Impacts of advanced treatment processes on elimination of antibiotic resistance genes in a municipal wastewater treatment plant

The distributions of ARGs were monitored in a WWTP in Harbin during six months. CASS had the best removal efficacy of ARGs compared to other processes in the WWTP. UV disinfection could effectively control the HGT. AGAC significantly remove ARGs and organics due to its high absorption capacity. Combination of ozone and AGAC significantly improve removal of ARGs and organics. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) pose a serious threat to public health. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are essential for controlling the release of ARGs into the environment. This study investigated ARG distribution at every step in the treatment process of a municipal WWTP located in Harbin for six consecutive months. Changes in ARG distribution involved in two advanced secondary effluent treatment processes, ozonation and granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption, were analyzed. Biological treatment resulted in the highest ARG removal (0.76–1.94 log reduction), followed by ultraviolet (UV) disinfection (less than 0.5-log reduction). Primary treatment could not significantly remove ARGs. ARG removal efficiency increased with an increase in the ozone dose below 40 mg/L. However, amorphous GAC (AGAC) adsorption with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 1 h showed better removal of ARGs, total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) than ozonation at a 60 mg/L dose. UV treatment could efficiently reduce the relative ARG abundance, despite presenting the lowest efficiency for the reduction of absolute ARG abundance compared with GAC and ozone treatments. The combination of ozone and AGAC can significantly improve the removal of ARGs, TOC, TN and TP. These results indicate that a treatment including biological processing, ozonation, and AGAC adsorption is a promising strategy for removing ARGs and refractory organic substances from sewage.     

Low-cost and efficient adsorbent derived from pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas seeds for the removal of Cu2+ from aqueous solutions

Biochar, is a low-cost material that can be used as an alternative adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals. In this study, a low-cost and efficient adsorbent synthesised from Jatropha curcas seeds was used for the uptake of Cu²⁺ from aqueous solutions. The as-prepared adsorbent was characterised by scanning electron microscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis post calcination at 500 °C, its BET surface area and total pore volume were 39.62?m²?g^?1 and 0.049?m³?g^?1, respectively. Subsequently, the effects of initial pH of the solution, contact time, and adsorbent material dosage on the adsorption of Cu²⁺ by the prepared adsorbent were investigated. The as-prepared adsorbent exhibited a high performance, with a maximum adsorption amount of 32.895?mg?g^?1 for Cu²⁺ at pH 5.0 and 25 °C, owing to the presence of ?OH, C=O, C–O, Si-O-Si, and O-Si-O on its surface. The predominant Cu²⁺ adsorption mechanism was assumed to be ion exchange. Notably, the Cu²⁺ adsorption could attain equilibrium within 90?min. In addition, the fact that the Langmuir model was a better fit than the Freundlich model for the isotherm data of Cu²⁺ adsorption by the as-prepared adsorbent suggested that the adsorption of Cu²⁺ was a monolayer adsorption process.     

一种准分布式内加热刚玉管FBG渗流速率监测方法

岩土体中的渗流是引发各种地质灾害的重要因素。针对现有渗流监测技术的不足,提出了一种基于光纤布拉格光栅FBG的准分布式内加热刚玉管FBG渗流监测方法;介绍了该方法的原理;发明了一种新型内加热刚玉管渗流传感器;推导出了温度特征值与渗流速率之间的关系,并通过砂性土室内模型试验对此关系进行了率定。试验结果表明:(1)本方法对砂性土中渗流速率进行监测是可行的;(2)利用刚玉管封装的新型传感器具有很好的监测性能;(3)在给定加热功率条件下,一定渗流速率范围内,温度特征值与渗流速率间存在线性关系,渗流速率越大,温度特征值越小;(4)一定加热功率条件下的渗流速率监测存在相应的测试量程,提高给定加热功率可提高监测量程。     

预应力CFRP筋混凝土梁的抗火试验研究

进行了3根预应力CFRP筋混凝土梁的抗火性能试验,考虑了荷载比对试验梁抗火性能的影响,分析了梁截面温度场、跨中挠度变形和CFRP应力随时间的变化规律。试验结果表明:(1)当保护层厚度为90 mm时,CFRP筋的温度不超过200 ℃,可有效降低CFRP筋的受火温度;(2)受火初期试验梁的挠度变形增长较快,随后增长速度趋于平缓;(3)随着荷载比的增加,试验梁的抗火性能不断降低;(4)与传统预应力钢筋相比,预应力 CFRP筋更易受到温度的影响,最终试验梁由于CFRP筋的断裂而破坏。因此,对于预应力CFRP筋混凝土构件,应采取有效的防火措施。     

