曝气量对悬浮系统单级自养脱氮性能的影响

通过连续实验和间歇实验研究了不同曝气量对SBR系统自养脱氮性能的影响。连续实验表明,在进水氨氮浓度为155～185 mg/L时,曝气量分别为20、28、36和44 L/h时,TN去除率分别为80%、82%、80%和77%;增大和减小曝气量均会降低系统的脱氮效率。间歇实验表明,随着曝气量的增加,氨氮的降解速率有所升高,20、28、36和44 L/h曝气条件下氨氮的降解速率分别为7.23、7.25、7.86和7.95 mg/(g MLVSS.h);在降解的过程中DO浓度一直维持在较低的水平(<0.5 mg/L),pH值则呈先升高后降低的趋势;氨氮降解结束时,pH值和DO浓度同时升高。结果表明,改变曝气量会影响单级自养脱氮反应的进程,但对降解过程DO浓度值变化不大;DO浓度和pH值变化对氨降解结束具有指示作用。     

光电催化去除柠檬酸铵中的氨氮

采用阳极氧化法制备了二氧化钛纳米管电极,以制备的二氧化钛纳米管电极为光阳极,采用钛片作为阴极,通过光电催化氧化方法对柠檬酸铵中氨氮进行了去除研究。考察了外加偏压、初始pH值、初始柠檬酸铵浓度,电解质的浓度对氨氮去除的影响。结果表明:与传统的光催化法和电化学法相比,光/电法在柠檬酸铵中氨氮降解过程中存在良好的协同效应;在电压为1.0 V,pH为12,Na Cl浓度为0.1 mol·L~(-1),初始投加柠檬酸铵的量以N计为25 mg·L~(-1)的条件下,紫外光照射下,采用二氧化钛纳米管电极,反应120 min后,柠檬酸铵中氨氮的降解达到60%左右。其中,柠檬酸铵中氨氮的降解产物中N2占82.6%。Ca Cl2对降解柠檬酸铵起到了加速活化作用。     

US/UV联用降解荧光增白剂CBW的研究

对超声波、紫外联用技术降解荧光增白剂的反应进行研究，考察了辐射时间、超声功率、pH、H2O2投加量等因素对降解效率的影响。结果表明：荧光增白剂的降解效率受辐射时间影响较大，降解过程符合拟一级反应I提高超声波的功率可提高荧光增白剂的降解率；H2O2的添加，可使溶液中的氢氧自由基的浓度增加，从而提高了荧光增白剂的降解率。在初始浓度为40mg／L，超声功率为500w、pH为9、H2O2的添加量为30mL／L、反应120min的条件下，荧光增白剂的降解率可达95％。     

固定化氨氮降解菌处理氨氮废水的试验研究

考察了海藻酸钠(SA)和聚乙烯醇(PVA)含量对固定化载体性能的影响,并筛选了最优条件制备固定化氨氮降解菌,研究其对氨氮废水的处理效果。当PVA和SA质量分数分别为8.00%、1.00%时,制成的固定化载体抗压性能最好,能够形成丰富的多孔结构。固定化氨氮降解菌在处理氨氮废水前驯化168h,可以恢复较高活性。在固定化氨氮降解菌投加量2%(质量分数)、反应温度30℃、pH 8.01、溶解氧3.0 mg/L的条件下反应60h,氨氮废水中的氨氮质量浓度从最初的3 835.29 mg/L降为82.35mg/L,去除率为97.85%。固定化氨氮降解菌在投加量低于氨氮降解菌的情况下,仍然能实现与之相近的氨氮废水处理效果,证明固定化氨氮降解菌能高效处理高浓度氨氮废水。     

可用于水体污染控制的氨氮转化菌筛选及部分降解特性的实验研究

从南京禄口水产养殖基地淡水鱼塘取淤泥作为分离菌株的土源,采用选择性富集培养法,从中分离到能以硫酸铵为氮源的菌株7株,对7个菌株进行氨氮降解实验,它们氨氮转化率分别为14.8%、19.7%、53.4%、94.2%、29.1%、63.5%和41.7%,其中AN-4菌株的转化率最高且生长良好。通过AN-4菌株16S rRNA基因序列分析以及生理生化方法,鉴定此菌株为克雷伯氏菌属(Klebsiellasp.)。对菌株AN-4转化氨氮的特性及温度、pH值、氨氮初始浓度和菌株接种量对其氨氮转化率的影响研究,结果表明,菌株AN-4降解氨氮的最适条件为:温度为30℃和pH值为8.0;当氨氮初始浓度为30mg/L时,AN-4菌株在24 h内的氨氮降解率可达85%以上,且能耐受高达200 mg/L的氨氮浓度;AN-4活化菌液浓度为108cfu/mL,当接种量为3×106cfu/mL时,AN-4菌株在24 h内的氨氮降解率为87.75%。综合上述结果,符合淡水养殖水环境条件,说明AN-4菌株适合在水产养殖中应用,为将菌株AN-4应用于水产养殖环境修复提供了理论依据。     

