碳酸盐岩风化残积层红黏土的边坡稳定性

根据工程实例,分析了碳酸盐岩残积层红黏土风化壳的特征及红黏土的工程地质性质,并探讨了红黏土边坡的稳定性问题.     

等离子体协同改性凹凸棒石催化脱除NOx的研究

采用等离子体协同改性凹凸棒石催化脱除NOx,研究了等离子体反应器输入电压和凹凸棒石煅烧温度对NO和NOx脱除率的影响规律.结果表明,当反应器输入电压30kV时,NO和NOx脱除率随等离子体输入电压增加而增大.凹凸棒石煅烧温度对催化活性也具有显著影响,当煅烧温度600℃时,部分凹凸棒石被烧结熔融, NO和NOx脱除率都不高;当煅烧温度为400~600℃时,凹凸棒石活性较高, NO和NOx脱除率可达最大值.本实验条件下最佳工艺参数为等离子体输入电压>30kV, 凹凸棒石煅烧温度为400~600℃,NOx最大脱除率可达89.6%.     

垃圾填埋场采用钠基膨润土防水毯防渗技术的探讨

目前内蒙古各城市生活垃圾的处置方式,大多采用卫生填埋法。防渗是卫生填埋处理技术的主要标志,它能防止垃圾在填埋过程中产生的渗滤液对水体污染。近几年钠基膨润土防水毯在卫生填埋场中得到快速发展,现已部分或全部取代粘土防渗层。本文主要从工程施工、质量、造价等分析膨润毯取代粘土防渗层的优势以及采用粘土防渗层对生态环境产生的不利影响。     

抗生素在土壤、粘土矿物中的吸附研究进展

抗生素长期大量的用于人、动物、植物的疾病治疗或者水产养殖,它们在动物体内代谢率低,通过粪便或者尿液直接以原型或次级代谢产物的形式直接进入环境中,并可在环境中富集,产生各种抗生素的细菌或者诱发基因,直接或者间接的给人类的健康带来各种隐患。抗生素在环境中最重要的行为是吸附,吸附不仅影响其在环境中的滞留时间、分布、迁移、转化...     

Removal of phosphate ions from aqueous solution using Tunisian clays minerals and synthetic zeolite

Phosphate ions are usually considered to be responsible for the algal bloom in receiving water bodies and aesthetic problems in water. From the environmental point of view, the management of such contaminant and valuable resource is very important. The present work deals with the removal of phosphate ions from aqueous solutions using kaolinitic and smectic clay minerals and synthetic zeolite as adsorbent. The pH effect and adsorption kinetic were studied. It was found that phosphate could be efficiently removed at acidic pH (between 4 and 6) and the second order model of kinetics is more adopted for all samples. The isotherms of adsorption of phosphate ions by the two clays and the zeolite samples show that the zeolite has the highest rate of uptake (52.9 mg P/g). Equilibrium data were well fitted with Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm.     

成都粘土去除垃圾渗滤液中氨氮的实验研究

文章以成都粘土作为氨氮吸附剂,通过单因素探讨了用土量、搅拌速度、搅拌时间、pH和静置时间5个因素对氨氮去除率的影响。研究表明,在用土量m=50 g/L,pH=8.0的条件下,以r=100 r/min搅拌40 min,并静置24 h后,粘土对垃圾渗滤液中氨氮的去除率可达到23.97%,粘土单位氨氮吸附率为7.14 mg/g。实验表明,粘土可有效去除垃圾渗滤液中的氨氮,更便于生化法在后续处理中的应用,将其与生化法、矿物吸附法等物理方法组合使用,能更好地处理垃圾渗滤液。     

膨润土在危废填埋场防渗系统粘土层改性中的应用

通过阐述在工程实践中采用膨润土改性天然粘土的相关情况,分析膨润土在填埋场防渗系统粘土层改性中的应用,表明该方案技术可行、经济合理,可作为类似工程的参考。     

Preferential leaching of nitrate,chloride and phosphate in an Australian clay soil

This paper investigates leaching of water and nutrients (NO^‐ ₃, Cl^‐, PO^3‐ ₄) from the unsaturated layer in an Australian soil using a multisegment percolation system (MPS). Large undisturbed soil cores were collected from a clay‐based, basaltic plain, agricultural soil at Grassmere, 300 km west of Melbourne, Australia. Significant heterogeneity (or preferential flow) of effluent moisture and solutes was detected (one‐way ANO VA, p < 0.001). Fifty percent of the applied nitrate and chloride leached from the soil core within three days after initial application. Hundred percent of the applied nitrate and chloride leached from the soil core within 8 days after application. These results indicate little incorporation into the soil matrix, and possible denitrification or mineralisation. In contrast, after 18 days, less than 1 % of the total applied phosphates leached from the soil, indicating strong adsorption. Our experiments indicate considerable heterogeneity in water flow patterns and solute leaching on a small spatial scale. Very rapid transport of nitrate and chloride through the soil was evident, in comparison phosphate leaching was negligible. These results have important implications for the management of nutrient schedules in agricultural soils, particularly those located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.     

Metal inclusion in expanded clays

The possibility to include in expanded clay little amounts of metallic ions present in waste material, without significant influence on the environment, was investigated. In this article, known quantities of cadmium(II), lead(II), chromium(III), and chromium(VI) were added to a mixture of raw pit clay, adding a small amount of mineral oil. The resultant paste was heated at 1200°C, in conditions to provide the commercial product with the best characteristics of lightness. The obtained pellets were analyzed in two ways. A sample of expanded clay was crushed, added to with KNaCO₃ and melted. The melted mass, after cooling, was dissolved in HCl or in water and analyzed. The composition of the raw pit clay was analyzed as a blank. In parallel, pellets were subjected to a leaching process and the eluate was analyzed for the added cations. The concentration of the metal ions in the leached water is negligible compared with that generally admitted in drinking water.     

Effects of climate and exurban development on nest predation and predator presence in the southern Appalachian Mountains (USA)

In the eastern United States, land-use and climate change have likely contributed to declines in the abundance of Neotropical migrant birds that occupy forest interiors, but the mechanisms are not well understood. We conducted a nest-predation experiment in southern Appalachian Mountain forests (North Carolina, U.S.A.) during the 2009 and 2010 breeding seasons to determine the effects of exurban development and temperature on predator presence and the average number of days until eggs in an artificial nest were disturbed by predators. We baited artificial nests with quail (Excalfactoria chinensi) eggs and monitored them for 18 days. We used clay eggs, track plates, and motion-triggered cameras to detect and identify nest predators. The average number of days a nest was undisturbed decreased as mean temperature increased and, to a lesser extent, as the density of buildings increased. Nests on the ground were more often depredated than those in trees, likely due to increased predation by opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and other carnivores. Raccoons (Procyon lotor), opossums, corvids (Corvus brachyrhynchos and Cyanocitta cristata), chipmunks (Tamias striatus), black bears (Ursus americanus), and domestic cats (Felis catus) were the most commonly detected predators. Presence of these predators did not vary as a function of mean temperature. Domestic cats and corvids were detected more frequently in plots with high rather than low densities of buildings. Forest-interior specialists and Neotropical migrants often nest in cool, high-elevation areas with low housing density. These bird species, especially those that nest on the ground, may be most vulnerable to increased nest predation if temperature and exurban development increase at higher elevations as anticipated.