ESEM–EDX characterisation of airborne particles from an industrialised area of northern Greece

The aim of this study was to characterise individual airborne particles collected from the Ptolemais-Kozani region (Western Macedonia), northern Greece. Throughout a 1-year period (March 2003 to February 2004), we collected several filters that captured airborne particles at seven sampling sites distributed throughout the area. The airborne particles captured on the filters were then characterised by environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The particles were categorised as geogenic, biogenic and anthropogenic. The main anthropogenic airborne particles were fly ash (released from lignite-fired power plants) and carbonaceous (soot and char) and metalliferous (mainly iron- and copper-enriched) particulates. We present here characteristic ESEM and EDX spectra for the airborne particles and underline the presence of characteristic primary and secondary sulphates.     

生物膜内硫循环变化特征及其作用的研究动向

结合国内外的研究情况 ,阐述了生物膜内硫的存在形态随环境条件不同而发生的变化及其作用 ,提出了研究影响生物膜内硫循环的电子受体、硫酸盐还原菌 (SRB)及其与生物膜内脱氮菌、聚磷菌等功能微生物的关系 ,对提高生物膜的水处理效果有重要意     

电子束氨法烟气脱硫技术工艺研究

介绍了位于四川省绵阳市科学城热电厂的电子束氨法烟气脱硫脱硝工业试验装置和在该装置上进行的较全面的工艺研究 ,确定了影响SO2 脱除效率的主要参数 ,为北京京丰热电EA FGD工业示范工程设计提供了重要依据     

青岛城市公园3种植物叶表面颗粒物形态特征及叶际细菌群落结构

探究植物叶表面颗粒物及微生物群落的分布特征,对深入了解植物叶片与环境互作机制及城市公园绿植选择具有重要意义。本研究选择青岛市中山公园冬青、女贞和樱花3种植物作为供试树种,利用环境扫描电镜观察植物叶片微观结构,采用16S rRNA高通量测序分析叶际细菌群落多样性与丰富度,通过组间差异对比分析不同季节不同植物的叶际细菌群落差异。结果显示：3种植物叶片对大气颗粒物的滞纳能力为冬青>女贞>樱花,总体趋势表现为灌木>乔木,常绿植物>落叶植物,且受季节变化、植物叶片生长情况与颗粒物累积等因素的影响,叶面颗粒物滞留量表现为春季显著低于其他季节;扫描电镜观察到植物叶片表面存在不同类型的真菌且存在明显季节变化,其中春夏季节植物叶表面存在孢子较多,而秋冬季节主要为丝状真菌,这与青岛秋冬季节出现灰霾天气导致空气气溶胶中真菌含量大相关;高通量测序发现3种植物的叶际微生物群落结构存在明显差异,叶际细菌丰富度为冬青>女贞>樱花,且夏季叶际细菌群落丰富度最低,但相对丰度最高的优势菌门均为Proteobacteria和Cyanobacteria,主要优势菌属为norank＿f＿＿n...     

GC-MS在电子束辐照降解甲苯中的应用

用甲苯作为挥发性有机化合物的代表物质,建立了活性炭吸附-二硫化碳解吸气相色谱-质谱分析方法,对电子束辐照甲苯的静态实验和动态实验进行了定性、定量分析。实验结果表明：电子束辐照能有效地降解甲笨,其降解率随吸收剂量的增加而增大;同时,甲苯降解过程中也会生成部分有毒有害物质。该分析方法的检出限为0．02mg／L,工作曲线的线性范围为10～1000mg／L,相关系数为0．9998,活性炭吸附、解吸甲苯的加标回收率大于90％。     

翻堆对好氧堆肥腐殖质电子转移能力的影响

开展了连续通风和翻堆两种典型的通风方式进行污泥好氧堆肥,通过分析堆肥腐殖质中富里酸(FA)和胡敏酸(HA)的光谱特征以及本底/化学还原容量(NRC/CRC)的时态变化,研究其对污泥好氧堆肥过程中富里酸(FA)和胡敏酸(HA)的形成和电子转移能力(ETCs)的影响.结果表明:与翻堆处理相比,连续通风处理促进了堆肥FA和HA中类蛋白质组分的减少和类腐殖质组分的增加,强化了高温期和腐熟期FA的电子转移能力(CRC分别增加了176.55和123.24μmol e^-/gC),但降低了HA和升温期FA的电子转移能力(CRC分别降低了246.47和116.13μmol e-/gC).相关性分析表明,影响污泥堆肥腐殖质电子转移能力的主要因素为pH值、SUVA₂₅₄、SUVA₂₉₀和类蛋白质组分,翻堆处理促进了类腐殖质组分对腐殖质电子转移能力的影响.     

