Mercury mass flow in iron and steel production process and its implications for mercury emission control

The iron and steel production process is one of the predominant anthropogenic sources of atmospheric mercury emissions worldwide. In this study, field tests were conducted to study mercury emission characteristics and mass flows at two iron and steel plants in China. It was found that low-sulfur flue gas from sintering machines could contribute up to41% of the total atmospheric mercury emissions, and desulfurization devices could remarkably help reduce the emissions. Coal gas burning accounted for 17%–49% of the total mercury emissions, and therefore the mercury control of coal gas burning, specifically for the power plant burning coal gas to generate electricity, was significantly important. The emissions from limestone and dolomite production and electric furnaces can contribute29.3% and 4.2% of the total mercury emissions from iron and steel production. More attention should be paid to mercury emissions from these two processes. Blast furnace dust accounted for 27%–36% of the total mercury output for the whole iron and steel production process. The recycling of blast furnace dust could greatly increase the atmospheric mercury emissions and should not be conducted. The mercury emission factors for the coke oven,sintering machine and blast furnace were 0.039–0.047 g Hg/ton steel, and for the electric furnace it was 0.021 g Hg/ton steel. The predominant emission species was oxidized mercury, accounting for 59%–73% of total mercury emissions to air.     

Refining mercury emission estimations to the atmosphere from iron and steel production

正Due to its long-range transport in the atmosphere,mercury is a pollutant of global concern with health risks to humans and ecosystems worldwide(Li et al.,2012;Lindqvist et al.,1991;Liu et al.,2012a;Tang et al.,2016;Wang et al.,2015;Shao et al.,2016).Atmospheric mercury,mainly from emission from various natural and anthropogenic sources and     

Mercury pollution and control in China

Before 1970s the Second Songhua River and Ji Canal of China had been polluted seriously by mercury. During peak pollution period, mercury levels in water, sediment and fish body of these rivers were close to or even higher than that of famous Minamata Bay of Japan. Some residents who live near to the polluted rivers were affected and the methyl mercury values in their blood, hair and urine were higher than normal people obviously . Since the fish had decreased even vanished in these rivers, so the food chain that transfers mercury to human also was out off almostly. However, nervous symptoms of Minamata disease were discovered among fisherman who had eaten more fishes. This report relates the stories about the mercury pollution of the Second Songhua River and Ji Canal.     

Mercury consumption and contamination of environment in gold mining in China

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镧铈金属生产污染状况分析与治理措施研究

镧铈金属是制造稀土贮氢粉基体的优质原料,其应用的最大领域是制造电动车的高功率二次电池。针对目前世界石油紧缺,油价攀升及环境污染严重等问题,大力开发节能环保的电动车已成为当前世界交通能源转型的关键课题。因此镧铈金属的生产势必成为今后节能工作的发展方向。本文叙述镧铈金属生产工艺流程及原理,分析污染物产生环节以及污染物特征,排放方式等,针对性的提出相应的治理措施,为今后同类型的建设项目提供借鉴。     

火电行业清洁生产与末端治理技术对二氧化硫减排效果评估

为探明清洁生产技术在我国大气污染物削减中所起的作用,本文以火电行业为例,以SO_2作为特征污染物,对“清洁生产”和“末端治理”技术进行了筛选,建立了削污和减排效果分析模型,并收集火电行业的权威统计数据,计算了火电行业“清洁生产”技术削污量与“末端治理”技术减排量及两类技术各自削减量占比情况,研究了建国以来(1949—2013年)我国火电行业清洁生产技术削污效果和末端治理技术减排效果及其演变规律,并在此基础上提出政策建议.研究结果显示,以火电行业发电效率最低的低温低压发电技术为基准线,1949—2013年65年期间电力行业通过清洁生产技术累计实现SO_2削污量为4.94亿t,节约4940亿元的环保资金投入,削污率达到58.5%;2002—2013年12年期间电力行业末端治理技术累计实现SO_2减排量为1.10亿t,减排率为13.0%.     

Advances in air pollution control for vessels in China

Vessel emissions have contributed a great deal to air quality deterioration in China. Hence,the Chinese government has promulgated a series of stringent emission regulations. It is in this context that vessel emission control technology research is in full swing. In particular,during the 13th Five-Year Plan, the air pollution control technology of vessels has greatly improved. Vessel emission control has followed two main governance routes: source emission reduction and aftertreatment technology...     

