潜流人工湿地对微污染河水的净化效果

为了探讨潜流人工湿地对微污染河水的净化效果,在野外条件下构建潜流人工湿地,分析了湿地中pH、氧化还原电位(ORP)和DO的进出水变化,考察了湿地中污染物的净化效果,探讨了温度对湿地净化效果的影响。各湿地进、出水DO浓度相差不大;除美人蕉湿地外,其余湿地出水pH较进水变化较小;植物湿地出水ORP较进水均有所增大。植物湿地对污染物的去除效果均优于空白湿地,且随着气温的升高,NH4+-N、TN和CODMn的去除率逐渐增加,去除率分别可达90%、50%和20%。TP去除率却未随温度发生明显变化,始终波动在30%～60%之间。相关性分析结果表明湿地中NH4+-N和TN的去除率与温度相关,较低的有机物浓度造成CODMn的去除率与温度相关性差,由于湿地对磷的去除主要以颗粒态磷(PP)为主,TP的去除与温度不相关。     

潜流人工湿地中污染物浓度的沿程变化及垂向分布

构建4个潜流人工湿地(改进波形潜流人工湿地(IW-SFCW)、波形潜流人工湿地(W-SFCW)、传统潜流人工湿地(SFCW)及不栽种植物的对照湿地(CK-CW))处理厌氧消化后的猪场废水,考察各湿地单元中污染物的沿程变化及垂向分布。结果表明:(1)总体上,污染物浓度在栽种植物的IW-SFCW、W-SFCW、SFCW中沿程逐渐降低,栽培植物、改变湿地结构对废水中污染物的去除效果有显著性差异;(2)废水中的污染物主要集中在湿地的进水端被去除,这种现象在CK-CW中尤为突出,因此后期在设计湿地时可调整合适的长宽比以提高湿地对废水中污染物的净化效果;(3)4个湿地对氮污染物的去除效果有待提高,后期应着重解决湿地后端碳源不足的问题以提高氮污染物的去除效果。     

人工湿地对水产养殖废水典型污染物的去除

考察了5种常见湿地植物黄菖蒲、芦苇、千屈菜、再力花和香蒲对水产养殖废水的净化能力以及生理生长指标,结果表明,黄菖蒲的氮磷吸收能力最强而芦苇较差。构建黄菖蒲、芦苇水平潜流人工湿地研究植物对水产养殖废水典型污染物的净化效果的影响,发现两者对COD、TP、TN和抗生素均有较好去除效果。其中,黄菖蒲湿地对TN的去除效果(HRT=4 d,去除率71%)显著优于芦苇湿地(HRT=4 d,去除率29%),分析其原因在于黄菖蒲湿地因其较强的吸收能力和反硝化作用使其对高NO_3~--N废水有较好的去除效果。研究中还发现,水力停留时间对TN、NO_3~--N、NH_4~+-N和NO_2~--N的去除效果有较大的影响。两种湿地对恩诺沙星的去除效果优于磺胺甲恶唑和氟甲砜霉素,不同人工湿地植物对3种抗生素的去除效果差异不大,水力停留时间对磺胺甲恶唑的去除有显著的影响。     

4种湿地植物对人工湿地净化生活污水的影响比较

不同类型人工湿地对生活污水的处理效果,受到许多因素的影响,其中不同植物类型的选择,可能会造成人工湿地对主要污染物COD、TN和TP的净化效果发生很大差异。研究了4种湿地植物(菖蒲、香蒲、千屈菜和水葱)在水平潜流、垂直上行流和下行流人工湿地中对人工合成的生活污水的处理效果和主要污染物(COD、TN和TP)去除率的季节变化,通过比较不同植物类型在不同湿地类型中对主要污染物的去除效果分析了可以达到最佳污水净化效果的启动条件。结果表明:香蒲在垂直下行流湿地去除有机污染物效果最好,去除率可达85.55%;水葱在垂直上行流湿地去除TN效果最好,去除率可达57.52%,香蒲在垂直上行流湿地去除TP效果最好,去除率可达84.28%。     

