南京市城市大气采样点的聚类优化

大气采样点的优化体现了环境监测的科学性。对于大气环境要素的监测,应尽可能使每个采样点获得的数据覆盖面大、代表性强、重复性小。本文运用数理统计学聚类分析方法对南京市城区十八个监测点连续三年的测定数据进行聚类相关分析,去除重复性大、且对总体污染水平无显著性影响的测点,选出比较科学,合理而足够反映出南京城市大气污染水平及分布特征的采样点。     

广州市流溪河水库监测布点优化研究

运用方差分析及模糊聚类分析,对流溪河水库监测布点进行优化研究,结果表明：水库水质良好,各监测点间及垂向采样点间均无显著性差异;4个库区监测点可分为3类,其余监测点可分为4类。综合考虑确定流溪河水库监测布点方案,应设置对照、控制、出水3类断面,共7个监测点,分别为玉溪河、吕田河、汇水区、库区3个和大坝监测点,每年6月进行垂向分层采样,其余月份进行表层采样。     

北京市区居民区2007年至2009年春节期间燃放鞭炮噪声数据对比分析

利用北京市环境噪声自动监测系统数据对2007年~2009年春节期间北京市城八区居民区声环境质量进行分析,明确了节日期间鞭炮集中燃放时段,分析了该期间市区居民区噪声值的总体变化趋势;根据监测点周围环境特点将监测点分成4种居民区类型,进而分析了不同类型居民区所受鞭炮噪声的不同特征;通过噪声事件频谱图及事件录音回放,分析了鞭炮及烟花的不同频谱特性。     

沿海区域酸雨监测点位的优化

福建省漳州市对优化酸雨监测点位的原则、方法进行了探讨性的选择。通过对2004年1月-10月有效酸雨样品监测的统计与分析,提出监测点位优化的成效取决于对数据的分析和采纳,对统计指标判别和筛选,以及最佳监测点位选择必须具备相应的条件。最终采用综合性方法确定了漳州地区有代表性的酸雨监测点位是3个。     

德阳市农用地土壤中镉的分布特征及异常来源分析

通过龙门山区域的德阳市6个县市农用地土壤中镉的采样监测,分析了该区域镉的分布特征及区域分异原因,并对其环境生态风险进行了评价。结果表明,德阳市农用地土壤中镉含量总体水平为0.11~4.68 mg/kg,呈现西北到东南逐渐降低的分布特征;西北部绵竹和什邡市农用地土壤中镉出现超标的范围较广,2个城市约62.5%的监测点土壤中镉出现超标,且绵竹市农用地土壤中镉超标程度和生态风险程度最重,绵竹地区约25%的监测点土壤中镉出现了轻中度超标;监测区域土壤中镉出现较重生态风险点共有4个,均出现在绵竹;但较高含量的镉在该区域并非大范围连片存在;区域农用地土壤中镉异常的来源主要为龙门山中段的地质背景和部分以矿石为原料企业的综合影响。     

浅谈县级环境监测站污染源监督监测的样品采集

县级环境监测站污染源监督监测普遍存在监测任务与人力、财力的矛盾,而污染源样品的采集又是污染源监督监测的主要组成部分,笔者从污染源监督监测管理的实践出发,谈谈怎样以较少的人力和费用,取得有代表性的样品,从而得到有实用价值的可靠数据,更好的为环境管理和经济建设服务.1 确定合理的采样频率采样频率的高低受多种因素的影响,但主要是依据管理的需要和监测站的监测能力来确定.采样频率过低,不能适应环境管理的需要,不能起到监督监测的效能;采样频率过高,会使环境监测的负担过重,不利于提高监测质量.因此,确定合理的采样频率十分必要.确定采样频率的方法较多,主要的方法有如下几种:     

空气污染物采样精度统计分析

我国将在一定时期内对大气环境中二氧化硫(SO_2)及氮氧化物(NO_x)污染监测采用三种不同监测方法共存的方针,即采用间断采样实验室分析法、24小时连续采样实验室分析法及连续自动监测法。由于这三种监测方法所采用的采样方法及分析方法各不相同,因此监测结果必然存在着不同程度的差异。监测结果的准确性、可靠性及代表性不仅依赖于分析方法,而且在很大程度上依赖于采样方法。而采样精度表示样品的代表性,它受污染物排放特征、扩散机理、采样频数、采样时段及置信水平等因素的影响。本文以大量实地监测数据依据,用统计分析的方法,对不同监测点所采用的不同监测方法的采样精度进行了比较。推荐一种估计采样精度的方法。     

