀虫剂发酵生产的影响因素及其工艺选择

化学杀虫剂的长期使用给生态环境造成了严重破坏,也使害虫种群的抗药性日益提高,生物杀虫剂以其＂绿色环保＂的特点引起人们的广泛关注。其中,苏云金芽孢杆菌（Bacillus thuringiensis）制剂是目前世界上产量最大、应用最广的生物杀虫剂。它对鳞翅目、双翅目、鞘翅目、螨类等许多有害昆虫有毒杀作用,而对人类、动物和农作物无害。长期以来,人们一直致力于苏云金芽孢杆菌发酵过程的研究,以期获得高毒效的生物杀虫剂产品。本文首先对苏云金芽孢杆菌发酵生产的各种影响因素进行了综合分析,将影响因素分为培养条件和培养基组分两类,得出最佳培养条件为温度：（30±1）℃,pH：7.0±0.1,搅拌速度：400～600r·min-1,通气量：1∶0.6～1.2（发酵培养基体积与每分钟通入空气的体积之比）,接种时间：对数期初;最佳培养基配比为碳氮比：8～10∶1,无机盐含量：KH2PO4或K2HPO4为0.075%～0.2%;MgSO4·7H2O为0.075%～0.3%;CaCO3为0.075%～0.15%;MnSO4·H2O、FeSO4·7H2O各为0.002%。其次,对当前研究与工业化生产中的各种发酵工艺进行了评述,总结了现有发酵工艺的优缺点。在现有研究基础上,降低培养基原料成本、改进发酵工艺和采用基因学手段构建高效工程菌株将成为未来研究热点。     

飞行数据可视化技术研究

针对航空器事故调查和不安全事件分析的结果及改进的需要,研究基于FDR/QAR/DAR/CVR的数据可视化技术。提出基于飞行仪表布局语言(FILL)的仪表模型构建与驱动的技术方案,解决FDR/QAR/DAR记录数据的导入与修正处理、不同分辨率三维地形的生成与显示以及飞行数据与驾驶舱话音同步播放等问题。实践证明,利用数据可视化技术所构建的包括飞机、航迹、仪表、地形、跑道、航图等元素的三维图形飞行环境集成再现了飞行过程,为事故调查和事件分析提供了科学有效的辅助分析工具。     

我国非煤矿山安全生产科技进展与科技需求分析

在我国所称非煤矿山是指除去煤矿之外的所有矿山,包括露天矿山、地下矿山和联合开采矿山。近年来,我国针对非煤矿山安全重大科技问题开展了一些研究工作,科技投入有较大幅度增加,开展的国家“十一五”重点支撑项目“非煤矿山典型灾害防治关键技术研究与示范工程”等取得了一些成果。但是,非煤矿山的重大和特别重大生产安全事故发生频率仍处于较高水平,安全生产形势依然严峻,很多非煤矿山重大技术难题仍没有得到解决,急需研究适应我国非煤矿山特点的尾矿库安全技术、采空区治理技术、深井开采安全技术、高风险气田开发安全技术、自然灾害次生衍生生产安全事故预防技术等。     

我国安全生产科学技术研究与应用最新进展

从安全生产科研队伍和中介机构、人才培养、实验室建设、科技成果产出、科研成果转化及其产业化等方面全面总结了近年来我国安全科技方面取得的成绩;同时从安全科技体制机制、基础条件、基础理论研究、投入等方面探讨和分析了存在的主要问题及严重不足;提出了安全生产科学技术在安全基础理论、关键技术、推广应用、资源整合、科研机制等方面的对策建议。研究表明,近年来我国安全生产科技工作成绩突出,问题也很多,应该用创新和改革的思路及勇气进一步推动安全生产科技的快速发展。     

