超声空化及絮体破碎过程的模拟与试验分析

为探究利于空化效应的超声条件及超声波破碎絮体机理,基于Matlab平台建立空化气泡模型及2种简化的有限扩散聚集(DLA)絮体破碎模型,进行计算机仿真,并通过试验分析得到实际絮体破碎模式.结果表明:随着超声频率的增加,空化效应减弱;声能密度的增加导致空化气泡振幅增大,声能密度为7W/mL时气泡振幅可达初始半径的200倍,空化效果较好.低声能密(0.03~3W/mL)和低超声频率(25~40kHz)处理絮体时,剥蚀作用为主导作用,超声后絮体粒径减小,分形维数增大;声能密度超过3W/mL或频率大于40kHz,大规模破碎占主导作用,实际絮体粒径减幅小且结构散.40kHz的超声频率更利于絮体的破碎,作用10min后,絮体粒径减幅达9.8%,分形维数为1.394,结构更加密实.     

原水水质对输水管道硝化作用形成的影响

采用配制水样模拟Ⅱ类、Ⅲ类和劣Ⅴ类地表水,利用管道模拟反应器研究不同原水水质条件下输水管道中硝化作用的形成及对输水水质的影响.结果表明:原水中氨氮(NH4+-N)及溶解氧(DO)含量对NH4+-N去除均有一定影响,DO充足时,去除率随原水中NH4+-N含量的增加而增加,DO浓度低时,DO成为影响NH4+-N去除的主要因素;原水NH4+-N含量对运行初期NO2--N积累有重要影响,NH4+-N含量越高,NO2--N积累量越大,随着生物膜的成熟,影响作用逐渐减弱;反应器中AOB数量主要受原水NH4+-N浓度的影响,随NH4+-N浓度升高而增加;NOB数量受NH4+-N和DO浓度的双重影响,DO含量低会抑制NOB活性,使NOB数量减少,导致NO2--N积累;输水管道中的硝化作用是水中及生物膜中硝化细菌共同作用的结果,但生物膜中硝化细菌存在水平高,其硝化作用占主导地位.     

Habitat change and biodiversity loss in South and Southeast Asian countries

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - South and Southeast Asia is by far the most populous region in Asia, with the greatest number of threatened species. Changes in habitat are a major...     

Health risk assessment of heavy metals for edible parts of vegetables grown in sewage-irrigated soils in suburbs of Baoding City,China

With the long-term application of wastewater to vegetable production fields, there is concern about potential health risks of heavy metals contaminating the edible parts of vegetables grown in contaminated soils in the suburban areas of Baoding City, China. The average concentration of elemental Zn in sewage-irrigated soil was the highest (153.77 mg kg⁻¹), followed by Pb (38.35 mg kg⁻¹), Cu (35.06 mg kg⁻¹), Ni (29.81 mg kg⁻¹), and Cd (0.22 mg kg⁻¹) which were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those in the reference soil. The results showed that long-term sewage irrigation had led to a growing accumulation of heavy metals in the soils, especially for Cd, Zn, and Pb. Furthermore, the concentrations of elemental Cd, Zn, and Ni in vegetables (e.g., Beassica pekinensis L., Allium fistulosum L., Spinacia oleracea L.) collected from the wastewater-irrigated soils exceeded the maximum permissible limits, and this also increased the daily intake of metals by food. However, compared with the health risk index of <1 for heavy metals, the ingestion of vegetables from the soils irrigated with sewage effluent posed a low health risk. Nevertheless, heavy metal concentrations should be periodically monitored in vegetables grown in these soils together with the implementation effective remediation technologies to minimize possible impacts on human health.     

Urinary concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and phthalate metabolite mixtures in relation to semen quality among men attending an infertility clinic

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Previous studies have reported that exposure to phthalates and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is individually associated with altered semen...     

