Bioremediation of aerobically treated distillery sludge mixed with cow dung by using an epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida

The potential of the epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida to stabilize sludge␣(generated from a distillation unit of the sugar industry) mixed with cow dung, in different proportions i.e. 20% (T₁), 40% (T₂), 60% (T₃) and 80% (T₄) has been studied under laboratory conditions for 90 days. The␣ready vermicompost was evaluated for its’ different physico-chemical parameters using standard methods. At the end of experiment, all vermibeds expressed a significant decrease in pH (7.8–19.2%) organic C (8.5–25.8%) content, and an increase in total N (130.4–170.7%), available P (22.2–120.8%), exchangeable K (104.9–159.5%), exchangeable Ca (49.1–118.1%), and exchangeable Mg (13.6–51.2%) content. Overall, earthworms could maximize decomposition and mineralization efficiency in bedding with lower proportions of distillery sludge. DTPA extractable metal reduction in substrate was recorded between the ranges of 12.5–38.8% for Zn, 5.9–30.4% for Fe, 4.7–38.2% for Mn and 4.5–42.1% for Cu. Maximum values for the mean individual live weight (809.69 ± 20.09 mg) and maximum individual growth rate (mg wt. worm⁻¹ day⁻¹) (5.81 ± 0.18) of earthworms was noted in T₁ treatment, whereas cocoon numbers (69.0 ± 7.94) and individual reproduction rate (cocoon worm⁻¹ day⁻¹) (0.046 ± 0.002) was highest in T₂ treatment. Earthworm mortality tended to increase with increasing proportion of distillery sludge, and maximum mortality in E. fetida was recorded for the T₄ (45.0 ± 5.0) treatment. Results indicate that vermicomposting might be useful for managing the energy and nutrient rich distillery sludge on a low-input basis. Products of this process can be used for sustainable land restoration practices. The feasibility of worms to mitigate the toxicity of metals also reduces the possibility of soil contamination, which has been reported in earlier studies during direct field application of industrial wastes.     

污泥和垃圾堆肥用作林木育苗基质的研究

通过容器栽培试验,用出苗率、苗木生长指标、形态质量指数、叶片叶绿素含量等4指标对污泥和垃圾堆肥替代泥炭用作林木育苗容器基质的可行性进行了研究。结果显示,污泥和垃圾堆肥可以部分替代泥炭,能明显促进苗木生长,苗木叶片中的叶绿素含量明显高于对照,且叶片的生长期较对照长。基质最佳配方为污泥堆肥∶泥炭=1∶1和垃圾堆肥∶泥炭=1∶1。基质含盐量是影响种子出苗率的因素之一,盐分含量对针叶树种的影响大于阔叶树种。含盐量高的基质在播种前应考虑淋洗脱盐。     

温度与秸秆比例对牛粪好氧堆肥的影响简

为了研究不同C/N比值在不同温度条件下牛粪堆肥30 d时的全量养分和有机质的含量情况,提出了以新鲜牛粪和苜蓿秸秆混合物为堆料,在添加1%的生物腐熟剂的基础上,对堆肥温度及C/N比进行调控,并进行交叉实验。结果表明,（1）采用培养箱进行好氧发酵时,在温度为30℃和45℃的环境下堆肥最佳,温度过低或过高都会影响堆肥。（2）牛粪高温好氧堆肥时,添加一定比例的苜蓿秸秆可以调节堆料的C/N比值、含水量,缩短堆肥时间,其中牛粪与秸秆比例为1：1混合堆肥效果较好。（3）堆肥30 d时,堆料的TN、TP和TK含量较堆肥初期都有所增加,有机质含量有所降低是因为矿化和释放养分造成的,且各含量均符合国家有机肥标准。     

堆肥污泥重金属在黄土中的淋滤特征

堆肥污泥中所含重金属是污泥堆肥土地利用最大的障碍,实验选用北方贫瘠的黄土作为供试样品,通过室内土柱淋滤实验,对堆肥污泥重金属在黄土中的淋滤特征进行了研究。结果显示,在0～40 cm的浅层淋滤层,各种重金属在黄土中的纵向迁移能力为:Pb>Zn>Ni>Cu,而在50～55 cm的深层淋滤层,Cd在黄土中的迁移能力相对其他4种重金属是比较强的;各种重金属在50～60 cm深层淋滤层中会出现二次富集,出现明显富集层。研究揭示了堆肥污泥重金属在黄土中的迁移特征,为有效控制和消除堆肥污泥土地利用中重金属的污染研究提供了理论依据。     

