Remediation of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soil by soil washing and subsequent TiO2 photocatalytic degradation

Purpose

An efficient method was developed for treating polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated soil by soil washing and subsequent TiO₂ photocatalytic degradation, and the photocatalytic degradation mechanism of PCBs was explored.

Materials and methods

Hydroxypropyl-??-cyclodextrin (HP??CD) and polyoxyethylene lauryl ether (Brij35) were used to extract PCBs from contaminated soil at first, and then the degradation of PCBs in the soil extracts was performed by TiO₂ photocatalysis under UV irradiation.

Results and discussion

Washing conditions including washing time, the concentration of HP??CD/Brij35, and the ratio of soil mass to solution volume for extracting 2,4,4??-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB28) from a PCB28-spiked soil were investigated at first. The results indicated that both HP??CD and Brij35 exhibited good performance. The intermediates of photocatalytic degradation of PCB28 were from its dechlorination and hydroxylation in the HPCD and aqueous solutions, respectively. A field PCB-contaminated soil from e-waste recycling sites was treated by this method. The results showed that the extracting percentage was significantly affected by the chlorination degree of PCBs, and HP??CD slowed down the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of overall PCBs.

Conclusions

Soil washing and subsequent TiO₂ photocatalytic degradation was successfully applied for treating PCB-contaminated soil, and HP??CD strongly altered the pathways of the photocatalytic degradation of PCBs.     

TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorobiphenyl as affected by solvents and surfactants

Purpose  

TiO₂ photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorobiphenyl (PCB3) in aqueous solution under UV irradiation was investigated as affected by different environmental factors, including initial PCB3 concentration, TiO₂ content, UV intensity, H₂O₂ concentration, cosolvents, and surfactants.     

TiO2纳米粒子气固相光催化降解乙烯初探

该文对TiO2纳米粒子气固光催化降解果蔬贮藏环境乙烯技术进行了初步研究.采用溶胶-凝胶法制备的纳米TiO2薄膜作光催化剂,利用自行设计的气固光催化实验系统,研究了乙烯浓度、紫外光作用时间对光催化降解反应的影响,探讨了乙烯的光催化降解的动力学.结果显示:该研究所制备的TiO2锐钛矿型含量为48.766%,比表面积为47.186 m2/g,具有良好的光催化性能;光催化降解乙烯比直接紫外线光降解效果显著,光照10 min时光催化乙烯降解率比直接紫外线光降解提高23.76%;乙烯的降解率随着其浓度的增加而降低;乙烯的光催化降解的动力学可以用Langmuir-Hinshelwood动力学方程加以描述.     

光催化降解沼液中四环素类抗生素效果及反应动力学研究

该文采用光催化降解途径探究沼液中四环素类抗生素降解的最佳光源、pH值以及光催化对不同初始质量浓度抗生素的降解效果,同时进行不同初始浓度、pH值条件下抗生素光催化降解动力学研究。结果表明:不同光源对四环素类抗生素的降解效果为:高压汞灯紫外消毒灯长弧氙灯无光。高压汞灯催化2 h后,四环素、土霉素、金霉素的降解率分别达到91.68%、85.58%、81.18%。四环素类抗生素的初始质量浓度越低,光催化效果越好。四环素、土霉素、金霉素初始质量浓度为5 mg/L时,其降解率最高可达94.80%、88.35%和95.39%,沼液初始pH值对四环素、金霉素的降解率影响存在显著性差异(P0.05)。当pH值为6时,四环素的降解率最大为96.16%,反应速率常数为1.5971h-1,半衰期为0.355 3 h;当pH值为10时,金霉素的降解率最大为90.47%,反应速率常数为1.084 4 h-1,半衰期为0.338 3 h。沼液初始pH值对土霉素的降解率影响无显著差异(P0.05)。当pH值为10时,3种抗生素的平均降解率最大为89.88%。采用高压汞灯在沼液初始pH值为10时,催化降解5 mg/L四环素类抗生素效果最佳。     

