四环素对人粪便好氧堆肥过程及微生物群落演替的影响

以人粪便和锯末为实验材料,研究了四环素(TC)对好氧堆肥过程中理化性质、酶活性以及微生物群落演替的影响.实验共设4个处理:CK(不添加TC)、TC100(100 mg·kg~(-1)TC)、TC250(250 mg·kg~(-1)TC)和TC500(500 mg·kg~(-1)TC).采用高通量16S rRNA基因测序技术对堆肥中微生物群落结构进行分析.结果表明,TC对堆肥理化性质的影响与其浓度有关,堆肥中TC浓度的增加显著抑制了堆肥温度的升高,增加了水溶性碳(WSC)的残留,降低了种子发芽率(GI)并抑制了脱氢酶活性(DHA).堆肥温度、WSC、GI和DHA等堆肥参数都可以用来表征堆肥的腐熟度,以上结果表明堆肥中TC浓度高达500 mg·kg~(-1)时,TC阻碍了人粪便好氧堆肥过程并影响堆肥产物的腐熟.而且,TC浓度的增加显著改变了堆肥中的微生物群落演替,降低了微生物的多样性和丰度.TC对堆肥过程和堆肥产物腐熟的主要不利影响是对微生物群落结构的干扰和对生物活性的抑制.     

纳米银与石墨烯对土壤微生物及土壤酶的影响

采用室内暗培养试验分别探究了纳米银与石墨烯对土壤微生物及土壤酶的不同影响.将不同剂量的纳米银(0、10、100、150 mg·kg~(-1))与高纯石墨烯(0、10、100、1000 mg·kg~(-1))分别与等量棕壤充分混匀,然后进行暗培养.在第3、7、15、30和60 d时取样,测定土壤脲酶、土壤碱性磷酸酶、土壤脱氢酶和土壤过氧化氢酶的活性及土壤细菌、真菌和放线菌的数量,并在培养期间测定土壤呼吸速率及CO2累积量.结果表明,所有纳米银处理均抑制土壤的呼吸作用,并且剂量越高,抑制作用越明显;而石墨烯处理未对土壤呼吸产生显著影响.10 mg·kg~(-1)纳米银处理下,土壤真菌数量在整个培养期内均显著低于对照,土壤细菌在第60 d时也被显著抑制,但土壤放线菌数量无变化;与对照相比,100和150 mg·kg~(-1)的纳米银处理显著降低了土壤细菌、真菌、放线菌的数量.10和100 mg·kg~(-1)的石墨烯处理下,土壤细菌、真菌、放线菌数量则均无显著变化.1000 mg·kg~(-1)的石墨烯显著增加了土壤中细菌与真菌的数量,却对土壤放线菌数量无影响.纳米银处理显著抑制土壤脲酶、脱氢酶活性,却对土壤过氧化氢酶与磷酸酶活性基本无影响.10和100 mg·kg~(-1)石墨烯处理对土壤脲酶有一定的促进作用,1000 mg·kg~(-1)石墨烯处理对土壤过氧化氢酶和脱氢酶有一定的促进作用,而不同剂量的石墨烯在培养后期均对碱性磷酸酶产生抑制作用.总体来说,纳米银在一定程度上对土壤酶及土壤微生物结构产生了负面影响,而石墨烯对土壤酶及土壤微生物结构的影响不明显.     

土霉素和磺胺二甲嘧啶对堆肥过程中酶活性及微生物群落功能多样性的影响

为了探讨抗生素对堆肥过程中酶活性及微生物群落功能多样性的影响,将添加土霉素(OTC)和磺胺二甲嘧啶(SM_2)的猪粪与小麦秸秆进行好氧堆肥发酵试验.试验设置3个处理,分别为CK处理(不添加抗生素)、L处理(10 mg·kg~(-1)OTC+1 mg·kg~(-1)SM_2)、H处理(140 mg·kg~(-1)OTC+30 mg·kg~(-1)SM_2).结果表明,各处理堆体温度在55℃及以上持续了4 d,发芽指数大于85%,均达到了腐熟标准;堆肥35 d后,L和H处理中OTC残留率分别为2.8%和4.2%,SM_2均未检出;抗生素降解符合一级动力学方程,半衰期为0.56~1.24 d.H处理对堆肥过程中脱氢酶活性呈先抑制后促进的作用,而对脲酶活性则在堆肥后期表现出显著抑制作用.Biolog数据表明,在堆肥腐熟期H处理AWCD值、Shannon指数和Simpson指数显著大于CK;主成分分析得出,H处理改变了堆肥过程中微生物群落结构,起分异作用的碳源主要为糖类、羧酸类及氨基酸类.综上所述,添加OTC和SM_2对堆肥过程中酶活性和微生物群落功能多样性有显著影响,且经堆肥处理后SM_2被完全降解,而OTC仅有少量残留,说明好氧堆肥是一种快速有效去除抗生素的方法.     

