HRT对异养硝化好氧反硝化菌处理高速列车真空集便废水的影响

利用具有良好异养硝化好氧反硝化功能的菌剂启动生物接触氧化工艺,用以处理经化粪池厌氧消化后的高速列车真空集便废水。重点研究了HRT对生物膜反应器中好氧反硝化菌处理列车集便废水的影响,并进行了动力学模型分析。实验结果表明,在选用立体弹性填料为生物膜载体时,系统的最佳HRT为6 h。该条件下,反应器稳定运行的COD、总氮和氨氮的去除率均大于80%。通过对系统底物降解动力学的初步探究,得出了相关降解动力学常数KS、μmax。经验证,Monod模型较好地描述了系统的基质降解动力学行为,为高速列车真空集便废水的处理提供了相对高效、简便的方法。     

脉冲进水对两级厌氧接触氧化法处理小型火车站污水的影响

根据小型火车站的特点,利用厌氧接触氧化工艺处理火车站公建污水。重点研究了进水方式对厌氧工艺处理小型火车站污水的影响,并进行了动力学模型分析。实验结果表明,在室温条件下,控制反应器HRT为24 h,脉冲强度为1.380 L·(m~2·min)~(-1),脉冲频次为24次·d~(-1),选取填料为块状海绵填料,保持进水及其他运行条件均相同的情况下,脉冲进水反应器的厌氧生物膜生物量较连续进水反应器高1.36 g·L~(-1),脉冲进水反应器的COD和总氮去除率分别比连续进水反应器的去除率高4%和3.7%。通过对厌氧生物膜反应器底物降解动力学的初步探究,得出了该反应器的相关降解动力学方程和常数。经验证,Monod模型能够较好地描述该厌氧生物反应器内基质降解的动力学行为,为小型火车站公建污水的处理提供了相对高效、科学的方法。     

3种固定式填料在中试IFAS系统中的性能比较及菌群结构解析

为考察固定式填料在生物膜-活性污泥工艺(IFAS)中的性能和菌群结构,选取弹性立体填料、组合填料以及自制填料3种固定式填料投入中试级别的IFAS反应器好氧池中进行对比,另于小试系统中进行3种填料的脱膜实验。结果表明:组合填料的亲水性最高(接触角为38°),生物膜厚且致密,加上结点的存在,易结团,脱膜率最高为63%;弹性填料21 d基本可以完成生物膜的更新;而自制填料脱膜速率先快后慢,第24天时脱膜率高达80%。在系统运行期间,3种填料对COD、氨氮去除率均在90%以上,出水均达到一级A排放标准。自制填料和组合填料系统的总氮去除率高于弹性填料。当自制填料系统运行27 d以后,TN出水可稳定达到一级A排放标准。与组合填料和弹性填料相比,由于自制填料结构的特殊性,其负载的生物量最多,生物多样性最高,同时,对硝化细菌、反硝化菌和反硝化除磷菌均表现出富集优势。     

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。     

曝气生物流化床处理高氨氮粪便污水

应用好氧曝气生物流化床反应器处理动车集便器粪便污水,研究反应器同步硝化反硝化脱氮及去除COD效能,以及DO对处理效能的影响,通过镜检观察反应器内微生物特性,探究反应器同步硝化反硝化脱氮机理。结果表明,反应器维持DO在2.5 mg/L左右时,对粪便污水中氨氮、TN和COD的去除率分别达99.8%、84.1%和95.5%,在好氧曝气生物流化床反应器中,实现同步硝化反硝化脱氮并去除有机物。分析认为,反硝化脱氮主要发生在生物膜内的厌氧微环境,反硝化反应主要由厌氧反硝化菌完成,曝气生物流化床反应器同步硝化反硝化脱氮机理主要从微环境理论解释。     

好氧反硝化去除低浓度NO_x的动力学模型研究

在好氧条件下,对利用生物滴滤塔（bio-trickling filter,BTF）反硝化净化废气中NOx的过程进行了理论模型探讨,并用实验结果进行了验证。在分析NOx在BTF内传质以及生物降解过程的基础上,建立了NOx在气相和生物膜相的质量守恒方程,结合Fick定律和好氧条件下的Monod微生物反应动力学方程,最终得到了NOx在BTF中＂吸附-微生物降解＂过程的动力学方程。模型计算值与实验结果表明,BTF中好氧反硝化过程为一级反应过程,利用该模型可以较好地模拟进口浓度、停留时间等因素对出口浓度的影响,对实际应用具有指导意义。     

