Application of the benthic index of biotic integrity to environmental monitoring in Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay benthic index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) was developed to assess benthic community health and environmental quality in Chesapeake Bay. The B-IBI provides Chesapeake Bay monitoring programs with a uniform tool with which to characterize bay-wide benthic community condition and assess the health of the Bay. A probability-based design permits unbiased annual estimates of areal degradation within the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries with quantifiable precision. However, of greatest interest to managers is the identification of problem areas most in need of restoration. Here we apply the B-IBI to benthic data collected in the Bay since 1994 to assess benthic community degradation by Chesapeake Bay Program segment and water depth. We used a new B-IBI classification system that improves the reliability of the estimates of degradation. Estimates were produced for 67 Chesapeake Bay Program segments. Greatest degradation was found in areas that are known to experience hypoxia or show toxic contamination, such as the mesohaline portion of the Potomac River, the Patapsco River, and the Maryland mainstem. Logistic regression models revealed increased probability of degraded benthos with depth for the lower Potomac River, Patapsco River, Nanticoke River, lower York River, and the Maryland mainstem. Our assessment of degradation by segment and water depth provided greater resolution of relative condition than previously available, and helped define the extent of degradation in Chesapeake Bay.     

新疆河流洪水水污染分析

洪水期间的水污染主要来源于面源。其特点是污染物的浓度高、负荷量大。给工业、渔业和人民生活都会带来不同程度的危害。悬浮物是洪水过程中的主要面污染产物，同时还作为载体吸附和携带大量的有机物、无机盐、重金属类和微生物进入水体，致使河流水质下降。在研究洪水灾害的同时。不应忽略洪水期间的水污染问题。     

A comparison of pretreatments on release of sugars from sweet sorghum bagasse for bioethanol production

Dilute acid pretreatment and steam pretreatment were evaluated for maximum sugars release and ethanol production from sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB). The fermentation potential of the condensate and hydrolysate obtained from steam pretreatment (10 kg/cm², 10 minutes) and dilute acid hydrolysis (1% (w/w) sulphuric acid, 25% substrate loading) respectively, was checked with Pichia stipitis NCIM 3497 and Debaryomyces hansenii sp. Ethanol production and yield using acid hydrolysate was higher with Debaryomyces hansenii sp. (28.4 g/L and 0.37 g/g respectively) as compared with Pichia stipitis NCIM 3497 (21.9 g/L and 0.29 g/g respectively).     

Degradation of H-acid in aqueous solution by microwave assisted wet air oxidation using Ni-loaded GAC as catalyst

A novel process, microwave assisted catalytic wet air oxidation( MW-CWO), was applied for the degradation of H-acid( l-amino8-naphthol-3, 6-disulfonic acid) in aqueous solution, Ni-loaded granular activated carbon (GAC), prepared by immersion-calcination method, was used as catalyst. The results showed that the MW-CWO process was very effective for the degradation of H-acid in aqueous solution under atmospheric pressure with 87.4% TOC (total organic carbon) reduction in 20 min. Ni on GAC existed in the form of NiO as specified by XRD. Loss of Ni was significant in the initial stage, and then remained almost constant after 20 min reaction. BET surface area results showed that the surface property of GAC after MW-CWO process was superior to that of blank GAC.     

植物生长调节剂在土壤中的环境行为综述

为保障粮食生产安全,植物生长调节剂在全球农业生产中发挥的作用越来越重要,近10年全球销售额的平均增长率高达14％以上.一直以来,大多数植物生长调节剂一直都被认为是低毒或者微毒农药,而近期研究发现很多植物生长调节剂及其在环境中的降解中间产物对人体或生物安全都存在直接或潜在威胁.作为植物生长调节剂进入食物链的关键环节,植物...     

性能退化对民机巡航阶段污染物排放的影响研究

发动机性能退化将会影响污染物排放,以往污染物排放估算模型未充分考虑性能退化对排放量的影响.因此本文对原有污染物估算模型进行修正,将民机实际运行中表征发动机健康状态的主要参数EGT作为特征量融入到污染物排放估算模型中,提出改进的形成氧化法以及P3-T3方法,定量估算性能退化对污染物排放的影响.使用GE90-115B发动机历史QAR数据,计算航空发动机处于不同健康水平下的巡航阶段污染物排放特性.研究结果表明：航空发动机性能退化将会显著影响巡航阶段污染物排放特性.其中,性能退化严重时航空发动机CO、UHC以及黑碳的巡航阶段平均排放指数较健康状态时分别升高87.52%、247.76%以及19.68%,而NO_x的平均排放指数则下降55.33%.因此在对性能退化的发动机进行污染物评估时必须考虑性能退化的影响.     

氯菊酯在不同质地土壤中的光降解动力学规律

为了研究氯菊酯在土壤中的光降解规律,更好地为其在自然环境中的降解提供理论依据,探讨了氯菊酯在不同质地土壤中,不同条件下的光降解动力学规律。结果表明:氯菊酯降解符合准一级动力学规律,氯菊酯的降解受土壤质地的影响较大,在不同土壤中降解率为:壤质砂土砂质壤土壤质黏土,日光比紫外光照射下腐殖酸对氯菊酯的降解影响明显,随着腐殖酸浓度的增加,它对氯菊酯的降解作用先促进后抑制。     

环境中四溴双酚A降解技术的进展研究

四溴双酚A(TBBPA)作为一种常见的溴系阻燃剂(BFRs),广泛应用于印刷电路板、绝缘电线以及各种聚碳酸酯塑料中,也是目前全球产量和使用量最大的溴系阻燃剂.由于TBBPA具有持久性,生物累积性和毒性,严重威胁了人类健康和生态系统安全,近年来已经被认定是一种值得探讨与关注的环境内分泌干扰物,TBBPA作为一种新的"POPs问题"成为了目前降解技术研究的热点.通过综合国内外的相关研究,对TBBPA的物理降解、化学降解,生物降解等降解技术进行了综述,并对存在的问题及未来的研究方向进行了讨论与展望.     

木质素过氧化物酶降解四环素机理的研究

为探究过氧化物酶对四环素类抗生素的降解机理,以白腐真菌Phanerochaete chrysosporium表达的木质素过氧化物酶(LiP)粗酶为研究对象,研究其产酶条件及其降解四环素(TC)的机理。结果表明:低浓度Mn2+可促进产酶,碳源、氮源限制是产酶的重要条件;降解反应进行10min后,H2O2消耗至阈值0.045mmol/L,LiP对TC的降解停止,其降解率达到82%;TC降解反应趋于平衡时,补加TC和H2O2后,LiP依然可以高效发挥作用,其二次降解率达到65%;LiP作用于不同初始浓度(10mg/L、25mg/L、50mg/L、100mg/L)TC,显示LiP对不同浓度TC均可有效降解,TC降解率分别为62%、80%、82%和90%;降解产物的抑菌性试验反映出降解产物较TC母体的抑菌性明显降低;LC/MS捕获到6种可能的降解产物E-TC、TP 461、E-TP 461、TP 477、TP 475和TP 445,并推测出LiP降解TC可能的降解途径。     

生命周期评价方法在生活垃圾填埋中的应用与问题分析

对生活垃圾填埋过程中的生命周期评价方法按环境影响指标、计算方法与软件以及研究类型进行了分类总结。填埋过程导致的温室效应以及酸化效应造成的环境影响最大。通过分别讨论垃圾组成与特性、系统边界、计算规则、参数选取、敏感性分析以及时间效应对于生命周期评价产生的影响为后续研究提出参考。