Enhanced sludge solubilization by microbubble ozonation

A microbubble ozonation process for enhancing sludge solubilization was proposed and its performance was evaluated in comparison to a conventional ozone bubble contactor. Microbubbles are defined as bubbles with diameters less than several tens of micrometers. Previous studies have demonstrated that microbubbles could accelerate the formation of hydroxyl radicals and hence improve the ozonation of dyestuff wastewater. The results of this study showed that microbubble ozonation was effective in increasing ozone utilization and improving sludge solubilization. For a contact time of 80 min, an ozone utilization efficiency of more than 99% was obtained using the microbubble system, while it gradually decreased from 94% to 72% for the bubble contactor. The rate of microbial inactivation was obviously faster in the microbubble system. At an ozone dose of 0.02 g O₃ g⁻¹ TSS, about 80% of microorganisms were inactivated in the microbubble system, compared with about 50% inactivation for the bubble contactor. Compared to the bubble contactor, more than two times of COD and total nitrogen, and eight times of total phosphorus content were released from the sludge into the supernatant by using the microbubble system at the same ozone dosage. The application of microbubble technology in ozonation processes may provide an effective and low cost approach for sludge reduction.     

Sorption of naphthalene and phenanthrene by soil humic acids

Humic acids are a major fraction of soil organic matter (SOM), and sorption of hydrophobic organic chemicals by humic acids influences their behavior and fate in soil. A clear understanding of the sorption of organic chemicals by humic acids will help to determine their sorptive mechanisms in SOM and soil. In this paper, we determined the sorption of two hydrophobic organic compounds, naphthalene and phenanthrene by six pedogenetically related humic acids. These humic acids were extracted from different depths of a single soil profile and characterized by solid-state CP/MAS 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Aromaticity of the humic acids increased with soil depth. Similarly, atomic ratios of C/H and C/O also increased with depth (from organic to mineral horizons). All isotherms were nonlinear. Freundlich exponents (N) ranged from 0.87 to 0.95 for naphthalene and from 0.86 to 0.92 for phenanthrene. The N values of phenanthrene were consistently lower than naphthalene for a given humic acid. For both compounds, N values decreased with increasing aromaticity of the humic acids, such an inverse relationship was never reported before. These results support the dual-mode sorption model where partitioning occurs in both expanded (flexible) and condensed (rigid) domains while nonlinear sorption only in condensed domains of SOM. Sorption in the condensed domains may be a cause for slow desorption, and reduced availability and toxicity with aging.     

Sulfamethoxazole sorption by sediment fractions in comparison to pyrene and bisphenol A

The environmental behavior of antibiotics has attracted great research attention. However, their sorption mechanisms in soils/sediments are still unknown. Comparison of the sorption properties between the widely-studied hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) and antibiotics may provide valuable insight to antibiotic sorption mechanisms. Thus, in this study batch experiments for pyrene (PYR), bisphenol A (BPA), and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) sorption were conducted on a sediment sample and its separated fractions. Our results showed the high sorption of PYR on black carbon and organic matter. Although high sorption of SMX was observed for both separated organic fractions (humic acids) and inorganic mineral particles, the original sediment particles showed relatively low sorption. Competitive sorption between SMX and dissolved humic acid on mineral particles was observed in this study. This competitive interaction is a unique process for antibiotic sorption in soils/sediments compared with apolar HOCs and may be one of the important factors controlling the antibiotic sorption.     

生物炭/铁酸镧磁性复合材料的制备及对亚甲基蓝的吸附性能

为获得吸附性能良好、便于回收利用的新型吸附剂以处理染料废水,采用超声辅助溶胶-凝胶法将铁酸镧(LaFeO_3)经过一步热解负载于生物炭制得生物炭/LaFeO_3磁性复合材料(BC/FL)。其表面形态、结构和组成分析表明:BC/FL的比表面积、总孔容及平均孔径分别为34.67m2/g、0.041cm3/g和7.82nm,磁饱和强度达到40.283A/m,表面含有C=O、C=C=N、C≡C等官能团。批量吸附实验表明,25℃下,当亚甲基蓝(MB)的初始质量浓度为30mg/L时,BC/FL的最佳投加量为1.5g/L,吸附反应在120min达到平衡,去除率可达92.3%,且吸附效果基本不受pH影响。BC/FL对MB的吸附符合准二级动力学模型,Langmuir模型可描述其等温吸附过程。化学吸附占主导地位,主要机理为静电吸附、氢键和π-π共轭作用。吸附反应为单分子层吸附且为自发的吸热过程。     

曝气条件对浸没式膜生物反应器内流场的影响

为深入研究流场动力学特性对浸没式膜生物反应器系统内膜面污染的控制,应用fluent软件对浸没式膜生物反应器内气液两相流动进行了三维数值模拟研究。采用标准k-ε湍流模型和欧拉多相流模型,考察了改变曝气条件对膜面气液速度场及气含率分布的影响。模拟结果表明,在相同曝气强度下,1 mm曝气孔径下膜面气液两相的速度增加较孔径2mm、3 mm的快;曝气孔径为1 mm时,膜面的液相速度随着曝气强度的增加逐渐增大;曝气孔径为1 mm时,曝气量为5.5m3/h所形成的漩涡区较大,膜面气含率值较高且分布较均匀,气液两相接触面积较大,膜面冲刷效果较好;模拟观察到反应器底部靠近壁面局部气含率较低,不利于活性污泥中微生物的生长,需要进一步优化曝气和反应器结构。     