不同pH条件下短程硝化序批实验和数学模拟

为考察pH值对短程硝化过程动力学的影响,采用SBR工艺,以人工模拟氨氮废水为研究对象,进行了不同pH条件下的硝化批次实验,对氨氮降解过程进行动力学分析。在Monod方程的基础上,分析pH值对氨氧化菌(AOB)和亚硝酸氧化菌(NOB)生长速率的影响,分别建立了AOB和NOB的生长数学模型。利用MATLAB软件,将模型与硝化阶段实测数据进行拟合,取得良好的模拟效果。在此基础上通过模型预测得到泥龄(SRT)为6 d,溶解氧为1.5 mg O2/L,pH值在7.3~8范围内有利于实现短程硝化。     

沸石法工业污水氨氮治理技术研究

本文研究了斜发沸石法去除工业污水中氨氮的方法，通过沸石对NH4^ 的全交换容量、吸附和洗脱工艺条件对去除氨氮效果影响的试验，确定了处理氨氮废水的工艺流程和适宜参数。结果表明，在废水浓度pH＝7的条件下，沸石对铵的平均全交换容量达到12.96mg/g沸石，且交换容量随pH值的增大而降低；高速低温有利于吸附，低速高温有利于洗脱；处理后污水氨氮含量低于50mg/L，达到了国家排放标准。本研究可为治理氨氮废水技术开发提供了一定的技术依据。     

饮用水除氨氮功能菌株的筛选及降解特性

从松花江原水中筛选出2株异养菌YX1和YX2,经生理生化及16S rDNA序列鉴定,YX1为微杆菌属(Microbacterium sp.),YX2为不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter sp.)。5℃菌株YX1的世代时间为3.03 h,菌株YX2的世代时间为3.87h。应用生物增强活性炭技术研究了异养菌株YX1和YX2对氨氮的降解特征,结果表明,菌株经过3~4 d的适应期后,在低温5℃对氨氮具有较强的降解能力,且环境条件影响菌株对氨氮的降解效果。菌株YX1和YX2在高溶解氧浓度下氨氮降解效果好,属于好氧细菌,降解氨氮的最适合温度为12~15℃,属于耐冷型中温菌,最适宜的pH为弱碱性(7.5~8.0),以乙酸盐为碳源时对氨氮降解能力最强,其次为葡萄糖柠檬酸三钠碳酸钙甘油,以上结果可为低温水源水中氨氮的去除提供新的技术方法和理论依据。     

吹脱法去除垃圾渗滤液中的氨氮研究

对吹脱法去除垃圾渗滤液中的氨氮进行了研究，控制吹脱效率高低的关键因素是温度、气液比和pH值。在水温大于25℃，气液比控制在3500左右，渗滤液pH值控制在10．5左右，对于氨氮浓度高达2000～4000mg／L的垃圾渗滤液，去除率可达到90％以上。     

A.faecalis strain NR的包埋固定及其氨氮降解性能

为考察异养硝化-好氧反硝化细菌的包埋固定及其氨氮降解特性,对一株异养硝化-好氧反硝化细菌A.feacalis strain NR的包埋固定进行了研究,并与游离菌处理氨氮效果进行对比,考察包埋菌降解氨氮的优势。采用聚乙烯醇(PVA)、海藻酸钠(SA)以及PVA/SA混合物分别作为包埋载体,发现PVA/SA混合物作为包埋载体其理化性能最佳,更适合作为包埋载体;利用单因素实验寻求PVA及SA含量、交联时间、包菌量4个因素的合理水平,并采用正交实验对上述4个因素进行优化,获得包埋较优条件为:PVA含量10%、SA含量0.4%、交联时间4 h、包菌量10%;在此条件下制备包埋小球,并得出包埋小球在基础培养基中的最佳投加量为10 g/(150 m L基础培养基);之后考察了温度、pH这2个因素对包埋小球降解氨氮效果的影响,得到包埋小球的最佳氨氮降解条件为:30℃、pH=7;通过对比不同温度及不同pH条件下包埋小球与游离菌对于氨氮的处理效果,发现包埋小球对低温及酸性条件更具有耐受性,表现出优于游离细菌的氨氮降解效率。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.