螺旋藻增氧系统处理养殖污水与预测模型研究

针对滨海水产养殖区水质差,溶解氧不足造成对虾死亡的问题,以对虾养殖污水为实验对象,分别进行了螺旋藻在不同盐度梯度(0‰、10‰、15‰、20‰、25‰、30‰和35‰)和BOD5浓度水平(20 mg/L(平均)、40 mg/L(上限)、180mg/L(对照)以及不同投藻量(0、50、100和150 mg/L)情况下的增氧效果实验研究,并进一步构建了预测投加螺旋藻后水体中DO等因素变化的数学模型。实验结果表明,螺旋藻在20‰盐度下生物量增长最快,增氧效果在低污染水质条件下效果较好,最佳投藻量为100 mg/L。经过验证,模型拟合度较高,可以用来预测一定水质条件下螺旋藻增氧效果,对今后采用螺旋藻增氧处理养殖污水具有指导意义。     

The effect of temperature on the growth and biochemical activities of Escherichia coli in sewage

Studies on the role of individual species of bacteria in wastewater treatment methods, especially the effect of environmental factors and enzyme activities, are limited. In the present investigation Escherichia coli, isolated from a stabilisation pond, was grown in sterile sewage at various temperatures, ranging from 10 degrees to 50 degrees C, and its growth and associated biochemical activities were studied. A temperature of 30 degrees C was found to be optimum for the growth, BOD removal, NH(3)-N release and the activities of protease and catalase. E. coli which was once considered to be of little value in wastewater treatment, also accounted for a considerable reduction in BOD and NH(3)-N release. At optimum and lower temperatures, the catalase activity was proportional to the viable cell count of the bacterium. Dissolved oxygen exhibited an inverse relationship with bacterial growth and protease activity was more pronounced during the declining phase of bacterial growth.     

A study of the influence of sewage sludge fertilization on the concentrations of PCDD/F and PCB in soil and milk

The influence of the agricultural use of sewage sludge on the concentrations of PCBs and PCDD/Fs in soil, feed and milk was investigated on four dairy farms. Evidence of contaminant accumulation in the soil was found on both farms that fertilized with sewage sludge. The concentrations in feed and milk from one of these farms were similar to the concentrations in the matched control, while the concentrations in the samples from the second sludge user were elevated. The study demonstrates that the agricultural use of sewage sludge does under some conditions lead to higher levels of PCBs and PCDD/Fs in food products.     

Pilot study on the treatment of low carbon and nitrogen ratio municipal sewage by A1/O2/A3/A4/O5 sludge-membrane coupling process with multi-point inflow

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - A new multi-point inflow pre-anoxic/oxic/anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A1/O2/A3/A4/O5) sludge-membrane coupling process and pilot plant were developed and...     

改进型A~2/O工艺处理城市生活污水的脱氮除磷效能研究

在分析传统A2/O工艺缺陷的基础上,提出了一种改进型A2/O工艺。为了防止回流污泥中的硝酸盐进入厌氧区,在传统A2/O工艺的厌氧区后面增加一个体积较小的缺氧选择池,回流污泥进入缺氧选择池,并进行反硝化消耗回流污泥中的硝酸盐;同时,在缺氧区通过反硝化除磷实现"一碳两用"。结果表明,改进型A2/O工艺有较好的脱氮除磷效果,在COD为298mg/L、TN为55mg/L左右、TP为7mg/L左右时,系统对COD、TN、TP的平均去除率分别为88.44%、77%、95%。     

A/A/O工艺脱氮除磷运行效果分析

为提高城市污水处理厂科学运行管理水平和出水质量,通过对某污水处理厂污水处理工艺的沿程采样分析,对比分析了A/A/O工艺脱氮除磷效果与工艺运行控制参数之间的相关关系。结果表明,A/A/O工艺对总氮去除率为83.2%,出水中氮的形态主要为硝酸盐氮;出水中总磷浓度基本达到一级A标准,总磷去除率在86.3%以上;缺氧段具有明显...     

