Batch Leaching Tests: Colloid Release and PAH Leachability

The Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess leaching potential of contaminants from waste, and to provide a test to classify hazardous waste. It is a batch leaching test where a waste (such as contaminated soil) and an extraction fluid are agitated for a predetermined time. Since TCLP employs an aggressive mixing technique, it is possible that hydrophobic contaminant-laden colloidal fractions may appear as “dissolved” constituents. In this study, TCLP was employed to determine the leachability of PAH contamination from a coal tar contaminated site. Generated colloids and the apparent aqueous concentrations of naphthalene and phenanthrene were measured at various mixing times in the extraction fluid.

A mathematical model was developed that predicted the apparent aqueous contaminant concentration in the filtrate. This model accounted for the presence of colloids in the filtrate, and quantified contaminant desorption from colloids. The fraction of colloid-bound contaminant was predicted to be negligible for naphthalene. However, phenanthrene was predicted to have a significant fraction of the total contaminant in the colloidal phase, while naphthalene was primarily dissolved. The desorption model and PAH desorption data are presented here to determine the extent of colloid-facilitated desorption during leaching tests.     

华南赤红壤无机复合肥氮磷淋失特征

采用室内土柱淋溶模拟试验,研究了不同施肥水平下无机复合肥中氮和磷在华南赤红壤中的淋失特征.结果表明: 铵态氮、硝态氮和总氮淋失量均随施肥量增加而提高;肥料中氮的淋失率在36.8%～49.2%之间,总氮淋失量（y）与施肥量（x）之间的回归方程为y=0.3667x+66.483（R²=0.992）;铵态氮和总氮的淋失主要集中在前5次淋洗,硝态氮的淋失持续时间更长.施肥量对可溶性磷淋失量无显著影响,但颗粒磷和总磷淋失量均随施肥量增加呈上升趋势;肥料磷淋失率在0.002%～0.010%之间,总磷淋失量（y）与施肥量（x）之间的回归方程为y=7e^-5x+0.0538（R²=0.931）;磷的淋失动态与氮显著不同,为缓慢的持续累积过程.硝态氮与铵态氮淋失量比值和可溶性磷与颗粒磷淋失量比值均随施肥量增加呈下降趋势.     

溶剂浇铸/颗粒沥滤技术制备组织工程支架材料

生物可降解多孔三维细胞支架是组织工程化组织构建的基础。溶剂浇铸粒子沥滤技术是最简便、也是研究最广泛的一种多孔三维细胞支架制备技术,随着各种改进方法的出现,溶剂浇铸粒子沥滤已成为组织工程用多孔三维细胞支架的理想制备技术 。     

Studies on the removal of heavy metals from sludges by leaching and uptake by plants

Sewage sludges from 19 Polish municipal treatment plants were investigated. Lysimeter leaching experiments on sludges and on sludge-quartz sand mixtures were made. A variety of plants was sowed in the lysimeters and the leachates were collected. Harvested plants as well as leachates were analysed for Pb, Cu, Cd, Ni, Zn and Cr concentration. Removal coefficients were established to characterize the mobility of these metals from the sludges. The high values of the correlation coefficient for cadmium and nickel suggested that water solubility of metal salts is mainly responsible for their mobility.     

Influence of slurry applications on the EUF-N fractions in the soil

Summary Increasing quantities of slurry (30, 60 and 90 m³/ha as well as 60 m³/ha + DIDIN) were applied to two sandy soils both in September and in December 1982. During the 1982/83 winter EUF-N was determined in soil horizons (0–30 cm, 30–60 and 60–90 cm).EUF-NO₃ and EUF-N_org clearly reflected the different quantities of slurry applied. The retarding effect of DIDIN on nitrification could also be demonstrated by means of the EUF-N contents.Due to the mild and humid climate prevailing in the winter of 1982/83 slurry-NO₃ of the September applications had obviously been leached out of the 0–60 cm soil layer in all treatments by February and even out of the 60–90 cm layer by March 24. Translocation of NO₃ was also observed for slurry applied in December. But in this case on March 24 the EUF-NO₃ contents in the 60–90 cm layer still reflected the quantities of slurry applied four months earlier.After slurry application the EUF-N_org fraction of a soil initially consists mainly of NH ₄ ⁺ which is rapidly oxidized to NO₃ and transferred in this form to deeper layers. As a consequence a rapid decline in EUF-N_org fraction is observed. It could therefore be expedient to consider the N_org and EUF-NH ₄ ⁺ fractions separately when slurry applications are concerned.     

Studies on the catalytic ability of palladium wire, foil and sponge in the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling

Different forms of metallic palladium (wire, foil and sponge) have been tested as potential catalysts in the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling. All samples showed to be catalytically active for both electron-poor and electron-rich aryl bromides combined with a variety of arylboronic acids. Palladium wire has been recycled six times without decrease of activity. A series of poisoning experiments demonstrated that the true catalyst is a soluble form of palladium arising from a leaching process. Interestingly, metal leaching from palladium foil has been clearly evidenced by SEM.     

