METHANE FORMATION BY LAKE SEDIMENTS DURING IN VITRO INCUBATION1

ABSTRACT: Renewed (de novo) synthesis of methane gas was shown to occur when samples of lake sediment were dispersed on glass beads and incubated in a helium atmosphere at 23°C. Under the above conditions, sediment samples from hardwater and softwater lakes generated up to 440 nanomoles and 80 nanomoles per ml of sediment per two days, respectively. At the time of collection, sediment samples possessed approximately similar amounts of “native” methane. Nitrate, sulfate, and acetylene were shown to suppress methane synthesis by sediment incubated as described.     

水稻土中甲硫氨酸分解释放挥发性含硫气体的影响因素

为了探讨水稻土中含硫气体产生和释放的途径 ,在室内培养条件下 ,测定了南京水稻土中含硫气体的释放 .从该淹水土壤中测出 3种含硫气体 ;羰基硫 (COS)、二甲基硫 (DMS)和少量硫化氢 (H₂S)气体 .当土壤中加入甲硫氨酸后 ,DMS气体的释放量有了明显增加 ,此外还有大量甲硫醇 (CH₃SH)和二甲基二硫 (DMDS)气体测出 .而 COS在好氧条件 (普通大气淹水 )下的释放量明显增加 ,在厌氧条件 (充氮淹水 )下的释放量变化不明显 ;只有 H₂S的释放量几乎没变 .这些结果表明 ,甲硫氨酸的分解可能是 COS、DMS、CH₃SH和 DMDS的产生源之一 ,且释放含硫气体的种类明显不同于胱氨酸和半胱氨酸 .在好氧 (普通大气 )条件下 ,DMDS和 CH₃SH的释放量低于厌氧情况 (充氮气 )下的释放量 ,DMS则高于厌氧条件下的释放量 .这表明 ,水稻土中甲硫氨酸分解产生 DMDS和 CH3SH需较强的还原条件 ,产生这 2种气体的微生物需要严格的厌氧条件 .产生 DMS的微生物则比前者需要高一些的含氧量 .土壤 pH值和含水量及光照对甲硫氨酸分解释放含硫气体均有影响 .各含硫气体在持水率 50%、普通大气、光照条件下的释放量明显高于无光照条件下的释放量 .     

粪渣污泥处理处置过程恶臭气休产生及控制研究

对粪渣污泥处理处置过程中恶臭气体的产生及控制进行了研究,结果表明,在综合处理全过程的几个主要阶段都会产生高浓度的恶臭气体,为防止恶臭气体对环境造成的二次污染,提出采用沼气锅炉焚烧和洗涤塔相结合的除臭工艺,洗涤塔除臭只有在系统启动、调试和沼气锅炉发生故障的情况下使用。     

矿井火区可燃性混合气体爆炸三角形判断法及其爆炸危险性分析

矿井火区可燃性混合气体爆炸危险性的判断 ,目前常用单纯的瓦斯爆炸三角形判别法。此法对实际的判断往往未综合考虑火区温度的影响。为此 ,笔者论述了矿井火区多种可燃性气体同时存在时 ,其混合气体爆炸三角形各参数的工程计算方法 :爆炸界限可用 Le Chatelier法 ,但需根据火区实测温度进行修正 ;爆炸时的临界氧浓度 ,则需用另一种三角形图示法予以确定。由此画出的混合气体爆炸三角形分析图 ,可用于矿井火区 ,尤其是矿井大面积火区的密闭和启封过程中 ,作为可燃性混合气体爆炸危险性的综合判断及其防爆措施的制定 ,都具有实用价值和指导意义     

北京城区大气CH4浓度及其变化规律

研究表明:北京城区大气CH4浓度日变化总特征是白天浓度低,夜间浓度高;大气CH4浓度季节变化呈明显的双峰模态,分别在夏末和冬季各出现一个峰,冬季峰值主要是人为源造成的;1985-2000年,北京城区大气CH4摩尔分数平均值为(1 883.4±73.0) nmol/mol,年平均增长率为0.82%,均比全球平均水平高,但20世纪90年代的增长速率比80年代末期低.      

涡旋脉冲反应器用于含粉尘废气的净化实验研究

提出了一种新型涡旋脉冲式反应器的结构设计。用在实验室条件下通过PVC反应器进行了含粉尘HCl废气净化试验。系统地考察了操作温度、液气比及吸收液中的HCl含量对HCl脱除率R的影响。结果表明:涡旋脉冲式反应器可以高效率地脱除废气中的HCl和粉尘,在适宜的操作条件下,HCl脱除率可达99.5%以上;粉尘去除率接近100%。     

Mitigation of methane emission from an old unlined landfill in Klintholm,Denmark using a passive biocover system

Methane generated at landfills contributes to global warming and can be mitigated by biocover systems relying on microbial methane oxidation. As part of a closure plan for an old unlined landfill without any gas management measures, an innovative biocover system was established. The system was designed based on a conceptual model of the gas emission patterns established through an initial baseline study. The study included construction of gas collection trenches along the slopes of the landfill where the majority of the methane emissions occurred. Local compost materials were tested as to their usefulness as bioactive methane oxidizing material and a suitable compost mixture was selected. Whole site methane emission quantifications based on combined tracer release and downwind measurements in combination with several local experimental activities (gas composition within biocover layers, flux chamber based emission measurements and logging of compost temperatures) proved that the biocover system had an average mitigation efficiency of approximately 80%. The study showed that the system also had a high efficiency during winter periods with temperatures below freezing. An economic analysis indicated that the mitigation costs of the biocover system were competitive to other existing greenhouse gas mitigation options.     

