Bench Scale Studies of the Soil Aeration Process for Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons

An alternative to traditional hydrocarbon bioremediation is to pump air through unsaturated soils to create aerobic conditions and induce biodegradation. This study examines the effects of moisture and nutrient augmentation on biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in aerated soils. Findings indicate that forced aeration, coupled with additions of nutrients and moisture, stimulate hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms and present a feasible approach to bioremediation management.     

Detection of NAD+-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase activities in YR-1 strain of Mucor circinelloides, a potential bioremediator of petroleum contaminated soils

Different soluble NAD⁺-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) isozymes were detected in cell-free homogenates from aerobically grown mycelia of YR-1 strain of Mucor circinelloides isolated from petroleumcontaminated soil samples. Depending on the carbon source present in the growth media, multiple NAD⁺-dependent ADHs were detected when hexadecane or decane was used as the sole carbon source in the culture media. ADH activities from aerobically or anaerobically grown mycelium or yeast cells, respectively, were detected when growth medium with glucose added was the sole carbon source; the enzyme activity exhibited optimum pH for the oxidation of different alcohols (methanol, ethanol, and hexadecanol) similar to that of the corresponding aldehyde (≈7.0). Zymogram analysis conducted with partially purified fractions of extracts from aerobic mycelium or anaerobic yeast cells of the YR-1 strain grown in glucose as the sole carbon source indicated the presence of a single NAD⁺-dependent ADH enzyme in each case, and the activity level was higher in the yeast cells. ADH enzyme from mycelium grown in different carbon sources showed high activity using ethanol as substrate, although higher activity was displayed when the cells were grown in hexadecane as the sole carbon source. Zymogram analysis with these extracts showed that this particular strain of M. circinelloides has four different isozymes with ADH activity and, interestingly, one of them, ADH4, was identified also as phenanthrene-diol-dehydrogenase, an enzyme that possibly participates in the aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation pathway.     

A Sensitive Spectrophotometric Determination of Nitrite in Water and Soil

A highly sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of nitrite in water and soil has been developed. The reaction of nitrite with acidified potassium iodide to liberate iodine which oxidizes leuco‐crystal violet (LCV) to form crystal violet having absorption maxima at 590 nm forms the bases of this method. In aqueous medium the system obeys Beer's law in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 μg per 25 mL (0.004–0.04 ppm), while in an extractive system the range is 0.025–0.25 μg in 100 mL (0.00025–0.0025 ppm). The molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity were found to be 1.54 × 10⁶ 1 mol^?1 cm^?1 and 44 pg cm^?2, respectively.     

还原气化-原子荧光光谱法快速测定绿色食品基地土壤中的砷与汞

应用还原气化-原子荧光光谱法，使待测元素与基体自动分离、富集，测定绿色食品基地土壤中的AS、HG。经对国家经土壤标准物质进行分析证明，该方法具有快速、准确、灵敏度高等优点，用于绿色食品基地的审评检测，结果令人满意。     

Element determination in medieval soil samples by total reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis

An aqua regia extraction procedure for heavy metals in soils optimised for total reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis is presented. The procedure is applied to 92 soil samples of medieval layers from the city area of Dortmund. Sixteen elements (P, S, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Ag, Sn, and Pb) were used to characterise 17 sample sites. The results are projected onto the medieval urban structure of Dortmund. Two sites loaded with non-ferrous heavy metal could be detected and correlated with archaeological data. The efficiency and repeatability of the proposed extraction procedure is discussed.     

喷网锚在加筋土挡土墙加固中的应用

根据山东省淄博市梧台立交桥加筋土挡土墙加固的工程实际,结合理论计算,讨论了高压注浆提高锚固力的原理,提出了局部采用双层钢筋网的喷浆支护方法.结果表明,该加固方法有效地限制了墙体的侧向位移,加固效果良好,适用于失稳挡土墙加固.     

对饱和土孔隙压力系数的探讨

在三轴试验基础上提出采用归纳定义方法来确定孔隙压力关系方程，其结论与根据弹性力学理论推导的结论是一致的，并指出了弹性力学理论推导过程中存在的不严密之处和理论适应性问题．     

富钾硅复合物对水稻土中有效K，Si，Ca，Mg的影响

富钾硅复合物为绿豆岩煅烧产物，本文通过盆栽对比实验研究它对水稻土中有效K，Si，Ca，Mg的影响，结果表明：水稻土中施入K，Si，Ca，Mg后，被水稻带走部分养分，土壤养分仍有变化；尽管富钾硅复合物中的K，Si，Ca，Mg多为枸溶性养分，但均能供给水稻生长发育需要，并具有一定后效．     

水土保持的生态效益价值分析--以重庆市南岸区为例

在基于GIS技术的水土保持项目规划基础上，探索生态经济学的视角来分析评价城市化发展过程中水土保持工作的生态效益，并以货币的价值形式测评．测评结果，项目区水土保持的直接经济价值预测值为1207．61万元，生态经济价值预测3017．75万元，潜在的生态价值是直接经济收入的2．5倍．因此，在水土保持规划过程中，城区的生态效益价值分析是不能忽视的．     

粉煤灰对水泥稳定土的强度及温缩性能影响初步研究

进行了不同掺加量的粉煤灰对水泥稳定土的强度及温缩性能方面的影响初步试验研究。将粉煤灰掺加于水泥稳定土中，可以改善水泥稳定土的受力和温缩性能。粉煤灰对水泥稳定土的性能影响与粉煤灰的加入量有关。