Nitrogen management in bioreactor landfills

One scenario for long-term nitrogen management in landfills is ex situ nitrification followed by denitrification in the landfill. The objective of this research was to measure the denitrification potential of actively decomposing and well decomposed refuse. A series of 10-l reactors that were actively producing methane were fed 400 mg NO3-N /l every 48 h for periods of 19-59 days. Up to 29 nitrate additions were either completely or largely depleted within 48 h of addition and the denitrification reactions did not adversely affect the leachate pH. Nitrate did inhibit methane production, but the reactors recovered their methane-producing activity with the termination of nitrate addition. In well decomposed refuse, the nitrate consumption rate was reduced but was easily stimulated by the addition of either acetate or an overlayer of fresh refuse. Addition of acetate at five times the amount required to reduce nitrate did not lead to the production of NH4+ by dissimilatory nitrate reduction. The most probable number of denitrifying bacteria decreased by about five orders of magnitude during refuse decomposition in a reactor that did not receive nitrate. However, rapid denitrification commenced immediately with nitrate addition. This study shows that the use of a landfill as a bioreactor for the conversion of nitrate to a harmless byproduct, nitrogen gas, is technically viable.     

Growth and Nitrogen Availability of Red Pine Seedlings under High Nitrogen Load and Elevated Ozone

To evaluate the effect of increasing nitrogen (N) deposition and tropospheric ozone (O₃) concentrations on N-saturated forest ecosystems, we investigated the response of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), an N-saturation sensitive tree species, to increasing N load under elevated O₃ concentrations. One-year-old seedlings of red pine were treated with three levels of N supply (0, 50 and 100 mg N L^-1 fresh soil volume) under two levels of atmospheric O₃ concentration (< 5 and 60 ppb) for two growing seasons. Nitrogen treatment did not stimulate dry matter production of the seedlings. Growth inhibition was observed in the highest N treatment under low O₃ and in the two higher N treatments under elevated O₃. Irrespective of the O₃ concentration, increasing N supply negatively affected root growth and mycorrhizal development in fine roots, resulting in a reduction in P and Mg uptake from the soil. Net photosynthetic rate was significantly reduced by both the highest N treatment under low O₃ and the two higher N treatments under elevated O₃, together with decreased N-availability to Rubisco. Nitrogen assimilated from NO₃ ^- to amino acid in the needles was not affected by the treatments. However, needle protein concentration was reduced by the highest N-treatment under low O₃ and by the two higher N-treatments under elevated O₃. These results suggest that elevated O₃ potentially disturbs the N-availability in the form of protein including Rubisco, and may advance the negative effects of excessive N-deposition on N-sensitive plant species in N-saturated forests.     

倒置A2/O工艺氮平衡与脱氮效率的分析

研究了倒置A^2／O工艺中的氮平衡和脱氮效率，并对影响脱氮效率的回流比和碳氮质量比进行分析。根据广州某城市污水处理厂水质特点，设计总回流比为3．0，其中污泥回流比为1．0，混合液回流比为2．0，理论总氮去除率为78．75％，实际运行总氮去除率达64．42％。     

Tree Leaf Biomarkers for Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition

The aim of this paper was to investigate the effects of nitrogen (N) deposition on tree N cycling and identify potential biomarkers forNdeposition. Between April and October 2002 extensive fieldwork was undertaken at Mardley Heath in Hertfordshire. This woodland, located adjacent to the A1(M) motorway, is exposed to high levels of atmospheric nitrogen oxides from the traffic. Measurements of ¹⁵N, in vivo nitrate reductase (NR) activity, tissue, xylem and surface nitrate concentrations as well as N concentration and growth were made along a 700-m transect at 90° to the motorway. The ¹⁵N data show that oxidised N from the road traffic is taken up by nearby trees and is incorporated into plant tissues. Our measurements of NR activities suggest elevated rates close to the motorway. However, xylem sap, leaf tissue and leaf surface nitrate concentrations showed no differences between the roadside location and the most distant sampling point from the motorway. Taken together the ¹⁵N and nitrate reductase data suggest uptake and assimilation of N through the foliage.We conclude that for this lowland deciduouswoodland, tissue, xylem and surface measurements of nitrate are unreliable biomarkers for N deposition whereas ¹⁵N, growth measurements and integrated seasonal NR might be useful. The results also point to the benefit of roadside tree planting to screen pollution from motor vehicles.     