不同尺度潜流人工湿地对污染河水的净化机制

为了揭示潜流人工湿地对污染河水的净化机制,通过构建实验室规模和中试规模2种尺度的人工湿地,系统分析了人工湿地净化污染河水过程中的基质特性、微生物特性和植物作用。结果表明,2种尺度人工湿地对悬浮固体(SS 95.86%,94.74%)和有机物(COD 85.29%,80.41%;BOD5 90.60%,89.99%)的去除效果相近,而实验室规模湿地对营养物的去除效果(TN 30.13%,TP 76.89%)优于中试规模湿地(TN 20.27%,TP 52.45%)。实验室规模人工湿地的微生物群落多样性和微生物数量更高,并且具有能够脱氮和降解有机物的特属优势菌种黄杆菌和金黄杆菌。中试规模人工湿地能够更好地为植物生长提供适宜的环境条件,中试规模湿地中的植物生物量(1.47 kg·m~(-2))高于实验室规模湿地(1.12 kg·m~(-2)),而且植物在湿地氮磷去除中的贡献率(TN 23.55%,TP 8.80%)也高于实验室规模湿地(TN 11.03%,TP 4.46%)。     

水力停留时间变化对2种人工湿地净化效果的影响

依托建立在新沂河河漫滩的人工湿地中试工程开展现场实验,研究分析水力停留时间变化对2种人工湿地污染物净化效果的影响。结果表明:水力停留时间的变化显著影响潜流和垂直流湿地污染物净化的效果,2种湿地高锰酸盐指数和氨氮(NH4+-N)去除效果随水力停留时间的变化均呈现先上升后下降的趋势。垂直流人工湿地显示出比潜流湿地更好、更稳定的污染物净化效果,其高锰酸盐指数和NH4+-N去除效果的最佳停留时间均出现在2 d左右,2种污染物的去除率分别达到93.1%和87.7%;而潜流湿地在水力停留时间为2 d左右时高锰酸盐指数去除率最高,达到92.3%,在2.5 d左右的时候NH4+-N去除率最高,达到81.5%。潜流和垂直流湿地都适合应用于新沂河污染河水的处理,在设计和实践应用中,两者的水力停留时间参数均可设定为2 d。     

表流-水平流复合人工湿地对高污染河水的净化

为了研究表流-水平流复合人工湿地对高污染河水的净化效果及植物对复合湿地中二级潜流湿地的影响作用,实验构建了表流+芦苇水平潜流和表流+无植物水平潜流复合人工湿地。在相同的水力负荷下连续运行一年的结果表明,复合人工湿地对高污染河水中TN、NH3-N、TP、COD、BOD5和SS的去除率分别为57.3%~63.1%、65.7%~68.1%、69.4%~82.7%、85.3%~86.3%、96.7%~96.9%和97.9%~98.2%,种有植物的二级潜流湿地具有更好的脱氮和除磷效果;表流湿地作为复合湿地的第一级能够有效去除大部分的有机污染物和悬浮物,进而避免二级潜流湿地的堵塞,并利于二级潜流湿地的脱氮除磷的进行;复合湿地对有机物和悬浮物的去除不受季节性波动的影响,但是其脱氮效果受季节波动的影响较大。     

潜流、垂直流人工湿地污染物净化效果及耐污染负荷冲击能力研究

依托建立在新沂河河漫滩上的人工湿地中试工程进行现场试验,研究分析潜流和垂直流2种人工湿地对污染河水的净化效果及其耐污染负荷冲击能力。结果表明:在相同的进水高锰酸盐指数浓度条件下,垂直流对高锰酸盐指数的净化效果明显优于潜流;2种人工湿地对NH4+-N的去除率均比较高(平均去除率均高于80%),且没有明显差异;2种人工湿地构造不同引起的水流运行方式及截留、过滤作用的差异对高锰酸盐指数的去除影响较大,而对NH4+-N去除的影响较小;进水污染负荷变化对人工湿地污染物去除的影响显著,垂直流耐高锰酸盐指数污染负荷冲击能力明显强于潜流,而对NH4+-N污染负荷变化,两者都表现出了较强的耐受能力,差异不明显。     

