低进水浓度CASS工艺沿程污染物去除特征及微生物群落变化

南方部分城镇污水浓度偏低,而循环式活性污泥法(CASS)能较好地处理低浓度污水,处理性能与微生物群落特征密切相关,但鲜有研究涉及其沿程微生物群落结构变化。本研究选取广东省某CASS城镇污水厂作为典型案例,分析其沿程污染物去除特征和微生物变化,从微生物学角度探讨污染物的去除机理。结果表明：低进水浓度CASS生化池沿程耗氧有机物(以COD计)、TN、NO₃⁻-N、TP主要在污泥选择区被吸附降解,进水1 h COD和TP值降至最低,NH₄⁺-N主要在主反应区被氧化降解,生化池可去除污水中56.42%的耗氧有机物(以COD计)、41.71%的TN、77.78%的NH₄⁺-N、99.59%的TP。生化池主要优势菌门有变形菌门、拟杆菌门、绿弯菌门和浮霉菌门,变形菌门是影响微生物多样性变化的关键菌门。属水平上,进水1 h选择区Zoogloea、Aeromonas和Thauera丰度较高,主反应区Nitrospira丰度较高;进水结束选择区Nitrospira丰度较高,主反应区Terrimonas和Lactobacillus丰度较高;沉淀1 h选择区Thauera丰度提高,主反应区Nitrosomonas丰度较高,主要发生氨氧化;闲置结束选择区脱氮菌类型多丰度高,主反应区Sulfuritalea、Haliangium、Zoogloea丰度较高。沿程功能性微生物丰度变化与污染物浓度变化相对应。NO₃⁻-N对微生物群落结构的塑造影响最显著(解释度为38.92%)。氮代谢途径表明沿程主反应区均发生全程硝化反硝化,选择区均发生短程硝化和全程反硝化,除进水1 h外,其余阶段选择区的反硝化功能基因丰度均比主反应区高。     

Fatty acids composition of Caenorhabditis elegans using accurate mass GCMS-QTOF

The free living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a proven model organism for lipid metabolism research. Total lipids of C. elegans were extracted using chloroform and methanol in 2:1 ratio (v/v). Fatty acids composition of the extracted total lipids was converted to their corresponding fatty acids methyl esters (FAMEs) and analyzed by gas chromatography/accurate mass quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry using both electron ionization and chemical ionization techniques. Twenty-eight fatty acids consisting of 12 to 22 carbon atoms were identified, 65% of them were unsaturated. Fatty acids containing 12 to17 carbons were mostly saturated with stearic acid (18:0) as the major constituent. Several branched-chain fatty acids were identified. Methyl-14-methylhexadecanoate (iso- 17:0) was the major identified branched fatty acid. This is the first report to detect the intact molecular parent ions of the identified fatty acids in C. elegans using chemical ionization compared to electron ionization which produced fragmentations of the FAMEs.     

Risk Assessment of 26 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Compounds in Parkıng Garages

The aim of this study was to determine the level of 26 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at parking garages and to provide the necessary annual information based on occupational inhalation exposure and non-occupational inhalation exposure, which carry risks for the environment. For this purpose, 22 samples were collected continuously from both gas and particulates phase PAHs from two parking garages at Konya City Center, Turkey. The exposure-based risk of these samples was evaluated using concentrations of the carcinogenic PAH compounds. None of the 26 PAHs measured had values exceeding the recommended exposure limits (RELs) standard values for inhalation rate recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Exposure levels of gas and particulate PAHs for the occupational group and the public (children and adults who spend time in shopping centers) were found to be 0.07–28.24 μgm^?3 and 0.05–5.753 μgm^?3, respectively, representing levels two to four times higher than those at the control site. Maximum daily inhalation of B[a]Py was estimated at 1.33 ngd^?1 for exposure of the public and as 274 ngd^?1 for the occupational group. It is believed that traffic makes a substantial contribution to the PAH profile, which had relatively high concentrations of naphthalene (Napth) and coronene (Coro). Highly carcinogenic dibenzo(a,l)pyrene (B[al]Pyre) was found in the ambient air at two parking garages. Napth and phenanthrene (Phen) were the main compounds found in nearly all the tested samples. In this study, benzo[e]pyrene (B[e]Py) was used as a reference for PAHs because its concentration is stable and does not change seasonally. Considering the importance of these compounds in relation to human health, the aim of this work was to characterize and quantify the more toxic PAHs in parking garages. Conducting PAH sampling and their chemical analysis is very costly and labor intensive. This study produced data that can be a powerful tool for environmental forensics.     

