The Thermal Discharges From Nuclear Power Plants in Taiwan

The increasing use of sea water for industrial cooling presents a real threat to the ecological environment in the ocean. in Taiwan where many electric power plants along the coast take sea water for cooling, people are concerned seriously about nuclear power plants. There are three nuclear power plants in Taiwan. Each plant has two units for generating power. the first two are located along the northern coast of Taiwan. the third is located in Kenting National Park along the coast of southernmost Taiwan. the plants take sea water for cooling, and discharge their heated effluents to the ocean surface from the coast. the thermal effluents have variable effects on the ecological environment near the plants. Fishermen living near the power plants complain that the heated water affects the inshore fishery catch. in addition, the thermal water from the second plant is easily accumulated near the coastal zone to influence the nearby swimming area in the summer-time. the thermal water from the third plant bleaches or kills some corals in shallow water near the outlet, and this conflicts with the interests of Kenting National Park.     

Quantification of human amniotic fluid constituents by high resolution proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy

We have investigated the ability of high-resolution proton NMR spectroscopy to provide a biochemical constituent screening of human amniotic fluid (AF). Proton NMR spectra were obtained at 300 MHz on AF from patients undergoing amniocentesis in the mid-trimester. Only AF from normal pregnancies (normal fetal karyotype, normal a-fetoprotein levels, normal birth outcome) was used in this study. The AF supernatant was lyophilized and resuspended in deuterated water containing 0.1 mm phosphate buffer and 6.02 mm disodium maleate. Identification of low molecular weight compounds was confirmed by two-dimensional NMR spectra (primarily correlated spectroscopy, or COSY) and standard addition techniques. A broad profile of compounds were ‘NMR visible’ in a single proton spectrum, including creatinine, glucose, organic acids (acetate, citrate, and lactate) and several amino acids (alanine, histidine, leucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine and valine). The proton spectrum was unaffected by prior freezing/thawing of AF samples. We were able to quantify compounds by comparison with an added concentration standard (maleate) at concentrations as low as 30 μm. Good agreement with literature values based on other analytical techniques was obtained.     

Effect of Cross-Linking Waste Protein with Dialdehydes on Its Biodegradation Under Anaerobic Conditions

Most native polymers used in processing and application technologies are admittedly disposable from the environment in a biologic manner, but products possess low mechanical strength. One of the paths to increasing this attribute (if feasible) is their cross-linking, which may, however, affect their readiness to biodegradation. In the presented work this condition was observed on the example of waste protein (Hykol B) cross-linking by means of glutardialdehyde and glyoxal. Degree and course of cross-linking were determined through impedance spectroscopy. The objective of this work also was to obtain data for constructing a sensor capable of following the cross-linking course in real time, for potential industrial application of Hykol in continuous production. Impedance spectroscopy proved to be applicable even to this kind of material marked by considerable water content and exhibiting relatively high electric conductivity; so far it had been used only for materials of low conductivity. An aqueous environment inoculated with digested anaerobic sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant was selected for modeling anaerobic conditions. The relation was studied between cross-linking degree given by content of cross-linking agent (determined by impedance spectroscopy) and biodegradation degree under anaerobic conditions. It was confirmed that network density as given by quantity of added agent not only reduced breakdown degree but also slowed the course of the process. This fact is particularly obvious with cross-linking by means of glyoxal; network density is thus dependent on type of employed substance, which affect type and structure of created network. That not merely forms an obstacle during polymer swelling and dissolution but also prevents access of bacteria to source of metabolized organic carbon.     

