Characteristics of phosphate adsorption onto granulated coal ash in seawater

The deterioration of sediments is a serious environmental problem. Controlling nutrient release fluxes from sediments is important to alleviating eutrophication and to reducing terrigenous nutrient loads. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the phosphate removal performance of granulated coal ash (GCA) from seawater, which is produced from coal thermal electric power generation. Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the removal kinetics of phosphate from seawater under both oxic and anoxic conditions. Phosphate was removed well from seawater under both oxic and anoxic conditions. The adsorption isotherm for phosphate revealed that GCA could remove phosphate effectively from seawater above a concentration of 1.7 μmol L⁻¹. GCA can reduce the concentration of phosphate in seawater effectively under anoxic conditions where iron type adsorbents cannot be applied. Therefore, GCA could potentially be used to adsorb phosphate in the organically-enriched sediment, which generally occurs under highly reductive conditions.     

Estimating water balance components of tropical wetland lakes in the Pantanal dry season,Brazil

Abstract

Water balance studies with stable water isotopes have rarely been conducted in remote and tropical wetland areas. As such, little is known regarding the water balance and groundwater–surface water interaction in the Pantanal, one of the largest and most pristine wetlands in the world. We applied MINA TrêS, a water balance model utilizing stable water isotopes (δ¹⁸O, δ²H) and chloride (Cl^-) to assess the dry-season hydrological processes controlling groundwater–surface water interactions and the water balance of six floodplain lakes in the northern Pantanal, Brazil. Qualitatively, all lakes exhibited similarity in hydrological controls. Quantitatively, they differed significantly due to morphological differences in controlling groundwater inflow and lake volume. Our approach is readily transferable to other remote and tropical wetland systems with minimal data input requirements, which is useful in regions with sparse hydrometric monitoring.

Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz     

Bacteria‐removing and Bactericidal Efficiencies of PDADMAC Composite Coagulants in Enhanced Coagulation Treatment

Enhanced coagulation treatment of bacteria‐containing raw water was studied by using three series of composite coagulants, that were prepared by combining polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PDADMAC) with different intrinsic viscosity values (0.55–2.47 dL/g) and mass percentages (5–20%) with polyaluminum chloride (PAC), aluminum sulfate (AS), and the composite of aluminum sulfate and ferric chloride (A‐F), respectively. The coagulants were tested by jar tests for the efficiencies to remove bacteria in raw water and to kill bacteria in settled sludge. It was found that when the residual turbidity of supernatant after sedimentation reached the control standard of 2 NTU in drinking water plant, the bacteria‐removing rates of PAC, AS, and A‐F were 92.22, 92.60, and 94.99%, respectively, and the bactericidal rates were 2.52, 1.22, and 2.94%, respectively. Contrastively, the bacteria‐removing rates of PAC/PDADMAC, AS/PDADMAC, and A‐F/PDADMAC could reach 95.45, 96.90, and 98.89%, respectively, and the bactericidal rates could reach 86.60, 91.81, and 96.98%, respectively. It could be deduced from the results that the bactericidal efficiencies of composite coagulants stemmed from the bactericidal action of PDADMAC, and the inorganic coagulants had little bactericidal function.     

氯化钯作基体改进剂石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定土壤中的铍

铍是一种对人体有害的金属元素,土壤中铍的测定目前尚无国家标准方法.本文采用盐酸-硝酸-氢氟酸体系微波消解、石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定土壤样品中的铍,实验了钯、硝酸铝、硝酸镁、钙盐的增敏效果.结果表明,以氯化钯为基体改进剂,灰化温度和原子化温度分别提高到1100℃和2650℃,原子化峰形尖锐,背景吸收很小,提高了测定灵敏度;其他三种基体改进剂虽然也能提高测定灵敏度,但背景吸收较大.采用优化的实验条件,Fe、Mg、K、Na、Ca、Ti、Cu、Ba、Mn、Zn、Pb、Sr等共存元素对测定不产生干扰.铍的浓度在0 ～4.00 μg/L范围内线性良好,方法检出限为0.01 μg/g,精密度(RSD,n=6)为3.5％ ～6.7％,实际土壤样品的加标回收率为84.0％ ～ 113.0％,土壤国家标准物质的测定值在标准值的误差范围内.本法与萃取光度法、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱/质谱法相比,操作简便,分析成本较低.     

The chemical composition including the Rare Earth Elements of the three major glass types of Europe and the Orient used in late antiquity and the Middle Ages

Sets of 20 soda ash glasses, 16 soda lime glasses and 23 wood ash glasses mainly from excavations in Europe (additional soda ash glasses from Egypt) were analysed on 61 chemical elements. Average SiO₂ is about 62% in soda glasses and 50% in wood ash glasses. The three groups of glasses contain on average 13% Na₂O, 18% Na₂O and 13% K₂O as fluxes to lower the melting temperature of quartz at their production. The starting materials beside quartz were halophytic plant ash for soda ash glass, trona (Na₃H(CO₃)₂·2H₂O) and lime (clamshells) for soda lime glass and beech ash for wood ash glass. Each of the three major glass types contains specific Rare Earth Element (REE) concentrations mainly contained in quartz and its intergrown minerals. 50 Paleozoic and Mesozoic sandstones from Central Europe represent the quartz composition. The REE pattern of these glasses apparently indicates major compositional stages of the Continental Earth's Crust. The boron to lithium and sodium to potassium ratios as in seawater suggest reactions of materials for soda glass with seawater. Negative Ce anomalies in the three glasses are caused by reactions of quartz with seawater.     