生物质炭对邻苯二甲酸二丁酯污染土壤微生物群落结构多样性的影响

在邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)污染的不同类型土壤(有机质含量低的新垦红壤、有机质含量高的熟化红壤)中添加不同种类(稻草炭、毛竹炭)以及不同用量(0%、0.5%和2%)的生物质炭,温室种植上海青并在56 d后采集土样,采用磷脂脂肪酸法(PLFA)考察了土壤类型、生物质炭种类以及用量对土壤微生物群落结构多样性的影响.结果表明:对细菌、真菌及微生物总PLFA这三者的含量而言,熟化红壤显著(p0.05)高于新垦红壤,熟化红壤中添加2%稻草炭使其显著(p0.05)增加,新垦红壤中添加毛竹炭使其显著(p0.05)降低.新垦红壤中添加2%稻草炭对革兰氏阴性菌/革兰氏阳性菌比值的增加效果最显著(p0.05),添加2%毛竹炭对土壤微生物群落Shannon指数的降低效果最显著(p0.05).添加2%稻草炭对DBP污染土壤中微生物压力指数降低效果最显著(p0.05).生物质炭对熟化红壤中真菌/细菌、革兰氏阴性菌/革兰氏阳性菌及微生物群落Shannon指数均无显著影响.PCA分析表明,土壤有机质含量以及生物质炭的种类和用量均会对土壤微生物群落结构产生一定影响,且生物质炭的影响与土壤有机质含量密切相关.     

脱硫石膏对稻田CH4释放及其功能微生物种群的影响

为探究脱硫石膏对温室气体CH_4排放及其功能微生物种群的影响,采用静态暗箱/气相色谱法,高通量测序和荧光定量PCR技术,研究了FGDG0(0 t·hm~(-2))、FGDG1(2 t·hm~(-2))、FGDG2(4 t·hm~(-2))、FGDG3(8 t·hm~(-2))、FGDG4(16 t·hm~(-2))这5个施加脱硫石膏处理下CH_4排放特征、稻田细菌群落结构及产甲烷菌和甲烷氧化菌丰度的变化.结果表明施加脱硫石膏后,土壤p H显著提高(P0.05),土壤氧化还原电位、有机质、速效钾含量增加,但处理间无显著差异(P0.05);稻田CH_4平均排放通量随着脱硫石膏用量增加而降低,且FGDG1FGDG2FGDG3FGDG4,较对照分别减少31.56%、57.30%、83.60%、90.66%;与对照相比,FGDG1、FGDG2处理增加了土壤细菌丰富度和多样性,但用量超过4 t·hm~(-2)后,细菌丰富度和多样性逐渐降低;与对照相比,稻田土壤硫酸盐还原菌属相对丰度显著提高6.98%~13.56%,甲烷氧化菌pmo A基因丰度增加0.3%~6.2%,产甲烷菌mrc A基因丰度显著下降2.4%~15.8%,且丰度比(pmo A/mcr A)随着脱硫石膏用量增加而增大;相关性分析表明,CH_4平均排放通量与土壤中硫酸盐还原菌属相对丰度呈显著负相关,与产甲烷菌mcr A基因丰度呈显著正相关,与pmo A/mcr A比呈显著负相关.综上,脱硫石膏能够提高稻田土壤细菌群落多样性,抑制稻田CH_4排放.     

