厌氧好氧一体化生物反应器处理发酵废水的研究

采用新型厌氧好氧一体化生物反应器对发酵废水进行了中试处理研究.试验结果表明,系统总有机负荷最高可达到8.88kg(COD)m-3d-1,系统去除率稳定在88.10%~96.88%,说明反应器处理效率高,抗冲击能力强.反应器结构合理,利于保持丰富、高活性的微生物,反应器厌氧区颗粒污泥TS高达83.9gL-1,VS/TS为56.9%~57.4%,比产甲烷活性为280~350mL(CH4)gvss-1d-1;好氧区固定化微生物TS高达64.03gL-1载体,VS/TS为94.02%~94.30%.反应器各功能区对废水的降解过程分析,说明反应器厌氧区和好氧区一体化结构合理,可将废水逐级降解,从而保证整个系统的处理效果.图8表4参11     

微量金属对硫酸盐有机废水厌氧处理颗粒污泥活性的影响

采用厌氧反应装置,接种取自UASB反应器的硫酸盐有机废水厌氧处理颗粒污泥,以人工配制的含硫酸盐有机废水(蔗糖提供有机物)为原水,分别添加不同质量浓度的微量金属(Fe2+、Co2+、Ni2+),通过间歇试验,研究了不同质量浓度的微量金属(Fe2+、Co2+、Ni2+)条件下,厌氧反应装置中COD和硫酸盐的去除率及产甲烷情况。试验结果表明,在Fe2+质量浓度0~12 mg·L-1、Co2+质量浓度0~0.5 mg·L-1、Ni2+质量浓度0~0.6 mg·L-1范围内,厌氧颗粒污泥的COD去除率和产甲烷速率分别随Fe2+、Co2+、Ni2+浓度的增加而增高。在Fe2+质量浓度0~12 mg·L-1范围内,厌氧颗粒污泥对SO42-去除率随Fe2+浓度的增加略有增高,但在Co2+质量浓度0~0.5 mg·L-1、Ni2+质量浓度0~2.0 mg·L-1范围内,厌氧颗粒污泥的SO42-去除率分别随Co2+和Ni2+浓度的增加而降低。因此,在一定浓度范围内,Fe2+的投加能同时激活MPB和SRB,Co2+和Ni2+的投加能激活MPB但对SRB活性产生抑制作用,为硫酸盐有机废水厌氧处理提供一定的理论指导。     

硝酸盐生物氧化沼气硫化氢及微生物群落结构

沼气中的硫化氢(H2S)是一种具有腐蚀性的有毒气体,因此在使用前必须对沼气进行人工脱硫处理.以硝酸盐作为电子受体,设置两个反应器研究在不同沼气进气速率下微生物对H2S去除能力的影响,并分析厌氧污泥的菌群结构和关键微生物种群类型.结果表明在接种污泥的反应器A中,在低进气H2S负荷下,即沼气流速为0.5 L/min时,H2S的去除率在96%以上;在高进气H2S负荷下,即沼气流速为2 L/min、3 L/min和4 L/min时,H2S去除率在20%-35%之间.即随着沼气流速加快,气体停留时间缩短,H2S去除率逐渐下降.未接种污泥的反应器B前6 d H2S去除率逐渐升高,6 d后去除率逐渐下降.厌氧污泥中的微生物生化作用对H2S的去除率有显著影响.微生物群落结构分析结果表明,在反应器运行过程中污泥的微生物种类变化较小.厌氧污泥中微生物群落的优势门是变形菌门(Proteobacteria),优势属是硫杆菌属(Thiobacillus).Sulfurimonas在微生物群落中的相对丰度变化与H2S去除率的变化呈显著正相关.故Sulfurimonas可能是本反应系统中的主要脱氮脱硫菌.     

