地下水硝酸盐污染与治理研究进展综述

地下水的硝酸盐污染是全球所面临的一个日益严重的问题,对硝酸盐污染的地下水修复技术的研究也自然成为近年来国内外学者研究的热点。就地下水硝酸盐污染的机理和途径、对人体及其它生物的危害以及修复技术等方面作了详细介绍,另外,就地下水硝酸盐污染的治理引用了工程实际加以说明。最后指出了未来地下水硝酸盐污染治理研究的方向。     

硝酸盐污染地下水中溶解性有机质光谱特征及其指示意义:以鄂尔多斯盆地北部湖泊集中区为例

水资源短缺的西北干旱-半干旱地区,作为重要供水水源的地下水遭受硝酸盐等污染问题日益突出。识别地下水硝酸盐来源及其迁移转化过程对于污染防治至关重要。溶解性有机质(DOM)及其组分特征对于硝酸盐的迁移转化有着重要影响,因此,探究DOM组成特征与地下水硝酸盐污染相关性显得尤为必要。以鄂尔多斯盆地北部湖泊集中区作为研究区,运用紫外-可见光光谱技术和荧光光谱技术手段,表征了硝酸盐污染地下水中DOM的组成特性,分析了地下水硝酸盐污染成因。结果表明,研究区深度400 m以上的地下水受到不同程度的硝酸盐污染,其主要是由于农牧业活动和生活污水等产生硝酸盐污染,同时质地疏松的沙质土包气带有利于地表污染渗入地下水中。此外,地下水中DOM主要来源于地表,使得反硝化作用较弱,不利于地下水中NO~-_3的自然衰减。     

地下水硝酸盐污染源解析及氮同位素分馏效应研究进展

地下水硝酸盐污染已成为世界范围内最严重的环境地质问题之一。全面并准确识别硝酸盐污染源,对地下水的有效管理及污染防治具有重要的指导意义。从地下水硝酸盐来源、同位素检测方法、污染源同位素特征、定量解析模型构建、硝酸盐主要转化过程及同位素分馏效应等方面进行总结,比较不同解析方法在硝酸盐溯源中的应用与发展,建议采用多学科、多方法相结合的方式,提高对硝酸盐污染源的全面理解。同位素富集系数是定量解析硝酸盐污染源的重要参数,在源解析过程中探讨硝酸盐转化及同位素分馏机制,能够更好地诠释地下水硝酸盐来源和迁移转化过程,提高源解析的准确性,为地下水硝酸盐污染的准确溯源与有效防治提供参考。     

青岛市地下水中硝酸盐氮的污染及其影响因素分析

本文通过对2000～2004年青岛市地下水中硝酸盐氮含量的分析,探讨了青岛市地下水中硝酸盐氮的污染规律及影响因素.分析结果表明:地下水中硝酸盐氮的污染有地区性差异,污染区主要集中在农业比较发达的平度、莱西等平原地区,而属于山区的胶南地下水中的硝酸盐氮的含量较低.在平度、菜西地区,地下水中硝酸盐氮的含量与氮肥施用量具有一定的正相关.应加强该区域含氮有机物污染的治理.     

鲁中山丘区地下水硝酸盐污染状况研究

地下水中硝酸盐污染是人们高度关注的问题,本文通过大量的水质测试分析资料,对位于鲁中山丘区的临朐县、沂源县、沂水县及莒县境内浅层地下水中硝酸盐污染状况进行了评价。评价结果显示,研究区浅层地下水中硝酸盐污染严重,硝酸盐含量(以氮计)大于20 mg/L的Ⅳ、Ⅴ类水水样占总水样的35.17%,Ⅳ、Ⅴ类水分布面积约2 655 km^2,占研究区总面积的33%左右。地下水中硝酸盐污染多呈面状分布特征,农业生产中化肥、有机肥的施用是引起地下水中硝酸盐含量升高的主要原因。     

