Determining distribution of heavy metal pollution in terms of ecological risk levels in soil of industrially intensive areas around Istanbul

The aims of the present study were to measure the concentrations of As, Cr, Co, Fe, and Zn in soils from two heavily industrialized areas and to assess the degree of heavy metal pollution by using the indices enrichment factor and the geo-accumulation index, as well as assessing the potential ecological risk. The concentrations of the selected elements in the environmental samples were determined by the neutron activation analysis. The pollutant concentrations in the studied areas showed that the soils were characterized by a high pollution from As and Cr due to the industrial facilities in the area. The concentrations in the Tuzla industrial area were 79–1215 mg/kg of Cr, 17–84 mg/kg of As, 22,000–54,000 mg/kg of Fe, 101–258 mg/kg of Zn, and 8–23 mg/kg of Co. The results for the Cerkezkoy industrial area were found to be 46–196 mg/kg of Cr, 6–24 mg/kg of As, 17,000–25,000 mg/kg of Fe, 67–136 mg/kg of Zn, and 7–10 mg/kg of Co. The contamination in the soils from heavy metals was assessed based on enrichment factor, geo-accumulation factors, and ecological risk indices. The results were compared with the data from other industrial areas in Turkey. It was found that the metals As and Cr showed higher concentrations in Tuzla than in other examined industrial areas. The results for Cerkezkoy industrial area indicate that the area is not as contaminated as the other industrial areas in Turkey.     

The two faces of high self‐monitors: Chameleonic moderating effects of self‐monitoring on the relationships between personality traits and counterproductive work behaviors

This study examines whether and how self‐monitoring moderates the relationships between two personality traits (agreeableness and conscientiousness) and counterproductive work behavior directed toward the organization (CWB‐O) and toward other employees (CWB‐I). High self‐monitors strive to attain personal goals related to status and prestige enhancement by adjusting their behavior to what the situation requires or allows for. We propose that the status enhancement motive can take on two different yet related forms—impression management (interpersonal potency) and opportunism (win‐at‐all‐costs)—depending on relevant situational cues. We hypothesize that in public, interpersonal settings where their behavior is visible to others, high self‐monitors' desire to enhance their status by looking good to others suppresses the natural expression of low agreeableness via increased engagement in CWB‐I. Conversely, we hypothesize that in private, non‐interpersonal settings where their behavior is rarely visible to others, high self‐monitors' desire to enhance their status by doing whatever it takes to get what they want intensifies the natural expression of low conscientiousness via increased engagement in CWB‐O. On the basis of two independent samples of participants, results of moderated multiple regression analyses provided support for the hypotheses. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

CDs-BOC复合催化剂可见光下活化过硫酸盐降解典型PPCPs

本研究通过简便的水热和煅烧两步法合成了一种新型光催化剂,该方法用碳量子点（CDs）修饰BiOCl纳米片.制备的纳米复合材料（CDs-BOC）通过X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、高分辨率透射电子显微镜（HRTEM）、紫外-可见漫反射吸收光谱（DRS）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和稳态荧光光谱（PL）等手段进行了表征.结果表明,此材料成功地引入了CDs.7% CDs-BOC纳米复合材料的光吸收边界被增强至可见光区域（424 nm）,并提高了光致电子-空穴对的分离效率.为了提高有机污染物降解的效果,过硫酸盐（PS）被引入了CDs-BOC光催化体系中.由于复合纳米催化剂具有出色的光催化能力,光生电子可以有效活化PS,产生更多的活性氧化物质.在可见光（λ>420 nm）照射下,20 min内可以完全去除5 mg·L^-1对-乙酰氨基酚（AAP）.通过自由基淬灭实验和电子顺磁共振波谱（EPR）,探明了此体系具有多种活性氧化物质：·OH、·SO₄^-、·O₂^-和h⁺,并提出了降解反应机制.以上结果体现出CDs-BOC/PS体系在光催化处理水污染方面具有广阔的应用前景.     