投加甲烷鬃菌对厌氧颗粒污泥培养的影响

通过在中温条件下向EGSB(Expanded Granular Sludge Bed,膨胀颗粒污泥床)反应器中加入竹节状甲烷鬃菌6Ac,研究其对颗粒污泥形成的影响以及形成的颗粒污泥性质和反应器运行的情况.在(35±1)℃下,利用实验室相同规模的反应器,对照组(R1)接种厌氧絮状污泥,R2组接种厌氧絮状污泥的同时加入甲烷鬃菌,培养颗粒污泥.结果显示:当有机负荷(以COD计)逐步提高到11.1 kg m-3 d-1时,R2的COD去除率达到85.9%,高于R1的75.0%.运行到第46天(d 46)时两个反应器均可观测到颗粒污泥,R2中污泥粒径大于0.1 mm的颗粒污泥已经达到62.3%,d 28-46时,0.1-0.3mm颗粒的比例从10.0%增加到49.8%,对照组R1只从10%增加到33.3%,仍主要以絮状污泥为主.研究表明,颗粒污泥培养过程中投加甲烷鬃菌有利于促进颗粒污泥的形成、增殖与稳定,改善其沉降性能,提高有机物的去除效果,加快EGSB的启动.     

厌氧氨氧化反应器研究进展

厌氧氨氧化是废水生物脱氮研究的新领域,厌氧氨氧化反应器影响厌氧氨氧化菌的富集、厌氧氨氧化过程的启动、运行的稳定性和处理效果,是其中十分重要的研究内容.本文根据厌氧氨氧化反应的基本特征,分析了反应过程对反应器的主要要求;通过对固定床反应器、流化床反应器、气提式反应器、上流式厌氧污泥床(UASB)等反应器的运行参数和运行结果的比较,分析了各种类型反应器的主要优缺点,并对反应器今后的发展方向提出了建议.表2参37     

厌氧-好氧一体式折流板反应器处理淀粉废水的启动运行

采用厌氧-好氧一体式折流板反应器,处理马铃薯淀粉废水,以淀粉废水排放口底泥作为接种污泥,可以实现快速启动。启动过程的结果表明:在温度为2 5℃～35℃,总水力停留时间(HRT)为5 4h ,容积负荷从0 .5kg/ (m3 ·d)逐渐升高到3.0 8kg/ (m3 ·d)时,第11d就将反应器启动成功,前3级厌氧反应器总的去除率达到75 % ,厌氧-好氧一体式折流板反应器总的去除率达到96 %。而后逐渐提高容积负荷,当容积负荷为10 .0kg/ (m3 ·d)时,COD去除率最高为96 % ,出水水质达到或接近国家污水排放二级标准(GB 8978- 96 )。     

硫酸盐废水生物处理产生的硫化物处理含Pb2+、Zn2+的钢丝酸洗废水

在一套小型搅拌反应器中,研究了碱沉淀(KOH,处理a)、碱沉淀及硫酸盐废水厌氧处理产生的硫化物出水混合(KOH+出水混合,处理b)、碱沉淀及N2吹脱硫酸盐废水厌氧处理产生的硫化物(KOH+N2吹脱,处理c),以及碱沉淀、硫酸盐废水厌氧处理产生的硫化物出水混合和N2吹脱硫化物联合(KOH+出水混合+N2吹脱,处理d)等4组处理方式对含Zn2+、Pb2+的钢丝绳酸洗废水处理效果的影响.废水pH值为0.7,Zn2+和Pb2+含量分别为450和3274 mg.L-1.结果表明,KOH+出水混合+N2吹脱的处理方式对废水有较好的处理效果,Zn2+和Pb2+的去除为氢氧化物、硫化物沉淀的共同作用结果,处理后,废水中Zn2+和Pb2+的去除率均达99.6%以上,满足污水综合排放标准(GB 8978—1996).     

脱氮硫杆菌对废水中硫氮的脱除

为脱除废水中高浓度的硫氮,首先对脱氮硫杆菌(Thiobacillus denitrificans)的生长曲线和驯化期间营养液pH的变化进行了测定,确定了脱氮硫杆菌合适的使用条件.然后检测了接菌后废水中的S2-浓度控制在400 mg/L时合适的硫氮比以及脱氮硫杆菌对NO3-的去除率.结果表明,处理富含硫氮的废水时,当硫氮比控制在5:3、S2-浓度控制在400mg/L时,脱氮硫杆菌对NO3-的去除率可达63.19%,同时S2-转化成硫酸盐或可回收的单质硫,使废水的硫氮污染得到了有效的控制.     