Biotic versus hydrologic control over seasonal nitrate leaching in a floodplain forest

Strong seasonal increases in aquatic (stream, ground and hyporheic water) nitrate have been observed in a variety of ecosystems. In most cases, changes in hydrological and vegetative activity occur contemporaneously, making it difficult to determine whether soil leaching is being driven by increases in the availability of leachable N or is simply due to flushing of N that has accumulated over longer periods. Three studies were conducted to better determine controls on soil nitrate leaching in a near-pristine temperate floodplain ecosystem receiving large N inputs via N-fixation by red alder: 1) an artificial rainfall experiment was conducted to estimate N-leaching potential during the summer, when plant uptake is high and new inputs of organic matter are low; 2) soil solution, groundwater and surface water were sampled during a major autumn storm to document exchanges at the seasonal transition, when plant uptake is low and inputs of senescent organic matter are high; and 3) monthly samples of soil and aquatic nitrogen were collected in 1997 and 1998 to document seasonal patterns of N exchanges. Collectively, these studies demonstrate the importance of hydrologic factors in controlling N flux. Nitrate was rapidly leached from soils during actual and simulated rainstorms. Two pathways of nitrate leaching were identified. Localized flooding and direct leaching of streamside soils into surface waters contributed to high solute concentrations in peak flows. Nitrate that leached into interstitial waters was subject to various factors that could delay or reduce its delivery to surface waters. Greater residence time may increase the influence of this component of stormflow on ecosystem productivity. While soil nitrate pools were rapidly depleted during rainstorms, accumulation of soil nitrate occurred over summer dry periods. Large differences in soil and aquatic nitrate concentrations between two years with contrasting rainfall highlight the potential for inter-annual hydrologic variability to affect ecosystem nutrient cycling.     

Counter-Current Metal Leaching and Precipitation for Soil Remediation

Chemical acid leaching is an effective technique for extracting toxic metals from the finest fractions of polluted soils. Nevertheless, the use of large quantities of reagents and process water results in prohibitive operating costs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the technical and economic advantages of recirculating water in a counter-current leaching process (CCLP). Five 1-h sulfuric acid extraction steps (at pH = 1.5) followed by three 5-min water-washing steps were applied to the fine particle fraction (<0.125 mm) of an industrial soil polluted by Cd (13.2 mg·kg^?1), Cu (3 100 mg·kg^?1), Mn (685 mg kg^?1), Pb (550 mg·kg^?1), and Zn (2 840 mg·kg^?1). The leaching experiments were carried out at ambient temperature using a 10% soil suspension and in 1-L working volume stirred tank reactors. This paper presents results of conventional and counter-current leaching process (CCLP) tests and shows that the CCLP yields removal results for Cu (85%), Zn (86%), Mn (75%), and Cd (90%) that are similar to those obtained using the conventional leaching process. Moreover, the CCLP uses half of the quantity of acid and one-eighth of the amount of water that the conventional process uses. Metal precipitation with NaOH and Ca(OH)₂ was applied to treat the acidic leachates, and good metal removal yields were achieved with both reagents. However, the large consumption of chemicals implies high operating costs. In addition, the precipitation causes considerable sludge production, particularly when using Ca(OH)₂. Overall, the CCLP coupled to metal precipitation using NaOH and water recycling appears to be the most attractive option for the removal of toxic metals from this industrial soil.     

庐山不同海拔日本柳杉年轮宽度对气候因子的响应

以庐山自然保护区3个不同海拔样地采集的138根日本柳杉样芯为研究材料,利用树木年轮学方法分析其径向生长与季节和月气候因子的响应关系。结果表明:低海拔处日本柳杉径向生长对气候因子的响应相比于中、高海拔更敏感;中、低海拔径向生长与春季相对湿度呈显著正相关(P<0.05),低海拔径向生长与春季日照时数、夏季均温呈显著负相关(P<0.05),而中海拔径向生长与夏、秋季均温呈显著负相关(P<0.05);高海拔径向生长与各个季节气候因子表现出一定的相关性,但相关性不显著;3个海拔径向生长均与当年1月均温呈显著正相关(P<0.05),中、低海拔径向生长与上年7月及当年7月均温呈显著负相关(P<0.05),高温会抑制树木的生长,低海拔径向生长与当年4月空气相对湿度、降水量呈显著正相关(P<0.05),与当年4月日照时数呈显著负相关(P<0.05),随海拔的升高相关性降低;庐山日本柳杉径向生长与主要气候要素之间的相关性呈现出明显的季节性,日本柳杉径向生长主要受上年7及7月均温和4月空气相对湿度的影响,海拔是影响日本柳杉径向生长对气候因子响应的重要因素,最终建立的标准年轮宽度年表适合进行树木年轮气候学的研究。