生物膜与A/O工艺耦合快速降解氨氮

应用由城市污水处理厂序批式间歇反应器(SBR)中筛选得到的4株特殊氨氧化菌,分别在SBR和有回流的生物膜与A/O工艺耦合体系培养中,考察其降解低碳高氨氮废水的功能.结果表明,自养硝化与异养氨氧化菌的混合菌群较单一自养硝化菌株降解氨氮速率快;在生物膜与A/O工艺耦合系统中,自养硝化与异养氨氧化菌协同代谢加速氨氮氧化脱除,氨氮脱除速率远比SBR系统快.对生物膜与A/O工艺耦合系统中氨氮脱除动力学进行了研究,模拟了NH4 、NO2-质量浓度与氨氮脱除比速率之间的关系,模型得到了较好的验证.     

SBR单级自养脱氮系统氮素转化途径

利用氮素计量关系和批式实验研究了SBR系统中基于短程硝化的单级自养脱氮特性和脱氮途径。结果表明,SBR系统获得良好脱氮效果,TN最高去除负荷和去除速率分别达0.49 kg N/(m3.d)和0.20 kg N/(kg VSS.d);系统中82%的氨氮转化成气体脱除,10%的氨氮转化成硝酸盐氮。批式实验结果表明,SBR系统中的污泥同时具有厌氧氨氧化、亚硝酸盐氧化和自养反硝化活性,三者的反应速率分别为0.12 kg NH4+-N/(kg VSS.d)、0.04 kg NO2--N/(kg VSS.d)和0.03 kg NO2--N/(kg VSS.d)。综上,SBR系统中氮的脱除是短程硝化、厌氧氨氧化和反硝化共同作用的结果,产生的硝酸盐是厌氧氨氧化和硝化作用所致。     

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。     

MBBR一体式耦合短程硝化-厌氧氨氧化处理污泥水

采用移动床生物膜反应器(MBBR)处理已回收磷后的实际污泥水,在进水平均氨氮浓度为167.51 mg·L~(-1)、HRT为22.24 h、DO为0.5 mg·L~(-1)和温度为24～26℃的条件下实现了一体式短程硝化-厌氧氨氧化过程的耦合,对氨氮和总无机氮的最大去除率可达96%和79.7%。但是,一体式反应器受DO浓度影响较大,维持稳定的DO浓度对于系统的氮去除非常重要。荧光原位杂交(FISH)及高通量测序结果表明,MBBR的生物膜及活性污泥中Nitrosomonas菌分别占总菌数的10.46%和21.46%,厌氧氨氧化菌的优势菌种Candidatus Kuenenia在生物膜和活性污泥中分别占总菌数的4.13%和0.71%。因此,MBBR中活性污泥主要完成亚硝化,生物膜主要完成厌氧氨氧化,常温条件下,两者在一个反应体系中共同完成了对污泥水中氮的高效自养脱除。以上结果表明了一体式反应器处理实际污泥水的可行性,可为该工艺在实际工程中的应用提供参考。     

不同pH条件下短程硝化序批实验和数学模拟

为考察pH值对短程硝化过程动力学的影响,采用SBR工艺,以人工模拟氨氮废水为研究对象,进行了不同pH条件下的硝化批次实验,对氨氮降解过程进行动力学分析。在Monod方程的基础上,分析pH值对氨氧化菌(AOB)和亚硝酸氧化菌(NOB)生长速率的影响,分别建立了AOB和NOB的生长数学模型。利用MATLAB软件,将模型与硝化阶段实测数据进行拟合,取得良好的模拟效果。在此基础上通过模型预测得到泥龄(SRT)为6 d,溶解氧为1.5 mg O2/L,pH值在7.3~8范围内有利于实现短程硝化。     

有机物浓度对厌氧氨氧化脱氮性能影响试验研究

通过间歇试验和连续试验研究了不同有机物浓度对厌氧氨氧化活性及脱氮性能的影响。间歇试验结果表明：自养条件下厌氧氨氧化菌的最大比反应速率为0.189 kg NH⁺₄-N/（kg VSS·d）；当氨氮和亚硝酸盐氮浓度为80 mg/L时，有机物的添加降低了厌氧氨氧化速率，当有机物浓度超过70 mg/L时，厌氧氨氧化菌的最大比反应速率降低到0.05 kg NH⁺₄-N/（kg VSS·d）以下，是反硝化菌与厌氧氨氧化菌竞争亚硝酸盐产生了可逆抑制的结果。连续试验结果表明，高氮低碳源有机环境下厌氧氨氧化能稳定运行，并且比自养系统中总氮的去除率有所提高，当COD值为50 mg/L时，总氮去除率最大，平均值达96.59%，是反硝化菌和厌氧氨氧化菌共同脱氮的结果；当有机物浓度过高时，ANAMMOX对TN去除贡献率持续降低，反硝化不断得到强化，厌氧氨氧化运行不稳定。     

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。     

低浓度乙酸盐诱导下厌氧氨氧化与异养反硝化高效耦合脱氮

通过连续流实验研究了低浓度乙酸盐诱导下厌氧氨氧化颗粒污泥与异养反硝化菌的耦合脱氮性能,同时采用批试实验考察耦合系统中的氮素转化及去除途径。结果表明:采用低浓度乙酸盐对厌氧氨氧化颗粒污泥进行驯化,可以实现厌氧氨氧化与异养反硝化的高效耦合脱氮。系统在稳定时期,进水NH_4~+-N为30~40 mg·L~(-1)、NO_2~--N为45~55 mg·L~(-1)、CH_3COONa为60~80 mg·L~(-1),NH_4~+-N、NO_2~--N和TN的去除率分别为93.84%、94.62%和86.46%。耦合系统中的颗粒污泥同时存在厌氧氨氧化特性、硝化特性和反硝化特性。颗粒污泥表现出良好的厌氧氨氧化特性,总氮去除速率为12.46 mg·(g MLSS·h)~(-1)。系统中存在的硝化细菌可以消耗进水中的溶解氧从而缓解溶解氧对ANAMMOX菌的抑制,其中AOB活性高于NOB活性。系统中颗粒污泥对硝氮的反硝化作用强于对亚硝氮的反硝化作用,亚硝氮反硝化和硝氮反硝化的降解速率分别为1.89和3.59 mg·(g MLSS·h)~(-1)。当亚硝氮和硝氮同时存在时,反硝化菌优先将硝氮还原成亚硝氮。     

短程硝化过程中NO-2-N高效富集的工艺条件实验研究

针对厌氧氨氧化工艺需要提供充足的亚硝酸盐氮为电子受体的问题，利用培养基对SBR中具有一定短程硝化功能的污泥进行富集培养，得到氨氧化菌和亚硝酸盐氧化菌的数量之比为104︰1，并研究了工艺条件对短程硝化的影响，结果表明，适合氨氧化菌生长的最佳温度为30℃、pH为7.5、nHCO^-₃/nNH⁺₄-N值为1。以适合氨氧化菌生长的最佳环境条件优化SBR，在进水氨氮浓度为250 mg/L时，氨氮的转化率达到90％以上，亚硝酸盐氮积累率维持在85％以上，反应器中氨氧化菌与亚硝酸盐氧化菌的数量之比为10³∶1，亚硝酸盐的高效积累为厌氧氨氧化工艺处理高氨废水的过程提供了稳定的电子受体。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.