折流式厌氧反应器（ABR）的研究进展

随着对厌氧消化机理研究的不断深入和各种高效厌氧反应器的飞速发展 ,废水的厌氧生物处理技术已经成为资源和环境保护的核心技术之一[1] .ＵＡＳＢ是荷兰Ｗａｇｅｎｉｎｇｅｎ农业大学的Ｌｅｔｔｉｎｇａ等人于 70年代开发的一种高效厌氧反应器 ,目前已经广泛的应用于生产实践 .ＵＡＳＢ的成功极大的促进了其它高效厌氧反应器的发展 ,折流式厌氧反应器 (ＡｎａｅｒｏｂｉｃＢａｆｆｌｅｄＲｅａｃｔｏｒ,简称ＡＢＲ)正是在ＵＡＳＢ基础上开发出的一种新型高效厌氧反应器[2 ,3] .下面将介绍ＡＢＲ反应器废水处理工艺的原理、特点以及国内外研…     

硫酸盐还原菌对酸性废水中重金属的生物沉淀作用研究

在小型连续搅拌槽式反应器（CSTR）中,研究了持续低pH条件下,硫酸盐还原菌的生物沉淀作用对人工配制酸性重金属废水的处理效果。试验设置反应器进水pH值依次为4-3,3．5和2．6三个处理,进水中Cu^2＋、Zn^2＋和Cr^3＋含量分别为65、36和10mg·L^-1,SO4^2-含量约为6200mg·L^-1,接种物为经耐酸驯化的混合硫酸盐还原菌,试验时控制水力停留时间为36h,通过定期测定反应器出水pH、氧化还原电位（ORP）、碱度、SO4^2、S^2-以及重金属含量变化等指标来考察废水生物沉淀的处理效果。研究结果表明：对于进水pH值为2．6～4.3的酸性重金属废水,硫酸盐还原菌的生物沉淀作用均有较好的处理效果。处理后,反应器出水pH值大幅升至6．5～8．0,碱度由起始的300～2000mg·L^-1增至7500-4600mg·L^-1,废水中S041-还原率达72％～80％,Cu^2＋和Zn^2＋的去除（沉淀）率达99．9％,Cr^3＋去除率达99．1％。此外,随着进水pH值由413降至2．6,反应器出水pH和碱度均呈现逐步下降的趋势,而S04}的生物还原和重金属的去除效果变化不大。从反应器运行稳定性考虑,控制酸性重金属废水的进水pH值为3．5较适宜今后的实际应用。     

Achieving Open Access to Conservation Science

Conservation science is a crisis discipline in which the results of scientific enquiry must be made available quickly to those implementing management. We assessed the extent to which scientific research published since the year 2000 in 20 conservation science journals is publicly available. Of the 19,207 papers published, 1,667 (8.68%) are freely downloadable from an official repository. Moreover, only 938 papers (4.88%) meet the standard definition of open access in which material can be freely reused providing attribution to the authors is given. This compares poorly with a comparable set of 20 evolutionary biology journals, where 31.93% of papers are freely downloadable and 7.49% are open access. Seventeen of the 20 conservation journals offer an open access option, but fewer than 5% of the papers are available through open access. The cost of accessing the full body of conservation science runs into tens of thousands of dollars per year for institutional subscribers, and many conservation practitioners cannot access pay‐per‐view science through their workplace. However, important initiatives such as Research4Life are making science available to organizations in developing countries. We urge authors of conservation science to pay for open access on a per‐article basis or to choose publication in open access journals, taking care to ensure the license allows reuse for any purpose providing attribution is given. Currently, it would cost $51 million to make all conservation science published since 2000 freely available by paying the open access fees currently levied to authors. Publishers of conservation journals might consider more cost effective models for open access and conservation‐oriented organizations running journals could consider a broader range of options for open access to nonmembers such as sponsorship of open access via membership fees. Obtención de Acceso Abierto a la Ciencia de la Conservación     

