三氯乙烯污染土壤和地下水污染源区的修复研究进展

作为现代工业中广泛使用的氯代溶剂,三氯乙烯（TCE）对土壤和地下水的普遍污染及其对人体健康的影响已经引起了人们的重视,关于其处理方法也受到人们的广泛关注。通过查阅国内外文献资料,对化学氧化、热修复及生物修复3种原位修复TCE污染的土壤和地下水污染源区的方法进行了总结,并在此基础上重点讨论了Fenton氧化、过硫酸盐氧化、蒸汽强化提取法及电阻加热法等原位修复方法     

实际野外条件下的污染场地土壤和地下水污染限值计算(英文)

加拿大联邦及Alberta省级环境导则为石油烃污染场地提供了多级环境标准及评价方法。其中二级环境标准评价,准许根据污染场地的实际条件计算土壤和地下水污染限值。环境导则限定了计算污染限值的模型和方法。这些模型大都是基于十分简化的野外条件的解析解模型,并根据导则规定的方法使用,以简化应用与审批程序。这些模型的用途和方法与一般通用地下水和土壤污染物运移模型有所不同,在实际运用时这些差别常常被忽略。同时,在复杂野外条件下运用这些模型时,经常遇到确定模型输入参数的困难。介绍了加拿大环境导则中计算污染场地土壤和地下水污染限值以保护地表水环境的模型方法,强调这些模型方法只适用于计算污染限值的特殊目的,不适用于预测污染物运移或套用一般模型拟和调参方法。结合具体计算实例,探索运用Monte Carlo方法评价与表示模型输入参数带来的不确定性。这种方法用参数变化区间(或概率分布)来表示输入参数的变化或不确定性,以求得具有统计意义的保险污染限值。这种方法简单易行,却将二级环境标准评价方法推广到较为复杂(更真实)的野外条件。     

Coring artifacts and contaminant inventories in lake sediment

Sediments of Lake 382, Experimental Lakes Area, Canada, were sampled at six sites using a 5-cm Wildco KB core sampler (KB), a similar device incorporating a ball check valve (BC), and a 0.2 m by 1.2 m flat-faced aluminum freeze core sampler (FC). Cores were sectioned at 1-cm intervals to a depth of 15 cm. Contaminant (²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs) concentrations (Bq g^-1) were measured by gamma spectroscopy, and inventories (Bq cm^-2) were calculated following standard methods. Sediments collected using FC, BC and KB had similar contaminant concentrations, however, cores collected by FC and BC had lower estimated inventories than KB cores. Differences between estimates appear to be caused by differences in the water content (WC) of core material. Laboratory studies confirm that FC sediments have higher WC than tube-cored sediment. We hypothesize that ice crystal formation increases the WC of freeze cores, resulting in lower contaminant inventories. Loss of surficial sediment caused by a bow wave may have a similar effect on BC samples. We conclude that KB core gear is appropriate for sampling sediments to measure contaminant concentrations and inventories in recently deposited sediments.     

Predictive equation for longitudinal dispersion coefficient

Dye tracing field data were collected in small, steep streams in Ontario and used to calculate longitudinal dispersion coefficients for these headwater streams. A predictive equation for longitudinal dispersion coefficient is developed using combined data sets from five steeper head – water streams and 24 milder and larger rivers. The predictive equation relates the longitudinal dispersion coefficient to hydraulic and geometric parameters of the stream and has been developed using multiple regression analysis. The newly developed equation shows impressive accuracy of predictions for longitudinal dispersion coefficient (R² = 0.86, RMSE = 25, Nash–Sutcliffe coefficient E_ns = 0.86 and Index of Agreement D = 0.96) for both small, steep headwater streams as well as large, mild rivers. The Froude number has been introduced as a third key parameter to capture the effect of slope of the reach – in addition to the aspect ratio and bed material surface roughness – on the longitudinal dispersion coefficient. The pronounced improvement in the accuracy of the prediction is due to the addition of the Froude number to capture the effect of the slope of the reach on longitudinal dispersion coefficient. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A general approach to the modelling of contaminant transport through composite landfill liners with intact or leaking geomembranes

