Toxicological characterization of the landfill leachate prior/after chemical and electrochemical treatment: A study on human and plant cells

In this research, toxicological safety of two newly developed methods for the treatment of landfill leachate from the Piškornica (Croatia) sanitary landfill was investigated. Chemical treatment procedure combined chemical precipitation with CaO followed by coagulation with ferric chloride and final adsorption by clinoptilolite. Electrochemical treatment approach included pretreatment with ozone followed by electrooxidation/electrocoagulation and final polishing by microwave irradiation. Cell viability of untreated/treated landfill leachate was examined using fluorescence microscopy. Cytotoxic effect of the original leachate was obtained for both exposure periods (4 and 24 h) while treated samples showed no cytotoxic effect even after prolonged exposure time. The potential DNA damage of the untreated/treated landfill leachate was evaluated by the comet assay and cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay using either human or plant cells. The original leachate exhibited significantly higher comet assay parameters compared to negative control after 24 h exposure. On the contrary, there was no significant difference between negative control and chemically/electrochemically treated leachate for any of the parameters tested. There was also no significant increase in either CBMN assay parameter compared to the negative control following the exposure of the lymphocytes to the chemically or electrochemically treated landfill leachate for both exposure periods while the original sample showed significantly higher number of micronuclei, nucleoplasmic bridges and nuclear buds for both exposure times. Results suggest that both methods are suitable for the treatment of such complex waste effluent due to high removal efficiency of all measured parameters and toxicological safety of the treated effluent.     

Effect of water pH and total dissolved solids on the species diversity of pelagic zooplankton in lakes: A statistical analysis

Statistical analysis of the combined influence of lake surface area (S), water pH, and total dissolved solids (TDS) on the formation of zooplankton communities in lakes has been made on the basis of available data on the number of species (N _sp ) of pelagic zooplankton in 256 lakes of the temperate zone of Europe, Asia, and North America. Graphic analysis and analysis of variance have shown that extremely high or extremely low values of pH and TDS inhibit lake zooplankton. If the value of one of these factors is extremely high, any increase in the other factor is favorable for the inhibited zooplankton, and this second factor determines the value of N _sp .     

TDS对制备纳米乳化油稳定性影响的实验研究

为有效评估地下水中溶解组分对制备纳米乳化油的潜在影响,通过人工模拟配制天然地下水开展地下水TDS对制备纳米乳化油稳定性影响的批实验研究.分别采用动态光散和多重光散技术表征TDS影响下纳米乳化油粒径、背散射光通量、光子自由程以及峰厚度等指标的动态变化,以此来反映TDS对制备纳米乳化油稳定性的影响.结果显示:在TDS浓度为300、500和1000 mg·L^-1 的情况下,TDS对纳米乳化油稳定性起到正向作用.反映纳米乳化油整体稳定性的TSI随TDS增大呈现先增大后减小的趋势,相较于空白样稳定性分别提高了68.1%、55.6%和14.3%,其中300 mg·L^-1 的样品稳定性最好.依据局部TSI、背散射光强度、峰厚度和光子自由程的变化进行局部稳定性分析,识别出纳米乳化油的不稳定性主要受顶部不稳区和底部不稳区的影响.纳米乳化油顶部不稳区的不稳定性主要影响因素为液滴上浮、聚并,具体表现为体积分数增大,液滴粒径增大;而底部不稳区受上浮影响引起的纳米乳化油体积分数减小是其不稳的主要原因.进一步分析表明,TDS降低了纳米乳化油的布朗运动速率.相比于空白样,实验设计的TDS(300、500和1000 mg·L^-1)对纳米乳化油的上浮现象和液滴的聚并现象起抑制作用,并随浓度增大逐渐减弱. 300 mg·L^-1的样品对两种不稳定因素分别减轻了88%和87.7%.因此,适宜的地下水TDS可以减弱布朗运动,降低上浮现象和聚并现象,从而对纳米乳化油的稳定性起正向作用,有利于纳米乳化油在多孔介质中的迁移.     

RO浓水-废水联合培养小球藻的实验研究

为了实现微藻培养基的低成本化和废水资源化利用多重目的的耦合,对反渗透浓缩液(RO浓水)作为培养基培养小球藻(Chlorella sp.)的可行性及其影响因素进行了探讨。实验取一级、二级处理出水和消化反应上清液及3种废水与RO浓水混合液制成6种培养基培养小球藻,探究最佳培养基;在此基础上探究浓度与温度对小球藻生长的影响。结果表明,培养15 d后,3种添加了RO浓水的培养基比3种纯废水培养基更有利于小球藻的生长,其中消化反应上清液-RO浓水混合液是最佳培养基;浓水浓度0%~90%的该混合液中小球藻生物量增加315%~780%,且小球藻的生物量表现为随RO浓水浓度的增大先增加后减小的变化趋势,30%是小球藻最佳培养浓度;在10、20和30℃下,浓度0%~90%的培养基中小球藻生物量增加了140%~570%,各浓度中的小球藻均在20℃下生长最好。     