多因素影响下竖管地下灌溉入渗特性分析

为了研究压力水头、竖管直径、土壤初始含水率、土壤容重和入渗时间等5个因素对竖管地下灌溉入渗特性的影响。采用正交试验设计共安排了10组试验（9组试验,1组验证试验）,利用竖管地下灌溉室内试验装置测定7 h内累积入渗量,构建累积入渗量与5个因素之间的量化关系式,量化关系式相关系数为0.98,决定系数大于0.99,表明该式可客观反映各因素与累积入渗量之间的关系。累积入渗量与压力水头、竖管直径和入渗时间呈显著性正相关,与土壤初始含水率和容重呈负相关。根据这一量化关系式得到入渗流量的表达式,入渗流量开始较大,为1.93～5.92 L/h,逐渐减小,经过5～6 h后趋于稳定,稳定入渗流量为0.08～0.25 L/h;用敏感性分析和相关系数分析各因素对入渗流量的影响,结果表明：压力水头是影响流量的主要因素,其次为竖管直径、容重和初始含水率;入渗流量与压力水头和竖管直径呈极显著性正相关,与土壤初始含水率、土壤容重和入渗时间呈负相关。这一结果对进一步研究竖管地下灌溉管网系统水力特性和技术要素具有重要意义。     

有机肥对稻田土壤磷素潜在环境风险的影响

采用灭菌和非灭菌相结合的室内淹水培养方法,在施用有机肥后,测定土壤及水层磷含量动态变化特征,以探明有机肥对稻田土壤磷素潜在环境风险的影响。结果表明:两处理土壤速效磷(Olsen-P)、水溶性磷(CaCl2-P)含量均随有机肥施用量增加而显著升高;水层总磷(TP)浓度与土壤Olsen-P(r=0.957**)、CaCl2-P(r=0.871**)含量呈显著正相关关系。水稻土施用有机肥后,土壤磷素有效性提高,磷素潜在环境风险增强,在6～18 d达到高峰,磷素流失潜能最大。低量施用有机肥(0.5%、1%)时,磷素环境风险增强主要由于有机酸对磷素的活化作用;高量施用有机肥(2.5%、5%)时,主要由于有机质对磷素的活化作用,两者作用比例分别为35%～50%、50%～65%。     

Soil microbial community dynamics and phenanthrene degradation as affected by rape oil application

The effects of rape oil application on soil microbial communities and phenanthrene degradation were characterized by examining phenanthrene concentrations, changes in microbial composition and incorporation of [¹³C] phenanthrene-derived carbon into phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs). A Haplic Chernozem was incubated with and without rape oil in combination with and without phenanthrene over 60 days. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis showed a net reduction in extractable phenanthrene in the soils treated with rape oil but no net reduction in the soils without rape oil. Rape oil application increased the total PLFA content and changed microbial community composition predominantly due to growth of fungal groups and Gram-positive bacterial groups. Under rape oil and phenanthrene amendment all detected microbial groups grew until day 24 of incubation. The ¹³C PLFA profiles showed ¹³C enrichment for the PLFAs i14:0, 15:0, 18:0, 18:1ω5 and the fungal biomarker 18:2ω6,9 under rape oil application. Fungal PLFA growth was highest among detected all PLFAs, but its ¹³C incorporation was lower compared to the Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria PLFAs. Our results demonstrate the effect of rape oil application on the abundance of microbial groups in soil treated with phenanthrene and its impact on phenanthrene degradation.     

基于四种分辨率DEM的侵蚀模型地形因子差异分析

通过提取江西省兴国县潋水河流域10 m、25 m、50 m和100 m四种分辨率数字高程模型(DEM,Digital Elevation Model)的坡度、坡长因子,在GIS数字地形分析和数理分析等方法支持下,研究不同分辨率DEM计算坡度坡长组合因子(LS)的精度差异。结果表明:(1)基于4种分辨率DEM提取的坡度结果存在明显差异,随分辨率的降低,坡度整体变缓,DEM精度越低,对地形的概括作用越大,100 m分辨率DEM平均坡度降为10m分辨率DEM平均坡度的45.04%。(2)流域坡长以0~80 m的短坡为主,随着分辨率的降低,地面坡长明显整体延伸。(3)不同分辨率DEM计算的LS因子平均值变化范围为6.10~7.10,坡度和坡长的组合消弱了单一坡度和坡长的影响,随着地形起伏程度增大,在LS因子计算过程中,坡度的主导作用越来越弱,坡长的主导作用越来越强。     

Binding of tetracycline on soil phyllosilicates with Cd(II) as affected by pH and mineral type

Journal of Soils and Sediments - Antibiotics often coexist with heavy metals in contaminated soils, making their behaviors more complicated than their individual presences. Sorption to soil...     

