The importance of physico-chemical parameters on the speciation of natural radionuclides in riverine ecosystems

External gamma radiation levels were measured in the catchment areas of the Sharavathi River and the dose rates in air were found to be in the range 26.0-61.0 nGy h⁻¹. Soil and sediment samples of the riverine environment were analysed for natural radionuclides such as ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K using a NaI(Tl) gamma spectrometer. The activity concentration of ²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Po in soil and sediment samples was determined by radiochemical separation techniques. Evaluation of the activity concentration of radionuclides with grain size revealed an increase in the activity of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K towards fine grain size. The activity concentrations for all isotopes in all samples were not significantly correlated with pH. However, the activity of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb in sediment showed a moderate positive correlation with organic matter content and a good correlation with clay content of sediment.     

Organic Agriculture’s Approach towards Sustainability; Its Relationship with the Agro-Industrial Complex, A Case Study in Central Macedonia, Greece

Up to now, several scientific works have noted that the organic sector resembles more and more conventional farming’s structures, what is widely known as the “conventionalization” thesis. This phenomenon constitutes an area of conflict between organic farming’s original vision and its current reality and raises ethical and social questions concerning the structure of agricultural systems of production and their interactions with the socio-economic and natural environment. The main issue of this dialogue is the concept of sustainable agriculture, which for scientists and policymakers is a means to express their vision of a better agriculture. In this article we focus on agricultural sustainability in the context of capitalist production as conducted by the two subsystems of agro-industrial system. As we have proposed in this article, the relationship between organic agriculture, defined by two essential components (prevention and direct marketing), and the agro-industrial complex, defined by two subsystems, indicates the degree of agricultural sustainability. The investigation of this relationship can be extremely useful as it may lead those involved in the discussion of sustainability to identify the key aspects of sustainable agriculture. In order to investigate the interaction of organic farming with the agro-industrial complex, a survey was conducted in Central Macedonia, Northern Greece, involving local organic farms. The results of our study indicate that a large proportion of organic producers did not differ substantially from their counterparts in conventional agriculture in so far as their relationship with the agro-industrial complex is concerned. Finally, this research highlights two scenarios for the evolution of organic farming. The first is the full absorption of organic farming to the existing economic system and the second one is the development of organic farming in a radically opposite direction to conventional farming.     

固相萃取富集水中痕量有机污染物的技术探讨

结合固相萃取预处理技术原理和操作流程,通过大量研究,提出固相萃取预处理操作过程中的技术关键并总结经验.对如何做好实验室空白,提高加标回收率和重现性等多方面进行阐述,并结合实验室数据进行论证.     

南京大气细颗粒中有机碳与元素碳污染特征

为了解南京城区大气细颗粒物中有机碳与元素碳的污染特征,在国控点草场门进行了连续一年的PM2.5采样,分析了有机碳(OC)、元素碳(EC)、ρ(OC)/ρ(EC)污染特征和变化规律。结果表明,采样期间有些PM2.5的日均值超过了《环境空气质量标准》(GB 3095-2012)二级标准,ρ(OC)/ρ(EC)为0.77～4.98,平均值为1.92。PM2.5样品中OC约占18%、EC约占9%。     

离子色谱法测定污泥与餐厨垃圾联合厌氧发酵液中有机酸

采用离子色谱法同时测定污泥与餐厨垃圾联合厌氧发酵液中乳酸、乙酸、丙酸、正丁酸、异丁酸、正戊酸、异戊酸等7种有机酸,通过试验优化洗脱程序,使得7种有机酸在2．00mg／L～60．0mg／L范围内线性良好。试验表明,方法检出限为0．250mg／L～0．580mg／L,标准样品的加标回收率为93．O％～108％,8次测定结果的RSD为3．7％一7．1％,实际样品测定的加标回收率为90．6％～109％。     

Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compound Monitoring. Ozone Induced Artefact Formation

Assessment of population exposure to VOC in ambient atmospheres is receiving heightened interest as the adverse health effects of chronic exposure to certain of these compounds are identified. Active (pumped) and passive samplers are the most commonly used devices for this type of monitoring. It has been shown, however, that these devices, along with all other preconcentration techniques, are susceptible to ozone interference. It is demonstrated that this interference occurs even at low ozone concentrations and that it may result in the under-estimation of population exposure. A convenient and effective ozone scrubbing method is identified and successfully applied and validated for both active and passive samplers for a range of VOC.     

Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Tracer Tests: Experimental Results

Two dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) tracer tests werecarried out in a shallow aquifer north of Fort Worth, TX. i-Propanolwas used as the nonpartitioning tracer; n-hexanol and n-octanol werethe partitioning tracers. Field data, mathematical modeling, theresults of column tests, and field tracer tests with NaCl were usedin designing the DNAPL tracer tests. The results indicated the presenceof DNAPL at both sites tested; semi-quantitative estimates of theamounts of DNAPL present were obtained by mathematical modeling.Interpretation was complicated by heterogeneity of the aquifer andmass transport effects.     

梯度淋洗离子色谱法同时测定雨水中12种有机酸和无机阴离子的研究

研究了用离子色谱梯度洗脱-抑制电导检测器同时分离12种有机酸和无机阴离子的规律和色谱务件,建立了最佳梯度程序.在所选实验务件下,方法对所测有机酸和无机阴离子的线性相关系数为0.9929～0.9998,相对标准偏差为4.2%～9.3%,加标回收率为91.4%～107.0%,最低检测限为0.0069～0.34mg/L.方法用于雨水样品的测定,结果令人满意.     

UPLC-MS/MS法同时测定地表水中多种有机污染物

采用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法直接进样测定地表水中26种有机污染物,通过优化试验条件,使各目标化合物在1.00μg/L^100μg/L范围内线性良好,相关系数(r 2)>0.995,方法检出限为0.003μg/L^1.0μg/L。将该方法用于地表水样的测定,加标回收率为79.0%~120%,6次测定结果的RSD均<15%。     

Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (ESI FT-ICR MS): Characterization of Complex Environmental Mixtures

Structural and chemical characterization of compounds within complex environmental mixtures provides unique insights into the roles of these compounds in different environmental processes. Here, an emerging technique in environmental chemistry, electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI FT-ICR MS), is described and its applications to the molecular characterization of humic acids and petroleum products are reviewed and examined. ESI is a low-fragmentation ionization technique that preferentially ionizes polar functional groups prior to mass spectrometric analysis. This technique allows the characterization of intact polar macromolecules that are inaccessible to standard chromatographic techniques. ICR MS is an ultrahigh resolution and mass accuracy MS technique based on the detection of ion cyclotron motion within a magnetic field. The combination of ESI FT-ICR MS with other structural techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) allows the unprecedented identification and characterization of polar macromolecules in environmental mixtures and will find numerous applications within environmental chemistry and forensics.