Determination of 241Am in Environmental Samples: A Review

The determination of ²⁴¹Am in the environment is of importance in monitoring its release and assessing its environmental impact and radiological risk. This paper aims to give an overview about the recent developments and the state-of-art analytical methods for ²⁴¹Am determination in environmental samples. Thorough discussions are given in this paper covering a wide range of aspects, including sample pre-treatment and pre-concentration methods, chemical separation techniques, source preparation, radiometric and mass spectrometric measurement techniques, speciation analyses, and tracer applications. The paper focuses on some hyphenated separation methods based on different chromatographic resins, which have been developed to achieve high analytical efficiency and sample throughput for the determination of ²⁴¹Am. The performances of different radiometric and mass spectrometric measurement techniques for ²⁴¹Am are evaluated and compared. Tracer applications of ²⁴¹Am in the environment, including speciation analyses of ²⁴¹Am, and applications in nuclear forensics are also discussed.     

Review of Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Environmental Quality Applications

Fluorescence spectroscopy is an optical spectroscopic method that has been applied for the assessment of environmental quality extensively during the last 20 years. Most of the earlier works have used conventional light sources in spectrofluorometers to assess quality. Many recent works have used laser sources of light for the same purpose. The improvement of the energy sources and of the higher resolution spectrometers has led to a tremendous increase in applications. The motivation for the present review study is the increasing use of laser sources in environmental applications. The review is divided in two parts. The fundamental principles of fluorescence spectroscopy are described in the first part. The environmental applications are described in the second part.     

X射线荧光光谱法分析癌症村土壤主量元素

由于工业的快速发展带来了许多诸如环境污染等不利的方面,“癌症村”就是一个沉重的例子。应用X射线荧光光谱法测定了一个较典型癌症村土壤中主量元素的含量。该村土壤中主量元素SiO₂,TiO₂,Al₂O₃,Fe₂O₃,MnO,MgO,CaO,Na₂O,K₂O和P₂O₅含量分别为66.05%,0.66%,11.37%,3.93%,0.075%,1.97%,5.47%,1.90%,2.11%和0.20%。各元素含量在测定范围之内,各种元素的分析精度较高,都在0.20%～0.005%之间,X射线荧光光谱法是一种测定污染土壤中主量元素的快速、有效的方法。     

固化疏浚泥作为填方材料的试验研究

港口、航道的建设和维护工程产生了大量的疏浚泥，如何处理这些疏浚泥已是国内外十分关注的问题．从资源的再生利用出发，提出利用固化材料固化疏浚泥作为填方材料的设想，并通过强度试验、溶出试验等一系列试验证实，固化疏浚泥作为填方材料在技术经济指标上完全可行．     

地铁车辆段咽喉区上盖建筑振动影响

城区地铁车辆段进行上盖物业开发可节约、集约利用地铁用地,缓解城市土地资源稀缺问题。地铁车辆段特别是其咽喉区振动是上盖物业开发的环境制约因素。为研究地铁车辆段咽喉区对上盖建筑的振动影响,建立轨道-地基土-上盖建筑三维有限元模型,采用等效荷载法,将实地采样的钢轨铅垂向振动加速度转化为列车钢轨铅垂向振动线荷载,作用于轨道上。在结合实测数据验证模型合理性的基础上,定量研究上盖平台厚度和离地高度、上盖建筑层数和结构等因素对室内环境振动(铅垂向Z振级VL_Zmax)的影响。结果表明,地铁车辆段咽喉区对高层建筑的振动影响整体大于多层建筑;由于振动波在屋顶自由端发生反射并与入射波叠加,导致不同楼层楼板中央VL_Zmax随楼层升高略有增加;框架结构建筑室内VL_Zmax大于剪力墙结构;增加上盖平台厚度可减小建筑室内VL_Zmax;上盖建筑室内VL_Zmax随上盖平台离地高度增加而增加(即随建筑楼层绝对离地高度增加而增大)。研究结果可为地铁车辆段上盖物业开发振动污染防治提供理论和工程技术依据。     

