钢筋混凝土的防水处理

介绍了混凝土防水处理技术的发展状况。论述了防水处理对侵蚀环境中的钢筋、预应力钢筋混凝土结构的保护作用。以及防水处理在混凝土表面形成氯离子隔离层的情况。防水剂的渗透深度和硅烷含量是防水处理的两个重要参数，渗透深度与接触时间有关，延长混凝土与防水剂的接触时间或采用新型的乳液、凝胶等防水剂，都能使渗透深度达到10mm以上。防水处理后的混凝土吸水系数不到原来的十分之一。为了检测混凝土防水处理效果，将处理与未处理的混凝土浸入海水之中28天，之后测量混凝土中氯离子含量分布，防水处理建立的氯离子隔离层具有优越的抵抗氯离子渗透性。     

Adsorption of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) on alumina: influence of solution pH and cations

The persistent nature of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) has attracted global concern in recent years. Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) are the most commonly found PFC compounds, and thus their fate and transport play key roles in PFC distribution in the natural environment. As most solid phases in natural water contain alumina, an investigation of PFOS and PFOA adsorption behavior on alumina should prove useful in evaluating the environmental impact of this type of persistent pollutant. Systematic experiments were carried out in this study to investigate the adsorption behavior of PFOS and PFOA onto alumina. The results of adsorption kinetics on alumina show that it takes 48 h to reach equilibrium. The adsorption isotherms reveal maximum adsorption capacities of 0.252 μg/m² for PFOS and 0.157 μg/m² for PFOA at pH = 4.3, with the difference primarily due to their different functional groups. An increase in pH leads to a decrease in PFOS and PFOA adsorption on alumina, which may be attributed to the reduction in electrostatic interaction. The adsorption of both PFOS and PFOA decreases with an increase in ionic strength for all four types of cations (Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, and Ca²⁺), due to the compression of the electrical double layer. Furthermore, the results also indicate that both Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ can form bridges with PFOA anions in solution, whereas only PFOS can be bridged by Ca²⁺ due to the higher covalent nature of magnesium.     

Dynamics of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in a forest soil in Galicia, north-west Spain

Residues of the herbicide glyphosate (N-phosphonomethylglicine) and its main metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), were determined in a forest soil in north-west Spain, previously treated with 5 and 8 l ha(-1) of glyphosate. Both products were monitored in the solid and liquid soil phases for an 8-week period after the treatment. Soil samples were extracted by KH2PO4. Concentrated extracts and liquid phase samples were derivatized with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC) before determination by HPLC using an anion exchange column and spectrofluorometric detection. The treated soil peaked at 6.9 microg g(-1) of glyphosate, whereas soil water samples peaked at 0.74 microg ml(-1) of glyphosate. One month after the treatment, both glyphosate and AMPA concentrations in soil and water samples were almost negligible. AMPA peaked at 0.77 microg ml(-1) in soil water samples. Glyphosate and AMPA exhibited high vertical mobility in the treated soil, quickly reaching high concentrations in subsurface horizons where the degradation is slower.     

Accumulation of cadmium in livers and kidneys in Greenlanders

In the Arctic, the traditional diet exposes its people to a very high intake of cadmium because it is highly concentrated in the liver and kidneys of commonly eaten marine mammals. In one study in Greenland, the cadmium intake was estimated to 182 microg/day/person in the fall and 346 in the spring. To determine whether the cadmium is accumulated in humans, we analyzed autopsy samples of liver and kidneys from 95 ethnic Greenlanders (aged 19-89) who died from a wide range of causes. The cadmium concentration in liver (overall mean 1.97 microg/g wet wt) appeared to be unrelated to any particular age group, whereas the concentrations in the kidneys peaked in Greenlanders between 40 and 50 years of age (peak concentration 22.3 microg/g wet wt). Despite the high cadmium levels in the typical Greenlander diet, we found that the cadmium concentrations in livers and kidneys were comparable to those reported from Denmark, Sweden, Australia and Great Britain. Furthermore, even though the mean cadmium intake from the diet was estimated to be 13-25 times higher in Greenlanders than in Danes, we found similar cadmium levels in the kidneys of both. Seal livers and kidneys are the main source of cadmium in the diet of Greenlanders, but these tissues are not eaten in Denmark. Thus, our results suggest that the accumulation of cadmium from Greenlander's marine diet is very low.     

英、法、美三国的传统家具简介

作为一名室内设计师,应该能够区分各主要历史时期的家具,并熟悉其有代表性的细部特征.一般来讲,英法美三国的传统家具大致可分为二类,即正统风格家具(FormalStyle)和非正统风格家具(Informal Style).正统风格家具常指为贵族和庄园主设计的家具.这些人都较富有,常居住在宫廷、城堡或宽敞的住宅内.一般情况下,君主和宫廷的偏爱会导致某种风格的形成,因此,主要的家具发展时期通常以君主的名字来命名,如:乔治王朝时期(Georgian)、路易十六时期(LouisⅩⅥ)等等.     

