A Simple Field Method to Determine Mercury Volatilization from Soils (3 pp)

Background Estimations of gaseous mercury volatilization from soils are often complex, stationary and expensive. Our objective was to develop a mobile and more simple, easy to handle and more cost-effective field method allowing rapid estimates of potential Hg emissions from soils. Methods. The study site is located in Germany, about 100 kilometers south-westerly of Berlin and influenced by the river Elbe and its tributary Saale river. The site is representative for a lot of other floodplain locations at the river Elbe and highly polluted with Hg and other heavy metals. For our study we developed a system consisting of a glass chamber gas, two gold traps, a battery operated pump and a gas meter. Adsorbed total gaseous mercury (TGM) in the gold traps was determined by use of atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Results and Discussion. In contrast to the common used flux chambers we designed a chamber without inlet and named it gas suck up chamber (GSC). TGM fluxes determined with the GSC showed a very close linear correlation (r = 0.993) between the TGM content in the gold traps and the corresponding pumped gas volume. The TGM adsorbed, increased proportional with increasing gas volume indicating homogenous concentrations of gaseous mercury in the soil air sucked. In contrast to the commonly used dynamic flux chamber with the aim of precisely measuring actual fluxes of Hg from a defined soil area, we focused on developing of a measurement system which will allow rapid estimates of potential Hg emissions of a site. Earlier research at the study site indicated a high potential for releasing volatile Hg from the soil to the atmosphere. Indeed, due to the high Hg content of the soil significant amounts of TGM could be detected and no shortage was reached. Conclusion. Our initial measurements are still too few in number neither to generalize the achieved results nor discuss controlling factors and processes. However, we are pleased to communicate that the developed GSC is well suited to become an effective sampling set up to rapidly estimate the magnitude of Hg volatilization from soils. Outlook. Further measurements at other polluted locations are necessary to verify the GSC method. In addition the use of a mercury analyzer instead of gold traps is planned for faster risk assessments.     

Photodegradation of Orange Ⅱ using waste paper sludge-derived heterogeneous catalyst in the presence of oxalate under ultraviolet light emitting diode irradiation

A waste paper sludge-derived heterogeneous catalyst(WPS-Fe-350) was synthesized via a facile method and successfully applied for the degradation of Orange Ⅱ in the presence of oxalic acid under the illumination of ultraviolet light emitting diode(UV-LED) Powder X-ray diffraction,Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy,scanning electronic microscopy and N2 sorption isotherm analysis indicated the formation of α-Fe2O3 in the mesoporous nanocomposite.The degradation test showed that WPS-Fe-350 exhibited rapid Orange Ⅱ(OⅡ) degradation and mineralization in the presence of oxalic acid under the illumination of UV-LED.The effects of p H,oxalic acid concentration and dosage of the catalyst on the degradation of OⅡ were evaluated,respectively.Under the optimal conditions(1 g/L catalyst dosage,2 mmol/L oxalic acid and p H 3.0),the degradation percentage for a solution containing 30 mg/L OⅡ reached 83.4% under illumination by UV-LED for 80 min.Moreover,five cyclic tests for OⅡ degradation suggested that WPS-Fe-350 exhibited excellent stability of catalytic activity.Hence,this study provides an alternative environmentally friendly way to reuse waste paper sludge and an effective and economically viable method for degradation of azo dyes and other refractory organic pollutants in water.     

Kinetics and equilibrium adsorption study of lead(II) onto the low cost adsorbent—Eupatorium adenophorum spreng

Adsorption of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solution onto a low cost adsorbent—the Eupatorium adenophorum spreng has been investigated to evaluate the effects of initial lead ion concentration, contact time, pH and temperature on the removal of Pb(II) systematically. The optimal pH value for Pb(II) adsorption onto the E. adenophorum spreng was found to be 5.0. Thermodynamic parameters such as standard Gibbs free energy (ΔG°), standard enthalpy (ΔH°), and standard entropy (ΔS°) were evaluated by applying the van’t Hoff equation, which describes the dependence of equilibrium constant on temperature. The thermodynamics of Pb(II) adsorption onto the E. adenophorum spreng indicated that the adsorption was spontaneous and endothermic. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were used to analyze the equilibrium data at different temperatures and the equilibrium data were found to fit Freundlich isotherm equation better than Langmuir isotherm. The adsorption was analyzed using pseudo-second-order kinetic models.     