硒与硫单一及交互作用对小白菜生长及硒生物有效性的影响

用土培盆栽试验研究了硫酸盐、硒酸盐单一及交互作用对小白菜生长及其硒生物有效性的影响.结果表明,单施硒时,适量硒(≤1.0 mg·kg~(-1))能促进小白菜地上部的生长,表现为小白菜株高和地上部干重分别较不施硒对照处理增加了8.4%和22.1%(p0.05),但高剂量硒(≥2.5 mg·kg~(-1))却抑制其生长,小白菜株高和地上部干重分别较对照减少了0.4%、14.2%(2.5 mg·kg~(-1)Se)和15.8%、50.3%(5.0 mg·kg~(-1)Se).小白菜的根系对硒酸盐的胁迫更为敏感,单施硒处理小白菜根长和地下部干重均低于对照处理,且抑制作用随外源硒添加量的增加而增大,外源硒添加量为1.0、2.5、5.0 mg·kg~(-1)处理的小白菜的根长和地下部干重分别较对照下降了20.5%、28.3%、49.4%和29.2%、24.2%、58.5%.施硫能减缓硒对小白菜的胁迫,表现为相同硒剂量下,小白菜根长、地上和地下部干重均随外源硫剂量的增大而增加.另外,施硫处理小白菜叶绿素含量均显著高于相同硒剂量下的无硫处理,过氧化物酶活性却相反.相同硫剂量下,小白菜硒含量随外源硒添加量的增大而显著增大(p0.05),且地上部对硒的吸收和富集能力均显著大于地下部(p0.05).与此不同,施硫显著抑制小白菜对硒的吸收与富集(p0.05),小白菜地上、地下部硒含量和富集系数(BCFSe-shoot、BCFSe-root)均随外源硫剂量的增大而减小.小白菜生物量与其体内硒含量、硒富集系数呈显著负相关.由此可见,硫酸盐是通过抑制硒吸收和富集及调控小白菜自身的生理代谢来减缓硒酸盐对小白菜生长的胁迫.硫酸盐与硒酸盐的相互作用受硫剂量、硒剂量及植株部位的影响.     

城市河流沉积物微生物量分布和群落结构特征

沉积物微生物是河流生态系统物质循环及水体净化的驱动力.为了探讨城市河流不同河段沉积物微生物量分布和群落结构特征及其影响因素,采用PLFAs分析方法和高通量测序技术获得沉积物微生物量和群落结构指标,并利用冗余分析(RDA)和相关性分析等方法探究影响河流沉积物微生物量和群落结构的主要环境因素.结果表明:除上游样点C7外,沉积物细菌优势菌门均为变形菌门,次优势菌门为绿弯菌门,优势菌纲为β-变形菌纲,次优势菌纲为γ-变形菌纲;同一河段内沉积物微生物组成和细菌群落结构相似,而不同河段间沉积物微生物组成和细菌群落结构差异明显;下游沉积物细菌多样性和丰富度(香农指数均值10.20,Chao1指数均值3011.5)显著高于中游(香农指数均值9.50,Chao1指数均值2808.2)和上游(香农指数均值9.38,Chao1指数均值2681.2);沉积物微生物PLFAs总量和各菌群PLFAs含量均表现为中游沉积物中含量较高(PLFAs总量均值412.1 nmol·g~(-1)),而下游(PLFAs总量均值218.6 nmol·g~(-1))和上游(PLFAs总量均值215.1 nmol·g~(-1))沉积物中含量相对较低.分析和讨论结果表明,速效钾、pH、C/P、TC、C/N和铵态氮是影响不同河段沉积物细菌群落结构特征的主要环境因子,TC、TN、C/P和pH是影响沉积物细菌多样性的主要环境因子,而速效钾、C/P、TN、TC和pH是影响不同河段沉积物微生物量分布的主要环境因子.十五里河不同河段的沉积物微生物通过微生物量和群落结构特征反映不同河段环境状况,并发挥着水体净化和河流生态系统健康维持的功能.     

