低碳氮比对生物膜-电极反应器反硝化的影响

以乙酸钠作为碳源,给阴阳极外加2V的直流电压,考察了不同低C/N对连续运行的生物膜-电极反应器反硝化的影响。结果表明,当C/N从1.5∶1减少到0.8∶1时,生物膜-电极反应器NO-3-N去除率从99.5%下降至64.1%,出水NO-3-N的浓度从0.27mg/L增加到17.96mg/L,出水NO-2-N的浓度从0.24mg/L增加到2.6mg/L,出水NH+4-N浓度从4.93mg/L下降至3.35mg/L。当C/N为1.5∶1时,生物膜-电极反应器的自养反硝化率仅为8.0%,当C/N降至1∶1时,自养反硝化率增加至30.4%,然而,当C/N从1∶1进一步降低至0.8∶1时,自养反硝化率却从30.4%下降至21.8%。各C/N条件下,生物膜-电极反应器出水的SCOD浓度均高于对照生物膜反应器。生物膜-电极反应器的自养反硝化率与其出水pH呈正相关。     

反硝化生物滤池用于再生水脱氮效能及动力学研究

采用反硝化生物滤池处理城市污水厂二级出水,研究了反硝化生物滤池脱氮效能及其影响因素,构建了反硝化生物滤池脱氮动力学模型。结果表明,反硝化生物滤池启动7d后出水水质稳定,对NO-3-N的去除率达到90%以上,NO-2-N积累现象消失;当外加乙酸钠作碳源并使C/N≥4.7时,对NO-3-N的去除率达到90%以上,出水NO-3-N浓度在1.0mg/L以下;反硝化生物滤池具有较高的处理负荷,当HRT≥5 min时,对NO-3-N的去除率能达到90%以上;在实验水质条件下,滤池反硝化反应遵循一级反应动力学,且反应速率常数与流速成正比。     

PCL-SND系统的脱氮效果

以处理水产养殖水体中的含氮化合物为目的,采用气提反应器,建立以聚己内酯(polycaprolactone,PCL)为碳源和生物膜载体的同时硝化反硝化(simultaneous nitrification and denitrification,SND)系统(PCL-SND),研究其启动过程及脱氮效果以及水力停留时间(hydraulic retention time,HRT)对PCL-SND系统脱氮效果的影响。结果表明,在PCL填充率为10%,HRT为24 h,进水氨氮(NH+4-N)浓度为10 mg/L,硝态氮(NO-3-N)浓度为50 mg/L的条件下,系统运行45 d达到稳定状态,NH+4-N和TN的去除率分别为(76.55±0.98)%和(56.85±2.21)%。HRT对PCL-SND系统脱氮效果的研究表明,一定范围内,TN去除率随着HRT的减小而下降,出水NO-3-N浓度随着HRT的减小而升高,当HRT8 h,NH+4-N去除率基本稳定(85%~89%),HRT为24 h时,脱氮效果最好,TN和NH+4-N去除率分别为(68.56±1.64)%和(87.75±2.78)%,出水NO-3-N浓度(15.72±1.46)mg/L。p H和总碱度均随HRT的减小而下降,生物量却随HRT的减小而增大。     

可生物降解塑料与沸石载体体系对硝酸盐氮污染地下水的生物修复研究

生物反硝化是修复地下水硝酸盐氮污染的一种有效途径。为进一步确定异养反硝化碳源与载体投加量的配比,取用污水处理厂活性污泥为微生物来源,以可生物降解塑料为新型固相碳源,沸石为微生物载体,设计了9组固相碳源与载体不同配比的柱实验,旨在遴选出可生物降解塑料和沸石的最优配比。同时考察在最优配比时,不同进水硝酸盐氮浓度下的硝酸盐氮去除率、填料降解率、生物膜附着量、生物膜附着效率、反硝化效率等反应特性。结果表明,可生物降解塑料∶沸石(质量比)=2∶1为最优配比。在最优配比下,进水硝酸盐氮质量浓度为40~100mg/L时,异养反硝化对硝酸盐氮具有很好的去除效果(最终去除率均在99%以上),且能够保持较高的反硝化效率,同时载体负载微生物的性能稳定。     

