倒置A~2/O与常规A~2/O工艺除磷效果对比

通过对西安市某污水处理厂倒置A2/O工艺的沿程监测和工艺解析,分析明确了该工艺生物除磷效果差的影响因素。研究表明,缺氧池反硝化不完全,厌氧池高浓度硝酸盐是抑制聚磷菌释磷的重要因素。当厌氧池内硝酸盐浓度大于4 mg/L时会明显抑制生物除磷效果。硝酸盐的浓度在1~4 mg/L时,随着硝酸盐浓度的升高,释磷效果显著降低。为避免硝酸盐对聚磷菌的影响,需将厌氧池硝酸盐浓度控制在1 mg/L以下。硝酸盐对聚磷菌释磷的影响原因是生物脱氮除磷对碳源的竞争,以乙酸钠和原污水为碳源分析硝氮盐对释磷效果的影响。结果表明,易于生物降解的优质碳源更有利于聚磷菌在厌氧环境下释磷,倒置A2/O的前置式缺氧池首先将大量优质碳源用于反硝化,而造成后续厌氧池聚磷菌释磷效果差。针对这一研究结果,对该污水厂提出将倒置A2/O调整为常规A2/O的改造方案,改造后厌氧池硝酸盐浓度由3.57 mg/L降低至0.89 mg/L,聚磷菌释磷量提高1.8倍,系统除磷效果增强,出水总磷降低至0.66 mg/L,与倒置A2/O相比降低0.21 mg/L。     

化学-混凝沉淀处理含氟含重金属废水研究

为解决某铝材电镀工业园含氟含重金属废水达标排放的问题，研究了化学混凝沉淀法同时处理该废水中氟与金属的效果及影响因素，采用正交和单因素实验确定了最佳工艺条件。结果表明，当CaCl₂投加量与废水中氟离子摩尔比为5∶1（即CaCl_{质量4 782 mg/L），聚氯化铝（PAC）用量为500 mg/L，pH为9.5，聚丙烯酰胺（PAM）用量2 mg/L时，出水中残留F离子浓度可降至8 mg/L，Cu²⁺、Ni²⁺、Cr⁶⁺和Zn²⁺出水浓度分别降至0.05、0.07、0.3和0.1 mg/L，出水能达到《水污染物排放限值》（DB44/26-2001）第二时段一级标准，且最为经济。}     

某污水处理厂A2/O工艺冬季生物反硝化过程的影响因素研究

针对污水处理厂冬季反硝化脱氮效率不佳的问题,以常州市某污水处理厂A~2/O工艺为研究对象,模拟探讨了不同外加碳源、碳源投加量、溶解氧(DO)和硝态氮浓度对生物处理系统反硝化脱氮能力的影响。结果表明,外加有机碳源对系统的反硝化效能有明显的强化效果。3种外加有机碳源(乙酸、乙醇和乙酸钠)中,乙酸为最佳碳源。当乙酸投加量为40mg/L时,系统反硝化脱氮效率最高,比反硝化速率可达1.964mg/(g·h),反硝化碳耗最少,为7.14 mg/mg。DO与比反硝化速率成反比,DO≤0.20mg/L时,反硝化能力最强。硝态氮初始质量浓度为20mg/L左右时,反硝化能力最强。在实际工程应用中,可以通过提高硝化效果或直接调整回流比实现反硝化脱氮最优条件,将有助于提高系统的冬季脱氮效果。     

钝顶螺旋藻固定模拟烟道气中的CO_2

研究了钝顶螺旋藻对模拟烟道气中CO2的固定性能,及其对NOx和SOx水溶形态亚硝态氮、亚硫酸氢根的耐受性。结果显示：随CO2浓度的增加,藻细胞达到最大比生长速率的时间缩短,CO2浓度为15%时藻细胞比生长速率达到最大的时间最短,生物量最终达到最大值4.1 g/L;CO2浓度为15%时藻细胞的固碳率为12.34 mg/（L·h）。研究发现,钝顶螺旋藻能够耐受浓度小于10 mmol/L的亚硝态氮,可将其作为钝顶螺旋藻生长的唯一氮源,但藻生长的延迟期增长。钝顶螺旋藻能够耐受8 mmol/L的亚硫酸氢盐,可将其作为生长的唯一硫源,藻细胞6 d后开始快速增长。     