Uptake of Cu2+ by starch granules as affected by counterions

Potato and wheat starch granules were soaked in 1% aqueous solutions of copper(II) salts: acetate, chloride, and sulfate. Such treatment caused sorption of Cu(2+) ions at the granule surface and their penetration into the granule interior as was proven, for sectioned granules of investigated starch, by scanning electron microscopy combined with an X-ray microanalysis system (energy dispersive spectroscopy). Copper ions incorporated into the granules influenced the starch thermal stability. Uptake of Cu(2+) by potato, determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry, was much higher than obtained for the wheat starch. Moreover, it was dependent on copper counteranions present in the solution. In all investigated granules, the most effective sorption occurred in the acetate solution. Starch dehydration or/and freezing and thawing, affecting the water-dependent inner structure of the granules, also influenced the amount of Cu(2+) taken from the solutions. Thus, compared to that in native starch, this value was considerably higher in Cu(CH 3COO)2, almost unchanged in CuSO4, and significantly lower in the case of CuCl2 solution. The influence of chloride and sulfate anions seemed to correlate with their water structure-making and structure-breaking ability, affecting the migration of Cu(2+) in the amorphous parts of the granules. However, high Cu uptake observed for acetate solution could be explained on the basis of acetate anion hydrolysis activating the polysaccharide matrix for cation binding. The obtained results provide new information about interactions of starch granules with salt solution and therefore support our understanding of starch properties.     

Simulating changes in global land cover as affected by economic and climatic factors

This paper describes two global models: (1) an Agricultural Demand Model which is used to compute the consumption and demand for commodities that define land use in 13 world regions; and, (2) a Land Cover Model, which simulates changes in land cover on a global terrestrial grid (0.5° latitude by 0.5° longitude) resulting from economic and climatic factors. Both are part of the IMAGE 2.0 model of global climate change. The models have been calibrated and tested with regional data from 1970–1990. The Agricultural Demand Model can approximate the observed trend in commodity consumption and the Land Cover Model simulates the total amount of land converted within 13 world regions during this period. Some degree of the spatial variability of deforestation has also been captured by the simulation. Applying the model to a “Conventional Wisdom” scenario showed that future trends of land conversions could be strikingly different on different continents even though a consistent scenario (IS92a from the IPCC) was used for assumptions about economic growth and population. Sensitivity analysis indicated that future land cover patterns are especially sensitive to assumed technological improvements in crop yield and computed changes in agricultural demand.     

有机磷农药纳米TiO2光催化降解反应器的优化设计

为了提高有机磷农药的TiO2光催化降解效率,以乙酰甲胺磷为降解对象,对光源、反应器结构及两者之间的结合方式、反应器材质等影响因素进行了试验,建立了可有效降解有机磷农药的纳米TiO2光催化反应器。结果表明:以石英材质加工冷阱部分、钠钙玻璃加工外层反应瓶的内照式反应器配以450W、主波长365nm的高压汞灯搭建的反应平台,经评估,当TiO2添加量为0.1g/L时,反应60min可使初始质量浓度为16mg/L的乙酰甲胺磷农药降解率达96.55%。该研究对有机磷农药光催化降解反应器的优化有一定的技术参考价值。     

