一株耐盐好氧反硝化细菌的分离鉴定及其脱氮特性

从处理高盐废水的生物接触氧化工艺成熟活性污泥中分离得到一株耐盐好氧反硝化细菌F10.根据形态学特征、生理生化以及16S rRNA基因序列测定分析,初步判定该菌株为盐单胞菌属(Halomonas sp.).菌株能在盐度为3%~7%的培养基中良好的生长及脱氮,最适盐度为3%(以Na Cl计),最适碳源为乙酸钠,最适p H为7~8,最适温度为30℃.该菌株能利用NO-3-N进行反硝化作用,在盐度为3%的反硝化培养基中24 h内对NO-3-N的去除率达到92.6%,36 h基本完全去除。该菌株在3%盐度下表现出良好的异养硝化-好氧反硝化性能,初始硝态氮浓度在270 mg/L时,菌株的脱氮率可达90%以上,氨氮的去除率可达75%以上,脱氮过程中无NO-2-N积累,可实现同步硝化反硝化,具有一定的工程应用价值。     

C/N和pH值对高温好氧反硝化菌产N2O的影响研究

以50℃高温、好氧条件下能进行高效好氧反硝化的菌株TAD1为研究对象,在不同C/N和pH值培养条件下,对其24 h的反硝化效率和反硝化过程中N2O的逸出量进行了研究。结果显示,C/N和pH值对菌株TAD1的反硝化效率和N2O产生量有明显影响.菌株TAD1最适宜的C/N为9,pH值为7,此时反硝化效率达到99.12%,N2O产生量仅为3.35×10-2 mg/L,N2 O转化率为0.045%,反硝化产物以氮气为主。另外,菌株TAD1不适宜在酸性条件下生长,pH值为6时反硝化效率为83.18%,N2O产生量为13.88×10-2 mg/L,是pH值为7时的4.14倍,是pH值为8时的5.07倍。     

一株高效异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌的分离鉴定及脱氮性能

从经驯化的污泥中筛选出一株异养硝化-好氧反硝化细菌,编号为TN-05,通过形态学特征观察,生理生化特征试验和核酸序列分析鉴定其为门多萨假单胞菌（pseudomonasmendocina）。同时对其进行脱氮性能研究,结果表明,TN-05具有较好的异养硝化能力,菌株在培养至48h时对总氮和氨氮去除率均能达95％以上。通过反硝化能力验证实验发现,菌株对NO3-N和N0f—N也分别具有较好的去除效率。将菌株应用于人工合成废水中,发现对废水中氨氮优先利用并能在24h时使去除率接近100％,对硝态氮和亚硝态氮也具有一定的去除效率。因此,菌株TN-05是一株同时具备异养硝化和好氧反硝化能力的高效菌株。     

异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌YZ-12的脱氮性能及其对养殖废水的处理效果

为获得高效脱氮菌,从南昌县一中型养猪厂曝气池筛选出一株异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌株YZ-12,经过16S rRNA基因序列分析,鉴定其为Klebsiella oxytoca;随后检测了该菌株的硝化和反硝化能力.结果 表明,在NH4-N质量浓度为100 mg·L-1的硝化培养基和NO3-N质量浓度为400 mg·L-1的反硝...     

膜生物反应器好氧反硝化菌的筛选及鉴定

从某膜生物反应器(MBR)污泥中筛选出反硝化活性较高的好氧反硝化细菌,进行了反硝化活性检测、菌种鉴定和作用机制探索。结果表明,共分离出6株好氧反硝化细菌,在较低的菌浓度(1×105个/mL)、DO为4.2~5.5mg/L的条件下启动脱氮反应,菌株F2、F4、F5在24、48h的总氮去除率分别超过40.29%、67.19%,硝酸盐氮去除率分别在64.21%、83.31%以上;经16SrDNA序列测序和比对,菌株F2、F4、F5分别与苍白杆菌属(Ochrobactrumsp.)、蜡状芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)、布鲁菌属(Brucellasp.)的同源性最高;PCR扩增结果表明,菌株F2、F4、F5中均具有周质硝酸盐还原酶,这几种细菌很可能通过这种酶来实现好氧反硝化。     

