小型生活污水受纳水体浮游植物增长的氮、磷限制研究

为研究生活污水处理后其受纳水体中浮游植物增长的氮磷限制,选取某生活污水处理系统的受纳水体为研究对象,依据我国《城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准》(GB189182002)一级A标准(氨氮5 mg/L和磷0.5 mg/L)进行氮磷营养盐最高浓度和浓度梯度添加微宇宙实验模拟实验。最高浓度添加实验结果显示N、P双添加的实验组中3d后叶绿素a的浓度显著(P0.05)高于单独添加氮和单独添加磷实验组。因此,氮和磷是被研究水体浮游植物生长的共同限制因子。同时结果还暗示受纳水体接纳处理后的生活污水仍可能会造成浮游植物在短期内剧烈增长。浓度梯度添加实验结果显示,将磷控制在0.27 mg/L或者将氮控制在1.0 mg/L以下,可以有效降低被研究水体浮游植物的增长。据此可以进一步严格生活污水处理后的排放标准以降低受纳水体水华的风险。     

污水处理和回用技术的应用：中水回用在沈阳的发展前景和存在的问题

为了解决水资源供应严重短缺,缓解污水排放对环境造成的破坏,沈阳市在今后5～10年内将建成中水回用系统,使城市中水回用率达到50％.文中回顾了污水处理和回用技术的发展现状,总结了中水回用的常规技术和新工艺(包括土壤渗滤法、膜生物反应器工艺法、周期循环延时曝气工艺法),并指出土壤渗滤法(SAT)和膜生物反应器(MBR)因其独特的技术优势,在中水回用领域的光明前景.通过列举一些污水回用项目的实际例子,分析了中水回用技术应用所带来的经济和生态效应,并探讨了沈阳市中水回用存在的问题和解决方法.     

基于能值的污水处理系统环境影响分析

污水处理厂及其“产物”(处理水和脱水污泥)的处理处置系统共同构成了污水处理综合系统,它从整体上涵盖了污水处理的全过程.污水处理综合系统在构建和运行的过程中主要包括两方面的环境影响:1)物质资源的消耗;2)排放污染物对环境的危害,而后者在既往有关的污水处理系统分析中往往被忽略.为了更全面地了解污水处理过程的环境影响状况,本文以能值分析理论为基础对污水处理综合系统进行分析,同时,结合生态足迹理论对系统的可持续性进行分析.结果表明:水体污染物的环境影响能值远大于大气污染物,且主要受氨氮排放量的影响;污水处理综合系统的能值消耗主要为废物流能值和本地可更新资源能值;“处理厂系统+填埋系统”的能值利用效率最高,“处理厂系统+中水回用系统+焚烧系统”的能值利用效率最低;“处理厂系统+中水回用系统+填埋系统”的环境可持续性最好,而“处理厂系统+焚烧系统”的可持续性最差.     

A/DAT-IAT工艺处理城市污水的生态安全调控

以A/DAT-IAT工艺出水的常规指标和生态毒性指标为考察对象,对A/DAT-IAT工艺处理城市污水的运行周期（T）、外回流比（R₁）、内回流比（R₂）和混合液污泥浓度（MLSS）4个控制参数进行了3个水平的正交试验.结果表明：混合液污泥浓度（MLSS）是4个控制参数中对考察对象影响最大的因素;去除常规指标的最优运行条件为运行周期3 h,外回流比20%,内回流比150%,MLSS 5000 mg·L^-1;去除生态毒性指标的最优运行条件为运行周期3 h,外回流比20%,内回流比150%,MLSS 3000 mg·L^-1.分析表明,造成去除两类指标的最优运行条件不同的主要原因可能是污水中存在具有一定生态毒性的难生物降解有机物和经水解酸化后毒性增强的有机物.本试验研究为该工艺今后的生态安全调控改进提供了参考方向.建议投加絮凝剂,同时适当选择运行控制参数,以共同提高对常规指标和生态毒性指标的去除效果.     