异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌YZ-12的脱氮性能及其对养殖废水的处理效果

为获得高效脱氮菌,从南昌县一中型养猪厂曝气池筛选出一株异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌株YZ-12,经过16S rRNA基因序列分析,鉴定其为Klebsiella oxytoca;随后检测了该菌株的硝化和反硝化能力.结果 表明,在NH4-N质量浓度为100 mg·L-1的硝化培养基和NO3-N质量浓度为400 mg·L-1的反硝化培养基中,NH4+-N去除率在96％以上,NO3-N去除率在99％以上,无NO3-N、NO2-N积累.同时,还考察了碳源、氮浓度、C/N、pH、盐度5种单因素对菌株脱氮效果的影响.结果 表明,菌株最佳脱氮条件为C/N=10、pH=7、盐度≤10 mg·L-1、NH4+-N质量浓度≤150 mg·L-1、NO3-N质量浓度≤450 mg·L-1、碳源为蔗糖;用蔗糖将养殖废水C/N调节为10,加入5％菌株进行脱氮处理,灭菌后的养殖废水NH4+-N和NO3-N的去除率分别为95.15％和99.69％.     

生物沸石滤池处理富营养化水体的挂膜实验

采用上向流生物沸石滤池处理富营养化水体,考察了挂膜阶段(前30 d)滤池对浊度、COD和TP等的去除效果,重点研究了系统中各形态氮素(NH4+-N、NO2--N、NO3--N和TN)的变化情况。结果表明,对于富营养化水体,生物沸石滤池对浊度、COD和TP的去除率分别约为80%、30%和24%;出水NH4+-N始终保持在0.5 mg/L以下,去除率在90%以上;NO2--N出现峰值(4.98 mg/L,第9 d),第13 d后即一直低于进水值;实验后期出水NO3--N与进水NH4+-N变化趋势基本一致,表明硝化生物膜已成熟,原位再生可行;生物沸石床内可能存在同步硝化反硝化现象。出水NO2-N浓度低于进水可作为生物沸石挂膜成功的一个标志。     

以玉米芯为外加碳源的SBBR脱氮特性

针对低碳氮比生活污水总氮去除效果不佳的问题,以玉米芯作为SBBR生物载体和外加碳源,开展同步硝化反硝化脱氮特性研究。主要考察了碳源投加比及曝气时间对脱氮效果的影响。在最佳碳源投加比为1∶80、最适曝气时间为5.5 h时,出水COD、TN、NH_3-N分别为48.95、6.25和1.01 mg/L,满足城镇污水厂一级A排放标准。研究表明,采用玉米芯为外加碳源,可实现固体碳源释碳与反硝化需碳的平衡,有效增强低碳氮比污水的脱氮效果,同时能够保证出水COD满足排放标准。     

湿地植物作为低C?N比生活污水反硝化碳源的研究

以风车草、香根草、再力花、芦荻、美人蕉5种湿地植物作为低C/N比生活污水的反硝化碳源材料。静态碳源释放实验中,5种湿地植物释碳能力为风车草再力花芦荻香根草美人蕉,风车草COD释放量最高,可达(129.2±6.2)mg/(g·L),其TN、TP的释放量相对较低。静态反硝化脱氮实验中,风车草和再力花脱氮效果最好,反硝化出水中硝态氮质量浓度均降低至3mg/L左右,硝态氮去除率均达88%左右,出水COD均在100mg/L左右,COD去除率均达到84%左右。在低C/N比生活污水反硝化脱氮中试实验中,以风车草为反硝化碳源,出水中TN、COD去除率可分别达到73%、75%左右,说明风车草是一种良好的低C/N比生活污水深度处理的反硝化碳源材料。     

高氨氮污泥脱水液短程硝化反硝化的启动及稳定

采用A/O-CSTR工艺处理高氨氮污泥脱水液。进水氨氮浓度浓度约为375 mg/L，C/N比小于1.0，反硝化碳源明显不足。A/O反应器完成短程硝化反应，CSTR定期投加初沉污泥作为碳源进行反硝化。两者联合达到总氮去除的目的。实验研究短程硝化反应的启动过程，以及CSTR出水回流对短程硝化和系统脱氮效果的影响。实验结果表明系统具有良好的硝化反硝化效果。A/O反应器亚硝酸盐积累率迅速提高并稳定在90%以上。CSTR有效利用初沉污泥实现了稳定的反硝化。出水回流有利于提高总氮去除率，在回流比为200%时，系统平均总氮去除率达到85%以上。     

低C/N比水产养殖废水生物脱氮实验研究

随着短程硝化-反硝化理论研究的发展,在低C/N比条件下,实现污水的生物脱氮处理已成为可能。为此,设计了水产养殖用水的三级生物膜短程硝化-反硝化处理工艺,并对该工艺在去除模拟水产养殖废水主要污染物的作用进行了初步研究。研究结果表明,在进水pH值7.5~8.5,温度为28~32℃,溶解氧为0.5~1 mg/L,游离氨浓度为5~10 mg/L的条件下,模拟废水的COD、NH4+-N和TN的平均去除率分别达到94.4%、91.6%和70.1%;并且低C/N比对出水氨氮NH4+-N的去除率影响不大,NO2--N的平均浓度控制在5.2 mg/L以下,低于鱼类的耐受浓度。表明该短程硝化-反硝化工艺设计,可用于低C/N比水产养殖废水主要污染物的生物处理,尤其是可消除NO2--N对水产养殖的潜在威胁,基本达到养鱼回用标准。     

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.     

