Revealing the changes of bacterial community from water source to consumers tap: A full-scale investigation in eastern city of China

This study profiled the bacterial community variations of water from four water treatment systems, including coagulation, sedimentation, sand filtration, ozonation-biological activated carbon filtration (O₃-BAC), disinfection, and the tap water after the distribution process in eastern China. The results showed that different water treatment processes affected the bacterial community structure in different ways. The traditional treatment processes, including coagulation, sedimentation and sand filtration, reduced the total bacterial count, while they had little effect on the bacterial community structure in the treated water (before disinfection). Compared to the traditional treatment process, O₃-BAC reduced the relative abundance of Sphingomonas in the finished water. In addition, ozonation may play a role in reducing the relative abundance of Mycobacterium. NaClO and ClO₂ had different effects on the bacterial community in the finished water. The relative abundance of some bacteria (e.g. Flavobacterium, Phreatobacter and Porphyrobacter) increased in the finished water after ClO₂ disinfection. The relative abundance of Mycobacterium and Legionella, which have been widely reported as waterborne opportunistic pathogens, increased after NaClO disinfection. In addition, some microorganisms proliferated and grew in the distribution system, which could lead to turbidity increases in the tap water. Compared to those in the finished water, the relative abundance of Sphingomonas, Hyphomicrobium, Phreatobacter, Rheinheimera, Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter increased in the tap water disinfected with NaClO, while the relative abundance of Mycobacterium increased in the tap water disinfected with ClO₂. Overall, this study provided the detailed variation in the bacterial community in the drinking water system.     

Insight into metal binding properties of biochar-derived DOM using EEM-PARAFAC and differential absorption spectra combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - A large amount of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter (BDOM) will be released into the environment with biochars application into repairing...     

脉冲电晕放电下用焦化废水脱硫的研究

在脉冲电晕放电条件下用武汉钢铁厂的炼焦废水进行了烟气脱硫实验。研究表明焦化废水具有良好的脱硫能力 ,实验中超过 85 %的SO2 被脱除 ,脉冲电晕的引入使出口处SO2 的含量进一步降低。在脱除烟气中SO2 的同时 ,脉冲电晕放电使焦化废水中油和酚的含量极大的减少 ,并使超过 99%的氰化物被除去 ,这对解决焦化废水的生化处理中的好氧微生物失活问题有重要意义 ,有利于降低焦化废水的生化处理的难度 ,并可达到以废治废的目的。该研究为钢铁企业的烟气脱硫和焦化废水处理提供一种新思路     

Effects of tetracycline on the secondary metabolites and nutritional value of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Secondary metabolism, which helps a plant cope with external stress, is sensitive to environmental changes and plays a prominent role in maintaining...