Finite‐element models of contaminant transport through composite landfill liners require highly refined meshes around the interface between the geomembrane and the clay layer, especially if leakage through holes in the geomembrane is considered. In addition, no general formulation for transport through leaking geomembranes can be found in the literature. The paper develops a general approach to time‐dependent contaminant migration through composite liners with intact or leaking geomembranes. Equations are derived for various combinations of system conditions including Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions in the waste, constant mass of contaminants in the waste, steady state or transient transport in the geomembrane, and steady state or transient seepage velocities in the mineral liner. The effect of the geomembrane on transport in the soil is converted into an equivalent boundary condition applicable at the top of the clay layer. Hence, only the media underlying the top geomembrane are explicitly represented in the numerical model, yielding a computationally efficient algorithm. The new formulation is validated in conjunction with finite‐layer, finite‐element and boundary‐element methods, by comparing its predictions to those of more conventional approaches which represent the geomembrane explicitly. The scope of the method is illustrated by modelling a landfill liner with a geomembrane leaking in five locations. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The impact of the October–November 2000 floods on contaminant metal dispersal in the River Swale catchment,North Yorkshire,UK

During the autumn of 2000, large areas of England and Wales were affected by severe flooding, which caused widespread disruption and significant damage to property. This study attempts to determine the impact of these flood events on contaminated sediment dispersal and deposition in the River Swale catchment, Yorkshire, UK, where lead and zinc were extracted and processed in large quantities during the nineteenth century. Seventy samples of overbank and channel‐edge sediments were collected at 35 sites along the River Swale. Inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry was used to measure contaminant metal concentrations in the 2000–63 µm (sand) and <63 µm (silt and clay) size fractions. In both the channel‐edge and overbank sediments collected from the upper and middle reaches of the River Swale, concentrations of lead, zinc and cadmium were found to exceed MAFF guidelines. Highest concentrations correspond to the input of contaminated material from intensively mined tributaries, and elevated levels can be observed 5–10 km downstream of these inputs. This indicates that the remobilization of contaminated material during major flood events is potentially a serious problem for activities such as agriculture that utilize the Swale floodplain. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Impact of irrigation implementation on hydrology and water quality in a small agricultural basin in Spain

Abstract

Irrigation practice has increased considerably recently and will continue to increase to feed a growing population and provide better life standards worldwide. Numerous studies deal with the hydrological impacts of irrigation, but little is known about the temporal evolution of the affected variables. This work assesses the effects on a gully after irrigation was implemented in its hydrological basin (7.38 km²). Flow, electrical conductivity, nitrate concentration and exported loads of salts and nitrates were recorded in Lerma gully (Zaragoza, Spain) for eight hydrological years (2004–2011), covering the periods before, during and after implementation of irrigation. Non-parametric statistical analysis was applied to understand relationships and trends. The results showed the correlation of irrigation with flow and the load of salts and nitrates exported, although no significant relationship with precipitation was detected. The implementation of irrigation introduced annual trends in flow (3.2 L s^-1, +23%), salinity (–0.38 mS cm^-1, –9%), and nitrate concentration (5.4 mg L^-1, +8%) in the gully. In addition, the annual loads of contaminants exported increased (salts and nitrates, 27.3 Mg km^-2 year^-1, +19%, and 263 kg NO₃^–-N km^-2 year^-1, +27%, respectively). The trends presented a strong seasonal pattern, with higher and more significant trends for the irrigation season. The changes observed were different from those of larger irrigation districts or regional basins, due to the differences in land use and irrigation management. It is important to understand these changes in order to achieve an adequate management of the environment and water resources.

Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz

Citation Merchán, D., Causapé, J., and Abrahão, R., 2013. Impact of irrigation implementation on hydrology and water quality in a small agricultural basin in Spain. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 58 (7), 1400–1413.     

Effect of Sample Digestion,Air Filter Contamination,and Post‐adsorption on the Analysis of Trace Elements in Air Particulate Matter

Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma MS are the major analytical tools for trace elements in environmental matrices, however, the underestimate of certain trace elements in analysis of air particulate matter by these two techniques has long been observed. This has been attributed to incomplete sample digestion. Here, we demonstrate that the combined effects of sample digestion, air filter impurities, and post‐adsorption of the analytes contribute to the interference of the analysis. Particular attention should be paid to post‐adsorption of analytes onto air filters after acid digestion.