Extraction of raw sewage sludge containing iron phosphate for phosphorus recovery

The objective of the present study was to establish an alkali extraction technology for FePO₄-containing sewage sludge obtained from a wastewater treatment system that includes phosphorous removal by iron electrolysis. By clarifying the extraction properties of phosphorous, organic matter, and inorganic matter, conditions for alkali extraction were optimized. As a result, it was suggested that unheated phosphorous extraction would be superior for FePO₄-containing sewage sludge. And, extraction methods and sewage sludge properties were also compared, and the noteworthy result that extraction of metals can be suppressed to extremely low amounts with alkali extraction as compared with acid extraction was obtained. A new insight was also gained that, as compared with the use of incinerated ash reported in previous studies, alkali extraction was more efficient when raw sewage sludge was used.     

土壤渗滤法对典型污染河段河水的净化效果

土壤渗滤法是一种就地污水生态处理技术,它充分利用土壤中的动物、微生物、植物以及土壤的物理、化学特性,能高效去除COD、BOD5以及氮、磷等营养物质,对水源保护和分散型污废水治理的意义重大.就上海虹桥机场围场河典型污染河段进行土壤渗滤法水质生态修复试验,结果表明COD的去除率高达75.8%,TP的去除率高达100%,水体中的溶解氧显著提高,各种有机物也得到相应的降解.同时,结合土壤渗滤法的主要特点及应用前景,对围场河水质生态修复提出了综合性的建议.     

Investigation of flow structure with moat acting as a water cushion at the toe of an overflowing levee

Environmental Fluid Mechanics - The principle theme of this study is to introduce a novel countermeasure to reduce the energy of the overflowing floodwater by utilization of a water cushion. For...     

A GAME-THEORETIC APPROACH TO ACID RAIN ABATEMENT: CONFLICT ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD ALLOCATION1

ABSTRACT: The detrimental impacts of acid rain have become widely publicized, but effective and equitable methods to mitigate the acid rain problem remain to be found. This paper focuses on conflicts involved in allocation of the total emission loads to be reduced to respective pollution sources of acid rain, and proposes a game-theory approach to the resolution of the conflict. With an example abstracted from a hypothetical case study in the United States of America and Canada, a systematic analysis is performed and policy implications of the results examined to assess the applicability of the proposed model.     

Styrene dimers and trimers affect reproduction of daphnid (Ceriodaphnia dubia)

The endocrine disruptor activity of styrene in humans and other vertebrates appears to be negligible. However, offspring numbers were reduced in Ceriodaphnia dubia bred in polystyrene cups. Styrene dimers and trimers were found to be eluted from the polystyrene cups by hexane and methanol with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Styrene dimers and trimers at concentrations of 0.04-1.7 microg/l affected C. dubia fertility (25% reduction after seven days), suggesting that styrenes have the potential to impair crustacean populations in the aquatic environment.     

Experimental study on flow analysis and energy loss around discontinued vertically layered vegetation

Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Vegetation acts as a natural protection measure as it reduces inundation depth downstream of it and dissipates the energy of flow like flood and tsunami. The present...     

Geosmin degradation by seasonal biofilm from a biological treatment facility

Introduction  

Initial geosmin degradation was closely related to water temperature and natural geosmin concentration of sampling environment. Here, for the first time, we evaluated the biodegradation of geosmin by microorganisms in biofilm from biological treatment unit of actual potable water treatment plant.