Controlled release formulations of metribuzin: Release kinetics in water and soil

Controlled release (CR) formulations of metribuzin in Polyvinyl chloride [(PVC) (emulsion)], carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC), and carboxy methyl cellulose-kaolinite composite (CMC-KAO), are reported. Kinetics of its release in water and soil was studied in comparison with the commercial formulation (75 DF). Metribuzin from the commercial formulation became non-detectable after 35 days whereas it attained maxima between 35–49 days and became non-detectable after 63 days in the developed products. Amongst the CR formulations, the release in both water and soil was the fastest in CMC and slowest in PVC. The CMC-KAO composite reduced the rate of release as compared to CMC alone. The diffusion exponent (n value) of metribuzin in water and soil ranged from 0.515 to 0.745 and 0.662 to 1.296, respectively in the various formulations. The release was diffusion controlled with half release time (t_1/2) from different controlled release matrices of 12.98 to 47.63 days in water and 16.90 to 51.79 days in soil. It was 3.25 and 4.66 days, respectively in the commercial formulation. The period of optimum availability of metribuzin in water and soil from controlled released formulations ranged from 15.09 to 31.68 and 17.99 to 34.72 days as against 5.03 and 8.80 days in the commercial formulation.     

Aerobic degradation of diuron by aquatic microorganisms

Abstract

Degradation of diuron [3‐(3,4‐dichlorophenyl)‐l,1‐dimethyl‐urea] by microorganisms obtained from pond water and sediment was determined under aerobic conditions. Enrichment procedures were used to isolate cultures capable of degrading the herbicide. Several mixed fungal/bacterial and mixed bacterial cultures were isolated that could degrade diuron. The mixed cultures degraded 67–99% of the added diuron forming from six to seven products which were separated via TLC. The major degradation product detected in most culture extracts was 3,4‐dichloroaniline. Other identified products formed were 3‐(3,4‐dichlorophenyl)‐1‐methylurea and 3‐(3,4‐dichlorophenyl)urea.     

Field calibration of surface: A model of agricultural chemicals in surface waters

Abstract

Agricultural chemicals sporadically occur at detectable levels in the surface waters of intensively farmed watersheds. HSPF, a previously released model of agricultural chemicals in surface water, had been used to predict concentrations which were much higher (10 X) than those actually observed during monitoring studies. A new model, SURFACE, is described here which is much simpler than HSPF and gives better predictions of surface water concentrations. SURFACE uses PRZM, an EPA model, to calculate edge‐of‐field runoff losses and simple hydraulic routing algorithms to determine concentrations at the bottom of large river basins. In water systems sampled during 1985 and 1986, SURFACE predictions of annualized mean concentrations for alachlor, atrazine, cyanazine and metolachlor were within 0.09 ppb half of the time.     

高锰酸钾生产废渣中的高价锰回收方法研究

高锰酸钾生产过程所产生的废渣中含有较多的高价态锰,导致锰资源的浪费和潜在的环境污染问题。采用葡萄糖-硫酸还原浸取法浸取高锰酸钾渣中的高价锰,实验探讨了葡萄糖用量、硫酸用量及浸取温度等因素对锰浸取率的影响,并研究了化学氧化法回收二价锰的工艺条件。结果表明,在葡萄糖与高锰酸钾渣质量比为0.3、硫酸物质的量与高锰酸钾渣质量之...     

杀虫双在土壤中的动态研究

本文参照OECD(经济合作与发展组织)的标准,以室内模拟条件,对杀虫双在土壤中的动态进行了淋溶试验。结果表明,杀虫双淋溶性极强,土壤中绝大部分杀虫双可被水淋溶,留在土壤中的也可随着水的不断加入而被淋溶出。土壤性质对淋溶影响很小,而流速、温度对淋溶影响较大。     

麦季施用不同尿素的氮排水和渗漏损失

在太湖地区乌栅土的稻麦轮作条件下,利用大型原状土柱渗漏液采集器(monolithlysimeter),比较不同尿素品种和施肥量(普通尿素150、300kg·hm-2和包膜尿素100、150kg·hm-2)处理对麦季土壤氮随径流和渗漏损失的影响。结果表明:施用的包膜尿素当季氮不易随排水流失,但可能增加下季氮流失的风险。两麦季排水溶解氮均以NO-3 N为主,达76.7%以上,NH+4 N比例很小;麦季排水氮输出量年际差异明显,降雨产生排水与施肥时间间隔的不同是造成排水氮输出量差异的关键因素;施肥后20d内发生排水易产生较多的氮排放。渗漏液硝态氮浓度(最高为8.12mg·L-1)均未超过饮用水NO-3 N含量标准,但均已超过水体富营养化标准;对照处理麦季渗漏液量显著高于施肥处理;在150kg·hm-2的施N量水平下,普通尿素或包膜尿素均未显著增加氮的渗漏,但过量施用普通尿素则加大氮渗漏的风险。     

