不同土地利用方式下土壤微生物数量与土壤肥力的关系

选取了6种不同土地利用方式,分别对土壤微生物数量变化及其与土壤养分的相互关系进行了研究,结果表明,不同土地利用方式下土壤微生物总量各有差异,具体表现为干鱼塘底泥>菜地>水稻田>果园>粮作旱地>荒草地;但从土壤微生物多样性指数来看,则表现为粮作旱地>菜地>果园>荒地>水稻田>鱼塘底泥。土壤中微生物总量与微生物多样性指数二者的变化趋势不一致,因此评价土壤生物多样性指数应将二者结合起来。微生物数量与土壤大多数养分含量(除有效磷和全钾之外)之间存在着一定的正相关关系,即土壤微生物数量随土壤养分含量的增加而增加。     

深圳大气湿沉降对典型屋面径流水质的影响

屋面雨水是一种重要的非常规水源,其水质受大气湿沉降影响。该研究以深圳大学城水泥砂浆材质的屋面为例,测定了2011年14场降雨的雨前大气环境质量、大气降水水质和屋面径流水质,对比了大气降水及屋面径流中组分浓度的差异,分析了湿沉降与屋面径流污染负荷的关系及其影响因素。结果表明:(1)湿沉降中NH4+、乙酸、甲酸和乙二酸等组分与屋面材料及累积物发生化学反应,使得这些组分在屋面径流中的负荷显著减少;(2)湿沉降是屋面径流中Na+、K+、Mg2+、Ca2+和SO42-组分负荷的少部分来源;(3)而湿沉降是屋面径流中TOC、F-和NO3-组分负荷的主要来源;(4)雨前大气环境质量对湿沉降组分浓度有显著影响。因此,湿沉降对屋面径流组分负荷影响显著,城市屋面径流水质管理中应充分考虑湿沉降的影响。     

ABR反应器处理低浓度污水启动试验研究

为了探讨了四室ABR反应器启动规律,以低浓度污水为研究对象,通过控制酸化菌INT比脱氢酶活性、酸化率、OLR和H RT来实现反应器内部微生物相分离。结果表明:在水力停留时间3h,有机负荷2.4kgCOD/(m 3.d)条件下,酸化菌INT比脱氢酶活性与酸化率有关,且随流向逐渐降低,同一格室内中部比INT脱氢酶活性高于底部;一室、二室的酸化率占总酸化率的70%,确定一、二室为产酸反应器,三、四室为产甲烷反应器,实现了微生物相分离;反应器的启动时间为18d,稳定运行时,COD去除率可以达到35%￣40%。     

接种外源微生物生活垃圾堆肥中的胡敏酸荧光特性

利用城市生活垃圾接种外源微生物,采用工厂化工艺进行堆肥,对堆肥前后胡敏酸荧光光谱进行了分析．结果表明,胡敏酸发射光谱相对简单,在440nm附近形成1个较宽的谱带,而激发光谱与同步扫描光谱则由几个特征峰及肩峰组成．对不同荧光光谱特征峰的分析表明,堆肥结束后,胡敏酸的腐殖化程度明显增加．CK、MS、ZJ、MS＋ZJ各处理的荧光光谱形状基本相似,但主要特征峰的相对荧光强度有明显区别．其中接种外源微生物可明显增加堆肥胡敏酸分子的缩合度,中加酵素菌（ZJ）处理优于美商复合菌（MS）处理,而2种外源菌混合接种具有协同促进作用．通过与土壤中胡敏酸荧光特性比较证实,堆肥后的胡敏酸具有土壤富里酸的特征,活性较高．     

