Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and heavy metals (HMs) as well as their genotoxicity in soil after long-term wastewater irrigation

A study was carried out on the residue level of major concern pollutants (PAHs, PCBs and HMs) and the assessment of their genotoxicity in soils obtained from Shenyang, northeast of China which had been subjected to wastewater irrigation for more than 40 years. Topsoils (0-20cm) in paddy fields were sampled along the upper, middle and lower reaches of the wastewater disposal channel. Sixteen USEPA PAHs were determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detector, eight PCBs were detected by Gas Chromatography (GC) with electron capture detector, and six heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, and Cr) were measured by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The genotoxicity effect of soils was examined by Vicia faba micronucleus (MN) test. Archived soils that had undergone a similar history of wastewater irrigation provided by Technical University of Berlin, Germany were subjected to analysis of the above pollutants and Vicia faba/MN test for comparison. Results indicated elevated residues of the studied pollutants (PAHs, especially benzo (a) pyrene, the eight PCB congeners and heavy metals) in both tested and archived soils. The MN frequencies were 2.2-48.4 times higher compared with the control. However, there was no correlation between the MN frequencies and the concentration of pollutants detected. This investigation suggested a potential ecological risk even with a lower level of residual pollutants in soil matrix after long-term wastewater irrigation.     

钙型天然斜发沸石去除猪场废水中营养物的实验研究

以钙型天然斜发沸石为实验材料,研究反应时间、沸石投加量、pH值、有机物浓度等因素对去除实际猪场废水中氨氮、磷和COD效果的影响。研究表明,钙型天然斜发沸石对实际猪场废水的处理效果良好,在沸石投加量为250 g/L、pH值为8.0～9.0、反应时间为24 h的条件下,钙型天然斜发沸石对氨氮、磷和COD的去除率分别达到96%、97%和84%。pH值对钙型天然斜发沸石氨氮去除效果影响不大,但对磷和COD的去除效果影响较显著;当pH值由6.0升高至7.0时,磷的去除率由63%迅速升高至93%,pH值为8.0以上时,去除率接近95%;随pH值的升高,COD的去除率先升高后降低,在pH值为8.0时,去除率达到最大,为84%。废水COD浓度对氨氮去除率的影响基本可忽略,但对磷的去除有轻微的抑制作用。采用固定滤柱过滤时,水力负荷控制在375 mL/h以下,氨氮、磷和COD的去除效果较好。     

Feasibility of a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor to achieve single-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal based on Anammox

A laboratory-scale membrane-aerated biofilm bioreactor (MABR) equipped with non-woven fabrics support around the gas-permeable carbon tube was developed for single-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal based on partial nitrification and anaerobic ammonium oxidization. This reactor allowed air to be supplied through the microporous carbon tube wall to the biofilm that was supported by non-woven fabrics. The partial nitrification and consumption of dissolved oxygen occurred in the inner layer and Anammox in the anoxic outer layer of the non-woven fabrics, thus realizing autotrophic nitrogen removal in a single reactor. After 116d of operation, the maximal nitrogen removal of 0.77kgNm(-3)d(-1) at a volumetric ammonium loading rate of 0.87kgNm(-3)d(-1) was achieved. The spatial profiles of the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and Anammox bacteria were evaluated by fluorescence in situ hybridization. This study demonstrated that MABR was a very suitable experimental set-up for the operation of the single-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal process.     

生物催化氧化法脱除H2S的试验研究

针对H₂S污染的严峻形势，构建了包括催化再生装置和生物滴滤器的生物催化氧化装置。该装置以沸石为填料，以氧化亚铁硫杆菌为脱硫菌种，通过微生物和Fe³⁺的双重氧化作用高效脱除H₂S。试验确定了装置的适宜喷淋量和沸石的最佳粒径。在温度为30℃，进气量为0.25 m³/h，进气H₂S浓度为2500mg/m³，喷淋量为1000mL/h，喷淋液的pH值为1.97、Fe³⁺浓度为0.05 mol/L的条件下，出气H₂S浓度足以达到GB14554-93规定的一级厂界标准值。试验证明，生物催化氧化法是一种新型高效的脱硫技术，应进一步开展中试研究。     

Evaluating the effectiveness of routine water quality monitoring in Miyun reservoir based on geostatistical analysis

