Predicting the degradation pattern of organic materials in the composting of a fed-batch operation as inferred from the results of a batch operation

The degradation pattern of organic materials was confirmed by continuously measuring the quantity of CO₂ evolved during the composting process in both batch and fed-batch operations. It was possible to predict the degradation pattern for organic material during a fed-batch operation from that observed during a batch operation after corrections made on the basis of two suppositions. First, it was assumed that the degradation of dog food (which degrades easily) occurred prior to the degradation of the bulking agent and seeding material that were contained in the raw compost mixture; second, it was assumed that the dog food thrown into the fed-batch operation, where the microorganisms were already proliferating, began to be actively degraded with only a short lag time. Received: June 16, 1998 / Accepted: August 7, 1999     

有效微生物群(EM)抑藻效应研究

通过细胞液体培养系统地考察了有效微生物群(EM)对3种常见"水华"藻类生长的抑制作用及适宜条件。实验结果表明:EM能显著抑制衣藻、四尾栅裂藻和盘星藻的生长,培养7d时,3种藻类生物量平均降低率分别达46 80%,99 07%和97 17%;培养温度、培养时间、EM投加量及培养基pH等对EM的抑藻作用均有不同程度的影响。EM发挥良好抑藻作用(绿藻)的适宜条件:培养温度为30℃,培养时间≤5d,EM投加量(V(EM)∶V(源水))为1∶1000～1∶10000,培养基pH为6 0～8 0。      

Fate of pathogenic microorganisms and indicators in secondary activated sludge wastewater treatment plants

This study was undertaken to investigate the removal of pathogenic microorganisms and their indicators in a laboratory scale biological treatment system that simulated the secondary treatment process of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Four groups of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, protozoa and helminths as well as the selected indicators were employed in the investigation. The results demonstrated that approximately 2-3 log10 removal of the microbial indicators was achieved in the treatment process. The log removal of Clostridium perfringens spores was low due to their irreversible adsorption to sludge flocs. The laboratory treatment system demonstrated a similar removal capability for Escherichia coli and the bacterial indicators (total coliforms, enterococci and particles <2.73 microm/L). The MS-2 bacteriophage, measured as a viral indicator, showed a lower removal than poliovirus, which may be considered as a worst case scenario for virus removal. The results of using particle profiling as an indicator for protozoa and helminths appeared to be inaccurate. The removal performance for bacterial and protozoan pathogens and their indicators in a full scale WWTP and the laboratory treatment system was compared.     

Microbial degradation op tripluralin by aspergillus carneus,fusarium oxysporum and trichoderma viride ∗

Abstract

³H‐Trifluralin was synthesized by condensation of ³H‐4‐chloro‐3,5‐dinitro‐α, α, α‐trifluorotoluene with di‐n‐propylamine.

After incubation of trifluralin with Aspergillus carneus, Fusarium oxysporum and Trichoderma viride for 10 days, a small percentage (less than 10%) of unchanged herbicide was recovered in the extractable fraction. This indicates a fairly rapid degradation of the herbicide by the fungal species. Other than trifluralin, the culture medium contained at least five labelled products: 2, 6‐dinitro‐N‐n‐propyl‐α, α, α‐tri‐fluoro‐p‐toluidine; 2, 6‐dinitro‐α, α, α‐trifluoro‐p‐toluidine; 2‐amino‐6‐nitro‐α, α,‐trifluoro‐p‐toluidine, 2, 6‐dinitro‐4‐trifluoromethyl phenol and a major polar product which constituted more than 50% of the total extractable transformation products. A pathway, which similates that of aerobic degradation of the herbicide in soil, is suggested for the microbiological degradation of trifluralin.     

Progression of natural attenuation processes at a crude oil spill site: II. Controls on spatial distribution of microbial populations

A multidisciplinary study of a crude-oil contaminated aquifer shows that the distribution of microbial physiologic types is strongly controlled by the aquifer properties and crude oil location. The microbial populations of four physiologic types were analyzed together with permeability, pore-water chemistry, nonaqueous oil content, and extractable sediment iron. Microbial data from three vertical profiles through the anaerobic portion of the contaminated aquifer clearly show areas that have progressed from iron-reduction to methanogenesis. These locations contain lower numbers of iron reducers, and increased numbers of fermenters with detectable methanogens. Methanogenic conditions exist both in the area contaminated by nonaqueous oil and also below the oil where high hydrocarbon concentrations correspond to local increases in aquifer permeability. The results indicate that high contaminant flux either from local dissolution or by advective transport plays a key role in determining which areas first become methanogenic. Other factors besides flux that are important include the sediment Fe(II) content and proximity to the water table. In locations near a seasonally oscillating water table, methanogenic conditions exist only below the lowest typical water table elevation. During 20 years since the oil spill occurred, a laterally continuous methanogenic zone has developed along a narrow horizon extending from the source area to 50-60 m downgradient. A companion paper [J. Contam. Hydrol. 53, 369-386] documents how the growth of the methanogenic zone results in expansion of the aquifer volume contaminated with the highest concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes.     