Some polyphagous Homoptera gain protection from their natural enemies by feeding on the toxic plantsSpartium junceum andErythrina corallodendrum (Leguminosae)

Summary Interactions were studied among alkaloid-containing legumes (Erythrina corallodendrum andSpartium junceum) and non-toxic plants (Citrus sinensis, Cucurbita moschata andEuphorbia tirucalli), several polyphagous homopterans,Aphis craccivora (Aphididae),Icerya purchasi, I. aegyptiaca (Margarodidae),Lepidosaphes ulmi (Diaspididae) andPlanococcus citri (Pseudococcidae), and some major natural enemies of these homopterans. Significant reductions in survival due to negative effects of alkaloid containing as compared with non-alkaloidal plants were recorded for the predatorsRodolia cardinalis andChilocorus bipustulatus, but not forCryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae),Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) andSympherobius sanctus (Neuroptera: Sympherobiidae). The development time of the larvae or pupae ofR. cardinalis, C. carnea andS. sanctus was longer on the toxic plants than on the non-toxic ones. The percentage of parasitism ofA. craccivora collected from the non-alkaloidal plantsVicia palaestina andMelilotus albus was much higher than that onS. junceum. The parasitoid complexes ofA. craccivora differed between both plant groups. The nutritive value of honeydew ofI. purchasi andA. craccivora, as expressed by the life span ofEncyrtus infelix (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) adults, was also investigated. Life spans were significantly longer when the wasps fed on honeydew produced on non-alkaloidal plants (C. sinensis andPittosporum tobira) than on alkaloid containing plants whenI. purchasi — but notA. craccivora — was the producer. It is suggested that the chemical defense ofE. corallodendrum andS. junceum is exploited by polyphagous phytophages to reduce predation. In nature, population growth and density of four of the investigated homopterans are conspicuously high when they developed on the alkaloid containing plant species, and very low on non-alkaloid plants. The efficiency of their natural enemies may be reduced by sequestration of alkaloids (or other toxic plant compounds) or their transfer into excreted honeydew. Therefore it is assumed that a generalist phytophagous homopteran may be protected from its natural enemies, although at different rates of efficiency, if it can safely sequester the host allelochemical when it develops on toxic species within its host range.     

Sequestration of cucurbitacin analogs by New and Old World chrysomelid leaf beetles in the tribe Luperini

Summary Two South American polyphagous leaf beetles,Diabrotica speciosa andCerotoma arcuata, selectively accumulated the bitter tasting compound 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D in their body after ingesting root tissues of cucurbit plants. Similarly, three Asian Cucurbitaceae-feeding specialists in the genusAulacophora were found to sequester the same compound. Cucurbitacin analogs were shown to deter feeding by a bird predator, indicating an allomonal role for these compounds in cucurbitacin-associated chrysomelid leaf beetles both of New and Old Worlds. The strong affinity to cucurbitacins, selective sequestration of the analogs and consequent protection from predators suggested an ecological adaptation mechanism developed in common among these two geographically isolated subtribes in the Luperini.     

Effects of Controlled Fire and Livestock Grazing on Bird Communities in East African Savannas

Abstract: In East Africa fire and grazing by wild and domestic ungulates maintain savannas, and pastoralists historically set fires and herded livestock through the use of temporary corrals called bomas. In recent decades traditional pastoral practices have declined, and this may be affecting biodiversity. We investigated the effects of prescribed fires and bomas on savanna bird communities in East Africa during the first and second dry seasons of the year (respectively before and after the rains that mark the onset of breeding for most birds). We compared abundance, richness, and community composition on 9‐ha burned plots, recently abandoned bomas, and control plots in the undisturbed matrix habitat over a 3‐year period. Generally, recently burned areas and abandoned bomas attracted greater densities of birds and had different community assemblages than the surrounding matrix. The effects of disturbances were influenced by interactions between primary productivity, represented by the normalized difference vegetation index, and time. Bird densities were highest and a greater proportion of species was observed on burned plots in the months following the fires. Drought conditions equalized bird densities across treatments within 1 year, and individuals from a greater proportion of species were more commonly observed on abandoned bomas. Yearly fluctuations in abundance were less pronounced on bomas than on burns, which indicate that although fire may benefit birds in the short term, bomas may have a more‐lasting positive effect and provide resources during droughts. Several Palearctic migrants were attracted to burned plots regardless of rainfall, which indicates continued fire suppression may threaten their already‐declining populations. Most notably, the paucity of birds observed on the controls suggests that the current structure of the matrix developed as a result of fire suppression. Traditional pastoralism appears critical to the maintenance of avian diversity in these savannas.     

