生物接触氧化法应急处理原水突发性藻类污染

突发性藻类污染常常伴随着藻类的肆意滋生,从而严重影响着水厂的正常运行,更加威胁着居民用水的水质安全。采用弹性填料生物接触氧化工艺处理含藻原水,分析考察了不同水力停留时间、气水比和藻类浓度条件下反应器对藻类去除效果的影响。结果表明,最佳HRT为1.0 h,最佳气水比为1.2∶1;采用最佳工艺条件处理叶绿素a(Chl-a)为70mg/m3的高藻原水时,Chl-a、CODMn和NH+4-N的去除率分别达到65.48%、47.81%和70.54%,且CODMn和NH+4-N的出水浓度能够达到东深供水工程处理目标。说明在该最佳工艺条件下,原水中藻类能够被有效地控制和去除,出水水质稳定,工艺适应性强。     

厌氧折流板反应器—生物接触氧化组合工艺处理生活污水研究

采用厌氧折流板反应器(ABR)-生物接触氧化组合工艺(以下简称组合工艺)进行生活污水处理试验研究,确定最佳水力停留时间(HRT),在此基础上考察组合工艺对生活污水COD、SS和TN的去除效果。结果表明:(1)组合工艺最佳反应条件为组合工艺HRT 20h(ABR段HRT 15h,生物接触氧化池段HRT 5h)、温度14℃。(2)在最佳反应条件下,组合工艺对生活污水COD、SS具有良好的去除效果,COD、SS去除率平均分别为81.0%、95.8%;对生活污水TN去除效果较差,去除率平均仅为64.7%。     

新型微电解填料-Fenton联用处理硝基苯废水

研究通过单因素分析和正交实验法确定新型微电解填料-Fenton联用预处理硝基苯废水的最佳操作条件。结果表明,新型微电解填料降解硝基苯的影响因素从大到小依次为固液比>进水p H值>气水比>HRT,在微电解最佳条件:HRT为60 min,固液比为0.6,进水p H值为2,气水比为15∶1;Fenton试剂最佳条件:反应时间为20 min、p H值为4.5、m(H2O2):m(COD)为2.5、n(H2O2)∶n(Fe2+)为6,硝基苯和COD总去除率可分别达到97.6%和68.3%。处理后的废水可生化性提高,为后续的生物处理创造了良好的条件。     

类Fenton氧化—好氧移动床生物膜法处理抗生素发酵废水

采用类Fenton氧化-好氧移动床生物膜(MBBR)法处理难降解抗生素发酵废水,探讨了H2O2和草酸投加量对类Fenton氧化工艺以及HRT和曝气量对好氧MBBR反应器的影响.实验结果表明,当类Fenton氧化工艺的最佳操作参数为反应溶液H2O2和草酸初始质量浓度分别为150、45 mg/L、30 W/154 nm紫外灯照射1 h、pH为3.0,在曝气搅拌条件下,COD平均去除率为80.9%.当类Fenton氧化工艺出水pH在7.0时,废水中的污染物还可以进一步被混凝去除.好氧MBBR反应器的最佳工艺参数为HRT 12 h、曝气量0.10 m3/h以及填料填充比(体积比)30%,最终废水COD平均去除率为99.1%,达到<污水综合排放标准>(GB 8978-1996)三级标准要求.     

不同填料组合的曝气生物滤池前置反硝化工艺特性的比较研究

研究了2组不同填料组合的前置反硝化曝气生物滤池(BAF)脱氮工艺:陶粒-沸石工艺(C-Z BAF)和沸石-陶粒工艺(Z-C BAF),比较二者在不同的水力停留时间(HRT)、气水比和回流比条件下的工艺特性。当进水COD、氨氮和TN容积负荷分别为0.72～5.97、0.09～0.60和0.11～0.78 kg/(m3.d)时,C-Z BAF和Z-C BAF的最佳HRT、气水比和回流比分别为1.5 h、5∶1、1∶1和1.5 h、5∶1、2∶1,相应COD、氨氮和TN的平均去除率分别为94.7%、99.0%、62.2%和93.2%、99.5%、70.1%。单因素方差分析结果表明,HRT对2组工艺的各种污染物的去除率均有显著影响;回流比对Z-C BAF的TN去除率存在显著的影响,而对C-Z BAF的TN去除率几乎没有影响。污染物沿程分布分析结果表明,两组工艺的COD去除主要发生在缺氧滤池以及好氧滤池0～0.3 m的填料区;硝化作用主要发生在好氧滤池的0～0.6 m填料区,Z-C BAF工艺的硝化速率高于C-Z BAF工艺。Z-C BAF工艺存在明显的同步硝化反硝化作用,且Z-C BAF工艺的脱氮性能优于C-Z BAF工艺。     

加压溶气生化气浮法降解生活污水中有机物

将加压曝气生物氧化技术与加压溶气气浮工艺相结合,开发了一种快速处理生活污水的加压溶气生化气浮反应器(PA-DAF),并考察了反应器的泥水分离效果及压力、水力停留时间(HRT)、气水比对其去除生活污水内有机物的影响。实验结果表明,在压力0.4 MPa,HRT 1.5 h(Q=1.0 L/min),气水比3∶1的条件下,生活污水COD去除率可稳定在90%左右。同时发现,NH3-N去除效果不理想,有待后续研究进行优化。     

化学沉淀-水解酸化-生物接触氧化-反渗透工艺处理垃圾渗滤液

研究了采用化学沉淀-水解酸化-生物接触氧化-反渗透组合工艺处理垃圾渗滤液的最佳条件,在pH=9,n(Mg2+)∶n(NH4+)∶n(PO34-)=1.2∶1∶1.05,搅拌速率170r/min,搅拌时间21 min条件下进行化学沉淀法脱氮,水解酸化反应器内废水停留时间10 h,生物接触氧化反应器内废水停留时间12 h,...     

