Anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to sulfate reduction: Consortium characteristics and application in co-removal of H2S and methane

Anaerobic sludge from a sewage treatment plant was used to acclimatize microbial colonies capable of anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) coupled to sulfate reduction. Clone libraries and fluorescence in situ hybridization were used to investigate the microbial population. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) (e.g., Desulfotomaculum arcticum and Desulfobulbus propionicus) and anaerobic methanotrophic archaea (ANME) (e.g., Methanosaeta sp. and Methanolinea sp.) coexisted in the enrichment. The archaeal and bacterial cells were randomly or evenly distributed throughout the consortia. Accompanied by sulfate reduction, methane was oxidized anaerobically by the consortia of methane-oxidizing archaea and SRB. Moreover, CH₄ and SO₄^2 ? were consumed by methanotrophs and sulfate reducers with CO₂ and H₂S as products. The H₃CSH produced by methanotrophy was an intermediate product during the process. The methanotrophic enrichment was inoculated in a down-flow biofilter for the treatment of methane and H₂S from a landfill site. On average, 93.33% of H₂S and 10.71% of methane was successfully reduced in the biofilter. This study tries to provide effective method for the synergistic treatment of waste gas containing sulfur compounds and CH₄.     

SO2排放造成的森林损失计算:以湖南省为例

SO₂排放对我国的森林生态系统造成了严重的损害,因而损失计算对于SO₂控制具有重要意义,但是目前仍缺乏有效的方法计算不同排放水平下的森林损失.本研究以硫沉降超临界负荷作为计算森林损失的参数,推导了适用于我国硫沉降导致森林损失的剂量-响应函数,并以湖南省为例,以1995为基准年,计算了2000年～2020年高中低3种SO₂排放方案下的森林损失.研究结果表明,随着今后湖南省经济和能源消费的增长,森林损失将继续增加.高排放方案下2020年SO₂排放将增长1.2倍,但森林损失增长4.3倍,边际损失高于6000元/t.在当前排放水平下对SO₂排放进行削减,边际效益达到1500元/t,因此控制SO₂具有显著的经济效益.对湖南案例的不确定性分析显示,计算方法有较高的可靠性.研究结果为区域SO₂控制策略的优化提供了支持.     

Changes in the quality of river water before, during and after a major flood event associated with a La Niña cycle and treatment for drinking purposes

The treatment of organics present in the lower reaches of a major river system（the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia） before（March–July 2010）, during（December 2010–May 2011） and after（April–December 2012） a major flood period was investigated. The flood period（over 6 months）occurred during an intense La Nia cycle, leading to rapid and high increases in river flows and organic loads in the river water. Dissolved organic carbon（DOC） increased（2–3 times） to high concentrations（up to 16 mg/L） and was found to correlate with river flow rates. The treatability of organics was studied using conventional jar tests with alum and an enhanced coagulation model（mEnCo）. Predicted mean alum dose rates（per mg DOC） were higher before（9.1 mg alum/mg DOC） and after（8.5 mg alum/mg DOC） than during the flood event（8.0 mg alum/mg DOC）,indicating differences in the character of the organics in raw waters. To assess the character of natural organic matter present in raw and treated waters, high performance size exclusion chromatography with UV and fluorescence detectors were used. During the flood period, high molecular weight UV absorbing compounds（〉2 kDa） were mostly detected in waters collected,but were not evident in waters collected before and afterwards. The relative abundances of humic-like and protein-like compounds during and following the flood period were also investigated and found to be of a higher molecular weight during the flood period. The treatability of the organics was found to vary over the three climate conditions investigated.     

河流底质中汞污染的潜在生态风险评价——以上海市嘉定区为例

采用地累积指数法和Hakanson潜在生态风险指数法,通过分析上海市嘉定区境内29条河流底质采样点中汞含量,定量确定了嘉定区河流底质中汞的污染程度和潜在生态风险程度。结果表明:嘉定区河流底质中汞污染比较严重,外围地区比中心城区污染严重,特别在横沥河民主街泰康桥段受到汞极强污染,对周围环境存在极高的汞生态风险。     

淮安市环境γ辐射剂量率水平监测

本文介绍了2007年～2009年淮安市环境γ辐射剂量率水平监测方法和结果。     

沱江流域水系沉积物重金属的潜在生态风险评价

通过对沱江流域水系沉积物的系统研究,查明了重金属元素含量的空间分布特征,进行了潜在生态风险质量评价。研究结果显示,在两支流交汇之前,沉积物中重金属的污染水平从上游到下游呈上升趋势,矿业活动是水环境中重金属的主要来源,两支流交汇之后元素含量有较明显升高,显示两河汇流叠加对沱江下游水系沉积物有较大的影响;与前人研究相比,各元素含量有较明显的增加;沱江水系沉积物中重金属的潜在生态风险水平较低,大多属于轻微生态风险,Cd的潜在生态危害程度最严重;多种重金属的潜在生态风险指数(R1)表明河流重金属污染属于轻微生态危害,其受危害程度由大到小的顺序为:沱江>石亭江>绵远河。     