亚硝化厌氧氨氧化生物脱氮技术

回顾了传统废水生物脱氮技术的一般原理,介绍了废水生物脱氮领域近年出现的新技术——亚硝化和厌氧氨氧化生物脱氮技术的基本原理、工艺特点及研究应用状况,展望了生物脱氮新技术的应用前景并指出了今后的研究方向。     

Deposition Loads of Sulphur and Nitrogen in Germany

High spatial resolution maps of deposition loads in Germanyare produced as an input for abatement strategy research andfor critical loads exceedance calculations on a nationalscale. In this paper methods ofmapping total deposition loads in Germany and preliminarymaps of nitrogen and sulphur deposition loads for the year1993 are presented. A comparison of these mapping resultswith EMEP deposition mapping results has been carried out.The differences in the results of the German national and theEuropean EMEP mapping, due to different databases anddifferent methods, are quantified and discussed. Highresolution maps of deposition loads are compared to Europeanlow resolution maps on the same temporal and spatial scale,assuming that on average both should lead to similar results.However, the average differencescalculated for 23 EMEP 150 × 150 km² grid cells over Germanywere found to be 33% higher for sulphur (S) total depositionby the German method 65% higher for S dry deposition and1% lower for S wet deposition. The German results fornitrogen (N) total deposition are 2% higher than the EMEPresult 22% higher for N dry deposition and 10% lower for Nwet deposition.     

含氨氮催化剂生产废水的处理

采用加入淀粉的短程硝化-反硝化一体化技术处理低碳含NH3-N催化剂废水。通过中试确定了适宜的工艺参数,并在工业化装置上进行了验证。试验结果表明：在DO为0.5 mg/L左右、淀粉加入量为0.25 kg/ m3、HRT=30 h的条件下,短程硝化-反硝化一体化技术具有较好的处理效果,NH3-N去除率大于97%,且具有较强的抗冲击负荷的能力; 出水的COD<100 mg/L,ρ（NH3-N）<10 mg/L,达到GB 8978—1996《污水综合排放标准》的一级排放标准。工业化装置的运行费用以NH3-N计为2.3 元/kg、以废水计为4.6 元/t。该法适用于中低浓度（ρ（NH3-N）<300 mg/L）废水的处理。     

Organic Nitrogen in Precipitation Across the United Kingdom

The concentration of water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) in precipitation has been measured at seven sites across the United Kingdom, over a period of 1–2 years, using protocols developed in a pilot study. Samples were collected over 1–2 weeks in continuously open funnels made of stainless steel, draining to a glass bottle, and were preserved during and after collection by the addition of thymol. After chemical analysis, samples were excluded from the long-term average if they showed signs of contamination (significant concentrations of K⁺ or PO₄ ^3–). Two methods of measuring total dissolved N were used, persulphate oxidation and high-temperature chemiluminescence. The latter generally gave the larger values, and has been used to asses the organic component of dissolved N. The long-term data set confirms the original results from the pilot study - organic N contributes between 24 and 40% to the total annual wet deposition of dissolved N across the United Kingdom. The fraction of WSON was greatest at western sites, and was strongly correlated with ammonium concentrations. However, the seasonal pattern across all sites showed a late spring maximum for ammonium and nitrate, but a late summer maximum for WSON. The magnitude of the contribution of WSON to wet-deposited N has implications for the setting and assessment of critical loads for N deposition.     

Simulation of Nitrogen Dynamics and Fluxes in Contrasting Catchments in Norway by Applying the Integrated Nitrogen Model for Catchments (INCA)

The process-based INCA model was applied to Dalelva Brook (3.2 km²) and the Bjerkreim River (685 km²) including several subcatchments, in order to test the model's ability to simulate streamwater nitrate (NO₃ ^-) dynamics and output fluxes under highly contrasting climatic conditions and nitrogen (N) loading. The simulated runoff volumes and mean NO₃ ^- concentrations at Dalelva and Bjerkreimwere within +2 to +10% of the measured average during 1993–1995 (–19 to +31% within individual years). INCA to a great extent also reproduced the observed streamwater flow dynamics at both study sites (coefficient of determination, r ² > 0.70). Temporal variation of streamwater NO₃ ^- during 1993–1995 was captured quite well by the model, especially at small catchments with a distinct seasonal NO₃ ^- pattern (r ² = 0.46–0.68). At the Bjerkreim River outlet, the relationship were somewhat weaker (r ² = 0.26, p < 0.01). Despite a few situations where the model failed to capturethe streamwater NO₃ ^- dynamics, INCA proved to be a quite robust tool for simulating NO₃ ^- dynamics and output fluxes in the two study catchments.     

