臭氧-BAF组合工艺处理电镀RO浓水

电镀废水反渗透(RO)浓水具有盐度高、难降解有机物浓度高、含重金属等特点,是电镀废水处理工艺提标改造的难点。采用臭氧-曝气生物滤池(BAF)组合工艺,对电镀废水反渗透(RO)浓水中有机物进行处理,使出水COD浓度达到《电镀污染物排放标准》中标准。考察了废水初始p H、臭氧浓度和反应时间等因素对臭氧氧化效果的影响,以及水力停留时间(HRT)和气水比对BAF单元COD去除效果的影响。经优化后的系统运行工况为:臭氧氧化单元中废水初始p H值为10.0,臭氧浓度为31.96 mg·L~(-1),反应时间为40 min;BAF的HRT为3 h,气水比为5∶1。在最佳工况下,当进水COD为180~240 mg·L~(-1)时,经组合工艺处理后COD去除率达78.6%,平均出水COD浓度为47 mg·L~(-1),达到了标准的要求。     

响应面法优化电渗析处理褐藻酸钠废水工艺

采用电渗析器处理过滤的褐藻酸钠废水,褐藻酸钠废水初始水质如下:Ca2+(56 mg/L)、Cl-(1 808 mg/L)、电导率(7.24 mS/cm)。处理目标值如下:Ca2+(60 mg/L)、Cl-(300 mg/L)、电导率(2.50 mS/cm)。运用Design-Expert分析软件,采用Box-Behnken的中心组合设计方法,研究了流量、电压及淡水浓水体积比及其交互作用对直流电耗的影响。建立了电渗析处理褐藻酸钠废水的二次多项数学模型,并以电渗析的直流电耗为响应值做响应面,确定电渗析处理褐藻酸钠废水的最佳工艺条件为:流量200 L/h、电压40 V、淡水浓水体积比1∶1。在此条件下电渗析的直流电耗最小为0.45 kWh/kg,电渗析器处理后的水质如下:Ca2+(56 mg/L)、Cl-(259 mg/L)、电导率(2.00 mS/cm),达到处理目标。     

超声氧化降解糠醛废水的研究

采用超声与氧化技术联合处理糠醛废水,其COD去除率可达87%,同时考察了反应时间、温度、初始浓度、超声频率、超声功率、H2O2和FeSO4初始浓度等工艺参数对COD去除效果的影响,为处理该种废水提供了一种清洁、简便、低能耗的净化方法.     

混凝-催化氧化-水解酸化-生物接触氧化法处理染料废水的中试研究

采用混凝-催化氧化-水解酸化-生物接触氧化法处理高浓度难降解分散染料废水.比较分析了O_3、UV/TiO_2/O_3,UV/O_3/H_2O_23种高级氧化法的处理效果.结果表明,UV/TiO_2/O_3对废水COD和色度有较高的去除率.可明显改善废水的可生化性,废水的BOD_5/COD由0.05～0.07升高至0.42～0.46.在混凝沉淀单元HRT为1.5 h.催化氧化单元(UV/TiO_2/O_3)HRT为3.0 h,水解酸化HRT为10.0 h,生物接触氧化HRT为10.0 h的最佳条件下,该组合工艺对废水COD和色度总的去除率分别可达95.0%、99.5%.     

有效降解万古霉素废水COD的真菌菌株筛选及研究

从本实验室保存的447株真菌中筛选出1株能有效降解万古霉紊废水COD的真菌HCCB00304.通过形态观察及分子生物学分析,鉴定该菌株为绿僵菌.利用真菌HCCB00304处理万古霉素废水的最佳条件为:菌体投加量10%(体积分数)、初始pH 6.00、25℃、处理时间60 h,在此条件下可使废水的COD从114 208 mg/L降到56 145 mg/L,COD降解率为50.84%.反应动力学分析表明,COD降解呈一级反应动力学过程,其降解速率常数为0.013 3 h-1.     

混合型乳化液膜萃取分离处理工业化纤废水

为了去除工业化纤废水中的水溶性污染物,采用混合型乳化液膜法对废水样品进行了处理,以紫外吸收值和COD去除率为指标。结果表明,不同的表面活性剂、废水浓度、反应时间、液膜组成及处理工艺(包括内相酸浓度、油水比、乳水比)等对处理效果都会产生影响;其中T-152是最合适的表面活性剂,当体系pH=4,油内比为1∶1,乳水比为1∶3,废水初始COD为1 000 mg/L左右,表面活性剂的量:溶剂煤油的量:膜固定剂(TOA)三者体积比为5∶25 000∶1时,搅拌处理30 min,废水中紫外吸收光谱的最强吸收峰红移且峰强减小,COD的去除率达到96.5%,出水COD小于100 mg/L;处理后,废水的色度和浊度均得到显著降低,去除率达到98%以上,达到了排放要求。     

臭氧光电催化耦合处理炼油反渗透浓水

为控制炼油废水对环境的污染,采用臭氧光电催化氧化耦合工艺对炼油废水反渗透浓水进行了处理研究,主要考察了pH、电流密度、臭氧投加量等因素对该耦合体系废水处理效果的影响。结果表明,臭氧光电催化氧化耦合技术可有效降解炼油废水反渗透浓水;废水中油类及COD的去除率随pH的增大先提高后降低;随电流密度的增大,COD去除率先提高后降低,油类物质先提高然后基本保持恒定;臭氧投加量不断增大,COD及油类物质去除率先提高后趋于稳定。当pH=7.5,臭氧投加量达到8 mg/L,电流密度50 mA/cm2,停留时间30 min,出水达到COD≤50 mg/L,石油类≤0.5 mg/L的排放要求。     