新型碳源驯化的SRB去除酸性矿山废水中SO_4~(2-)最佳反应条件

针对硫酸盐还原菌(SRB)处理酸性矿山废水缺乏有效有机碳源问题,运用生活污水、鸡粪和锯末质量比80∶7∶3混合物的发酵液作为新型有机碳源驯化硫酸盐还原菌SRB,并研究SRB以该新型有机碳源作为营养物质在不同COD/SO2-4(C/S)值、pH值、初始硫酸根(SO2-4)浓度、重金属离子(Fe2+、Mn2+、Cu2+和Zn2+)浓度条件下对SO2-4的去除效果,以确定SRB去除SO2-4的最佳反应条件。实验结果表明,在厌氧环境SRB接种量8%、生长温度35℃、转速50 r/min、C/S为1.5~2.0、pH值6~7、初始SO2-4浓度≤3 000 mg/L、Fe2+在100~300 mg/L、Mn2+为35 mg/L时反应条件最佳,SO2-4去除率均可达90%以上;其中Fe2+浓度≤500 mg/L、Mn2+浓度≤140 mg/L时均会促进SRB对SO2-4的还原,当Fe2+浓度≥600mg/L时会严重抑制SRB,Mn2+浓度140 mg/L时会抑制SRB;Cu2+、Zn2+的存在对SRB均有影响,当Cu2+浓度15 mg/L时、Zn2+浓度45 mg/L时对SRB均有抑制作用。新型有机碳源可作为SRB的优良有机碳源,同时可实现以废治废的目的。该成果为实际应用提供了参考。     

吸附-预沉淀MBR工艺处理生活污水及膜污染控制效果

膜污染是限制膜生物反应器（MBR）广泛应用的主要因素之一。针对MBR处理生活污水过程中存在的硝化效果不稳定与膜污染问题，提出了一种新型的MBR系统：通过吸附-预沉淀实现进水中碳氮的分离和单独处理，不仅提高了污染物去除效果，且能够有效控制膜污染。研究结果表明，吸附-预沉淀可以去除进水中约89.7%的有机物，系统出水COD、NH₄⁺-N平均浓度为24 mg/L、0.78 mg/L，去除率分别为95.9%和98.1%。MBR中碳氮比的降低和硝化细菌比例的增加大大降低了MBR内MLSS、EPS和SMP含量，平均浓度分别为5 185 mg/L、41 mg/g MLSS和2.62 mg/g MLSS。在膜通量为4 L/（m²·h）条件下，TMP可稳定保持在20 kPa左右。通过吸附-预沉淀过程可有效控制MBR中的膜污染。     

不同培养模式对钝顶螺旋藻生长和固碳速率的影响

为提高钝顶螺旋藻的生长速率和CO_2固定效率,从钝顶螺旋藻的培养方式,无机碳和有机碳的添加方式两方面进行优化。对比光自养、混养、异养3种培养方式的结果表明,混养培养能获得最高的生物量和固碳速率,分别为1.612g/L和105.431 mg/(L·h)。考察自养-异养的混合培养下3种碳源添加方式的影响,对比2种无机碳源结果得到自养培养每8 h通入5%浓度的CO_2,螺旋藻最高固碳速率和生物量分别达到265.455 mg/(L·h)和2.007 g/L,远大于添加16 g/L Na HCO_3的生物量(1.648 g/L);且自养培养阶段添加1 g/L葡萄糖组较不添加组,生物量和固碳速率分别减小了0.370 g/L和17.902 mg/(L·h);无机碳源的存在对异养培养阶段的影响结果表明,暗培养过程鼓入5%浓度CO_2,培养液的p H下降较快,影响生物量和固碳速率。因此,在自养-异养混合培养螺旋藻时,光暗培养阶段的两种碳源添加量要适当,保证螺旋藻生长和固碳最优。     

