电极生物膜耦合硫自养强化型人工快渗系统脱氮性能

由于人工快渗(CRI)系统对TN去除率较低,该技术在污水处理领域的应用受到限制。为提高TN去除率,将电极生物膜和硫自养反硝化技术耦合应用于CRI系统,考察了"异养+氢自养+硫自养"反硝化脱氮的可行性,并通过菌群结构解析了电极生物膜耦合硫自养强化脱氮的机理。结果表明,电极生物膜耦合硫自养强化型CRI系统在电流强度为15mA时,TN平均去除率可达73.0%,相比传统CRI系统提高了48.0百分点。从稳定运行的电极生物膜耦合硫自养强化型CRI系统反硝化区共检测出231个已知菌属,其中具有硫自养反硝化功能的产硫酸杆菌属(Thiobacillus)和具有氢自养反硝化功能的噬氢菌属(Hydrogenophaga)相对丰度较高,分别为35.9%、15.7%。硫自养反硝化、氢自养反硝化和异养反硝化的共同作用促进了CRI系统脱氮性能的提高。     

3DBER-S阴极nirS型反硝化菌群的分析

为探究低碳氮比条件下3DBER-S(三维电极生物膜与硫自养耦合脱氮工艺)阴极反硝化菌群特征、强化脱氮机制,在TOC/TN=0.36的进水条件下稳定运行反应器,运用nir S基因克隆文库方法,分析了3DBER-S阴极生物膜反硝化菌群结构。结果表明,在3DBER-S阴极生物膜上反硝化菌中,β变形菌(β-proteobacteria)是优势菌种,占细菌总数的59.22%。其中,所占比例最大的是异养菌,包括与固氮弧菌属(Azoarcus tolulyticus)和趋磁螺菌(Magnetospirillum magneticum)类似的细菌,分别占44.74%和21.05%。能够分别利用硫单质或氢气作为电子供体进行反硝化脱氮的Sulfuricella denitrifican、高氯酸盐降解菌(Dechlorospirillum sp.)和陶厄氏菌属(Thauera)三者所占比例之和达到了17.11%。表明系统中氮的去除是由异养反硝化、氢自养反硝化和硫自养反硝化共同作用的结果,既有效减少了脱氮过程中有机碳源的消耗,又维持了系统酸碱度的平衡,从而能够在低碳氮比条件下维持稳定高效的脱氮效果。     

污水硝化过程中N2O逸出控制的理论与实践

在污水生物脱氮工艺中,硝化过程是由自养硝化菌和异养硝化菌共同完成的.2类细菌的N2O生成机理及逸出量与系统中溶解氧的高低密切相关.了解硝化系统中的典型菌种自养菌Nitrosomonas europaea和异养菌Alcaligenesfaecalis生成N2O的机理是控制硝化过程中N2O逸出的理论基础,通过筛选优势菌种构建同步硝化-反硝化作用则是控制N2O逸出的新途径.     

电极改性对电极生物膜反硝化反应器硝酸盐氮去除性能的影响

探究在碳纤维毡电极上利用恒电压电化学聚合聚吡咯(PPy)的聚合效果,并利用傅里叶变换红外线(FTIR)及扫描电镜(SEM)对其进行表征;将聚吡咯覆膜改性后的碳纤维毡电极应用到自养反硝化的电极生物膜反应器(BER)中,考察电极改性对自养反硝化电极生物膜反应器的硝酸盐氮去除性能影响,并研究电极改性对生物膜附着量及生物膜微生物群落的影响。结果表明,恒电压电化学聚合能够在碳纤维电极表面形成均匀稳定的聚吡咯膜,从而实现聚吡咯在炭纤维毡电极上的覆膜改性。改性后的电极应用到自养反硝化电极生物膜反应器中,可使反应器对NO_3~--N的去除效率由对照反应器的67.3%增加到83.9%,处理效果提高了24.7%。对反应器内电极生物膜进行生物量测定和扫描电镜分析,可以看到R2反应器中改性电极生物膜附着量明显多于R1反应器中未改性电极生物膜的附着量,说明电极改性有利于生物膜的附着。电极生物膜微生物16S rDNA分析中R1反应器电极生物膜菌落组成中优势菌属为Dechloromonas sp.,而R2反应器电极生物膜的优势菌为Hydrogenophaga sp.(噬氢菌属)和Thauera sp.(陶厄氏菌属),两者有明显差别,并且R2反应器比R1反应器生物膜的菌落组成更多样化,这说明电极材料的改性对电极生物膜微生物群落的组成产生了影响。     