东莞市城市功能区噪声自动监测点位布设初探

依据功能区环境噪声普查数据和城市环境噪声功能区分布特征,进行环境噪声自动监测点位布设.研究的原则和方法,对环境噪声自动监测点位选取具有一定的参考价值和指导意义.     

废水污染物总量监测中采样方法的研究

通过对21家有代表性的废水污染源进行现场采样、排放曲线分析、采样频率优化的研究,确定总量监测中采样频率优化结果,为污染源总量控制监测提供技术指导。     

城市空气质量管理体系的监测技术及模式

无论在任何地点的污染物浓度都是来自不同范围内不同排放源贡献的加和。一个采样点的污染物浓度是以下几种浓度的加和:自然界的背景浓度;地区的背景浓度;采样点周边的城市平均浓度;附近排放源,如街道、点源(工厂、供热厂)等的影响。1　监测网络的设计设计监测系统网络的两种方案:(1)对城市,在人为划定的固定网格的交叉点附近设置采样点。如果交叉点靠近某个排放源,则需要仔细调整采样点的位置。这种方法导致大量的采样点,并为绘制空气污染等浓度曲线提供了可能性。其空间分配率就是网络大小的尺度。(2)采样点有选择地置于最具代表性的地方。…     

Soil Lead and Other Metal Levels in Industrial, Residential and Nature Reserve Areas in Singapore

The use of pressure feedback microwave digestion technique has permitted rapid and efficient digestion of soil and sediment samples. The evaluation of different acid mixtures to digest soil samples were studied by mixed-level orthogonal array design. The selected acid mixture of HCl-HNO3-HF was employed in the survey of Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr and Mn in soil samples. Surface soil samples were collected from industrial, residential and nature reserve areas in Singapore. The five metal concentrations were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. The lead and other metal contents in NBS SRM 1645, NIES CRM No. 2 and NRCC BCSS-1 sediment standard references were determined concurrently with the survey samples. Five measured metal loading on the surface soils was in the order: industrial area > residential area > nature reserve area. The trace metal concentrations in surface soil from areas of heavy traffic are higher than those from residential areas. The main sources of trace metal pollution are vehicular exhaust and industrial activities.     

Terrestrial snails as quantitative indicators of environmental metal pollution

Concentrations of cadmium, lead, copper and zinc were measured in individuals of Arianta arbustorum from different urban sampling sites. In comparison to snails from a reference site, the animals collected in the city showed higher concentrations of cadmium, lead, and copper, indicating elevated levels of metal pollution. The most pronounced difference in tissue concentrations between control animals and contaminated snails was observed for lead. Within the city, metal levels in snails differed significantly, even between adjacent populations. Arianta arbustorum is a suitable species for biomonitoring, because it is widespread, resident and easy to collect; it has a high capacity for metal accumulation and shows different concentrations depending on metal contamination of the sampling area. An interspecific comparison of metal concentrations in terrestrial gastropods was conducted to define background levels and classes of burden. Three pollution levels are distinguished on the basis of the snails' metal burden: no pollution (class 1: reference sites), moderate (class 2: traffic and other human activities in urban areas), and high pollution (class 3: mining and heavy industry).     

Identification of heavy metal pollutants using multivariate analysis and effects of land uses on their accumulation in urban soils in Beijing, China

In order to evaluate the current state of the environmental quality of soils in Beijing, we investigated contents of 14 metals in Beijing urban soils inside the 5th ring road by even grids sampling. Statistic analyses were conducted to identify possible heavy metal pollutants, as well as the effects of land uses on their accumulation. Our results revealed that the urban soils in Beijing were contaminated by Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn. Land uses and urbanization ages affected the accumulation of the four heavy metals in soils significantly. Soils in industrial areas have the highest average Cu and Zn contents, while Pb contents in park areas and Cd in agricultural areas are the highest. The accumulations of Pb and Zn in urban soils increase significantly with sampling plots approaching the city center. And Pb, Cd, and Zn contents in soils in traffic areas also tend to increase in the city center. However, residential areas have the lowest contents of all the four heavy metals.     

