A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Seminatural Wetlands and Activated Sludge Wastewater-Treatment Systems

A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed to evaluate the competitiveness of seminatural Free Water Surface (FWS) wetlands compared to traditional wastewater-treatment plants. Six scenarios of the service costs of three FWS wetlands and three different wastewater-treatment plants based on active sludge processes were compared. The six scenarios were all equally effective in their wastewater-treatment capacity. The service costs were estimated using real accounting data from an experimental wetland and by means of a market survey. Some assumptions had to be made to perform the analysis. A reference wastewater situation was established to solve the problem of the different levels of dilution that characterize the inflow water of the different systems; the land purchase cost was excluded from the analysis, considering the use of public land as shared social services, and an equal life span for both seminatural and traditional wastewater-treatment plants was set. The results suggest that seminatural systems are competitive with traditional biotechnological systems, with an average service cost improvement of 2.1-fold to 8-fold, according to the specific solution and discount rate. The main improvement factor was the lower maintenance cost of the seminatural systems, due to the self-regulating, low artificial energy inputs and the absence of waste to be disposed. In this work, only the waste-treatment capacity of wetlands was considered as a parameter for the economic competitiveness analysis. Other goods/services and environmental benefits provided by FWS wetlands were not considered.

Impact of continental margins in the Mediterranean Sea: Hints from the surface colour and temperature historical record

The surface colour and temperature fields of the Mediterranean Sea, as appearing in time series, of basin-wide images available in the CZCS (1979–1985) and AVHRR (1982–1991) historical archives, differentiate between basin interior and continental margins affected by coastal patterns, river plumes, and mesoscale features. The original data were processed to apply calibration factors, to correct for atmospheric contamination, and to estimate chlorophyll-like pigment concentration and surface temperature. Composites were derived, as monthly and annual means, using a fixed equal-area projection with a 1-km² pixel grid. Enhanced pigment values and lower temperatures along the northern coastal areas (i.e. the Ligurian, Provençal and Balearic basins, as well as the Adriatic, and Aegean Seas) have been associated with the impact of runoff from continental margins (i.e. both a direct impact due to the sediment load and one induced on the planktonic flora by the associated nutrient load) and with vertical mixing due to the prevailing winds (i.e. the Mistral in the northwest, the Bora in the Adriatic, the Etesians in the Aegean). The pattern of increasing pigments and decreasing temperatures in seen to develop in the monthly images from the coastal zone towards the open sea from summer to winter, and then back from winter to summer. The southern coastal areas show different values, namely lower pigments and higher temperatures (except in areas where the data are altered by signal contamination). It is suggested that differences in geomorphology and meteorology of the basin margins have an impact on both water biogeochemistry and dynamics, influencing the biooptical and thermal properties of the various sub-basins, and of the entire Mediterranean region.     

强制电流阴极保护阳极地床杂散电流干扰特性研究*

为研究杂散电流干扰影响范围及严重程度,通过现场测试典型深井和浅埋阳极地床地表电位梯度,探讨地表电位梯度分布规律,分析阳极地床杂散电流干扰特性。结果表明:深井阳极地床地表电位梯度沿阳极井中心辐射线方向先增大后减小,浅埋阳极地床地表电位梯度沿垂直于阳极体方向呈递减趋势;浅埋阳极地床地表电位梯度峰值和衰减速率均大于深井阳极,但强干扰平均影响半径仅为深井阳极的1/2;从强干扰影响半径看,应优先选用浅埋阳极地床;可通过适当增加井深、对干扰区内金属构筑物排流等方式,缓解深井阳极地床杂散电流干扰影响。研究结果可为强制电流阴极保护阳极地床选型和选址提供理论指导。     

活性碳纤维改性技术研究进展

介绍了活性碳纤维(ACF)的孔结构及表面官能团,综述了国内外ACF改性技术的研究现状.ACF的改性主要包括孔结构调控和表面化学改性,表面化学改性包括氧化还原法、表面负载法、浸渍法、热处理法、远程等离子体处理法、微波辐照法等,也可将多种方法结合来对ACF进行改性,以改善和提高ACF的吸附性能.在总结现有研究的基础上,对ACF改性技术发展趋势进行了展望.     

表土剥离对土地整治项目收益的影响研究

为了揭示表土剥离对土地整治项目收益的不同影响,作者采用采样分析、调查问卷、地统计分析、空间分析等方法对这种影响进行了分析。研究表明,表土剥离是土地整治工程必不可少的一步。通过土壤质量空间分布和作物投入一产出值比较分析,土地整治可有敬减少农业生产成本,而表土剥离可最大限度地保护土壤表层,通过追肥和田间管理,在2—3年时间可基本恢复耕地肥力。     

优化整合地表水环境质量标准分析方法

本文简述了我国《地表水环境质量标准》中分析方法已不适应现代分析技术的发展,归纳总结了地表水中无机元素和有机物污染物的最新分析方法。通过整合优化,分析地表水109项指标由原来的80余种精简至32种方法。     

THE VULNERABILITY OF WETLANDS TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A HYDROLOGIC LANDSCAPE PERSPECTIVE1

ABSTRACT: The vulnerability of wetlands to changes in climate depends on their position within hydrologic landscapes. Hydrologic landscapes are defined by the flow characteristics of ground water and surface water and by the interaction of atmospheric water, surface water, and ground water for any given locality or region. Six general hydrologic landscapes are defined; mountainous, plateau and high plain, broad basins of interior drainage, riverine, flat coastal, and hummocky glacial and dune. Assessment of these landscapes indicate that the vulnerability of all wetlands to climate change fall between two extremes: those dependent primarily on precipitation for their water supply are highly vulnerable, and those dependent primarily on discharge from regional ground water flow systems are the least vulnerable, because of the great buffering capacity of large ground water flow systems to climate change.     