pH对氢自养型反硝化菌反硝化性能的影响

采用模拟硝酸盐污染地下水(简称模拟水)驯化培养氢自养型反硝化菌,建立了定量分析氢自养型反硝化菌生物量的方法,研究了pH对氢自养型反硝化菌反硝化性能的影响。结果表明,每单位OD600相当于水样中氢自养型反硝化菌的生物量为491.75mg/L。当初始pH在6.7以下或9.2以上时,氢自养型反硝化菌生物活性会受到抑制,而初始pH为7.2、7.7、8.2和8.7时,反硝化进行12h后模拟水中的总氮去除率分别为99.7%、99.6%、96.6%和83.5%。经过12h的反硝化模拟水的pH增加0.1～0.9,硬度降低10.01～48.05mg/L;初始pH为6.7～8.7的模拟水在反硝化进行12h后生物量增加5.68～6.03mg/L,初始pH为7.7的模拟水反硝化速率最高,达0.041mg/h。     

硫自养反硝化协同固定化微生物技术修复城市黑臭水体

固定化微生物技术可促进城市黑臭水体中氮磷污染物去除,但硫自养反硝化协同固定化微生物技术修复黑臭水体研究较少。通过向改性载镧膨润土基复合微生物菌剂(La-Bt基复合菌剂)中添加经S₂O₃^2-驯化培养的硫自养反硝化菌(NR-SOB),试图引入硫自养反硝化协同固定化微生物技术修复黑臭水体。在La-Bt基复合菌剂投加量为1.5 g/L时,向黑臭水体中分梯度投加不同浓度NR-SOB,研究NR-SOB协同La-Bt基复合菌剂去除黑臭水体污染物效果,并通过高通量测序分析底泥微生物群落结构变化。结果表明,当NR-SOB投加量为0.3 g/L时,对黑臭水体和底泥处理效果较好：上覆水氨氮、TN和TP去除率分别为87.42%、69.85%和71.11%;底泥酸可挥发性硫(AVS)去除率为34.76%,底泥TN和TP去除率分别为45.22%、45.04%;实验结束时底泥中厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)相对丰度从11.76%降至9.84%,硫杆菌属(Thiobacillus)相对丰度达2.82%,氮硫去除相关微生物菌属比例提升约0.95%。     

硫自养反硝化去除地下水中硝酸盐氮的研究

研究实际地下水硫自养反硝化动力学过程，考察季节因素(温度)对动力学的影响，实验结果表明，地下水升流式硫自养滤柱反硝化动力学符合1/2级动力学模型，其反应速率常数受温度的影响很大，用阿仑尼乌斯方程计算硫自养反硝化活化能为80.38 kJ/mol。硫自养反硝化产生的硫酸根与反硝化掉的硝酸根离子呈线性相关。在地下水不经任何预处理的条件下，硫自养反硝化仍能有效地脱除地下水中的硝酸盐，反应器出水的pH值仍维持在中性范围。     

碳源强化下的硫自养/异养反硝化协同作用

为强化硫自养反硝化过程,通过向连续稳定运行的硫自养反硝化反应器内投加少量碳源以进行强化,乙酸钠投加量分别为5.99、11.98、23.96 mg·L~(-1)。分析投加前后反应器内硝氮、COD、硫酸根和耗碱量的变化;研究了碳源强化下硫自养反硝化运行效能及反应机理。结果表明,投加少量碳源可增强自养反硝化过程硝氮的去除效果;在3种碳源投加量条件下,COD的利用率均大于85%,但硫酸盐生成量并未减少;在5.99 mg·L~(-1)碳源投加量下,系统实际耗碱量大于以硫酸根和COD计的理论耗碱量,而在11.98 mg·L~(-1)和23.96 mg·L~(-1)投加量下,实际耗碱量均介于2种理论值之间。在投加少量碳源后,自养反硝化脱氮效果明显提高,异养反硝化趋势随着碳源投加量的增加而增加。     