某市饮用水水质生物稳定性研究

研究某市的几个典型水厂的ＡＯＣ和ＢＤＯＣ含量和其在处理工艺和管 的变化规律,以及对爆管管道取样作扫描电镜分析,得到初步结论：（１）水源水质较好的水厂其出厂水和管网水中ＡＯＣ含量相对较低,反之则高,（２）在饮用水中ＡＯＣ与ＢＤＯＣ之比变化较大,但大量数据统计结果表明平均约为３０－４０％,因此如果以ＢＤＯＣ作为饮用水生物稳定性的评价指标也是可以的,（３）常规给水处理工艺对ＡＯＣ的支 动较大,大多数情况     

Relationship of surface changes to metal leaching from tungsten composite shot exposed to three different soil types

Physical changes that occur on the surface of fired shots due to firing and impact with soil may increase the dissolution of muniton metals. Increased metal dissolution could potentially increase metal transport and leaching, affecting metal concentrations in surface and groundwater. This research describes the relationship between the surface changes on fired tungsten-nickel-iron (94% W:2% Ni:4% Fe) composite shots and metals leaching from those shots. Tungsten composite shot was fired into, and aged in, three soil types (Silty Sand, Sandy Clay, and Silt) in mesoscale rainfall lysimeters to simulate live-fire conditions and subsequent interactions between the metals of the composite and soil. Leachate, runoff, and soil samples were collected from the lysimeters and analyzed for metal content. The shots were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to evaluate surface changes. SEM results indicated that a soil’s particle size distribution initially affected the amount of metal that was sheared from the surface of the fired W-composite shots. Shearing was greatest in soils with larger soil particles (sand and gravel); shearing was least in soils composed of small soil particles (fines). Increased metallic shearing from the shot’s surface was associated with increased W dissolution, compared to controls, following a simulated 1 year soil aging.     

Apolipophorin III and transmission electron microscopy as toxicity indicators for harmaline and tea saponin in Spodoptera exigua (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

Apolipophorin III, traditionally known for lipid transport in insects is fairly established as toxicity indicator against harmaline and tea saponin during this study. Apolipophorin III expressed in the hemolymph and midgut tissues of 3rd, 4th, 5th larval instars and pupae of Spodoptera exigua. Apolipophorin III presence was further confirmed by achieving its partial cDNA (Genbank accession no. FJ606822) of 448 bp. qRT PCR revealed that tea saponin resulted in significant reduction of gene expression in 3rd and 4th larval instars but increased in 5th instar as compared to control. Harmaline caused gradual increase of gene expression in 3rd, 4th and 5th instars after feeding on the treated diet. Fifth instar larvae synonymously resulted in the highest gene expressions against both the biochemicals. After the injection of harmaline and tea saponin abrupt increase in gene expression of 4th, 5th larval instar and pupae was observed as compared to control treatment. Transmission electron microscopy of midgut epithelium after being fed with harmaline and tea saponin depicted certain cytological changes. Harmaline treatment lead to cytoplasm vacuolization, mitochondrial disruption, spherocrystals with concentric layers, irregular nucleus and floating nuclei in cytoplasm. Tea saponin treatment resulted in denser cytoplasm, higher intracellular osmotic concentration and reduced complement of apical microvilli. Cells were found to have only a few mitochondria and glycogen deposits in comparison to control treatment.     

Investigation of the role of biopolymer clusters in MBR membrane fouling using flash freezing and environmental scanning electron microscopy

The technique that employs flash freezing and environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) was utilised for detailed investigation of the fouling materials in a membrane bioreactor (MBR). The method involves the flash freezing of a wet sample in liquid nitrogen for 10 s to preserve its structure for direct ESEM observation with a high image resolution. ESEM images show that the sludge cake formed by simple filtration of the MBR bulk sludge has a highly porous, sponge-like structure with a fairly low resistance. However, the fouling layer attached to the membrane surface contains a thin gel layer under the main body of the sponge-like sludge cake, which is similar to that formed by filtration of a dispersion of biopolymer clusters (BPCs). It is apparent that BPCs tend to accumulate on the membrane surface, and the gel layer is largely responsible for the high filtration resistance of the cake layer on the fouled membranes.