Differences between 4-fluoroaniline degradation and autoinducer release by Acinetobacter sp. TW: implications for operating conditions in bacterial bioaugmentation

To develop a bacterial bioaugmentation system for fluorine-containing industrial wastewater treatment, optimal conditions for 4-fluoroaniline (4-FA) degradation and autoinducer release in Acinetobacter sp. TW were determined. Quorum sensing in biofilms of strain TW was also investigated. Different optimal conditions exist for 4-FA degradation and autoinducer release, particularly with regard to pH. Quorum sensing modulates extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) secretion and biofilm formation in the strain but plays no role in 4-FA degradation. Under optimal conditions for 4-FA degradation, the release of N-3-oxo-hexanoyl-homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C₆-HSL) and N-hexanoyl-homoserine lactone (C₆-HSL) in strain TW was significantly lower than required for quorum sensing. Under optimal conditions for autoinducer release, on the other hand, 3-oxo-C₆-HSL and C₆-HSL levels exceeded the quorum sensing thresholds, thereby inducing EPS secretion and biofilm formation. We conclude that the optimal conditions for autoinducer release (25 °C, pH 5, 800 mg L^?1 4-FA, and 0 % NaCl) are suitable for bacterial colonization in bioaugmentation, while those for 4-FA degradation (25–30 °C, pH 8 and 800 mg L^?1 4-FA) maximize the system performance after colonization.     

活性炭三维电极电促吸附去除水中氟离子的研究

主要研究颗粒活性炭作为第三维电极电促吸附水中氟离子。通过在颗粒活性炭上施加不同电压,测定吸附容量和考察吸附动力学过程,结果表明,将电压控制在3~5 V范围内可有效增强三维电极的吸附容量,5 V电压下的电促吸附容量比开路电位下提高30%,同时此电促吸附反应符合一级反应动力学。在动态开放式实验中,所施加电压、含氟水样pH、电解质浓度、初始氟离子浓度和进水流量均对电促吸附容量产生影响。采用电子扫描电镜和氮气吸附脱附的方法比较吸附前后活性炭颗粒表面性质的变化,发现其表面并未发生氧化反应,孔容孔径也未发生明显变化,且孔径大小与电促吸附有一定的关联。综合这些实验结果表明,三维电极电促吸附可有效提高颗粒活性炭的吸附效果,这是由于活性炭电极表面产生双电层作用的结果,并非活性炭表面或者水溶液中产生氧化反应所至。     

铁对铜绿微囊藻生长活性及产毒的影响

以MA培养基为基础,向无铁培养基中添加不同质量浓度的FeCl3,对对数生长期的铜绿微囊藻进行接种培养,比较不同Fe3+浓度下,铜绿微囊藻的生长、活性及产毒状况.结果表明,无Fe3+时,藻的生长、细胞活性和产毒受到抑制;Fe3+浓度增大时,有利于藻的生长,且当Fe3+质量浓度为0.42 mg/L时,培养42 d后细胞密度达到最大(4.5×1010个/L).过高或过低浓度的Fe3+均会抑制藻细胞活性和毒素的产生.Fe3+质量浓度为0.04 mg/L时,脱氢酶活性较好;质量浓度为0.10 mg/L时,适宜藻毒素MCLR的生成,且单位生物量藻细胞的MCLR产量可达0.32 mg.研究表明,Fe3+浓度对藻细胞完整性的影响不大,而且藻细胞的最佳生长条件并不是其最佳产毒条件.     

土壤环境样品库建设及样品信息数据库管理

土壤样品携载丰富的环境特征信息,对于掌握不同历史阶段土壤环境状况及变化趋势有着不可替代的作用。环境保护部国家土壤环境样品库于2010年建成,是中国环境保护重要基础设施,具有储存专业化、管理集中化、信息系统化、质控标准化等特点,创新性地集合了土壤样品保存和应用的现代技术,已成为中国最大的土壤环境资源和信息平台。通过开展国家土壤样品库建设和样品信息数据库管理研究,集成国家土壤样品库建设技术和土壤样品数据库信息管理成果,为各地建立省级土壤样品库提供借鉴,对于规范和指导全国土壤环境样品库建设和样品保存、数据库信息管理和应用等具有重要意义。     

高原环境下多路开关模块加速寿命试验方案研究

目的研究某型多路开关模块在高原环境下加速寿命试验方法。方法通过分析高原环境对多路开关模块的影响,结合加速寿命试验理论,选取试验环境和加速应力,并确定应力的施加方式。结果设计了加速寿命试验平台,根据国家标准确定了试验的具体参数和失效依据,并提供了判定失效的数学方法。结论目前有关装备高原环境下加速寿命试验的文献很少,本文在试验方案的制定上具有一定的探讨性。     

组合工艺去除垃圾渗滤液中的DBP和DEHP

探讨了采用实验室规模的生物处理组合工艺(上流式厌氧污泥床+曝气生物滤池+缺氧反应器+膜生物反应器,UASB+BAF+ANO+MBR)处理垃圾渗滤液过程中,邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)和邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己基)酯(DE-HP)两种内分泌干扰物在各工艺段的去除效率和机理。测定结果表明,对于DBP和DEHP浓度分别为164.4μg/L和215.0μg/L的原水,总出水浓度分别降至11.8μg/L和10.4μg/L,去除率分别达到92.9%和95.2%,处理效果良好。其中DBP在处理工艺中逐级降解,主要是微生物的降解作用。MBR是DEHP的主要去除工艺段,去除比例达到56.6%,膜截留效果明显。采用生物处理组合工艺可实现对垃圾渗滤液中DBP和DEHP的同时高效去除。     

