Graphical effluent quality control for compliance monitoring: What is a violation?

Demonstration of compliance with discharge (effluent) requirements suffers because Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) give neither the discharger nor the regulator information on the process mean which ensures compliance. To obtain this information, a simple graphical method is presented which takes into account process variability. This technique provides quality control specifications for the monitoring data and the process itself.     

Sampling of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with semipermeable membrane devices

Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) are nowadays used as passive samplers of organic pollutants. The knowledge of the sampling rate values (R_S) of each substance trapped on membranes is necessary to calculate their average concentration. Here we calculate R_S values for 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using the comparison of active sampling method results and the amounts sequestered by SPMDs at varying exposure times.Selected article from the Regional Symposium on Chemistry and Environment, Krusevac, Serbia, June 2003, organized by Dr. Branimir Jovancicevic.     

大气扩散参数的取样时间订正

就大气环境影响评价浓度预测中 ,对大气扩散参数取样时间订正问题进行了说明和讨论。     

全氟二甲基环丁烷示踪剂吸附采样

借助气相色谱基本原理,测定了全氟二甲基环丁烷大气示踪剂通过Carboxen-569碳分子筛吸附管的分配系数,考察了温度和采样速度对穿透体积和安全采样体积的影响,确定了示踪剂吸附采样的基本参数吸附剂用量为150mg,吸附采样温度≤40℃,采样速度为200mL/min,样品解吸温度为200℃.     

Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) probe for effectively sampling of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in waters and sediments

The passive sampling technique, diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) has attracted increasing interests as an in-situ sampler for organic contaminants including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). However, its effectiveness has been questioned because of the small effective sampling area (3.1 cm²). In this study, we developed a DGT probe for rapid sampling of eight PFAS in waters and applied it to a water-sediment system. It has a much larger sampling area (27 cm²) and as a result lower method quantification limits (0.15 – 0.21 ng/L for one-day deployment and 0.02 – 0.03 ng/L for one-week deployment) and much higher (by > 10 factors) sampling rate (100 mL/day) compared to the standard DGT (piston configuration). The sampler could linearly accumulate PFAS from wastewater, was sensitive enough even for a 24 hr deployment with performance comparable to grab sampling (500 mL). The DGT probe provided homogeneous sampling performance along the large exposure area. The use of the probe to investigate distributions of dissolved PFAS around the sediment-water interface was demonstrated. This work, for the first time, demonstrated that the DGT probe is a promising monitoring tool for trace levels of PFAS and a research tool for studying their distribution, migration, and fate in aquatic environments including the sediment-water interface.     

Evaluation of offline sampling for atmospheric C3-C11 non-methane hydrocarbons

The concentration variation of C3-C11 non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHCs) collected in several types of commercial flexible bags and adsorption tubes was systematically investigated using a gas chromatography-flame ionization detector(GC-FID) system. The percentage loss of each NMHC in the polyvinyl fluoride(PVF) bags was less than 5% during a 7-hr storage period; significant NMHCs loss was detected in aluminum foil composite film and fluorinated ethylene propylene bags. The thermal desorption effic...     

不同取样尺度和数量下针阔混交林土壤呼吸的空间异质性

区域土壤呼吸通量估算大多用样地尺度的测定结果进行外推,因此对样地尺度土壤呼吸(Rs)及其影响因子的空间关系和取样尺度、取样数量对测定结果的准确性进行评价非常重要.以山西省庞泉沟自然保护区针阔混交林作为研究样地,运用传统统计分析与地统计分析相结合的方法,分析了4、2、1 m取样尺度下土壤水分(Ws)、土壤温度(T10)、凋落物量(Lw)、凋落物含水量(Lm)、土壤全碳(C)、全氮(N)和全碳/全氮(C/N)对土壤呼吸速率(Rs)空间变异的影响.结果表明3个取样间隔下,Rs的均值没有显著差异,但其变异程度随着取样尺度的增大而增加,变异系数在16%~22%之间.在4 m取样间隔下,Rs与Ws、Lw、C、C/N呈极显著正相关(P0.01),与N呈显著正相关(P0.05);在2 m取样间隔下,Rs与T10呈极显著负相关(P0.01),与其他因子相关不显著;在1 m取样间隔下,Rs与其他影响因子的相关性都不显著.随着取样尺度的减小,Rs的空间自相关性逐渐减弱,由高度自相关变为弱相关,表明随着采样距离的减小,结构因素对Rs的作用减弱,随机因素的作用逐渐增大.同一置信水平下相同取样数量随着取样尺度的减小,估计误差降低.95%置信水平下,2 m和1 m取样尺度时9个样本产生的Rs误差在±12%左右,而4 m尺度的误差为±16%;90%置信水平下,2 m和1 m取样尺度时9个样本产生的误差在±10%以内,4 m尺度则为±13%.研究结果可以为样地尺度进行Rs季节测定样点的科学布设提供依据.     