泡沫塑料富集-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定土壤中超痕量金铂钯

样品采用王水溶解,二氯化锡还原,泡沫塑料富集,用Re作内标,电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定土壤中超痕量金、铂、钯。在盐酸-二氯化锡体系中,盐酸酸度为15%,二氯化锡浓度为45 g/L,吸附时间30 min时吸附效果明显,吸附温度为25℃时吸附率相对稳定。方法检出限Au为0.21 ng/g,Pt为0.18 ng/g,Pd为0.16ng/g,方法加标回收率Au为91.3%~97.8%,Pt为92.0%~96.7%,Pd为96.0%~101.6%。该方法用于测定国家一级标准物质,线性范围宽、重现性好,结果准确可靠,样品处理简便、快速。     

复方化学消毒剂中苯扎氯铵的高效液相色谱测定

建立了一种测定复方化学消毒剂中苯扎氯铵成分十二烷基二甲基苄基氯化铵、十四烷基二甲基苄基氯化铵和十六烷基二甲基苄基氯化铵的反相离子对高效液相色谱法。色谱柱为Platisil ODS(5μm,250 mm×4.6mm),流动相为甲醇-0.2 mol/L己烷磺酸钠(含1%三乙胺,V/V,用高氯酸调节至pH=6.0,体积比85∶15),紫外220 nm检测。用己烷磺酸钠作为离子对试剂,增强了苯扎氯铵成分的保留,三乙胺作为扫尾剂,通过抑制固定相表面残存的硅羟基对苯扎氯铵成分的吸附,减少了色谱峰拖尾。3种苯扎氯铵成分分离良好,标准曲线的线性范围分别为0.002～5 mg/mL、0.005～10 mg/mL和0.005～10 mg/mL,检测限分别为0.0005 mg/mL、0.001mg/mL和0.001 mg/mL。方法具有良好的准确度和精密度,在测定低浓度样品时优势明显。实际用于测定苯扎氯铵消毒液和医用消毒纸巾中3种苯扎氯铵成分的含量,回收率为99.3%～104.1%,日内和日间测定相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于2.0%。     

钾长石粉酸浸除铁废液资源化的实验研究

钾长石粉经过硫酸或盐酸酸浸除铁后, 废液中含有大量的金属离子和游离酸.对废硫酸进行循环利用实验, 钾长石粉铁的浸出率达到88.3%.对酸浸废液进行蒸发结晶, 分别制备得到了纯度为94.1%的绿钾铁矾和74%的三氯化铁.用硫酸酸浸废液蒸发结晶后, 铁的回收率为70.0%, 钾的回收率为96.5%, 整个工艺无需高温, 无需加压, 操作简单, 具有高效、低能耗、低污染的特点, 表明用本项技术处理酸浸废液行之有效.分析认为, 废液呈强酸性、溶液中存在大量Fe2+、碱金属离子含量偏低是蒸发结晶过程中形成绿钾铁矾而不是黄钾铁矾的主要原因.      

Lead and Aroclor 1254 disrupt reproductive neuroendocrine function in Atlantic croaker

We have previously shown that lead (lead chloride) and a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixture (Aroclor 1254) can alter hypothalamic serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) content, and pituitary gonadotropin II (GTH II) release in vitro, in the Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus). In the present study we investigated whether impairment of the hypothalamic 5-HT pathway involves alterations in tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), the rate-limiting enzyme in 5-HT biosynthesis, or monoamine oxidase (MAO), the catabolic enzyme. Aroclor 1254 (1 mg/kg body wt. for 30 days) significantly inhibited hypothalamic TPH activity without altering MAO activity, and caused a significant decline in 5-HT content. On the other hand, lead exposure (15 mg/kg body wt. for 30 days) only induced a slight decrease in hypothalamic 5-HT content and TPH activity, and a minor increase in MAO activity. However, both Aroclor 1254 and lead significantly inhibited the GTH II response to stimulation by a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analog (LHRHa) in vivo and caused reduced gonadal growth. These results demonstrate that impairment of hypothalamic serotonin metabolism by Aroclor 1254 involves inhibition of 5-HT synthesis, whereas lead does not exert a profound influence on 5-HT metabolism. The decline in 5-HT availability due to reduced 5-HT synthesis in the PCB-exposed fish may result in disruption of the stimulatory 5-HT-GnRH pathway controlling GTH II secretion leading to impairment of gonadal growth.     

氯甲烷的海洋生物地球化学研究

对氯甲烷的海洋生物地球化学循环的研究进展进行述评。介绍了氯甲烷在海洋环境中的来源、分布、去除、海-气通量、大气氯甲烷的源、汇估算及海水中氯甲烷的分析方法等方面,并提出在国内海域进行氯甲烷研究的几点设想。