Removal of PCBs from wastewater using fly ash

Liquids and sludges containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be treated to concentrate the PCBs in a solid residue. The latter can then be handled to destroy the PCBs. A study on sorption kinetics of PCBs on fly ash was conducted in controlled batch systems. TCB and HeCB are removed at 25 degrees C by adsorption on fly ash up to 97% at pH 7, with an adsorbent dose of 5 g/l. An examination of the thermodynamic parameters shows that the adsorption of TCB and HeCB by fly ash is a process occurring spontaneously at ambient conditions. Activation energies for the sorption process ranged between 5.6 and 49.1 kJ/mol. It was observed that the rate at which TCB and HeCB are adsorbed onto fly ash showed a diffusion limitation. The uptake rate of TCB and HeCB increases with increasing initial concentration and gradually tends to a constant value. A decrease in the adsorption of TCB and HeCB was observed when interfering ions and other PCB congeners were present. Changing the pH in the aqueous solution from 2 to 10 had no effect on the adsorption process. Overall, fly ash can be used for an efficient removal of PCBs from several aqueous solutions.     

北京地区菜田土壤抗生素抗性基因的分布特征

为研究北京地区菜田土壤抗生素抗性基因(antibiotic resistance genes,ARGs)的污染状况和分布特征,采集了11个长期施用粪肥蔬菜基地的温室土壤和大田土壤,进行了抗生素以及ARGs种类和丰度的检测.结果表明,菜田土壤中四环素类抗生素残留量最高,其次为磺胺类抗生素,温室土壤抗生素残留普遍高于大田土壤.温室和大田土壤磺胺类抗性基因sul1、sul2和四环素类抗性基因tet L的检出率均为100%.温室土壤的Ⅰ类整合子(int I1)检出率比大田土壤高1.5倍.定量PCR的检测结果表明,菜田土壤中sul2和tet L的相对丰度介于10-4~10-2之间,温室土壤sul2和tet L的相对丰度普遍高于大田土壤.sul2的相对丰度与磺胺二甲嘧啶和强力霉素的含量显著正相关(P0.05),tet L相对丰度与抗生素含量无明显相关性(P0.05).本研究结果对于掌握北京地区农田土壤ARGs的污染现状,以及从ARGs角度评估农艺措施具有重要的指导意义.     

干旱区盐渍地景观危险度评价方法——以新疆渭干河-库车河流域为例

土壤的盐渍化是干旱区农业发展的主要障碍,也是影响绿洲生态环境稳定的重要因素。利用破碎度(C)、分离度(F)、优势度(D)等景观格局指数及景观脆弱度(S)建立了盐渍化景观危险度(SR)评价指数以研究渭干河-库车河流域盐渍化地的危险程度。选择新疆渭干河-库车河流域1989年和2001年Landsat-TM图像为本底数据,结合野外调查样本进行实例验证。研究表明,在12年期间,由于研究区内人类活动不断加强,景观结构变化导致盐渍化景观危险度指数明显增高,综合盐渍化危险度指数(SCR)由0.4832上升到0.5234,盐渍化危险度有扩大的趋势,评价结果与实际情况有较好的一致性。该方法对提高不同干旱区域土壤盐渍地危险度评价的准确性及定量化具有一定的参考意义。     

敌敌畏在颗粒物上吸附的支配因素

研究了敌敌畏在颗粒物(呼和浩特土壤和黄河水体沉积物)上的吸附行为,探讨了颗粒物性质如有机质含量、粘粒含量、阳离子交换量(CEC)、pH值和离子强度等因素对吸附的影响。结果表明:敌敌畏在2种颗粒物上的吸附过程均符合一级动力学规律,可用Freundlich等温式描述,吸附常数Kd为5. 822 0和11. 738 8;颗粒物性质与吸附常数的相关分析发现:支配敌敌畏在颗粒物上吸附的主要因素是有机质含量、pH值和离子强度,随着pH值的增加和离子强度的降低,敌敌畏在2种颗粒物上的吸附量增大。     

石油污染土壤物化修复前后生物毒性效应

采用作物种子的发芽率作为生态指标对石油污染土壤进行毒性分析,并以蚯蚓为实验生物,研究了石油污染物的生物效应及其对土壤生态系统的影响.结果表明,不同的作物种子对石油污染表现出不同的耐受性,对照清洁土壤,大多数作物种子的萌发都明显受到石油污染的抑制,其中受石油污染影响最严重的是黄豆、蚕豆、玉米.相比之下,在不同石油污染水平下绿豆具有较高的耐受性,且种子发芽率均在90%以上.蚯蚓在受到污染胁迫时,在生理水平上会发生明显的变化,进而影响其存活和生长能力,实验观测到随着石油污染加重蚯蚓存活时间显著下降.在高污染水平石油污染的土壤中(石油污染水平>30 000 mg.kg-1),蚯蚓的耐性降低,仅可以存活5 d左右,说明石油烃对蚯蚓的毒性较大,主要是因为蚯蚓直接与石油接触导致其中毒脱水而死亡.处理后油田污染土,即使在污染水平很低(≈30 mg.kg-1)的情况下,蚯蚓存活时间依然很短(3 d左右),是因为经过石油醚处理过的土壤,其营养物质也随着石油而被处理掉,而土壤中有机质等营养物对蚯蚓的生存具有很大影响.     

