Carbon and hydrogen isotope effects during sorption of organic contaminants on carbonaceous materials

Stable carbon and hydrogen isotopes can be an efficient means to validate biodegradation of organic contaminants in groundwater since it results in an isotopic fractionation. A prerequisite in applying this method in the field is the proof that other processes decreasing the contaminant concentration are conservative with respect to isotope effects. In this paper we show for carbon isotopes of halogenated hydrocarbon compounds [trichloroethene (TCE), cis-dichloroethene (c-DCE), vinylchloride (VC)] and carbon and hydrogen isotopes of BTEX compounds (benzene, toluene, p-xylene) that no significant fractionation occurs during equilibrium sorption onto activated carbon, lignite coke and lignite. In general, effects were in the range of the reproducibility limit of the analytical instrument (0.5 per thousand for delta13C, and 8 per thousand for delta2H). This observation was made for fractions sorbed of less than 5% to more than 95%. Also for rate-limited sorption of TCE onto activated carbon, no significant fractionation in carbon isotopes could be observed. These findings support the assumption that for these classes of compounds, sorption processes in aquifer systems are conservative with respect to isotope effects.     

微藻处理城市污水反渗透浓水的条件优化

城市污水回用是缓解水资源危机的有效措施。反渗透工艺是生产优质再生水的重要方法,但在实际应用过程中,25%~50%的城市污水会转化成反渗透浓水 (ROC) 。ROC的总氮 (TN) 、总磷 (TP) 和硬度离子 (Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺) 质量浓度等指标较高。利用微藻去除氮、磷和Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺是城市污水ROC处理的有效途径之一,且可实现资源回收,但目前对其应用条件的优化研究仍较少。利用微藻Scenedesmus sp. FACHB-1574处理城市污水ROC,在不同总溶解性固体 (TDS) 质量浓度 (1.35 g·L⁻¹和2.70 g·L⁻¹) 、光暗时间比 (12 h/12 h、16 h/8 h、20 h/4 h、24 h/0 h) 、光强 (25 μmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹、50 μmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹、100 μmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹) 和氮磷质量比 (107:1、14:1、7:1) 的条件下,研究了微藻对污水的处理效果及其生长状况。结果表明,Scenedesmus sp. FACHB-1574可适应城市污水ROC中TDS质量浓度为2.70 g·L⁻¹的条件;对TN的去除速率随光照时间和光强的增加而增大;氮磷质量比为14:1时微藻对TN的去除速率及微藻生物量等性能均得以强化。在最优处理条件下 (光暗时间比20 h/4 h,光强100 μmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹,氮磷质量比14:1) 处理10 d后,微藻对城市污水ROC中TN和TP去除率分别为92.83%和99.68%,藻密度、质量浓度 (干重) 、脂质含量分别为23.62×10⁶ cells·mL⁻¹ 、1.10 g·L⁻¹、34.55%。随着微藻的生长,在无CO₂的条件下,废水的pH值从7.5升高到10.7,并可去除52.7%的Ca²⁺和33.9%的Mg²⁺。本研究可为微藻在城市污水处理及资源化工艺中的应用提供参考。     

