Pressure-assisted cyclic washing of heavy-metal-contaminated sediments     

C. E. Lin  P. K. A. Hong  H. Y. Chiu  R. Y. Surampalli  C. T. Lin  C. M. Kao 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2014,11(4):1017-1026

Remediation of heavy-metal-contaminated sediment is often hampered by the availability of heavy metals to the added chemical agents because the heavy metals are often shielded by the sediment matrix. Effective heavy-metal extraction technique becomes an important factor in enhancing the treatment efficiency. A novel extraction/washing technique utilizing chelating agent and elevated pressure in consecutive cycles of compression and decompression has been developed for heavy-metal-contaminated sediment washing in the presence of chelating agent. In this study, the optimal operational conditions of pressure-assisted cyclic washing of Cu-contaminated sediments (initial Cu concentration = 23.177 mg/kg) were determined in a laboratory-scale system. The control factors included applied pressure level, washing time, applied chelant [ethylenediamine-tertraacetic (EDTA)] concentration (0.01–0.5 M), pressure times, and application of consecutive batches washing. Results from the bench-scale study showed that up to 70 % of Cu can be removed from the sediments when 10 atm of pressure was applied for washing. The efficiency dropped to 55 % when the pressure dropped to 6 atm. Under the same operational conditions, the optimal cyclic washing time was 60 min. Results from the particle size analyses indicate that the mean particle size dropped from 100 to 50 μm after the pressure-assisted cyclic washing. Thus, cyclic pressure caused the fracture of sediment aggregates resulting in the exposure of Cu to chelating agents. With the assistance of pressure cyclic system, the total washing time and the amount of added chemical agent used can be significantly reduced.  相似文献   

Defining physico-chemical variables, chlorophyll-a and Secchi depth reference conditions in northeast eco-region lakes, China     

Shouliang Huo  Beidou Xi  Jing Su  Zhuoshi He  Fengyu Zan  Hong Yu 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2014,71(3):995-1005

Establishing reference conditions for regional lakes is necessary to assess human impact on aquatic ecosystems, protect water quality and biotic integrity. The northeast eco-region lakes often present a marked seasonal variability in hydrological, biological and geochemical processes, which could affect physico-chemical variables, chlorophyll-a and Secchi depth reference conditions. Reference conditions were calculated using two different methods: lake population distribution method and trisection method. General physico-chemical reference conditions (pH, conductivity, BOD and nutrients) and chlorophyll-a, and Secchi depth reference conditions were established using the two approaches combined with the analysis of seasonal variability for each parameter for shallow and deep lake types in the northeast eco-region lakes. The results indicated that depth was an important factor affecting physico-chemical variables, chlorophyll-a and Secchi depth reference values. Moreover, the seasonal differences in parameters were also assessed using a non-parametric repeated measure ANOVA (Friedman test) in the shallow and deep lakes. Some parameters showed a seasonal variability for shallow and deep lakes. The least restrictive reference values of the four seasons were proposed to simplify the water quality assessment for regional lake management goals. These results indicated that the 50th percentile (median) value from the best one-third of the nutrient-concentration data distributions is more appropriate for the northeast eco-region lakes.  相似文献   

Accumulation and risk of heavy metals in relation to agricultural intensification in the river sediments of agricultural regions   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Wenzhong Tang  Liang Ao  Hong Zhang  Baoqing Shan 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2014,71(9):3945-3951

The enrichment characteristics and risk of heavy metals were studied in the sediments of Liucha River in Chao Lake Valley, where agricultural intensification has developed rapidly since the 1980s. The results revealed that Cd, Pb and Zn showed the lowest levels in the upper reaches and peak values in the lower reaches, increasing from 0.064, 7.75 and 59.75 mg/kg to 0.176, 12.33 and 96.82 mg/kg on average, respectively. Enrichment factor (EF) analysis showed that the EF values of Cd, Pb and Zn (maximum 4.76, 2.51 and 2.74, respectively) all increased from the upper reaches to the lower reaches (>1.5), while correlation analysis and cluster analysis showed that they primarily originated from the extensive use of phosphate fertilizer. In addition, the comprehensive potential ecological risk due to Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in the sediments showed low degree, but Cd showed moderate and high risk at some sites. Therefore, heavy metal pollution due to agricultural intensification in the agricultural regions of Chao Lake Valley should be given great attention during management of the water environment.  相似文献   

Past atmospheric trace metal deposition in a remote lake (Lake Ngoring) at the headwater areas of Yellow River,Tibetan Plateau     

Hong Zhang  Baoqing Shan  Liang Ao  Wenzhong Tang  Shengfang Wen 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2014,72(2):399-406

