Lichen Conservation in Heavily Managed Boreal Forests

Lichens are an important component of the boreal forest, where they are long lived, tend to accumulate in older stands, and are a major food source for the threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou). To be fully sustainable, silvicultural practices in the boreal forest must include the conservation of ecological integrity. Dominant forest management practices, however, have short‐term negative effects on lichen diversity, particularly the application of herbicides. To better understand the long‐term effects of forest management, we examined lichen regeneration in 35 mixed black spruce (Picea mariana) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana) forest stands across northern Ontario to determine recovery following logging and postharvest silvicultural practices. Our forest stands were 25–40 years old and had undergone 3 common sivilcultural treatments that included harvested and planted; harvested, planted, and treated with N‐[phosphonomethyl] glycine (glyphosate); and harvested, planted, and treated with 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4‐D). Forest stands with herbicide treatments had lower lichen biomass and higher beta and gamma diversity than planted stands that were not treated chemically or control stands. In northwestern Ontario, planted stands that were not treated chemically had significantly greater (p < 0.05) alpha diversity than stands treated with herbicides or control stands. Our results show that common silvicultural practices do not emulate natural disturbances caused by wildfires in the boreal forest for the lichen community. We suggest a reduction in the amount of chemical application be considered in areas where lichen biomass is likely to be high and where the recovery of woodland caribou is an objective. Conservación de Líquenes en Bosques Boreales Manejados Intensivamente     

纳米二氧化钛光催化技术与大气污染治理

简要介绍了纳米二氧化钛（TiO₂）光催化技术的发展历史和反应原理.重点讨论了纳米TiO₂光催化技术在大气污染物催化转化方面的研究进展与前沿问题,分析发现该技术对一些典型大气有机污染物、氮氧化物、硫化物以及二氧化碳等有较高的去除效率（去除率多在80%~99%之间）.总结了纳米TiO₂光催化技术在大气污染治理中的应用状况,结果表明在空气净化、机动车尾气净化、化石燃料脱硫以及温室效应控制等方面已初步进入实用阶段.     

UV-catalytic treatment of spent caustic from ethene plant with hydrogen peroxide and ozone oxidation

The performance of UV/H2O2, UV/O3 and UV/H2O2/O3 oxidation systems for treating spent caustic from an ethylene plant was investigated, in UV/H2O2 system, with the increase of H202 dosage, removal efficiencies of COD and the ratio of biochemical oxygen demand(BOD) to chemical oxygen demand(COD) of the effluent were increased and a better performance was obtained than the H2O2 system alone. In UV/H2O2 system, removal efficiency of COD reach 68% under the optimum condition, and BOD/COD ratio was significantly increased from 0.22 to 0.52. In UV/O3 system, with the increase of O3 dosage, removal efficiency of COD and BOD/COD ratio were increased, and a better performance was obtained than the O3 system alone. Under the optimum condition, removal efficiency of COD was 54%, and BOD/COD ratio was significantly increased from 0.22 to 0.48. In UV/H2O2/O3 system, COD removal efficiency was found to be 22.0% higher than UV/O3 system.     

太阳能光催化降解法去除水中罗丹明染料的研究

在太阳光的紫外线辐射下，应用载有ＴｉＯ２薄层的平板式光催化反应器，进行了光催化降解法去除水中罗丹明染料的试验，结果表明，当紫外线辐射强度平均为３３Ｗ／ｍ＾２，反应时间为１８ｍｉｎ时，水中罗丹明染料浓度由１０ｍｇ／Ｌ降至０．０１ｍｇ／Ｌ，在室国家排放标准，探讨了太阳能光催化反应系统的改进方向及工业化应用的有关问题。     

催化强化臭氧氧化处理化工园区生化尾水

以陶粒为载体,以TiO2,Fe2O3,MnO2为活性组分,考察不同活性组分的陶粒作为催化剂对化工园区生化尾水臭氧氧化能力的强化情况。结果表明,3种负载型催化剂均能有效强化臭氧氧化过程,显著降低生化尾水Abs、UV254以及COD等指标,其中以Fe2O3/陶粒的催化强化效果最为显著,能显著降低生化尾水在200~250 nm处的吸波强度,尾水UV254从0.580降至0.320,COD从240 mg/L降至194 mg/L。     