种植不同植物的表面流人工湿地净化效果和微生物群落差异分析

为了解植物种类对表面流人工湿地的净化效果的影响及其与微生物群落的关系,研究了4种植物条件下表面流人工湿地的氮磷平衡以及微生物群落结构。结果表明,各组人工湿地对氨氮(45.53%～80.95%)、总氮(53.67%～80.30%)和总磷(32.97%～55.77%)都有较好的处理效果,种植植物的人工湿地比未种植的人工湿地具有更高的氨氮、总氮和总磷去除效果,其中黄菖蒲组对氮的去除效果最好,美人蕉组对磷的去除效果最好。在表面流人工湿地中,微生物作用(34.84%～45.44%)是人工湿地氮去除的主要途径,基质吸附(20.90%～23.91%)是人工湿地磷去除的主要途径,但是种植植物的人工湿地的氮磷通过微生物去除的量更高。高通量测序分析表明,相较于未种植植物的人工湿地,种植植物的人工湿地显示出更高的微生物丰富度、多样性和更高的脱氮除磷功能微生物的丰度。假单胞菌属、不动杆菌属、芽孢杆菌属和硝化螺菌属是人工湿地中主要的脱氮菌属,也是种植植物的人工湿地高生物脱氮的原因。假单胞菌属和不动杆菌属丰度增加是种植植物的人工湿地高生物除磷的原因。     

水深对表面流人工湿地污染河水处理系统运行效果的影响

基于中试系统一年的连续运行监测,研究了水深对芦苇表面流人工湿地污染河水处理系统的影响。结果表明,水深对表面流人工湿地污染河水处理系统运行效果有很大影响,在进水COD、氨氮、总氮和总磷等分别为36±4.46、0.92±0.47、6.27±2.01和0.13±0.05 mg/L条件下,水深50 cm时处理效果最好,COD、氨氮、总氮和总磷去除率分别达到42.75%、58.42%、56.94%和43.24%。综合污染物去除效果和人工湿地建设工程量,芦苇表面流人工湿地的水深宜采用50 cm。人工湿地系统中植物光合生理和溶解氧等研究表明,水深主要通过影响植物生长和溶解氧等而影响人工湿地的水质净化效果。     

Purification of water contaminated with Hg using horizontal subsurface constructed wetlands

As a global pollutant, Hg (Hg) since the turn of the last century has received increased attention. Decreasing the emission of Hg into the food chain and the atmosphere is an effective way to reduce the Hg damage. The current study provided information about pilot-scale horizontal subsurface flow (HSSF) constructed wetlands (CWs) to remove different Hg species in polluted water. Synthetic wastewater was fed to two HSSF CWs, one was planted with Acorus calamus L and the other was unplanted as a control. The total Hg (THg), dissolved Hg (DHg), and particulate Hg (PHg) from five sites along the HSSF CWs were analyzed to describe the process of Hg removal. Results show that the CWs have high removal efficiency of Hg which is more than 90%. The removal efficiencies of THg and DHg from the unplanted CW were 92.1?±?3.6% and 72.4?±?13.1%, respectively. While, the removal efficiencies of THg and DHg in planted CW were 95.9?±?7.5% and 94.9?±?4.9%, which were higher than that in blank CW. The PHg was mainly removed in the first quarter of the CWs, which was also revealed by the partition coefficient K_d. To a certain extent, the effect of plants depends on the hydraulic retention time (HRT). The results in the current study show the potential of the HSSF-CWs for restoration from Hg-contaminated water.