A complete record derived from a core dated both by ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs chronologies from Lake Ngoring at the headwater areas of the Yellow River provides new insight into the changing atmospheric deposition of trace metals including Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn. This study showed that there was an inflection in the early 1960s, before which both fluxes and contents of Cd, Ni, Pb, and Zn remained relatively steady or slowly increased, and thereafter continued increases both in fluxes and contents were found. Taking Pb as an example, the flux increased from 0.13 (before 1960) to 0.25 mg m^?2 a^?1 (averaged 1963–2006). According to atmospheric flux calculations using Al as a reference element, atmospheric fluxes of trace metals generally showed a rapid increase and peaked in recent years, closely following the historical economic development of the neighboring region, mainly for Qinghai and Gansu provinces. The atmospheric inventory for Zn was the highest, reaching 1.068 g m^?2, while the lowest was for Cd, at only 0.079 gm^?2. The percentage proportions of atmospheric deposition for Cd, Ni, and Zn were 37, 12, and 8.7 %, respectively. Hence, the atmospheric contribution to the trace metal content via long range transport is not negligible when considering input of materials to lake ecosystems.  相似文献   

基于地层结构组合的第四纪地质单元划分研究——以皖江经济带沿江丘陵平原区为例          下载免费PDF全文

苏晶文  龚建师  李运怀  李云峰  王毅  董长春  杨洋  叶永红  魏峰  朱春芳  王睿  蔡磊 《中国地质调查》2014,6(5):28-35

为支撑地质条件复杂地区的水文地质、工程地质和环境地质调查研究,在皖江经济带沿江丘陵平原区通过系统分析第四纪地层的岩性、结构、构造等组合,以地貌以及第四系成因、沉积相和沉积物物源为指标,结合已有区域第四纪研究成果以及年代地层和岩石地层划分标准,进行皖江沿江丘陵平原区“第四纪地质单元”划分,共划分出冲积-湖积平原地质单元、洪积-坡积岗地地质单元和残积-剥蚀丘陵地质单元3个一级地质单元,总结了7种类型第四纪地层结构组合及其特征,为区域水文地质和工程地质调查与研究奠定了基础。  相似文献   

电子探针测年方法应用于晶质铀矿的成因类型探讨   总被引：7，自引：4，他引：3  

赵慧博  刘亚非  阳珊  叶美芳  王志海  王博  常娜 《岩矿测试》2014,33(1):102-109

电子探针Th-U-Pb测年因其高分辨率与高精度的优势,在独居石、锆石等定年矿物中得到了推广,但在Th、U、Pb含量高的晶质铀矿、沥青铀矿等矿物中则应用较少。本文在铁矿床变质岩绿泥石、阳起石黑云母蚀变岩首次发现U含量高的晶质铀矿,基于此,结合该铁矿床地区的地质背景,利用偏光显微镜与电子探针等分析测试手段,将镜下蚀变现象、年龄计算与其他相关元素分析相结合,重点对晶质铀矿的成矿年龄及成矿规律进行探讨。研究发现:通过镜下观察判断,晶质铀矿的成因类型与澳大利亚著名的变质型铀矿相似,均为古老的变质型,且周围的脉石矿物均为绿泥石,绿泥石皆由黑云母退变质而成,铀矿的赋存位置显示其与黑云母、绿泥石之间有紧密联系,其成矿年龄与黑云母、绿泥石形成年龄息息相关。继而根据电子探针数据计算成矿年龄,判断成矿期次,得出主要成矿期在(1654±17)Ma~(1805±17)Ma,为中元古代中期,且主要成矿期与热液蚀变作用黑云母化有关,后期活化富集时期在(657±17)Ma~(807±17)Ma,为新元古代南华纪时期,此阶段是热液侵入、绿泥石化广泛发育的时期;选取较大颗粒对晶质铀矿的环带年龄进行计算,从年龄分布上证实后期有强烈的流体活动的发生,且主要与绿泥石化相关。另外,对比变质型与沉积型铀矿中Y2O3与UO2含量发现,两者之间存在负相关关系,此关系对判断铀矿成因即是否为变质型或沉积型可能有指示意义,但缺乏大量的数据佐证,需进一步研究。  相似文献   

应用单体碳同位素分析技术探析农田土壤中多环芳烃的植物降解过程   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