厌氧工艺对含铬(Ⅵ)废水处理效果初探

以砂石和活性炭作为填料,自制厌氧生物滤床系统,并对系统进行驯化,发现完成驯化后的稳定系统具有良好的去铬(Ⅵ)能力.废水在系统中经过2 h运行,加入碳源的试验组与不加碳源的对照组的铬(Ⅵ)去除率分别为87.33%和66.31%.恒流泵最佳流量为47 mL/min,外加碳源后,铬(Ⅵ)的浓度由60 mg/L左右降到0.5 mg/L以下,需要4 h,而对照组需要14 h,铬(Ⅵ)浓度由64.66 mg/L提高到 75.53 mg/L时,对本系统负面影响甚微,提高到95.47 mg/L时,系统出水达标所需时间延长到7.5 h.本系统具有耐受一定程度的浓度冲击以及进一步驯化、提高处理负荷的潜力.     

城市湖泊总磷对干湿沉降和地表径流污染的响应研究

随着对水污染的深入治理，干湿沉降、地表径流等面源污染逐步成为城市湖泊最重要的污染源之一。通过对武汉市东湖流域连续4个月干湿沉降和2场次地表径流的监测，分析了湖泊水体总磷(TP)对干湿沉降和地表径流污染的响应。结果表明，东湖湿沉降TP累积通量远大于干沉降TP累积通量，这可能与降水的洗尘作用有关；低强度降雨地表径流TP质量浓度为0.74～1.59 mg/L,高强度降雨地表径流TP质量浓度为0.95～5.82 mg/L,初期地表径流TP浓度大于后期地表径流；湖泊TP浓度变化与风速、湿沉降TP通量、降雨量紧密相关，当降雨量小于20 mm时，风速是造成湖泊中TP变动的主要因素之一，当降雨量超过20 mm时，湖泊TP变化与湿沉降TP通量变化较为一致。点源污染防治与大气污染治理、城市道路清洁、城市绿化、沉水植物生态恢复等的协调治理，将是未来城市湖泊TP污染防治的重要途径。     

不同浓度外加碳源对A~2/O系统的冲击及修复前后脱氮除磷效果研究

以啤酒废水作为外加碳源,研究了不同浓度外加碳源对A2/O系统的冲击情况,并通过调节工艺参数对系统进行修复,对比了修复前后系统的脱氮除磷效果。结果表明,投加低浓度(COD为50mg/L)外加碳源没有影响系统的正常运行,且有助于提高系统的脱氮除磷效率;用COD为150mg/L的啤酒废水对系统进行冲击时,总氮、氨氮、总磷和COD的去除率均有所下降,依次下降了31.53、16.38、7.61、10.19百分点;经过修复后,与冲击前相比较,各分析指标的去除率略有降低。用高浓度(COD为250mg/L)的啤酒废水冲击A2/O系统,冲击期间各分析指标显著下降,且产生轻微的污泥膨胀,修复后各分析指标去除率依次降低了11.75、9.56、21.20、20.79百分点。实验表明,啤酒废水可以作为外加碳源用以调节系统的C/N,且A2/O系统对浓度变化的冲击具有一定的抵抗力。     

Temporal variations in atmospheric CO2 concentrations in Kuwait City,Kuwait with comparisons to Phoenix,Arizona, USA

Hourly atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration measurements are available from 1996 to present for a suburban site within the growing metropolitan area of Kuwait City. Analyses of this record reveal (a) an annual cycle with highest values in February and lowest values in September reflecting the growth and decay of vegetation in the Northern Hemisphere as well as fluctuations in motor traffic, (b) a weekly cycle with highest values during the weekdays and lowest values during weekends, and (c) a diurnal cycle with highest values after sunset when the local atmosphere becomes more stable following vehicular emission of CO2 throughout the day and lowest values in late afternoon following several hours of relatively unstable conditions. During the daytime, CO2 concentrations are related to wind direction, with westerly winds (coming from the desert) promoting lowest CO2 concentrations. At night, lowest CO2 levels are associated with higher wind speeds and winds from the north. The findings from the Kuwait City area, particularly when contrasted with the situation in Phoenix, further our understanding of the dynamics of CO2 levels in urban environments.     