一体化生物膜反应器处理生活污水试验研究

根据传统好氧硝化和缺氧反硝化生物脱氮的工艺原理,开发了一体化生物膜反应器,并对其进行了处理生活污水的试验研究。试验结果表明,在有机负荷提高的前提下,通过对进水方式和曝气速率的调节,反应器对COD和TN的去除率达到97％和82％;污泥活性测定表明,硝化反应和反硝化反应分别在反应器的好氧区和缺氧区占优势,但由于生物膜内部微环境的存在,反应器不同区域均有同时硝化和反硝化(SND)现象的发生。     

pH对高浓度氨氮短程硝化抑制动力学的影响

在移动床生物膜反应器(MBBR)实现稳定短程硝化的前提下,采用模拟废水进行批式实验,研究生物膜短程硝化过程的基质抑制动力学特性及pH的影响.基于Haldane模型建立短程硝化基质抑制动力学方程,确定不同pH条件下的动力学常数.结果表明,不同pH条件下,高浓度氨氮对短程硝化的抑制特性均符合Haldane模型.pH为7.0、8.0和9.0时的氨氮最大比降解速率(qmax)分别为9.906、16.234、14.742mg/(g·h),pH=8.0是获得高效的短程硝化效果的适宜运行条件.但半亚硝化的实现则需要在氨氮降解速率适当降低的条件下(pH=7.0)才能实现.     

基于MBBR技术的白酒窖底废水与低C/N生活污水协同处理系统的构建及功能微生物分析

为解决低C/N污水和高浓度白酒废水(HCBW)处理所面临的问题,采用移动床生物膜反应器(MBBR),构建了白酒窖底废水与模拟低C/N生活污水协同处理系统,以改性海绵填料和流化床填料分别探究HCBW作为反硝化外加碳源对低C/N生活污水处理的影响.结果表明:海绵填料协同处理系统(A1)对COD、NH4+-N、TN和色度的平...     

盐度和曝气时间对包埋颗粒短程硝化启动的影响及其动力学分析

针对短程硝化反应器启动时间长、效果不稳定等问题,使用水性聚氨酯(WPU)制作硝化污泥包埋颗粒,利用SBR设置盐度梯度以及不同曝气时间进行批次实验,启动短程硝化;通过控制最佳反应条件启动UASB短程硝化反应器,同时进行动力学分析。结果表明:在批次实验过程中,随着盐度的增加,氨氮去除率(η_A)及NO_2~--N积累率(R_(NAR))先上升后下降。当NaCl浓度为10 g·L~(-1)时,短程硝化效果最佳,η_A为55%,R_(NAR)为90%;不同曝气时间对短程硝化的稳定性有较大的影响,曝气时间为8 h时短程硝化效果最稳定,η_A和R_(NAR)分别达到56%和96%。控制NaCl浓度为10 g·L~(-1),HRT为8 h,成功实现了UASB短程硝化反应器的启动;包埋颗粒对氨氮的动力学特性符合Haldane基质抑制动力学模型,具有优良的动力学特性。研究可为包埋颗粒与短程硝化工艺的耦合脱氮提供参考,并为含盐废水的处理提供技术支持。     

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.     

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 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.     

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.     

Biochemical interaction of six op delayed neurotoxicants with several neurotargets

Abstract

Five organophosphorous insecticides: Leptophos, EPN, Cyano‐fenphos, trichloronate and salithion proved to cause irreversible ataxia not only to chicken but also to mice and sheep. TOCP was included as a reference. Cyanofenphos blocked the catecholamine B‐receptor binding activity with ³H‐norepinephrine at a level similar to that of the specific inhibitor propranolol in the mouse heart preparation. In the lamb heart preparation, the B‐receptor was more sensitive to Leptophos, salithion and TOCP than to propranolol. The six compounds and their oxons were screened for their in‐vitro inhibition to monamine oxidase (MAO), acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) and neurotoxic esterase (NTE) in the brain of either mouse, lamb or chicken. It is believed that their AChE inhibition stands for their acute toxicity, while NTE inhibition is responsible for their paralytic ataxia.