Prevalent fecal contamination in drinking water resources and potential health risks in Swat, Pakistan

Fecal bacteria contaminate water resources and result in associated waterborne diseases.This study assessed drinking water quality and evaluated their potential health risks in Swat, Pakistan. Ground and surface drinking water were randomly collected from upstream to downstream in the River Swat watershed and analyzed for fecal contamination using fecal indicator bacteria(Escherichia coli) and physiochemical parameters(potential of hydrogen, turbidity, temperature, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solid, color, odor and taste). The physiochemical parameters were within their safe limits except in a few locations, whereas, the fecal contaminations in drinking water resources exceeded the drinking water quality standards of Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency(Pak-EPA),2008 and World Health Organization(WHO), 2011. Multivariate and univariate analyses revealed that downstream urbanization trend, minimum distance between water sources and pit latrines/sewerage systems, raw sewage deep well injection and amplified urban,pastures and agricultural runoffs having human and animal excreta were the possible sources of contamination. The questionnaire survey revealed that majority of the local people using 10–20 years old drinking water supply schemes at the rate of 73% well supply,13% hand pump supply, 11% spring supply and 3% river/streams supply, which spreads high prevalence of water borne diseases including hepatitis, intestinal infections and diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, typhoid fever, jaundice and skin diseases in children followed by older and younger adults.     

巢湖西部河口区沉积物氮磷分布特征与原位扩散通量估算

选取巢湖西部重污染入湖河口区,研究表层沉积物氮磷污染特征,并运用Fick定律估算沉积物-水界面氮磷原位扩散通量.结果表明:南淝河、派河、十五里河河口表层沉积物总氮平均含量达到2208.17 mg·kg~(-1),氮形态以有机氮为主,占比达到90%以上.表层沉积物总磷平均含量为704.59 mg·kg~(-1),其中铁铝结合磷、活性有机磷和钙镁结合磷分别占比27%、28%和18%.河口区水体氨氮浓度从上覆水到孔隙水中总体呈上升趋势,沉积物表层(0~5 cm)孔隙水中氨氮平均浓度为25.42 mg·L~(-1),是上覆水中的7倍.沉积物孔隙水中硝氮与正磷酸盐浓度在垂向上随深度的增加呈先上升后降低的趋势,在沉积物-水界面附近达到浓度最高值.3个河口沉积物孔隙水中氮磷营养盐均向上覆水扩散,其中氨氮扩散通量分别为25.87、74.85与18.08 mg·m~(-2)·d~(-1).硝氮与正磷酸盐扩散通量较低,范围分别在1.38~2.78和0.011~0.024 mg·m~(-2)·d~(-1)之间.总体上看,巢湖西部河流入湖河口区表层沉积物氮污染严重,且存在较高的氮磷营养盐释放风险,应是巢湖富营养化控制过程中重点关注的区域.     

Treatment of coking wastewater by a novel electric assisted micro-electrolysis filter

A newly designed electric assisted micro-electrolysis filter(E-ME) was developed to investigate its degradation efficiency for coking wastewater and correlated characteristics. The performance of the E-ME system was compared with separate electrolysis(SE) and micro-electrolysis(ME) systems. The results showed a prominent synergistic effect on COD removal in E-ME systems. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry(GC–MS) analysis confirmed that the applied electric field enhanced the degradation of phenolic compounds.Meanwhile, more biodegradable oxygen-bearing compounds were detected. SEM images of granular activated carbon(GAC) showed that inactivation and blocking were inhibited during the E-ME process. The effects of applied voltage and initial p H in E-ME systems were also studied. The best voltage value was 1 V, but synergistic effects existed even with lower applied voltage. E-ME systems exhibited some p H buffering capacity and attained the best efficiency in neutral media, which means that there is no need to adjust p H prior to or during the treatment process. Therefore, E-ME systems were confirmed as a promising technology for treatment of coking wastewater and other refractory wastewater.     

三级绿狐尾藻表面流人工湿地对养殖废水处理效应研究

提高人工湿地对养殖废水的处理效果是当前人工湿地需要解决的重要问题。本文以绿狐尾藻（Myriophyllum aquaticum Gaudich）为湿地植物,在野外构建三级表面流人工湿地,以高污染养猪废水为处理对象,分析废水中铵态氮（NH₄⁺-N）、总氮（TN）、总磷（TP）和化学需氧量（COD）在人工湿地中的去除效应,并解析它们与水体温度、溶解氧（DO）、pH和氧化还原电位（Eh）等指标的关联性。结果表明,绿狐尾藻人工湿地对NH₄⁺-N、TN、TP和COD平均去除率分别为88.3%、86.4%、76.3%和82.3%,出水平均浓度分别为45、86、14和188 mg/L。人工湿地进水负荷与人工湿地去除负荷呈显著的正相关关系（R² ≥ 0.80,P< 0.01）,去除负荷随进水负荷增加而增加。根据Pearson相关分析,人工湿地对NH₄⁺-N、TN、TP的去除率与水体DO、Eh和温度有显著相关性（P<0.01）,而对COD的去除率仅与温度存在显著的相关关系（P < 0.05）,说明人工湿地对不同污染物的去除机制存在差异。主成分分析发现水体温度是人工湿地对NH₄⁺-N、TN、COD去除的主要影响因素,水体Eh对人工湿地去除TP的关联性最大。这对改善人工湿地对污染物的去除效应至关重要。     