太赫兹时域光谱法测定水中重金属离子

采用太赫兹时域光谱法采集溶液时域数据,经过去噪和时域分析,汞、镉、铜离子溶液分别在频率为1.7THz、0.7THz、1.2THz位置上建立线性模型,得到拟合效果最佳的决定系数,分别为0.969、0.896、0.932。该方法检出限为0.001mg/L~0.002mg/L,空白加标样6次测定结果的RSD为2.0%,加标回收率为94.0%～102%。将该方法用于测定某污水处理厂两个进口的实际水样,结果汞离子未检出。     

Photolysis of chlorimuron‐ethyl

To examine the photostability of the herbicide chlorimuron‐ethyl (ethyl‐2‐[[[[(4‐methoxy‐6‐chloro‐pyrimidin‐2‐yl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoate) in the field, model experiment with organic solvent was performed. Photolysis of chlorimuron‐ethyl in methanol solution resulted in the formation of seven major and five minor photoproducts, isolated and identified by spectroscopic methods. Major photoproducts reported were formed by the cleavage of sulfonylurea bridge, contraction of sulfonylurea bridge, methylation of urea nitrogen and cyclisation, whereas minor products by dechlorination.     

污泥基生物炭的制备及其对Hg~(2+)的吸附

在添加乙酸钾的条件下将污泥低温热解制备出污泥基生物炭,并将其用于溶液中Hg~(2+)的吸附,考察了Hg~(2+)吸附效果的影响因素,并对吸附机理进行了分析。表征结果显示:热解对污泥有一定的造孔作用,而乙酸钾对孔隙结构的形成影响更大。实验结果表明:在吸附温度为25℃、溶液p H为6、初始Hg~(2+)质量浓度为15 mg/L、污泥基生物炭投加量为6 g/L的条件下,吸附24 h时的Hg~(2+)去除率达97.08%;污泥基生物炭对Hg~(2+)的吸附过程符合Langmuir等温吸附模型,吸附行为符合Lagergren准二级动力学方程。     

新型高分子絮凝剂对水中Hg2+的去除研究

为提高含汞废水的处理效率及简化处理流程,用化学合成方法将二硫代羧基引入到聚乙烯亚胺中,制备出一种新型高分子絮凝剂聚乙烯亚胺基黄原酸钠(PEX)。考察了絮凝剂投加量、水样初始pH值对PEX去除Hg2+效果的影响,并研究了水样中存在无机阳离子(Na+、Ca2+、Fe3+)、含浊物质时,PEX对Hg2+的捕集性能。结果表明,该絮凝剂对Hg2+具有很好的捕集效果,当PEX投加量为6.6 mg/L时,Hg2+的去除率达到最大值(96.1%)。pH值为2.0~5.0时,PEX对Hg2+的捕集能力随着水样初始pH值的增大而增强,在其等电点pH=3.0时,Hg2+的去除率最低,仅为35.3%。水样中存在一定质量浓度(50 mg/L)Na+、Ca2+、Fe3+时,会促进Hg2+的去除;而含浊物质(77.0NTU)的存在会对Hg2+的去除起一定的抑制作用,加大PEX的投加量,此抑制作用会减弱,而体系中的浊度会明显降低。     

原子荧光光谱仪同时测定样品中的砷和汞

用原子荧光光度计,采用顺序注射自动进样技术同时测定不同样品中的砷和汞,并进行了仪器工作条件的优化,砷、汞的检出限分别可达0．2μg/L和0．015μg/L,样品的加标回收率砷为92％～103％,汞为98％～104％,完全能够满足环保行业不同样品砷和汞的含量的检测。该方法具有一次性处理样品,同时测定样品中砷和汞含量的优点,操作简单、快速,节省试剂。     

三峡中坝遗址剖面中汞的地球化学特征和影响因素分析

长江三峡中坝遗址是我国目前仅有、世界上也罕见的"通史式"遗址。它不仅蕴藏着大量的文化内涵,而且包含着极其丰富的自然环境演变信息。我们对遗址剖面地层中汞的含量和垂直分布变化进行了测试和分析,发现该剖面地层中汞含量高,这与遗址沉积物中硫含量高、复杂的区域地质构造条件以及频繁的人类活动有关。同时发现,汞含量在地层中呈垂直波动变化,这反映了该地区人类生产活动、气候条件、植被状况和剖面沉积物粒度大小等的影响,即与该地区人类活动以及自然环境演变有相当关系。遗址剖面中汞的含量变化在一定程度上记录了该地区人类活动的进程和自然环境的演变。