北方某污水厂MBBR工艺升级改造后的高效脱氮除磷效果

为研究北方某污水厂经过MBBR提标改造后,在秋冬季进水碳源较低的条件下生化段脱氮除磷率高于理论值的原因,采用沿程水质测定法及小试实验的方法验证其脱氮除磷效果,并通过基于16S rRNA的高通量测序对好氧段微生物菌群进行分析。结果表明,系统在好氧区存在显著的TN去除,去除率约占15%～20%,在缺氧区存在显著的TP去除,去除率高达63.04%,显示系统内发生了同步硝化反硝化(SND)和反硝化除磷现象。通过小试实验验证了好氧SND现象主要来自于悬浮载体,得益于悬浮载体生物膜功能菌分层分布;反硝化除磷现象则得益于系统较长的缺氧停留时间及较短的泥龄。系统中SND和反硝化除磷的存在是系统在低碳源消耗条件下取得高效脱氮除磷效果的主要原因;微生物菌群分析验证了SND现象主要来源于悬浮载体;悬浮载体上硝化菌群相对丰度为28.56%,是污泥的14倍,反硝化菌相对丰度约8.34%,为SND效果的发生提供了微观保证;污泥中存在Candidatus Accumulibacter、Acinetobacter和Tetrasphaera,为该污水厂存在反硝化除磷及高效除磷现象提供了微观证据。     

电絮凝对电厂循环冷却水中硬度的去除

以某电厂冷却塔循环冷却水为处理对象,利用电絮凝法,以铝板为牺牲阳极去除水中的Ca~(2+)和Mg~(2+),分别考察了电絮凝过程中不同电流密度、电解时间、溶液初始pH、阳极极板数量对总硬度去除率的影响。结果表明:增加电流密度、延长电解时间有利于Ca~(2+)和Mg~(2+)的去除;当电流密度为10 mA·cm~(-2),电解时间为90 min时,Ca~(2+)和Mg~(2+)去除率分别达到93.5%和95.8%,总硬度去除率为94.6%;相对于酸性和中性条件,碱性条件更有利于Ca~(2+)和Mg~(2+)的去除,当初始pH为10时,Ca~(2+)和Mg~(2+)去除率分别达到85.4%和97.7%,总硬度去除率为93.5%;随极板数量的增加,Ca~(2+)和总硬度去除率均有所提高;投加Na_2CO_3有利于Ca~(2+)和总硬度的去除。上述结果可为进一步提高电絮凝过程中总硬度的去除率提供参考。     

Different response of bacterial community to the changes of nutrients and pollutants in sediments from an urban river network

• Bacterial community varied spatially in sediments from the urban river network. • Key environmental factors shaping bacterial community were detected by RDA. • Bacterial co-occurrence networks changed at different levels of nutrient and metal. • Potential indicator species were selected to predict pollution risk in sediment. Microbial communities in sediment are an important indicator linking to environmental pollution in urban river systems. However, how the diversity and structure of bacterial communities in sediments from an urban river network respond to different environmental factors has not been well studied. The goal of this study was to understand the patterns of bacterial communities in sediments from a highly dense urbanized river network in the lower Yangtze River Delta by Illumina MiSeq sequencing. The correlations between bacterial communities, the environmental gradient and geographical distance were analyzed by redundancy analysis (RDA) and network methods. The diversity and richness of bacterial community in sediments increased from upstream to downstream consistently with the accumulation of nutrient in the urban river network. Bacterial community composition and structure showed obvious spatial changes, leading to two distinct groups, which were significantly related to the characteristics of nutrient and heavy metal in sediments. Humic substance, available nitrogen, available phosphorus, Zn, Cu, Hg and As were selected as the key environmental factors shaping the bacterial community in sediments based on RDA. The co-occurrence patterns of bacterial networks showed that positive interaction between bacterial communities increased but the connectivity among bacterial genera and stability of sediment ecosystem reduced under a higher content of nutrient and heavy metal in average. The sensitive and ubiquitous taxa with an overproportional response to key environmental factors were detected as indicator species, which provided a novel method for the prediction of the pollution risk of sediment in an urban river network.     

Pharmacopollution and Household Waste Medicine (HWM): how reverse logistics is environmentally important to Brazil

Pharmacopollution is a public health and environmental outcome of some active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDC) dispersed through water and/or soil. Its most important sources are the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare facilities (e.g., hospitals), livestock, aquaculture, and households (patients’ excretion and littering). The last source is the focus of this article. Research questions are “What is the Household Waste Medicine (HWM) phenomenon?”, “How HWM and pharmacopollution are related?”, and “Why is a reverse logistic system necessary for HWM in Brazil?” This article followed the seven steps proposed by Rother (2007) for a systematic review based on the Cochrane Handbook and the National Health Service (NHS) Center for Reviews Dissemination (CDR) Report. The HWM phenomenon brings many environmental, public health, and, social challenges. The insufficient data is a real challenge to assessing potential human health risks and API concentrations. Therefore, the hazard of long-term exposure to low concentrations of pharmacopollutants and the combined effects of API mixtures is still uncertain. HWM are strongly related to pharmacopollution, as this review shows. The Brazilian HWM case is remarkable because it is the fourth pharmaceutical market (US$ 65,971 billion), with a wide number of private pharmacies and drugstores (3.3: 10,000 pharmacy/inhabitants), self-medication habits, and no national take-back program. The HWM generation is estimated in 56.6 g/per capita, or 10,800 t/year. The absence of a reverse logistics for HWM can lead to serious environmental and public health challenges. The sector agreement for HWM is currently under public consultation.     

