大型城市污水处理厂处理工艺对微塑料的去除

污水处理厂出水是自然水体中微塑料(MPs)的重要来源.本文以上海市两个大型污水处理厂(WWTP)为研究对象,分析了进水及各处理工艺出水中MPs的数浓度、形态变化及相应的去除率差异,计算了MPs在污水处理厂的归趋.结果表明,WWTP1和WWTP2进水中MPs数浓度分别为(226. 27±83. 00)个·L-1和(171. 89±62. 98)个·L-1; WWTP1对MPs的去除效率为63. 25%,略大于WWTP2的处理效率(59. 84%);两个污水处理厂一级处理工艺对MPs的去除率占整个处理工艺的70%～80%.从污水处理厂的处理工艺来看,一级处理工艺和二级处理工艺分别将污水中(48. 10%±1. 62%)和(12. 97%±0. 05%)的MPs转移到污泥中.从整体来看,污水处理厂中的最终有(38. 82%±1. 55%)的MPs随出水进入到自然水体,剩余(61. 18%±1. 55%)的MPs进入到污泥中.本研究表明,上海市污水处理厂对MPs的去除率较低,即使在处理后依旧有大量的MPs随出水进入到自然水体,仍会对生态系统造成巨大的风险.本研究提供了平原河网地区大型城市污水处理厂MPs去除及归趋的基础数据,可为进一步的MPs去除工艺设计提供参考.

Removal of Microplastics by Different Treatment Processes in Shanghai Large Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Wastewater treatment plants are important sources of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments. The present study was conducted to investigate the number concentration, removal rate, and fate of MPs in two large municipal treatment plants in Shanghai. The MPs number concentration in the influent water of WWTP1 and WWTP2 were (226.27±83.00) piece·L^-1 and (171.89±62.98) piece·L^-1, respectively. WWTP1 had a MPs removal efficiency of 63.25%, which is slightly higher than that of WWTP2, at 59.84%. The removal efficiency during the primary treatment process of the two sewage treatment plants on MPs accounted for 70%-80% of the whole treatment process. The primary treatment process and secondary treatment process transferred (48.10%±1.62%) and (12.97%±0.05%) of MPs in the sewage to the sludge, respectively. As a whole, (38.82%±1.55%) of MPs in the sewage treatment plants were finally discharged into natural waters, and the remaining (61.18%±1.55%) entered the sludge. This study shows that the removal rate of MPs in Shanghai''s municipal treatment plants is low and that after treatment, large amounts still enter the natural waters with the final effluent, which causes significant ecological risks. This study provides basic data of MPs removal and trends of large urban sewage treatment plants in a plain river network area, which can provide reference for further design of MPs removal processes.