侧沟式膜泥法一体化OCO工艺中水力停留时间对脱氮除碳的影响

在传统OCO工艺基础上设计了一体化OCO工艺,在厌氧区放置填料,将二沉池和生物反应器合建,并就水力停留时间(HRT)对生物反应器脱氮除碳的影响进行研究。在进水COD为260～360 mg/L,好氧区DO为2 mg/L左右,缺氧区<0.5 mg/L,MLSS为4 500 mg/L左右时,分别研究了不同HRT下的脱氮除碳效果。研究结果表明：随着HRT的逐渐增大,出水COD值无明显波动,COD去除率达到90%以上,出水氨氮随着HRT的增大而降低;但仅当HRT为12 h左右时,氨氮和总氮均有良好的去除效果,去除率分别可达到93%和80%。     

填料传质性能对污水生物反应处理工艺的影响研究

通过水力自旋填料与常规生物填料的对比试验,研究了传质性能对污水生物反应处理工艺的影响.结果表明:生物反应器内物系间的传质条件对氧传递效率有较大影响;SCMT型自旋传质填料良好的传质性能,能够创造理想的传质条件,使生物反应器内DO基本保持一致;使用SCMT型自旋传质填料生物反应器处理城市污水,可以在较短的停留时间(1.00 h)或较小的气水比(体积比,4∶1)的情况下,出水水质达到《城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准》(GB 18918-2002)二级标准.     

HRT对异养硝化好氧反硝化菌处理高速列车真空集便废水的影响

利用具有良好异养硝化好氧反硝化功能的菌剂启动生物接触氧化工艺,用以处理经化粪池厌氧消化后的高速列车真空集便废水。重点研究了HRT对生物膜反应器中好氧反硝化菌处理列车集便废水的影响,并进行了动力学模型分析。实验结果表明,在选用立体弹性填料为生物膜载体时,系统的最佳HRT为6 h。该条件下,反应器稳定运行的COD、总氮和氨氮的去除率均大于80%。通过对系统底物降解动力学的初步探究,得出了相关降解动力学常数KS、μmax。经验证,Monod模型较好地描述了系统的基质降解动力学行为,为高速列车真空集便废水的处理提供了相对高效、简便的方法。     

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.     

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.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

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 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.     

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.     

Radionuclides and trace elements in fish collected upstream and downstream of Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the consumption of muscle and bone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine radionuclide and trace element concentrations in bottom‐feeding fish (catfish, carp, and suckers) collected from the confluences of some of the major canyons that cross Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) lands with the Rio Grande (RG) and the potential radiological doses from the ingestion of these fish. Samples of muscle and bone (and viscera in some cases) were analyzed for ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, and ²⁴¹Am and Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cr, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Tl. Most radionuclides, with the exception of ⁹⁰Sr, in the muscle plus bone portions of fish collected from LANL canyons/RG were not significantly (p<0.05) higher from fish collected upstream (San Ildefonso/background) of LANL. Strontium‐90 in fish muscle plus bone tissue significantly (p<0.05) increases in concentration starting from Los Alamos Canyon, the most upstream confluence (fish contained 3.4E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [126E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]), to Frijoles Canyon, the most downstream confluence (fish contained 14E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [518E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]). The differences in ⁹⁰Sr concentrations in fish collected downstream and upstream (background) of LANL, however, were very small. Based on the average concentrations (±2SD) of radionuclides in fish tissue from the four LANL confluences, the committed effective dose equivalent from the ingestion of 46 lb (21 kg) (maximum ingestion rate per person per year) of fish muscle plus bone, after the subtraction of background, was 0.1 ± 0.1 mrem y^‐1 (1.0 ± 1.0 μSv y^‐1), and was far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1). Of the trace elements that were found above the limits of detection (Ba, Cu, and Hg) in fish muscle collected from the confluences of canyons that cross LANL and the RG, none were in significantly higher (p<0.05) concentrations than in muscle of fish collected from background locations.     

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.     

Biochemical interaction of six op delayed neurotoxicants with several neurotargets

Abstract

Five organophosphorous insecticides: Leptophos, EPN, Cyano‐fenphos, trichloronate and salithion proved to cause irreversible ataxia not only to chicken but also to mice and sheep. TOCP was included as a reference. Cyanofenphos blocked the catecholamine B‐receptor binding activity with ³H‐norepinephrine at a level similar to that of the specific inhibitor propranolol in the mouse heart preparation. In the lamb heart preparation, the B‐receptor was more sensitive to Leptophos, salithion and TOCP than to propranolol. The six compounds and their oxons were screened for their in‐vitro inhibition to monamine oxidase (MAO), acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) and neurotoxic esterase (NTE) in the brain of either mouse, lamb or chicken. It is believed that their AChE inhibition stands for their acute toxicity, while NTE inhibition is responsible for their paralytic ataxia.