Influence of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes and confounding factors on the frequency of sister chromatid exchange and micronucleus among road construction workers

In the present study, we have investigated the influence of polymorphism of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes and confounding factors such as age, sex, exposure duration and consumption habits on cytogenetic biomarkers. Frequency of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs), high frequency cell (HFC) and cytokinesis blocked micronuclei (CBMN) were evaluated in peripheral blood lymphocytes of 115 occupationally exposed road construction workers and 105 unexposed individuals. The distribution of null and positive genotypes of glutathione-S transferase gene was evaluated by multiplex PCR among control and exposed subjects. An increased frequency of CBMN (7.03 ± 2.08); SCE (6.95 ± 1.76) and HFC (6.28 ± 1.69) were found in exposed subjects when compared to referent (CBMN - 3.35 ± 1.10; SCE - 4.13 ± 1.30 and HFC - 3.98 ± 1.56). These results were found statistically significant at p < 0.05. When the effect of confounding factors on the frequency of studied biomarkers was evaluated, a strong positive interaction was found. The individuals having GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes had higher frequency of CBMN, SCE and HFC. The association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes and studied biomarkers was found statistically significant at p < 0.05. Our findings suggest that individuals having null type of GST are more susceptible to cytogenetic damage by occupational exposure regardless of confounding factors. There is a significant effect of polymorphism of these genes on cytogenetic biomarkers which are considered as early effects of genotoxic carcinogens.     

碳酸氢钠对短带鞘藻-活性污泥共生体系在城镇污水脱氮除磷中的促进作用

藻菌共生技术在污水处理中具有高效低耗、资源可利用等特点.目前,我国城镇污水厂中进水COD普遍偏低,影响了出水一级A(GB 18918-2002)提标改造中脱氮除磷的效果.在构建短带鞘藻-活性污泥共生体系的基础上,采用补充外加碳源促进其对城镇污水的脱氮除磷效果.结果表明,短带鞘藻-活性污泥共生体系的优化工艺条件为藻菌干重...     

山东省徒骇河—马颊河流域城市污水处理厂运行效果及费用分析

对山东省徒骇河—马颊河流域内某具有代表性的县级城市污水处理厂的进水特征、运行效果和处理费用进行了分析。结果表明:(1)该污水处理厂进水污染物浓度远低于设计指标。(2)该污水处理厂2012年单位水处理平均耗电量为0.267kW·h/m3,略低于国内单位水处理平均耗电量水平,略高于发达国家单位水处理平均耗电量水平,仍具有节能潜力。该污水处理厂单位水处理耗电量与单位水处理COD削减量呈线性相关,可通过COD进出水浓度及耗电量—污染物削减量线性关系式近似估算污水处理的耗电量。(3)该污水处理厂单位水处理总费用约0.58元/m3,其中电费和设备折旧费分别占单位水处理总费用的53.99%和33.67%,为污水处理厂运行费用的主要构成部分。     

Evaluation of the ecotoxicological impact of the organochlorine chlordecone on soil microbial community structure,abundance, and function

The insecticide chlordecone applied for decades in banana plantations currently contaminates 20,000 ha of arable land in the French West Indies. Although the impact of various pesticides on soil microorganisms has been studied, chlordecone toxicity to the soil microbial community has never been assessed. We investigated in two different soils (sandy loam and silty loam) exposed to different concentrations of CLD (D0, control; D1 and D10, 1 and 10 times the agronomical dose) over different periods of time (3, 7, and 32 days): (i) the fate of chlordecone by measuring ¹⁴C-chlordecone mass balance and (ii) the impact of chlordecone on microbial community structure, abundance, and function, using standardized methods (-A-RISA, taxon-specific quantitative PCR (qPCR), and ¹⁴C-compounds mineralizing activity). Mineralization of ¹⁴C-chlordecone was inferior below 1 % of initial ¹⁴C-activity. Less than 2 % of ¹⁴C-activity was retrieved from the water-soluble fraction, while most of it remained in the organic-solvent-extractable fraction (75 % of initial ¹⁴C-activity). Only 23 % of the remaining ¹⁴C-activity was measured in nonextractable fraction. The fate of chlordecone significantly differed between the two soils. The soluble and nonextractable fractions were significantly higher in sandy loam soil than in silty loam soil. All the measured microbiological parameters allowed discriminating statistically the two soils and showed a variation over time. The genetic structure of the bacterial community remained insensitive to chlordecone exposure in silty loam soil. In response to chlordecone exposure, the abundance of Gram-negative bacterial groups (β-, γ-Proteobacteria, Planctomycetes, and Bacteroidetes) was significantly modified only in sandy loam soil. The mineralization of ¹⁴C-sodium acetate and ¹⁴C-2,4-d was insensitive to chlordecone exposure in silty loam soil. However, mineralization of ¹⁴C-sodium acetate was significantly reduced in soil microcosms of sandy loam soil exposed to chlordecone as compared to the control (D0). These data show that chlordecone exposure induced changes in microbial community taxonomic composition and function in one of the two soils, suggesting microbial toxicity of this organochlorine.     