江苏海域倾倒区对海洋环境影响的安全性评价

根据江苏连云港航道扩建工程南临时倾倒区面积及其影响海域范围,在疏浚泥倾倒前后,在该倾倒区布设5个断面,每个断面设3个站位,即水质站位15个、沉积物站位15个、生物站位15个,对水质、沉积物,生物进行监测分析.结果表明:倾倒后,各个站佗的DO受到不同程度的污染;高锰酸盐指数低于<海水水质标准>(GB 3097-1997)中的二类海水水质标准;无机氮最大值超出二类海水水质标准;磷和BOD;有所升高;倾倒使水体中石油类物质的含量大幅上升,显著高于倾倒前,反映了石油类物质污染对水体的影响时间较长;疏浚泥倾倒使水体中铅和镉的含量显著上升;叶绿素a有下降的趋势,影响浮游植物的正常生长;疏浚泥倾倒对该海域浮游植物的组成影响不大,浮游植物群落结构较合理,结构基本稳定,倾倒后该海域环境尚适宜浮游植物的生长;倾倒前该海域的底栖生态环境较好,倾倒后总体属于轻度污染状况,说明疏浚泥海洋倾倒对倾倒区底栖生态环境有一定影响.     

黄浦江水系水质变化及原因分析

根据1986—2010年的水质监测数据,研究了黄浦江水系水质变化,并对影响水质的主要因素进行了探讨。结果表明,近25年的黄浦江水系水质变化基本可分为3个阶段:1986—1996年,上海市的畜牧业高速发展,生活污水量逐年上升,工业废水量较大而处理率低,水环境压力加大,水质持续恶化;1996—2002年,上游来水水质、生活污水量和畜牧业污染量均基本稳定,为水质改善创造必要条件,随着工业废水量的下降及废水处理能力的加强,水质持续改善;2002—2010年,上游来水水质在2002—2004年明显恶化,生活污水量再次进入快速上升期,加大了水环境改善的难度,水质改善趋势放缓并渐趋稳定。     

机场噪声自动监测系统应用现状与前景展望

随着我国机场建设规模和覆盖范围逐年扩大,机场噪声带来的扰民问题也愈发严重,机场噪声自动监测系统对于机场运营及周边区域声环境管控显得尤为重要。简述了机场噪声自动监测系统的组成架构、核心功能以及国内外机场噪声自动监测系统发展历程与应用现状,针对技术应用中的局限性问题,提出应建立健全法规标准体系、不断推进系统研发领域、形成社群交互联动机制的建议,为机场噪声自动监测系统应用及环境管理提供参考。     

安阳市冬季观测期间PM2.5污染特征及来源解析

为探究安阳市冬季PM_(2.5)的污染特征及来源,于2019年11月19—26日在安阳市3个站点(柏庄镇政府、红庙街小学、安阳师专)采集PM_(2.5)样品,并对PM_(2.5)质量浓度和无机元素、水溶性离子进行测定,利用正定矩阵因子模型(PMF)并结合大气污染源排放清单进行源解析。结果表明:观测期间安阳市的PM_(2.5)平均质量浓度为104.09μg/m~3,水溶性离子平均质量浓度为48.9μg/m~3,占PM_(2.5)质量浓度的46.9%。PMF解析结果为二次源58.9%、燃煤源15.7%、机动车排放源9.2%、扬尘源8.6%、工业源2.5%、其他源5.1%。结合2018年安阳市大气污染源排放清单对二次源贡献进行重新分配,得到安阳市PM_(2.5)主要贡献来自燃煤源29.8%、工业源28.5%、机动车源27.1%。后向轨迹聚类结果显示,安阳市气团输送路径主要有远距离传输、城市间输送和本地运输3类,其中本地运输占比最大,其次为正南和东南方向上的城市间输送。     

江南Z市农村饮水有机污染物健康风险评估

应用化学法及吹扫捕集、气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS),检测Z市农村不同类型饮用水与癌症相关的有机污染物,对污染物的剂量与癌症标化死亡率进行Spearman等级相关分析。该市河水、池塘水、浅井水中部分样品的COD_Mn、BOD₅和NH₃-N指标超过地表水环境质量Ⅲ类标准,微生物指标超过生活饮用水卫生标准,检出NH₃-N及NO₃-N、NO₂-N合成致癌物NAD的2类前体物及NDMA等直接致癌物。Z市农村河水、池塘水、浅井水主要受生活排污和农业生产污染,不宜作生活饮用水。不同类型饮用水有机污染物丰水期高于枯水期(P值均小于0.05)。癌症标化死亡率与不同类型饮用水有机污染浓度呈等级正相关(P值均小于0.05),与NO₂-N、NDMA、NDEA含量呈剂量-效应关系。直接饮用污染的地表水是造成该市农村癌症高发聚集分布的主要原因之一。