Respiration controls the unexpected seasonal pattern of carbon flux in an Asian tropical rain forest

Tropical rain forests play important roles in the global carbon cycle. We report a six-year eddy covariance carbon flux campaign in a primary tropical seasonal rain forest in southwest China. An unexpected seasonal pattern of net ecosystem carbon exchange was detected, with carbon lost during the rainy season and stored in the dry season. Strong seasonality of ecosystem respiration was suggested to primarily account for this seasonal pattern. The annual net uptake of CO₂ by the forest varied from 0.98 to 2.35 metric tons of carbon per hectare between 2003 and 2008. 6-year averaged sink strength was 1.68 metric tons of carbon per hectare.     

A mobile pollutant measurement laboratory—measuring gas phase and aerosol ambient concentrations with high spatial and temporal resolution

A mobile pollutant measurement laboratory was designed and built at the Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland) for the measurement of on-road ambient concentrations of a large set of trace gases and aerosol parameters with high time resolution (<15 s for most instruments), along with geographical and meteorological information. This approach allowed for pollutant level measurements both near traffic (e.g. in urban areas or on freeways/main roads) and at rural locations far away from traffic, within short periods of time and at different times of day and year. Such measurements were performed on a regular base during the project year of gas phase and aerosol measurements (YOGAM). This paper presents data measured in the Zürich (Switzerland) area on a late autumn day (6 November) in 2001. The local urban particle background easily reached 50 000 cm⁻³, with additional peak particle number concentrations of up to 400 000 cm⁻³. The regional background of the total particle number concentration was not found to significantly correlate with the distance to traffic and anthropogenic emissions of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides. On the other hand, this correlation was significant for the number concentration of particles in the size range 50–150 nm, indicating that the particle number concentration in this size range is a better traffic indicator than the total number concentration. Particle number size distribution measurements showed that daytime urban ambient air is dominated by high number concentrations of ultrafine particles (nanoparticles) with diameters <50 nm, which are immediately formed by traffic exhaust and thus belong to the primary emissions. However, significant variation of the nanoparticle mode was also observed in number size distributions measured in rural areas both at daytime and nighttime, suggesting that nanoparticles are not exclusively formed by primary traffic emissions. While urban daytime total number concentrations were increased by a factor of 10 compared to the nighttime background, corresponding factors for total surface area and total volume concentrations were 2 and 1.5, respectively.     

Comparison of trip average in-vehicle and exterior CO determinations by continuous and grab sampling using an electrochemical sensing method

In air quality monitoring studies, continuous sampling is capable of reflecting real time variation of gas levels, however, with a margin of uncertainty related to the response time of the sensor and to the speed of concentration fluctuation. In contrast, grab sampling allows the determination of average gas concentration over the whole sampling period eliminating thus the uncertainties associated with the continuous method. As studies of in-vehicle carbon monoxide (CO) exposure often show rapidly fluctuating CO levels and are increasingly using the continuous electrochemical sensing method, the present activity aims at validating the suitability of the latter method for this monitoring task. For this purpose, an electrochemical CO sensing monitor was used to continuously monitor CO level inside and outside of a vehicle moving in an urban area, and to analyze the content of concomitantly taken grab samples. Trip-average CO levels measured using the two testing methods were compared. For CO levels higher than the instrument detection limit (1 ppm), the observed percent difference between continuous and grab sampling results varied within a fairly acceptable range (0.6–15.4%). The regression of continuous sampling data against grab sampling data revealed an average error of 6.9%, indicating the suitability of the continuous electrochemical method for monitoring in-vehicle and exterior average CO concentration under typical urban traffic conditions.     