基于轨迹模型的和田绿洲沙尘移动轨迹及气象特征分析

以塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘的和田绿洲为研究区域,使用HYSPLIT后向轨迹模型和NCEP的GDAS全球气象要素数据,将和田绿洲西北部的墨玉县城作为模拟受点(79.72°E,37.26°N),对2004—2018年墨玉县发生的2 891次沙尘天气进行36 h的后向轨迹模拟,并通过k-means聚类分析法,定量分析沙尘天气期间气流的传输路径及气象特征。结果表明：2004—2018年,研究区沙尘天气的发生频率变化幅度不大,没有明显的增减趋势;年内沙尘天气主要集中在春季和夏季（3—7月）,占全年沙尘天气总数的70.23%,5、6月是强沙尘暴最活跃期。在沙尘天气期间气流的移动高度和轨迹相差较大,按照气流的起源地和到达墨玉县的方向将沙尘暴分为NW-W簇、N-N簇、NE-E簇和E-ES簇4簇轨迹类型,其发生天数占比分别为18.9%、12.3%、60.1%和7.8%。由东向西的沙尘天气发生天数占比最高（60.1%）,但主要以浮尘天气为主;由西北向东南方向的沙尘发生频率不高,但移动速度最快,强沙尘暴和扬沙主要来自西北和西部方向;由北向南的沙尘暴速度最慢（1.36 m/s）,空气湿度最低（26.4%）,但气温最高（292.58 K）。定量印证了墨玉县沙尘暴不同传输路径,可为绿洲区沙尘暴研究提供参考。

     

水稻总DNA的快速制备

采用两种不同的简单方法,均不接触有毒的有机试剂,且不需液氮速冻研磨,快速地制备水稻总DNA,用于SSR、STS等检测,效果稳定可靠.其中TritonX-100法提取的DNA具有很好的完整性,可用于后续其他分子生物学操作;NaOH法提取的DNA虽然降解严重,但是及时用于PCR及相关分析同样可行.两种方法均可在短时间内处理大批量的样品,操作简单,效果可靠,适于对杂种后代进行遗传连锁分析和分子标记辅助选育时的单株检测.图2表1参8     

Residues of PCDD,PCDF, and PCBs in some marine organisms in Lake Temsah,Ismailia, Egypt

Residues of PCDDs/F, non-ortho, mono-ortho PCBs, and other PCBs were monitored in the tissues of mullet fish, bolti fish, bivalves and crab taken from Lake Temsah, at Ismailia, Egypt.

Results showed that 2,3,7,8 Tetra CDD and 1,2,3,7,8 Penta CDD were the most frequently detected PCDD congeners. Similarly, 2,3,7,8 Tetra CDF, 1,2,3,7,8 Penta CDF and 2,3,4,7,8 Penta CDF were the most frequently detected PCDF congeners. No relationship was apparent between the concentrations of detected PCDDs congeners and the degree of chlorination, except with crab samples in which an increase in the chlorination coincided with a decrease in the concentrations of the congeners.

In PCDF congeners, detected residues have had a reversed relationship with chlorination increase. In PCDD congeners, Octa CDD had the highest detected concentrations in the two fish species, while in the bivalves and crab, 2,3,7,8 Tetra CDD had the highest concentrations. The mullet fish had the highest total PCDDs concentration, at 0.398?pg/g fresh weight, followed by crab at 0.395?pg/g fresh weight, then bivalves and bolti fish at 0.187 and 0.062?pg/g fresh weight, respectively. In all the examined organisms, the total concentrations of PCDFs were much higher than the total concentrations of the PCDD congeners. The WHO–TEQ values were 11.92, 39.12, 25, and 3.6?pg/g fresh weight, for mullet fish, bolti fish, bivlaves and crab, respectively. The concentration of the mono-ortho congeners CB 118 was the highest detected of all non-ortho and mono-ortho PCBs congeners, with values of 0.382, 0.022, 0.231 and 0.357?ng/g fresh weight, in mullet fish, bolti fish, bivalves and crab, respectively. The WHO–TEQ concentrations were 0.799, 0.003?pg/g fw, 0.05?pg/g fresh weight, 0.676?pg/g, and 0.799?pg/g fresh weight, for the same species, respectively. The total concentration of PCBs 28, 52, 95, 99, 101, 105, 110, 118, 138, 146, 149, 151, 153, 170, 177, 180, 187 were 6.86?ng/g fresh weight for mullet fish, 0.2?ng/g fresh weight, for bolti fish, 2.72?ng/g fresh weight for bivalves and 2.8?ng/g fresh weight for crab, respectively.     

