复合耐盐微生物菌剂强化MBBR工艺处理高盐废水

在移动床生物膜反应器(MBBR)中接种SEM复合耐盐微生物菌剂,研究5％ ～ 10％盐度条件下悬浮填料的挂膜启动及其对高盐废水的强化处理效果.实验结果表明,MBBR在高盐环境下能够顺利挂膜,其挂膜效果受盐度及无机盐种类的影响:较高盐度下成功挂膜所需的周期更长,同一盐度下NaCl体系挂膜效果优于Na2SO4体系.MBBR处理羧甲基纤维素生产废水效果优于活性污泥法:进水盐浓度均为5％～7％,当进水COD 5 343 mg/L时,MBBR出水COD小于300mg/L,经絮凝后低于100 mg/L,容积负荷高达2.67 kg COD/(m3·d),而活性污泥法在进水COD 3 563 mg/L时,出水COD小于400 mg/L,经絮凝后低于150 mg/L,容积负荷仅为1.68 kg COD/(m3·d).MBBR生物膜处理体系稳定性及去除能力更高,能够抵抗较高盐度范围波动、有机负荷等的冲击.     

曝气生物滤池去除有机物及硝化氨氮的影响因素研究

采用以陶粒为填料的曝气生物滤池(BAF)处理低浓度生活污水,研究在气水比一定的条件下,水力负荷、有机负荷及氨氮负荷对BAF去除有机物及硝化氨氮的性能的影响.研究结果表明,当试验进水COD为105.8～156.6 mg/L,气水比为3:1的条件下,降解有机物的最佳水力负荷为1.35～1.68 m3/(m2·h),COD平均去除率为86.3%.氨氮负荷是影响反应器硝化性能的直接因素.当水力负荷为1.05 m3/(m2·h),平均进水COD为106.1 mg/L时,若使出水氨氮低于15 mg/L,则反应器能承受的最大进水氨氮负荷为0.5 kg/(m3·d)左右.并确立了相应的反应器动力学模型.     

粉煤灰加气混凝土颗粒曝气生物滤池处理污水试验研究

在不同气水比、水力负荷条件下,应用粉煤灰加气混凝土颗粒曝气生物滤柱进行生活污水试验,结果表明,粉煤灰加气混凝土颗粒填料表面更易于形成硝化菌生物膜;兼顾处理效率与运行经济的最佳组合的气水比为2,水力负荷为30.72 m3/(m2·d).有机负荷保持在8.04～10.08 kg COD/(m3·d)之间,COD和NH3-N平均去除率分别达到74.2%和92%,出水COD、NH3-N平均浓度分别在60 mg/L和1 mg/L,达到GB18918-2002一级A标准,粉煤灰加气混凝土颗粒可以应用于曝气生物滤池处理污水工艺.     

生物亲和亲水磁性填料在污水生物处理中的应用

采用添加生物亲和亲水物质、活性炭及磁粉并磁化的改性聚丙烯填料,进行挂膜和模拟污水生物降解试验.结果发现,普通聚丙烯填料改性后,水滴静态接触角降低22%,含水率提高3～5倍;改性聚丙烯填料比普通聚丙烯填料具有更快的挂膜速度和更高的COD降解率,并能承受更高的气液比以及气流和水流的冲击.改性聚丙烯填料的挂膜期从普通聚丙烯填料的7 d缩短为3 d;将初始COD为500 mg/L的模拟污水完全降解,改性聚丙烯填料需10.5 h,而普通聚丙烯填料则需22.5 h;在连续处理的操作方式下,当气液比为40:1时,改性聚丙烯填料的COD降解率达到最大,为99%,而普通聚丙烯填料则在气液比为30:1时,达到最大的COD降解率,为79%.     

溅水充氧生物滤池处理农村污水的研究

开发了一种处理农村污水的低能耗地埋式一体化溅水充氧生物滤池装置,通过拔风和溅水复合充氧技术实现了大幅度节能条件下的好氧生物处理.考察了在不同水力负荷及COD、NH4 -N容积负荷条件下本装置的处理效果,结果表明,在水力负荷小于10 m3/(m2·d)、COD及NH4 -N容积负荷分别小于0.3 kg COD/(m3·d)和0.08 kg NH4 -N/(m3·d)的条件下,可以取得较高的去除效果和良好的出水水质,COD、NH4 -N和TN的平均出水浓度分别为58.94 mg/L、2.78 mg/L和8.23 mg/L,平均去除率分别为51.7%、86.4%和70.6%.     

