Potential health hazard of drinking water in restaurants and tea stalls

Potable and equitable drinking water (DW) is a fundamental human right and essential for human health. This study is conducted to assess the groundwater and jar water quality of the roadside restaurants and tea stalls used for drinking by the local people around the Gazipur City area in Bangladesh. Water samples from 173 restaurants and tea stalls are collected. The physico-chemical and biological parameters are analyzed according to the guidelines and standards. The results illustrate that the color, EC, and Mn of 41%, 80%, and 62% of the samples, respectively, exceed the WHO and Environmental Conservation Rules (ECR) standards. In addition, E. coli and total coliform exceeding the threshold standards are found in 47% and 64% of the water samples, respectively. The contamination of DW by fecal coliforms is confirmed and supported by prior studies, which indicates that the DW supplied in restaurants and tea stalls are unsafe because of the possible presence of pathogens. These may cause potential health hazards to consumers from various water-borne diseases. Poor sanitation, unhygienic practices, and improper disposal of wastewater are responsible for the microbial contamination of DW. So, the authorities in charge of these places should take the right regulatory steps, such as regular sanitation inspections, DW quality monitoring, hand-washing practices, and better sanitation in these places.     

Phenanthrene sorption to environmental black carbon in sediments from the Song-Liao watershed (China)

Black carbon (BC) in ten contaminated sediments from the Song-Liao watershed, NE China, was isolated upon treatments using a combustion method at 375°C, and the isolates’ sorption isotherms for phenanthrene (Phen) were determined. All sorption isotherms were nonlinear and fitted well by the Freundlich model. A negative relation was found between Freundlich sorption nonlinearity parameter (n values) and BC/total organic carbon (TOC) content of the original sediments (r²=0.687, p<0.01), indicating the dominance of BC in Phen sorption nonlinearity. The BC isolates from this industrialized region had n values of 0.342 to 0.505 and logK_FOC values of 6.02 to 6.42(μg·kg⁻¹·OC⁻¹)/(μg·L⁻¹) ⁿ for Phen. At a given C_e, the BC had higher K_oc value than the original sediments, revealing a higher sorption capacity for BC. BC was responsible for 50.0% to 87.3% of the total sorption at C_e=0.05 S_w, clearly indicating the dominance of BC particles in overall sorption of Phen by sediments.     

无机膜过滤黑液的操作条件选择

分别采用孔径为0.8,0.2μm微滤膜和50nm超滤膜过滤草浆黑液,探讨了操作条件对无机膜渗透通量的影响。结果表明,选用0 2或0.8μm孔径的膜,有利于渗透通量的提高并保证截留效果。操作压力在0.25～0.35MPa之间,错流速度不小于5.0m s,温度为60℃时,可以获得较高的渗透通量。黑液本身的性质,如浓度、COD值等,也会对渗透通量产生较大的影响。      

膜滤与酸析处理草浆黑液的实验研究

采用无机膜过滤和磷酸酸析 2种方法来处理草浆造纸的黑液 ,比较了 2种方法的截留和分离效果。膜滤COD的截留率高于酸析 ,但从木素以及硅脱除的角度看 ,酸析的效果较佳。酸析后滤液可以苛化利用 ,以提高经济效益 ;而无机膜过滤是一个物理过程 ,工艺相对简单 ,流程短 ,其渗透液可以考虑直接回用。     

亚铵法麦草浆黑液的回收与污染治理新技术的研究

通过对亚铵法麦草浆黑液性质的研究 ,提出了蒸发浓缩 +生物活性有机肥生产的新技术路线 ,并结合生产实践对该技术加以研究、归纳 ,并进行了经济分析。实践证明 ,运用该技术不仅能实现亚铵法麦草浆黑液的回收和污染治理达标 ,而且能为企业带来可观利润 ,使企业走上可持续发展之路。     

Enhancement of the electrocatalytic oxidation of antibiotic wastewater over the conductive black carbon-PbO2 electrode prepared using novel green approach