基于生物膜模型的脉冲生物滤池硝化效果模拟

针对脉冲生物滤池的硝化功能,依据物料衡算方程、Fick第一定律构建生物膜传质子模型以及简化的ASM3模型,建立生物膜反应子模型。以Matlab软件为平台编程,模拟在沿脉冲生物滤池水流方向上基质浓度,并依据实测值和参数灵敏度进行分步校正。实测和模拟结果均表明:COD、NH+4-N、NO-2-N的去除主要集中在脉冲生物滤池的中上部、中部、下部,COD和氨氮去除率分别为45%、50%。当改变有机负荷和布水周期时,氨氮去除率随有机负荷的增大而减小,随布水周期的增大而增大。     

基于PLC的回收地膜清洗污水处理自动控制系统

结合新疆回收地膜清洗污水的特点及水循环需要,采用"EIC三电一体化"计算机控制技术,设计了一种小型的污水处理自动控制系统,阐述了系统的结构及控制原理,该系统具有结构简单,成本低廉等优点。     

易燃、易爆(有毒)重大危险源(罐区)泄漏物扩散模型及数值模拟

在研究易燃、易爆、有毒的重大危险源和泄漏物扩散模型的基础上,建立了易燃、易爆、有毒物三维数值模拟程序,得到了复杂地形条件下关键点的有害物浓度历史和有害物的时空分布     

Tracking Chinese newspaper coverage of elephant ivory through topic modeling

Mass media worldwide has contributed to increasing awareness of the illegal wildlife trade and its significant impact on wildlife conservation. We used mass media coverage as a proxy for macro-level public opinion to analyze the media framing of elephant ivory in 6394 Chinese newspaper articles published from 2000 to 2021 and thus determine the effects of wildlife policies on public opinion. We focused on 2 events: the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) approval of China as a trading partner in the purchase and import of ivory stockpiles from Africa in July 2008 and the Chinese government's announcement of a domestic ivory ban in December 2016. Using latent Dirichlet allocation topic modeling, we identified 8 topics about elephant ivory and grouped them into 3 frames: ivory arts and culture, ivory crimes, and elephant conservation. Over the last 2 decades, topics related to ivory crimes remained the most prevalent in news articles. Topics about ivory arts and culture showed a significant shift in media salience before and after the 2 events (from 0.44 to 0.19 and from 0.08 to 0.15, respectively, p < 0.05), whereas the other 2 frames did not change significantly. Contrary to popular belief, our results indicated that Chinese macro-level public opinion on ivory had become more negative following the CITES approval of ivory importation and less negative after the ivory ban announcement, at least for certain periods. The relationship between mass media, public opinion, and wildlife trade policies is complex and requires further examination of the sociopolitical dynamics that influence media narratives. Our results showed the value of topic modeling in monitoring and assessing media representations of wildlife issues in the era of big data. Conservationists should remain vigilant of mass media coverage and collaborate with media practitioners to produce comprehensive narratives on wildlife issues if resources permit.     

柴油车排气微粒捕集用复合金属丝网的制备与性能研究

论述了用于柴油车排气微粒捕集器的复合金属丝网的制备和测试过程 ,讨论了丝网层数和涂层负载对复合金属丝网过滤性能的影响 ,并分析了其捕集机理     

好氧砷还原菌对吸附态砷迁移转化的影响

利用静态和动态土柱实验初步研究了好氧砷还原菌Bacillus sp.SXB在砷迁移转化过程中的作用。结果表明,在静态实验中,菌株SXB可以有效还原吸附在针铁矿上的五价砷;在动态土柱实验中,由于原土中砷是以三价砷形式存在,因此,不论是空白对照还是菌株SXB加入处理,出水中砷均为三价砷;当孔隙体积大于100时,铁的溶出开始增加。菌株SXB的加入,轻微地促进了土壤中砷的释放,而对铁的释放并没有明显影响。