Environmental recovery in Sydney Harbour,Nova Scotia: Evidence of natural and anthropogenic sediment capping

Contaminants were assessed in Sydney Harbour during baseline and three years of remediation of a former coking and steel facility. Concentrations of PAHs; PCBs; and lead measured in surface sediments indicate overall spatial distribution patterns of historical contaminants remains unchanged, although at much lower concentrations than previously reported due to natural sediment recovery. Recovery rates were in broad agreement with predicted concentrations; or in some cases lower, despite remediation at the Sydney Tar Ponds (STP) site. Contaminants showed little temporal variability, except for detection of significant increases in PAH concentrations during onset of remediation compared to baseline which represented a short term interruption in the overall long term natural recovery of sediments in Sydney Harbour. Recovery (via “capping”) was enhanced following recent harbour dredging activities where less contaminated outer harbour sediments were discharged into a confined disposal facility (CDF) required for a new container in the inner harbour.     

渤海滩涂湿地沉积物胶体对石油污染物的吸附特征

为了研究滩涂湿地沉积物胶体对石油污染物的吸附作用,根据渤海天津段滩涂湿地沉积物的结构和组成,选择代表性沉积物提取胶体,对胶体的粒径、ζ电位、电泳淌度进行了表征,系统测定胶体对可溶性油吸附的动力学曲线和吸附等温线。结果表明,滩涂湿地沉积物胶体平均粒径为345.04nm;ζ电位、淌度中值分别为-0.47mV、-0.03μs-1V-1cm;交换吸附动力学模式适用于滩涂沉积物胶体对可溶性油的吸附作用,其吸附平衡时间约为20~24h,胶体对可溶性油吸附速率常数为9.434L/(g·h);胶体对可溶性油的等温吸附线为直线型,当水相中石油烃浓度低于某一值时,胶体不但不吸附溶液中的石油烃,反而使胶体中的残留石油烃释放出来。     

Effect of Pollutants on the Physical and Engineering Behavior of Lime-Treated Marine Clay

Abstract

Rapid industrial growth and increasing population has resulted in the discharge of wastes into the ocean, wastes which ultimately reach the seabed and contaminate the marine sediments. The soil-contaminants interaction, and their associated physico chemical properties with sediments control the behavior of marine clays. Marine clay deposits of low strength and high compressibility are located in many coastal and offshore areas. There are several foundation problems encountered in these weak marine clays. In this study, experimental work was carried out in the laboratory to stabilize soft marine clays using the lime column technique. Also the lime-induced effects on the physical and engineering behavior of marine clays in sulfate-contaminated marine environment was investigated. Consolidation tests indicate that compressibility of the lime-treated samples was reduced to 1/2–1/3 of the virgin soil after 45 days treatment. The test results also suggest that the lime column technique can be conveniently used to improve the behavior of contaminated marine clay deposits.     

Concentration and distribution of hydrophobic organic contaminants and metals in the estuaries of Ukraine

In this study of Ukrainian estuaries, sediments and tissues from the Dnieper and Boh estuaries and Danube Delta on the mainland, Sevastopol and Balaklava Bays on the Crimean Peninsula, and coastal Black Sea along the Crimean Peninsula were collected in 2006. Contaminant analyses included several metals, the hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) polychlorinated biphenyls, several chlorinated pesticides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. When compared to estuarine sediments globally, the Ukrainian sediments were found to be moderately contaminated. However, several metals, especially mercury, were often shown to be elevated in the tissues of the Ukrainian organisms in comparison to organisms from other estuarine locations. Sediment quality guidelines indicate some of the estuarine sediments could be sufficiently contaminated to cause adverse toxicological effects. This investigation represents the first extensive study of HOC and metal baseline concentrations and distributions in Ukrainian estuaries and seeks to characterize exposures to aquatic organisms living in these systems.     

Review on Researches of Legacy POPs and Emerging POPs in the Arctic Regions

The specific geographic location and natural conditions of the Arctic region play a significant role in the global climate change. As a result of perennial low temperature, simple ecological structure, and fragile ecosystem and weak stability in the Arctic, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) accumulating from the region of middle and low latitudes may cause tremendous pressure in the arctic ecological environment. Therefore, the research of POPs in the Arctic region is not only conducive to more in-depth understanding of POPs distribution and transformation process in the global range, but to reasonably assess the harm of human activities on the arctic ecological environment. Thus, in the past 40 years, especially after nine new kinds of emerging organic contaminants being added to the list of Stockholm Convention in 2009, more and more scientific community and general public have pay attention to the research of POPs in the Arctic region. At present, the understanding of legacy POPs in the Arctic is limited, and the research of emerging POPs is in the initial stage. This paper aimed to summarize some conclusions and implications of the research, and focused on the occurrence level, historical evolution, bioaccumulation and source of POPs in atmosphere, waters, sediments and organisms in the Arctic region. Finally, the future changes and key scientific problems of POPs in the Arctic region were proposed.     