Regional water flows – Assessing opportunities for sustainable management

Sustainable water management may strongly benefit from an integrated approach. Additionally, an integrated urban water management policy considering the various urban water flows and the possible interactions between the water sector and the remaining urban activities can benefit if based on an urban metabolism based analysis. This article assesses water flows of Lisbon Metropolitan Area considering the conventional water supply system and wastewater treatment system flows and also the hydrological cycle flows, and proposes a global set of indicators to perform a benchmarking analysis of the 18 municipalities of the region. Results highlighted the heterogeneous nature of the Metropolitan area in terms of water management – either in terms of management entities (predominantly public or municipalized), water consumption (varying from 227.4 l/hab.day in Palmela to 402.7 l/hab.day in Seixal), wastewater treatment (10 out of 18 municipalities already undergo secondary or tertiary wastewater treatments), runoff indices (depending on the municipality's level of urbanization), among other. Through the output volumes it was also assessed the potential of the municipalities to reuse wastewater for potable or non-potable urban uses, as well as the potential to harvest and harness rainwater. The main constraints to an integrated water management were identified and some potential solutions were measured and proposed even though they need further assessment, particularly in a cost-benefit perspective.     

Evaluation of alternative water sources for commercial buildings: A case study in Brisbane,Australia

Commercial buildings are central to cities and contribute significantly to the urban demand for natural resources, including freshwater. Green building benchmarking tools include more efficient water use as key indicator of sustainability. This paper explores options for substituting mains drinking water with an alternative, non-potable water source on a fit for purpose basis. The research findings are based on a monitoring study of a commercial building in Brisbane, Australia that is harvesting rainwater for meeting non-potable water demand. The results demonstrated that the system is only achieving moderate reliability in meeting demand due to operational problems. The case study analysis has highlighted the need to include validation and monitoring to ensure the system is operating as per design intent. The paper also investigates the potential of other local, non-potable water sources for high-rise commercial buildings, in particular air conditioning condensate and groundwater inflow to a basement wet well. The paper concludes by comparing the advantages and disadvantages of different local water sources which highlights the need to undertake a site specific investigation to identify a suitable alternative water source, which considers O&M complexity and the capacity of facilities management.     

Rainfall conditions and rainwater harvesting potential in the urban area of Khartoum

Runoff water management is among the inherent challenges which face the sustainability of the development of arid urban centers. These areas are particularly at risk from flooding due to rainfall concentration in few heavy showers. On the other hand, they are susceptible to drought. The capital of Sudan (Khartoum) stands as exemplary for these issues. Hence, this research study aims at investigating the potential of applying rainwater harvesting (RWH) in Khartoum City Center as a potential urban runoff management tool. Rapid urbanization coupled with the extension of impervious surfaces has intensified the heat island in Khartoum. Consequently, increased frequency of heat waves and dust storms during the dry summer and streets flooding during the rainy season have led to environmental, economical, and health problems. The study starts with exposing the rainfall behavior in Khartoum by investigating rainfall variability, number of raindays, distribution of rain over the season, probability of daily rainfall, maximum daily rainfall and deficit/surplus of rain through time. The daily rainfall data show that very strong falls of >30 mm occur almost once every wet season. Decreased intra- and inter-annual rainfall surpluses as well as increased rainfall concentration in the month of August have been taking place. The 30-year rainfall variability is calculated at decade interval since 1941. Increasing variability is revealed with 1981–2010 having coefficients of variation of 66.6% for the annual values and 108.8–118.0% for the wettest months (July–September). Under the aforementioned rainfall conditions, this paper then explores the potential of RWH in Khartoum City Center as an option for storm water management since the drainage system covers only 40% of the study area. The potential runoff from the 6.5 km² center area is computed using the United States Natural Resources Conservation Services method (US-NRCS), where a weighted Curve Number (CN) of 94% is found, confirming dominant imperviousness. Rainfall threshold for runoff generation is found to be 3.3 mm. A 24,000 m³ runoff generated from a 13.1 mm rainfall (with 80% probability and one year return period) equals the drainage system capacity. An extreme rainfall of 30 mm produces a runoff equivalent to fourfold the drainage capacity. It is suggested that the former and latter volumes mentioned above could be harvested by applying the rational method from 18% and 80% rooftops of the commercial and business district area, respectively. Based on the above results, six potential sites can be chosen for RWH with a total roof catchment area of 39,558 m² and potential rooftop RWH per unit area of 0.033 m³. These results reflect the RWH potential for effective urban runoff management and better water resources utilization. RWH would provide an alternative source of water to tackle the drought phenomenon.