基于机器学习分类算法解析EIS数据的有机涂层性能评价方法

目的 基于机器学习分类算法快速评估有机涂层的防腐性能。方法 通过实验室加速试验模拟涂层真实的退化过程,并根据测得的电化学数据,分析不同退化阶段的等效电路元件参数。随后,采用随机抽样方法获取大量数据,用于机器学习模型训练。通过对比支持向量机(SVM)、k最近邻(k-NN)和随机森林(RF)3种不同的机器学习算法,以及多种输入特征集训练的涂层性能分类器模型的准确率,分析最适合用于涂层性能快速评估的机器学习算法和电化学特征。结果 根据不同输入特征训练的k-NN和RF模型均表现出良好的预测效果,而SVM模型的预测效果相对较差。根据不同频率范围训练的分类器模型中,在低频区表现最佳,而在高频区表现较差。结论 基于阻抗虚部、虚部+实部和阻抗模值3种输入特征训练的RF分类器模型的预测效果最准确。不同频率区间内,低频区的阻抗特征更能准确表征涂层性能。     

钴铁镍三元水滑石催化PMS降解水中刚果红

采用化学共沉淀法制备由过渡金属钴、铁、镍组成的磁性三元水滑石CoFeNi-LDH,催化过硫酸氢钾（PMS）产生SO4-·自由基,降解水中偶氮染料刚果红（CR）,系统地考察了初始pH、催化剂投加量、PMS投加量对降解CR的影响。实验结果表明：在pH=4.0~10.0范围内,CoFeNi-LDH/PMS催化体系对CR的降解速率均较高;随着CoFeNi-LDH和PMS投加量的增加,CR的降解速率也逐渐加快。3次循环再生实验后,CoFeNi-LDH对CR的降解率在20 min内依然保持在88%左右。实验结果表明,这种新型磁性三元水滑石不仅具有高效的催化效果而且易于从水中分离,在有机染料废水的处理方面,有着良好的前景。     

磁性复合有机海泡石吸附双酚A特性及动力学

通过对天然海泡石进行磁改性与有机改性,制得新型水质净化功能材料——磁性复合有机海泡石(MCOS),采用振动样品磁强计对其进行了表征,考察了其在不同pH、投加量、初始浓度、时间和温度下对水中双酚A(BPA)的吸附效果,并研究了其对BPA的吸附动力学。结果表明:MCOS具有超顺磁性,饱和磁化率为14.1 emu·g-1;MCOS对BPA的最佳吸附pH为10.0;当BPA的初始浓度为30 mg·L-1时,MCOS的适宜投加量为1.0 g·L-1;MCOS对BPA的平衡吸附时间为90 min;随着反应温度的升高,MCOS对BPA的吸附量减小。准二级反应动力学模型可以很好地描述MCOS对BPA的吸附动力学行为。颗粒内扩散模型表明,在BPA的吸附初始阶段发生了颗粒内扩散。吸附活化能为11.7 kJ·mol-1,表明吸附过程可能由化学吸附控制。     

河道藻源胞内有机质光化学-生物降解机制

藻细胞破裂后会向水体释放大量的胞内有机质 (intracellular dissolved organic matter, I-DOM) 。I-DOM在河道中将经历复杂的光降解和生物降解过程,影响其在河道中的迁移转化和环境效应。为了探明光照和微生物对I-DOM的降解机制,开展了光降解、生物降解和光-生物降解实验。结果表明,I-DOM经7 d光降解和生物降解后,溶解性有机碳 (dissolved organic carbon, DOC) 的去除率分别为70%和81%;虽然光照1 d能去除38%的DOC,但后续生物降解 (光-生物降解) 与无光照生物降解对DOC的去除效率一致。进一步的研究表明,生物降解过程中的呼吸商 (respiratory quotient, RQ) 低于光-生物降解过程,说明相比于生物降解过程,光-生物降解过程中经光照后生物呼吸时所利用I-DOM的性质发生了改变,进而影响了生物呼吸时O₂的消耗和CO₂的产生。生物降解过程中微生物主要利用原始的I-DOM分子;而在光-生物降解过程中,生物降解过程的微生物主要利用经光降解转化后的I-DOM分子。光-生物降解过程中,光照消耗了I-DOM中可生物降解的脂质、蛋白质和木质素类组分,导致I-DOM的生物降解效率降低;同时,光照将I-DOM中的大分子物质分解成高O/C的小分子物质,使微生物代谢需要的O₂减少,小分子物质则更易被生物降解矿化生成CO₂,导致RQ升高。本研究结果可为河道水质调控提供参考。     

