A fate model of pathogenic viruses in a composting toilet based on coliphage inactivation

A composting toilet using sawdust as a matrix has the potential to trap pathogens that might occasionally be contained in human feces. Therefore, care should be taken when handling the sawdust. It should also be noted that pathogenic viruses tend to have stronger tolerance than pathogenic bacteria. The fates of several species of coliphages, T4, , Q and MS2, in sawdust were investigated as a viral model. The fates of coliphages were significantly different among them, and they changed in response to temperature and the water content of the sawdust. As the results, T4 coliphage had the strongest tolerance and Q had the weakest one in sawdust. It was estimated the days required to decrease virus to a safe level based on a risk assessment. According to the rates of Q and T4, 15 days and 167 days were required respectively for a safe level of infection risk based on actually operated composting toilet condition. Thus, it was significantly different depending on the species and sawdust conditions.     

陶瓷精密滤膜处理乳化液废水的研究

以确立乳化液废水处理技术作为目的,采用陶瓷精密滤膜进行乳化废液的过滤,对其过滤性进行研究。研究结果表明,操作压力在40～60 kPa范围,只要采用孔径为1.5μm以下的陶瓷精密过滤膜,均能获得90%以上的截留率,这与本研究所测定的乳化液粒子的分布结果相一致。从而表明采用膜分离技术处理乳化液废水,是一种行之有效的方法。