Ten years of atmospheric methane observations at a high elevation site in Western China

In this paper, the continuous (1994–2001) and discrete air sample (1991–2001) measurements of atmospheric CH₄ from the Waliguan Baseline Observatory located in western China (36°17′N, 100°54′E, 3816 m asl) are presented and characterized. The CH₄ time series show large episodic events on the order of 100 ppb throughout the year. During spring, a diurnal cycle with average amplitude of 7 ppb and a morning maximum and late afternoon minimum is observed. In winter, a diurnal cycle with average amplitude of 14 ppb is observed with an afternoon maximum and morning minimum. Unlike most terrestrial observational sites, no obvious diurnal patterns are present during the summer or autumn. A background data selection procedure was developed based on local horizontal and vertical winds. A selected hourly data set representative of “baseline” conditions was derived with approximately 50% of the valid hourly data. The range of CH₄ mixing ratios, annual means, annual increases and mean annual cycle at Waliguan during the 1992–2001 were derived from discrete and continuous data representative of “baseline” conditions and compared to air samples collected at other Northern Hemisphere sites. The range of CH₄ monthly means of 1746–1822 ppb, average annual means of 1786.7±10.8 ppb and mean annual increase of 4.5±4.2 ppb yr⁻¹ at Waliguan were inline with measurements from sites located between 30° and 60°N. There were variations observed in the CH₄ annual increase patterns at Waliguan that were slightly different from the global pattern. The mean CH₄ annual cycle at Waliguan shows an unusual pattern of two gentle peaks in summer and February along with two small valleys in early winter and spring and a mean peak-to-peak amplitude of 11 ppb, much smaller than amplitudes observed at most other mid- and high-northern latitude sites. The Waliguan CH₄ data are strongly influenced by continental Asian CH₄ emissions and provide key information for global atmospheric CH₄ models.     

Source diagnostics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban road runoff, dust, rain and canopy throughfall

Diagnostic ratios and multivariate analysis were utilized to apportion polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) sources for road runoff, road dust, rain and canopy throughfall based on samples collected in an urban area of Beijing, China. Three sampling sites representing vehicle lane, bicycle lane and branch road were selected. For road runoff and road dust, vehicular emission and coal combustion were identified as major sources, and the source contributions varied among the sampling sites. For rain, three principal components were apportioned representing coal/oil combustion (54%), vehicular emission (34%) and coking (12%). For canopy throughfall, vehicular emission (56%), coal combustion (30%) and oil combustion (14%) were identified as major sources. Overall, the PAH's source for road runoff mainly reflected that for road dust. Despite site-specific sources, the findings at the study area provided a general picture of PAHs sources for the road runoff system in urban area of Beijing.     

Effect of loading rate on shear strength parameters of mechanically and biologically treated waste

● Mechanical behavior of MBT waste affected by loading rate was investigated. ● Shear strength ratio of MBT waste increases with an increase in loading rate. ● Cohesion is inversely related to loading rate. ● Internal friction angles are positively related to loading rate. ● MBT waste from China shows smaller range of φ. Mechanical biological treatment (MBT) technology has attracted increasing attention because it can reduce the volume of waste produced. To deal with the current trend of increasing waste, MBT practices are being adopted to address waste generated in developing urban societies. In this study, a total of 20 specimens of consolidated undrained triaxial tests were conducted on waste obtained from the Hangzhou Tianziling landfill, China, to evaluate the effect of loading rate on the shear strength parameters of MBT waste. The MBT waste samples exhibited an evident strain-hardening behavior, and no peak was observed even when the axial strain exceeded 25%. Further, the shear strength increased with an increase in the loading rate; the effect of loading rate on shear strength under a low confining pressure was greater than that under a high confining pressure. Furthermore, the shear strength parameters of MBT waste were related to the loading rate. The relationship between the cohesion, internal friction angle, and logarithm of the loading rate could be fitted to a linear relationship, which was established in this study. Finally, the ranges of shear strength parameters cohesion c and effective cohesion c ´ were determined as 1.0–8.2 kPa and 2.1–14.9 kPa, respectively; the ranges of the internal friction angle φ and effective internal friction angle φ ´ were determined as 16.2°–29° and 19.8°–43.9°, respectively. These results could be used as a valuable reference for conducting stability analyses of MBT landfills.     

