Investigating the sources of the mutagenic activity found in a river using the Salmonella assay and different water extraction procedures

In the routine São Paulo state (Brazil) surface water quality-monitoring program, which includes the Salmonella microsome mutagenicity assay as one of its parameters, a river where water is taken and treated for drinking water purposes has repeatedly shown mutagenic activity. A textile dyeing facility employing azo-type dyes was the only identifiable source of mutagenic compounds. We extracted the river and drinking water samples with XAD4 at neutral and acidic pH and with blue rayon, which selectively adsorbs polycyclic compounds. We tested the industrial effluent, raw, and treated water and sediment samples with YG1041 and YG1042 and compared the results with the TA98 and TA100 strains. The elevated mutagenicity detected with YG-strains suggested that nitroaromatics and/or aromatic amines were causing the mutagenicity detected in the samples analyzed. Positive responses for the blue rayon extracts indicated that mutagenic polycyclic compounds were present in the water samples analyzed. The mutagen or mixture of mutagens present in the effluent and water samples cause mainly frameshift mutations and are positive with and without metabolic activation. The Salmonella assay combined with different extraction procedures proved to be very useful in the identification of the origin of the pollution and in the identification of the classes of chemical compounds causing the mutagenic activity in the river analyzed.     

Water technology for specific water usage

BACKGROUND: Water is the basis for life and culture. In addition to the availability of water its quality has become a major issue in industrialized areas and in developing countries as well. Water usage has to be seen as part of the hydrological cycle. As a consequence water management has to be sustainable. The aim of the contribution is to give water usage oriented quality criteria and to focus on the technical means to achieve them. MAIN FEATURES: Water is used for many purposes, ranging from drinking and irrigation to a broad variety of technical processes. Most applications need specific hygienic, chemical and/or physical properties. RESULTS: To meet these demands separation and reaction principles are applied. The reuse of water and the application of water treatment with little or no waste and by-product formation is the way to go. Membrane separation and advanced oxidation including catalytic reactions are promising methods that apply natural processes in sustainable technical performance. Thus elimination of specific water constituents (e.g. salts and metals, microorganisms) and waste water cleaning (e.g. pollutants, nutrients and organic water) can be done efficiently. OUTLOOK: Learning from nature and helping nature with appropriate technology is a convincing strategy for sustainable water management.     

中国富营养化湖泊的生物修复

描述了中国湖泊富营养化污染现状 ,论述了湖泊富营养化形成的机理、生物修复富营养化湖泊 (尤其是去除水体和底泥碳、氮、磷 )的理论依据 ;提出了修复湖泊富营养化的技术途径 ,阐明了笔者对机械清淤和生物修复各自具有的优势和缺陷的看法。     

高效植物炭化炉是构筑循环经济的技术装备之一

高效植物炭化炉是将现代生物质资源通过热解,使资源得到充分利用,做到了清洁生产,实现了物质的反复循环,通过对副产品的进一步深加工,高效植物炭化炉成为制炭工业的最佳实用技术,是构成乡镇循环经济的技术装备之一.     

钢铁行业烧结厂环境影响评价技术要点分析

烧结厂是大气污染较为严重的工业企业类型之一。在烧结厂建设项目环境影响评价过程中，严格把握国家相关法律法规、产业政策及冶金工业环境保护政策，深入了解铁精矿烧结生产工艺，掌握烧结厂的污染特点，提出切实可行的污染控制措施，对建设项目的环境管理和企业管理及工程设计具有重要意义。     

基于SBM-undesirable和Meta-frontier模型的能源效率研究

在考虑东中西区域间技术集合差异的基础上,采用SBM-Undesirable和Meta-frontier函数模型测算区域问能源效率.同时采用共同技术比率定量分析了各省区能源利用的技术差距,并从生产技术和管理两个维度分析能源利用无效率来源.发现中国能源效率整体存在较大改善空间且呈现出东-西-中递减格局.各省区在共同前沿边界下能源效率技术水平均不大于群组前沿边界下的能源效率,且东-西-中三大地区能源效率的无效率来源各有不同,需要因地制宜制定不同提升策略.     

印染行业水污染整治升级改造技术措施

做好印染废水的排放提标工作、提高印染废水的综合回用率,是"十二五"期间中国印染行业综合整治、污染总量控制和节能减排的重要抓手。本文简要分析了中国印染废水治理与国外的差距、单厂及集中污水处理厂提标升级的技术措施、印染废水回用的技术措施,以期对印染废水治理升级改造和中水回用实践工作有所指导。     

秦皇岛港煤码头冬季喷洒水系统技术改造

北方港口的冬季洒水除尘一直以来是个空白。文中重点介绍了秦皇岛港煤码头的冬季喷洒水技术改造及对煤尘控制取得的良好效果。     

石墨炉升温程序的灰化技术

本文以测定铅为例,研究了石墨炉升温程序的灰化技术,包括基体干扰的消除,基体改进剂和Ｌ’ｖｏｖ平台的应用。