铁炭微电解/Fenton试剂预处理土霉素废水的研究

研究了铁炭微电解/Fenton试剂法工艺对高浓度难生化处理的土霉素废水预处理效果.结果表明,当原水COD在6 000 mg/L、pH值为2.2时,铁炭微电解反应时间为80 min,铁炭微电解对原水COD的去除率>40%;铁炭微电解出水再投加220 mg/L的H2O2(30%)进行Fenton试剂法处理,常温下反应50 min对原水COD的去除率可提高到75%以上.铁炭微电解 Fenton试剂联合工艺的处理效果好、运行稳定、成本低廉,适宜对难降解的土霉素废水的预处理.     

微波强化微电解技术处理硝基苯废水

研究了微波强化微电解组合工艺处理硝基苯废水。研究结果表明,在Fe/C比为3,进水pH=3,微波功率640W,微波辐射时间4 min和曝气量为2.5 L/min的最佳条件下,废水COD、色度和浊度去除率分别达到94.7%、95.6%和90.3%。同时,与单一微波辐射和单一微电解相比,该方法处理效果明显优于这二种方法。实验还采用GC-MS分析方法研究了单一微电解及微波强化微电解法处理硝基苯废水的中间降解产物和降解机理。     

微电解预处理靛蓝牛仔布印染废水

靛蓝牛仔布印染废水组分复杂,浓度高、水量大,属于难处理的工业废水,为了有效降低后续生物处理单元的负荷,采用铁炭微电解工艺对该废水进行预处理；通过正交实验考察pH、反应时间及铁炭比处理效果的影响规律及COD去除反应动力学,并对各因素作了单因素影响实验,确定了最佳工艺条件.结果表明,铁炭微电解法是预处理靛蓝牛仔布印染废水的一种有效方法,在Fe/C为2:1、pH为3的条件下反应90 min,铁炭微电解出水COD的去除率在49.2％,色度去除率达到80％,该印染废水经微电解处理后,BOD5/COD比值可从原来的0.248上升至0.436,可生化性明显提高.此外,微电解预处理靛蓝牛仔布印染废水中COD的去除反应符合二级反应动力学规律.     

Fe/Cu/C微电解深度处理钻井废水

以某油井钻井废水经高效混凝+吸附过滤处理后的出水为研究对象,采用Fe/Cu/C微电解对钻井废水进行深度处理研究。结果表明,Fe/Cu/C微电解的最佳工艺条件为:Fe/Cu/C质量比为7∶3∶10,Fe/Cu/C投加量为1 000 g/L,pH为3.0,气水比为54∶1,反应时间为180 min;Fe/Cu/C微电解对钻井废水深度处理的效能十分显著,在最佳工艺条件下,废水COD质量浓度由428.63 mg/L降至98.32 mg/L,COD去除率达到77.06%。     

含吡啶有机废水物化预处理工艺

对含吡啶有机废水进行分类收集,分质处理,确定了蒸发脱盐-微电解-芬顿氧化预处理工艺路线。实验表明,蒸发脱盐阶段,pH值为5时,COD去除率达62.77%;微电解阶段,pH值为4、反应时间为2.5 h时,COD去除率达24.49%;Fenton试剂氧化阶段,pH值为4,30%H2O2投加量为3.5 ml/L,Fe2+与H2O2摩尔比为1∶20,反应时间为2.5 h时,COD去除率达30.41%。经预处理,废水B/C比从0.075上升至0.48,3种特征吡啶的去除率均达到95%以上。     

铁炭微电解-水解酸化-接触氧化法处理有机硅废水的研究

针对有机硅废水的特性,采用铁炭微电解预处理、水解酸化和接触氧化组合工艺处理有机硅废水。废水经铁炭微电解预处理后COD去除率达40%;水解酸化处理后COD去除率达30%;接触氧化处理后COD去除率达70%;当系统进水COD为750 mg/L时,经过组合工艺处理后,出水COD可降至100 mg/L以下,达到了工业废水排放标准。     

铁炭微电解深度处理焦化废水的研究

采用曝气铁炭微电解工艺对焦化废水进行了深度处理.结果表明,在活性炭、铁屑和NaCl投加量分别为10 g/L、30 g/L和200 mg/L的条件下反应240 min,出水COD去除率在30%～40%;酸性条件可以进一步提高COD去除率;微电解可以去除原生化出水中的难降解有机物,出水物质的分子量主要集中于2000 Da以下,以脂类和烃类化合物为主;出水的可生化性有了大幅度提高,BOD5/COD由0.08增加到0.53.实验结果表明,铁炭微电解是深度处理焦化废水的一种有效工艺.     

电芬顿法去除兰炭废水COD

为处理高浓度生物难降解兰炭废水,考查了利用不锈钢作阳极和石墨气体扩散电极作阴极构成的电芬顿体系对兰炭废水COD的去除效果。系统地考察了空气流速、电流密度、溶液pH值及极板间距等因素对废水COD去除率的影响。电解过程的较佳条件:空气流速为2.5 L/min;电流密度为5.2 mA/cm2;溶液pH值为3;极板间距为2 cm。电芬顿法处理兰炭废水240 min之后,COD最高去除率可达78.62%,实现了对兰炭废水的预处理,为兰炭废水的处理提供了新的途径。     

微电解-Fenton深度处理制药废水影响因素与参数控制

采用铁炭微电解-Fenton联合工艺深度处理制药废水生化出水,探讨了初始pH、曝气量、反应时间等因素对微电解出水Fe2+和Fe3+变化规律、COD降解速率以及后续Fenton氧化效果的影响,为优化微电解-Fenton氧化联合工艺提出了微电解间歇加酸的理论。间歇加酸可提高微电解系统中COD降解速率和Fe2+含量,使后续Fenton氧化无需投加FeSO4·7H2O即可达到较好的COD去除效果。结果表明,当初始pH=2.5,曝气量为0.6 m3/h,间歇加酸30 min/次,微电解反应2 h,出水投加1 mL/L的H2O2进行Fenton氧化2 h,COD总去除率可达81.33%;间歇加酸30 min/次可将微电解反应2 h出水Fe2+浓度从50 mg/L提高至151 mg/L,COD降解速率从10.6 mg COD/(L·h)提高至22.2 mg COD/(L·h)。     

铁碳微电解/H_2O_2耦合类Fenton法预处理高浓度焦化废水

采用铁碳微电解/H_2O_2耦合类Fenton法预处理高浓度焦化废水,通过正交和单因素实验研究了废水初始pH、不同质量的微电解填料、H_2O_2投加量及反应时间对COD处理效果的影响,同时研究了COD降解动力学。结果表明:最佳控制条件是废水初始pH为3、铁碳填料投加量为300 g/L、H_2O_2投加量为80 m L/L、反应时间为160 min,此时COD的去除率达到87%以上;H_2O_2的加入可使铁碳微电解/H_2O_2系统COD的去除率提高37.34%,铁碳微电解/H_2O_2系统COD反应动力学方程为y=0.5296x-0.6218,相关系数R~2为0.9917。     

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.