Potential health risks due to toxic contamination in the ambient environment of certain Indian states

Toxic or hazardous substances pose two types of risks in the environment, namely `short-term or acute risk' and `long-termor chronic risk'. The short-term risk is associated with the one-time acute exposure to potentially hazardous substancesaccidentally released in the environment, whereas the long-termrisk is resulted from continuous exposure to potentially harmfulsubstances present in different environmental media. This articledeals with the assessment of potential health risks related to certain carcinogens and non-carcinogens (e.g. cadmium, chromiumand nickel) present in three environmental media, viz. air, waterand food in different Indian states (regions). Appropriate dose-response models have been identified and used for this purpose with the assumptions and input data as per the Indian context. Mean values of ambient air concentration levels of Cd,Cr and Ni have been used to estimate the individual and societalrisks of extra cancer in different states of India. The hazardquotients and hazard index representing the non-carcinogenic chronic health effects caused by chromium and cadmium due to their long-term exposure through water and food have also beenestimated. The risk results have been compared with the diseasesurveillance data. A definite correlation between the estimatedrisk results and the reported number of lung cancer cases and chronic liver diseases have been observed in different regions. As a matter of fact, it is not possible to derive precise risk estimates due to various uncertainties included both in availabledata and in the models which are used to calculate potency factors and effective concentration. However, average risk levelsas estimated and presented in this article are quite useful forplanning purposes.     

Gamma dose measurement in dwellings of Agastheeswaram Taluk of Kanyakumari district, lying 30 km Radius from Kudankulam nuclear power plant site

Most of the building materials contain naturally occurring radioactive elements, the most important of which are potassium ⁴⁰K and the members of two natural radioactive series, which can be represented by the isotopes of thorium ²³²Th and Uranium ²³⁸U. The presence of these radioisotopes in the materials causes external exposure to the people who live in the building. In addition, the disintegration of Uranium ²³⁸U increases the concentration of radon gas ²²²Rn and of its daughters in the house. So a systematic indoor gamma dose measurement has been performed in the dwellings of Agastheeswaram Taluk of Kanyakumari district, which is lying within the 30 km radius from the upcoming Kudankulam nuclear power plant site. The geometric mean of annual absorbed dose from gamma radiation in dwellings has been found to be 278 nGyh⁻¹. The seasonal variation of indoor gamma dose measurements has also been studied. Significant differences have been observed in dwellings built of different materials such as concrete, tiled, etc.     

垃圾填埋场地下水污染对居民健康的风险评价

调查了某垃圾填埋场地下水和周边居民饮用水中的As、Hg等重金属和挥发酚等有机物的污染状况,运用美国环保局的健康风险计算模型,评估了该垃圾填埋场地下水对周边居民的潜在健康风险。结果表明,各类人群对4种有阈化合物的饮食和皮肤暴露的终身健康危险度在8．2×10^-11～1．3×10^-10之间,均低于可以接受的风险水平10^-6;对As的终身超额健康危险度在3．1×10^-7～4．9×10^-7之间,表明地下水中砷污染对居民潜在的致癌风险不明显。各类人群通过皮肤对Hg、As、Cd和挥发酚的暴露剂量比通过饮水暴露的剂量高0．7倍～14．5倍,皮肤暴露将是地下水影响人体健康并构成潜在风险的重要途径。     

部分离子液体及其混合物对发光菌的毒性作用

离子液体(ILs)因其环境安全和良好的非挥发性而得以广泛应用,尽管其理化性质与工程数据一直在不断扩充,但其可用的毒性及生态毒性数据很少.以青海弧菌Q67为指示生物,应用微板发光毒性测试方法,测定了C6H11BF4N(2S1)、C8H15ClN2(S2)、C8H15BF4N2(S3)、C9H14BF4N(S4)、C9H17BF4N2(S5)、C9H17BrN2(S6)、C11H13BF4N2(S7)、C11H13ClN2(S8)、C12H23BrN2(S9)、C14H27BF4N(2S10)、C14H27ClN(2S11)和C16H31ClN(2S12)等12种ILs对发光菌的发光抑制毒性.结果表明,4种ILs(S9、S10、S11、S12)具有高抑制毒性(pEC50>4.5),而另外8种毒性相对较小(pEC50<3.5).为研究混合ILs的联合毒性,根据单个ILs的剂量-效应关系,构建了两组混合物,即由S9、S10、S11和S12构成的高毒性组(简称H组)以及由S2、S3、S4、S5、S6和S8构成的低毒性组(简称L组)混合物.应用非线性模拟技术与剂量加和(DA)及独立作用(IA)模型对混合物毒性数据进行拟合与预测分析,结果表明,以等效应浓度比法设计的混合物,无论是对于H组的4个混合物还是L组的4个混合物,其联合毒性大小均可用DA模型准确预测.对于均匀试验设计浓度比法设计的混合物,H组的6个混合物的毒性可用DA模型有效预测,而L组的6个混合物由于剂量-效应曲线在低浓度区翘起,其混合物毒性用DA或用IA模型预测均有一定误差.