预氯化及常规工艺对消毒副产物的影响

以天津市某给水厂的水源水为实验对象,通过在实验室规模上模拟的给水处理厂工艺流程,比较了3种不同工艺流程中各单元出水的三卤甲烷(THMs)、卤乙酸(HAAs)和总有机物(TOC)浓度变化,分析了水处理单元工艺和TOC浓度对消毒副产物的影响。结果表明,预氯化生成的三卤甲烷和卤乙酸分别占最终出水中三卤甲烷和卤乙酸浓度的55.7%和66.7%,说明预氯化对出厂水中消毒副产物的产生有显著影响;混凝沉淀和过滤对三卤甲烷的去除率分别为17.2%和19.6%,而卤乙酸在水处理过程中变化不大,仅在过滤之后降低了3.32μg/L,说明过滤对三卤甲烷和卤乙酸均有一定的去除作用,而混凝沉淀仅对三卤甲烷有一定的去除作用;TOC浓度经过水处理工艺后整体呈下降趋势,但分析表明,其浓度对三卤甲烷和卤乙酸的生成影响很小,而氯则是三卤甲烷和卤乙酸生成的重要限制因素。     

冬季密云水库水的预臭氧氧化处理研究

针对冬季北京密云水库水低温、低浊的水质特征,分别进行了实验室烧杯实验和现场中试研究,并对原水及处理后的水质进行了物理分级和化学分级研究.实验结果表明,预臭氧氧化能降低原水中消毒副产物的前体物(如三卤甲烷生成势),并能显著减少原水中颗粒物的含量;预臭氧氧化工艺与常规工艺相比,能提高砂滤出水的UV254和颗粒物的去除率,有效降低砂滤水头损失率.     

河流型水源地源水典型氯化消毒副产物及其前体物的强化去除工艺

以长三角某典型河流型水源地源水为研究对象,设计了传统工艺及基于凹凸棒土处理单元的6种强化工艺,对各工艺及其处理单元应用于典型氯化消毒副产物(三卤甲烷和卤乙酸)及其前体物控制的技术和经济可行性进行了系统分析。结果表明,预O3+凹土强化混凝+O3-GAC强化的工艺对上述2种消毒副产物及其前体物的控制效果最佳;在传统工艺中单纯增加O3处理也能在一定程度上提高其对消毒副产物前体物的去除效果;KMnO4控制消毒副产物的效果一般,但KMnO4处理可强化后续单元对消毒副产物前体物的去除效果。各工艺处理出水中三卤甲烷和卤乙酸单项指标均能达标,但传统工艺和经凹土强化混凝+GAC强化的工艺出水三卤甲烷4种化合物的实测浓度与其各自限值的比值之和均大于1.0,不能满足水质要求,必须进行强化处理。凹土强化混凝单元在6种强化工艺条件下对三卤甲烷生成潜能(THMFP)和卤乙酸生成潜能(HAAFP)的去除率较传统混凝单元平均提高15.99%和4.92%;各强化工艺对THMFP和HAAFP的去除率较传统工艺均提高20%以上(除凹土强化混凝+GAC强化的工艺外),消毒副产物产生量降低40%以上,工艺成本降低20%以上。     

新型复合预氧化技术控制副产物的试验研究

臭氧被广泛应用于饮用水预氧化工艺中,但是成本较高,而且会生成臭氧化副产物,如可同化有机碳(AOC)、溴酸盐和甲醛.因此,提出臭氧/高锰酸钾复合预氧化技术,并对照预臭氧化技术,进行了消毒副产物前质及臭氧化副产物控制的小试试验研究.结果表明,与预臭氧化(1.5 mg/L臭氧)相比,复合预氧化(0.6 mg/L臭氧 0.4 mg/L高锰酸钾)能促进混凝沉淀对消毒副产物前质的去除,总去除率与单独预臭氧化的去除率相当.而且又能降低AOC生成量,并促进混凝沉淀对AOC的去除,合计AOC去除率达43%左右.此外,对溴酸盐和甲醛生成量也有明显去除效果,比单独预臭氧化降低了78.4%和21.2%.     

UV/H_2O_2及活性炭过滤对消毒副产物和条件致病菌的控制

为了考察UV/H_2O_2-活性炭过滤对水体中消毒副产物和条件致病菌的控制效果,采用原水-加氯、原水-活性炭过滤-加氯以及原水-UV/H_2O_2-活性炭过滤-加氯消毒进行了对比研究。对不同处理出水中溶解性有机碳(DOC)、生物可降解有机碳(BDOC)、有机物不同结构组成、消毒副产物、总细菌16S r RNA、三磷酸腺苷(ATP)及条件致病菌等相关指标进行测定分析。结果表明,UV/H_2O_2-活性炭过滤通过去除有机物中富里酸和腐殖酸类物质可以有效控制DOC浓度和后续消毒过程中消毒副产物三卤甲烷和卤乙酸类物质特别是三氯甲烷、二氯乙酸和三氯乙酸的生成。另外,UV/H_2O_2高级氧化也可以有效灭活颗粒黏附态和自由悬浮态的微生物,而UV/H_2O_2-活性炭过滤可以很好地控制BDOC浓度,再通过后续加氯消毒后微生物再生长能力弱,微生物活性也得到有效抑制,该工艺可以很好地控制微生物包括条件致病菌嗜肺军团菌和鸟分枝杆菌的生长。UV/H_2O_2-活性炭过滤可以很好地控制后续加氯消毒过程中消毒副产物的生成和条件致病菌的生长,有一定的应用前景。     