Microbial activities and trace element contents in an urban soil

Soil biological properties are influenced by trace metals. The main sources of these pollutants in the urban areas are industrial plants, power stations, domestic heating systems and motor vehicles. The aim of this work was to evaluate, in relation to distance from urban roads, soil trace metal concentrations (Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd and V) and their influence on C-microbial biomass as well as on soil respiration and enzyme activities (phosphatase glucosidase, galactosidase, xylanase, cellulase, trealase, protease and invertase). The samplings were carried out at four sites, along a route that goes from Giannone Street to Passionisti Street, two heavily travelled roads at two different times of the year (spring and autumn). Heavy metal contents and microbial activities were highest at the sites near the roads. The highest values of microbial activities were found in the inner site; here, on the contrary, the lowest concentrations of heavy metals were measured. Significant and negative correlations were found between microbial activity and heavy metal contents.     

Analysis of acidic components, heavy metals and PAHS of particulate in the Changwon–Masan area of Korea

This study is an analysis of the concentrations and components of heavy metals in PM_2.5 and the total suspended particulate (TSP) collected at a mechanical industrial complex (IC) site in Changwon and at a residential site in Masan, Korea. Particulate was collected during two sampling periods, from the late summer to the early fall and from the middle to late fall, at the IC site and one sampling period, from the middle fall to the early winter, at the residential site. PM_2.5 and TSP samples were taken by an annular denuder system and a hi-volume air sampler, respectively. The authors also identified the concentrations and components of heavy metals extracted from the PM_2.5 and TSP filters, the acidic components extracted from the PM_2.5 filters, and the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) extracted from polyurethane foam (PUF) plug. The average concentrations of the PM_2.5 collected at the IC and residential sites were very similar. Major sources of PM_2.5 at the study sites, however, were air emissions from vehicles and industry as well as emissions from residential heating and soil origins, respectively. The higher concentrations of the TSP at the IC site, as compared to those at the residential site, were due to either increased suspended dust from vehicle emissions or re-suspended road dust because of increased vehicle speeds near the IC site. Heavy metal concentrations in the TSPs were higher than those in the PM_2.5. The heavy metal concentrations in the PM_2.5 and TSP at the IC site with heavy traffic were substantially greater than those at the residential site. The concentrations of TSP and heavy metals and PAHs in PM during the period of the middle to late fall was much higher than those during the period of the late summer to early fall at the IC site. This is because of the difference in meteorological characteristics and energy uses between two periods. The residential site also showed higher concentrations of acidic anions while the IC site showed higher concentrations of acidic cation. Secondary aerosols or particulates, such as ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrite, might have been important constituents of the PM_2.5 at the residential site. The PAHs in the TSP collected at the IC site was greatly affected by traffic and industry emissions consisting mostly of high molecular weight PAHs with two to four rings. PAHs in the TSP at the site, however, were affected by residential heating and air emissions from small chemical plants having higher concentrations of low molecular weight PAHs with five to six rings.     

Determination of selected heavy metals in air samples from the northern part of Jordan

In this work, the atmospheric concentrations of selected heavy metals including lead (Pb), iron (Fe), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) were measured for two different sampling sites (urban and rural) in the northern part of Jordan (Irbid city). Samples were collected according to a certain schedule for 1 year. High volume air samplers and glass fiber filters were used to collect the samples. Collected samples were digested using a mixture of analytical grade nitric acid and analytical grade hydrochloric acid, and analyzed to evaluate the levels of heavy metals by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Six heavy metals (Pb, Fe, Cu, Ni, Mn, and Zn) were measured in all samples; the concentrations of Cd and Co were not detected in Irbid atmosphere by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The results were used to determine the levels of heavy metal pollutants in air, possible sources, and to compare the levels of selected heavy metals in the two studied sites. Aerosols from the rural site have lower concentrations for all the metals compared to those from the urban site. The daily and monthly variations of the elements were investigated. All heavy metals in urban and rural sites reached maximum concentrations in June, July, and August. This is consistent with the increased activities leading to particulate matter emission during the summer period. The enrichment factors with respect to earth crust and correlation coefficients of heavy metals were investigated to predict the possible sources of heavy metals in air.     