螯合树脂富集——原子荧光法测定地面水中的痕量汞

经对数种不同功能团螯合树脂的研究，优选出了对尔吸附效率高，解脱速度快的Ｈ－１Ｓ８型螯合树脂，并对树脂装填柱的形态及体积大小进行了研究。经脂交换与洗脱条件及原子荧光谱测试条件进行了优化实验。实验结果，方法的检出限为０．００２μｇ／Ｌ，测定地面水水样汞的平均浓度为０．００９μｇ／Ｌ；精密度实验的相对标准偏差为５．５％，回收率为９６－１０１％     

新疆主要金矿床地质和地球化学特征

新疆地处中国西北部，矿产丰富，尤其是近10年来，在金矿地质科研和开采提炼方法的研究有了新的突破，使得新疆成为中国最重要的矿金地之一，新疆位于西伯利亚板块和印度板块之间，主要由若干个地块和褶皱造山带组成，迄今为止，已发现岩金矿床40余处，依据主要金矿床的构造背景，矿床地质和地球化学特征，可以得到下列认识；（1）金矿化作用主要发生于前寒武纪和华力西期；（2）产于华力西褶皱造山带中的主要金矿床类型有：浊积岩型，火山岩和韧性剪切带型；（3）金矿床具备良好的成矿地质条件，金在高背景区通过活化，迁移并富集于适宜的断裂活动带中，形成大而富的金矿床；（4）金矿床的主要控矿因素是地层，岩浆岩和构造，尤其是韧性剪切带；（5）通过成矿作用物理化学条件研究，金矿化作用是在浅成，中低温，低盐度和强还原环境下进行的；（6）稳定同位素资料显示，金矿床的成矿期在245－359Ma并主要集中于270Ma，（7）围岩蚀变主要有硅化，黄铁绢英岩化，黄铁矿化，钾化，钠化等，其中黄铁矿化，黄铁绢英岩化和玉髓化是良好的找矿标志；（8）根据S、C、Si,Sr,Pb同位素资料，成矿物质主要来源于下地壳和上地幔，并受到地壳混染；（9）依据H、O同位素资料，早期成矿过程中成矿流体以岩浆水和变质水为主，中晚期成矿过程中则以天水为主。     

流动注射在线氢化物发生—原子荧光光谱法测定环境水样中痕量无机汞和有机汞

提出了一种流动注射在线氢化物发生—原子荧光光谱法测定水样中痕量无机汞和有机汞的分析方法。以溴化剂作为有机汞的消解剂 ,在有、无溴化剂的存在下 ,采用流动注射在线氢化物发生—原子荧光光谱法分别测定总汞和无机汞 ,差减法求出有机汞的含量。方法操作简便快速 ,灵敏度高 ,干扰少 ,经加标回收实验验证 ,回收率达 95 %～ 10 5 %。     

Aerosol characterization in a city in central China plain and implications for emission control

Extensive studies on aerosol chemistry have been carried out in megacities in China, however, aerosol characterization in Central China Plain (CCP) is limited. Here we conducted real-time measurements of fine particle composition with a time-of-flight aerosol chemical speciation monitor in Kaifeng, Henan province in October 2019. Our results showed that nitrate and organics constituted the major fraction of non-refractory PM_2.5 for the entire study, on average accounting for 34% and 33%, respectively. However, aerosol composition was substantially different among four periods due to different meteorological conditions and chemical processing. For instance, nitrate presented the lowest contribution during the first period due to evaporative loss associated with high temperature (T), and then rapidly increased during polluted periods as a function of relative humidity (RH). Positive matrix factorization analysis showed the dominance of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in OA, and also the changes in OA composition under different T and RH levels. In addition, this study is unique with two periods of local emission controls. Back trajectory and coefficient of divergence analysis showed that air pollution in CCP was overall homogeneously distributed. As a result, the effectiveness of local emission controls in this region was strongly affected by meteorological conditions and regional transport. We found that one of the periods with emission control even showed the highest concentrations for the entire study. Our results point towards the limited effect of local emission controls in mitigating air pollution in CCP, and highlight the importance of joint emission controls under unfavorable meteorological conditions.     

