Effects of 5-year application of municipal solid waste compost on the distribution and mobility of heavy metals in a Tunisian calcareous soil

It is obvious that the application of solid waste compost improves the soil fertility. These wastes, however, may also have some negative effects on the agricultural environment due to their metal content. This research aimed at evaluating the influence of Tunisian municipal solid waste compost and farmyard manure on some chemical properties and the distribution of heavy metals in a calcareous Tunisian soil (clayey–loamy soil). A field plot experiment, without vegetation, was installed since 1999 at the experimental farm of the Agronomic National Institute of Tunis (INAT) in the region of Mornag (20 km south of Tunis, Tunisia). During 5 years, the field received yearly the following treatments: 0, 40, 80 and 120 t/ha of municipal solid waste compost and 0, 40 and 120 t/ha of manure. The fractionation of heavy metals in the soil was evaluated after 5 years using a sequential extraction procedure. The application of the two amendments was found to increase the content of organic matter, the total nitrogen content and the electrical conductivity, whereas it slightly decreased the soil pH. The addition of manure did not have a significant effect on the accumulation of heavy metals in the soil, whereas compost application increased the total concentration of heavy metals in the soil. The distribution of heavy metals between the different fractions in untreated and treated soils showed the residual fraction to be dominant, followed by the fraction bound to Fe and Mn oxides. The amount of Cu bound to the organic fraction increased with the application rate, which is probably caused by the formation of organic complexes. For the other metals, the increase of the association with organic matter is very limited. The application of compost moreover increases the amount of Zn associated with Fe and Mn oxides. The “Mobility Factor (MF)” was quite low and did not change after the 5-year application of the two organic amendments. It always remained lower than 10%, although for Cd it amounted to 17%.     

生活垃圾收运过程中恶臭暴露的健康风险评估

通过现场采样检测,研究了生活垃圾收运链中氨、硫化物、萜烯化合物、芳香烃、醇类化合物、挥发性有机酸、醛酮类化合物等7类恶臭物质的组成特征;分析了收运链不同环节中恶臭污染物的分布特征及操作方式对其影响;依据恶臭污染物的分布特征,评估了生活垃圾转运场所职业暴露人员的致癌和非致癌风险,并对结果进行了不确定分析.结果表明,收运过程中,末端垃圾码头的恶臭污染物比前端的垃圾箱房高1个数量级以上,与生活垃圾在收运过程中降解程度逐渐提高相对应;不同类别恶臭污染物中,醇类化合物随收运链的延伸而稳定上升,挥发性有机酸(VFAs)和芳香烃化合物则呈阶跃增加,分别在集装箱码头和散装码头处达到峰值(分别为131, 711μg/m3).收运链前端,垃圾箱房的主要致臭化合物为醛酮类化合物;收运链末端,垃圾码头的主要致臭化合物为硫化物和挥发性有机酸.生活垃圾散装运输操作方式,对作业人员和周边人群可能造成较大健康影响.散装码头处恶臭污染导致的致癌和非致癌风险值最高,致癌风险值LCR总为2.64×10-5,超过生活垃圾收运链中的其它作业点,存在较大的健康风险;非致癌风险值HI总为3.01,集装箱码头处的HI总为1.22,超过了USEPA推荐的可接受范围,其余作业点的非致癌风险值HI总<1,在可接受的范围内.     

龙川江楚雄站碳侵蚀通量的动态分析

选取龙川江楚雄水文站进行了为期3年的采样,分析了水体中各形式碳的含量,并估算各碳的输送通量.结果表明:楚雄站3年的碳通量(FTC)分别为27.12×106g·km-2·a-1、24.87×106g·km-2·a-1和10.34×106g·km-2·a-1,分析流域在对碳输送过程中,以输送无机碳为主,分别占输送总量的89.7%、90.3%及91.9%;而汛期碳输送量分别占全年总量的90.9%、84.9%和83.8%,表现出流域汛期对碳的搬运量远远高于非汛期;溶解性有机碳通量(FDOC)与颗粒有机碳通量(FPO C)平均比为0.82,不同季节表现情况不一,非汛期溶解性有机碳(DOC)与颗粒有机碳(POC)含量相当,汛期机械侵蚀作用增强,导致FPO C远远大于FDOC,反映汛期对流域侵蚀作用以机械剥蚀为主,化学侵蚀为辅.研究期内恰遇2008年一场洪水,11月碳的侵蚀通量为8.53×106g·km-2·a-1,其中溶解性无机碳(DIC)、溶解性有机碳(DOC)和颗粒有机碳(POC)的输送量分别为7.37×106、0.36×106、0.80×106g·km-2·a-1,分别占2008年全年相应形式碳总量的33.3%、34.4%和59.9%,为当年非汛期碳侵蚀总量的2.3倍,反映洪水期的碳输出量对流域碳输出总量及构成存在不可忽略的贡献.     

黄土丘陵区不同有机碳背景下侵蚀坡面土壤呼吸特征

以黄土丘陵区5个不同有机碳背景的坡面S型小区(坡顶为对照区、坡中为侵蚀区、坡脚为沉积区)为研究对象,通过对土壤呼吸速率的动态观测,分析坡面不同类型区土壤呼吸特征及其与土壤温湿度、有机碳和坡位的关系.结果表明,土壤温度的变化对沉积区土壤呼吸影响较大,土壤湿度的变化对侵蚀区土壤呼吸影响较大.有机碳是影响土壤呼吸的首要因子,可解释土壤呼吸变异的54.72%;其次是土壤湿度、坡位和土壤温度,分别可解释土壤呼吸变异的18.86%、16.13%和10.29%.侵蚀对坡面土壤呼吸的影响具有明显的原位和异位效应,侵蚀导致坡面侵蚀区土壤呼吸减小了21.14%,沉积区土壤呼吸增大了21.93%.侵蚀坡面土壤碳排放的源汇效应与有机碳水平有关,当土壤有机碳含量大于6.82 g·kg-1时,坡面侵蚀趋向于碳汇过程;当有机碳含量小于3.03 g·kg-1时,坡面侵蚀趋向于碳源过程.文中模型可以较好地反映有机碳和土壤温湿度与土壤呼吸的关系.     

