Partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to solid-sorbed nonionic surfactants

The partition of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) into solid-sorbed surfactant has a crucial role in describing and predicting the distribution of HOCs in solid-water-surfactant systems. The experimental results of this study indicated that the partition coefficients of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) into the solid-sorbed surfactant (Ksm) increased with an increase in the sorption amount of surfactants onto solid and reached a stable maximum value (Km sm) at the sorption of surfactants in saturation state, at which the solid surface was completely covered with the surface micelle (or admicelle). The fitted Km sm values for PAHs with different surfactants were found to have a good linear relationship with the corresponding partition coefficient of PAHs to surfactant micelles in solution (Kmc), and then a model was developed to describe and predict the distribution of PAHs in solid-water-surfactant systems. These results are of practical interest for developing effective and safe surfactant-enhanced remediation technologies.     

稠环芳烃在Pluronic嵌段共聚物胶束水溶液中的增溶

三种Pluronic嵌段共聚物（F108,P94和L64）胶束水溶液对萘、蒽、芘的增溶研究表明,它们在胶束和水相间的分配系数Kv值大小的顺序为：P94＞F108＞L64,这是由于具有较长PPO嵌段的Pluronic共聚物分子形成了较大内核的胶束,这种胶束有利于稠环芳烃的增溶。当指定Pluronic胶束体系时,Kv值随着稠环芳烃分子憎水性的增强（即分子苯环数目增加）而增大。这些规律同样反映在吸附等温线中。     

批量平衡法研究芳香族酮类化合物在东北黑土中的吸附

本文用批量平衡法研究－系列芳香族酮类化合物在东北黑土中的吸附,采用Ｆｒｅ－ｎｕｎｄｌｉｃｈ吸附等温方程求得土壤吸附常数（ｋｆ）,研究表明：１２种芳香族酮类化合物的吸附等温线有线性和非线性两种形式,对化合物的土壤有机碳吸附常数（ｌｇＫｏｃ）进行定量结构－性质（ＱＳＰＲ）分析,发现芳香族酮类化合物的土壤有机碳吸附常数与正辛醇／水分配系数相关不显著,土壤有机碳吸附常数与分子极化率（ａ）有较好的相关性,这     

Anthropogenic input of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons into five lakes in Western China

The temporal distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was examined in dated sediments from five lakes in Western China. The surficial concentrations of seven carcinogenic PAHs (BaA, Chyr, BbF, BkF, BaP, DBA and INP, hereafter denoted as PAH₇) were highly site-specific. The ΣPAH₇ concentrations generally increased from the deep layers to surface sediments. The temporal trends of ΣPAH₇ concentrations were clearly different from those reported in developed countries. From 1950s to 1980s, which PAHs started to decrease in developed countries, is the right period that PAHs started to increase rapidly in Western China. The fluxes and mass inventories suggest that the PAH₇ input over the past three decades was much more rapidly than it was before the 1980s. Source identification indicates that the PAHs were primarily from biomass burning and domestic coal combustion, and increasing vehicular and/or industrial coal combustion emission was also found.     

南宁市郊空气和大气干湿沉降物中多环芳烃的污染特征

采用空气被动采样器和大气干湿采样器分夏、冬季采集大气及其干湿沉降物样品,利用气相色谱-质谱联用仪测定16种多环芳烃(PAHs)优先控制污染物。结果表明:冬、夏季大气干湿沉降物中PAHs的平均值分别为581.06、174.59ng/(m2·d),冬季PAHs的组成以2～3环PAHs为主,夏季以4～6环PAHs为主;冬、夏季空气中PAHs的平均值分别为149.16、168.70ng/d,均以2～3环PAHs为主。大气干湿沉降物PAHs的沉降通量时空变化为:冬季,商住文教混合区农业区工业区;夏季,工业区农业区商住文教混合区;冬季大于夏季3.3倍。空气PAHs沉降通量的时空变化为:冬季,工业区商住文教混合区农业区;夏季,农业区工业区商住文教混合区;冬季略低于夏季。     

Alterations to proteome and tissue recovery responses in fish liver caused by a short-term combination treatment with cadmium and benzo[a]pyrene

The livers of soles (Solea senegalensis) injected with subacute doses of cadmium (Cd), benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), or their combination, were screened for alterations to cytosolic protein expression patterns, complemented by cytological and histological analyses. Cadmium and B[a]P, but not combined, induced hepatocyte apoptosis and Kupfer cell hyperplasia. Proteomics, however, suggested that apoptosis was triggered through distinct pathways. Cadmium and B[a]P caused upregulation of different anti-oxidative enzymes (peroxiredoxin and glutathione peroxidase, respectively) although co-exposure impaired induction. Similarly, apoptosis was inhibited by co-exposure, to which may have contributed a synergistic upregulation of tissue metalloproteinase inhibitor, β-actin and a lipid transport protein. The regulation factors of nine out of eleven identified proteins of different types revealed antagonistic or synergistic effects between Cd and B[a]P at the prospected doses after 24 h of exposure. The results indicate that co-exposure to Cd and B[a]P may enhance toxicity by impairing specific responses and not through cumulative damage.     