Key role for nuclear energy in global biodiversity conservation

Modern society uses massive amounts of energy. Usage rises as population and affluence increase, and energy production and use often have an impact on biodiversity or natural areas. To avoid a business‐as‐usual dependence on coal, oil, and gas over the coming decades, society must map out a future energy mix that incorporates alternative sources. This exercise can lead to radically different opinions on what a sustainable energy portfolio might entail, so an objective assessment of the relative costs and benefits of different energy sources is required. We evaluated the land use, emissions, climate, and cost implications of 3 published but divergent storylines for future energy production, none of which was optimal for all environmental and economic indicators. Using multicriteria decision‐making analysis, we ranked 7 major electricity‐generation sources (coal, gas, nuclear, biomass, hydro, wind, and solar) based on costs and benefits and tested the sensitivity of the rankings to biases stemming from contrasting philosophical ideals. Irrespective of weightings, nuclear and wind energy had the highest benefit‐to‐cost ratio. Although the environmental movement has historically rejected the nuclear energy option, new‐generation reactor technologies that fully recycle waste and incorporate passive safety systems might resolve their concerns and ought to be more widely understood. Because there is no perfect energy source however, conservation professionals ultimately need to take an evidence‐based approach to consider carefully the integrated effects of energy mixes on biodiversity conservation. Trade‐offs and compromises are inevitable and require advocating energy mixes that minimize net environmental damage. Society cannot afford to risk wholesale failure to address energy‐related biodiversity impacts because of preconceived notions and ideals.     

炉渣与生物炭施加对福州平原水稻田温室气体排放的后续影响

为了探讨炉渣与生物炭施加对稻田温室气体的排放是否具有后续效应,于2015年早、晚稻秧苗移栽前对稻田进行施加生物炭(B)、炉渣(S)和生物炭+炉渣(混施)处理(BS),以不施加处理作为对照(CK). 2 a后(2017年)在早、晚稻生长期,分别测定了不同试验组稻田温室气体CO_2、CH_4和N_2O的排放通量.结果表明,在水稻生长期,对照、生物炭、炉渣和混施处理CO_2的平均排放通量分别为(1 723. 66±194. 56)、(1 245. 52±155. 05)、(1 140. 29±79. 68)和(1 055. 83±62. 13) mg·(m~2·h)~(-1),生物炭、炉渣和混施这3种施加处理CO_2的排放通量均比对照组有显著降低(P 0. 05),降低比例分别达27. 74%、33. 84%和38. 75%. CH_4的平均排放通量为(0. 45±0. 03)、(0. 40±0. 05)、(0. 36±0. 10)和(0. 25±0. 04) mg·(m~2·h)~(-1),各处理组与对照相比均降低了CH_4的排放通量,降低比例分别为11. 11%、20. 00%和44. 44%,但未到达显著差异(P 0. 05). N_2O在不同处理组的平均排放通量为(62. 47±27. 00)、(115. 09±30. 94)、(79. 75±24. 98)和(112. 68±23. 59)μg·(m~2·h)~(-1).与对照相比,各处理组均增加了N_2O的排放通量,升高比例分别达84. 23%、27. 66%和80. 37%.全球综合增温潜势表明,施加处理增加了早、晚稻稻田生态系统的综合增温潜势.说明,炉渣和生物炭施加处理2 a之后,对减排作用效果不明显.     

新型缓释尿素对削减温室气体、NH3排放和淋溶作用的研究

温室气体(CO₂、CH₄、N₂O)和NH₃的排放及水体污染带来的环境问题日益突出,其中,化肥的施用等农业排放是重要来源之一.本实验评价了新型缓释化肥对温室气体排放和水体污染的影响,采用密闭箱法,在饱和田间持水量(WFPS) 60%的条件下,检测恒温(23℃)环境中土壤温室气体(CO₂、CH₄、N₂O)和NH₃挥发.结果表明,30 d内缓释尿素组比普通尿素组释放的CO₂、CH₄、N₂O平均排放通量分别降低24.69%、3.01%、26.75%,NH₃排放量减少24.36%;模拟降雨条件的淋溶实验(15 d)显示,缓释尿素组的淋失率明显低于普通尿素组,总氮减少6.97%,尿素氮减少4.75%,缓释尿素和普通尿素组淋出水样中尿素氮和总氮量所占比重均在淋溶第1 d最大,缓释尿素组尿素氮和总氮量分别为36.1%和41.23%,普通尿素组尿素氮和总氮量分别为48.7%和72.4%.结果表明,缓释尿素较普通尿素在消减温室气体排放和氨排放有明显的效果.