Preparation of calibration standard of organic vapours using the diffusion tube method

This paper describe the theoretical consideration, experimental results and applications of diffusion tube, used for preparing the calibration standard of organic vapours. This dynamic procedure entirely eliminates the adsorption effect, which is important in static procedures. Its concentration range is wider than that of the permeation tube. The diffusion tube technique is therefore a very accurate, simple and easy-to-make device. It is quite useful in the determination of organic pollutants existing in the environment.     

Application of closed-vessel microwave digestion method for the determination of multi-elements in environmental samples by sequential ICP-AES

A closed-vessel microwave digestion method is described for the rapid dissolution of environmental samples such as foods, soils and sediments. Depending on the sample type, 0.1-0.2 g sample was decomposed with HNO3/H2O2 or HNO3 / H2O2/HF acid mixture in a PTFE digestion vessel by using microwave heating for 2-3 min at 500W of microwave power. The solution, or to which 0.5 g of boric acid was added, was diluted to 25-50 ml and directly determined by sequential ICP-AES. The accuracy of the procedure was validated by the analysis of six standard reference materials for 10 elements. Ail results were in a good agreements with the certified values.     

Synchronous fluorescence technique and its use in identification of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in urine samples

The synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy of three polymiclear aromatic hydrocarbons was studied. It was shown that the specific Δλ of the spectra were 10nm for benzo(k) fluoranthene, 25 nm for benzo(a) pyrene, and 40 nm for pyrene. The peaks of the spectra were at 407, 404, and 373 nm for the three chemicals, respectively. Benzo(k) fluoranthene, benzo(a) pyrene, and pyrene in the urine samples from smokers were identified by high pressure liquid chromatography combined with the synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy.     

Simulation and analysis of wastewater stabilization Pond system

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A method of analysis of macro water environmental systems

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Prospects for the continued development of environmentally-realistic toxicity test susing microorganisms

The focus of environmental regulations has changed significantly since the introduction of the bioassay as a standard means of assessing environmental impact. Prominent in this change is an increasing emphasis on protecting the integrity of natural ecosystems, which incorporate community- and system-level properties as well as organismal and population processes. Consequently, support for the use of multispecies testing has widened to include not only ecologists in academia but environmental scientists in the regulatory and industrial sector as well. The reason for this trend is clear: the additional environmental realism gained from tests utilizing communities of organisms allows for greater insight into the potential hazard of chemicals and other forms of human activity to natural ecosystems that cannot be obtained from single species tests alone. Many of the problems cited for multispecies testing early in their evolution as a hazard assessment tool have been refuted or overcome. In particular, the u     

Acid-base characterization of foursulfide minerals

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Metal affinities in single and multiple ion adsorption reaction at sulfide mineral surfaces

Sulfide minerals are found in porous media in both aerobic and anaerobic environments, they should have a high affinities for certain metals. The relative binding affinities and reaction processes for 10 metal/metalloid ions reacting with four sulfide mineral surfaces has been defined.The order of reactivity is chalcocite > pyrite > galena >> sphalerite. For any particular metal and mineral, the greater reactivity occurs in the single-ion metal system except Ag(I) on pyrite and Cu(II) on galena.Both precipitation and adsorption reaction can decrease metal ion mobility on porous media, the order of metal mobility in the presence of the four sulfide minerals is predicted to be: Zn(II), Cd(II) and Ni(II) - mobile; Cu(II), Pb(II), Fe(III), As(III) and Cr(III) - variable mobility and Ag(I) - immobile.MINTEQA1 predictions on metal phase distribution / partitioning compared quite well with those observed experimentally. Solubility product considerations, intrinsic acidity constant of the mineral, EH, pH and th     

[HgI4-(R6G)2]n体系的共振散射光谱法测定微量汞(Ⅱ)的研究

在pH值=4.0的条件下,Hg2 ,I-与罗丹明6G(R6G)形成三元离子缔合物.由于HgI4(R6G)2分子间存在较强的分子间作用力和疏水作用力而生成[HgI4-(R6G)2]n纳米微粒.在320 nm处产生一灵敏共振散射(即共振瑞利散射)光谱峰.Hg质量浓度在0.004～0.36 mg·L-1范围内与共振散射光强度呈现出良好线性关系.实验结果表明,本法具有灵敏度较高、选择性较好等特点.用于水样中微量Hg的测定,效果良好.     

Study of aerosol composition in some clean areas of China

On Peak Namjagbarwa (Tibet Plateau), Lushan Mountain (Province Jiangxi), Flower Mountain and Shangdianzi (Beijing, near Great Wall) aerosol samples have been collected by cascade samplers. For comparison aerosol samples from Beijing City, Pacific Ocean and South Pole also have been collected. Samples were analyzed with PIXE or XFA instruments. Factor analysis and enrichment factor calculation were performed to process the data.