Characterization of oily sludge from a wastewater treatment plant flocculation-flotation unit in a petroleum refinery and its treatment implications

Partly due to the complex and variable composition of oily sludge generated by the petroleum industry, cost-effective treatment and proper disposal pose considerable challenges worldwide. In this study, an extended component-based analysis of the oily sludge from a flocculation-flotation unit of a wastewater treatment system in a refinery in Sweden was carried out over 1 year. The heterogeneity of the oily sludge is illustrated by the wide ranges of concentrations found for different chemical components, particularly metals. Among the petroleum hydrocarbons, the most abundant compounds were nonpolar aliphatic hydrocarbons (63.7 ± 16.7 g kg⁻¹); from the benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene group, xylenes (91–240 mg kg⁻¹) were most abundant; and among polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, naphthalene (25.7 ± 21.4), fluorene (27.25 ± 10.0), and phenanthrene (43.8 ± 18.4 mg kg⁻¹) were most abundant (all results in terms of dry matter). Based on the EU guidelines and the mean concentration values for metals found in the oily sludge, e.g., Pb (135.4 ± 125.8), Cu (105.2 ± 79.1), Hg (42.8 ± 31.3), Ni (320 ± 267.4), and Zn (1321.7 ± 529.9 mg kg⁻¹), disposal of oily sludge even in landfills for hazardous waste is not allowed. The organic content of the sludge can be reduced through biotreatment, but not the metal content. A multistep component-based treatment scheme is therefore needed.     

Petroleum hydrocarbons and limiting nutrients in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Macura reptantia</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Procambarus clarkii</Emphasis> and benthic sediment from Qua Iboe Estuary,Nigeria

The levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons in two commonly consumed benthopelagic shellfishes, Macura reptantia and Procambarus clarkii, harvested from benthic sediment of Qua Iboe Estuary were determined using a gas chromatography with flame-ionization detector. Seventy-two (72) samples each of benthic sediment and the shellfishes were collected monthly between June 2003 and February 2004 covering the peak periods of the wet and dry seasons. Concentrations of hydrocarbons were highly variable and ranged between 5.00 and 232.00 μg/g dry weight of benthic sediment, 3.05 and 11.30 μg/g dry weight of M. reptantia, 1.62 and 9.00 μg/g dry weight of P. clarkii. Pearson’s correlation analysis of total hydrocarbon concentrations in subtidal sediments with levels in the fauna species yielded positive significant (P < 0.05) correlations in M. reptantia (r = 0.737) and P. clarkii (r = 0.924). This is indicative of a long term and chronic accumulation of hydrocarbons in the estuarine ecosystem, reflecting the potential for exposure of the resident biota and the risk to human health.     

Constructed wetlands treating highway runoff in the central Mediterranean region

Two free water surface (FWS) and two subsurface flow (SSF) pilot-size constructed wetlands treating highway runoff (HRO) were monitored over a period of two years (September 2005-August 2007). One FWS and one SSF were designed with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 12h, named FWS12 and SSF12, respectively, with each one capable of treating a maximum HRO of 12.6 m(3) d(-1). The other couple, named FWS24 and SSF24, respectively, was designed with an HRT of 24h, with each receiving a maximum HRO of 6.3 m(3) d(-1). The influent flowed from a highway section with a total surface 2752 m(2) on the island of Crete, Greece, in the heart of the South-Central Mediterranean region. Influent and effluent were monitored for COD, TSS, total N (TN), NO(3)(-) and total P (TP) concentrations. Furthermore, removal efficiencies were examined for heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) for both years, while polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs) were examined for the period between September 2006 and August 2007. The influent had a two-year average COD value of 101 mg l(-1), whereas the mean values for TSS, TN, N-NO(3)(-) and TP were 203, 4.30, 1.25 and 4.17 mg l(-1), respectively. For Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn the respective two-year mean influent concentrations were 56, 114, 49 and 250 microg l(-1). Mean concentration of total PAHs in runoff (summation operator PAHs, 16 compounds) were 12.01 microg l(-1). The performance among the four beds was not significantly different according to ANOVA analysis followed by Tukey test (at p<0.05) for almost all the above physicochemical parameters, suggesting that all systems performed in a similar way. All studied systems, achieved a mean of two-year removal efficiencies of 47% for COD, 89% for TSS, 49% for TN, 58% for N-NO(3)(-), 60% for TP, 47% for Cu, 23% for Ni, 33% for Pb, 61% for Zn and 59% for summation operator PAHs (16 compounds).