大气中多环芳烃的来源及采样方式的研究

本文对大气中多环芳烃的来源进行了调查的基础上,对燃源,交通源,等采产方式进行了综述,评价了各种采样方式的优缺点,从而造反我环芳烃污染源解析的采样方式。     

Ce含量对Pd/Al2O3催化剂加氢脱硫性能的影响

采用浸渍法制备了Pd/Al2O3和Pd-CeO2/Al2O3催化剂,研究了不同Ce含量对Pd/Al2O催化剂加氢脱硫性能的影响,并运用XRD、TPR、TPD和噻吩吸附等手段表征了催化剂的吸附性能和酸性。结果表明,CeO2的加入导致Pd/Al2O3催化剂H2吸附性能的减弱和酸量的减少,但提高了噻吩的吸附性能。在噻吩加氢脱硫反应中,Ce含量为2%时Pd-CeO2/Al2O3催化剂的活性最高,随Ce含量的继续增加催化剂的活性下降,是由于催化剂对H2吸附和噻吩吸附综合影响的结果。     

非平衡等离子体联合技术降解甲苯气体

采用了自制的纳米钛酸钡基介电材料作为催化剂,以电工陶瓷拉西环作为载体,利用介质阻挡放电产生的非平衡态等离子体对常压下流动态含甲苯的空气进行处理,研究了电场强度、流速、初始浓度及不同填料情况下甲苯的降解及臭氧产生情况,初步探讨了等离子体催化降解甲苯的机理,并进行了产物分析.实验结果表明,电场强度小于13kV·cm-1时,甲苯降解率和臭氧产生浓度随电场强度的提高而上升,随气速和初始浓度的增加而降低;不同填料下降解率及臭氧浓度由大到小排序为有催化剂填料、普通填料、无填料,有催化剂存在时(电场强度为14kV·cm-1,流速为0.3 m3·h-1,甲苯浓度为600 mg·L-1),甲苯降解率最高可达95%.当电场强度>13kV·cm-1时,臭氧浓度因受到过量的高能电子攻击而发生分解.表现为臭氧浓度随电场强度的继续增加而降低.因此,电场强度为13kV·cm-1时,产生的臭氧浓度最高.     

污泥渗水砖的制备研究

结合压制成型和传统的烧结砖工艺,实验以城市生活污泥、黄河淤泥、煤矸石及砂为原料,制备渗水铺地砖。通过正交试验得到最优工艺参数为w_{(黄河淤泥)}∶ww_(煤矸石)∶w_(污泥)∶w_(砂)＝33％∶22％∶15％∶30％、成型压力为20 MPa、烧结温度为1 100℃、保温时间为1.5 h,骨料砂的粒径为1～2 mm。制备的成品抗压强度为21.8 MPa,渗水系数为1.03×10^－2 cm/s。并对成型压力及烧结温度对渗水砖抗压强度及渗水系数的影响进行了讨论。     

长江河源水环境理化特征分析

本文摘要介绍了长江源区包括沱沱河在内的４条主要河流中水环境理化特征的分析结果。     

大气颗粒物源解析受体模型应用研究及发展现状

通过大量文献资料调研对化学质量平衡模型、二重源解析技术、主因子分析、正矩阵因子分析法等目前应用较广泛的受体模型方法的原理、优缺点和应用现状进行了比较分析,对单颗粒源解析方法、有机物示踪技术和扩散与受体模型联用技术等受体模型新技术方法进行了评述。     

宁波市颗粒物中多环芳烃浓度水平、分布及来源分析

讨论了2003年宁波市颗粒物中多环芳烃浓度水平、分布及来源,结果表明,PM10中PAHS占TSP中总量的83%,PM2.5中的PAHS占TSP总量的54%,颗粒物中多环芳烃主要存在于小于10μm的颗粒中。颗粒物中多环芳烃季节变化特征明显,夏季最低,冬季最高。汽车尾气对PM10中多环芳烃的贡献率达56%,汽车尾气是颗粒物中多环芳烃的主要来源。