Estimating rate constants of contaminant removal in constructed wetlands treating winery effluent: A comparison of three different methods

In this paper we investigated the use of three different methods for determining the rate constants for degradation of winery effluent within a sub-surface flow constructed wetland (CW). These methods comprised of using a dispersed plug flow (the Peclet) equation; a tanks-in-series (TIS) equation; and analysing the residence time distribution (RTD) directly. The last of these is described by the convolution integral (CI). We demonstrated self-similarity of the RTDs, which meant that the system's hydraulics were similar throughout the CW. We therefore extrapolated the RTD data to develop a more complete understanding of the hydraulic properties of the CW and examine how they affected the kinetics of degradation. We found that whilst both the Peclet and the TIS equation were able to predict concentration within the CW, this required the optimisation of more than one variable at the same time rendering a result that was more of a modelling exercise than a useful design tool. The CI method could be applied to predict system parameters effectively. We used it to measure rate constants of removal for both ethanol and potassium (key species for tracking the degradation/treatment of the effluent). Acetic acid, however, did not degrade implying that the CW operated aerobically. The concentration of sodium increased very slightly, indicating that it is not bioremediated/removed and that there are some minor evapotranspirative effects. The rate constant found for the biodegradation of COD was found to have significantly more uncertainty associated with it than the measurement of the rate of degradation individual components and we therefore posit that it is better to describe the processes of degradation by tracking individual components rather than lumped parameters.     

不同植物覆盖下黄河三角洲湿地土壤中微塑料的分布

为揭示黄河三角洲湿地地区土壤中微塑料分布与植物覆盖的相关性,选择低盐优势物种芦苇（Phragmites communis）和高盐优势物种盐地碱蓬（Suaeda salsa）为研究对象,探讨其生长土壤共计16个样点中微塑料的分布特征.结果表明,该地区植物覆盖土壤中微塑料丰度范围为80~4640 n·kg^-1,粒径范围为13 μm~5 mm,大粒径微塑料成分主要有聚乙烯（PE）、聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）和聚苯乙烯（PS）,其中PET含量为0.22~1.16 μg·kg^-1.芦苇相对盐地碱蓬对土壤中微塑料有更大的阻隔.芦苇生长点位上土壤微塑料丰度和PET含量均值分别为1423 n·kg^-1和0.62 μg·kg^-1,以50 μm以下粒径的小颗粒为主;盐地碱蓬生长点位上土壤微塑料丰度均值和PET含量分别为584 n·kg^-1和0.33 μg·kg^-1,以100~1000 μm粒径的碎片和纤维为主.微塑料丰度与植物生长状况具有显著相关性（P=0.001）.因此,同一区域不同植物覆盖下土壤中微塑料的分布可能会存在空间差异.     

Examining the relationship between ecosystem structure and function using structural equation modelling: A case study examining denitrification potential in restored wetland soils

An ongoing debate in ecology is the relationship between community or ecosystem structure and function. This relationship is particularly important in restored ecosystems because it is often assumed that restoring ecosystem structure will restore ecosystem functioning, but this assumption is frequently not tested. In this study, we used a novel application of structural equation modelling (SEM) to examine the relationship between ecosystem structure and function. To exemplify how to apply SEM to explore this relationship, we used a case study examining soil controls on denitrification potential (DNP) in two restored wetlands. Our objectives were to examine (1) whether both restored wetland soil ecosystems had similar relationships among soils variables (i.e. similar soil ecosystem structure) and (2) whether the soil variables driving denitrification potential (DNP) were similar at both sites (i.e. the soil ecosystems were functioning in a similar manner). Using the unique ability of SEM to test model structure, we proposed a SEM to represent the soil ecosystem and tested this structure with field data. We determined that the same model structure was supported by data from both systems suggesting that the two restored wetland systems had similar soil ecosystem structure. To test whether both ecosystems were functioning in a similar way, we examined the parameters of each model. We determined that the drivers of DNP function were not the same at both sites. Higher soil organic matter was the most important predictor of higher DNP at both sites. However, the other significant relationships among soils variables were different at each system indicating that the soils were not functioning in exactly the same way at each site. Overall, these results suggest that the restoration of ecosystem structure may not necessarily ensure the restoration of ecosystem functioning. In this study we capitalize on an inherent feature of SEM, the ability to test model structure, to test a fundamental ecological question. This novel approach is widely applicable to other systems and improves our understanding of the general relationship between ecosystem structure and function.     