一株双酚A降解菌的筛选、鉴定及其生长、降解条件

从沈阳北部污水处理厂曝气池活性污泥中驯化、分离及筛选得到一株以双酚A为唯一碳源的高效降解菌株D-17,通过菌体形态、生理生化反应特性及16S r DNA基因测序分析对其进行了鉴定,并研究了该菌株的生长及双酚A降解条件。菌种鉴定结果表明,该菌为乙酸钙不动杆菌(Acinetobacter calcoaceticus)。实验结果表明:该菌株的生长及降解双酚A的最适条件为溶液pH 7.0,接种量10%,摇床转速150 r/min,降解温度30℃,降解时间5d;当双酚A初始质量浓度为60 mg/L时,双酚A降解率达52.62%;投加蛋白胨后,双酚A降解率提高至57.15%。     

Removal of a red dye using noncommercial peroxidase extracted from rice bran

The present study investigates the application of a noncommercial peroxidase enzyme, which was extracted from rice bran, to decolorize wastewater that was simulating effluent from a textile manufacturer using a red dye in its coloration process.     

新疆某焦化厂硫化氢、二氧化氮与苯系物的检测与分析

通过对某焦化厂生产过程环境空气中,可能含有的影响职工身体健康的危害因素开展了职业卫生调查,提出合理的可预防措施和建议。利用定点采样和个体采样相结合的方法对该焦化厂一期练焦生产作业环境周围及行政办公楼周边空气进行每月连续检测7 d,为期11个月的检测与分析。参照相关的职业卫生标准和规范,针对该焦化厂一期生产作业环境空气中存在的潜在有害因素种类及各项浓度及强度,进行综合分析和评价。现场检测结果表明:炼焦评价单元、行政办公楼、测温区所设定检测点的硫化氢、二氧化氮、苯、甲苯、二甲苯浓度均低于我国职业卫生规定的长时间接触允许浓度的十分之一,合格率为100%,所处的风险等级为1。此工作区域空气中所含有的有毒、有害的化学物质对人体健康带来的风险可以忽略不计。     

Study of odor compounds in gaseous effluents generated during production of poultry feather and viscera meal using headspace solid phase microextraction

This work reports the screening and characterization of odor compounds in gaseous effluents generated during the production of poultry feather and viscera meal, the by-products of the poultry meat industry. Chemical analysis was carried out by solid phase microextraction in the headspace (HS-SPME) mode. Exhaust air of thermal processing of poultry feather and viscera were sampled online from a bench-scale digester, condensed, and collected in sampling flasks. Both volatile and semivolatile organic compounds present in the condensed gases were extracted under agitation at constant temperature. The extracts were analyzed with a gas chromatograph coupled to a mass spectrometric detector (GC/MSD). The identification of compounds was carried out by comparing the mass spectra obtained with those from the Wiley library and quantification was accomplished through authentic analytical standards. For the determination of the best extraction conditions and analysis, extraction fibers of different coatings and polarities were tested: divinylbenzene/carboxen/polydimethyilsiloxane (DVB/CAR/PDMS), carbowax/divinylbenzene (CW/DVB), and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and chromatography columns of different polarities: DB-WAX (polar) and DB-5 (nonpolar). The best extraction conditions and analysis of the compounds of interest were obtained by the use of the SPME fiber with DVB/CAR/PDMS coating and analysis by GC/MSD with polar capillary column. Several carboxylic acids were identified, as well as mercaptans, amines, and aldehydes of great environmental importance.     

Dissipation and residue of MCPA (4-chloro-2-ethylphenoxyacetate) in wheat and soil

A rapid and simple HPLC method has been developed for the quantitation of 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) in both wheat and soil samples. Samples were extracted in acidic media and cleaned up by solid-phase extraction with C(18) cartridges before HPLC-DAD detection. The limits of detection and quantification of MCPA were 0.02 ng and 0.01 mg/kg for both wheat and soil. The mean recoveries ranged from 87.1% to 98.2%, and the RSDs ranged from 0.604% to 3.44% for the three spiked levels (0.01, 0.1, 0.5 mg/kg). The proposed method was successfully applied to the analysis of MCPA residues in wheat and soil samples from an experimental field. The dissipation half-lives in soil were calculated to be 3.22 days (Beijing) and 3.10 days (Tianjin), respectively. Direct confirmation of the analytes in real samples was achieved by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results indicated that at harvest time, the residues of MCPA in wheat were well below the maximum residue levels and were safe to apply in wheat.