Net ecosystem CO2 exchange over a larch forest in Hokkaido, Japan

Larch forests are distributed extensively in the east Eurasian continent and are expected to play a significant role in the terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling process. In view of the fact that studies on carbon exchange for this important biome have been very limited, we have initiated a long-term flux observation in a larch forest ecosystem in Hokkaido in northern Japan since 2000. The net ecosystem CO₂ exchange (NEE) showed large seasonal and diurnal variation. Generally, the larch forest ecosystem released CO₂ in nighttime and assimilated CO₂ in daytime during the growing season from May to October. The ecosystem started to become a net carbon sink in May, reaching a maximum carbon uptake as high as 186 g C m⁻² month⁻¹ in June. With the yellowing, senescing and leaf fall, the ecosystem turned into a carbon source in November. During the non-growing season, the larch forest ecosystem became a net source of CO₂, releasing an average of 16.7 g C m⁻² month⁻¹. Overall, the ecosystem sequestered 141–240 g C m⁻² yr⁻¹ in 2001. The NEE was significantly influenced by environmental factors. Respiration of the ecosystem, for example, was exponentially dependent on air temperature, while photosynthesis was related to the incident PAR in a manner consistent with the Michaelis–Menten model. Although the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) was scarcely higher than 15 hPa, the CO₂ uptake rate was also depressed when VPD surpassed 10 hPa.     

Carbonyl sulfide exchange on an ecosystem scale: soil represents a dominant sink for atmospheric COS

The soil/plant/atmosphere exchange of carbonyl sulfide (COS) was investigated in an open oak woodland ecosystem at a rural site in northern California. Measurements of atmospheric concentrations of COS were made in June and in December 1994. We found a significant diel cycle with a drop of COS levels by approximately 150 ppt during the night in both seasons. The mean COS daytime background mixing ratios showed a distinct seasonal difference with 465±77 ppt in summer and 375±56 ppt in winter. The nighttime bulk COS flux into the ecosystem was estimated using a micrometeorological model. To address the observed depletion of COS during stable nocturnal boundary layer conditions, the potential of various ecosystem compartments to act as a sink for COS was investigated. Studies using dynamic enclosures flushed with ambient air excluded vegetation as an important sink during nighttime due to high stomatal resistance. Results from soil chamber measurements indicate that the soil can act as a dominant sink for atmospheric COS.     

Fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide exposure concentrations in urban street transport microenvironments

Personal exposure studies are crucial alongside microenvironment and ambient studies in order to get a better understanding of the health risks posed by fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide in the urban transport microenvironment and for making informed decisions to manage and reduce the health risks. Studies specifically assessing the PM_2.5, ultrafine particle count and carbon monoxide personal exposure concentrations of adults in an urban transport microenvironment have steadily increased in number over the last decade. However, no recent collective summary is available, particularly one which also considers ultrafine particles; therefore, we present a review of the personal exposure concentration studies for the above named pollutants on different modes of surface transportation (walking, cycling, bus, car and taxi) in the urban transport microenvironment. Comparisons between personal exposure measurements and concentrations recorded at fixed monitoring sites are considered in addition to the factors influencing personal exposure in the transport microenvironment.In general, the exposure studies examined revealed pedestrians and cyclists to experience lower fine particulate matter and CO exposure concentrations in comparison to those inside vehicles—the vehicle shell provided no protection to the passengers. Proximity to the pollutant sources had a significant impact on exposure concentration levels experienced, consequently individuals should be encouraged to use back street routes. Fixed monitoring stations were found to be relatively poor predictors of CO and PM_2.5 exposure concentration levels experienced by individuals in the urban transport microenvironment. Although the mode of transport, traffic and meteorology parameters were commonly identified as significant factors influencing exposure concentrations to the different pollutants under examination, a large amount of the exposure concentration variation in the exposure studies remained unexplained.     