添加葡萄糖、乙酸、草酸对红壤旱地土壤氮素矿化及反硝化的影响

为进一步理解红壤旱地土壤中碳源与土壤氮养分之间的耦合作用机制,以华中地区典型红壤旱地土壤为研究对象,运用静态培养法,设置室内培养试验,研究了添加葡萄糖、乙酸、草酸3种碳源对红壤旱地土壤中氮素矿化及反硝化的影响.结果表明,在25℃好氧培养下,不同碳源的添加对土壤氮素转化的影响具有较大差异.具体表现为:与对照处理(CK)相比,添加葡萄糖在整个培养期间内显著地促进了土壤可溶性有机氮(DON)含量的减少(p0.01),在培养第1 d,添加葡萄糖显著地促进了氧化亚氮(N_2O)的排放、硝态氮(NO_3~--N)含量的减少(p0.01);添加乙酸也显著促进了上述过程(p0.05),但促进作用没有葡萄糖强烈;而添加草酸对上述过程的促进不显著.30 d培养结束后,葡萄糖、乙酸、草酸3种处理的DON含量分别为14.84、19.46和23.47 mg·kg~(-1),比CK处理(24.20 mg·kg~(-1))分别减少了38.68%、19.59%、3.02%;葡萄糖、乙酸、草酸3种处理的NO_3~--N含量分别为8.77、13.89和20.42 mg·kg~(-1),比CK处理(17.23 mg·kg~(-1))分别减少了49.10%、19.38%和增加了18.51%.研究表明,碳源的可利用性是促进土壤氮素矿化和反硝化的关键因素.     

纳米银和银离子对土壤中硝化微生物及其氨氧化速率的影响

为研究纳米银对土壤硝化微生物及其氮转化的影响,采用土壤培养方式,对不同剂量纳米银(10、50、100 mg·kg~(-1))和银离子(1、5、10 mg·kg~(-1))暴露下黄棕壤和水稻土硝化细菌数量、土壤酶活性、amoA基因丰度、NH_4~+-N与NO_3~--N含量变化以及土壤潜在氨氧化速率进行研究.结果表明,纳米银和银离子暴露后,2种土壤亚硝酸细菌和硝酸细菌数量显著减少;土壤酶活性受到抑制,对脲酶的影响大于过氧化氢酶;土壤氨氧化细菌(AOB)和氨氧化古菌(AOA)的amoA基因丰度均降低,对AOB基因丰度的影响大于AOA.在2种土壤中外源添加(NH_4)_2SO_4时,随着纳米银和银离子暴露剂量增加,土壤NH_4~+-N含量累积,NO_3~--N含量减少,氨氧化速率降低,铵态氮向硝态氮的转化受阻.综上所述,纳米银和银离子对土壤硝化微生物产生毒害作用并影响铵态氮转化,且影响程度与土壤理化性质有关.     

微生物修复油污土壤过程中氮素的变化及菌群生态效应

对陕北地区石油污染土壤进行了微生物修复研究,利用气相色谱-质谱联用技术(gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,GC-MS)测定土壤中烷烃和多环芳烃的含量变化,采用高通量测序技术研究微生物修复对油污土壤微生物群落多样性的影响,对修复过程中土壤不同形态氮含量变化进行了分析测定.结果表明,经过18周的修复,土壤中烷烃含量由初始时的25 987.8mg·kg~(-1)降低为12 788.6 mg·kg~(-1),多环芳烃含量由初始时的5 322.9 mg·kg~(-1)降低为2 917.2mg·kg~(-1).高通量测序结果表明,经过微生物修复处理的土壤微生物群落结构发生了较大变化,一些可降解烃类的菌群如厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、拟杆菌门(Bacterodetes)、迪茨氏菌属(Dietzia)、不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter)所占丰度增加.经过修复处理的土壤中总氮、氨氮含量呈降低趋势,硝态氮含量在修复前期呈降低趋势,修复后期基本保持不变.研究结果表明,微生物修复处理可去除土壤中的大部分烷烃和多环芳烃,烷烃和多环芳烃的降解效果与土壤中硝氮含量和烃降解菌所占丰度相关.     

Distribution and ecological effect of mercury in Laogang landfill, Shanghai, China

Laogang landfill near Shanghai is the largest landfill in China, and receives about 10000 t of daily garbage per day, Samples of topsoil and plants were analyzed to evaluate mercury pollution from the landfill. For topsoil samples, there were significant correlations among total mercury （HgT）, combinative mercury （Hgc） and gaseous mercury （HgG）, and content of total organic carbon （TOC）, but, no significantly relationship was found between Hg content and filling time. Hg content changes in vertical profiles with time showed that the average Hgv of profiles 1992, 1996, and 2000 was similar, but their average HgG was quite different. HgT was significantly correlated with Hgc in profile 1992 and 2000, and Hgv was significantly correlated with Hg6 in profile 1996. HgG/Hgv ratio in profile samples decreased in the order of （HgG,/HgT）1992〉（HgG/HgT）1996〉〉（HgG/HgT）2000. A simple outline of Hg release in landfill could be drawn： with increasing of filling time, degradation undergoes different biodegradation, accordingly, gaseous mercury goes through small, more, and small proportion to total mercury. Distribution of Hg in plants was inhomogeneous, following the order of leaf〉root〉stem. The highest value of leaf may be associated with higher atmospheric Hg from landfill. Ligneous plants （e.g. Phyllostachys glanca, Prunus salicina and Ligustrum lucidum） are capable of enriching more Hg than herbaceous plants.     