Effects of Coffee Management on Deforestation Rates and Forest Integrity

Knowledge about how forest margins are utilized can be crucial for a general understanding of changes in forest cover, forest structure, and biodiversity across landscapes. We studied forest‐agriculture transitions in southwestern Ethiopia and hypothesized that the presence of coffee (Coffea arabica)decreases deforestation rates because of coffee's importance to local economies and its widespread occurrence in forests and forest margins. Using satellite images and elevation data, we compared changes in forest cover over 37 years (1973–2010) across elevations in 2 forest‐agriculture mosaic landscapes (1100 km² around Bonga and 3000 km² in Goma‐Gera). In the field in the Bonga area, we determined coffee cover and forest structure in 40 forest margins that differed in time since deforestation. Both the absolute and relative deforestation rates were lower at coffee‐growing elevations compared with at higher elevations (?10/20% vs. ?40/50% comparing relative rates at 1800 m asl and 2300–2500 m asl, respectively). Within the coffee‐growing elevation, the proportion of sites with high coffee cover (>20%) was significantly higher in stable margins (42% of sites that had been in the same location for the entire period) than in recently changed margins (0% of sites where expansion of annual crops had changed the margin). Disturbance level and forest structure did not differ between sites with 30% or 3% coffee. However, a growing body of literature on gradients of coffee management in Ethiopia reports coffee's negative effects on abundances of forest‐specialist species. Even if the presence of coffee slows down the conversion of forest to annual‐crop agriculture, there is a risk that an intensification of coffee management will still threaten forest biodiversity, including the genetic diversity of wild coffee. Conservation policy for Ethiopian forests thus needs to develop strategies that acknowledge that forests without coffee production may have higher deforestation risks than forests with coffee production and that forests with coffee production often have lower biodiversity value. Efectos de la Administración Cafetalera sobre las Tasas de Deforestación y la Integridad de los Bosques     

What Every Conservation Biologist Should Know about Economic Theory

Abstract: The last century has seen the ascendance of a core economic model, which we will refer to as Walrasian economics. This model is driven by the psychological assumptions that humans act only in a self‐referential and narrowly rational way and that production can be described as a self‐contained circular flow between firms and households. These assumptions have critical implications for the way economics is used to inform conservation biology. Yet the Walrasian model is inconsistent with a large body of empirical evidence about actual human behavior, and it violates a number of basic physical laws. Research in behavioral science and neuroscience shows that humans are uniquely social animals and not self‐centered rational economic beings. Economic production is subject to physical laws including the laws of thermodynamics and mass balance. In addition, some contemporary economic theory, spurred by exciting new research in human behavior and a wealth of data about the negative global impact of the human economy on natural systems, is moving toward a world view that places consumption and production squarely in its behavioral and biophysical context. We argue that abandoning the straightjacket of the Walrasian core is essential to further progress in understanding the complex, coupled interactions between the human economy and the natural world. We call for a new framework for economic theory and policy that is consistent with observed human behavior, recognizes the complex and frequently irreversible interaction between human and natural systems, and directly confronts the cumulative negative effects of the human economy on the Earth's life support systems. Biophysical economics and ecological economics are two emerging economic frameworks in this movement.     