Assessment of potentially toxic elements in Swiss chard and sediments of Akaki River,Ethiopia

For the determination of 15 potentially toxic elements (V, Cr, Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Ag, Cd, Sn, Hg, and Pb) in plant and sediment samples of the Akaki River, Ethiopia, inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry, and a RA-915+ mercury analyzer were applied. Sediment and plant samples were mineralized using a closed-vessel microwave-assisted digestion system. The elemental concentrations varied considerably in plant and sediment samples. The minimum concentration was observed for known toxic elements (As, Hg, and Cd) while the highest concentration was observed for the elements of relatively low toxicity Zn, Mn, and Fe. The concentration of Cr, Fe, Pb, Zn, and As in Swiss chard surpassed the maximum permissible levels at specific sites. At some of the sites, the sediment quality guidelines are surpassed for Cu, Zn, and Pb.     

Occupational exposure to airborne aromatic amines in rubber manufacturing: Determination by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry

Aromatic amines (AAs) are used in a variety of chemical industries and consequently they are the object of great attention in occupational hygiene owing to the carcinogenic effects that many of them have shown. This work outlines a procedure for the determination of occupational exposure to airborne AAs in the rubber industry and the application of this method in a tyre manufacturing plant using p‐phenylenediamines as antiozonants. Samples were collected on a glass fibre filter followed by a silica gel tube and analyzed by GC‐MS/SIM using a capillary column coated with methyl silicone. p‐Phenylendiamines and other AAs probably formed as thermodegradation products were found in concentrations of up to 10 μg/m³ during rubber vulcanization.     

Physicochemical properties of non-living water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and lesser duckweed (Lemna minor) and their influence on the As(V) adsorption processes

Eichhornia crassipes (Ec) and Lemna minor (Lm) are aquatic plants. They are considered as weeds of the water and approach being a scourge in many parts of the world, choking waterways and hindering transport upon them. At the same time they are known to readily remove heavy metal ions from water. This paper considers the use of non-living plants as novel and inexpensive biosorbent for the removal of As(V) from watersheds. In the first place they were conditioned and characterised to determine their physicochemical and surface properties and in the second place their adsorption properties for As(V) from aqueous solution were evaluated considering the toxicity of this metalloid in the environment. It describes the methodology to prepare the non-living biomasses; the physicochemical characterisation by SEM, XRD, FTIR, TGA analyses and surface characterisation of Ec and Lm by specific surface, hydration kinetic, point of zero charge determination by mass titration, active site density and XPS analysis are described. Both studied biomasses were found to be potential bio-sorbents for arsenic ions from aqueous solution. According to their efficiency to remove arsenic, they can be used in a very low cost metalloid ions removal system.     

Trace Element Contaminants in Sediments From the Noaa National Status and Trends Programme Compared to Data From Throughout the World

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Status and Trends (NS&T) Programme has analyzed samples of surface sediment collected at almost 300 coastal and estuarine sites throughout the United States since 1984. the overall distributions for concentrations of each element are approximately lognormal allowing a definition of geometric means and of “high” concentrations as those exceeding the mean plus one standard deviation of the lognormal distribution. Those mean and “high” concentrations should be useful for comparing the NS&T data set and with other reports on sediment contamination. A world-wide data set, constructed from data in the literature, was summarized in an identical manner. It was found, after excluding locally extreme values, that the NS&T and world-wide data sets yielded very similar mean and “high” concentrations for Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. Chromium was the sole element showing higher summary statistics in the NS&T data set, a result attributed to NS&T sampling in areas of naturally (not contaminated) elevated Cr content. It remains undetermined, however, why the world-wide data set, even with exclusion of “hot spots”, yielded higher means and “highs” for Cd, Hg, As, and Ag.