农药在土壤上吸着/解吸及其对生物利用率影响的研究进展

正确预测有机污染物在环境中的归宿 ,在很大程度上依赖对它们的吸着 -解吸动力学行为的认识。自 2 0世纪 80年代起 ,吸着 -解吸动力学逐渐受到重视。本文介绍了国内外有关农药在土壤 /沉积物上的吸着 -解吸动力学和吸着 -解吸对土壤有机污染物的生物利用率的影响等方面的近期研究成果 ,着重从实验方法、模型、机理等方面进行了详细的综述     

Quantification of PCDD/F concentrations in animal manure and comparison of the effects of the application of cattle manure and sewage sludge to agricultural land on human exposure to PCDD/Fs

PCDD/Fs were quantified in samples of cattle, pig, sheep and chicken manure. TEQs ranged from 0.19 ng TEQ/kg dw for the pig manure to 20 ng TEQ/kg dw for one cattle manure sample. Exposure assessments were carried out to compare the effect of various sewage sludge and cattle manure land application scenarios on human PCDD/F exposure. Background exposure was estimated at 4.9 pg TEQ/kg bw/day and it was found that land application of sewage sludge and cattle manure at contemporary rates did not increase PCDD/F TEQ background exposure. It was concluded that the application of sewage sludge, under the new UK guidelines, and cattle manure to agricultural land, do not make a significant contribution to human exposure to PCDD/Fs.     

Evaluation of the inhibitory effect of abamectin on mammalian butyrylcholinesterase: Enzyme kinetic and molecular docking studies

ABSTRACT

Abamectin, a blend of the natural avermectins B_1a and B_1b, is a widely-used insecticide/miticide with relatively low toxicity to mammals. Exposure to high doses of it, however, leads to cholinergic-like neurotoxic effects. Butyrylcholinesterase, which is best known for its abundant presence in plasma, is a serine hydrolase loosely coupled with the cholinergic system. It protects and supports the neurotransmitter function of its sister enzyme acetylcholinesterase. Here, using experimental and computational studies, we provide evidence demonstrating that abamectin is a potent (IC₅₀ = 10.6 μM; K_i = 2.26 ± 0.35 μM) inhibitor of horse serum butyrylcholinesterase and that it interacts with the enzyme in a reversible, competitive manner predictively to block the mouth of the active-site gorge of the enzyme and to bind to several critical residues that normally bind/hydrolyze choline esters.     

退塘还湿生态修复效果评估——以天津七里海湿地为例

为筛选“退塘还湿”生态修复策略与技术方法,在天津七里海湿地选择腾退渔塘,开展了辅以先锋物种种植的人工强化恢复与自然保育恢复的“退塘还湿”生态修复对比实验。结果表明：恢复实验期间,人工强化恢复区与自然保育区共计调查到植物物种81种,其中自然保育区植物物种48种,强化恢复区植物物种77种;强化恢复区浮游植物、浮游动物、底栖生物的生物量分别为4.53~80.45、6.75~109.90、4.22~26.20 mg∙L⁻¹,其Shannon-Weiner指数也较为稳定,分别维持在2.58~3.13、1.55~1.82、0.29~0.58;实验期间,强化恢复区与自然保育区的湿生植物、挺水植物、浮游动植物及底栖动物的Shannon-Weiner指数和Pielou均匀度指数以及土壤微生物alpha多样性均无显著差异(P>0.05)。基于以上结果,对于塘堤原本就有芦苇等高等植物生长且距离天然湿地较近的鱼塘“退渔还湿”,建议采取自然保育的恢复方式。本研究结果可为华北地区腾退渔塘湿地修复提供参考。     