Globalization of the Cashmere Market and the Decline of Large Mammals in Central Asia

As drivers of terrestrial ecosystems, humans have replaced large carnivores in most areas, and human influence not only exerts striking ecological pressures on biodiversity at local scales but also has indirect effects in distant corners of the world. We suggest that the multibillion dollar cashmere industry creates economic motivations that link western fashion preferences for cashmere to land use in Central Asia. This penchant for stylish clothing, in turn, encourages herders to increase livestock production which affects persistence of over 6 endangered large mammals in these remote, arid ecosystems. We hypothesized that global trade in cashmere has strong negative effects on native large mammals of deserts and grassland where cashmere‐producing goats are raised. We used time series data, ecological snapshots of the biomass of native and domestic ungulates, and ecologically and behaviorally based fieldwork to test our hypothesis. In Mongolia increases in domestic goat production were associated with a 3‐fold increase in local profits for herders coexisting with endangered saiga (Saiga tatarica).That increasing domestic grazing pressure carries fitness consequences was inferred on the basis of an approximately 4‐fold difference in juvenile recruitment among blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur)in trans‐Himalayan India. Across 7 study areas in Mongolia, India, and China's Tibetan Plateau, native ungulate biomass is now <5% that of domestic species. Such trends suggest ecosystem degradation and decreased capacity for the persistence of native species, including at least 8 Asian endemic species: saiga, chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni), Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), snow leopard(Panthera uncia), khulan(Equus hemionus), kiang (E. kiang), takhi (E. przewalski), and wild yak (Bos mutus). Our results suggest striking yet indirect and unintended actions that link trophic‐level effects to markets induced by the trade for cashmere. Globalización del Mercado de Cachemira y la Declinación de Mamíferos Mayores en Asia Central     

The lichen-rich coastal heath vegetation on the isle of Anholt, Denmark — conservation and management

The high conservational value of the lichen-rich vegetation and landscape of the marine foreland Ørkenen on the isle of Anholt is treated from a Danish as well as a European perspective. The sensitivity of the lichen-rich vegetation to physical disturbance is emphasized. The impact of invasive species such asPinus mugo as well as the effect of atmospheric deposition of nutrients on the heaths at Anholt is described. Considerations related to the development of a management plan for Ørkenen are presented.     

Behavior and ecology of Old World Luperini beetles of the genusAulacophora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Summary The attraction of Old World leaf beetles in the genusAulacophora to kairomones and parakairomones which are effective lures for New WorldDiabrotica andAcalymma were investigated. Beetles captured on sticky traps baited with single and multicomponent lures were no different from the control traps for two species ofAulacophora. Yellow colored traps and squash blossoms are attractive toAulacophora beetles which detect sub-microgram quantities of cucurbitacins on silica gel. Leaf feeding behavior and flight activity data are correlated with varietal preference of threeAulacophora species. The common response byDiabrotica andAulacophora to cucurbitacins reinforces the two groups' coevolutionary association with the Cucurbitaceae. The apparent lack of a common response toCucurbita blossom volatiles suggests recent evolutionary pathways are substantially different for these two groups of beetles.     

Use of stochastic patch occupancy models in the California red-legged frog for Bayesian inference regarding past events and future persistence

Assessing causes of population decline is critically important to management of threatened species. Stochastic patch occupancy models (SPOMs) are popular tools for examining spatial and temporal dynamics of populations when presence–absence data in multiple habitat patches are available. We developed a Bayesian Markov chain method that extends existing SPOMs by focusing on past environmental changes that may have altered occupancy patterns prior to the beginning of data collection. Using occupancy data from 3 creeks, we applied the method to assess 2 hypothesized causes of population decline—in situ die-off and residual impact of past source population loss—in the California red-legged frog. Despite having no data for the 20–30 years between the hypothetical event leading to population decline and the first data collected, we were able to discriminate among hypotheses, finding evidence that in situ die-off increased in 2 of the creeks. Although the creeks had comparable numbers of occupied segments, owing to different extinction–colonization dynamics, our model predicted an 8-fold difference in persistence probabilities of their populations to 2030. Adding a source population led to a greater predicted persistence probability than did decreasing the in situ die-off, emphasizing that reversing the deleterious impacts of a disturbance may not be the most efficient management strategy. We expect our method will be useful for studying dynamics and evaluating management strategies of many species.