滹沱河冲洪积扇地下水硝酸盐的污染特征及污染源解析

为研究滹沱河冲洪积扇地区地下水硝酸盐污染机制,对滹沱河冲洪积扇地区地下水和地表水进行了采样监测,运用环境健康风险评价模型对研究区硝酸盐进行评价,采用水化学和多元统计方法研究了滹沱河冲洪积扇地区地下水硝酸盐污染问题。结果表明:研究区地表水NO-3污染较轻,NO-3均值为19.54 mg/L,所有水样均未超出我国地表水环境质量标准（45 mg/L）;但是,地下水已经受到了NO-3的严重污染,NO-3均值为75.84 mg/L,且有30.43%水样超出我国地下水质量标准（88. 6 mg/L）。研究区3个水文地质单元地下水硝酸盐的平均个人年健康风险分别为4.94×10-8、1.99×10-8和2.61×10-9,低于国际辐射防护委员会（ICRP）推荐的最大可接受风险水平（5.0×10-5/a）,因此,认为不会对人群构成严重危害。水文地质单元和地下水埋深对硝酸盐污染有显著影响,但是,土地利用类型对硝酸盐浓度的影响不显著。滹沱河冲洪积扇地区地下水硝酸盐的主要污染来源是生活污水和化肥。此外,强烈开采地下水也是该地区NO-3污染的诱因。     

昆明盆地北部浅层地下水硝酸盐污染分析

研究认为东部浅层地下水的污染比较严重,硝酸盐超标率达到了88％;在靠近湖滨平原区地下水硝酸盐为中等污染,其超标率在（30．77～66．67）％之间。时间上,研究区随着土地利用的变化,地下水硝酸盐污染在最近几年在逐渐趋向减轻。     

硝酸盐污染氮氧同位素溯源及贡献率分析——以南阳地区为例

南阳盆地地下水硝酸盐污染形势不容乐观,但是其成因尚不清楚。为了识别该地区浅层地下水中硝酸盐的污染来源,系统采集了28组样品,基于稳定同位素质量守恒定律和线性混合定律,通过分析硝酸盐中氮氧同位素组成(δ15N、δ18O),定量计算出了不同污染源对地下水硝酸盐的贡献程度。研究结果表明:该地区浅层含水层地下水NO-3-N的浓度均值为23.25 mg/L,以地下水质量Ⅲ类水为标准,超标率达39.29%;污水及粪便是造成硝酸盐污染的主要原因,其平均贡献率为73%;其次为化肥的施用占23%;该地区地下水环境受人类活动影响强烈,而自然因素对硝酸盐污染的贡献程度可忽略不计。     

地下水硝酸盐中氮、氧同位素研究现状及展望

农业区内浅层地下水中硝酸盐污染普遍存在。为保证供水安全和有效治理污染的地下水体。确定硝酸盐中氮的来源及影响硝酸盐浓度的物理、化学作用尤为重要。由于不同成因的硝酸盐中δ^15N值存在差异，利用N同位素可以确定氮污染源，但有时存在多解性问题；分析硝酸盐的δ^18O值，可提高地下水硝酸盐污染的研究深度。本文综述了用硝酸盐中N、O同位素来区分地下水污染中硝酸盐的不同来源和示踪氮循环过程这两方面的研究进展，并提出一些值得重视的研究方向。     

石家庄市地下水中氮污染分析

通过对石家庄市地下水中“三氮”污染状况的分析，发现硝酸盐是地下水中的主要氮污染物，利用氮同位素方法分析了地下水中硝酸盐氮的来源，讨论了人类开采地下水和施放环境物质对地下水中氮聚集的影响，在人类活动影响强度小的地区，地下水中的硝酸盐污染强度大大低于市区。NO3-浓度与硬度变化趋势表明：氮污染与硬度等指标值升高有一定的联系，但在不同的水文地球化学环境中，在迁移和转化等方面又有着自己的特性。     

地质雷达在地下水有机污染调查方面的应用研究进展

地质雷达作为一种物探方法,应用于环境地质调查已有若干年历史.但应用于地下水及土壤的有机污染调查,目前在国内还未见诸报道.叙述了地质雷达的工作原理,阐明了地质雷达在地下水有机污染调查工作中的应用条件、应用效果,并列举部分国外应用实例.     