添加剂对堆肥降解多环芳烃的影响

为了研究多环芳烃(PAHs)污染土壤堆肥修复的加速机制,在人工控温的堆肥装置中以芘、菲和芴为研究对象,采用室内模拟实验的方式研究了添加硫酸钙、过磷酸钙、草炭、竹炭、十二烷基硫酸钠(K12)和十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SD-BS)等对锯末高温堆肥降解污染土壤PAHs的影响。研究结果表明,生物堆肥可以有效的去除土壤中PAHs,堆肥7周后所有处理下芘、菲和芴的降解率基本达到80%以上。不同添加剂处理下芘、菲和芴降解率不同,尤其是添加草炭和竹炭处理中芴和菲在第4周的时候就取得90%以上的降解率,芘在第6周也取得80%以上的降解率,而且氮素的损失率也分别下降了42.6%和36.09%,比其他处理的PAHs降解率和保氮效果都要好。分析其原因,一方面可能是添加不同添加剂对堆肥过程中pH值、有机质(SOM)、总氮(TN)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)都有一定的影响,提高了土壤微生物的活性;另一方面可能是由于草炭和竹炭对氨有良好的吸附性,具有良好的保氮效果,同时也能改善了微生物和目标化合物的接触方式,从而提高了PAHs的降解率。     

Arsenic mobility in brownfield soils amended with green waste compost or biochar and planted with Miscanthus

Degraded land that is historically contaminated from different sources of industrial waste provides an opportunity for conversion to bioenergy fuel production and also to increase sequestration of carbon in soil through organic amendments. In pot experiments, As mobility was investigated in three different brownfield soils amended with green waste compost (GWC, 30% v/v) or biochar (BC, 20% v/v), planted with Miscanthus. Using GWC improved crop yield but had little effect on foliar As uptake, although the proportion of As transferred from roots to foliage differed considerably between the three soils. It also increased dissolved carbon concentrations in soil pore water that influenced Fe and As mobility. Effects of BC were less pronounced, but the impacts of both amendments on SOC, Fe, P and pH are likely to be critical in the context of As leaching to ground water. Growing Miscanthus had no measurable effect on As mobility.     

基于甘蔗渣的生物过滤器长期运行研究

用甘蔗渣和蘑菇堆肥作为生物过滤器的填料,去除空气中的甲苯。生物过滤器长期连续运行,在无营养液和pH缓冲剂加入的条件下,研究了生物过滤器中填料含水量和pH的变化以及甲苯去除效率的变化规律,并对填料中的微生物菌属进行了初步鉴定。运行6个月后,填料含水量从56%降到约20%,pH从7.4降至4.5。生物过滤器可以保持4个月的...     

不同配比农业废物堆肥过程中堆肥的阴阳离子和大分子对种子发芽的影响

为揭示不同配比农业废物堆肥过程中阴阳离子和大分子对植物毒性的影响机理，开展了以鸡粪和猪粪为主料，稻草秸秆为辅料的条垛堆肥试验，设置的试验处理包括：等质量的鸡粪+稻草秸秆+包菜（1∶1∶1）处理（T1）、鸡粪+稻草秸秆（1∶1）处理（T2）、大量猪粪+少量稻草秸秆（85∶15）处理（T3）.测定了各处理的堆温、堆肥的水溶性无机阴阳离子和有机大分子变化，以及对大白菜（Brassica rapa L.）和水堇（Lepidium sativum. L.）种子发芽指数（Germination Index， GI）等指标变化的影响.试验结果表明，T3处理堆肥的高温（>55 ℃）持续期最长，杀灭病原微生物和杂草种子的能力最好，且其堆肥的Cl^-、SO42-、K⁺、Na⁺、Ca²⁺和Mg²⁺浓度最低；T2处理堆肥的NH4+ 浓度最低.T1和T2处理堆肥过程中堆肥的脂肪烃可转化为稳定的芳香烃.T3处理堆肥对大白菜和水堇的种子发芽指数大于80%.堆肥中抑制种子发芽的阴阳离子及大分子浓度分别为：Ca²⁺浓度>0.98 mmol·L^-1，Mg²⁺浓度>0.92 mmol·L^-1，NH4+浓度均>5.75 mmol·L^-1，芳香C/多糖比值>0.33，羧基C/多糖比值>0.30.堆肥中脂肪族大分子增加、多糖类大分子减少可抑制种子发芽.综上所述，猪粪与稻草秸秆的质量配比为85∶15、初始C/N比为25、初始水分含量为60%、 堆肥期周为35 d是条垛式堆肥处理猪粪和稻草秸秆的最佳工艺参数.大白菜比水堇种子更能准确反映农业废物堆肥的植物毒性.本研究可为优化不同畜禽粪便与农作物秸秆的条垛堆肥工艺参数、减少土地利用的风险提供重要的决策支持.