Evaluation of the effect of long-range transport of air pollutants on coastal atmospheric monitoring sites in and around Taiwan

Long-range transport of pollution outflow from Asian mainland has been noticed and expected to play a significant role in Pacific background. Since 1993 the Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) is conducting ground-based observations of various particulate and gaseous pollutants at 74 monitoring stations in Taiwan. One of these stations, Heng-Chun at the south coast of Taiwan can be considered as a background station with only negligible amounts of local pollution, and another one, Wan-Li at the north coast, predominantly receives air that has not passed over Taiwan, so that background air can be analysed by means of sectorisation. In this work, the sectorised 13-year time series of measurements of CO, SO₂, O₃, NO_x and PM₁₀, from the Wan-Li station are presen and compared to data from the Heng-Chun station and another TEPA background station off the coast of mainland China, Ma-Zu. The CO and O₃ measurements are also compared to data from the Yonaguni station, a Pacific island site, part of the Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) network.The similarity of the sectorised data from the Wan-Li station with the data of the other station indicates that atmospheric measurements from the Wan-Li site can be used to make inferences about trends in western Pacific background air pollution and the effect of long-range transport of pollutants. The measurement time series from 1993 to 2006 do not indicate a significant trend in the monthly mean O₃ concentrations in accordance with other research about ozone in tropical latitudes. An increasing trend in CO concentrations of 2.8% per annum is observed between 1999 and 2006 for long-range transport to northern Taiwan, and a doubling of the SO₂ and NO_x concentrations observed at the Wan-Li and Heng-Chun sites within the period 2001–2006. SO₂ concentrations are found to quadruple at Ma-Zu within the same period. The data suggest that pollution from the Asian mainland enhances significantly the background air pollution over the Pacific.     

紫外光与超声波耦合对氯酚水溶液的降解研究

选择超声波(US)、紫外光(UV)、紫外光与超声波耦合(UV/US)3种方式对不同位置取代基的单氯酚和不同数目取代基的氯酚进行降解研究。结果表明,UV、US、UV/US对取代基位置不同的单氯酚的降解率大小均为3-氯酚4-氯酚2-氯酚;UV、UV/US对不同取代基数量的氯酚的降解率大小为2-氯酚2,4-二氯酚2,4,6-三氯酚,US单独作用下的降解率大小为2,4,6-三氯酚2,4-二氯酚2-氯酚;UV与US的耦合呈现出较优的协同效应,且耦合降解均以US的降解作用占主导;UV、US、UV/US对氯酚的降解均符合表观一级反应动力学。     

Impact assessment of treated/untreated wastewater toxicants discharged by sewage treatment plants on health, agricultural, and environmental quality in the wastewater disposal area

Studies were undertaken to assess the impact of wastewater/sludge disposal (metals and pesticides) from sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Jajmau, Kanpur (5 MLD) and Dinapur, Varanasi (80 MLD), on health, agriculture and environmental quality in the receiving/application areas around Kanpur and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. The raw, treated and mixed treated urban wastewater samples were collected from the inlet and outlet points of the plants during peak (morning and evening) and non-peak (noon) hours. The impact of the treated wastewater toxicants (metals and pesticides) on the environmental quality of the disposal area was assessed in terms of their levels in different media samples viz., water, soil, crops, vegetation, and food grains. The data generated show elevated levels of metals and pesticides in all the environmental media, suggesting a definite adverse impact on the environmental quality of the disposal area. The critical levels of the heavy metals in the soil for agricultural crops are found to be much higher than those observed in the study areas receiving no effluents. The sludge from the STPs has both positive and negative impacts on agriculture as it is loaded with high levels of toxic heavy metals and pesticides, but also enriched with several useful ingredients such as N, P, and K providing fertilizer values. The sludge studied had cadmium, chromium and nickel levels above tolerable levels as prescribed for agricultural and lands application. Bio-monitoring of the metals and pesticides levels in the human blood and urine of the different population groups under study areas was undertaken. All the different approaches indicated a considerable risk and impact of heavy metals and pesticides on human health in the exposed areas receiving the wastewater from the STPs.     

