净化烹饪油污微生物菌种的选育

利用正交试验方法优化了净化烹饪油污菌种选育的环境和营养条件，即：油：20mL、NaNO3（2g/L)：4mL、KH2PO4(0．5g/L)：3mL、微量元素溶液(CuS04-5H200．03g/L，ZnSO4-7H2O0．1g/L，MnCl2-4H2O0．05g／L)：1mL和温度37℃；而且得出氮源是影响菌体增长的最重要因素，温度是影响微生物降解的重要因素，而微量元素和磷源对菌种培育结果影响较小。在此优化条件下选育出了合适降解烹饪油污的c种子菌液，其每天可降解油22mg，L以上，并鉴定出主要的微生物是嗜水性气单孢菌(Aeromonas hydrophila 4AK4)、黄丝藻属(Tribonema)和多甲藻属(Peridinium)等菌体；分析了选育过程活性微生物、目标污染物和微生物的代谢产物三者之间的关系，发现所选微生物能利用油类物质作为碳源进行生长代谢。     

阻燃剂废水的处理及回收利用

采用电化学氧化、电气浮与Fenton强氧化性协同作用的电解Fenton法预处理难降解阻燃剂废水(CODCr=17108mg/L),CODCr去除率达98.34%,色度去除率达74.19%。其适宜操作条件是:pH=2.0～2.6;电流密度10.8～14.3A/dm2;H2O2起始摩尔浓度27～42mmol/L;FeSO4起始质量浓度660～990mg/L;电解5h。处理后取废水50mL,HCl(1∶1)67mL,NaAlO230g,FeCl3·6H2O4g,加热回流反应2h制成聚合氯化铝铁无机高分子絮凝剂(Al2O39.93%、Fe2O30.75%、盐基度68.0%左右)。该絮凝剂在pH=7～9时有良好的絮凝效果。     

产木聚糖酶嗜碱细菌的筛选及产酶条件研究

利用透明圈法筛选到一株产木聚糖酶的嗜碱芽孢杆菌NT 9,该菌株产木聚糖酶为组成型。正交设计实验结果表明 ,合适的产酶条件为 :木糖 15 .0g/L ,硫酸铵 2 .5 g/L ,Tween 80 2 0 g/L ,K2 HPO4 1.0g/L ,MgSO4 ·7H2 O 0 .2g/L ,pH值 10 .0 ,3 7℃ ,2 0 0r/min ,振荡培养 72h。其木聚糖酶活力可达到 6.3 6IU/mL。     

Fenton试剂处理电厂离子交换树脂再生废水

采用 Fenton试剂对电厂离子交换树脂再生废水进行催化氧化处理 ,实验结果表明 ,当溶液 p H=2 .0、H2 O2 ( 30 % )投加量为 6 0 m L/L、F e SO4· 7H2 O投加量为 4.5 g/L、H2 O2 投加次数为 4、反应时间为 1.5 h时 ,废水的处理效果最佳     

超声波/Fenton工艺降解微量邻苯二甲酸二甲酯和壬基酚效能的研究

研究了在超声波、Fenton不同体系中邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMP)和壬基酚(NP)的降解效果.通过正交实验得到超声波/Fenton工艺各个因素影响程度的大小为:H2O2投加量＞初始pH＞反应时间＞Fe2+投加量＞超声功率.最后得到降解250mL质量浓度为100 μg/L的DMP的最佳条件:H2 O2投加量为2 mmol/L、Fe2+投加量为0.40 mmol/L、初始pH为3.00、超声功率为1 800W、反应时间为120 min,降解率可达到85.96％;降解250mL质量浓度为100 μg/L的NP的最佳条件:H2O2投加量为4mmol/L、Fe2+投加量为0.50 mmol/L、初始pH为3.00、超声功率为1 800W、反应时间为120 min,降解率可达到78.70％.     