土著反硝化菌对巢湖流域稻田泥土脱氮效果的影响

生物修复技术削减途经土壤中的硝态氮是一种环境友好且生态效益高的方法。构建了含不同填料的A (土壤)、B (土壤+木屑)、C (土壤+木屑+蜡样芽孢杆菌)、D (土壤+木屑+土著反硝化菌) 4种渗透反应柱,将从土壤填料中筛选出单株具有良好反硝化性能的土著反硝化菌(Pseudomonas sp.P10)和来源于湖泊底泥的反硝化菌蜡样芽孢杆菌分别接种至渗透反应柱,探究土著反硝化菌对巢湖流域同源水稻田土壤填充渗透反应柱脱氮效果的影响。结果表明,向反应柱中接种土著反硝化菌Pseudomonas sp.P10可缩短反应柱去除NO₃^--N的启动时间,填料为土壤与木屑的B柱对NO₃^--N去除率可达96.05%。接种土著反硝化菌的D柱出现了NH₄⁺-N积累现象,B、C、D柱中积累的[NO₂^--N]均低于2.4 mg·L^-1。在30 mg·L^-1和50 mg·L^-1的...     

低氧条件下同时硝化和反硝化机理初探

采用人工配水 ,对低氧条件下完全混合系统中氮的去除进行了研究。实验结果表明 ,在低氧条件下 (DO为 0 .3～0 .8mg/L )完全混合系统的同时硝化和反硝化具有一定的可行性。在泥龄为 45 d,C/N比为 10∶ 1,F/M为 0 .1g CODCr/(g ML SS·d)条件下 ,总氮的去除率达 66.7%。经分析 ,本实验发生的硝化反应仍然是自养硝化菌的好氧硝化 ,同时硝化和反硝化现象应归因于微环境理论     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Radionuclides and trace elements in fish collected upstream and downstream of Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the consumption of muscle and bone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine radionuclide and trace element concentrations in bottom‐feeding fish (catfish, carp, and suckers) collected from the confluences of some of the major canyons that cross Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) lands with the Rio Grande (RG) and the potential radiological doses from the ingestion of these fish. Samples of muscle and bone (and viscera in some cases) were analyzed for ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, and ²⁴¹Am and Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cr, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Tl. Most radionuclides, with the exception of ⁹⁰Sr, in the muscle plus bone portions of fish collected from LANL canyons/RG were not significantly (p<0.05) higher from fish collected upstream (San Ildefonso/background) of LANL. Strontium‐90 in fish muscle plus bone tissue significantly (p<0.05) increases in concentration starting from Los Alamos Canyon, the most upstream confluence (fish contained 3.4E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [126E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]), to Frijoles Canyon, the most downstream confluence (fish contained 14E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [518E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]). The differences in ⁹⁰Sr concentrations in fish collected downstream and upstream (background) of LANL, however, were very small. Based on the average concentrations (±2SD) of radionuclides in fish tissue from the four LANL confluences, the committed effective dose equivalent from the ingestion of 46 lb (21 kg) (maximum ingestion rate per person per year) of fish muscle plus bone, after the subtraction of background, was 0.1 ± 0.1 mrem y^‐1 (1.0 ± 1.0 μSv y^‐1), and was far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1). Of the trace elements that were found above the limits of detection (Ba, Cu, and Hg) in fish muscle collected from the confluences of canyons that cross LANL and the RG, none were in significantly higher (p<0.05) concentrations than in muscle of fish collected from background locations.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.     