A History of Dry Cleaners and Sources of Solvent Releases from Dry Cleaning Equipment

Approximately 25, 000-35, 000 dry cleaning facilities currently operate in the U.S. The release of perchloroethylene and other solvents from these establishments represents a major source of soil and groundwater contamination. The manner in which dry cleaning solvents escape from dry cleaning plants is, for all practical purposes, identical for chlorinated and petroleum hydrocarbon solvents and is related to one of the following events: the catastrophic failure of a component of the dry cleaning system, the improper installation, operation or maintenance of the dry cleaning equipment or a combination of all of these causes. Acceptable customs, codes and regulations can also dictate what is authorized for operation of a dry cleaning facility in a particular community, geographic area during a particular time frame. Environmental litigation dealing with the origin of a solvent release from dry cleaners tends to focus on the design and manufacture of dry cleaning industry machines such as washers, washer extractors, tumblers, solvent filters, water separators, stills and spotting boards. A thorough analysis of the daily operations of dry cleaners often reveals that poor maintenance, failure to follow the manufacturer's instructions and the actions of the operator are the most likely causes of soil and groundwater pollution. In order to forensically evaluate the most probable origins of a solvent release and to examine issues regarding liability, a thorough understanding of the history of dry cleaning and a detailed analysis of the operation and maintenance of the dry cleaning equipment are necessary. The discovery of solvent plumes in the vicinity of dry cleaning plants may suggest that the solvent source is the dry cleaning plant; however, the presence of these plumes does not necessarily indicate that the dry cleaning equipment was defectively designed or manufactured. A thorough review of the type of equipment used over the life of the dry cleaning plant and verifiable solvent mileage records frequently indicates that operators of the plant have disposed of solvent and contaminated solids into the municipal sewer or on ground surfaces.     

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.     

Malathion-induced sublethal toxicity on the intestine of cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)

The effect of malathion [diethyl(dimethoxythiophosphorylthio)succinate] at sublethal concentration (0.006 ppm) on intestinal parameters of cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) was studied for 24 hrs to 240 hrs of exposure and remarkable histopathological alterations were observed. The study on intestinal parameters revealed acute pathological conditions in the intestinal wall. The toxic effect became evident as the cytoplasm of the cells disintegrated and the cells became empty and vacuolated. The cell membranes were also ruptured. Degenerative changes of the absorptive surface (villi) of the intestine in the different periods of exposure were pronounced. Severe atrophic nature (necrotic mucosa) of the intestine began from 48 hrs onwards to 96 hrs of exposure.     

Radionuclides in deer and elk from Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the ingestion of muscle and bone

Abstract

This paper summarizes radionuclide concentrations (³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, ²⁴¹Am, and ^totU) in muscle and bone tissue of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) collected from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico, lands from 1991 through 1998. Also, the committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) and the risk of excess cancer fatalities (RECF) to people who ingest muscle and bone from deer and elk collected from LANL lands were estimated. Most radionuclide concentrations in muscle and bone from individual deer (n = 11) and elk (n = 22) collected from LANL lands were either at less than detectable quantities (where the analytical result was smaller than two counting uncertainties) and/or within upper (95%) level background (BG) concentrations. As a group, most radionuclides in muscle and bone of deer and elk from LANL lands were not significantly higher (p<0.10) than in similar tissues from deer (n = 3) and elk (n = 7) collected from BG locations. Also, elk that had been radio collared and tracked for two years and spent an average time of 50% on LANL lands were not significantly different in most radionuclides from road kill elk that have been collected as part of the environmental surveillance program. Overall, the upper (95%) level net CEDEs (the CEDE plus two sigma for each radioisotope minus background) at the most conservative ingestion rate (50 lbs of muscle and 13 lbs of bone) were as follows: deer muscle = 0.22 mrem y^‐1 (2.2 μSv y^‐1), deer bone = 3.8 mrem y^‐1 (38 μSv y^‐1), elk muscle = 0.12 mrem y^‐1 (1.2 μSv y^‐1), and elk bone = 1.7 mrem y^‐1 (17 μSv y^‐1). All CEDEs were far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection guideline of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1), and the highest muscle plus bone net CEDE corresponded to a RECF of 2E‐06, which is far below the Environmental Protection Agency upper level guideline of 1E‐04.     