西安市地表灰尘中多环芳烃分布特征与来源解析

采集了西安市地表灰尘样品58个,利用GC-FID对其中16种优控多环芳烃(PAHs)进行含量分析,在此基础上研究了其分布特征与环境来源.结果表明,西安市地表灰尘中单体PAH的含量范围为14.69~6 370.48μg·kg~(-1);16种PAHs总量(Σ_(16)PAHs)范围为5 039.67~47 738.50μg·kg~(-1),平均值为13 845.82μg·kg~(-1).与国内外其他城市比较发现,西安市地表灰尘中PAHs的含量相对较高.地表灰尘中PAHs主要由4环以上的高分子量PAHs构成,7种致癌芳烃(Σ_7CPAHs)平均占Σ16PAHs的46.08%.地表灰尘中Σ_(16)PAHs的平均含量在工业区最高,文教区、交通区和商业交通混合区含量次之,住宅区和公园较低.地表灰尘中Σ_(16)PAHs平均含量沿主城区-二环-三环由内向外呈增加趋势.地表灰尘中Σ16PAHs在东郊和西郊工业区、南郊和北二环重交通区相对较高,主城区、北郊和城市东南部较低.比值法、聚类分析和主成分分析结果表明,西安市地表灰尘中PAHs主要来源于化石燃料和煤的燃烧,其中柴油燃烧和汽油燃烧的方差贡献率分别为36.07%和32.31%,煤燃烧方差贡献率为23.40%.     

Assessment on the pollution of nitrogen and phosphorus of Beijing surface water based on GIS system and multivariate statistical approaches

This paper presented the characteristics of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in Beijing surface water during the survey. A significant difference was found out in concentration distribution of various parameters of nitrogen and phosphorus. Most water bodies in five water systems were polluted by total nitrogen with the content even up to 120 mg/L which was higher than exceeded the fifth class standard of national surface water quality standard GB3838-2002 except for several segments of Chaobaihe and Yongdinghe. Ammonia and phosphorus showed a similar tendency of distribution with higher content in Daqinghe, Beiyunhe and Jiyunhe water systems, but with relatively low concentrations in Chaobaihe and Yongdinghe water systems. Meanwhile, nitrate was found at comparatively low content (mostly less than 10 mg/L) and could fit for corresponding water quality requirements. Totally, the water quality of Daqinghe, Jiyunhe and Beiyunhe river systems as well as the lower reaches of Yongdinghe and Chaobaihe was contaminated seriously with high content of total nitrogen and phosphorus. Through multivariate statistical approaches, it can be concluded that total nitrogen, ammonia and total phosphorus was highly correlated to chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen and electrical conductivity,which explained the same pollution source from anthropogenic activities.     

浙江省城市汽车站地表灰尘中重金属含量及其来源研究

为了解不同区域城市汽车站地表灰尘重金属的积累、有效性及其可能来源,在浙江省范围内选择了73个城市汽车站,采样并分析了地表灰尘颗粒组成及Pb、Zn、Cu、Cd、Cr、Ni、Hg、As、Se、Al、Fe、Mn和Co等元素的含量,用连续提取程序研究了地表灰尘中主要污染元素的化学形态.同时,应用相关分析、主成分分析和聚类分析等方法探讨了城市汽车站地表灰尘中重金属的可能来源及各城市汽车站地表灰尘组成的差异.颗粒组成分析结果表明,浙江省城市汽车站地表灰尘以粗颗粒组成为主,地表灰尘主要来源于车站附近的土壤、建筑、垃圾等,大气沉降对地表灰尘的贡献相对较小.与浙江省土壤背景值相比,Pb、Zn、Cu、Cd、Cr、Ni、Hg、As和Se等元素均有不同程度的污染,其平均含量分别为287.1、424.0、172.8、1.21、122.3、54.4、0.71、16.00和2.07mg·kg-1.因子分析将13个元素变量压缩为3个因子,可解释浙江省城市汽车站地表灰尘元素的来源:Pb、Zn、Cu、Cd、Cr和Ni主要与交通活动、工业污染等有关;Al、Fe、Mn和Co与当地成土母质等地质背景有关;Hg、As和Se等元素受交通污染、居民生活污染和工业污染等多重影响.根据地表灰尘元素组成的差异,可把城市汽车站分为5类.重金属元素化学形态研究表明,城市汽车站地表灰尘中不同元素的化学形态有较大的差异,有效性较高的元素为Zn、Mn和Cd,其次为Cu、Ni和Hg,而Pb、Cr和Fe的活性相对较低.