西藏盐井盐泉地下热卤水水化学特征分析

地下水化学成分受地质、水文地质、岩性等因素的控制，水化学特征研究对水资源的利用、管理及保护具有重要的指导作用。西藏自治区芒康县盐井乡境内，沿澜沧江近岸边长约1．5km范围内出露有50余处矿化度较高、水温为中高温、无色、味咸的天然盐泉。这种地下热卤水的分布特征、水化学特征和化学组分的形成，受地质构造、地下水径流通道、径流速度等条件的影响，因此通过对其水样水化学特征的研究，进一步阐明盐泉形成的基本规律。     

净水厂生产废水回用对供水水质的影响

通过研究生产废水回用对水质的影响,认为生产废水含固率是影响回用效果的重要评价指标,回用澄清池排泥水和滤池反冲洗水,对水质的影响规律相似.改善混凝条件的最佳含固率范围也是回用对水质影响最小的含固率范围.当含固率小于1%时,回用不会对水质造成影响,当含固率大于1%时,回用较无回用时的水质变差,但不会超过水质标准.回用生产废水可以提高有机物的去除率,主要是因为生产废水中含有的Al(OH)3沉淀物的物理吸附和卷扫絮凝功能.     

石羊河流域地下水循环的同位素和地球化学演化特征

石羊河流域是我国水资源开发程度最高的内陆河流域之一,是干旱区典型的水资源脆弱带,其生态环境问题日益严重,因此,研究石羊河流域地下水循环和地球化学演化规律具有重要意义.本研究从祁连山顶到红崖山水库沿径流剖面采集水样,对降水、地表水和地下水的水化学及同位素δ18O、δD进行分析,以揭示地下水的补给、径流和排泄规律.结果表明,地下水径流系统在向下游输送的过程中不断接受河流的渗漏补给和农田灌溉入渗补给,通过河床溢流、人工开采的形式排泄,盆地平原区地下水以垂向运动为主.盆地下游是地下水的主要排泄区,盆地北端地下水随基底抬升而上升溢出,转化为地表水排出.流域地下水从上游到下游矿化度逐渐升高,溶解性总固体(TDS)值在131 ～1750mg·L-1之间;水化学类型从HCO3--SO42--Ca2+-Mg2+型逐渐转化为SO42--HCO3-Mg2+-Ca2+型,呈现明显的分带特征.     

矿化度对淡水浮游植物生长及群落结构的影响

以博斯腾湖原水为培养液,通过添加SO₄2-和Cl-调节培养液的矿化度分别为0.5、1.5、3.5、10.0g/L,考察不同矿化度对浮游植物生长及群落结构的影响. 结果表明:在对数生长期内,浮游植物生物量、比增长率及ρ(Chla)均随矿化度的增加而升高;生长后期高矿化度(10.0g/L)对浮游植物有抑制作用. 在各矿化度下的浮游植物优势门类均为硅藻门,其生物量占藻类总生物量的95%以上. 随着矿化度升高,蓝藻门有较好的适应性,能够生长,但绿藻门受到明显抑制. 试验显示,优势属为脆杆藻(Fragilaria)、针杆藻(Synedra)、舟形藻(Navicula)和羽纹藻(Pinnularia). 矿化度为0.5g/L时很少出现舟形藻,但随着矿化度的升高,舟形藻逐渐成为优势种,其生物量占18.51%~26.18%;羽纹藻生物量在矿化度为0.5和1.5g/L时所占比例分别达3.40%和4.94%,在高矿化度(3.5~10.0g/L)下则极少出现,不再具有优势. 研究表明,舟形藻和羽纹藻可作为博斯腾湖咸化过程的参考藻种.      

炉渣为包敷滤料的暗管排水中TDS含量变化特征

实验室模拟"浅密式"暗管排盐工艺,以炉渣为暗管包敷滤料,研究在补水淋溶和重力水下渗作用下,暗管排水中总溶解固体(TDS)含量及土壤含盐量变化特征。试验结果表明,暗管排水中TDS含量呈先快后慢的下降趋势,其累积分布曲线用y=aln(x)+b模型拟合时,具有很高的拟合度;土壤的淋溶脱盐效果与土壤初始含盐量、淋溶次数、排水TDS总量及包敷滤料等因素相关;淋溶次数为5次,采用高炉液态渣为包敷滤料,厚度15 cm,1 200 mm2/m规格的波纹塑料暗管铺设方式,脱盐率可达69%。该研究可为炉渣应用于暗管排盐工程提供技术支持。     

Effectiveness of Treatment Technologies for Wastewater Pollution Generated by Indian Pulp Mills

India has a large number of paper manufacturing units, with mills varying in size of operations and type of product, scattered all over the length and breadth of the country. Present study deals with the survey of four different pulp and paper mills (Mill A, Mill B, Mill C and Mill D) in India, differing in their scale of operation as well as raw material usage. Physico-chemical characterization of wastewaters produced by different processing units like digestor house liquors, bleaching section, paper machine backwaters, combined inlet to the ETP and outlet to ETP, for all the four mills, was conducted. Different parameters like pH, Color, COD, BOD, percent Na, SAR, TDS and Total hardness were analyzed and compared. Highly significant differences were thus found between all the processing units of all four mills with p values < 0.01. This evaluation showed that though these mills have effluent treatment facilities installed in their premises, improvements are still needed to increase their efficiencies for treating the discharged wastewaters.