Nitrogen leaching and acidification during 19 years of NH₄NO₃ additions to a coniferous-forested catchment at Gårdsjön, Sweden (NITREX)

The role of nitrogen (N) in acidification of soil and water has become relatively more important as the deposition of sulphur has decreased. Starting in 1991, we have conducted a whole-catchment experiment with N addition at Gårdsjön, Sweden, to investigate the risk of N saturation. We have added 41 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ as NH₄NO₃ to the ambient 9 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ in fortnightly doses by means of sprinkling system. The fraction of input N lost to runoff has increased from 0% to 10%. Increased concentrations of NO₃ in runoff partially offset the decreasing concentrations of SO₄ and slowed ecosystem recovery from acid deposition. From 1990-2002, about 5% of the total N input went to runoff, 44% to biomass, and the remaining 51% to soil. The soil N pool increased by 5%. N deposition enhanced carbon (C) sequestration at a mean C/N ratio of 42-59 g g⁻¹.     

Leaching of seven pesticides currently used in cotton crop in Mato Grosso State—Brazil

This study aimed to evaluate the leaching of pesticides and the applicability of the Attenuation Factor (AF) Model to predict their leaching. The leaching of carbofuran, carbendazim, diuron, metolachlor, α and β endosulfan and chlorpyrifos was studied in an Oxisol using a field experiment lysimeter located in Dom Aquino – Mato Grosso. The samples of percolated water were collected by rain event and analyzed. Chemical and physical soil attributes were determined before pesticide application to the plots. The results showed that carbofuran was the pesticide that presented a higher leaching rate in the studied soil, so was the one representing the highest contamination potential. From the total carbofuran applied in the soil surface, around 6 % leached below 50 cm. The other pesticides showed lower mobility in the studied soil. The calculated values to AF were 7.06E-12 (carbendazim), 5.08E-03 (carbofuran), 3.12E-17 (diuron), 6.66E-345 (α-endosulfan), 1.47E-162 (β-endosulfan), 1.50E-06 (metolachlor), 3.51E-155 (chlorpyrifos). AF Model was useful to classify the pesticides' potential for contamination; however, that model underestimated pesticide leaching.     

Endosulfan in China 2—emissions and residues

Background, aim, and scope  Endosulfan is one of the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and also a candidate to be included in a group of new persistent organic pollutants (UNEP 2007). The first national endosulfan usage inventories in China with 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution has been reported in an accompanying paper. In the second part of the paper, we compiled the gridded historical emissions and soil residues of endosulfan in China from the usage inventories. Based on the residue/emission data, gridded concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese soil and air have been calculated. These inventories will provide valuable data for the further study of endosulfan. Methods  Emission and residue of endosulfan were calculated from endosulfan usage by using a simplified gridded pesticide emission and residue model—SGPERM, which is an integrated modeling system combining mathematical model, database management system, and geographic information system. By using the emission and residue inventories, annual air and soil concentrations of endosulfan in each cell were determined. Results and discussion  Historical gridded emission and residue inventories of α- and β-endosulfan in agricultural soil in China with 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution have been created. Total emissions were around 10,800 t, with α-endosulfan at 7,400 t and β-endosulfan at 3,400 t from 1994 to 2004. The highest residues were 140 t for α-endosulfan and 390 t for β-endosulfan, and the lowest residues were 0.7 t for α-endosulfan and 170 t for β-endosulfan in 2004 in Chinese agricultural soil where endosulfan was applied. Based on the emission and residue inventories, concentrations of α- and β-endosulfan in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were also calculated for each grid cell. We have estimated annual averaged air concentrations and the annual minimum and maximum soil concentrations across China. The real concentrations will be different from season to season. Although our model does not consider the transport of the insecticide in the atmosphere, which could be very important in some areas during some special time, the estimated concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese air and soil derived from the endosulfan emission and residue inventories are in general consistent with the published monitoring data. Conclusions  To our knowledge, this work is the first inventory of this kind for endosulfan published on a national scale. Concentrations of the chemical in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were calculated for each grid cell. Results show that the estimated concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese air and soil agree reasonably well with the monitoring data in general. Recommendations and perspectives  The gridded endosulfan emission/residue inventories and also the air and soil concentration inventories created in this study will be updated upon availability of new information, including usage and monitoring data. The establishment of these inventories for the OCP is important for both scientific communities and policy makers.