DO和pH值在短程硝化中的作用

在SBR反应器中对DO和pH值在短程硝化和半亚硝化过程中的作用进行试验研究,结果表明,控制低DO和适宜的pH值在短程硝化过程中起着重要的作用.本试验条件下,当DO为0.5～1.0 mg/L、pH值为7.5～8.0时,在SBR反应器中很容易实现短程硝化;当DO＞0.3 mg/L时,DO越低,出水NO2--N积累率越高;当pH值＞6.8时,不会影响系统NO2--N积累的稳定性.另外,研究结果还表明,通过控制DO和pH值可以实现半亚硝化.本试验条件下,当进水氨氮浓度为120 mg/L时,控制DO为0.3～0.4 mg/L可实现出水半亚硝化;当进水氨氮浓度为200 mg/L时,控制DO为0.5～0.6 mg/L或pH值为6.8也可以实现出水半亚硝化.     

DO和pH值在短程硝化中的作用

在SBR反应器中对DO和pH值在短程硝化和半亚硝化过程中的作用进行试验研究，结果表明，控制低DO和适宜的pH值在短程硝化过程中起着重要的作用。本试验条件下。当DO为0．5～1．0mg／L、pH值为7．5—8．0时。在SBR反应器中很容易实现短程硝化；当DO〉0．3mg／L时，DO越低，出水NO2^-N积累率越高；当pH值〉6．8时，不会影响系统NO2^-N积累的稳定性。另外，研究结果还表明，通过控制DO和pH值可以实现半亚硝化。本试验条件下，当进水氨氮浓度为120mg／L时，控制DO为0．3—0．4mg／L可实现出水半亚硝化；当进水氨氮浓度为200mg／L时，控制DO为0．5—0．6mg／L或pH值为6．8也可以实现出水半亚硝化。     

实时控制SBR系统中的短程硝化反硝化

以人工模拟高氨氮废水为研究对象,采用循环间歇式曝气方式,以溶解氧浓度(DO)和pH值为过程控制参数,对SBR系统进行实时控制、全程跟踪.根据此过程中COD、NH4 -N、NO2--N和NO3--N 4项水质指标的变化情况,研究SBR系统中的短程硝化反硝化工艺.实验结果表明,在短程硝化反硝化工艺中,采用较高曝气量,并且在曝气过程中用DO和pH值作为过程控制参数是可行的.     

混合液氨氮浓度对短程硝化影响的数学模拟和实验研究

通过调节进水流量,维持混合液氨氮浓度在某一设定值,在保持混合液中挥发性悬浮固体(VSS)浓度稳定的条件下,采用数学模拟和实验方法研究混合液氨氮浓度对短程硝化的影响。数学模拟结果表明,维持一定的混合液氨氮浓度对实现短程硝化有帮助,较低温和较高DO条件下,可通过提高混合液氨氮浓度来实现短程硝化;混合液DO分别为0.6、1.5、3.0mg/L的条件下,20℃时需要维持混合液氨氮分别为2.0、3.0、5.0mg/L以上才能达到100%的亚硝酸盐氮累积率,维持短程硝化,10℃时则需要维持混合液氨氮分别为5.0、30.0、30.0mg/L以上。实验结果表明,在混合液DO为1.5mg/L条件下,通过调节进水流量维持混合液氨氮为20.0mg/L,实现了短程硝化过程,初步证明了数学模拟的结论。     

间歇曝气条件下短程硝化的实现及影响因素研究

研究间歇曝气条件下短程硝化的实现及温度、pH值和DO对实验效果的影响。以城市生活污水为研究对象,采用间歇曝气方式进行短程硝化实验,利用接种法培养驯化亚硝化细菌。实验研究结果表明,经过22 d的培养驯化,成功获得了亚硝化细菌,亚硝酸盐的积累率达到90％左右。在温度为25℃、pH为7.5、DO＜1 mg/L的条件下,亚硝酸...     