氟化物对酸浸取沸腾炉渣中铝的影响

采用酸浸取法、加入助溶剂浸取沸腾炉渣中的铝,考察了各种因素对铝浸出率的影响。实验结果表明：在球磨时间为30min、固液比（沸腾炉渣质量与酸体积之比）为1：7、硫酸浓度为4mol／L、浸取温度为107℃、浸取时间为120min的条件下,铝浸出率最高（为29．72％）;KF,NH4F,NaF,CaF2等作助溶剂可明显提高铝浸出率,且助溶剂为CaF：时的铝浸出率最高,CaF2与沸腾炉渣的质量比为0．08时的铝浸出率大于75％。     

滤料中重金属迁移特性及其在BAF中的应用

以含重金属的干污泥为添加剂,自行研制出生物滤料,并以此滤料为对象进行浸出试验研究.结果表明,在浸出时间为24 h和30 d时,Cd、Cr、Cu和Pb在pH=1时浸出量最大,当pH≥3时,Cd、Cr、Cu和Pb的浸出量迅速下降,说明强酸性条件是影响重金属迁移特性的重要因素.XRD分析表明,原料中的重金属经过一系列的物相转化和反应过程,固定在Si—O等玻璃结构网格中,在晶体结构中以Pb₂O(CrO₄)、CdSiO₃、CuO等稳定的形态存在;在曝气生物滤池（BAF）中应用自制滤料进行脱氮（同步硝化反硝化）效能研究,当原水C/N为11.5和25.5左右时,对NH⁺₄-N和TN的去除率可分别达到85.5%、90.3%、46.6%和49.6%,高于江西陶粒、广州陶粒和山西活性炭的去除率;试验结果对重金属固化、迁移特性机理研究和自制滤料广泛应用有进一步促进作用.     

Recovery of metal values from zinc solder dross

Zinc solder dross containing 14.8% Sn, 16.3% Pb, 0.41% Al and 64.5% Zn was leached with 3% H₂SO₄ at 45°C for 1 h. Zinc and aluminum went into solution, whereas lead and tin remained with the residue. Aluminum was selectively precipitated as calcium aluminum carbonate by treating the sulphate leachate with limestone at pH 4.8. Zinc sulphate solution was either evaporated to obtain zinc sulphate crystals or precipitated as basic zinc carbonate at pH 6.8. The undissolved lead and tin were leached with 5 M hot hydrochloric acid. The major part of lead chloride ( 73%) was separated by cooling the leached products down to room temperature. From the soluble fraction, tin was recovered as hydrated tin oxide by alkylation with caustic soda at pH 2.4, while the remaining lead was separated at pH 8.5 as lead hydroxide. A process flowsheet had been suggested which involved two-stage hydrometallurgical treatment. Parameters affecting the recovery efficiency of the suggested method such as temperature, time, pH and acid: solid stoichiometric ratio were investigated. Results obtained revealed that the optimum leaching conditions were achieved by using 20 ml of 3% H₂SO₄ acid/g dross for 1 h at 45°C. Recovery efficiency of the metal salts was 99.1, 99.4, 99.6 and 99.5% for Zn, Al, Pb and Sn respectively. Recovery efficiency was related to the solubility of the concerned salts under the given experimental conditions.     

镀锌钢板废料中锌的碱浸过程影响因素分析

以强碱(NaOH)溶液为浸取剂,采用碱浸法回收镀锌钢板废料中的锌,考察了不同因素(反应温度、反应时间、碱浓度、添加剂)对锌浸出效果的影响,并对添加剂的作用机理进行了分析。实验结果表明:在NaOH质量浓度为250 g/L、反应温度为90℃、反应时间为300 min的最佳工艺条件下,锌的浸出率高达97.89%;添加NaNO_3可提高锌在碱液中的腐蚀电位和腐蚀电流,从而加快镀锌钢板废料中锌的溶解,缩短反应时间;添加KMnO_4对反应速率基本无影响。