石河子市土壤环境磁学特征及空间分布研究

以干旱区新兴绿洲城市石河子市为研究区,采集80个(0~10 cm)表层土壤样品,运用环境磁学方法,对土壤磁性矿物的含量、组成和粒度等参数进行了详细测定和分析.结果表明,石河子市表层土壤磁性特征以亚铁磁性的多畴磁铁矿或磁赤铁矿为主导,同时伴有少量的不完全反铁磁性矿物;从空间分布来看,亚铁磁性矿物含量表现为北部新城区>中心城区>郊区农用地;而磁性矿物颗粒粒度大小依次为北部新城区>郊区农用地>中心城区.磁性矿物的高浓度区与大多数工厂的分布具有一致性;但重化工业集中区(N1~N7)却表现为磁性矿物浓度较低,同时磁性颗粒粒径较大.在研究区内质量磁化(χLF)、饱和等温剩磁(SIRM)和软剩磁(SOFT)是指示工业所在区的有效磁性参数指标,而在化工业集中区需结合磁性粒度参数χFD%进行判别.     

辽河流域与英国中部河湖水体中溶解有机质的荧光特性

运用三维荧光光谱技术对辽河流域和英国中部水体中溶解有机质(DOM)的荧光光谱特性进行了分析.结果表明,辽河流域各研究水体中DOM包含4种荧光组分,即类色氨酸、类酪氨酸、可见光区和紫外光区类腐殖质,通过对荧光特性定量指标的分析可知,辽河流域各研究断面水体中类腐殖质物质内源作用大于陆源,DOM具有较强的新近自生源,各河流水体中DOM腐殖化程度顺序为:浑河中游海城河中游蒲河下游太子河下游.相比之下,英国河湖中,除了River Tame含有以上4种荧光组分外,其它水体中均没有发现类酪氨酸荧光物质,甚至在River Tern中仅含有类腐殖质荧光物质,河湖中DOM含有较少的新近自生源组分,以陆源影响为主.另外,辽河流域水体中类蛋白与类腐殖质荧光峰强度比值大于英国各河流水体的平均值.由此可以推断,辽河流域各研究断面大量污染物的输入,是造成其严重内源污染的主要原因,从而使水体中DOM含量增加,英国各河流断面其DOM主要来自于水体本身存在的大量微生物和浮游植物的代谢活动以及土壤有机质经雨水的冲刷流入水体的贡献.     

Ecological Survey of Coastal I Water Adjacent to Nuclear Power I Plants in Taiwan

A total of six nuclear reactors installed in three power plants, two along the northern and one along the southern coasts of Taiwan, started their operations one after another since October 1977. Owing to the large quantities of cooling water intake into and discharge from the plants, some environmental factors such as water temperature, chlorine, environmental radioactivity and nearshore currents may be significantly changed. Variations of these abiotic environmental factors may influence the biological activities in the ecosystem, particularly doing some kinds of damage to marine biological resources. Therefore, the possible environmental impact upon the biological systems including the fishery resources along the northern and southern coasts of Taiwan should be studied before and during the plant operation.

We have started the long-term programmes of biological, chemical and hydro-graphical surveys of the nuclear power plant sites on both northern (since July 1974) and southern (since July 1979) coasts of Taiwan. the survey items include ocean currents, physical and chemical properties of sea water, primary productivity, specific compositions and interspecific relationships among phyto- and zooplankton, algae, invertebrates, corals, and fishes; and radionuclides in water and biological specimens, and fishery statistics. in general, except for a few events, the operations of the six units of nuclear power plants have not produced detectable effects on the marine ecosystem. Radio activity levels and radionuclides in water and the biological specimens remained the same as background levels throughout the survey period. However, the events of coral bleaching and fish body anomalies caused by thermal discharges were observed respectively along the outlets of third and second Nuclear Power Plants. the purposes of this paper are to report and evaluate these two events during the operations of nuclear power plants in Taiwan.