Effects of light intensity on nitrate and nitrite uptake and excretion by Chaetoceros curvisetus

Michaelis-Menten uptake kinetics were observed at all light intensities. With constant illumination, the V_max and K₁ in nitrate uptake over the natural light intensity range of 0 to 2000 E were 0.343 g-at NO₃–N(g)^-1 at protein-N h^-1 and 26 E, respectively. Nitrate uptake was inhibited at higher light intensities. The K_s for nitrate uptake did not vary as a function of light intensity remaining relatively constant at 0.62 g-at NO₃–N 1^-1. With intermittent illumination, the V_mzx for light intensity in nitrate uptake over a light intensity range of 0 to 5000 E was 0.341 g-at NO₃–N(g)^-1-at protein-N h^-1. No inhibition of nitrate uptake was observed at higher than natural light intensities. Chaetoceros curvisetus will probably never experience light inhibition of nitrate uptake under natural conditions.     

Determination of germanium in urine and its usefulness for biomonitoring of inhalation exposure to inorganic germanium in the occupational setting

The present study aimed to assess whether urinary germanium concentration can be used as a biomarker of inhalation exposure to airborne dust from metallic germanium (Ge) or GeO2 in the occupational setting. A novel hydride generation-based method coupled with fow-injection graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (HG/FI-GFAAS) was developed for the determination of urinary germanium. It was found that urinary germanium concentration could be reliably determined by a standard additions method after thorough digestion of the urine and careful pH adjustment of the digest. The limit of detection (LOD) in urine for the HG/FI-GFAAS method was 0.25 microg Ge L(-1). In Belgian control male subjects, the urinary germanium concentration was below this LOD. In 75 workers currently exposed to inorganic germanium compounds, respirable and inhalable concentrations of germanium in the aerosols were measured on Monday and Friday at the job sites using personal air samplers. Spot-urine samples were collected on the same days before and after the work shift. The germanium concentrations of respirable dust correlated very well with those of inhalable dust and represented 20% of the inhalable fraction. Workers exposed to metallic Ge dust were on average ten times less exposed to germanium than those whose exposure involved GeO2 (3.4 versus 33.8 microg Ge m(-3)). This difference was reflected in the urinary germanium concentrations (3.4 versus 23.4 microg Ge g(-1) creatinine). Regression analysis showed that the concentration of germanium in the inhalable fraction explained 42% of the post-shift urinary germanium concentration either on Monday or on Friday, whereas in a subgroup of 52 workers mainly exposed to metallic germanium dust 57% (r = 0.76) of the Monday post-shift urinary germanium was explained. Urinary elimination kinetics were studied in seven workers exposed to airborne dust of either metallic Ge or GeO2. The urinary elimination rate of germanium was characterised by half-times ranging from 8.2 to 18.1 h (on average 12 h 46 min). The present study did not allow discrimination between the germanium species to which the workers were exposed, but it showed fast urinary elimination kinetics for inhalation exposure to dust of metallic Ge and GeO2. It pointed out that urine samples taken at the end of the work shift can be used for biological monitoring of inorganic germanium exposure in the occupational setting.     

爆炸性气体环境危险区域划分方法改善探讨

本文在对当前爆炸性气体环境的危险区域划分存在的主要问题及其原因分析的基础上,探讨了通过建立爆炸性气体环境危险区域计算机辅助划分平台,提高危险区域划分的可操作性,从而实现爆炸性气体环境危险区域划分方法的改善.探讨了通过运用数值计算方法,基于fluent对爆炸性气体扩散进行研究,对非对称分布场所的危险区域划分提供划分辅助.     

我国北方风沙灾害加剧的成因及其发展趋势

综合分析了我国风沙灾害加剧的原因,并从我国北方沙漠、沙地形成演变的地理格局,探讨了我国沙化过程的中、长期发展趋势。本文认为,我国近年风沙灾害的加剧是在气候趋于干燥化背景下,人类大面积发展沙区生产的结果,但是,目前的流沙分布范围仍不及末次冰期极盛时期。未来我国风沙灾害的发展主要取决于气候增温背景下降水的时空分布、沙区的风化变化与地表土地的利用格局。     

利用AVHRR和MODIS数据测算海冰资源量——以渤海海冰资源测算为例

论文探讨了利用遥感数据测算海冰资源量的方法,提出了基于GIS技术和光谱特征的海冰信息分层提取法,并测算出2001-01-15的渤海海冰资源储量和可开采量分别为8.19×109m3和4×1010m3,表明渤海海冰作为淡水资源,其数量是相当可观的。论文认为,利用可见光、近红外和远红外波段对海冰资源量测算效果明显;MODIS数据在海冰资源量测算方面优于AVHRR数据。