     

Evaluation of the giant reed (Arundo donax) in horizontal subsurface flow wetlands for the treatment of dairy processing factory wastewater

Two emergent macrophytes, Arundo donax and Phragmites australis, were established in experimental horizontal subsurface flow (HSSF), gravel-based constructed wetlands (CWs) and challenged by treated dairy processing factory wastewater with a median electrical conductivity of 8.9 mS cm(-1). The hydraulic loading rate was tested at 3.75 cm day(-1). In general, the plants grew well during the 7-month study period, with no obvious signs of salt stress. The major water quality parameters monitored (biological oxygen demand (BOD), suspended solids (SS) and total nitrogen (TN) but not total phosphorus) were generally improved after the effluent had passed through the CWs. There was no significance different in removal efficiencies between the planted beds and unplanted gravel beds (p?>?0.007), nor was there any significant difference in removal efficiencies between the A. donax and P. australis beds for most parameters. BOD, SS and TN removal in the A. donax and P. australis CWs was 69, 95 and 26 % and 62, 97 and 26 %, respectively. Bacterial removal was observed but only to levels that would allow reuse of the effluent for use on non-food crops under Victorian state regulations. As expected, the A. donax CWs produced considerably more biomass (37?±?7.2 kg wet weight) than the P. australis CWs (11?±?1.4 kg wet weight). This standing crop equates to approximately 179 and 68 tonnes ha(-1) year(-1) biomass (dry weight) for A. donax and P. australis, respectively (assuming a 250-day growing season and single-cut harvest). The performance similarity of the A. donax and P. australis planted CWs indicates that either may be used in HSSF wetlands treating dairy factory wastewater, although the planting of A. donax provides additional opportunities for secondary income streams through utilisation of the biomass produced.     

Effects of macrophytes and external carbon sources on nitrate removal from groundwater in constructed wetlands

Several microcosm wetlands unplanted and planted with five macrophytes (Phragmites australis, Commelina communis, Penniserum purpureum, Ipomoea aquatica, and Pistia stratiotes) were employed to remove nitrate from groundwater at a concentration of 21-47 mg NO3-N/l. In the absence of external carbon, nitrate removal rates ranged from 0.63 to 1.26 g NO3-N/m2/day for planted wetlands. Planted wetlands exhibited significantly greater nitrate removal than unplanted wetlands (P<0.01), indicating that macrophytes are essential to efficient nitrate removal. Additionally, a wetland planted with Penniserum showed consistently higher nitrate removal than those planted with the other four macrophytes, suggesting that macrophytes present species-specific nitrate removal efficiency possibly depending on their ability to produce carbon for denitrification. Although adding external carbon to the influent improved nitrate removal, a significant fraction of the added carbon was lost via microbial oxidation in the wetlands. Planting a wetland with macrophytes with high productivity may be an economic way for removing nitrate from groundwater. According to the harvest result, 4-11% of nitrogen removed by the planted wetland was due to vegetation uptake, and 89-96% was due to denitrification.     

Pharmaceutical removal in tropical subsurface flow constructed wetlands at varying hydraulic loading rates

Determining the fate of emerging organic contaminants in an aquatic ecosystem is important for developing constructed wetlands (CWs) treatment technology. Experiments were carried out in subsurface flow CWs in Singapore to evaluate the fate and transport of eight pharmaceutical compounds. The CW system included three parallel horizontal subsurface flow CWs and three parallel unplanted beds fed continuously with synthetic wastewater at different hydraulic retention times (HRTs). The findings of the tests at 2-6 d HRTs showed that the pharmaceuticals could be categorized as (i) efficiently removed compounds with removal higher than 85% (ketoprofen and salicylic acid); (ii) moderately removed compounds with removal efficiencies between 50% and 85% (naproxen, ibuprofen and caffeine); and (iii) poorly removed compounds with efficiency rate lower than 50% (carbamazepine, diclofenac, and clofibric acid). Except for carbamazepine and salicylic acid, removal efficiencies of the selected pharmaceuticals showed significant (p<0.05) enhancement in planted beds as compared to the unplanted beds. Removal of caffeine, ketoprofen and clofibric acid were found to follow first order decay kinetics with decay constants higher in the planted beds than the unplanted beds. Correlations between pharmaceutical removal efficiencies and log K(ow) were not significant (p>0.05), implying that their removal is not well related to the compound's hydrophobicity.     