嗜盐好氧反硝化菌SF16的脱氮特性

从海洋沉积物中分离筛选出一株新型的嗜盐好氧反硝化细菌SF16,经形态观察、生理生化实验、16S r DNA序列分析,鉴定该菌株为魔鬼弧菌(Vibrio diabolicus)。菌株SF16存在周质硝酸盐还原酶(nap A)基因,进一步证实其具有好氧反硝化能力。菌株SF16反硝化适宜条件为盐度3%~5%,碳源为乙酸钠,C/N值10~12,在此条件下,经过48 h培养,NO-3-N浓度从136.43 mg·L-1降至0.39 mg·L-1,且NO-2-N积累量仅为1.96 mg·L-1,总氮去除率高达98.28%。将菌株SF16接种于牡蛎壳填料曝气生物反应器中,用于处理人工合成含盐废水,NO-3-N、TN和COD的去除率分别达到99.87%、97.70%和75.34%。研究结果表明菌株Vibrio diabolicus SF16在含盐废水/富营养化水体处理工程中具有良好应用前景。     

好氧反硝化苯酚降解菌的分离鉴定及动力学

从驯化菌群中分离筛选出一株好氧反硝化苯酚降解细菌,经生理生化反应及16S rDNA测序,鉴定为Diaphorobacter属细菌。在好氧条件下,该菌株以苯酚为唯一碳源和能源,利用NO-3-N作为反硝化电子受体,其生长与反硝化特性研究表明:在接种量5%(体积分数),30℃,180 r/min振荡培养条件下,菌株降酚能力可达1 400 mg/L,同时,能有效去除初始浓度为165 mg/L的硝酸盐氮,60 h其去除率为91.5%,高含量苯酚对菌体生长有一定的抑制作用。应用Haldane方程对其生长过程进行动力学模拟,拟合曲线与实验测定值相关性良好,各参数分别为μmax(最大比增长率)0.324 h-1,Ks(半饱和常数)9.36 mg/L,Ki(抑制常数)146.72 mg/L,通过理论分析及实验验证得,该菌株苯酚降解动力学与其生长动力学表现出相似的趋势。     

1株耐冷耐碱好氧反硝化菌的鉴定及其脱氮特性

从贵州冬季水田泥土中分离得到1株好氧反硝化菌,并将其记为菌株B,通过16SrRNA基因测序与形态学分析,将菌株B鉴定为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)。对菌株B的好氧反硝化脱氮特性研究表明,该菌在温度低至5℃时对反硝化液体培养基中硝酸盐氮和TN的去除率分别仍达43.16%、27.57%;当pH高达10.0时,菌株B对硝酸盐氮和TN的去除率分别仍达75.10%、67.65%。菌株B的最适培养条件为:温度15℃、pH 7.0、转速150r/min、接菌量1.5×10~(8 )cfu,以丁二酸钠为碳源,碳氮比(C/N,质量比)为15,在此条件下培养48h后,对硝酸盐氮和离心后的TN的去除率分别高达98.60%、93.85%。可见,菌株B是1株耐冷耐碱的好氧反硝化菌,对低温和碱性废水脱氮有较好的应用潜力。     

1株异养硝化好氧反硝化不动杆菌的分离及脱氮性能

通过异养硝化培养基富集,从活性污泥中筛选出一株高效的异养硝化菌,通过形态观察、生理生化特征及16S r DNA序列分析鉴定为不动杆菌(Acinetobacter.sp),命名为YN3。通过单因子实验和正交实验对其异养硝化和好氧反硝化特性进行研究,得出菌株YN3硝化作用的最适条件为:碳源为柠檬酸钠、C/N为15,pH为7.0、温度为30℃、转速为200 r·min~(-1),此时氨氮去除率为99.3%,其中37.8%的氮被转化成气体产物而去除,剩余部分氮转化为细胞生物量。菌株YN3能够利用亚硝酸盐和硝酸盐进行生长代谢,去除率分别为100%和80.61%。说明菌株YN3具有很强的异养硝化和好氧反硝化特性,能够独立快速高效地完成异养硝化和好氧反硝化脱氮过程,具有潜在的实际废水应用价值。     