炼油废水中氨氮的去除与控制

根据炼油厂废水水质情况,利用现有装置和条件,通过改进工艺,重点控制生物硝化条件,达到降低出水氨氮质量浓度、废水达标排放的要求.将均质池做为曝气池前有机物的预处理装置,曝气池进水COD 可由420 mg/L 降至322 mg/L,平均COD 去除率为23.3%.在均质池和接触氧化池的进水处投加NaOH 溶液,使系统pH ...     

Fire Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen Budgets in Forests

Estimates of C and N loss by gasification during a wildfire in a Jeffrey pine (Pinus Jeffreyii [Grev. and Balf.]) forest in Little Valley, Nevada are compared to potential losses in more mesic forests in the Integrated Forest Study (IFS). In Little Valley, the fire consumed the forest floor, foliage, and an unknown amount of soil organic matter, but little standing large woody material. On an ecosystem level, the fire consumed approximately equal percentages of C and N (12 and 9%, respectively), but a considerably greater proportion of aboveground N (71%) than C (21%). Salvage logging was the major factor in loss, and C lost from the site will not be replenished until forest vegetation is established and succeeds the current shrub vegetation. N₂ fixation by Ceanothus velutinus [Dougl.] in the post-fire shrub vegetation appears to have more than made up for N lost by gasification in the fire over the first 16 yr, and may result in long-term increases in C stocks once forest vegetation takes over the site. N loss from the fire equaled > 1,000 years of atmospheric N deposition and > 10,000 years of N leaching at current rates. Calculations of C and N losses from theoretical wildfires in the IFS sites show similar patterns to those in Little Valley. Calculated losses of N in most of the IFS sites would equal many centuries of leaching. Conceptual models of biogeochemical cycling in forests need to include episodic events such as fire.     

Biochar-Based Controlled Release Nitrogen Fertilizer Coated with Polylactic Acid

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Conventional nitrogen (N) fertilizers tend to dissolve in the water quickly without allowing sufficient time for the plants to uptake the N nutrient. The...     

曝气-过滤一体化装置脱氮除磷的研究

曝气-过滤一体化装置将生物反应器与过滤机理有机结合,较好地维持了反应器中的高污泥浓度,实现了水力停留时间（HRT）与污泥停留时间的分离。采用连续流间歇曝气工艺对该装置的脱氮除磷效果进行了研究。实验结果表明：在HRT为8h,运行方式为曝气2h、停曝2h的条件下,COD去除率为95．55％,NH3-N未检出,TN为84．90％,TP为93．69％,出水各项指标都达到了GB8978-1996（污水综合排放标准》一级排放标准要求。     

Impact of Land Use on Soluble Organic Nitrogen in Soil

Although it has been hypothesized that soluble organic nitrogen (SON) plays a central role in regulating productivity in some terrestrial ecosystems, the factors controlling the size of the SON pool in soil remain poorly understood. Therefore our principal aim in this work was to assess the impact of seven different land use systems (rough and managed grassland, deciduous and coniferous woodland, heathland, wetland and tilled land) on the size of the SON and inorganic N (NO ₃ ^– , NH ₄ ⁺ ) pools in the surface soil layer (0–15 cm). After extraction with deionised water, we found that in most cases the size of the water extractable organic N (WEON) pool was similar in size to the inorganic N pool. In contrast, the KCl extractable organic N (KClEON) pool constituted the dominant form of soluble N in soils under all land uses, perhaps indicating that significant amounts were held on the soil exchange phase. In contrast to inorganic N, which varied significantly with land use, the size of the KClEON and WEON pool was similar for all land uses with the exception of KClEON in tilled land, where significantly lower amounts were observed. We conclude that SON constitutes an important soil N pool in a broad range of land uses, and that its role in microbial N assimilation, plant nutrition and ecosystem responses to atmospheric N deposition warrants further attention. SAFRD, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, U.K.     