Fered-Fenton法处理石化废水反渗透浓水

以Ti金属网为阴极、Ti负载RuO2金属网为阳极,构建Fered-Fenton反应系统,处理石化废水反渗透膜法浓水.考察H2O2浓度、Fe2+浓度、初始pH值和电流密度等因素对废水处理效果的影响,并分析了废水可生化性及污染物降解规律.结果表明,在H2O2浓度为75.0 mmol/L,Fe2+浓度为7.5 mmol/L,初始pH值为3.0,电流密度为5.1 mA/cm2的条件下,反应120 min后废水TOC可由198.2 mg/L降到99.6 mg/L,有机污染物矿化率达到49.7％,BOD5/COD由0.11提高至0.31,废水可生化性明显改善.三维荧光光谱(EEM)分析结果表明,Fered-Fenton法对废水中类蛋白、类富里酸等荧光有机物去除率达到66.7％,该类大分子难降解有机物的氧化降解有利于改善废水可生化性,为进一步的生化处理创造了良好的条件.     

臭氧化对垃圾填埋场后期渗滤液的预处理研究

应用自制微孔扩散式接触反应器,考察了不同pH条件下垃圾填埋场后期渗滤液的臭氧化预处理效果.结果表明,渗滤液初始pH值升高,臭氧利用率增大,垃圾渗滤液中COD、腐殖酸的去除速率加快;当初始pH为10时,经臭氧化处理120 min后,模拟废水的BOD5/COD可从初始的0.17提高到0.36,改善了废水的可生化性,同时渗滤液的色度、浊度、腐殖酸和SS也有较高的去除率.     

多级冷冻工艺对高盐高浓度有机废水的处理效果及去除机理

探索了冷冻结晶工艺去除高盐高浓度模拟有机废水的影响因素,将多级冷冻工艺应用于模拟废水和实际废水。结果表明:在其他因素固定的条件下,结冰率越高,有机物去除率和脱盐率就越低;冷冻温度越低,有机物去除率和脱盐率越低;有机物去除率和脱盐率随初始盐浓度或初始COD的增大而降低;冷冻接触面积越大,有机物去除率和脱盐率越高。初始COD为8 000.0 mg·L~(-1),初始盐浓度为8 000.0 mg·L~(-1)的模拟废水在4级冷冻后,COD和含盐量分别降低至240.0 mg·L~(-1)和516.9 mg·L~(-1),去除率分别为97.0%和93.5%。初始COD为55 690.0 mg·L~(-1),初始盐浓度为54 648.9 mg·L~(-1) (以NaCl计)的实际化工废水在经过6级冷冻处理后,COD和含盐量分别降低至491.3 mg·L~(-1)和983.3 mg·L~(-1),有机物去除率为99.1%,脱盐率为98.2%,可达到市政管网的接管要求。上述研究结果为高盐高浓度有机废水的处理提供了新的解决方案。     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

Knowledge transfer initiative between molecular biologists and environmental researchers and regulators

A Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Knowledge Transfer (KT) workshop was held in the United Kingdom (UK) to identify the needs and opportunities in the application of molecular biology and ‘omics’ techniques to environmental monitoring and risk assessment. Attendees highlighted a lack of effective communication between end-users and researchers as well as difficulties with data interpretation as reasons behind the slow uptake of molecular biology and omics techniques. A number of promising areas in which new techniques could be implemented at a practical level in the very near future were identified, thereby raising the profile of these recent technologies and providing vital proof of concept work. Molecular taxonomy, bacterial source tracking and pre-screening of chemicals for potential toxicities were all viewed as areas in which omics and molecular techniques could have immediate value, with the aim of reducing cost, increasing efficiency and providing more comprehensive data of improved quality.     

Sorption and predicted mobility of herbicides in Baltic soils

This study was undertaken to determine sorption coefficients of eight herbicides (alachlor, amitrole, atrazine, simazine, dicamba, imazamox, imazethapyr, and pendimethalin) to seven agricultural soils from sites throughout Lithuania. The measured sorption coefficients were used to predict the susceptibility of these herbicides to leach to groundwater. Soil-water partitioning coefficients were measured in batch equilibrium studies using radiolabeled herbicides. In most soils, sorption followed the general trend pendimethalin > alachlor > atrazine～ amitrole～ simazine > imazethapyr > imazamox > dicamba, consistent with the trends in hydrophobicity (log K_ow) except in the case of amitrole. For several herbicides, sorption coefficients and calculated retardation factors were lowest (predicted to be most susceptible to leaching) in a soil of intermediate organic carbon content and sand content. Calculated herbicide retardation factors were high for soils with high organic carbon contents. Estimated leaching times under saturated conditions, assuming no herbicide degradation and no preferential water flow, were more strongly affected by soil textural effects on predicted water flow than by herbicide sorption effects. All herbicides were predicted to be slowest to leach in soils with high clay and low sand contents, and fastest to leach in soils with high sand content and low organic matter content. Herbicide management is important to the continued increase in agricultural production and profitability in the Baltic region, and these results will be useful in identifying critical areas requiring improved management practices to reduce water contamination by pesticides.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.