一株异养硝化-好氧反硝化功能菌的分离鉴定及其脱氮特性

从活性污泥中筛选出一株具有异养硝化同时好氧反硝化功能菌N7,经分析鉴定为Acinetobacter calcoaceticus(醋酸钙不动杆菌)。以硫酸铵为氮源、丁二酸钠为碳源,菌株N7对NH+4-N去除率高达99.2%,TN去除率为67.1%,异养硝化效果较好。分别以硝酸钾和亚硝酸钠为氮源,在30℃,150 r·min-1下培养,其TN去除率分别为62.7%和75.0%,表明N7具有良好的好氧反硝化效果。单因素实验结果表明菌株N7的最佳反硝化条件为:温度30℃、转速230 r·min-1、C/N 35、pH 8.1。     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

Radionuclides in pinon pine (Pinus edulis) nuts from los alamos national laboratory lands and the dose from consumption

Abstract

One of the dominant tree species growing within and around the eastern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM, lands is the pinon pine (Pinus edulis). Pinon pine is used for firewood, fence posts, and building materials and is a source of nuts for food—the seeds are consumed by a wide variety of animals and are also gathered by people in the area and eaten raw or roasted. This study investigated the (1) concentration of ³H, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu, and²⁴¹ Am in soils (0‐ to 12‐in. [31 cm] depth underneath the tree), pinon pine shoots (PPS), and pinon pine nuts (PPN) collected from LANL lands and regional background (BG) locations, (2) committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) from the ingestion of nuts, and (3) soil to PPS to PPN concentration ratios (CRs). Most radionuclides, with the exception of ³H in soils, were not significantly higher (p < 0.10) in soils, PPS, and PPN collected from LANL as compared to BG locations, and concentrations of most radionuclides in PPN from LANL have decreased over time. The maximum net CEDE (the CEDE plus two sigma minus BG) at the most conservative ingestion rate (10 lb [4.5 kg]) was 0.0018 mrem (0.018 μSv); this is far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem (1000 μSv). Soil‐to‐nut CRs for most radionuclides were within the range of default values in the literature for common fruits and vegetables.     

Degradation and sorption of imidacloprid in dissimilar surface and subsurface soils

Degradation and sorption/desorption are important processes affecting the leaching of pesticides through soil. This research characterized the degradation and sorption of imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) in Drummer (silty clay loam) and Exeter (sandy loam) surface soils and their corresponding subsurface soils using sequential extraction methods over 400 days. By the end of the incubation, approximately 55% of imidacloprid applied at a rate of 1.0 mg kg^?1 degraded in the Exeter sandy loam surface and subsurface soils, compared to 40% of applied imidacloprid within 300 days in Drummer surface and subsurface soils. At the 0.1 mg kg^?1 application rate, dissipation was slower for all four soils. Water-extractable imidacloprid in Exeter surface soil decreased from 98% of applied at day 1 to > 70% of the imidacloprid remaining after 400 d, as compared to 55% in the Drummer surface soil at day 1 and 12% at day 400. These data suggest that imidacloprid was bioavailable to degrading soil microorganisms and sorption/desorption was not the limiting factor for biodegradation. In subsurface soils > 40% of ¹⁴C-benzoic acid was mineralized over 21 days, demonstrating an active microbial community. In contrast, cumulative ¹⁴CO₂ was less than 1.5% of applied ¹⁴C-imidacloprid in all soils over 400 d. Qualitative differences in the microbial communities appear to limit the degradation of imidacloprid in the subsurface soils.