煤中干酪根的成熟度与菲的吸附行为间的关系

将云南先锋褐煤采用热模拟的实验方法制得一组成熟度不同的煤,并将煤中的干酪根用于对菲的吸附研究.结果表明:随着干酪根成熟度的增加,有机质结构变得紧密、刚硬,还原性和芳香性增强.不同成熟度干酪根的内部结构和性质与菲的吸附行为间存在一定的关系.随着干酪根内部结构的刚性和芳香性的增强,吸附等温线的非线性逐渐增强.对于成熟度相对较低的干酪根,随着成熟度的增加,吸附容量逐渐增大,而对于成熟度相对较高的干酪根,随着成熟度的增加,吸附容量却减小.     

Design and Development of Onsite Biofilter Unit for Effective Remediation of Contaminants from Wastewater

Agricultural biomass is proven ecofriendly and effective adsorbent for the remediation of contaminants from wastewater. Here, rice husk biochar (600 °C) prepared by a one-step pyrolysis method is used for the remediation of different contaminants in real samples. An onsite biofilter unit is fabricated with parallel trenches of different layers of coconut coir and biochar and is used as a biofiltration unit. The efficiency of the designed unit is assessed for the removal of different contaminants in pilot-scale experiments. Results show that removal efficiency varies from metal to metal and ranges from 5.52% to 90.76% using the biofilter unit. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis before and after the adsorption represent the changes in the morphology and surface functionalization of the biochar. Results indicate that the designed biofilter unit could also be used as a promising agent for the remediation of pharmaceutical and other emerging contaminants from wastewater.     

富含Na~ 、Ca~(2 )、Al~(3 )、Cr~(3 )蒙脱石对垃圾渗滤液中有机物的吸附

由于层间含有高价态金属阳离子的蒙脱石对特定有机物的吸附能力可大大增强 ,故分别用层间含有Na 、Ca2 、Al3 和Cr3 的蒙脱石对垃圾渗滤液中的有机物进行吸附实验 ,研究它们吸附苯酚、二甲苯和COD的能力及离子形态对吸附效果的影响。结果表明 ,含高价金属阳离子的蒙脱石对苯酚和COD的吸附能力较高 ,吸附能力由小到大的顺序为 :Na 相似文献   

还原态蒙脱石有氧条件产生羟自由基降解有机污染物

近期见有含二价铁矿物可活化分子氧产生羟自由基而氧化污染物的报道。本文选用土壤/沉积物中的常见组分蒙脱石(含铁约2%),研究了还原态蒙脱石在不同条件下活化分子氧降解苯酚的效果。结果表明,20g/L还原态蒙脱石(还原程度为30%)在pH=6和有氧条件下,可通过产生羟自由基使11μM苯酚的降解率在6h内持续增加至59.1%。苯酚降解率对应的最佳pH为5,当pH>6时降解率则随着p H的升高而急剧降低;苯酚降解效果还随还原态蒙脱石剂量(0~40g/L)增加而提高;苯酚初始浓度为11μM降解率最高,增加或者降低初始浓度均使降解率降低。还原态蒙脱石铁含量低,活化分子氧时其八面体边缘配位和结构内部二价铁共同起作用,而受八面体层Al、Mg等惰性组分阻碍,其结构二价铁难以向边缘位置传递电子,这与前期报道的还原态绿脱石(含铁约20%)不同。     

与铁相关的几种渗透反应格栅材料性能的比较

挥发性氯代有机化合物为地下水和饮用水中最常见的挥发性有机污染之一。文中对日益引人注意的渗透反应格栅(PRB:permeable reactive barrier)材料进行了研究。主要在实验室条件下,利用中国现有的实用性材料———铸铁的铁屑、实验室合成双金属和纳米双金属作为反应介质,对反应的脱氯效果和机理、还原性脱氯的反应动力学和影响因素进行初步的研究,以寻求一种可以大量得到的廉价而高效的材料,研究它对氯代烃的降解效率。在研究中选择最有代表性的CT和PCE作为目标污染物,讨论粒状铁、双金属以及纳米双金属对氯代有机物的降解速率,确定气相色谱法测定水溶液中的氯代有机物浓度的最佳实验条件,比较3 类反应介质的特点和应用范围。