Incorporation of Seasonal Nitrogen Dynamics within a Long-Term Acidification Model

This paper describes an application of the long termdynamic model, MAGIC, on a monthly timestep, enablingincorporation of the seasonal dynamics associated with abroad understanding of the ecosystem N cycle. The modelhas been applied to the Dargall Lane catchment in theGalloway region of Scotland where marked seasonal Ndynamics are apparent. Mean monthly proportions ofrainfall, runoff, deposition fluxes and net retention ofN are utilised to drive the model on a monthly timestep.Calibration of the model has successfully reproduced thepresent day observed seasonal variation in streamNO₃ and ANC. Prediction of recovery at the siteunder the second sulphur protocol indicates that,although mean annual ANC increases, mean monthly ANC doesnot rise above zero for all months of the year until2010.     

化学沉淀法去除煤气废水中氨氮的研究

采用化学沉淀法去除煤气废水中的氨氮。研究了不同pH、沉淀剂种类及投药比对氨氮去除效果的影响。试验表明,沉淀剂MgCl2·6H2O+Na2HPO4·12H2O明显优于MgO+H3PO4。当投药摩尔比n(Mg2+):n(NH4+):n(PO43-)为1.2:1:1、pH为9.5时,废水中氨氮的去除率为87.4％,COD的去除率为45.6％,同时得到的MgNH4PO4·6H2O可作为复合肥料使用。     

海泡石的改性及其对废水中氨氮的吸附

研究了海泡石的纯化及酸活化、水热活化、水热活化-酸活化、水热活化-酸活化-钠离子交换改性的工艺条件，考察了活化条件与海泡石对氨氮吸附量的关系。纯化后的海泡石经水热活化、酸活化和钠离子交换改性后，其对氨氮的最大吸附量可达28mg/g。为鉴定海泡石在高温下烧结后的结构变化，对其进行差热分析和热重分析，结果表明，海泡石具有优良的热稳定性，在600℃以下使用是稳定的，不会发生结构破坏。     

水合肼生产盐渣中氮化合物的去除

将水合肼生产盐渣分离碳酸钠后,通过吹脱、氧化等工艺降低饱和盐溶液的氮含量(以氨质量浓度计),以达到电解法制备氢氧化钠工艺对原料氯化钠的使用要求。中试试验结果表明:氧化反应最佳工艺条件为以次氯酸钠为氧化剂,次氯酸钠溶液中氢氧化钠质量浓度9.2g/L,次氯酸钠与初始氨的质量比为13,溶液pH 7～8,反应温度30～35℃;在此条件下氧化处理饱和盐溶液,处理后氨质量浓度由350.0 mg/L降至2.1 mg/L。将处理后的饱和盐溶液用于电解法制备氢氧化钠的生产过程,不仅可创造一定的经济效益,而且还解决了水合肼生产中的环境污染问题。     

Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on Bryophyte Species Composition of Calcareous Grasslands

Regular additions of NH₄NO₃ (35–140 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) and (NH₄)₂SO₄ (140 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) to a calcareous grassland in northern England over a period of 12 years have resulted in a decline in the frequency of the indigenous bryophyte species and the establishment of non-indigenous calcifuge species, with implications for the structure and composition of this calcareous bryophyte community. The lowest NH₄NO₃ additions of 35 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ produced significant declines in frequency of Hypnum cupressiforme, Campylium chrysophyllum, and Calliergon cuspidatum. Significant reductions in frequency at higher NH₄NO₃ application rates were recorded for Pseudoscleropodium purum, Ctenidum molluscum, and Dicranum scoparium. The highest NH₄NO₃ and (NH₄)₂SO₄ additions provided conditions conducive for the establishment of two typical calcifuges – Polytrichum spp. and Campylopus introflexus, respectively. Substrate-surface pH measurements showed a dose-related reduction in pH with increasing NH₄NO₃ deposition rates of 1.6 pH units between the control and highest deposition rate, and a further significant fall in pH, of >1 pH unit, between the NH₄NO₃ and (NH₄)₂SO₄ treatments. These results suggest that indigenous bryophyte composition may be at risk from nitrogen deposition rates of 35 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ or less. These effects are of particular concern for rare or endangered species of low frequency.