Assessment of heavy metal levels in Almendares River sediments--Havana City, Cuba

The Almendares River watershed covers a large portion of Havana, Cuba and is centrally important to both recreational and other activities in the region. In order to assess current water quality conditions prior to planned remediation efforts, the spatial distribution of six heavy metals and other compounds were determined in river sediments at fifteen sampling stations in the watershed. Metal concentrations in sediments ranged from 86.1 to 708.8 for Zn, 39.3 to 189.0 for Pb, 71.6 to 420.8 for Cu, 84.4 to 209.7 Cr, 1.5 to 23.4 for Co, and 1.0 to 4.3 for Cd microg/g dry weight sediment. Calculated enrichment factors (EF; measured metal versus background mineral conditions) were almost always greater than 1.0, suggesting significant anthropogenic impact on metal levels in the river. The highest EF values were seen immediately below Cotorro (EF>10 for Pb, Cu, and Cd), a suburban town that has an active secondary smelter, and below the largest municipal landfill in Havana (EF>10 for Pb, Cu, Cd, and Zn). Further, three sampling stations had multiple metals at concentrations higher than probable effects concentrations (PEC), implying possible local ecotoxicological impacts. Finally, sequential extractions of the sediments indicated that heavy metals were largely associated with the organic fraction, and it was estimated that up to 62% of metals in the sediments would be susceptible to release back into the water column if hydraulic or other changes occurred in the river. These data are being used to prioritize decisions related to the remediation of the river system.     

Effects of microelements on soil nematode assemblages seven years after contaminating an agricultural field

Long-term effects of Cd, Cr, Cu, Se and Zn were studied 7 years after artificially contaminating plots of an agricultural field on a calcareous chernozem soil. Effects of three to four different contamination levels (originally 10, 30, 90 and 270 mg kg⁻¹) were studied. Nematode density was significantly reduced by 90 and 270 mg kg⁻¹ Se as well as by 270 mg kg⁻¹ Cr, while 90 and 270 mg kg⁻¹ Se also reduced nematode generic richness. Maturity Index values (calculated for c-p 2–5 nematodes) consistently decreased with increasing Cr and Se concentration and to a lesser extent in Zn plots as well. Structure Index showed decreasing trends in increasing Cr, Se and (to a lesser extent) in Zn treatments, while in Cd it shows a moderate increase. Distribution of c-p groups was negatively affected by the increasing Cr and Se concentration, while in Zn plots, this decrease was not significant. Response of feeding groups to pollutions was similar to other parameters: Cr and Se caused significant changes toward the loss of variability. The proportion of the most sensitive omnivorous and predatory nematodes decreased clearly as a consequence of Cr and Se treatments. Zn pollution also resulted in a slight decrease in this group, while Cd caused an increase. Nematode diversity profiles showed a significant decrease in the plots of increased Cr and Se concentrations, while increased concentrations of Cu and Zn resulted in ambiguous effects. Besides providing evidence on the harmful effects of Cr and Se on a soil nematode assemblage, our results suggest that simultaneous analysis of Maturity Index, Structure Index and diversity profiles provide a promising tool in nematological indication of soil pollution.     

Chemical water quality in Thailand and its impacts on the drinking water production in Thailand

In Thailand, surface water and groundwater are the main water sources for tap water and drinking water production. Thirty-six different samples from surface waters from Chao Praya and Mae Klong rivers, tap waters, bottled drinking waters, groundwaters and commercial ice cubes from around the Bangkok area were collected. Water samples were also taken from two waterworks in the Chonburi province. The extensive survey showed that, overall in all water samples investigated, there was only a minor pollution which could be traced back to the analyses performed including amongst others total organic carbon, inorganics and heavy metals, pesticides, organochlorine compounds, volatile organic compounds, surfactants, pharmaceuticals and disinfection by-products. However, whenever organic micropollutants could be detected in surface water, such as, e.g. the herbicide atrazine, they were also present in the tap water produced thereof proving that the present treatment steps are not sufficient for removal of such pollutants. The concentration of disinfection by-products was higher in tap water produced from Chao Praya river than from Mae Klong river. Disinfection by-products were also found in bottled drinking water. Commercial ice cubes contained anionic surfactants and their metabolites at elevated concentrations. The data of this study constitute the first set of homogenous data for the chemical water quality and also aid development of new water quality criteria in Thailand.     

矶崎新谈建筑

前不久,日本著名建筑师矶崎新在西方世界的两个新作:美国奥兰多附近的迪斯尼世界的新力公楼和巴塞罗那圣·乔迪体育馆相继建成,在西方建筑界引起强烈反响。为此,美国洛杉矶的建筑师弗朗西斯科·G·马奎斯代表《进步建筑》电话采访了矶崎新。《进步建筑》(以下简称P/A):你在日本、美国、欧洲、南美以及北非设计建造了许多项目,你认为自己是一位“世界的公民“,还是感到