EDTA-enhanced phytoremediation of lead contaminated soil by Bidens maximowicziana

Phytoremediation is a potential cleanup technology for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils.Bidens maximowicziana is a new Pb hyperaccumulator,which not only has remarkable tolerance to Pb but also extraordinary accumulation capacity for Pb.The maximum Pb concentration was 1509.3 mg/kg in roots and 2164.7 mg/kg in overground tissues.The Pb distribution order in the B. maximowicziana was:leaf>stem>root.The effect of amendments on phytoremediation was also studied.The mobility of soil Pb and the Pb concentrations in plants were both increased by EDTA application.Compared with CK(control check),EDTA application promoted translocation of Pb to overground parts of the plant.The Pb concentrations in overground parts of plants was increased from 24.23-680.56 mg/kg to 29.07-1905.57 mg/kg.This research demonstrated that B.maximowicziana appeared to be suitable for phytoremediation of Pb contaminated soil,especially,combination with EDTA.     

Decomposition of alachlor by ozonation and its mechanism

Decomposition and corresponding mechanism of alachlor, an endocrine disruptor in water by ozonation were investigated. Results showed that alachlor could not be completely mineralized by ozone alone. Many intermediates and final products were formed during the process, including aromatic compounds, aliphatic carboxylic acids, and inorganic ions. In evoluting these products, some of them with weak polarity were qualitatively identified by GC-MS. The information of inorganic ions suggested that the dechlorination was the first and the fastest step in the ozonation of alachlor.     

Enzymatic oxidation of aqueous pentachlorophenol

The influence of the nonionic surfactant Tween 80 on pentachlorophenol （PCP） oxidation catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase was studied. The surfactant was tested at concentrations below and above its critical micelle concentration （CMC）. Enhancement of PCP removal was observed at sub-CMCs. The presence of Tween 80 in the reaction mixture reduced enzyme inactivation which occurred through a combination of free radical attack and sorption by precipitated products. A simple first-order model was able to simulate time profiles for enzyme inactivation in the presence or absence of Tween 80. At supra-CMCs, the surfactant caused noticeable reductions in PCP removal, presumably through micelle partitioning of PCP which precluded the hydrophobic PCP molecule from interacting with the enzyme.     

基于综合水质标识指数和对应分析法的校园河道水质评价

以三峡大学的校园河道求索溪为研究对象,利用综合水质标识指数法确定求索溪水质类别,分析其水质时空变化规律,并利用对应分析法得出求索溪中不同监测点的主要污染因子.研究结果表明:求索溪整体的综合水质标识指数为7.423,整体水质为劣V类(地表水环境质量标准GB 3838-2002)且黑臭.从时间变化来看,求索溪4月份的水质最差,5月份次之,4、5月份所有监测点的水质都劣于V类且黑臭;8月份水质最好,水质为Ⅳ类;从空间分布来看,8个监测点综合水质标识指数均超过6.0,水质为劣V类,其中6号监测点的水质相对最好,监测点3号的水质相对最差;对应分析法得出求索溪的整体水体污染程度受总氮因子的影响最大,其次为总磷.该研究拟为求索溪及类似校园河道的水环境治理研究提供基础依据和参考.     

Effects of chitosan on growth of an aquatic plant (Hydrilla verticillata) in polluted waters with different chemical oxygen demands

Effects of chitosan on a submersed plant, Hydrilla verticillata, were investigated. Results indicated that H. venicillata could prevent ultrastructure phytotoxicities and oxidativereaction from polluted water with high chemical oxygen demand (COD). Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents in H. verticillata treated with 0.1% chitosan in wastewater increased with high COD (980 mg/L) and decreased with low COD (63 mg/L), respectively. Ultrastructural analysis showed that the stroma and grana of chloroplast basically remained normal. However, plant cells from the control experiment (untreated with chitosan) were vacuolated and the cell interval increased. The relict of protoplast moved to the center, with cells tending to disjoint. Our findings indicate that wastewater with high COD concentration can cause a substantial damage to submersed plant, nevertheless, chitosan probably could alleviate the membrane lipid peroxidization and ultrastructure phytotoxicities, and protect plant cells from stress of high COD concentration polluted water.     