Fluopyram removal from agricultural equipment rinsing water using HSF pilot-scale constructed wetlands

Fluopyram is a novel broad-spectrum fungicide with nematocidal activity, and as an extensively used pesticide, it could cause toxicity in nontarget organisms. The aim of this study was to explore the efficiency of five horizontal subsurface flow (HSF) constructed wetlands (CWs) to remove fluopyram from rinsing water produced during the cleaning of pesticide spraying equipment. Four CWs, namely WG-R, WG-R-P, WG-C, and WG-U, contained fine gravel as porous media. WG-R and WG-R-P were planted with Phragmites australis, WG-C with Typha latifolia, and WG-U was left unplanted. Bioaugmentation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria was conducted in WG-R-P unit. The fifth unit (WGZ-R) planted with Phragmites australis and contained gravel and zeolite as porous media. All of CWs were loaded on a daily basis from December 2019 to January 2021 with water fortified with fluopyram. The removal rate follows the pattern of WG-R-P (70.67%) > WGZ-R (62.06%) > WG-C (59.98%) > WG-R (36.10%) > WG-U (25.09%). The most important parameters affecting the fluopyram removal were bioaugmentation, zeolite presence in porous media, and plant species. The WG-R-P unit showed higher fluopyram removal in comparison to the WG-R (increase about 96%), the zeolite increased the fluopyram removal by 72%, and the WG-C unit showed 66% higher fluopyram removal than the WG-R unit.

     

小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris)净化沼液和提纯沼气

为了研究同时提纯沼气和净化沼液的可能,利用沼液作为小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris)的培养基,同时把沼气中的CO2作为小球藻培养的碳源。在无菌培养条件下,得出了最适生长条件为沼液浓度50%、初始pH值6.0、接种小球藻干重为0.20 mg/mL、光质为红光。在此条件下沼液中的COD、TN、TP和BOD5的去除率分别达到了88.5%、91.2%、95.3%和87.6%,沼气中甲烷含量由原先的40%提升到60.2%。很好地同时解决了沼气品质低下和高浓度污染物沼液污染环境的问题。     

Performance of hybrid vertical up- and downflow subsurface flow constructed wetlands in treating synthetic high-strength wastewater

The performance and temporal variation of hybrid vertical-subsurface flow constructed wetlands (VFCWs) in response to two-stage combinations of vertical upflow (VUF) and vertical downflow (VDF) were analyzed in this research. The results of high carbon (C) treatment and high nitrogen (N) treatment were similar. The Lythrum salicaria treatment showed higher removal efficiency than CWs planted with Acorus calamus. Under high C- and N-loading treatments, the optimum two-stage combination was VDF-VUF VFCWs planted with A. calamus. Furthermore, the highest nutrient removal efficiencies were achieved in late summer (July and August) and early autumn (September). The chemical oxygen demand and total nitrogen removal efficiencies were significantly affected (P?<?0.05) by season, system, and wetland plant.     

Potential for CSO treatment with horizontal flow constructed wetlands: influence of hydraulic load,plant presence and loading frequency

This study aimed at analysing the performance of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (CWs) to treat combined sewer overflow (CSO). Four horizontal subsurface flow CWs, organized in two groups (A and B) each with a planted (Phragmites australis) and a non-planted bed, were loaded with simulated CSO, with group B receiving twice the hydraulic load of group A. Beds were monitored for pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, redox potential, chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS) and enterococci. Porosity variations were also estimated. Monitoring was conducted during spring and wintertime, with regular and irregular loading frequencies. Results showed an average treatment efficiency of 90–100 % for TSS, 60–90 % for COD and 2–6 log for enterococci. Removal rates were especially relevant in the first 24 h for COD and TSS. TSS and enterococci removal did not exhibit the influence of macrophytes or the applied hydraulic load while COD’s removal efficiency was lower in the higher load group and in planted beds.