Performance characteristics between horizontally and vertically oriented electrodes EHD ESP for collection of low-resistive diesel particulates

The novel electrohydrodynamically-assisted electrostatic precipitator (EHD ESP) was developed to suppress particle reentrainment for collection of low resistive diesel particulates. The collection efficiency was compared between vertically and horizontally oriented electrodes of the EHD ESP using 400 cc diesel engine. The particle size dependent collection efficiency was evaluated for the particle size ranging in 20 to 5000 nm using a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) and a particle counter (PC). Both horizontally and vertically oriented EHD ESP showed an excellent suppression of particle reentrainment. However, the horizontally oriented electrode EHD ESP showed significantly improved for the particle size of 300–500 nm in comparison with vertically oriented electrode EHD ESP, resulting in more than 90% collection efficiency for all particle size range. The EHD ESP has high potential especially for highly concentrated marine diesel engine emission control.     

应用多光路主动差分光学吸收光谱仪观测大气污染物的空间分布

研制了一套具有4条测量光路的主动差分光学吸收光谱仪(DOAS)系统,以一盏短孤氙灯为4台集成一体的发射/接收望远镜提供光源,可同时发射4条相互独立的测量光路,4台望远镜的角度可分别独立调整以对准不同位置的角反射镜,光路之间的最大发散角可达28°.为测试仪器性能,使4条光路测量同一区域内的NO₂浓度. 对4条光路的测量结果进行相互对比,任意两条光路的相关系数均在0.97以上,测得NO₂的体积分数平均差异小于10^-9, 表明结果具有良好的一致性 关键词： 差分光学吸收光谱 2')" href="#">NO₂ 2')" href="#">SO₂ 大气污染     

Green Extraction Techniques as Advanced Sample Preparation Approaches in Biological,Food, and Environmental Matrices: A Review

Green extraction techniques (GreETs) emerged in the last decade as greener and sustainable alternatives to classical sample preparation procedures aiming to improve the selectivity and sensitivity of analytical methods, simultaneously reducing the deleterious side effects of classical extraction techniques (CETs) for both the operator and the environment. The implementation of improved processes that overcome the main constraints of classical methods in terms of efficiency and ability to minimize or eliminate the use and generation of harmful substances will promote more efficient use of energy and resources in close association with the principles supporting the concept of green chemistry. The current review aims to update the state of the art of some cutting-edge GreETs developed and implemented in recent years focusing on the improvement of the main analytical features, practical aspects, and relevant applications in the biological, food, and environmental fields. Approaches to improve and accelerate the extraction efficiency and to lower solvent consumption, including sorbent-based techniques, such as solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and fabric-phase sorbent extraction (FPSE), and solvent-based techniques (μQuEChERS; micro quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe), ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), and microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), in addition to supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and pressurized solvent extraction (PSE), are highlighted.     

镉(Ⅱ)的共振散射光谱研究及应用

由于镉在环境中具有高毒性和生物蓄积性,对人体和环境会产生巨大的危害,因而测定其在环境中的浓度是十分必要的。本研究基于镉（Ⅱ）-蛋白质-刚果红体系的共振瑞利散射和共振非线性散射光谱建立了测定环境水样中微量镉（Ⅱ）的新方法。在pH=4的BR缓冲溶液中,镉（Ⅱ）与牛血清白蛋白溶液及刚果红溶液反应生成三元离子缔合络合物,使该体系中的共振瑞利散射（RRS）、二级散射（SOS）和倍频散射（FDS）信号明显增强,其最大散射波长分别位于波长560 nm（RRS）、690 nm（SOS）和352 nm（FDS）处。在优化的实验条件下,ΔI与镉（Ⅱ）浓度在一定范围内呈现良好的线性关系,检出限分别为0.31 μg/L（RRS）、0.29 μg/L（SOS）、0.34 μg/L（FDS）。将该方法用于实验室废水、涪江河水和农夫山泉中镉（Ⅱ）的测定,水样中镉（Ⅱ）的回收率在93.2%~107.7%之间,相对标准偏差在0.8%~3.1%之间,取得了较理想的结果。