粉煤灰活化技术在诺砂制品中的应用研究

对激发粉煤灰活性的方法(物理活化和化学活化)进行了探讨,提出了一种能够大幅度提高粉煤灰活性的有效方法——细磨和化学激发复合方法。用此法活化粉煤灰制得的诺砂制品,其早期强度显著提高。同时对其活化机理进行了分析。     

活化温度对蜂窝状活性炭结构和脱硫性能的影响

以糠醛渣碳粉为原料，配以一定比例的粘结剂和增强材料，制备出了可用于烟气脱硫的蜂窝状活性炭，考察了活化温度对蜂窝状活性炭结构和脱硫性能的影响。结果表明：随着活化温度的升高，样品的比表面积增大，类石墨微晶尺寸减小，类石墨有序结构逐渐变得无序成为乱层石墨结构，样品的脱硫能力增大。     

Production and characterization of KOH-activated carbon derived from polychlorinated biphenyl residue generated by the sodium dispersion process

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) residues from the sodium dispersion (SD) process were employed as the raw materials for the production of activated carbon using KOH activation. The pore properties, such as the specific surface area and pore size distribution, were characterized using the Barrett–Joyner–Halenda method and the Horvath–Kawazoe method based on the N₂ adsorption isotherm at 77 K. The activated carbon produced showed similar adsorption capacities and specific surface areas to the commercially available product. The effects of the activation conditions on the porosity of the activated carbon produced were studied. The most significant factor affecting the specific surface proved to be the activation temperature. The activated carbon produced from PCB residues from the high-temperature (423–443 K) SD process had a binary pore size distribution well developed in the 4 nm region and in the micropore region. The pore structure of the carbon produced from PCB residues from the low-temperature (333–393 K) SD process had a wide range of micropores and mesopores.     

硫酸盐还原菌(SRB)污泥固定化小球还原硫酸盐的动力学研究

通过研究硫酸盐还原菌(SRB)污泥固定化小球还原硫酸盐过程硫酸盐浓度的变化规律,建立了反应动力学方程,确定了pH值和球液配比量对反应速率常数的影响,计算了相应的反应表观活化能.结果表明: SRB还原硫酸盐的反应为一级反应,反应动力学方程为:V=-dC/dt=0.080 56C.pH值为6-7时,SRB还原硫酸盐的反应速率常数相差不大,pH＜4和pH＞10时,反应速率常数逐渐减小.球液配比量减少,反应速率常数也随之减小,反应表观活化能增大.在实验条件下,SRB还原硫酸盐属化学控制.并由此确定了SRB污泥固定化小球还原硫酸盐的最佳工艺条件为温度35 ℃、pH值6-7、球液配比量1∶10(g/mL).     

PERCOLATE WATER AND BROMIDE MOVEMENT IN THE ROOT ZONE OF EFFLUENT IRRIGATION SITES1

ABSTRACT: A bromide tracer was used to evaluate percolate water and ion movement in the upper 1.2 m of soil at a proposed sewage effluent irrigation site located in the Missouri Ozarks. Two plots representing Doniphan silt loam and Crider silt loam soils were sprinkler irrigated with local ground water at a rate of 7.62 cm/week from June through August 1976. Soil water potential, percent soil moisture by volume, and background levels of bromide in soil water, ground water, and precipitation were measured at the study plots. Bromide exchange properties and saturated hydraulic conductivity of the soils were determined in the laboratory. During two selected time periods, irrigation water, was spiked with NaBr (5.0 mg/l Br). Bromide movement through the upper profile was quantified by soil water samples and post-sampling neutron activation analysis. Soil moisture was near saturatin in both soils when the Br tracer was applied. Bromide concentrations above background levels (0.023 mg/l Br, Doniphan silt loam and 0.016 mg/l Br, Crider silt loam) were detected within 2.60 hours at 0.9 m in the Doniphan soil and within 3.75 hours at that depth in the Crider soil. The rate of Br movement in the profile was greater in both soils than the measured saturated hydraulic conductivity, Bromide concentrations above background levels were present in soil water from the study plots for a minimum of 21 days after irrigation with the Br tracer.     

Two facets of conscientiousness and the knowledge sharing dilemmas in the workplace: Contrasting moderating functions of supervisor support and coworker support

This study adopts self‐ and other‐centered approaches to explain how the two facets of conscientiousness (i.e., dutifulness and achievement striving) distinctly resolve knowledge sharing dilemmas among employees. It also explores how the critical social surroundings of employees (i.e., supervisor support and coworker support) neutralize or activate the effects of dutifulness and achievement striving on knowledge‐sharing behavior. Our analysis of the data collected from 150 employee–supervisor dyads corroborates that the other‐centered facet of conscientiousness (dutifulness) is positively related to knowledge‐sharing behavior, whereas the self‐centered facet (achievement striving) is negatively related to the same behavior. The analysis also affirms that the positive effect of dutifulness and the negative effect of achievement striving on knowledge sharing are strengthened when supervisor support is low and coworker support is high. This study offers theoretical and practical implications relevant to knowledge management in organizations, distinct roles of facet‐specific personalities toward knowledge sharing, and contrasting personality–situation interactions by situation strength and trait activation in shaping employee behavior.