Heavy metal contents and magnetic susceptibility of soils along an urban–rural gradient in rapidly growing city of eastern China

The accumulation of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn) and magnetic minerals in soils along an urban-rural gradient in the rapidly growing Hangzhou City, Eastern China, was measured. The analytical results indicated that heavy metal concentrations, magnetic susceptibility (chilf) and saturation isothermal remnant magnetization (SIRM) in soils decreased with increasing distance from the urban center. The significant relationships existed between heavy metal concentrations, chilf and SIRM and distance from the urban center. The soils in the urban areas were enriched with Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn. Elevated concentrations of heavy metals (especially Cd and Zn) in urban areas indicated the evidence for the accumulation of heavy metal contaminants from anthropogenic activities. Enhanced heavy metal concentrations and magnetic susceptibility were located in the uppermost soil horizons (0-10 cm), decreasing downwards to background values. The significant positive correlations between the Tomlinson Pollution Load Index (PLI) and magnetic susceptibility and SIRM were observed in polluted soil samples. Strong positive correlation indicated that magnetic screening/monitoring provided a fast and non-destructive tool, which can be effectively used as a proxy to detect environmental pollution in rapidly growing urbanization regions affected by anthropogenic activities.     

Geochemical evidence for the origin of vanadium in an urban environment

The city of Salamanca in central Mexico is surrounded by heavy industry, i.e., a refinery, a thermoelectric plant and chemical industries. Variable concentrations of vanadium (V) have been reported in the groundwater, and their presence has been related to particulates so this hypothesis was tested by sampling soil in the urban area and the surrounding uncontaminated country site. The 0-10-cm soil layer in the industrial and rural area was analyzed for V and other metal trace elements found in hydrocarbons, i.e., chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and nickel (Ni). The concentrations of V were higher in the urban rather than in the rural soil, reaching values of >600 mg kg(-1) in the urban soils. In the rural area, V in the soil was related to regional geology, i.e., volcanic rocks such as basalts and rhyolites but not in the urban area where it was related to particulate distribution mostly emitted from the industries burning fuel oil number 6.     

我国土壤环境质量监测技术路线研究

土壤环境质量监测技术路线根据"十二五"主要任务目标,设计了土壤环境监测国家、省、地(市)三级网络构架和以县级采样、地(市)级分析、省级质控、国家发布的网络运行模式,明确了每年监测一类重点区、5年完成一个监测周期的全国总报告,确立了以基本农田、蔬菜和果树基地、饮用水源地、重污染企业周边、规模化养殖场周边等为重点区域的约2.5万个国控采样点;对土壤重金属和有机污染物的分析测试与评价方法进行了优化筛选,制定了质控措施,对深入开展土壤环境质量例行监测具有重要意义。     

湖北省重点区域及周边表层土壤重金属污染现状及评价

对湖北省内9类不同重点区域及周边表层土壤环境质量进行检测,测定重金属镉、汞、砷、铅、铬、铜、镍、锌含量水平,采用内梅罗污染指数法和Hakanson潜在生态风险指数法对检测结果进行评价。结果表明:9类不同重点区域及周边土壤环境质量整体良好,未受重金属污染的土壤监测点位比例为68.2%~92.6%,轻度污染的点位比例为5.8%~20.4%,中度污染为0.0%~8.6%,重度污染为0.0%~9.1%;污染企业周边、油田采矿区周边、固废处置场地周边、工业遗留遗弃场地及周边4类重点区域受重金属污染相对较严重,影响其土壤环境质量的重金属主要是镉、砷、铜、铅;9类不同重点区域周边土壤环境质量的潜在生态风险等级以轻微、中度为主,对应的监测点位比例分别为36.4%~80.5%、18.1%~47.7%,潜在生态风险等级为强度、很强、极强的监测点位比例总和为1.4%~15.9%,主要分布在受重金属污染严重的监测区域。