镁碱化对土壤微生物活性和水解酶的影响

研究了镁碱度对土壤微生物生物量及其活性的影响,研究地点位于甘肃河西走廊疏勒河中游昌马洪积冲积扇缘。从10个具有不同镁碱化程度的采样点,采集土壤样品30个,测定了土样的pH、镁碱度、Mg2＋/Ca2＋、HCO3-＋CO32-、钠碱度、有机碳、全氮、微生物生物量碳、微生物熵、精氨酸氨化率、β-葡萄糖苷酶、磷酸酶、蛋白酶-casein、蛋白酶-BAA、脲酶等指标。结果表明：土壤pH和钠碱度没有明显的相关性,而和镁碱度、Mg2＋/Ca2＋、HCO3-＋CO32-显著正相关,相关系数分别为0.70、0.69和0.72。镁碱度和Mg2＋/Ca2＋显著正相关,相关系数为0.84。有机碳、全氮、微生物生物量碳、微生物熵、精氨酸氨化率的变化范围分别是6.4-18.5 g·kg-1、0.28-1.20 g·kg-1、23.1-351.9 mg·kg-1、0.37-2.52%、0.77-1.83μmol.g-1.d-1,和Mg2＋/Ca2＋之间显著负相关,相关系数分别是-0.52、-0.50、-0.59、-0.62、-0.65。β-葡萄糖苷酶、磷酸酶、蛋白酶-casein、蛋白酶-BAA、脲酶的变化范围分别是6.68-27.79μmol.g-1.h-1、7.03-25.99μmol.g-1.h-1、0.11-0.76μg.g-1.h-1、0.05-0.48μmol.g-1.h-1、0.07-0.61μmol.g-1.h-1吗,和微生物生物量碳之间显著正相关,相关系数分别是0.73、0.71、0.78、0.87、0.81,和Mg2＋/Ca2＋之间显著负相关,相关系数分别是-0.59、-0.58、-0.60、-0.56、-0.54。可见,镁碱化会造成土壤有机质含量下降、微生物生物量变小、微生物活性降低、水解酶活性低下,镁碱化是导致土地生产力低下的原因之一。     

Sources,Fate and Distribution of Organic Matter on the Western Adriatic Continental Shelf,Italy

In the framework of the EUROSTRATAFORM projects, a multidisciplinary research was focused on processes that involve transport and deposition of riverine material in the Adriatic Sea. The aim of our contribution was to increase a more complete understanding of organic matter deposition on the Adriatic shelf, also taking into account the role of Apennine rivers beyond the Po influence. In order to characterize origin, fate and variability of sedimentary organic carbon we utilized elemental and stable carbon isotope data in surficial sediments along shallow cross-shelf transects on the western Adriatic shelf.     

沈阳市郊区蔬菜保护地土壤交换性钙镁含量及钙镁比值的变化

对沈阳市郊区43对蔬菜保护地与相邻的露地土壤中交换性Ca、Mg含量状况及Ca/Mg比值进行对比研究的结果表明:与露地土壤相比,保护地土壤交换性Ca平均含量下降6.38%,Ca/Mg比值下降10.34%,交换性Mg平均含量上升4.74%。蔬菜保护地及露地土壤的Ca/Mg比值与交换性Ca含量呈极显著相关(r分别为0.721和0.757,n=43,P<0.01),Ca/Mg比值与交换性Mg含量无显著相关性(r分别为-0.065和-0.117,n=43)。交换性Ca含量下降的主要原因是随蔬菜输出到系统外的Ca量相对较多、含钙肥料施用量减少及土壤pH下降;交换性Mg含量上升的主要原因是土壤中适宜的pH范围(5.0～6.5)有利于Mg以交换性形态存在,土壤中高浓度的Ca2 、K 、NH 4抑制了蔬菜对Mg2 的选择性吸收。     

Total Lead and Stable Lead Isotopes in Stockholm Sediments

Lead (Pb) in the environment is derived from both naturaland anthropogenic sources. The aim of this study is to estimate the isotopic signature of anthropogenic Pb in sediments from a highly contaminated area (Stockholm), to discuss the influence of different sources on this signature, and to suggest natural Pb background concentrations. Also distribution patterns and differences between different water areas in Stockholm have been studied, both by total Pb and stable Pb isotopes. In 1993, sediment samples were collected at 24 stations in the Stockholm area and analysed for total Pb, zirconium (Zr), scandium (Sc) and stable Pb isotopes (^{204, 206-208}Pb). Total Pb data show that the Stockholm sediments are severely contaminated by Pb. The contamination seems to be rather local since the small lakes surrounding the central parts of Stockholm are much less effected than the central parts. Stockholm is clearly influenced by anthropogenic and natural sources, but in some of the small lakes also by Pb in zircons from the geological basement. The anthropogenic Pb in Stockholm has typical ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ratios of 0.85–0.89 and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb ratios of 36–38, which are distinct from natural sources. Pb/Sc ratios suggest that the natural background Pb concentration is 10–20 mg kg^-1 d.w.     