超声对净水沉淀污泥絮体特性及对污泥回流效能的影响

为解决污泥回流强化混凝技术存在的有毒有害物质积累的问题,取净水沉淀污泥经超声预处理后进行回流试验,考察超声作用后净水沉淀污泥絮体特性的变化及其对回流效能的影响.结果表明:超声作用后污泥溶液的温度升高,絮体粒径减小,长时间作用后粒径可降至几个mm,且粒径与声能密度呈现相关性;1,5W/mL的超声处理后,絮体Zeta电位降低,比表面积增大,10,15W/mL的超声处理后絮体Zeta电位升高,比表面积有所下降;低声能密度(1W/mL)超声处理后污泥回流可强化混凝效果,30min超声作用后污泥回流的浊度、UV254和CODMn去除率分别提高了2.7%、23.12%和10.02%,长时间高声能密度(15W/mL)超声波处理污泥回流后混凝效果反而恶化.超声技术对污泥回流后污染物的去除率有一定的提高,但超声时间和声能密度必须很好控制.     

Urinary concentrations of phenols, oxidative stress biomarkers and thyroid cancer: Exploring associations and mediation effects

Phenols have been shown to influence the cellular proliferation and function of thyroid in experimental models. However, few human studies have investigated the association between phenol exposure and thyroid cancer, and the underlying mechanisms are also poorly understood. We conducted a case-control study by age- and sex-matching 143 thyroid cancer and 224 controls to investigate the associations between phenol exposures and the risk of thyroid cancer, and further to explore the mediating role of oxidative stress. We found that elevated urinary triclosan (TCS), bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S (BPS) levels were associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer (all P for trends < 0.05), and the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) comparing the extreme exposure groups were 3.52 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.08, 5.95), 2.06 (95% CI: 1.06, 3.97) and 7.15 (95% CI: 3.12, 16.40), respectively. Positive associations were also observed between urinary TCS, BPA and BPS and three oxidative stress biomarkers measured by 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), 8-iso-prostaglandin F_2α (8-isoPGF_2α) and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-mercapturic acid (HNE-MA), as well as between urinary 8-isoPGF_2α and HNE-MA and the risk of thyroid cancer. Mediation analysis showed that urinary 8-isoPGF_2α mediated 28.95%, 47.06% and 31.08% of the associations between TCS, BPA and BPS exposures and the risk of thyroid cancer, respectively (all P < 0.05). Our results suggest that exposure to TCS, BPA and BPS may be associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer and lipid peroxidation may be an intermediate mechanism. Further studies are warranted to confirm the findings.     

Research trends in biodiversity loss: a bibliometric analysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Although increased attempts to preserve biodiversity ecosystems have been widely publicized, bibliometric research of biodiversity loss remains...     

Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soil from the central Loess Plateau, China: role of regional range atmospheric transport

Very few studies were conducted in highland and depositional areas in studying the transport and behavior of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). In this study, surface soils were collected from Huan County to investigate the level, profile, and potential influence of PBDEs via regional range atmospheric transport in the central part of the Loess Plateau (CLP) of China, one of the most extensive areas of loess deposition in the world. PBDEs were ubiquitous and log-normally distributed in soils from the CLP with mean concentrations of 0.91 and 0.54 ng g⁻¹ for ΣPBDEs (sum of PBDE congeners except for BDE-209) and BDE-209, respectively. BDE-209 was predominated congener (43.5%), followed by BDE-47 (15.7%), 99 (10.7%), and 153 (7.5%). Further principal component analysis on congener profiles showed that PBDEs in the CLP originated from similar source(s). Additionally, significant differences in the ratios of BDE-47 to 99 and BDE-153 to 154 were found between soil samples and commercial products, indicating that they have undergone fractionation during the process of regional range atmospheric transport. The deposition of PBDEs in the CLP could be influenced by the sources from surrounding regions. For example, Xi’an may have potential influence to the CLP based on geographical analysis and concentrations comparison of PBDEs in gaseous. Therefore, more studies are needed to clarify the atmospheric transport and fate of PBDEs in this region.