Personal protective equipment is the products and accessories used for employee safety purposes during on-site and off-site work. RPE is the type of personal protective equipment used in various commercial and industrial sectors to protect employees from being adversely affected by the various contaminants, aerosolized chemicals, and harmful gases in the breathing air in their workplaces.

Water purification is the process to remove unwanted chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids, and gases from contaminated water. Purification decreases the concentration of particulate matter, reduces the chance of waterborne diseases, and makes contaminated water fit for drinking. The major segments by product type in the home water purifier market in India are RO water purifier, UV water purifier, and gravity water purifier.

Among the vehicles that run on alternative energy sources, FFVs account for the highest volume and are the most practical in terms of vehicle performance, reliability, and stability. FFVs are designed to run on a blend of gasoline and ethanol (E85). Henry Ford introduced the concept of flexible fuel engines in 1920. However, this idea could be transformed into a practical and feasible technology only by 1990s.

Water treatment chemicals are used to eliminate impurities or suspended substances from contaminated water and make it fit for industrial or domestic uses. These chemicals can be used to purify sea water, ground water, municipal drinking water, as well as industrial waste water. The choice of chemical primarily depends on the cost and the end outcome sought. The scope of usage of these chemicals is continuously expanding on account of increased demand from various end-use industries such as power plants, food and beverages, metal and mining, pulp and paper, oil and gas, and chemical processing. The widely used chemicals in these contexts are biocides, antifoams, coagulants, flocculants, disinfectants, oxidants, scale inhibitors, and pH conditioners.

缙云山阳坡同一海拔高度处选择了亚热带常绿阔叶林(简称林地)、荒地、坡耕地和果园4种土地利用方式,在0~60 cm的土壤深度内每隔10 cm采集一个土壤样品,测定大团聚体(>2 mm)、中间团聚体(0.25~2 mm)、微团聚体(0.053~0.25 mm)以及粉+黏团聚体(<0.053 mm)这4种粒径团聚体内的土壤活性有机碳(labile organic carbon,LOC)的含量,分析缙云山不同土地利用方式对团聚体LOC的影响.结果表明,各粒径团聚体中LOC含量均随土壤深度的增加而显著降低,呈现出明显的垂直递减性;在0~60 cm土壤深度的各土层上,基本上均表现为林地和撂荒地各粒径团聚体中LOC含量高于坡耕地和果园.采用土壤等质量方法计算LOC储量,显示大团聚体LOC储量为林地(3.68 Mg·hm-2)>撂荒地(1.73 Mg·hm-2)>果园(1.43 Mg·hm-2)>坡耕地(0.54 Mg·hm-2);中间和微团聚体LOC储量为撂荒地(7.77 Mg·hm-2和5.01 Mg·hm-2)>林地(4.96 Mg·hm-2和2.71 Mg·hm-2)>果园(3.55 Mg·hm-2和2.10 Mg·hm-2)>坡耕地(1.68 Mg·hm-2和1.35 Mg·hm-2);粉+黏团聚体LOC储量为撂荒地(4.32 Mg·hm-2)>果园(4.00 Mg·hm-2)>林地(3.22 Mg·hm-2)>坡耕地(2.37Mg·hm-2).除粉+黏团聚体LOC储量略低于果园外,林地和撂荒地其他粒径团聚体LOC储量均高于果园和坡耕地,表明林地开垦为果园和坡耕地会导致LOC的降低,而坡耕地撂荒则会促进LOC的增加.林地和荒地LOC主要分布在中间团聚体,而果园和坡耕地则为粉+黏团聚体内LOC储量最高,表明在土地利用的转变过程中,粒径较大的团聚体更容易积累或损失LOC.4种土地方式下各粒径团聚体中LOC分配比例随土壤深度的增加而降低,果园和坡耕地各粒径团聚体内LOC分配比例略高于林地和撂荒地,表明林地和撂荒地土壤有机碳(soil organic carbon,SOC)性质更稳定,更有利于碳在土壤中的留存,从而减少SOC矿化分解向大气的释放.相关分析表明,土壤团聚体LOC含量与土壤团聚体总有机碳含量呈极显著正相关关系,表明团聚体LOC可以作为衡量西南地区山地土壤团聚体有机碳动态的一个敏感性指标.