土壤抗生素污染对小麦生长和光合参数的影响

Extensive worldwide use of oxytetracycline (OTC),a member of the tetracyclines,has resulted in its accumulation in soils,posing a potential risk to food production and safety.A pair of OTC-sensitive (Heyou 1) and OTC-tolerant (Yannong 21) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars was compared hydroponically at 0.01,0.02,0.04,and 0.08 mmol L-1 OTC in terms of wheat growth and photosynthesis.Biomass and shoot length decreased significantly with the addition of OTC,with the decreases in dry biomass and shoot length being 5.61%-13.75% and 3.33%-8.57% larger,respectively,for Heyou 1 than Yannong 21.Photosynthesis of Heyou 1 was suppressed by OTC as indicated by the significant decreases in photosynthetic rate (PN),transpiration rate (TR),and stomatal conductance (GS) and the significant increase in intercellular CO 2 concentrations (CI),at all OTC levels.Stomatal limitation (LS) and water use efficiencies (WUE) of Heyou 1 also increased significantly,but not at 0.08 mmol L-1 OTC.However,photosynthesis of Yannong 21 was suppressed by OTC only at high OTC levels from 0.02 to 0.08 mmol L-1 as indicated by the decreases in PN,GS,TR,and LS;at 0.01 mmol L-1 OTC,PN,CI,GS,and TR significantly increased.It was noted that WUE of Yannong 21 was not affected by OTC addition.The results from this hydroponic test suggested that OTC had a potential risk to crop growth through inhibition of photosynthesis,requiring further confirmation with soil tests.     

N2 fixation and growth of legumes as affected by sulphur fertilization

The influence of three sulphur application rates in combination with two nitrogen application rates on N₂ fixation and growth of different legumes was investigated. N was applied as N-labelled ¹⁵NH₄ ¹⁵NO₃. The ¹⁵N isotope dilution technique was used to estimate N₂ fixation. At both N increments dry matter yield was highest with high S supply. Independently of the N supply, the high S application rate resulted in a significantly higher N accumulation, which was mainly caused by a higher N₂ fixation rate. With the grain legumes the weight of nodules was increased by the high S application rate. The higher number of nodules per pot with optimum S supply was the result of a better root growth. Rates of acetylene reduction correlated significantly with S supply.     

Bacteria in a pine forest soil as affected by clear-cutting

Clear-cutting a Scots pine stand resulted in an initial increase in bacterial biomass determined by microscopic counts after staining with both acridine orange (AO) and fluorescein diacetate (FDA). During the third year after clear-cutting and onwards, bacterial biomass decreased compared to a reference stand. Results from a ca. 10-yr old clear-cut area indicated long-lasting detrimental effects on the size of bacterial populations. Plots in the clear-cut area which received slash consistently contained greater amounts of bacteria than did plots with slash removed.The FDA staining was used for the first time in long-term field measurements and gave similar results to those obtained with AO.     

Biochemical properties of forest soils as affected by a fire retardant

Synthetic polymers are currently being used as water additives to control wildfires and prescribed burns. This laboratory study examines the effects of one of these acrylic-based polymers (Firesorb) on some biochemical properties (microbial biomass C, hydrolysis of FDA, #-glucosidase, urease and N mineralization) of two coarse textured soils (loamy sand and sandy loam) under pinewood located at Galicia (NW Spain). Firesorb was added to unheated and heated soil samples at two levels of application (1 and 3 times the recommended dose) and measurements were made after 6 and 12 weeks of aerobic incubation. The results obtained for both soils at different incubation times were found to be comparable. Except for N mineralization, which was reduced by Firesorb addition, in both unheated and heated soils, the Firesorb-treated samples showed similar or significantly higher values for the biochemical parameters analyzed than those in the untreated control soils. This finding suggests that under these assay conditions the synthetic polymer used as a fire-fighting chemical had no adverse effects on soil microbial communities.     