Radionuclides in deer and elk from Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the ingestion of muscle and bone

Abstract

This paper summarizes radionuclide concentrations (³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, ²⁴¹Am, and ^totU) in muscle and bone tissue of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) collected from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico, lands from 1991 through 1998. Also, the committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) and the risk of excess cancer fatalities (RECF) to people who ingest muscle and bone from deer and elk collected from LANL lands were estimated. Most radionuclide concentrations in muscle and bone from individual deer (n = 11) and elk (n = 22) collected from LANL lands were either at less than detectable quantities (where the analytical result was smaller than two counting uncertainties) and/or within upper (95%) level background (BG) concentrations. As a group, most radionuclides in muscle and bone of deer and elk from LANL lands were not significantly higher (p<0.10) than in similar tissues from deer (n = 3) and elk (n = 7) collected from BG locations. Also, elk that had been radio collared and tracked for two years and spent an average time of 50% on LANL lands were not significantly different in most radionuclides from road kill elk that have been collected as part of the environmental surveillance program. Overall, the upper (95%) level net CEDEs (the CEDE plus two sigma for each radioisotope minus background) at the most conservative ingestion rate (50 lbs of muscle and 13 lbs of bone) were as follows: deer muscle = 0.22 mrem y^‐1 (2.2 μSv y^‐1), deer bone = 3.8 mrem y^‐1 (38 μSv y^‐1), elk muscle = 0.12 mrem y^‐1 (1.2 μSv y^‐1), and elk bone = 1.7 mrem y^‐1 (17 μSv y^‐1). All CEDEs were far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection guideline of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1), and the highest muscle plus bone net CEDE corresponded to a RECF of 2E‐06, which is far below the Environmental Protection Agency upper level guideline of 1E‐04.     

Radionuclides in pinon pine (Pinus edulis) nuts from los alamos national laboratory lands and the dose from consumption

Abstract

One of the dominant tree species growing within and around the eastern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM, lands is the pinon pine (Pinus edulis). Pinon pine is used for firewood, fence posts, and building materials and is a source of nuts for food—the seeds are consumed by a wide variety of animals and are also gathered by people in the area and eaten raw or roasted. This study investigated the (1) concentration of ³H, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu, and²⁴¹ Am in soils (0‐ to 12‐in. [31 cm] depth underneath the tree), pinon pine shoots (PPS), and pinon pine nuts (PPN) collected from LANL lands and regional background (BG) locations, (2) committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) from the ingestion of nuts, and (3) soil to PPS to PPN concentration ratios (CRs). Most radionuclides, with the exception of ³H in soils, were not significantly higher (p < 0.10) in soils, PPS, and PPN collected from LANL as compared to BG locations, and concentrations of most radionuclides in PPN from LANL have decreased over time. The maximum net CEDE (the CEDE plus two sigma minus BG) at the most conservative ingestion rate (10 lb [4.5 kg]) was 0.0018 mrem (0.018 μSv); this is far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem (1000 μSv). Soil‐to‐nut CRs for most radionuclides were within the range of default values in the literature for common fruits and vegetables.     

Degradation and sorption of imidacloprid in dissimilar surface and subsurface soils

Degradation and sorption/desorption are important processes affecting the leaching of pesticides through soil. This research characterized the degradation and sorption of imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) in Drummer (silty clay loam) and Exeter (sandy loam) surface soils and their corresponding subsurface soils using sequential extraction methods over 400 days. By the end of the incubation, approximately 55% of imidacloprid applied at a rate of 1.0 mg kg^?1 degraded in the Exeter sandy loam surface and subsurface soils, compared to 40% of applied imidacloprid within 300 days in Drummer surface and subsurface soils. At the 0.1 mg kg^?1 application rate, dissipation was slower for all four soils. Water-extractable imidacloprid in Exeter surface soil decreased from 98% of applied at day 1 to > 70% of the imidacloprid remaining after 400 d, as compared to 55% in the Drummer surface soil at day 1 and 12% at day 400. These data suggest that imidacloprid was bioavailable to degrading soil microorganisms and sorption/desorption was not the limiting factor for biodegradation. In subsurface soils > 40% of ¹⁴C-benzoic acid was mineralized over 21 days, demonstrating an active microbial community. In contrast, cumulative ¹⁴CO₂ was less than 1.5% of applied ¹⁴C-imidacloprid in all soils over 400 d. Qualitative differences in the microbial communities appear to limit the degradation of imidacloprid in the subsurface soils.