Assessment of nitrate contamination risk: The Italian experience

The purpose of this study is to show the results of the Italian research project of national interest (PRIN) launched in 2006 and finished in 2008, concerning the “assessment of groundwater contamination risk by nitrates assessment”. The project verified the IPNOA method for nitrate groundwater contamination risk assessment in four test-sites of Italy. The IPNOA is a parametric index which assesses the potential hazard of nitrate contamination originating from agriculture on a regional scale. The method integrates two categories of parameters: the hazard factors (HF), which represent all farming activities that cause, or might cause, an impact on soil quality in terms of nitrate (use of fertilisers, application of livestock and poultry manure, food industry wastewater and urban sludge), and the control factors (CF) which adapt the hazard factors to the characteristics of the site (geographical location, climatic conditions and agronomic practices). Finally, the Potential Risk Map is obtained by coupling the potential hazard of nitrate pollution (IPNOA) and the aquifer Contamination Vulnerability Map. The project was carried out by five Research Units (RU) from the Politecnico di Torino, Universities of Piacenza, Florence, Naples and Palermo. The geochemistry of groundwaters from the four test-sites was studied to determine the distribution of nitrate, and to evaluate groundwater chemical facies. All the study areas are affected by groundwater nitrate contamination and often by hydrogeochemical peculiarities. In some cases isotopic study, δ¹⁸O–NO₃δ¹⁵N–NO₃, allowed to differentiate nitrates of chemical fertilisers from those of biological origin, as well as denitrification processes.     

Nitrate contamination in a shallow urban aquifer in East Ukraine: evidence from hydrochemical,stable isotopes of nitrate and land use analysis

A combined hydrochemical and stable isotope approach was used to investigate the origin of nitrate in the shallow unconfined groundwater of Kharkiv city, Eastern Ukraine. The contamination was investigated in the context of land use within the catchment area. The observed enrichment of sulfate, chloride and nitrate suggests significant groundwater contamination in the shallow urban aquifer, which is widely used as drinking water source for the urban population. Characteristic nitrate/chloride ratios as well as stable isotope ratios (N and O) of nitrate in the most contaminated springs confirmed that septic waste from leaky sewer systems was the main source of nitrate contamination in the groundwater. Nitrate contamination is linked to the type of land use and sewage treatment regime in the catchment area. It is also modulated by the regional hydrogeology, which determines the susceptibility of a given aquifer toward groundwater pollution. A more quantitative assessment of nitrate sources based on the nitrate isotope analysis alone is rather difficult. However, our study confirms that the combination of hydrochemical tracers, robust land-use analysis and nitrate stable isotope measurements represents a valuable approach to identify the origin of the nitrate contamination.     

氮、氧同位素在地下水硝酸盐污染研究中的应用

硝酸盐是地下水中难以去除的稳定污染物之一,是地下水氮(N)污染的主要形式.不同氮来源的硝酸盐氮、氧(O)同位素组成不同,可利用N、O同位素并结合其他同位素技术示踪硝酸盐污染源,识别反硝化过程,对于有效控制污染源和评估地下水对硝酸盐污染的恢复自净能力有重要意义.本文介绍了N、O同位素技术在地下水硝酸盐污染源追踪和反硝化过程的识别方面的原理和应用以及目前发展状况.     

Assessing the extent and sources of nitrate contamination in the aquifer system of southern Baldwin County,Alabama

A regional-scale groundwater study was conducted over a 2-year period to assess the extent of nitrate contamination and source identification for southern Baldwin County, AL. Groundwater wells were sampled and analyzed for nitrate and a host of other geochemical parameters which revealed that extensive areas within aquifer zone A2 exhibited nitrate concentrations exceeding regulatory limits. Spatial iso-concentration maps of nitrate were constructed using ArcGIS software to determine the extent and severity of contamination for the aquifers underlying southern Baldwin County with the primary interest focused on the heavily utilized aquifer zone A2. Nitrate levels in the central and northeastern portion of the study area were most extensive with maximum concentrations of 63 mg/L likely resulting from agricultural inputs. Several other small regions throughout the study area exhibited elevated levels of nitrate and chloride as high as 112 and 51.1 mg/L, respectively, and sources likely vary (i.e., residential septic systems, animal waste to agriculture). With the exception of a few groundwater samples, there was no obvious correlative relationship between chloride and nitrate concentration for data collected during the 2-year period. Collectively, a general inverse relationship between nitrate concentrations and well depth was observed for the aquifer system under investigation. The study provides an initial current data set of areas impacted or most vulnerable to nitrate contamination and initial assessment of likely sources of nitrate in the region.     