Monitoring gas- and particulate-phase short-chain polychlorinated paraffins in the urban air of Dalian by a self-developed passive sampler

The concentration of short-chain polychlorinated paraffins(SCCPs) in the urban air of Dalian,China was monitored from September 2016 to August 2017 with a self-developed passive sampler(PAS1) and an active high-volume sampler, simultaneously. PAS1 successfully collected the entire target SCCPs in the ambient air. Air SCCPs sampled by PAS1 were found be in the linear uptake stage during 181 days of sampling. Passive and active samples showed comparable congener profiles, and the dominant contributors of SCCPs in the two kinds of samples were similar. A significant linear correlation was observed between the total concentration of SCCPs sampled by PAS1 and active sampler in the four seasons. The passive sampling rates of the PAS1 for the gas and particulate phases of SCCPs were measured. The quantitative structure–property relationship of the sampling rate of PAS1(Rair) for gas-phase SCCPs was studied. From the molecular point of view, Rairwas mainly affected by the molecular weight and sub-cooled liquid vapor pressure of SCCPs. In general, SCCPs in the urban air of Dalian mainly existed in gas phase,lower molecular weight SCCPs primarily occurred in the gas phase, whereas higher molecular weight SCCPs were predominately adsorbed or absorbed on airborne particles. The air concentration of SCCPs in the four seasons were different, the correlation of the concentration of SCCPs in the air with the meteorology parameters was conducted. The exposure risk by intake air SCCPs of the residents around the sampling sites was evaluated according to the European risk assessment standards.     

美国污染场地清理的风险评估简介及政策制定

本文主要介绍美国加州污染场地清理的风险评估的概念,方法,计算和风险管理.从而引进挥发性污染物室内入侵风险评估方法来制定污染场地清理标准.讨论如何运用数学模型计算土壤清理浓度和挥发性污染物室内入侵风险评估.在风险评估基础上,加州环保署水质管理局颁布了地下储油罐低风险结案政策.政策中的污染场地清理定量标准是由人体健康风险评估方法计算得出.最后,用一个具体的美国加州洛杉矶案例介绍风险评估方法是怎样运用在污染场地清理修复中,以回答污染场地修复的关键问题"多干净算干净".     

污染场地调查动态追补钻井点位的方法研究

污染场地中的污染区域较小,但污染物的空间变异性大,污染土体较深,因而在场地调查中通常需采集场地钻井数据进行三维模拟.为了准确估计场地土壤污染物的空间分布和需修复的污染土方量,提出了场地污染调查补充采样钻井点位布设的优化方法.在初始采样的基础上,首先利用克里格方法预测场地中土壤污染物的克里格方差,基于克里格方差估算置信度,再结合场地置信度和场地污染物含量的空间分布确定场地的最大不确定性点,并将该点作为下一阶段补充采样点,以实现逼近式动态追补钻井点位的布设.最后,以某硝基苯污染的工业场地为例对该方法进行验证.结果表明:场地中硝基苯的空间变异性大,增加采样点会显著减少基台值,提高研究区总体的置信度,同时减少总体的不确定性.在项目经费约束条件下,不确定性减少65%时,需要至少增加采样点10个.10个样点的增加使得总体估值方差降低了40%,同时总体的估计精度提高了22.4%.案例结果验证了该方法在单一类有机污染场地中的可行性和适用性,能够在保证场地污染调查精度的同时,显著降低样本量,实现场地调查的成本-效益最大化.