Integrated environmental assessment and pollution prevention in Vietnam: the case of anthracite production

Using the concept of life cycle analysis, the whole life cycle of anthracite production in Vietnam was assessed and the environmental “hot-spots” were identified. These include (i) dust pollution at coal transfer points or piles in storage; (ii) noise pollution resulting from the usage of heavy equipment, and (iii) high volume of acid and turbid mine water discharged into the environment.Pollution prevention and treatment options were identified and discussed in this study which consists of wet treatment of dust, planning, collection and treatment of mine water, planting of trees for dust and noise reduction as well as minimization of erosion. Some recommendations are made for pollution abatement from coal production and improvement of anthracite production in the region.     

Mercury balance in amalgamation in artisanal and small-scale gold mining: identifying strategies for reducing environmental pollution in Portovelo-Zaruma,Ecuador

The gold ore mined by artisanal and small-scale miners in Portovelo-Zaruma, Ecuador, is processed in custom mills. Miners can choose between Chilean-mill processing centers, where the ore is ground, concentrated and amalgamated, or “Chancha” Centers, where the whole ore is amalgamated. By weighing mercury before and after all unit operations involved in the amalgamation process, it was possible to determine mercury losses. Analyses in eight centers indicated that 51–59% of mercury introduced into the amalgamation process is recovered when miners squeeze the excess mercury. Around 29% of total mercury is lost when miners burn amalgam and gold is melted, and 15% is lost with the tailings. When only gravity concentrates are amalgamated, 1.4% of mercury entering the process is lost with tailings, whereas 29.5% is lost when the whole ore is amalgamated. Approximately 1.5 tonnes/annum of mercury is released in Portovelo-Zaruma, from which 70% is evaporated and 30% is released with tailings. Mercury-contaminated tailings are leached with cyanide in agitated tanks. A large majority of the processing centers dispose the final tailings with mercury and cyanide into the Calera River and Amarillo River. Mercury dissolved with cyanide likely becomes more bioavailable than metallic mercury. A campaign for reducing mercury emissions must focus on the use of individual retorts – mercury pollution control devices – and the elimination of whole ore amalgamation.     

电石法聚氯乙烯行业履约的成本效益分析

构建汞物质平衡模型以识别高汞触媒及低汞触媒电石法聚氯乙烯(CCPVC)企业中汞的产生、转化和排放过程.进一步针对典型企业开展成本效益分析,比较通过低汞触媒替代来履行《关于汞的水俣公约》要求的各种方案.结果表明,案例企业将在履约的情况下,使废气和废水汞排放量分别减少25%和85.7%~98.9%,净效益增加50.7%~55.4%.案例企业最有利的选择将是在厂内回收废触媒并改进汞减排设施,但含汞固体废物的环境风险不可忽视.原因是《关于汞的水俣公约》侧重于CCPVC行业的汞输入而非汞排放.此外,目前的汞环境税率低于最优税率,无法为CCPVC企业提供足够的激励以控制汞排放.因此,为了提高《关于汞的水俣公约》的政策效力,有必要推动我国CCPVC行业汞物质平衡的构建,加强对含汞固体废物堆存的监管力度,提高汞排放的环境税率,并将所含的环境风险物质量作为固体废物的计税依据.     

北京市农业面源污染负荷特征分析及控制分区

运用清单分析法、等标负荷法、聚类分析和地理信息系统(GIS)软件等对北京市2016年农业面源的污染源、污染物及其空间分布特征进行分析。结果表明:北京市农业面源主要污染源为农村生活和畜禽养殖,农业面源污染管控中应加强对农村生活和畜禽养殖污染的控制;北京市农业面源污染呈较强的区域分异特征,水产养殖污染主要集中在平谷区,农村生活污染以房山区为最严重;房山、通州、顺义、昌平和大兴等区的总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)和化学需氧量(COD)等标污染指数均超过全市平均水平,其中房山区最高。通过农业面源污染风险空间聚类可将北京市划分为高度、中度和轻度风险区3个一级分区,进一步结合各区主要污染源类型可划分为8个二级分区,由此可对农业面源污染进行分类管控,并提出北京市农业面源污染的防治对策。     

内蒙古达茂旗东毛忽洞金矿成矿特征及找矿方向

内蒙古达茂旗东毛忽洞金矿区内圈出工业矿体4条,产于燕山晚期的流纹斑岩、花岗斑岩内,受东西向东毛忽洞断裂控制。围岩蚀变为硅化、绢云母化、高岭土化、绿泥石化、碳酸盐化等;金属矿化为黄铁矿化、黄铜矿化、褐铁矿化、孔雀石化、赤铁矿化等。该蚀变岩型金矿床在东毛忽洞断裂与南北向的次级断裂复合叠加部位,金矿化明显增强,富集成矿。结合东毛忽洞金矿成矿特征,对于本区的金矿的找矿方向进行了探讨。     

