Fluxes of NO3-, NH4+, NO,NO2, and N2O in an Old Danish Beech Forest

The fluxes of the major nitrogen compounds havebeen investigated in many ecosystem studies over the world.However, only in few studies has attention been drawn to theimportance of the fluxes of minor gaseous nitrogen compoundsto complete the nitrogen cycle. In Denmark a detailed study onthe nitrogen cycle in an old beech forest has been implementedin 1997 at Gyrstinge near Sorø, Zealand. The study includesthe fluxes of the gases NO, N₂O and water mediatedtransport of NO₃ ^- and NH₄ ⁺. Measurementsof the fluxes of the gaseous compounds are performed withmicro-meteorological methods (eddy-correlation and gradient)and with chambers. Water mediated fluxes encompass rain,throughfall, stem-flow and leaching from the root zone. Thehydrological model is verified by TDR measurements. The findings show that the total water mediated N input tothe forest floor with throughfall and stemflow was 25.6 kg Nha^-1 yr ^-1, and open field wet deposition withprecipitation was 19.0 kg N ha^-1 yr ^-1. The internalcycling of N in the ecosystem measured as turnover oflitterfall and plant uptake was 100 kg N ha^-1 yr ^-1and 14 kg N ha^-1 yr ^-1, respectively. The fluxes ofthe gaseous N compounds NO and N₂O were of minorimportance for the total N turnover in the forest, NO_xemission being <1 kg N ha^-1 yr ^-1 and N₂Oemission from the soil being 0.5 kg N ha^-1 yr ^-1 withno significant difference between wet and dry soils.Concentrations of NO₃ ^- and NH₄ ⁺ in thesoil solution beneath the rooting zone are very small andconsequently the N leaching is almost negligible. It isconcluded that the nitrogen mass balance of this old beechforest ecosystem mainly is controlled by the input by dry andwet deposition and a large internal N cycle with a fast litterturnover. The nitrogen input tothe forest ecosystem which currently exceeds the critical loadby 5 kg N ha^-1 yr ^-1is mainly accumulated in the soil and no significant nitrateleaching is occurring.     

ENHANCEMENTS OF NONPOINT SOURCE MONITORING OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN GROUND WATER1

ABSTRACT: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a national retrospective data set of analyses of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ground water of the United States. The data are from Federal, State, and local nonpoint‐source monitoring programs, collected between 1985–95. This data set is being used to augment data collected by the USGS National Water‐Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program to ascertain the occurrence of VOCs in ground water nationwide. Eleven attributes of the retrospective data set were evaluated to determine the suitability of the data to augment NAWQA data in answering occurrence questions of varying complexity. These 11 attributes are the VOC analyte list and the associated reporting levels for each VOC, well type, well‐casing material, type of openings in the interval (screened interval or open hole), well depth, depth to the top and bottom of the open interval(s), depth to water level in the well, aquifer type (confined or unconfined), and aquifer lithology. VOCs frequently analyzed included solvents, industrial reagents, and refrigerants, but other VOCs of current interest were not frequently analyzed. About 70 percent of the sampled wells have the type of well documented in the data set, and about 74 percent have well depth documented. However, the data set generally lacks documentation of other characteristics, such as well‐casing material, information about the screened or open interval(s), depth to water level in the well, and aquifer type and lithology. For example, only about 20 percent of the wells include information on depth to water level in the well and only about 14 percent of the wells include information about aquifer type. The three most important enhancements to VOC data collected in nonpoint‐source monitoring programs for use in a national assessment of VOC occurrence in ground water would be an expanded VOC analyte list, recording the reporting level for each analyte for every analysis, and recording key ancillary information about each well. These enhancements would greatly increase the usefulness of VOC data in addressing complex occurrence questions, such as those that seek to explain the reasons for VOC occurrence and nonoccurrence in ground water of the United States.     

Analysis and decomposition of condensed tannins in tree leaves

The decomposition of leaf litter is controlled by several factors. One factor that may play an important role is the content of condensed tannins (proanthocyanidins). Here we designed a combined method to isolate proanthocyanidins from leaf extracts, to convert them to anthocyanidins, and to quantify individual anthocyanidins exactly with a new, simple, but sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography method. We used this method to show composition of proanthocyanidins and to monitor degradation of proanthocyanidins and individual constituents in leaf litter in an aquatic environment over time. Despite the rapid decrease in the initial concentrations, a fraction of the proanthocyanidins remained detectable for several weeks.     

The role of primary and secondary air pollutants in atmospheric pollution: Athens urban area as a case study

The question to what extent primary and secondary air pollutants are relevant to atmospheric pollution and their effects on human health and the quality of the environment can be answered in a straight-forward manner: atmospheric processes, including oxidation procedures, particle formation and equilibria, determine the fate of primary emissions and, in most cases, the secondary products of these processes are the more important ones concerning their effects on human health and the quality of the environment. The formation of secondary products represents the critical property determining the establishment of certain air standards, rather than the actually emitted substance, although there are notable exceptions. In this paper, a review concerning transformation of primary pollutants as studied in the atmosphere of Athens is used to enlighten matters that may need further attention by the responsible authorities and stakeholders for the control and reduction of atmospheric pollution.     