潜流式人工湿地微生物群落结构及脱氮效果的研究

人工湿地是一种经济有效的处理污水方法,对氮有一定的去除效果。实验主要测定了泗洪潜流式人工湿地芦苇根面及填料表面上氨化细菌、亚硝化细菌和反硝化细菌的数量分布情况,并初步探讨了人工湿地脱氮效果。结果显示湿地中细菌数量丰富,氮去除效果较好,其中氨氮、凯氏氮、总氮的去除率分别为55.5%,60.1%,53.6%。     

Transformations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-alkanes from petroleum pollutants in alluvial groundwaters

Investigations presented in this paper were aimed at defining the alterations of n-alkane composition in cases of oil-polluted alluvial sediments. Therefore, oil-polluted groundwater samples, taken in five different time intervals during a period of 28 months, were investigated. Samples of alluvial sediments were taken from two boreholes within an oil refinery at Pancevo, Yugoslavia. In both boreholes significant alterations with characteristic degradation of "oil" n-alkanes with no odd- or even-member predominance were observed, as well as subsequent synthesis of new ones with pronounced even-member predominance, and with maxima at C₁₆ and C₁₈. Since no additional contamination of boreholes was observed by analyses of steranes and triterpanes, the observed changes can only be attributed to microbial activity. It is assumed that for the degradation of oil n-alkanes, as well as for the synthesis of "new" n-alkanes, algae such as dinoflagellates are responsible. This assumption was confirmed by identification of n-alcohols with even-member predominance (C₁₄–C₂₀), by identification of cholesterol, as well as of n-fatty acids with even-member predominance (C₁₄–C₁₈) in the extract with n-alkane even-member predominance. Electronic Publication     

Role of microorganisms and macrofauna in benthic phosphorus dynamics in the po river--Adriatic Sea frontal system: An experimental approach

Sediment biotic and abiotic attributes were determined during the PRISMA II oceanographic campaigns in the northern and central Adriatic Sea. The radiotracer orthophosphate 32 P was used under laboratory conditions to analyse the role of micro- and macrofauna in phosphorus dynamics at the water-sediment interface. Effects of infaunal suspensivores on microfungal growth were also investigated. Our findings emphasised: 1) significant differences in sediment 32 P uptake as related to the sampling area, occurrence of the pelagic frontal system, sediment grain size, microbial activity, and anoxia; 2) the crucial role played in 32 P dynamics by different tropho-functional groups r - r i.e ., infaunal filter-feeders and epifaunal detritivore characterising the benthic community of the northern Adriatic basin. The significant changes in ergosterol concentration (adopted as an index of microfungal growth) observed in sediments subjected to infaunal activity, eventually provided a comprehensive insight into macrofauna-microorganism interactions. The potential impact of macrofaunal activity in phosphorus dynamics in the Adriatic benthic system is discussed.     

环境有效微生物菌剂治理蓝藻水华研究

在北京市延庆县妫水现场围隔水体中,通过投加由芽孢杆菌、酵母菌、乳酸菌、放线菌和沼泽红假单胞菌组成的环境有效微生物菌剂(EM菌剂)治理蓝藻水华污染的效果进行了研究。实验结果表明:与对照相比,投加EM菌剂不仅可以快速降低蓝藻数量,使蓝藻生物量减少55%以上,而且能够迅速降低水体中的氨氮、亚硝酸氮、总氮和磷酸盐浓度并维持在较低水平波动,从而降低了形成蓝藻水华所需要的氮和磷营养元素,因此控制了蓝藻水华的发展,具有重要的应用价值。     

纤维素分解菌和EM菌协同作用在有机废弃物堆肥中的应用

从堆肥、马粪、果园土、污泥等原料筛选出活性较高的纤维素分解菌，采用紫外诱变技术培育优良菌株。利用培育的纤维素分解菌、EM菌及两者的混合菌种作堆肥对比试验，通过对比堆肥过程中温度、微生物数量、出口气体浓度，证明堆料中接种微生物菌剂，可以提高有益微生物的群体数目和质量，使微生物群落之间相互协调，形成复杂而稳定的生态系统，从而增强微生物的降解活性，使堆肥温度迅速升高并维持较长的时间，提高堆肥效率。