基于信息融合的建筑施工安全预警管理研究

针对建筑业安全事故率居高不下的现状,找出事故频发的主要原因。基于主要原因中人、机、环境和管理4方面数据和信息的复杂性、不确定性,提出采用信息融合技术的D-S证据理论法对建筑施工全过程中的人、机、环境、管理4方面的数据和信息进行分析和预测,并构建建筑施工安全预警管理预测模型。该预测模型能判断建筑施工项目的"安全状态",能解决建筑施工中安全事故及危险源的预测问题;同时针对具体情况采取防范措施,及时矫正安全隐患和确保安全施工。将D-S证据理论法应用于建筑施工安全预警管理中,扩展了建筑施工安全管理的手段。     

国内外危险化学品安全管理体系探讨

长期依赖法律法规的主导作用而忽略危险化学品安全技术的研究,使得危险化学品安全管理和安全技术的基础薄弱,已经严重阻碍了我国危险化学品安全管理体系的完善。本文介绍了国内外危险化学品安全管理的最新研究进展。在结合国际研究热点和先进安全管理模式的基础上分析了当前我国危险化学品安全管理存在的主要问题,并提出了我国危险化学品安全管理的应对措施、今后的研究重点和发展趋势。     

Soil biological characteristic,nutrient contents and stoichiometry as affected by different types of remediation in a smelter-impacted soil

ABSTRACT

In order to evaluate the ecological risk reductions of copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) and the change of nutrient contents and stoichiometry in a smelter-impacted farmland in Guixi, Jiangxi Province, China, with ～ 800?mg Cu kg^?1 soil and 0.8?mg Cd kg^?1 soil, an three years in situ experiment was conducted. The field trial consisted of 4 ×?5?m plots in a completely randomised block design. Hydroxyapatite was added at 10?g kg^?1 soil and Sedum plumbizincicola, Elsholtzia splendens, and Pennisetum sp. were planted. Post-treatment soil and plant samples were collected annually and analysed for Cu and Cd bioaccessibility, soil carbon: nitrogen: phosphorus (C:N:P), and the stoichiometries of soil β-glucosidase (BG), N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG), and acid phosphatase (AP) activity levels. The results indicated that the hydroxyapatite treatments significantly reduced Cu and Cd bioaccessibility as well as the ratio of C:P and N:P. Moreover, BG, NAG, and AP activity levels all increased relative to those in untreated soil. Plants may also influence soil BG, NAG, and AP activity. This study demonstrated that in situ Cu and Cd stabilisation by hydroxyapatite and phytoextraction is ecologically safe and can alter soil mineral nutrient ecological stoichiometry and enzyme activity.     

Removal and recovery of toxic nanosized Cerium Oxide using eco-friendly Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

• Eco-friendly IONPs were synthesized through solvothermal method. • IONPs show very high removal efficiency for CeO₂ NPs i.e. 688 mg/g. • Removal was >90% in all synthetic and real water samples. • >80% recovery of CeO₂ NPs through sonication confirms reusability of IONPs. Increasing applications of metal oxide nanoparticles and their release in the natural environment is a serious concern due to their toxic nature. Therefore, it is essential to have eco-friendly solutions for the remediation of toxic metal oxides in an aqueous environment. In the present study, eco-friendly Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (IONPs) are synthesized using solvothermal technique and successfully characterized using scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM respectively) and powder X-Ray diffraction (PXRD). These IONPs were further utilized for the remediation of toxic metal oxide nanoparticle, i.e., CeO₂. Sorption experiments were also performed in complex aqueous solutions and real water samples to check its applicability in the natural environment. Reusability study was performed to show cost-effectiveness. Results show that these 200 nm-sized spherical IONPs, as revealed by SEM and TEM analysis, were magnetite (Fe₃O₄) and contained short-range crystallinity as confirmed from XRD spectra. Sorption experiments show that the composite follows the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Further R²>0.99 for Langmuir sorption isotherm suggests chemisorption as probable removal mechanism with monolayer sorption of CeO₂ NPs on IONP. More than 80% recovery of adsorbed CeO₂ NPs through ultrasonication and magnetic separation of reaction precipitate confirms reusability of IONPs. Obtained removal % of CeO₂ in various synthetic and real water samples was>90% signifying that IONPs are candidate adsorbent for the removal and recovery of toxic metal oxide nanoparticles from contaminated environmental water samples.