催化铁内电解法处理硝基苯废水的机理与动力学研究

对催化铁内电解法处理硝基苯废水降解动力学特性进行了研究。结果表明,降解过程符合准一级动力学规律。进水浓度、pH值和反应温度强烈影响硝基苯的降解速率。在实验pH值范围内,反应速率常数依次为:强酸性>弱碱性>弱酸性>中性;循环伏安扫描图显示了硝基苯可以在铜电极上直接得电子还原,该反应在强酸和弱碱性条件下效果较好。反应速率常数随进水浓度的增大而减小。提高反应温度可改善处理效果,在30~45℃范围内,提高温度对处理效果的改善并不显著;当温度升高到45℃以上时,升温可以显著改善处理效果。     

不同染料化合物在颗粒活性炭上的分形吸附规律

研究了颗粒活性炭对6种染料的吸附特征,结果表明,它们的吸附等温线均符合Ffendlich方程;由此计算出颗粒活性炭的表面分形维数均处于2到3之间．不同染料吸附时计算出的分形维数不同,吸附染料过程是在分形表面上发生的反应．吸附动力学过程分为快速吸附和慢吸附两个阶段,而且溶液中剩余染料的浓度变化动力学符合方程：Cout∝t^-α,表明该过程具有类分形动力学特征;并由指数α计算上述动力学反应的分形维数D．在实验的温度范围内,6种染料的吸附量和速度均随着温度的升高而增加;绿色染料吸附时的类分形动力学参数指数α和分形维数D也随之升高,而其它染料不呈现类似的规律．     

硝基苯在碳纳米管修饰电极上的电化学行为及其分析应用

硝基苯在碳纳米管修饰电极上的电化学行为表明,硝基苯在-0.50V有一灵敏的还原峰,为硝基苯得到四个电子还原为苯胲所形成,电位继续负移,苯胲能继续还原为苯胺.在扫描速度为100mV·s-1,pH=5.0和富集时间为2min的条件下,-0.50V处的还原峰电流与硝基苯在1.5—150mg·l-1范围内线性关系良好,线性系数为0.99992,检测限为0.3mg·l-1.应用于实际废水中硝基苯的测定,相对标准偏差小于5%(n=10),相对误差为-5%— 5%.     

氯代芳香族化合物结构-电化学还原电位定量关系的贝叶斯规整化BP神经网络模型

将贝叶斯规整化误差反向传播神经网络(BRBPNN)应用于环境领域的 QSPR模型.采用ChemOffice2004内置的MOPAC 2000计算了6种量子化学参数(分子最高占据能EHOMO、分子最低占据能ELUMO、分子生成热HF、分子偶极矩DIP、分子的电子能量EE和分子的核核排斥能CCR)以及氯原子数(Cl)和分子量(MW),建立了87种氯代芳香族化合物结构与电化学还原电位定量关系的BRBPNN模型.最优网络模型结构为6-20-1,其电化学还原电位的拟合及预测能力明显优于逐步线性回归模型,其训练集和预测集的相关系数平方和均方根误差(MSE)分别达到0.999和0.000105,0.965和 0.00159.最优模型输入节点到隐含层权重平方和的分布规律揭示出各种描述符对还原电位的影响大小依次为: E_LUMO>E_HOMO>HF>CCR>EE>DIP.由散点图揭示出影响为正有EE;影响为负有E_LUMO,HF,DIP;影响无明显正负性的有E_LUMO,CCR.结果表明,贝叶斯规整化大大方便了网络规整化参数选择,保证了网络的优良概括能力和稳健性.本研究对氯代芳香族化合物采用电化学处理的适用性以及分析相应电化学降解机理提供了依据.     

颗粒活性炭吸附染料的类分形动力学特征的研究

建立了复杂分子吸附反应时指数h与分形子谱维数ds、分形介质的表面分形维数Ds 的关系式.对吸附动力学数据的模拟表明,不同温度下6种染料在颗粒活性炭表面的吸附过程符合非线性动力学.吸附速率一般随着温度的升高而增加,反应活化能在0 2 0～1 75kJ·mol- 1 之间.上述反应为快速反应.进一步分析表明,该吸附过程具有类分形动力学特征,吸附反应的逐时速率系数k与反应时间t呈指数关系;相应的分形子谱维数ds<2 .随着染料的初始浓度的增加,ds 也随之增加,而h和k0 值通常会随之降低.吸附3种酸性染料时,h和k0 值在本实验的温度范围内均随着温度的升高而增加;其它3种直接性染料也大都呈现h随着温度的升高而增加的趋势.上述吸附反应中有效反应级数x也与ds、Ds 有关,呈现分数反应级数     

2020年成都市典型臭氧污染过程特征及敏感性

2020年4月24日至5月6日成都市臭氧(O3)和细颗粒物(PM2.5)复合污染过程期间,在成都市城区开展大气臭氧及其前体物(NO,、VOCs)和气象参数观测实验,基于观测数据采用OBM模型对市区臭氧敏感性和主控因子进行识别,并采用PMF模型对关键VOCs物种进行来源解析.结果表明,臭氧超标日各污染物浓度均有所上升,VOCs物种中芳香烃和含氧(氮)化合物上升幅度较大;成都市城区O3超标天对应的臭氧处于显著VOCs控制区,芳香烃和烯烃对O3生成最为敏感,且存在削减NOx的不利效应;结合VOCs来源解析,城区VOCs主要来源:移动源(22.4％)、餐饮及生物质燃烧源(21.8％)、工业源(15.1％)和溶剂使用源(9.3％),臭氧超标天溶剂使用源、餐饮及生物质类燃烧源贡献率明显上升.成都市城区春季应以VOCs减排为重点,并加大芳香烃和烯烃相关源控制力度.