Evaluation of the effect of small organic acids on phytoextraction of Cu and Pb from soil with tobacco Nicotiana tabacum

Phytoremediation, the use of plants to extract contaminants from soils and groundwater, is a promising approach for cleaning up soils contaminated with heavy metals. However its use is limited by the time required for plant growth, the nutrient supply and, moreover, by the limited metal uptake capacity. Synthetic chelators have shown positive effects in enhancing heavy metal extraction, but they have also revealed several negative side-effects. The objective of this study was to investigate the use of three natural low molecular weight organic acids (NLMWOA) (citric, oxalic, and tartaric acid) as an alternative to synthetic chelators. Slurry-, column-, toxicity- and phytoextraction experiments were performed. For the phytoextraction experiment the three NLMWOA were applied to a copper- and a lead-contaminated soil respectively. A significant increase in copper uptake was visible only in the citric acid treatment (67 mg kg-1) in comparison to the EDTA treatment (42 mg kg-1). The NLMWOA application showed no enhanced effect concerning the lead phytoextraction. A possible explanation for this lack of significance could be the rate of the degradation of NLMWOA. This rate might well be too high for these heavy metals with low mobility and bioavailability such as lead. The amounts of NLMWOA applied to the soil were very high (62.5 mmol kg-1 of soil) and the effect was too little. In this respect EDTA, which was applied in very small amounts (0.125 mmol kg-1) was more efficient. Thus making NLMWOA unsuitable to enhance phytoextraction of heavy metals from soil.     

利用16S rRNA高通量测序技术考察温度对生物脱氮硝化过程中亚硝酸盐氧化菌代谢功能的影响

为探究温度对生物脱氮硝化过程微生物代谢及功能基因的影响,采用16S rRNA高通量测序技术,以富集的亚硝酸盐氧化菌(NOB)为研究对象,考察了活性污泥系统硝化过程中菌属与比亚硝酸盐氧化速率(SNiOR)的相关性。通过LEfSe分析筛选出3种温度(25、35和40℃)条件下的生物标记物,并利用KEGG数据库解析了微生物的代谢功能、氮代谢相关酶类型及相对丰度。结果表明,在3种温度条件下,NOB富集系统内的Nitrospira是SNiOR的唯一影响因子,且两者呈现显著的正相关性,Spearman相关系数(ρ)为0.95。此外,在温度条件为25、35和40℃时,分别筛选出14种、6种和8种生物标记物,显著优势菌分别是Xanthomonadales目、Sphingomonadales目和Gammaproteobacteria纲。以上结果说明：温度对微生物的代谢功能具有一定程度的影响,低温有利于碳水化合物代谢、能量代谢;较高温度会抑制能量代谢,NOB丰度降低;随着温度的升高,亚硝酸盐氧化还原酶(nxr)类基因(nxrA和nxrB)的数量基本保持不变。     

4-Alkylphenols and related chemicals show similar effect on the function of human and rat estrogen receptor alpha in reporter gene assay

Alkylphenols (APs) are widely used as important industrial materials and have attracted lots of attention because of their potential estrogenic activities. In this study, we developed human estrogen receptor alpha (hERalpha) and rat estrogen receptor alpha (rERalpha) mediated reporter gene assays and compared the estrogenic activity of APs and related chemicals based on the two ERalpha. Human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 was co-transfected with Gal4-fused hERalpha and corresponding reporter plasmid; African green monkey kidney cell line CV-1 was co-transfected with rERalpha and reporter gene. Both assays showed acceptable response to natural estrogen 17beta-estradiol (E2) with EC50 of 0.16 nM and 4.7 nM. Then the estrogenic activity of 4-APs, 4-phenylphenol and bisphenol-A were evaluated and compared with the effects of E2. The data suggested that test APs and related chemicals possessed weakly estrogenic activity and the activity of test APs increased with the increase of substituent size. This structure-activity relationship helped to infer the activity of chemicals with similar feature. Furthermore, test APs showed similar effect on the function of hERalpha and rERalpha. This consistency helped to extrapolate in vivo rodent data to human being when performing risk assessment of endocrine disruptors.