短程硝化处理炼油催化剂废水

炼油催化剂生产过程中产生的高盐度、高无机质的高氨氮废水难以处理。研究将短程硝化反硝化生物脱氮技术应用于该种废水的处理。实验同时控制反应器温度(31℃)、溶解氧(≤1.5 mg/L)、pH值(7.8~8.7)和污泥龄(30 d),较快地实现催化剂废水短程硝化污泥的驯化,亚硝酸盐平均积累率达到了97.4%。在此基础上,结合在线监控ORP、pH值变化情况及短程硝化反应动力学研究,较好地实现了炼油催化剂废水的短程硝化。     

短程硝化在垃圾渗滤液处理工程中的应用

针对垃圾填埋场渗滤液生物脱氮高耗能的问题,通过对A/O/N工艺处理垃圾渗滤液进行短程硝化反硝化调试,对溶解氧(DO)、污泥浓度(MLSS)、污泥龄(SRT)、混合液回流比、pH、碱度进行定性定量分析,研究了不同条件下垃圾渗滤液生物处理阶段COD、氨氮及总氮去除效果,探讨了影响亚硝酸盐氮积累的因素。结果表明,好氧池低溶解氧能成功启动短程硝化,垃圾渗滤液稳定实现短程硝化反硝化脱氮。运行条件为:O反应器DO浓度0.5～0.8 mg·L~(-1),N反应器DO浓度1.5～2.2 mg·L~(-1),MLSS 3 500～4 500 mg·L~(-1),污泥龄9～13 d,混合液回流比1 100%,N反应器pH 7.6～8.2,N反应器碱度1.1 g·L~(-1)。短程硝化调试后,硝化阶段亚硝化率稳定在85%以上,COD、氨氮及总氮去除率分别达95%、98.6%、94.2%以上,节省30%碳源量和20%曝气量。     

固定化包埋填料高氨氮负荷下短程硝化稳定运行特征

为了探讨固定化包埋填料高氨氮负荷下短程硝化的稳定运行研究,以固定化技术包埋一定量硝化菌填料为载体,并利用序批次反应器进行处理人工配置的氨氮废水实验,该实验研究了实现短程硝化影响因素DO、有机物的控制范围,驯化期间,分别将温度、pH值、DO控制在(31±1)℃、7.8~8.2、1.8~2.0 mg·L~(-1)范围内,进水有机物浓度始终保持在50 mg·L~(-1)以下,体积填充率为15%,采用高游离氨(3.03~14.18 mg·L~(-1))对NOB产生抑制作用,使活性填料中的AOB成为优势菌群,通过历时55 d的培养实现了该填料短程硝化的启动及稳定运行,结果表明,进水氨氮浓度保持200 mg·L~(-1)左右,氨氮去除速率高达28.29 mg NH+4-N·(L·h)~(-1)的同时,氨氮的去除率97%,亚硝酸盐积累NO_2~--N/NO_x~--N85%,实验同时还考察了活性填料的抗冲击负荷能力与单个周期内短程硝化运行特征。     

基于DO和游离氨联合控制的短程硝化快速启动及稳定运行研究

在高氨氮废水中,为了实现序批式活性污泥反应器(SBR)短程硝化的快速启动及稳定运行,采用DO与游离氨(FA)联合控制的策略进行调控。结果表明:控制DO为1.42～1.53mg/L,曝气时间为3.5h,将初始FA平均值从1.75mg/L提高至8.74mg/L,经过30d的运行,亚硝酸盐氮积累率达到75.71%,氨氮去除率稳定在80%左右,可以实现快速启动;进一步将DO提高至1.77～1.90mg/L,曝气时间降低至2.5h,可实现长达61d的稳定运行,氨氮平均去除率维持在85.70%,亚硝酸盐氮积累率平均达到91.80%。因此,FA和DO联合调控可抑制亚硝酸盐氧化菌活性,促进氨氧化菌增殖,可以实现短程硝化的快速启动及稳定运行。     

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.     

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.