The control of red water occurrence and opportunistic pathogens risks in drinking water distribution systems: A review

Many problems in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) are caused by microbe, such as biofilm formation, biocorrosion and opportunistic pathogens growth. More iron release from corrosion scales may induce red water. Biofilm played great roles on the corrosion. The iron-oxidizing bacteria (IOB) promoted corrosion. However, when iron-reducing bacteria (IRB) and nitrate-reducing bacteria (NRB) became the main bacteria in biofilm, they could induce iron redox cycling in corrosion process. This process enhanced the precipitation of iron oxides and formation of more Fe₃O₄ in corrosion scales, which inhibited corrosion effectively. Therefore, the IRB and NRB in the biofilm can reduce iron release and red water occurrence. Moreover, there are many opportunistic pathogens in biofilm of DWDSs. The opportunistic pathogens growth in DWDSs related to the bacterial community changes due to the effects of micropollutants. Micropollutants increased the number of bacteria with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Furthermore, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) production was increased by the antibiotic resistant bacteria, leading to greater bacterial aggregation and adsorption, increasing the chlorine-resistance capability, which was responsible for the enhancement of the particle-associated opportunistic pathogens in DWDSs. Moreover, O₃-biological activated carbon filtration-UV-Cl₂ treatment could be used to control the iron release, red water occurrence and opportunistic pathogens growth in DWDSs.     

锡林河流域生长季节不同草地类型根系呼吸特征研究

采用根系生物量外推法于2005年生长季对内蒙古锡林河流域温带半干旱草原中的羊草自由放牧草原、大针茅自由放牧草原和羊草退化草原根系呼吸占土壤总呼吸的比例进行了野外测定,研究了不同草地类型土壤总呼吸、根系呼吸和根系呼吸占土壤总呼吸比例的季节变化规律,同时就根系生物量和水热因子等环境要素对上述过程的影响进行了具体分析.结果表明,3个样地根系呼吸和土壤总呼吸的季节变化规律基本一致,均表现为单峰曲线,峰值出现在7月下旬,但羊草退化草原受过度放牧的影响,根系呼吸和土壤总呼吸速率均明显高于其它2个样地;根系呼吸占土壤总呼吸的比例在生长季节内波动明显,且3个样地差异较大,但大多介于40%～50%之间,平均值为40.3%.     

外源Cd对小白菜吸收与分配Cd、Zn的影响

采用盆栽试验研究外加Cd处理下红沙泥田和乌栅土中小白菜(Brassica chinensis L.)[四月慢(SYM)和高梗白(GGB)]对Cd、Zn的吸收与分配规律.结果表明:(1)小白菜对Cd、Zn的吸收积累受土壤类型、蔬菜品种和外源Cd剂量的影响,四月慢吸收Cd能力比高梗白强,外加Cd处理、土壤、品种间的正交互作用使小白菜植株Cd/Zn比值提高;(2)小白菜食用部位Cd/Zn比值并不服从于植株对Cd、Zn的总吸收量之比,而是取决于其在根和地上食用部位中的分配,Cd的地上部分配系数为56.3%～71.1%,而Zn则为77.6%～80.6%.在一定Cd处理水平下,地上部Cd分配系数下降,而Zn分配系数无明显变化,从而减缓了Cd/Zn比值升高的趋势,使小白菜地上部受Cd毒害的风险性降低;(3)2种小白菜对Cd和Zn的吸收动态随生长时间不同而异,Cd积累量随时间延长呈不断增加趋势,而对Zn的吸收积累能力自苗期后缓慢降低.这种差异使小白菜生长后期Cd/Zn比值升高,从而提高了小白菜Cd暴露的潜在风险.此现象在红壤加Cd处理下表现尤其明显.     

Partial anammox achieved in full scale biofilm process for typical domestic wastewater treatment

• A full scale biofilm process was developed for typical domestic wastewater treatment. • The HRT was 8 h and secondary sedimentation tank was omitted. • Candidatus Brocadia were enriched in the HBR with an abundance of 2.89%. • Anammox enabled a stable ammonium removal of ~15% in the anoxic zone. The slow initiation of anammox for treating typical domestic wastewater and the relatively high footprint of wastewater treatment infrastructures are major concerns for practical wastewater treatment systems. Herein, a 300 m³/d hybrid biofilm reactor (HBR) process was developed and operated with a short hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 8 h. The analysis of the bacterial community demonstrated that anammox were enriched in the anoxic zone of the HBR process. The percentage abundance of Candidatus Brocadia in the total bacterial community of the anoxic zone increased from 0 at Day 1 to 0.33% at Day 130 and then to 2.89% at Day 213. Based upon the activity of anammox bacteria, the removal of ammonia nitrogen (NH₄⁺-N) in the anoxic zone was approximately 15%. This showed that the nitrogen transformation pathway was enhanced in the HBR system through partial anammox process in the anoxic zone. The final effluent contained 12 mg/L chemical oxygen demand (COD), 0.662 mg/L NH₄⁺-N, 7.2 mg/L total nitrogen (TN), and 6 mg/L SS, indicating the effectiveness of the HBR process for treating real domestic wastewater.     

蚯蚓生物反应器污泥减量与稳定效果试验研究

蚯蚓生物反应器以蚯矧等微型动物和各种微生物为主形成生物降解系统.城镇污水经生物预处理后,经该反应器过滤,水质得到澄清和进一步改善,而水中含有的生物膜污泥则被滤床截留.通过蚯蚓的吸收、消化和分解转化为蚯蚓排泄物(蚓粪).中试运行结果表明,当蚯蚓生物反应器水力负荷为5.3～6.6 m3/(m2·d)时,在满足污水处理效果条件下,蚯蚓生物反应器对生物膜污泥挥发性悬浮固体(VSS)降解率为86.67%～96.20%.所产生的蚓粪VSS:SS为29.97%～31.20%,有机物降解率超过了厌氧消化与好氧消化处理污泥的效果.减量化和稳定化效果十分明显.该系统排出的蚓粪含有丰富的肥分,可用作农肥与土壤改良剂.     

生物膜电极法处理高浓度苯胺废水的研究

对生物膜电极法处理高浓度苯胺废水进行了探索性研究 ,停留时间 2 4h,初始浓度为 2 0 0 0 mg/L时 ,苯胺的去除率达73 % ,平均降解速率 60 .3 7mg/(L· h) ,取得了较好的效果。并根据实验结果 ,对电极生物膜的降解机理及其特性作了初步探讨     

一株纤维素降解细菌的分离及特性研究

从造纸厂污泥中分离得到了一株能以纤维素为唯一碳源生长良好的纤维素降解菌w 3 ,经鉴定 ,该菌株为假单胞菌属 (Pseu domonassp.) ,不产色。最适生长及产酶温度为 30℃ ,产酶最适pH值为 7.5 ,生长及产酶高峰出现在 2 0h ,比文献报道的时间提前较多 ,CMC酶活为 60 μg/min。另外 ,w 3能较好地适应微碱性的环境。对造纸废水处理非常有利。