Wastewater management in small- and medium-size enterprises: case studies

Wastewater management in small and medium-sized enterprises representing the chemical and food industries was investigated. The results showed that wastewater discharged from an ink-production factory was highly contaminated with organic pollutants. Anaerobic biological treatment followed by chemical coagulation using ferric chloride aided with lime proved to be very effective and produced an effluent that complied with national regulatory standard for wastewater discharge into public sewage network. Also, management of wastewater from a confectionery factory representing the food sector was carried out. Aerobic biological treatment using plastic-packed trickling filter proved to be an effective treatment method. However, application of in-plant control measures alleviated the requirement for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant. The applied pollution prevention and cleaner production measures involved good housekeeping, recovery of spent chocolate, modification of floor cleaning and installation of suction devices for the removal of sugar and starch powders. All improvement measures were documented by cost/benefit analysis.     

蠕虫在膜生物反应器和活性污泥法中的污泥减量研究

通过长达345d的中试规模试验,研究比较了蠕虫在膜生物反应器(MBR)和活性污泥法(CAS)的生长状况及其导致的污泥减量效果.CAS中的蠕虫生长状况明显优于MBR的蠕虫生长状况.MBR曝气池中平均蠕虫密度(10条·mg-1)远低于CAS曝气池中平均蠕虫密度(71条·mg-1),并且CAS中蠕虫连续保持高密度(>30条·mg-1)生长达172d.CAS中红斑瓢体虫和仙女虫交替成为优势蠕虫.蠕虫生长对MBR的污泥产率(0 40kg·kg-1)和污泥沉降性能(污泥沉降指数133mL·g-1)影响很小,但却能显著减少CAS的污泥产率(0 17kg·kg-1)和改善污泥沉降性能(污泥沉降指数为60mL·g-1).仙女虫比红斑瓢体虫能更大地减少污泥产量和更好地改善污泥沉降性能.蠕虫生长不影响MBR的COD去除率和出水水质,但却显著影响CAS的COD去除率和出水水质.     

厌氧水解酸化-好氧氧化A1/A2/O工艺剩余污泥减量

在碱减量印染废水A₁/A₂/O生物处理系统,通过污泥回流、把剩余污泥回流到A₁段,利用A段污泥的水解、酸化和O段微生物的好氧氧化作用可有效实现对回流剩余污泥的减量,同时O段好氧污泥的表观产率系数下降,系统产生的剩余污泥量减少.厌氧水解酸化-好氧氧化A₁/A₂/O工艺实现污泥减量由3段共同完成:A₁段实现回流剩余污泥的“液化”和惰性化;A₂段对系统污泥减量起到了强化作用;而O段微生物的合成作用在逐渐减弱.6个月连续运行的动态试验表明,在A₁段的容积负荷(COD_Cr)为2.54 kg·(m³·d)^-1、水力停留时间为7.56h条件下,A₁段利用水解酸化作用对回流剩余污泥的减量达到67.87%,系统O段好氧污泥的表观产率系数也下降到试验初始时的45.5%.在A₁/A₂/O污泥减量系统中,各段污泥性状发生了变化,A₁段污泥[MLVSS/MLSS]值从试验开始时的0.718 2下降到0.592 2,A₂段污泥[MLVSS/MLSS]值从0.667 3下降到0.526 7,剩余污泥的减量是活性污泥逐渐惰性化过程,污泥的粒度分析也证明了这一点.     

固体废物管理技术进展

概述了固体废物管理技术近年来的主要进展,这些进展包括,固体废物从“摇蓝到坟墓”的全过程管理,即从废物产生到收集、运输贮存,再循环,再利用,处理直至最终处理过程所涉及到的：废物最小量化管理技术;废物转移跟踪管理中产生者,运输者,处理处理者,主管当局的职责、主管当局的职责,义务和管理方式;废物经营者向主管当局申请许可证的程序和申请。时,对废物交换制度和废物管理信息系统也作了概要介绍。     

国内大中城市生活垃圾分类收集实施方案

作为“社会公害”之一的城市生活垃圾，是一种丰富的可再生资源，而实现城市垃圾资源化的关键是实施生活垃圾分类收集。详细分析了实施分类收集的6个前提条件。此外，还研究了我国城市生活垃圾分类收集的方法和实施程序。     

国内石油化工行业节水减排综评

分析当前国内石油化工行业新鲜水消耗和废水排放的现状，强调加快污水回用进程、提高水资源综合利用水平的必要性和紧迫性。介绍国内外石油化工行业节水理论，并在分析国内石油化工行业实施节水减排存在困难的基础上，提出节水减排的具体措施。     

Production patterns of packaging waste categories generated at typical Mediterranean residential building worksites

The construction sector is responsible for around 28% of the total waste volume generated in Europe, which exceeds the amount of household waste. This has led to an increase of different research studies focusing on construction waste quantification. However, within the research studies made, packaging waste has been analyzed to a limited extent. This article focuses on the packaging waste stream generated in the construction sector. To this purpose current on-site waste packaging management has been assessed by monitoring ten Mediterranean residential building works. The findings of the experimental data collection revealed that the incentive measures implemented by the construction company to improve on-site waste sorting failed to achieve the intended purpose, showing low segregation ratios. Subsequently, through an analytical study the generation patterns for packaging waste are established, leading to the identification of the prevailing kinds of packaging and the products responsible for their generation. Results indicate that plastic waste generation maintains a constant trend throughout the whole construction process, while cardboard becomes predominant towards the end of the construction works with switches and sockets from the electricity stage. Understanding the production patterns of packaging waste will be beneficial for adapting waste management strategies to the identified patterns for the specific nature of packaging waste within the context of construction worksites.     

Measurement of Fruit and Vegetable Losses in Brazil: A Case Study

This research conducted on municipal solid waste management for the first time quantified food spoilage as being 8.8% weight of all officially collected household garbage in the Brazilian city under study. The unexpected size of this waste fraction gave rise to work on the causes of waste and on its distribution over the product life cycle specific to fruit and vegetables. Waste was defined as being the combination of losses and scraps. Administrative shortcomings were identified as basic reasons for waste. At the producer and consumer ends of the cycle, negligence was shown to be the single most important problem. Fruit and vegetables deteriorate during the operations of handling, transport, packaging, storage, selling and consumption. The study detailed the occurrence of waste at all of these stages. In the medium-size Brazilian city, the total waste of fruit and vegetables was shown to amount to 16.6% weight in the marketing stage of the life cycle. At the consumer level, it was measured as 3.4% weight of all household garbage. Specific reasons for this waste were identified at the levels of producer, wholesaler and retailer. Short-term remedies were pointed out that invariably corrected deficient management procedures. It was shown that very simple administrative measures can significantly reduce the spoilage of fruit and vegetables. Long-term strategies involve the creation of sample cases for administration of the fruit and vegetables life cycle at all stages.     

危险废物稳定化/固化技术的现状与发展

本文对危险废物稳定化／固化处理技术的历史、现状以及今后的发展方向进行了较为系统的论述，对该技术在处理危险废物时所存在的问题进行了探讨，认为今后药剂稳定化技术在废物处置预处理领域将会占据重要的地位。