An ecological risk assessment model for a pulsed contaminant emission into a wetland channel flow

As a continuation of the modelling on ecological degradation and hydraulic dispersion of pollutant emission into an idealized two-dimensional free-surface wetland flow (Zeng, L., Chen, G.Q., 2009b. Ecological degradation and hydraulic dispersion of contaminant in wetland. Ecol. Model., doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.10.024), an ecological risk assessment model for the typical case of a pulsed contaminant emission into a realistic three-dimensional wetland channel flow is presented in this paper for the fate of cross-sectional mean concentration under environmental dispersion. An environmental dispersion model for the mean concentration is devised as an extension of Taylor’s classical analysis on dispersion in fluid flows. The velocity distribution and the environmental dispersivity in the fully developed steady flow through the wetland is found and illustrated with limiting cases covering various known solutions for the porous media flow between parallel plates, flow in a shallow wetland, sweeping flow in a densely vegetated wetland, and single phase flow in a channel. Obtained by Aris’s method of moments, the environmental dispersivity is shown characterized with multi-scale asymptotic time variations with stem dominated stage, transitional stage, and width-depth-stem dominated stage. Based on the solution for the evolution of contaminant cloud in the wetland channel flow, critical length and duration of the contaminant cloud with concentration beyond given environmental standard level are concretely illustrated for typical pollutant constituents in wastewater emission. Under the same emission intensity and environmental standard, the duration of contaminant cloud in the wetland channel is revealed shorter than that in a free surface wetland, due to the lateral effect.     

兴安岭地区湿地生态环境及其保护对策

介绍了大小兴安岭地区湿地生态环境的形成,就湿地植被形成的主要因素─—气候和地貌进行了论述,分析了大小兴安岭湿地类型主要属低位、中位和高位沼泽类湿地及其自然演替过程,指出了湿地现有生态系统所存在的问题并对其保护对策提出合理建议。      

抚顺市水环境现状及其防治对策

随着非点源污染在水环境污染中所占比例越来越重,治理非点源污染问题迫在眉睫。本文在讨论了各种污水治理技术的前提下,提出了自己关于控制非点源污染的治理技术。     

湿地--连接陆地和水的纽带

从各方面综合论述了湿地的定义及其功能和价值 ,强调了保护湿地的重要意义。     

人工湿地污染物去除效率稳定性分析——以沈阳市满堂河污水处理中心为例

利用沈阳市满堂河污水处理中心人工湿地8年来运行数据,对人工湿地整体系统和不同功能区的水质净化效果进行了对比分析,结果表明,潜流人工湿地对CODCr的去除效率,在50%～70%;表面流人工湿地对CODCr的去除效率,稳定在20%左右;人工湿地系统整体对悬浮物和氨氮的去除效率保持在50%以上;人工湿地系统对污染物质的去除效率,随着运行时间增加而日趋稳定。     

白洋淀湿地生态修复的现实困境及解决路径探析

白洋淀湿地有"华北之肾"的称号,是京津冀地区的重要水源地之一。近年来白洋淀湿地显现出了生态退化的趋势,生态修复工作正在开展但成效不稳固。从生态系统整体性的角度全面评估白洋淀湿地的基本情况、生态修复工作开展情况,在此基础上提出生态修复过程中将会面临的问题,并提出解决路径。     

四川若尔盖湿地退化成因分析与对策研究

本文以四川若尔盖湿地为研究对象,主要贡献为：（1）应用卫星遥感数据对若尔盖湿地退化趋势进行了科学定量分析;（2）采用博弈论的分析方法对相关利益主体进行解析,在寻求利益均衡点的基础上,提出湿地保护性开发对策;（3）针对湿地退化因素提出了多种对策,其中生态移民的设想对保护四川若尔盖湿地较为适宜;（4）提出了“禁止-限制-发展”的产业结构调整思路,以指导湿地的合理开发利用。