常见化学品在不同物料输送泵输送过程中的污染物排放系数研究

通过深入研究常见化学品在不同物料输送泵输送过程中的污染物排放规律,模拟实际生产过程中物料输送的形式,设计并搭建了系数测定试验装置,探索并选择甲苯、二甲苯、甲醇和盐酸在该试验装置中的取样、计量和监测方法。经过长期的现场实测,形成了4种常见化学品在典型的5种类型的泵输送过程中的污染物排放系数。根据试验结果,计算总结得知,在三类釜前泵输送过程中,污染物排放系数从小到大排序为二甲苯、盐酸、甲苯、甲醇;在两类真空泵输送过程中,污染物排放系数从小到大排序为二甲苯、甲苯、盐酸、甲醇。     

基于环境风险排序的流域优先污染物筛选

在流域生态环境治理中,确定治理水体的优先污染物是首先要考虑的问题.环境风险排序方法可利用污染物的毒性值与该污染的暴露浓度值的比值,快速对流域污染物进行风险排序,确定优先污染物.本文以有多年氟化工生产排放历史的大凌河为研究区域,分季节采集18个样点的水体表层样品,分析全氟辛基磺酸(PFOS)、全氟辛酸(PFOA)以及8种常见重金属,并搜集有关当地物种生态毒性的文献资料,确定其优先污染物.结果发现,2011~2016年间,大凌河水体PFOS和PFOA的中位值浓度分别在0.77~3.57 ng·L~(-1)、82.93~344 ng·L~(-1)之间,参照英国水环境对人体健康的潜在风险值发现其均低于标准限值.重金属和有机氯农药的浓度均低于国家Ⅳ级标准,但Hg和As的最高浓度高于Ⅲ级标准.大凌河环境风险值范围为1.42×10-6~2.3×10-2,环境风险排序结果为CuZnAsp,p'-DDEp,p'-DDTCdPbHgPFOAγ-HCHCrNiα-HCHPFOS.PFOS和PFOA的环境风险排序较为靠后,说明不是该地区需要优先控制的污染物,但长期风险累积不可忽视.Cu是未来大凌河生态环境治理的优先污染物,应重点控制包括造纸厂在内的主要工业企业的生产排放行为.     

利用遥感技术动态监测大面积农田土壤水分研究

为探讨利用遥感技术动态监测大面积农田土壤水分含量 ,排除农田植被和地形的干扰 ,1 997- 1 998年在甘肃省定西县岔口乡建立了监测样区 ,在地面实测 0～ 50 cm大面积农田土壤水分本底资料和收集 5幅 TM卫片影像资料加工处理基础上 ,利用地理信息系统建立了遥感信息 (NDVI和 RVI)与土壤含水量之间的遥感光谱相关模型 ,做出了观测区土壤水分含量分布图 ,得到了初步的大面积农田土壤水分宏观动态监测结果 ,基本实现了利用遥感技术大面积动态监测土壤含水量 ,有效地指导农业春耕生产和快速掌握土壤墒情状况。研究结果表明 ,在波长 60 0～ 1 0 50 nm光谱段 ,土壤含水率与光谱反射率之间存在显著的负相关关系 (α<0 .0 5) ;利用遥感技术建立的 TM光谱水分监测模型 ,其模型监测 0～ 2 0 cm土层含水量的精度达到 90 %以上 ,实际监测土壤水分精度达到 72 .3% ;在遥感监测2 0～ 50 cm土层土壤含水量中 ,利用遥感模型监测土壤水分精度达到 80 %以上 ,实际遥感监测精度达到 60 %左右 ,并且建立了热惯量与土壤含水量之间的相关模型 ,给出了决定系数 (R2 )分析结论。     

生物技术处理废(污)水的应用现状及整改措施

长庆石油勘探局生物技术处理废（污）水的工艺中存在着如下问题：活性污泥法处理水的水质不稳定;接触氧化法缓冲池较小,氧化塘法处理污水效率低,出水水质达不到要求。为解决上述问题,提出各项整改措施。经过整改后,装置运行率、处理达标率都会有很大提高。     

Control effects of pε and pH on the generation and stability of chlorine dioxide

IntroductionDuetotheformationofsomepotentiallyhazardousby productsfromchlorinedisinfectionindrinkingwater,chlorinedioxide(ClO2 ) ,asanalternativedisinfectantandaneffectiveoxidant,formedfewerhalogenatedDBPsthanchlorine(Richardson ,1 994;2 0 0 0 ;Bryant,1 992 ) .InvestigationsofthegenerationandstabilityofClO2 havealreadypromoteditsapplication .However,previousstudiespaynoattentiontothefactorofelectronactivity (pε)thatactuallyaffectsthegenerationandstabilityofClO2 Theignoranceofpεappearan…     

Management of municipal solid waste in the Three Gorges region

As the fourth phase of the Three Gorges reservoir project commenced in 2008, the rate of water flow in the Yangtze River has obviously decelerated further downstream and water clarity within the storage facility has decreased. Meanwhile, the rate of urbanization in the region is adding to the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) being generated by every day life. The composition of the waste is becoming more diversified and complicated, thereby presenting an increasing threat to the ecological environment and water resources of the Three Gorges region. This paper is a probe into MSW in terms of its characteristics as well as methods of storage, collection, transportation, recycling, treatment and disposal, the protection of environmental ecosystems. Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is one of the major environmental problems in the Three Gorges region, and indeed the whole of China. Based on the analysis of the present situation of MSWM and its treatment/disposal, some methods of sorting, recycling, decomposing, incineration and reuse are described, sanitary landfill as the main disposal method in Chongqing city, incineration being the second. Sanitary landfill or dump was also used for MSW treatment in the Three Gorges region, and this paper also provides some suggestions for improving MSWM in the Three Gorges region.