     

Reed beds receiving industrial sludge containing nitroaromatic compounds

Goal, Scope and Background Sweden has prohibited the deposition of organic waste since January, 2005. Since 1 million tons of sludge is produced every year in Sweden and the capacity for incineration does not fill the demands, other methods of sludge management have to be introduced to a larger degree. One common method in the USA and parts of Europe is the use of wetlands to treat wastewater and sewage sludge. The capacity of reed beds to affect the toxicity of a complex mixture of nitroaromatics in sludge, however, is not fully elucidated. In this study, an industrial sludge containing explosives and pharmaceutical residues was therefore treated in artificial reed beds and the change in toxicity was studied. Nitroaromatic compounds, which are the main ingredients of many pharmaceuticals and explosives, are well known to cause cytotoxicity and genotoxicity. Recently performed studies have also showed that embryos of zebrafish (Danio rerio) are sensitive to nitroaromatic compounds. Therefore, we tested the sludge passing through constructed wetlands in order to detect any changes in levels of embryotoxicity, genotoxicity and dioxin-like activity (AhR-agonists). We also compared unplanted and planted systems in order to examine the impact of the root system on the fate of the toxicants. Methods An industrial sludge containing a complex mixture of nitroaromatics was added daily to small-scale constructed wetlands (vertical flow), both unplanted and planted with Phragmites australis. Sludge with an average dry weight of 1.25%, was added with an average hydraulic loading rate of 1.2 L/day. Outgoing water was collected daily and stored at −20°C. The artificial wetland sediment was Soxhlet extracted, followed by clean-up with multi-layer silica, or extracted by ultrasonic treatment, yielding one organic extract and one water extract of the same sample. Genotoxicity of the extracts was measured according to the ISO protocol for the umu-C genotoxicity assay (ISO/TC 147/SC 5/WG9 N8), using Salmonella typhimurium TA1535/pSK1002 as test organism. Embryotoxicity and teratogenicity were studied using the fish egg assay with zebrafish (Danio rerio) and the dioxin-like activity was measured using the DR-CALUX assay. Chemical analyses of nitroaromatic compounds were performed using Solid Phase Micro Extraction (SPME) and GC-MS. Results Organic extracts of the bed material showed toxic potential in all three toxicity tests after two years of sludge loading. There was a difference between the planted and the unplanted beds, where the toxicity of organic extracts overall was higher in the bed material from the planted beds. The higher toxicity of the planted beds could have been caused by the higher levels of total carbon in the planted beds, which binds organic toxicants, and by enrichment caused by lower volumes of outgoing water from the planted beds. Discussion Developmental disorders were observed in zebrafish exposed directly in contact to bed material from unplanted beds, but not in fish exposed to bed material from planted beds. Hatching rates were slightly lower in zebrafish exposed to outgoing water from unplanted beds than in embryos exposed to outgoing water from planted beds. Genotoxicity in the outgoing water was below detection limit for both planted and unplanted beds. Most of the added toxicants via the sludge were unaccounted for in the outgoing water, suggesting that the beds had toxicant removal potential, although the mechanisms behind this remain unknown. Conclusions During the experimental period, the beds received a sludge volume (dry weight) of around three times their own volume. In spite of this, the toxicity in the bed material was lower than in the sludge. Thus, the beds were probably able to actually decrease the toxicity of the added, sludge-associated toxicants. When testing the acetone extracts of the bed material, the planted bed showed a higher toxicity than the unplanted beds in all three toxicity tests. The toxicity of water extracts from the unplanted beds, detected by the fish egg assay, were higher than the water extracts from the planted beds. No genotoxicity was detected in outgoing water from either planted or unplanted beds. All this together indicates that the planted reed beds retained semi-lipophilic acetone-soluble toxic compounds from the sludge better than the unplanted beds, which tended to leak out more of the water soluble toxic compounds in the outgoing water. The compounds identified by SPME/GC in the outgoing water were not in sufficient concentrations to have caused induction in the genotoxicity test. Recommendations and Perspectives This study has pointed out the benefits of using constructed wetlands receiving an industrial sludge containing a complex mixture of nitroaromatics to reduce toxicity in the outgoing water. The water from planted, constructed wetlands could therefore be directed to a recipient without further cleaning. The bed material should be investigated over a longer period of time in order to evaluate potential accumulation and leakage prior to proper usage or storage. The plants should be investigated in order to examine uptake and possible release when the plant biomass is degraded. This article has been developed on the basis of a presentation given at the Annual meeting of SETAC Europe German Language Branch 2004 in Aachen. ESS-Submission Editor: Dr. Ludek Blaha (blaha@recetox.muni.cz)