天然沸石负载La2O3-ZnO-TiO2光催化降解活性艳红K-2BP

利用80目天然斜发沸石作载体制备La2O3(0.5%)-ZnO(20%)-TiO2/沸石复合光催化剂,以20 W紫外灯为光源,在自制的光催化反应器中降解活性艳红K-2BP,考察了光照时问、空气通入量、催化剂用最、溶液初始浓度、H2O2与Fe3 投加量等对活性艳红K-2BP光催化降解率的影响.结果表明,当溶液初始浓度为60 mg/L,催化剂投加量为12 g/L,通气量为1 200 mL/min,光照2.5 h,活性艳红K-2BP的降解率可达99.2%;H2O2和Fe3投加量为4 mL/L和3 g/L时,光照1 h活性艳红K-2BP降解率分别为100%和97.2%.紫外-可见吸收光谱显示,LZTZ光催化剂町有效降解印染废水.     

电-Fenton法处理4-氯酚废水

采用电解法对 4 氯酚废水进行了处理。以活性炭纤维 (ACF)为阴极 ,铁为阳极 ,并向阴极不断通入空气 ,电解过程中生成的H2 O2 与阳极溶解的Fe2 + 形成Fenton(芬顿 )试剂 ,Fenton试剂在电解的过程中可以产生大量活性羟基·OH ,能够很好地氧化降解废水中的 4 氯酚。在最佳试验条件下 :室温 ,氯酚浓度为 5 0mg/L ,电解时间为 6 0min ,pH值为4 5 ,电流密度为 15 38A/m2 ,Na2 SO4浓度为 3g/L时 ,4 氯酚去除率为 85 70 %。     

内源过氧化氢（H2O2）对Stenotrophomonas maltophilia DHHJ降解羽毛

过氧化氢为好氧微生物代谢的中间产物。本研究考察了Stenotrophomonas maltophilia DHHJ代谢H2O2规律及体内外过氧化氢对酶降解羽毛的促进作用,该菌与代谢相关酶SOD及CAT随发酵时间延长而增长。H2O2含量随培养时间延长而升高,84 h后可达71μg/mL。该菌也可在低浓度下提高酶对羽毛的降解效率,在含量0.015%,即150μg/mL时,可将降解率从17%提高到25%以上。结果为微生物降解羽毛机理研究提供一条新的线索,同时也可为羽毛生物炼制产业化应用提供新思路。     

对乙酰氨基酚制备过程中废水的处理

采用芬顿法、光催化氧化法与生物降解法相结合,研究对乙酰氨基酚制备过程中高浓度废水的降解。以COD的去除率为指标,研究各种方法的主要因素对废水降解效果的影响,通过控制单因素变量实验,确定各种方法的最佳工艺条件。结果表明,芬顿法的最佳工艺条件:废水的pH为4.0、FeSO4·7H2O加入量为0.10 mol/L、H2O2(30%)加入量为56.5 mL/L、反应时间3 h;光催化氧化降解废水的最佳条件:H2O2(30%)加入量4.5 mL/L,光照时间4 h。生物降解较适宜条件:pH为7.0,温度为28~29℃。在各种方法的最佳条件下,可使废水的COD从18 979.24 mg/L降至36.14 mg/L。     

响应面法和神经网络优化Acinetobacter sp. DNS32发酵基质

为了提高阿特拉津降解菌Acinetobacter sp.DNS32的产量,分别采用响应曲面法和基于人工神经网络的遗传算法对阿特拉津降解菌DNS32发酵培养基中3个重要基质成分(玉米粉、豆饼粉、K2HPO4)进行优化研究。响应曲面法确定3种成分的含量为玉米粉39.494 g/L,豆饼粉25.638 g/L和K2HPO43.265 g/L时,预测发酵活菌最大生物量为7.079×108CFU/mL,实测量为7.194×108CFU/mL;人工神经网络结合遗传算法优化确定3种主要成分含量为玉米粉为39.650 g/L,豆饼粉为25.500 g/L,K2HPO4为2.624 g/L时,预测最大值为7.199×108CFU/mL,实测量为7.244×108CFU/mL;最终确定培养基配方:玉米粉为39.650 g/L,豆饼粉为25.500 g/L,K2HPO4为2.624 g/L,CaCO3为3.000 g/L,MgSO4.7H2O和NaCl均为0.200 g/L;优化后阿特拉津降解菌DNS32发酵生物量比优化前提高了36.6%。结果表明,在阿特拉津降解菌DNS32发酵培养基组分优化方面,响应面法和基于人工神经网络的遗传算法都是可行的,基于人工神经网络的遗传算法具有更好的拟合度和预测准确度。     

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.     

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.     

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.