北京市北神树生活垃圾填埋场产甲烷菌的群落结构和演替规律

产甲烷菌是填埋场稳定化的关键微生物.以北京市北神树垃圾填埋场为采样地,钻井采集了填埋深度6~36.1 m,填埋时间2~15 a的垃圾样品.采用PCR检验其中产甲烷菌的种类,并基于QPCR技术获得的数据,研究了各类产甲烷菌随时间和深度的数量变化,及其与垃圾化学性质之间的关系.发现堆体内有机质含量基本稳定,p H呈弱碱性,符合产甲烷阶段的化学特性.检测出两类乙酸营养型产甲烷菌(Methanosaeta和Methanosarcina),一类氢营养型产甲烷菌(Methanobacterials).随着填埋时间的延长,产甲烷菌呈现出先升高后下降的趋势,填埋9 a以上的垃圾中产甲烷菌群落结构趋于稳定.乙酸营养型的Methanosarcina为优势类群.三类产甲烷菌的含量与挥发性脂肪酸含量显著相关,与各类大分子有机质含量相关性很弱或不相关,表明产甲烷菌的数量受底物含量的影响,而在填埋2 a以上的垃圾中,大分子水解、发酵等作用对产甲烷菌影响微弱.     

关于固体废物管理中的认识误区

本文对固体废物管理中存在的诸如固体废物形态、利用价值、范围、副产物等认识误区进行了分析,提出了一些新的认识观点,为固体废物的调查、认定、统计、管理、预测、处置设施建设等提供参考。研究表明,固体废物管理中的认识误区为固体废物管理带来了困惑,本文在总结分析的基础上指出了四个常见的认识误区,并提出固体废物不仅仅是固态废物,也不仅仅是固体废物定义中所包含的物质,利用价值与物品是否属于固体废物没有直接的关系,副产物属于固体废物,只有充分减少固体废物管理中的认识误区,才能更好地对固体废物进行分类、认定和统计,才能科学合理地制定固体废物管理对策、法律法规和处理处置规划。     

关于固体废弃物处理技术研究

固体废弃物即是在生产与生活的过程中所产生的固态或者半固态物质,一般来说包括了工业垃圾、生活垃圾以及危险废弃物等。固体废弃物如果不能够进行及时有效的处理,则很容易对环境产生影响,其对于生态环境的影响一般是间接性的、潜在的以及长期性的综合影响。现结合笔者实际研究,分析了常见固体废弃物的分类,并就当前我国的固体废物处理技术进行了论述。     

CeO2-ZrO2固溶体在催化湿式空气氧化苯酚废水中的作用

采用共沉淀法制备了CuO/ZnO/Ce O_2、CuO/ZnO/ZrO_2和CuO/ZnO/Ce O_2-Zr O_2催化湿式空气氧化苯酚废水催化剂,并采用N_2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、程序升温还原(TPR)、N_2O滴定和电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱等手段对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,CuO/ZnO/Ce O_2-Zr O_2催化剂表现出最佳的催化性能.在200℃、2 MPa空气、苯酚初始浓度500 mg·L~(-1)的条件下,COD去除率为96.5%.XRD表明Ce O_2-Zr O_2复合氧化物载体以Ce_xZr_(1-x)O_2固溶体形式存在,增加了催化材料的储放氧能力.XPS表明Ce~(3+)和Ce~(4+)在催化剂表面共同存在,协调了氧化还原过程.TPR表明催化剂的还原性对催化剂的氧化活性起到至关重要的影响.由于CuO/ZnO/Ce O_2-Zr O_2催化剂活性组分和载体间的强相互作用,处理后的水样未发现金属离子,进而有效的提高了催化剂的稳定性和避免了对水样的二次污染.     

Spatio-temporal variation of landfill gas in pilot-scale semi-aerobic and anaerobic landfills over 5 years

Variation of CH₄, CO₂, and O₂ concentrations in layers of different depths in semi-aerobic and anaerobic landfills was analyzed over a period of 5 years. The results showed that most of the municipal solid waste became basically stable after 5 years of landfill disposal. In the upper and middle layer, the concentration of CH₄ in the semi-aerobic landfill was significantly lower than that in the anaerobic landfill in different landfill periods, while in the lower layer, there was little difference in the CH₄ concentration between the semi-aerobic and anaerobic landfills. The average concentration of CH₄ and CO₂ in the anaerobic landfill was always higher than that in the semi-aerobic landfill, while the O₂ concentration showed an opposite variation in different landfill periods. This was related to the aerobic reaction of landfill waste around the perforated pipe in the semi-aerobic landfill, which inhibited effective landfill gas generation.     

核素示踪法研究农耕地土壤侵蚀的定量模型及其评价

应用137Cs示踪技术估算农耕地土壤侵蚀量的定量模型主要有两类径流小区上建立的经验关系式及各种理论模型.文章主要对各种主要模型作了简要介绍,并对各种模型的优点、局限性进行了比较和评价;指出今后在模型的建立和应用中注意的问题.