Hydrogeological and multi-isotopic approach to define nitrate pollution and denitrification processes in a coastal aquifer (Sardinia,Italy)

Agricultural coastal areas are frequently affected by the superimposition of various processes, with a combination of anthropogenic and natural sources, which degrade groundwater quality. In the coastal multi-aquifer system of Arborea (Italy)—a reclaimed morass area identified as a nitrate vulnerable zone, according to Nitrate Directive 91/676/EEC—intensive agricultural and livestock activities contribute to substantial nitrate contamination. For this reason, the area can be considered a bench test for tuning an appropriate methodology aiming to trace the nitrate contamination in different conditions. An approach combining environmental isotopes, water quality and hydrogeological indicators was therefore used to understand the origins and attenuation mechanisms of nitrate pollution and to define the relationship between contaminant and groundwater flow dynamics through the multi-aquifer characterized by sandy (SHU), alluvial (AHU), and volcanic hydrogeological (VHU) units. Various groundwater chemical pathways were consistent with both different nitrogen sources and groundwater dynamics. Isotope composition suggests a mixed source for nitrate (organic and synthetic fertilizer), especially for the AHU and SHU groundwater. Moreover, marked heterotrophic denitrification and sulfate reduction processes were detected; although, for the contamination related to synthetic fertilizer, the attenuation was inefficient at removing NO₃^? to less than the human consumption threshold of 50 mg/L. Various factors contributed to control the distribution of the redox processes, such as the availability of carbon sources (organic fertilizer and the presence of lagoon-deposited aquitards), well depth, and groundwater flow paths. The characterization of these processes supports water-resource management plans, future actions, and regulations, particularly in nitrate vulnerable zones.     

Assessment of groundwater vulnerability based on a modified DRASTIC model, GIS and an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method: the case of Egirdir Lake basin (Isparta, Turkey)

A DRASTIC-model method based on a geographic information system (GIS) was used to study groundwater vulnerability in Egirdir Lake basin (Isparta, Turkey), an alluvial area that has suffered agricultural pollution. ‘Lineament’ and ‘land use’ were added to the DRASTIC parameters, and an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method determined the rating coefficients of each parameter. The effect of lineament and land-use parameters on the resulting vulnerability maps was determined with a single-parameter sensitivity analysis. Of the DRASTIC parameters, land use affects the aquifer vulnerability map most and lineament affects it least, after topography. A simple linear regression analysis assessed the statistical relation between groundwater nitrate concentration and the aquifer vulnerability areas; the highest R ² value was obtained with the modified-DRASTIC-AHP method. The DRASTIC vulnerability map shows that only the shoreline of Egirdir Lake and the alluvium units have high contamination potential. In this respect, the modified DRASTIC vulnerability map is quite similar. According to the modified-DRASTIC-AHP method, the lakeshore areas of Senirkent-Uluborlu and Hoyran plains, and all of the Yalvaç-Gelendost plain, have high contamination potential. Analyses confirm that groundwater nitrate content is high in these areas. By comparison, the modified-DRASTIC-AHP method has provided more valid results.     

Evaluation of intrinsic vulnerability to nitrate contamination of groundwater: appropriate fertilizer application management

In agricultural areas, fertilizer application is the main source of nitrate contamination of groundwater. To develop fertilizer management strategies to combat this problem, arable land in Hokkaido, Japan was evaluated using geographic information system techniques for intrinsic groundwater vulnerability to nitrate contamination. The DRASTIC method was modified to adapt it to the Hokkaido environment and used for the evaluation. Of the seven original DRASTIC factors, the depth to water (D), net recharge (R), soil media (S), topography (T), and impact of vadose zone media (I) were selected and used to explain the vertical movement of contaminants to the aquifer. The rating for the net recharge factor was also modified to a dilution factor for contaminants, rather than as a transporter. The frequency of wells with nitrate concentrations exceeding the Japanese environmental standard (10 mg/L) was reasonably explained by vulnerability evaluation results (GLM: logit-link, quasi-binomial distribution, Y = [1 + exp(6.873765 − 0.045988 × X)]⁻¹, p < 0.001). However, in the paddy fields and pastures, vulnerability did not exhibit a clear relationship with the frequency of wells exceeding the standard. This suggests that the modified DRASTIC method is applicable for fertilizer application management in upland fields. In addition, under the ongoing policy for acreage allotment for rice production, this method will be useful for deciding the arrangement of arable land and crop rotation taking into consideration the potential risk of fertilizer-induced nitrate contamination of groundwater.