以石油污染盐碱土壤为研究对象,利用磷脂脂肪酸(PLFAs)活性微生物标记法,分析紫茉莉(Mirabilis jalapa Linn.)根际土壤微生物群落结构的动态变化,探讨紫茉莉生长对根际土壤微生物与石油烃(TPH)降解的影响.结果表明,供试土壤中先后出现了22种微生物PLFAs,包括标识细菌的饱和脂肪酸(SAT)、标识革兰氏阳性菌(G+)的末端支链型饱和脂肪酸(TBSAT)、标识革兰氏阴性菌(G-)的单不饱和脂肪酸(MONO)和环丙脂肪酸(CYCLO)、标识真菌的多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFA)和标识放线菌的中间型支链型饱和脂肪酸(MBSAT)等六大类型.与未种紫茉莉土壤(CK)相比,根际土壤微生物PLFAs种类变异率在春、夏、秋季分别为71.4%、69.2%和33.3%;TPH降解率在春、夏、秋季分别提高了47.6%、28.3%、18.9%.相关性分析表明,石油烃的降解在CK土壤中与77.8%的PLFAs具有正相关关系(r>0),55.6%的种类具有高度正相关关系(r≥0.8),其中,与SAT和MONO类群的相对含量正相关,相关系数分别为0.92、0.60;根际土壤中仅与42.1%的PLFAs正相关,21.1%的种类高度正相关,与TBSAT、MONO和CYCLO类群的相对含量正相关,相关系数分别为0.56、0.50、0.07.说明紫茉莉生长对根际土壤微生物群落结构及TPH降解速率均具有较大影响,且随生长季节的不同而有很大差异.该结果将为开展石油污染盐碱土壤的植物修复技术研究提供理论依据.

海底石油污染物在缺氧环境下导致其生物降解过程缓慢,对海洋环境造成长期危害.本文利用海底微生物燃料电池(BMFCs)原理,尝试通过电催化作用提高海底石油污染物的降解速率.对比测试了含油电池装置(BMFCs-A)与无油电池装置(BMFCs-B)的电化学性能,研究了石油污染物对电池性能的影响;比较了含油通路(BMFCs-A)和断路状态下(BMFCs-C)的石油降解率和细菌聚集量,分析了BMFCs对石油污染物降解的加速作用.结果表明,BMFCs-A和BMFCs-B阳极的交换电流密度分别为1.37×10-2A·m-2和1.50×10-3A·m-2,最大输出功率密度分别是105.79 m W·m-2和83.60 m W·m-2,BMFCs-A装置的抗极化能力增强,交换电流密度提高近9倍,最大输出功率密度提高1.27倍.BMFCs-A和BMFCs-C阳极表面的异养菌数量分别是(66±3.61)×107CFU·g-1和(7.3±2.08)×107CFU·g-1,细菌数量增加了8倍,高的异养菌数量导致石油降解加速进行,BMFCs的石油降解率是自然条件下的18.7倍.BMFCs在电化学性能提高的同时,加速石油污染物的降解.本文同时提出了一种海底微生物燃料电池对石油污染物加速降解的新模式.

采用磷脂脂肪酸方法和Biolog-ECO微平板检测法,以吉林省长春市双阳区农业技术推广站实验区的土壤为对象,研究了水稻种植对黑土微生物生态结构和功能的影响.结果表明空地中有机质含量最高,其次为田间土,根际土中有机质含量最低;在夏季的样品中有机质含量最高,土壤中全氮的变化趋势与土壤有机质比较相似.土壤微生物群落功能多样性指数则表现为夏季显著高于秋季和春季,春、秋两季差异不明显,冬季最低,空地中微生物群落的Shannon-Wiener指数和Pielou均匀度指数高于田间和根际.全部样品微生物生长步入稳定期时间和碳源的颜色平均变化率变化范围不同,时间分别为216、192、216、120 h,范围分别为0.52~0.84、0.82~1.28、0.40~0.84、0.05~0.48,表明春秋季微生物步入稳定期和对碳源的代谢量比较相似,夏季最大,冬季最小.研究结果为科学评价典型水稻种植黑土区土壤生境质量退化与恢复过程中微生物特征的变化提供参考.

Water quality monitoring is critically important in efforts to both limit human exposure to toxic chemicals and to protect ecosystems. This study integrates artificial neural network (ANN) processing with MFC-based biosensing in the detection of three organic pollutants that have relevance to DoD operations: aldicarb, dimethyl-methylphosphonate (DMMP), and bisphenol-A (BPA). Overall, the use of the ANN proved to be more reliable than direct correlations with raw data in the prediction of both chemical concentration and type. The ANN made no errors in the identification and quantification of all chemicals in three concentration ranges. Additionally, chemical mixtures and chemicals dissolved in the standard feed medium were accurately identified by the ANN. Finally, the newly-tested metrics of 10-hour Subsidence Rate (10SR) and First Moment (FrM) proved to be useful in ANN development. This study is the first to incorporate ANN modeling with MFC-based biosensing for the detection and quantification of organic pollutants that are not readily biodegradable. It is also the first to evaluate the utility of 10-hr SR and FM as metrics. Furthermore, this work provides insight into MFC-based biosensing as it pertains to limits of detection and its applicability to scenarios where mixtures of pollutants and unique solvents are involved.