• A novel conductive carbon black modified lead dioxide electrode is synthesized. • The modified PbO₂ electrode exhibits enhanced electrochemical performances. • BBD method could predict optimal experiment conditions accurately and reliably. • The modified electrode possesses outstanding reusability and safety. The secondary pollution caused by modification of an electrode due to doping of harmful materials has long been a big concern. In this study, an environmentally friendly material, conductive carbon black, was adopted for modification of lead dioxide electrode (PbO₂). It was observed that the as-prepared conductive carbon black modified electrode (C-PbO₂) exhibited an enhanced electrocatalytical performance and more stable structure than a pristine PbO₂ electrode, and the removal efficiency of metronidazole (MNZ) and COD by a 1.0% C-PbO₂ electrode at optimal conditions was increased by 24.66% and 7.01%, respectively. Results revealed that the electrochemical degradation of MNZ wastewater followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. This intimates that the presence of conductive carbon black could improve the current efficiency, promote the generation of hydroxyl radicals, and accelerate the removal of MNZ through oxidation. In addition, MNZ degradation pathways through a C-PbO₂ electrode were proposed based on the identified intermediates. To promote the electrode to treat antibiotic wastewater, optimal experimental conditions were predicted through the Box-Behnken design (BBD) method. The results of this study suggest that a C-PbO₂ electrode may represent a promising functional material to pretreat antibiotic wastewaters.     

从炭黑废水中提取导电炭黑

从炭黑废水中提取的炭黑，经干燥，其质量可符合导电炭黑的要求。重点介绍了提取导电炭黑过程中物料的传递及干燥工艺，并对试车中出现的问题进行了分析。     

Fe3O4-PTFE电极制备条件和双阴极电-Fenton反应条件的优化

制备了Fe₃O₄-聚四氟乙烯（PTFE）电极,优化了原料配比和焙烧温度。对比了Fe₃O₄-PTFE单阴极和Fe₃O₄-PTFE与乙炔碳黑-PTFE电极并联双阴极体系对模拟Rhb染料废水的处理效果。实验结果表明：在m（Fe₃O₄）∶m（PTFE）=3.0∶2.5、焙烧温度为300 ℃的条件下制备Fe₃O₄-PTFE电极,采用阴极电-Fenton法降解模拟Rhb废水的效果最佳,电解反应120 min时Rhb降解率达86.91%;Fe₃O₄-PTFE电极与乙炔碳黑-PTFE电极并联作为双阴极电解Rhb废水时,最佳电压为6 V,最佳初始废水pH为3,在此条件下电解反应120 min时Rhb降解率达91.65%。     

Resource utilization of wasted black pulping liquor for biodiesel production by Scenedesmus obliquus

The possibility of application of black liquor for oil-riched algae cultivation is inspected. The results show that after ligin removal and enzymatic hydrolysis, the hydrolysate of black liquor contained 9.18 g L^?1 of reducing sugar. When the hydrolysate was used for Scenedesmus obliquus (S. obliquus) cultivation, a 1.23 g L^?1, 24.52%, and 23.20 mg L^?1d^?1 was obtained for growth yield, oil content, and the lipid productivity, seperately. The hemicellulose was extracted from black liquor and hydrolyzed. With addition of 3 g L^?1 yeast extract, the growth yield of S. obliquus in hemicellulose hydrolysate increased to 2.7 g L^?1, an increase of 26.8% than that of in glucose medium, oil content was 25.7% and the final lipid productivity reached 53.37 mg L^?1d^?1. The results indicate that black liquor can not be directly used by microalgae, but with approprate treatment, the carbohydrate of it could be recovered and uitilized for the oil production from microalgae.     

南方丘陵坡地茶园水土流失的环境效应

以安溪县感德镇坡耕地茶园为监控对象,小流域集水区为单元,分析茶园水土流失造成的环境问题。结果表明：在降雨的作用下,各养分元素存在不同程度的流失,小流域集水区水质偏酸性,71.2%的水质pH小于6;氨氮含量都在Ⅰ类标准,但总氮含量较高,均超出V类标准限值;悬浮物和降雨量存在正相关,相关系数为0.647,大到暴雨对悬浮物含量具有决定性作用,但悬浮物含量对降雨的响应具有滞后性。