消毒剂和溶解氧对管网铁释放影响的中试研究

针对南水北调中线水源地丹江口水库水调入受水区城市后,可能引起管网铁腐蚀产物释放的问题,从北方某受水区城市的实际管网中挖取了原通地下水的3个地点的铸铁管道,在丹江口搭建了中试模拟系统,开展水源切换以及消毒剂和溶解氧对管网铁释放影响的中试研究。结果表明,实验管道管垢较薄且稳定性较差,在水源切换初期有"黄水"现象发生;增加进水硫酸根浓度,管网系统出水总铁浓度和浊度均有所增加;在0.3~3.6 mg/L的范围内改变进水自由氯浓度对实验系统铁释放的影响没有明显的规律;但进水氯胺浓度从1.3 mg/L增加到2.0 mg/L时,YS系统的铁释放有所升高;进水溶解氧浓度从8 mg/L增加到15 mg/L时,实验系统的铁释放都有明显的降低,但再增加到20 mg/L时,铁释放反而有所升高。     

Evaluation of removal efficiency for acute toxicity and genotoxicity on zebrafish in anoxic–oxic process from selected municipal wastewater treatment plants

The anoxic–oxic (A/O) process has been extensively applied for simultaneous removal of organic contaminants and nitrogen in wastewater treatment. However, very little is known about its ability to remove toxic materials. Municipal wastewater contains various kinds of pollutants, some of which have recalcitrant genotoxicity and may cause potential threat to environment, and even can lead to extinction of many species. In this study, we have selected three municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) employing anoxic–oxic (A/O) process to evaluate their ability to remove acute toxicity and genotoxicity of wastewater. Mortality rate of zebrafish (Danio rerio) was used to evaluate acute toxicity, while micronucleus (MN) and comet assays were used to detect genotoxicity. Results showed that in this process the acute toxicity was completely removed as the treatment proceeded along with decrease in chemical oxygen demand (COD) (<50 mg L^?1) in the effluent. However, in these treatment processes the genotoxicity was not significantly reduced, but an increase in genotoxicity was observed. Both MN and comet assays showed similar results. The eliminated effluent may pose genotoxic threaten although its COD level has met the Chinese Sewage Discharge Standard. This study suggests that further treatment of the wastewater is required after the A/O process to remove the genotoxicity and minimize the ecotoxicological risk.     

Alum split applications strengthened phosphorus fixation and phosphate sorption in high legacy phosphorus calcareous soil

High phosphorus (P) saturation arising from historic P inputs to protected vegetable fields (PVFs) drives high P mobilisation to waterbodies. Amendment of soils with alum has shown potential in terms of fixing labile P and protecting water quality. The present 15 month pot experiment investigated P stabilisation across single alum application (Alum-1 treatment, 20 g alum/kg soil incorporated into soil before the maize was sown), alum split applications (Alum-4 treatment, 5 g alum/kg soil incorporated into soil before each crop was sown i.e. 4 × 5 g/kg) and soil only treatment (Control). Results showed that the Alum-1 treatment caused the strongest stabilisation of soil labile P after maize plant removal, whereas the P stabilisation effect was gradually weakened due to the transformation of soil non-labile P to labile P and the reduced active Al³⁺ in soil solution. For the Alum-4 treatment, soil labile P decreased gradually with each crop planting and was lower than the Alum-1 treatment at the end of the final crop removal, without any impairment on plant growth. The better P stabilisation at the end of Alum-4 treatment was closely correlated with a progressive supply of Al³⁺ and a gradual decrease of pH, which resulted in higher contents of poorly-crystalline Al, Fe and exchangeable Ca. These aspects were conducive to increasing the soil P stabilisation and phosphate sorption. In terms of management, growers in continuous cropping systems could utilise split alum applications as a strategy to alleviate P losses in high-P enriched calcareous soil.     

活性污泥中臭氧传质效率的理论分析与实验研究

在理论分析的基础上,首先建立了臭氧传质效率与系统参数间的数学模型,给出了臭氧传质效率U的影响因素,即污泥浓度、进气浓度、混合液的高度h、表观气速u_obs和气泡直径d.通过试验设计,进而考察了这些影响因素对臭氧传质效率的贡献.结果表明,混合液的高度h和气泡直径d对臭氧传质效率的影响最为显著,而污泥浓度和进气浓度、表观气速u_obs的影响很小.当混合液高度h为0.2　m时,臭氧的利用率仅为0.45;h为0.8 m时臭氧的利用率为0.883;h为1.4 m时臭氧的利用率几乎为1,臭氧的利用率和高度呈现较好的指数关系.在h为0.8 m的混合液中,d由0.007　5 m减小到0.005 m时,U值从0.89增大到0.96;h为0.6 m的混合液中也出现类似情况,d由0.007 5　m减小到0.005 m时,U值从0.80增大到0.93.最后得到臭氧传质效率U、混合液高度h和平均气泡直径d间的定量关系表达式,其相关系数R²为0.861 6,可为工程设计提供一定的参考依据.