This study used geographic information system techniques and geostatistics methods to evaluate the effectiveness of routine water quality monitoring in the western segment of the Miyun reservoir in Beijing. Methodologies as well as the sampling design are evaluated. The single-layer evaluation and three integrated evaluation methods including principal component analysis (PCA), ordinary kriging (OK)_Mean, and Mean_Layers were used to validate the effectiveness of evaluation methods, and the effectiveness of each sampling design was validated by comparing their errors. Results indicated that, while a single-layer evaluation only shows the trophic state of water at a specific level, an integrated evaluation synthetically analyzes and evaluates the trophic state of the entire water body. Furthermore, results of the integrated analysis show that a PCA method is more accurate and can represent the trophic state of the entire water body. The OK_Mean and Mean_Layers methods are only able to represent the mean level for trophic state of the entire water body but cannot reflect local trophic state and distribution details. Although methods used in the routine monitoring of Miyun reservoir have some similarities to the OK_Mean and Mean_Layers methods, their range of errors and uncertainty are greater because of a lack of detailed spatial continuous information. The analysis on the number of sampling points shows that, within a certain range of error, minor changes of sampling points will have no obvious impact on the monitoring results. For the routine monitoring of western Miyun reservoir, using only three to five sampling points for monitoring is inadequate. According to our analysis, it is more appropriate to use at least ten sampling points for monitoring these areas.     

Membrane fouling controlled by coagulation/adsorption during direct sewage membrane filtration (DSMF) for organic matter concentration

Unlike the role of the membrane in a membrane bioreactor, which is designed to replace a sediment tank, direct sewage membrane filtration(DSMF), with the goal of concentrating organic matters, is proposed as a pretreatment process in a novel sewage treatment concept. The concept of membrane-based pretreatment is proposed to divide raw sewage into a concentrated part retaining most organics and a filtered part with less pollutant remaining, so that energy recovery and water reuse, respectively, could be realized by post-treatment. A pilot-scale experiment was carried out to verify the feasibility of coagulant/adsorbent addition for membrane fouling control, which has been the main issue during this DSMF process. The results showed that continuous coagulant addition successfully slowed down the increase in filtration resistance, with the resistance maintained below 1.0 × 1013m~(-1) in the first 70 hr before a jump occurred. Furthermore,the adsorbent addition contributed to retarding the occurrence of the filtration resistance jump, achieving simultaneous fouling control and chemical oxygen demand(COD)concentration improvement. The final concentrated COD amounted to 7500 mg/L after 6 days of operation.     

脉冲电晕放电去除NO的反应途径研究

对脉冲放电等离子体条件下去除NO的宏观反应机理进行研究结果表明,不同氧含量的氮气流中NO的脱除均同时存在氧化、分解与还原三条途径。气流中氧含量不同,起主导的反应也不相同。还考察了NH₃气、H₂O蒸气等调质剂对反应途径的影响。NH₃的加入有利于NO通过还原途径脱除,但同时导致生成N2O反应的加剧,而产生二次污染,由此说明NH3加入位置的重要性。水蒸气在等离子体作用下产生氧化性物种,有利于NO的氧化脱除。本实验条件下加入气流量1％的水气即能使NO氧化脱除率增加20％左右。实验还考察了电参数（峰值电压、脉冲重复频率等）对NO脱除反应的影响。最后对本实验条件下的反应机理进行推断,所得结果对脉冲电晕等离子体烟气脱NO工艺研究具有一定的指导意义。     

柳江国家地质公园的科学价值与地质环境保护

秦皇岛柳江国家地质公园以地质遗迹资源丰富、地貌景观多样而闻名,具有重要的科学研究价值和旅游价值。然而地方政府为满足短期经济发展的需要,过度开发园区内的煤炭、水泥灰岩等矿产资源,致使一些珍贵的地质遗迹被破坏。为此,从政策、法规以及宣传教育层面对地质遗迹的保护提出一些建议。     

滇池水环境污染成因及治理策略分析

滇池水污染严重制约了昆明市居民生活质量的提高和和经济的可持续发展,准确把握引起滇池水体污染的原因是制定治污方案的关键。近年来,由于滇池地区人口的增长和经济的迅速发展,排入滇池的污染物和致营养化物质不断增加,加之人们对森林的过度砍伐,极度破坏了滇池生态环境的平衡,降低了生态环境净化能力,致使滇池水体污染进一步加重。因此,治理滇池水体污染,首先要控制污染源以减少污染物和致营养化物质的排放,加大污染物和致营养化物质排放前的处理工作;其次加大森林保护力度,退耕还林;增强生态环境自身净化能力也是滇池水体污染治理的好方法。     

单边界、双边界二分式条件价值评估方法的比较——以北京市空气污染对健康危害问卷调查为例

 以北京市空气污染健康危害经济评价为例,采用目前国际上推荐的条件价值评估最适合的二分式问卷格式,探索条件价值评估最大支付意愿引导技术在我国应用的适用性.结果表明,单边界问卷格式和双边界问卷格式估计平均最大支付意愿分别为739.57,652.33元/年,两问卷格式估计平均最大支付意愿的95%置信区间分别为656.49～845.34,604.04～707.01元/年.双边界问卷格式与单边界问卷格式相比能够获得被调查者支付意愿的更多信息,从而缩小估计的置信区间,提高最大支付意愿的估计精度.