复合式膜生物反应器对船舶生活污水中有机物的降解

研究了复合式膜生物反应器(HMBR)中生化反应及膜自身对船舶生活污水中浓度较高的有机物的去除作用。当进水COD浓度为1 000 mg/L左右,反应器容积负荷为2.4 kg COD/(m3·d)时,HMBR曝气池内生化反应对COD的去除率平均可达91.63%,膜本身去除率平均为5.09%。可见,曝气池内生化反应对有机物的去除起到了主要作用,而膜则维持了系统出水水质的稳定。对曝气池内有机物降解动力学模型进行了研究,曝气池内有机物降解遵循一级反应,其相应动力学参数为vmax=2.79 d-1,Ks=395 mg/L,所得动力学方程可用于指导船用膜生物反应器的设计及运行维护。     

新型立体浮床处理河道微污染源水的挂膜特性

立体浮床是一种新型的生物预处理方法。采用了"曝气充氧+新型立体浮床"强化处理方法治理微污染河水,对立体浮床挂膜期间底部填料上的生物膜特性及微污染河水处理效果进行了实验研究。结果表明,在河道水温为15.2～23.6℃,pH在7.0～7.8,溶解氧浓度为4.0～5.9 mg/L时,经40 d左右时填料挂膜成熟。通过对水质和微生物指标分析,填料挂膜分为4阶段:物理吸附阶段—物理吸附-生物繁殖阶段—生物强化吸附降解阶段—挂膜成熟阶段。填料挂膜成熟后,污染物去除效果良好,浊度、COD和NH3-N的去除率分别达到了20.1%、17.5%和18.3%。     

碳源种类对原位生物解偶联污泥减量系统效能影响

研究以SBBR为对象,考察碳源种类对原位生物解偶联污泥减量系统污泥产率和污水处理效能的影响。研究结果表明,在水温为25℃,挂膜密度为45%,负荷为4.0 kg COD/(m3填料·d),供气量为150 L/h,采用间歇曝气30 min/停曝30 min的方波供氧条件下,碳源种类对原位生物解偶联污泥减量系统效能影响显著。当进水有机质为葡萄糖时,系统污泥产率最小,为0.0292 kg MLSS/kg COD,分别比进水碳源为粪水、乙酸钠、淀粉时减少19.4%、64.8%和99.9%。碳源为葡萄糖时,系统出水COD、NH+4-N、TN分别为41、6.4和17.3 mg/L,可达标排放。     

Experimental research of dyeing and printing wastewater treatment by flocculation-MBR combined technology

采用絮凝—膜生物反应器(MBR)组合工艺进行印染废水处理的试验研究.结果表明,调节pH至8.5、搅拌时间为30min时,COD和色度去除效果最佳；而单纯絮凝工艺对印染废水处理效果不理想,最佳运行条件为64 mg/L NaOH+75 mg/L饱和石灰水+0.2 mg/L聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)+3 mg/L硅酸钠+8 mg/L聚合氯化铝(PAC),COD和NH3-N平均去除率分别达到23.91％、31.17％.在上述最佳运行条件下,采用絮凝—MBR组合工艺处理印染废水,效果较显著；出水COD均值可达42.2mg/L,其平均去除率为91.62％;出水NH3-N均值可达6.26 mg/L,其平均去除率为92.43％,出水水质可达到《城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准》(GB 18918-2002)一级B标准.     

双循环两相生物处理工艺的中试研究

采用双循环两相生物处理工艺(BICT)系统对城市污水处理厂出水进行中试研究,探讨了中试试验工况下BICT系统对污染物的去除率.结果表明,独立膜反应区的设置消除了生物硝化与除磷的关联性,从而可通过在SBR反应器缩短泥龄来提高系统的除磷效率;系统中污泥转移的实现,使系统在反应阶段能保证较高的污泥浓度,从而提高污泥的释磷效果,为系统处理能力的提升提供较大潜力.在适宜的试验工况下,进水COD容积负荷小于1.00 kg/(m3·d)时,系统COD平均去除率80%左右,出水COD保持在60 mg/L左右;总氮容积负荷小于0.4 kg/(m3·d)时,总氮平均去除率在80%左右,出水总氮低于15 mg/L;总磷容积负荷3～35 g/(m3·d)时,总磷去除率稳定在90%以上,出水总磷低于0.5 mg/L;出水指标均可达到<城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准>(GB 18918-2002)中的一级标准.     

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.