Predicted no-effect concentrations for mercury species and ecological risk assessment for mercury pollution in aquatic environment

Mercury(Hg) exists in different chemical forms presenting varied toxic potentials. It is necessary to explore an ecological risk assessment method for different mercury species in aquatic environment. The predicted no-effect concentrations(PNECs) for Hg(Ⅱ) and methyl mercury(Me Hg) in the aqueous phase, calculated using the species sensitivity distribution method and the assessment factor method, were 0.39 and 6.5 × 10-3μg/L, respectively. The partition theory of Hg between sediment and aqueous phases was considered, along with PNECs for the aqueous phase to conduct an ecological risk assessment for Hg in the sediment phase. Two case studies, one in China and one in the Western Black Sea, were conducted using these PNECs. The toxicity of mercury is heavily dependent on their forms,and their potential ecological risk should be respectively evaluated on the basis of mercury species.     

达里诺尔湖近2400年以来Hg元素含量变化及环境意义

汞（Hg）元素作为一种全球性循环元素,对环境的影响正逐渐成为人们关注的焦点之一.为揭示寒旱区达里诺尔湖沉积物的Hg污染历史及人类活动对湖泊沉积物中Hg污染的影响,通过采集湖泊沉积物岩芯（编号DL1）,在建立DL1岩芯沉积地层年代框架的基础上,结合沉积物粒度特征、总有机质（TOC）含量等指标参数的变化,对DL1岩芯记录的地质历史上的Hg含量变化特征及环境意义进行了综合分析.结果显示,沉积物记录的Hg元素污染具有明显的阶段性变化特征：2400~1400 cal.a BP,Hg含量呈逐渐降低趋势,期间降水量呈逐步减少趋势,区域气候显著干旱;1400~200 cal.a BP,Hg含量相对稳定,呈小幅度波动变化,对应了区域气候的干-湿交替;近200 cal.a BP以来,Hg含量明显增加,这可能是受人类活动影响的结果.整体上,地质历史上DL1沉积物中Hg含量变化受气候干冷-暖湿交替周期性变化影响较大.而近200 cal.a BP来Hg与TOC等指标间显著正相关,则显示了沉积物中有机质可能吸附了大量的Hg元素,使其呈顶端富集趋势,进而对湖泊水生态环境造成影响.     

Predicted no-effect concentrations for mercury species and ecological risk assessment for mercury pollution in aquatic environment

Mercury (Hg) exists in different chemical forms presenting varied toxic potentials. It is necessary to explore an ecological risk assessment method for different mercury species in aquatic environment. The predicted no-effect concentrations (PNECs) for Hg(II) and methyl mercury (MeHg) in the aqueous phase, calculated using the species sensitivity distribution method and the assessment factor method, were 0.39 and 6.5 × 10^-3 μg/L, respectively. The partition theory of Hg between sediment and aqueous phases was considered, along with PNECs for the aqueous phase to conduct an ecological risk assessment for Hg in the sediment phase. Two case studies, one in China and one in the Western Black Sea, were conducted using these PNECs. The toxicity of mercury is heavily dependent on their forms, and their potential ecological risk should be respectively evaluated on the basis of mercury species.     

Predicted no-effect concentrations for mercury species and ecological risk assessment for mercury pollution in aquatic environment

Mercury (Hg) exists in different chemical forms presenting varied toxic potentials. It is necessary to explore an ecological risk assessment method for different mercury species in aquatic environment. The predicted no-effect concentrations (PNECs) for Hg(II) and methyl mercury (MeHg) in the aqueous phase, calculated using the species sensitivity distribution method and the assessment factor method, were 0.39 and 6.5 × 10^− 3 μg/L, respectively. The partition theory of Hg between sediment and aqueous phases was considered, along with PNECs for the aqueous phase to conduct an ecological risk assessment for Hg in the sediment phase. Two case studies, one in China and one in the Western Black Sea, were conducted using these PNECs. The toxicity of mercury is heavily dependent on their forms, and their potential ecological risk should be respectively evaluated on the basis of mercury species.