焦杏春  王广  叶传永  曹红英  王晓春  杨永亮  刘晓端 《岩矿测试》2014,33(6):863-870

长期以来,研究者在探讨土壤中多环芳烃(PAHs)的降解及修复过程中,缺乏简便有效的手段对化合物的降解动态进行定量研究。前人尝试用投加实验、对比采用降解措施前后污染物的浓度变化、模型计算等方法研究PAHs的降解过程,其结果常互相矛盾,或不能真实反映复杂的实际环境。本文应用单体碳同位素技术对农田土壤中多环芳烃的植物降解过程进行定量表征,采集了某地农田表土作为供试土壤,选择玉米作为供试作物,开展了作物对土壤中PAHs降解及消除过程的研究。气相色谱-质谱分析结果表明,培养所用的玉米原始土及分4批收集的空白土、根际土、非根际土样品中16种PAHs的浓度总和(∑PAHs)平均分别为380.8 ng/g、(281.5±34.7) ng/g、(272.2±11.6) ng/g和(299.8±37.9) ng/g;玉米生长期间,各土壤样品 的∑PAHs均比原始土壤有所下降,但除3环化合物(苊烯、苊、芴、菲、蒽)外,其他化合物并未随玉米的生长表现出显著趋势。与玉米根、叶倾向于富集低环PAHs化合物相对应,可以判断植物对土壤中的低环化合物去除作用最为显著。各采样时期玉米根际土、非根际土和空白土壤样品中多环芳烃单体化合物的碳同位素分馏值(δ¹³C)在-34.31‰~-23.95‰之间,且除芘外的其他化合物的δ¹³C值随时间呈现逐步变轻的趋势,波动值位于-0.6‰~-9.0‰之间;本文对于PAHs单体化合物,尤其是4、5环化合物,在玉米降解过程中的碳同位素分馏与浓度变化之间未发现明显关系。考虑3环以下的PAHs化合物更倾向于被降解和清除,且其碳、氢同位素分馏情况更容易被观察到,因此稳定同位素分析更有助于探明该类单体多环芳烃污染物在环境中的迁移、转化规律。  相似文献   

壳聚糖和PDMDAAC改性膨润土用于处理含油废水的研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

邵红  刘相龙  王大卫  徐微雪 《岩矿测试》2014,33(3):426-432

含油废水污染范围广,对人类和生态环境危害大。采用常规方法(如浮选法、絮凝法、电化学法、膜分离法和生物法)处理的除油率不高于91%,成本较高,因此急需开发一种高效低廉的吸附剂。膨润土是一种优良的吸附剂,但用其直接处理含油废水的效果较低。本文选用壳聚糖和PDMDAAC两种有机物作为改性剂,对钠基膨润土改性,使膨润土能有效地处理含油废水。通过实验比较了两种有机改性膨润土处理含油废水的最佳去除条件,探讨了表征对其吸附性能的影响。去油效果结果表明:壳聚糖改性膨润土的除油率可达87.8%,PDMDAAC改性膨润土的除油率可达89.3%,处理所需时间少于15 min;除油效率和处理时间都优于常规方法。吸附性能表征结果显示,两种改性剂均以负载的方式和钠基膨润土颗粒结合,吸附性能良好;相比而言,PDMDAAC改性膨润土的处理效果比壳聚糖改性膨润土更好。PDMDAAC应用于含油废水的处理,具有成本低、效率高、操作简单的特点,在含油废水处理领域具有较好的应用前景。  相似文献   

藏北商旭造山型金矿床的发现及意义   总被引：4，自引：3，他引：1  

黄瀚霄  李光明  刘波  张智林  马东  曲扎  肖万峰  刘洪 《矿床地质》2014,33(3):486-496

西藏双湖县商旭金矿床位于班公湖-怒江缝合带中段。矿体赋存于中-下侏罗统木嘎岗日群浅变质复理石中,受北西西向断裂构造控制,呈透镜体状、脉状,或者似层状产出;矿石矿物以自然金为主,矿石类型为石英脉型和蚀变岩型,围岩蚀变特征明显。该矿床主要受地层及构造因素控制,矿区的构造、围岩蚀变、矿物、地球化学异常等可作为找矿标志。野外地质调查和矿床对比研究显示,商旭金矿床在矿物共生组合、蚀变类型、构造类型等方面,与典型的造山型金矿床相似,其成因类型属于造山型金矿床。商旭金矿床的发现为班公湖-怒江成矿带金等贵金属矿产的地质找矿工作开辟了新的方向。  相似文献   

青海西部尕斯库勒盐湖沉积物中铀和钍地球化学特征探讨     

叶传永  王志明  郝伟林  林效宾  韩军  郑绵平 《矿床地质》2014,33(5):1081-1090

文章以柴达木盆地西部尕斯库勒盐湖沉积物为研究对象,通过对钻孔沉积物和地表沉积物中铀和钍含量的研究,探讨了盐湖沉积物中铀和钍的地球化学特征。分析表明,钻孔沉积物中铀和钍之间存在明显的正相关关系。在横向上,随地表取样点逐渐远离湖表卤水,沉积物中铀和钍的含量先增高后又急剧降低,且受补给水铀含量影响大;在纵向上,同一个晶间卤水层或者碎屑物沉积层内铀含量垂直分异明显,铀含量随深度增加而递增。就沉积物中铀和钍的赋存形式而言,2/3的铀被黏土质点吸附,1/3的铀夹杂在盐类矿物中;而90%以上的钍被黏土质点吸附,10%以下的钍夹杂在盐类矿物中。干盐滩中毛细蒸发和淋滤等化学沉积分异作用造成盐湖沉积中心的沉积物铀含量相对较高。  相似文献