升金湖河湖交汇区地表-地下水水化学特征及成因分析

以升金湖河湖交汇区为研究区,测试不同类型水体水化学组成和氢氧同位素值,分析其季节变化特征,探究地表-地下水中化学离子来源,最后估算混合水源对地下水中化学离子的贡献量.结果表明:①研究区地表-地下水主要离子浓度均高于大气降水,理化参数呈现季节变化特征;②地表水以Ca-HCO3类型水为主,且在夏季占比明显高于其他季节,而地...     

Trace elements and stable sulfur isotopes in plants of acid mine drainage area: Implications for revegetation of degraded land

The abundances of trace elements, a low pH of water and soil in areas impacted by the acid mine drainage (AMD) may cause an excessive uptake of potentially toxic elements and nutritional imbalances in plants. Metal-tolerant, native plants are used for revegetation of degraded mining areas. We established levels of selected trace elements and stable sulfur isotopes in the above-ground plant biomass collected in a mining area in south-central Poland. In 2016, 20 samples of the most common species were collected from sites with a different influence of acid mine drainage and analyzed for trace elements by the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry technique. On the basis of the results obtained in 2016, the most contaminated site was selected for a more detailed study, in which sulfur contents and stable sulfur isotope ratios were determined together with trace elements in 17 samples. The results confirmed that the plants native to the AMD area efficiently accumulated trace elements, especially As and rare earth elements. Mosses showed the highest content of trace elements, but exhibited the lowest concentrations of sulfur accompanied by the highest δ³⁴S values. It has been shown for the first time that stable sulfur isotope composition of AMD plants in south-central Poland is significantly depleted in the ³⁴S isotope showing an average δ³⁴S value of –10.5‰ in comparison with positive δ³⁴S values in local vegetation growing outside the AMD area and in local precipitation.     

沉积物-水界面氮的源解析和硝化反硝化

掌握沉积物-水界面氮的循环过程,对有效控制地表水氮污染具有关键的作用.通过采集西湖不同季节的柱状芯样,利用氮、氧同位素技术及稳定同位素源解析模型(stable isotope analysis in R,SIAR)并结合乙炔抑制法研究沉积物-水界面氮的来源及迁移转化.结果表明,硝酸盐(NO_3~-)和氨氮(NH_4~+)在沉积物-水界面均存在浓度梯度,NO_3~-自底层水向间隙水扩散,是为沉积物累积;NH_4~+自间隙水向底层水扩散,是为沉积物释放.西湖底层水硝化作用明显,硝酸盐来源包括生活污水(粪肥)、土壤氮、化肥和降雨,生活污水(粪肥)是主要来源,其在夏季贡献率高达60.8%.间隙水中特别高的δ15N值反映西湖沉积物-水界面存在强烈的反硝化作用.西湖沉积物-水界面硝化速率和反硝化速率的平均值分别为2.85 mmol·(m~2·d)~(-1)和23.51μmol·(m~2·d)~(-1),沉积物-水界面在水体氮素去除过程中作用显著.硝化速率和反硝化速率时空变化显著.温度和溶解氧是影响西湖沉积物-水界面氮迁移转化的主要因素.     

Hydrogen inhibition in wet dust removal systems by using L-aspartic: A feasible way of hydrogen explosion control measures

Alloy dust generated from automobile wheel hub grinding, after entering the wet dust collector, will react with water to produce hydrogen, thus exposing the entire ventilation and dust removal system to potential hydrogen explosion. In this paper, the inhibition mechanism and kinetic characteristics of different concentrations of L-Aspartic acid (L-Asp) on the reaction of Al_0.9Mg_0.1 alloy with water were studied with respect to adsorption morphology, chemical kinetic modeling and molecular dynamics (MD), using L-Asp as the environmentally-safe hydrogen inhibitor. The results show that within a given temperature interval, the hydrogen production rate of Al_0.9Mg_0.1 alloy dust decreases with increasing L-Asp concentration. When the L-Asp concentration exceeds 1.0g/L, the hydrogen evolution rate is almost zero. The calculated results of chemical kinetics agree with the Langmuir adsorption model, confirming that L-Asp is an ideal monolayer physical adsorption system on the surface of alloy particles. The FTIR and MD simulation results show that –NH₂ and –COOH groups in L-Asp molecules contribute greatly to the adsorption. The research results of this paper can help fundamentally avoid hydrogen generation in wet dust collectors and guarantee intrinsic safety.