Removal of cadmium using MnO2 loaded D301 resin

MnO2 loaded weak basic anion exchange resin D301 （Anion exchange resin, macroreticular weak basic styrene） as adsorbent has been prepared and applied to the removal of cadmium. The adsorption characteristics have been investigated with respect to effect of pH, equilibrium isotherms, removal kinetic data, and interference of the coexisting ions. The results indicated that the Cd^2＋ could be efficiently removed using MnO2 loaded D301 resin in the pH range of 3-8 from aqueous solutions with the co-existence of high concentration of alkali and alkaline-earth metals ions. The saturate adsorption capacity of the Cd^2＋ was 77.88 mg/g. The adsorption process followed the pseudo first-order kinetics. The equilibrium data obtained in this study accorded excellently with the Langmuir adsorption isotherm.     

Effect of coagulation pretreatment on the fouling of ultrafiltration membrane

The purpose of this study is to understand the effect and mechanism of preventing membrane fouling, by coagulation pretreatment, in terms of fractional component and molecular weight of natural organic matter （NOM）. A relatively higher molecular weight （MW） of hydrophobic compounds was responsible for a rapid decline in the ultrafiltration flux. Coagulation could effectively remove the hydrophobic organics, resulting in the increase of flux. It was found that a lower MW of neutral hydrophilic compounds, which could remove inadequately by coagulation, was responsible for the slow declining flux. The fluxes in the filtration of coagulated water and supernatant water were compared and the results showed that a lower MW of neutral hydrophilic compounds remained in the supernatant water after coagulation could be rejected by a membrane, resulting in fouling. It was also found that the coagulated flocs could absorb neutral hydrophilic compounds effectively. Therefore, with the coagulated flocs formed on the membrane surface, the flux decline could be improved.     

Penetration analysis of elements and bioleaching treatment of spent refractory for recycling

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC23270 and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans TM-32 were used for bioleaching of spent refractories of aluminium and copper melting furnaces for their recycling.Firstly,penetration of elements into aluminium melting furnace refractory was investigated and it was found that up to 7 cm from surface was contaminated.Comparison on leaching efficiency by the strains ATCC23270 and TM-32 found that the strain ATCC23270 could treat larger amount of the refractories than the strain TM-32 could do.In the experiment of bioleaching of spent refractory aluminium melting furnace by the strain ATCC23270,high leaching efficiency were obtained on Al,Si,and Ca,and extremely low leaching performance was,however,shown on the rest of elements i.e.,Na,Mn,and Zn.Under the strain TM-32 use,relatively high leaching performance was recognized on Al,Si,Ca,Na,Mn,and Zn.In the experiment of bioleaching for spent refractory copper melting furnace,almost the same leaching trends were shown on Cu,Zn,Al,and Si under the strains ACTT23270 and TM-32 uses.     

Simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphate by zeolite synthesized from coal fly ash as influenced by acid treatment

Zeolite synthesized from fly ash （ZFA） without modification is not efficient for the purification of NH4＋ and phosphate at low concentrations that occur in real effluents, despite the high potential removal capacity. To develop an effective technique to enhance the removal efficiency of ammonium and phosphate at low concentrations, ZFA was modified with acid treatment and the simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphate in a wide range of concentration was investigated. It was seen that when compared with untreated ZFA, only the treatment by 0.01 mol/L of H2SO4 significantly improved the removal efficiency of ammonium at low initial concentrations. The behavior was well explained by the pH effect. Treatment by more concentrated H2SO4 led to the deterioration of the ZFA structure and a decrease in the cation exchange capacity. Treatment by 0.01 mol/L H2SO4 improved the removal efficiency of phosphate by ZFA at all initial P concentrations, while the treatment by concentrated H2SO4 （≥0.9 mol/L） resulted in a limited maximum phosphate immobilization capacity （PIC）. It was concluded that through a previous mild acid treatment （e.g. 0.01 mol/L of H2SO4）, ZFA can be used in the simultaneous removal of NH4＋ and P at low concentrations simulating real effluent.