紫外-Fenton法处理高盐有机废水

以某电镀厂水回用系统产生的高盐有机废水为对象,对比研究了Fenton、UV-Fenton等工艺去除COD性能,考察了初始pH、H2O2投加量、Fe2+与H2O2摩尔比、反应时间等参数对处理效果的影响。结果表明:UV-Fenton工艺的最佳条件为初始pH=3.0,H2O2的投加量3 mmol/L,RFe2+:H2O2=1:1,反应时间30 min;在此条件下,COD去除率可达到60%以上,分别较Fenton和UV-H2O2工艺提高23.0%和39.3%。UV-Fenton工艺中,Fenton与UV表现出良好的协同效果,其处理效果较单独Fenton和单独UV处理效果之和高14.7%。UV的引入促进Fe(II)/Fe(Ⅲ)循环,可以提高·OH生成量以及Fe2+与H2O2利用率。UV-Fenton是处理高盐有机废水的可行工艺之一。     

Ozone facilitated degradation of caffeine using Ce-TiO2 catalyst

The ozone initiated oxidation of 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (caffeine), commonly found in wastewaters as model compound is reported using cerium (Ce)/titanium dioxide (TiO₂) as catalyst. The effect of pH and loading of ceria on titania were investigated. Effect of reaction conditions on degradation of caffeine based on their pseudo first-order rate constants were compared. The combination of catalyst Ce-TiO₂ and ozone aeration significantly enhanced the degradation of caffeine compared to uncatalysed ozonation. The oxidation of caffeine ensued via the free radical mechanism, through enhanced ozone decomposition into OH radicals. Ce/TiO₂(0.5?wt%) showed good activity in degradation of caffeine at pH 6, in both natural stream and river water samples showing about 60% total organic carbon removal in 2?h ozonation period. Using liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy, degradation products were analysed. A reaction intermediate and one final product were positively identified. Nano-catalysts with different loadings of Ce on TiO₂ synthesized by sol-gel route were characterized by scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscopy, BET and powder X-ray diffraction spectrum techniques. The results showed that the material retained a highly ordered mesoporous structure and possessed large surface area.     

新生态MnO2吸附法处理水溶性阴离子染料废水的研究

研究了各种水溶性阴离子染料在新生态MnO2表面的脱色作用。结果表明,9种不同模拟染料废水(包括直接染料、酸性媒介染料、活性染料)的脱色效果均十分显著．且脱色过程受pH的影响较大。另外。通过CHN元素分析、差热分析、紫外光谱及滴定分析等测试手段．初步认为在酸性介质下．新生MnO2质子化的表面可以吸附阴离子型染料,从而将其去除。     

非定态SO2制酸工艺在铅精矿烧结烟气治理中的应用

介绍了非定态SO2制酸工艺的特点、流程及其在铅精矿烧结烟气治理中的应用效果.该工艺具有良好的社会效益、环境效益和较好的经济效益,具有较高的推广应用价值.     

Preliminary air pollution monitoring in San Miguel, Buenos Aires

Passive diffusion samplers were employed in San Miguel(Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area) for a preliminary airpollution monitoring. The highest loads were observedin downtown, compared with an urban background site.Total suspended particulate matter (TSPM) varied from0.257 to 0.033 mg cm^-2 month^-1; dust was examinedfor particle nature and size distribution. A similartrend was observed for nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) andTSPM spatial distribution, suggesting that traffic isthe major pollution source. Sulphur dioxide (SO₂)values were low and rather homogeneous. Levels for theinvestigated pollutants are below EPA's guide linevalues. Geographic (flat area, near to Rio de LaPlata) and climatologic factors (rainfalls andvariable wind directions) contribute to disperse pollutants.