芳香类有机物氯化生成消毒副产物的特性研究

选择有代表性的芳香类有机物,在含有腐殖酸的水溶液中进行氯化试验.测定三卤甲烷和卤乙酸的生成特性.并分析有机物的化学结构对生成消毒副产物的影响.结果表明.各受试物氯化生成消毒副产物的活性和反应速率排序为间苯二酚>对苯二酚>邻苯二酚>苯酚>苯胺>苯甲酸>硝基苯;芳香类有机物苯环上官能团的性质、数量和位置等影响消毒副产物的生成;间苯二酚的氯化反应可分为快速反应阶段和慢速反应阶段.     

基于不同水厂水质调查的消毒副产物生成趋势及模型预测

以南方某市具有代表性的7个自来水厂为研究对象,对不同季节和不同处理工艺下的原水、出厂水和管网水的9个常规水质参数和2类含碳消毒副产物进行了检测,考察了水质指标随季节的变化规律和处理工艺对不同水质指标的影响,分析了常规水质参数与消毒副产物生成量之间的关系.结果表明:7个自来水厂出厂水均检出三卤甲烷(trihalometh...     

饮用水中含氮消毒副产物卤代腈(氰)的生成特性与控制研究进展

卤代腈(氰)是水处理过程中产生的一类含氮的氯化消毒副产物。鉴于这种物质有极强的致畸和致突变性,其细胞毒性也远大于三卤甲烷和卤乙酸等常规消毒副产物,因此成为近年来饮用水中颇受关注的含氮消毒副产物种类之一。卤代腈(氰)在水厂出厂水中被大量检出,其质量浓度基本维持在μg/L,而采用氯胺消毒的出厂水中其浓度明显高于自由氯消毒方式。重点对卤代腈(氰)的物质种类、理化特性、遗传毒性、生产机制、检测方法及控制方法进行综述。鉴于多数卤代腈(氰)类消毒副产物均具有含量低、亲水性强等特点,若生成将难以在饮用水处理工艺中有效去除,因此如何有效控制其生成是卤代腈(氰)研究的主要发展方向。     

常规与深度处理工艺对长江下游浅库型原水的处理效果比较研究

基于长江下游浅库型原水,对比常规与深度处理工艺运行效果,探索溶解性有机物(DOM)分子量分布的变化及其与消毒副产物生成的联系,明确常规与深度处理工艺的工艺适应性。研究结果表明,长江下游浅库型原水经以臭氧-生物活性炭(O3-BAC)为核心的深度处理后,出水高锰酸盐指数(IMn)、溶解性有机碳(DOC)、254nm单位吸光度(UV254)、UV254与DOC比值(SUVA254)、三卤甲烷生成潜能(THMFP)和卤乙酸生成潜能(HAAFP)分别降低了33%～79%、41%～67%、60%～81%、24%～58%、37%～70%和35%～64%,且出水小分子DOM(分子量≤1ku)占比降至50%(质量分数)以下。常规处理工艺中,混凝、沉淀及砂滤是DOM的主要去除单元;而深度处理工艺中,DOM则主要靠O3-BAC去除。针对长江下游浅库型原水,以O3-BAC为核心的深度处理工艺具有更高的工艺适应性,并能实现对DOM的有效去除。     

浓缩湖泊蓝藻液的加压混凝沉淀处理

为了提高蓝藻液浓缩效率,降低能耗,采用外加压力压破蓝藻气囊,使蓝藻失去气囊浮力易于混凝沉淀分离。采用中试实验研究了加压混凝浓缩蓝藻液的技术方法,优化了工艺参数,并进行了经济分析。结果表明,在原藻液含水率99.4%~99%时,最佳的混凝剂(PAC)投加量与干藻质量比为1/20,最佳的助凝剂(PAM)投加量与干藻质量比为1/1 500。浓缩后出水浊度在1~5 NTU之间,出水叶绿素a在10 mg·m~(-3)以内,浓缩藻泥含水率都小于97%,原藻液浓缩了3.52~5.51倍。加压破蓝藻气囊能耗0.008 k W·h·m~(-3),比现有高速旋转法破蓝藻气囊工艺节省能耗0.6 k W·h·m~(-3)。     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

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.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

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.     

Knowledge transfer initiative between molecular biologists and environmental researchers and regulators

A Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Knowledge Transfer (KT) workshop was held in the United Kingdom (UK) to identify the needs and opportunities in the application of molecular biology and ‘omics’ techniques to environmental monitoring and risk assessment. Attendees highlighted a lack of effective communication between end-users and researchers as well as difficulties with data interpretation as reasons behind the slow uptake of molecular biology and omics techniques. A number of promising areas in which new techniques could be implemented at a practical level in the very near future were identified, thereby raising the profile of these recent technologies and providing vital proof of concept work. Molecular taxonomy, bacterial source tracking and pre-screening of chemicals for potential toxicities were all viewed as areas in which omics and molecular techniques could have immediate value, with the aim of reducing cost, increasing efficiency and providing more comprehensive data of improved quality.     

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.