Soil movement by tillage as affected by slope

Exposure of subsoil material on ridge tops and adjacent sideslopes indicates soil movement away from these positions, i.e. soil erosion. A study was conducted on the University of Minnesota Southwestern Experiments Station to determine if soil movement by tillage could be a contributing factors to the apparent soil erosion present on many ridge tops. Numbered soil movement detection units (11-mm steel hexagonal nuts) were buried 10-cm deep in a grid network in 16 individual plots, on a sideslope with slopes ranging from 1 to 8%. Plots were moldboard plowed and disked in June, and again in August. The direction of tillage was either across the sideslope or up- and downslope. The soil movement detection units were then located with a metal detector, excavated and identified, and distance moved was measured in relation to movement perpendicular and parallel to the direction of tillage. Soil movement was directly related to slope. Movement perpendicular off the moldboard on the direction of tillage was greater than movement perpendicular off the moldboard. Calculations on the angle of movement in relation to tillage direction showed movement toward the downslope position. Results from this study suggest that soil movement by tillage can contribute to soil movement off ridge tops and adjacent sideslopes.     

Soil degradation and restoration as affected by land use change in the semiarid Bashang area,northern China

The Bashang area, located in the semiarid agropastoral zone, represents a typical degraded ecosystem under intensified human activities. This region has undergone profound land use changes during the past century. Natural grasslands had been progressively cultivated, and subsequently, part of cultivated lands had been abandoned by farmers due to severe desertification. In this study, we collected soil samples (0–20 cm depth) from four farmlands on both flat and gentle slope lands where cultivation had occurred for 0, 8, 30, and 50 years to assess the effects of grassland cultivation on soil degradation. In addition, soil samples were taken and plant species were investigated from eight sites in age sequence of 0- to 50- year-old abandoned field to assess natural restoration process following field abandonment. The results showed that cultivation of grassland result in a significant soil degradation which is manifested by the coarsening in soil texture and the losses in organic C and nutrients. After 50 years of cultivation, soil organic C, total N, and total P concentrations had declined 73–79%, 60–70%, and 67–68% in the 0–20 cm plough layer, respectively. Over half of these losses occurred during the first 8 years of cultivation, and subsequent was slow. After fields were abandoned, vegetation got self-restoration, and plant species composition moved toward that of the natural grassland community with time. Soil organic C, total N, and total P levels gradually improved with increasing years of land abandonment, with a faster restoration rate in the early vegetation recovery stage and a slower rate in the late succession stage. The results suggested that soil degradation may occurred drastically by inappropriate land use and management with a short time, while soil restoration for a degraded ecosystem may take long period of time, especially in this fragile ecosystem. From the perspective of soil resource management and desertification control, conservational tillage and management for farmlands and proper grazing management for recovered grassland should be taken into account in this area.     

腐殖酸物质对磷在褐土中迁移的影响

采用室内土柱实验研究了腐殖酸和腐殖酸钠在与磷肥共施时对磷在褐土中迁移的影响。结果表明,与单施磷酸二氢钙相比,共施腐殖酸钠缩短了磷在土壤中的迁移距离,明显降低了施肥点附近微域中的水溶性磷和酸溶性磷含量,磷向土体中的迁移量也显著下降;相比之下,共施腐殖酸则明显增加了磷的迁移距离和迁移量,对肥际微域中不同形态磷的含量均有显著提高作用。因此,腐殖酸促进了磷在褐土中的迁移,适宜与磷肥配合施用,而腐殖酸钠不适合与磷肥共施。     

一氯苯对土壤酶活性影响的模拟研究

采用室内模拟试验方法,研究了不同浓度一氯苯对塿土和红壤中三大水解酶(脲酶、转化酶、磷酸酶)活性的影响。结果表明,一氯苯可明显激活土壤脲酶活性,抑制转化酶和磷酸酶活性。在5.53～110.58gkg-1的一氯苯浓度范围内,三种酶活性的范围分别为20.81～162.00μgg-1h-1,64.60～582.10μgg-1h-1和5.80～89.75μgg-1h-1。相对于对照,脲酶活性增加了1.11%～118%,而转化酶和磷酸酶分别降低了0.740%～25.4%和2.02%～35.6%,反映出三种酶均可揭示土壤受一氯苯污染的程度。通过方程U=B/(1+Ax)拟合可知一氯苯对磷酸酶表现为完全抑制作用,并由此得到塿土和红壤受一氯苯轻度污染时的酶活性生态剂量ED10分别为33.9gkg-1和16.7gkg-1。