Predicting residential indoor concentrations of nitrogen dioxide,fine particulate matter,and elemental carbon using questionnaire and geographic information system based data

Previous studies have identified associations between traffic-related air pollution and adverse health effects. Most have used measurements from a few central ambient monitors and/or some measure of traffic as indicators of exposure, disregarding spatial variability and factors influencing personal exposure-ambient concentration relationships. This study seeks to utilize publicly available data (i.e., central site monitors, geographic information system, and property assessment data) and questionnaire responses to predict residential indoor concentrations of traffic-related air pollutants for lower socioeconomic status (SES) urban households.As part of a prospective birth cohort study in urban Boston, we collected indoor and outdoor 3–4 day samples of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) in 43 low SES residences across multiple seasons from 2003 to 2005. Elemental carbon (EC) concentrations were determined via reflectance analysis. Multiple traffic indicators were derived using Massachusetts Highway Department data and traffic counts collected outside sampling homes. Home characteristics and occupant behaviors were collected via a standardized questionnaire. Additional housing information was collected through property tax records, and ambient concentrations were collected from a centrally located ambient monitor.The contributions of ambient concentrations, local traffic and indoor sources to indoor concentrations were quantified with regression analyses. PM_2.5 was influenced less by local traffic but had significant indoor sources, while EC was associated with traffic and NO₂ with both traffic and indoor sources. Comparing models based on covariate selection using p-values or a Bayesian approach yielded similar results, with traffic density within a 50 m buffer of a home and distance from a truck route as important contributors to indoor levels of NO₂ and EC, respectively. The Bayesian approach also highlighted the uncertanity in the models. We conclude that by utilizing public databases and focused questionnaire data we can identify important predictors of indoor concentrations for multiple air pollutants in a high-risk population.     

Carbon dioxide fluxes over a grazed prairie and seeded pasture in the Northern Great Plains

Temperate grasslands are vast terrestrial ecosystems that may be an important component of the global carbon (C) cycle; however, annual C flux data for these grasslands are limited. The Bowen ratio/energy balance (BREB) technique was used to measure CO2 fluxes over a grazed mixed-grass prairie and a seeded western wheatgrass [Pascopyrum smithii (Rybd) L?ve] site at Mandan, ND from 24 April to 26 October in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Above-ground biomass and leaf area index (LAI) were measured about every 21 days throughout the season. Root biomass and soil organic C and N content were determined to 110 cm depth in selected increments about mid-July each year. Peak above-ground biomass and LAI coincided with peak fluxes and occurred between mid-July to early August. Biomass averaged 1227 and 1726 kg ha(-1) and LAI 0.44 and 0.59, for prairie and western wheatgrass, respectively. Average CO2 flux for the growing season was 279 g CO2 m(-2) for prairie and 218 g CO2 m(-2) for western wheatgrass (positive flux is CO2 uptake and negative flux is CO2 loss to the atmosphere). Using prior measured dormant season CO2 fluxes from the prairie sites gave annual flux estimates that ranged from -131 to 128 g CO2 m(-2) for western wheatgrass and from -70 to 189 g CO2 m(-2) for the prairie. This wide range in calculated annual fluxes suggests that additional research is required concerning dormant season flux measurements to obtain accurate estimates of annual CO2 fluxes. These results suggest Northern Great Plains mixed-grass prairie grasslands can either be a sink or a source for atmospheric CO2 or near equilibrium, depending on the magnitude of the dormant season flux.     

A review of the export of carbon in river water: fluxes and processes

This review summarizes data on exports of carbon from a large number of temperate and boreal catchments in North America, Europe and New Zealand. Organic carbon losses, usually dominated by dissolved organic matter, show relatively little variation, most catchments exporting between 10 and 100 kg C ha(-1) yr(-1). Inorganic carbon exports occur at a similar rate. However, a lack of information on the flux of particulate organic carbon and dissolved CO2 is highlighted, particularly for rivers in Europe. Processes regulating the flux of organic carbon to streams and its subsequent fate in-stream are reviewed, along with the effects of land use and acidification on these processes. The size of the global riverine flux of carbon in relation to the global carbon cycle and the possible effects of environmental change on the export of carbon in rivers are considered.