铁-碳内电解质下4种水生植物的净水效果

为比较湿地生态系统中常见水生植物的净水效果,在铁-碳内电解质下以凤眼莲、睡莲、菖蒲、芦苇4种水生植物为研究对象,比较分析植物及其组合在不同试验时间(1～5 d)对污水中铵氮、化学需氧量(COD)、总磷(TP)的净化效果.结果表明:与无植物的对照相比,铁-碳内电解质下单种水生植物对污水中的铵氮、COD、TP去除效果更好,但物种间存在明显差异.在污水处理2 d时,凤眼莲对铵氮的去除率达到100%;3 d时,铵氮在菖蒲水体中的浓度接近0;各类型植物组合对铵氮的去除效果均较好.在污水处理2 d时,凤眼莲的水体COD浓度接近0,菖蒲次之,凤眼莲-菖蒲组合水体的COD浓度降为最低(4.33 mg·L^-1),去除率为85.1%.在处理4 d时,凤眼莲的TP浓度最低,芦苇次之;处理2 d时,凤眼莲-菖蒲水体的TP浓度最低.内电解质与植物的组合效果比单纯内电解质对污水的净化效果好,植物的配置应依据污染物水平进行优化.     

微生物复合菌剂净化生活污水的应用

利用微生物复合菌剂在生物处理污水中具有广阔的发展前景。本研究采用单因素试验对氨氮降解菌的氨氮去除能力、絮凝菌的絮凝效果的影响因素进行分析,由各因素水平的分析结果表明:氨氮降解菌接种量为10%、降解时间为60 h、pH为9时氨氮的去除效果达到85.18%;絮凝菌的投加量为15%,助凝剂的投加量为3 m L,p H为7时絮凝效果为86.26%。利用试验菌株构建具有降解氨氮和絮凝双重功能的复合菌剂,优化培养条件为:氨氮降解菌与絮凝菌的配比为2:3,p H为8。在此优化条件下,进行五大水质指标的验证试验,氨氮降解率、絮凝率、BOD去除率、COD去除率和浊度去除率均达到90%以上,出水水质均达到GB18918—2002《城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准》一级B标准。研究表明复合菌剂能使污水中氨氮和悬浮固体大幅度降低,达到同时去除水体中多种污染物的目的。微生物菌剂在污水净化体系中,具有较好的生产稳定性,可为高原城市生活污水体系净化的应用基础研究提供依据。     

人工湿地处理造纸废水后细菌群落结构变化

人工湿地通过模拟自然湿地的生态系统,能够实现污染物的去除,是一种高效经济的污水处理手段,但是对人工湿地处理后污水中细菌群落的研究较少。采集了造纸厂排污口和人工湿地出水口的水样,检测了溶解氧、pH值和盐度等水质指标,对主要污染物的含量进行了测定和分析,并利用DGGE技术对细菌群落的变化进行了研究。结果表明:(1)造纸污水经人工湿地处理后水质有明显提高;(2)人工湿地处理后细菌群落结构发生变化,优势菌由γ变形菌和衣原体变为α变形菌,而且微生物多样性指数Shannon-Wiener's降低;(3)人工湿地处理前污水中存在着大量致病微生物和降解微生物,处理后以环境友好的固氮菌和少量致病菌为主。研究结果揭示了人工湿地不仅可以去除造纸废水中的污染物,改善水质而且可以大大减少向环境中排放的致病微生物,防止由致病微生物引起的生态灾难的发生,为将来人工湿地应用于工业污水处理和微生物生态安全评估提供有效可靠的依据。     

污水清洁工——微藻

作为环境污染的重要组成部分,水污染始终是人类生存与发展所要面临的重大问题.未经处理的污水大量排放进入水体,会使氮磷等污染物在水体中大量积累,引起藻类及其他浮游生物过度繁殖,水体溶解氧含量下降,水质恶化,威胁水生生物的生存,甚至会造成水生生态系统功能的退化.因此,开发经济高效的污水处理技术已成为水环境保护领域的研究重点.     

人工湿地系统微生物去除污染物的研究进展

人工湿地系统是模拟自然湿地,通过植物、土壤、微生物的相互作用去除污染物,从而实现净化污水、美化环境的功能,是一种经济环保且高效的污水处理技术。微生物作为人工湿地生态系统的重要组成部分,承担着对污水、废水中污染物的吸收和分解。本文从微生物种群分布特征和影响微生物生态分布及去污能力的三个因素,温度和营养物质、基质方面,总结归纳了人工湿地微生物去除污染物的研究进展。     

含氮有机物在污水处理过程中的生物转化机制与模型研究进展

随着市政污水处理厂的提标改造,出水总氮浓度逐渐降低,但溶解性有机氮(Dissolved Organic Nitrogen,DON)在总氮中的占比却越来越高,对含氮消毒副产物的生成和受纳水体富营养化的潜在贡献不可忽视.正因如此,近年来有关污水处理系统中DON的研究不断增加.本文重点综述了污水处理厂DON特征、生成转化规律...     

Slaughterhouse wastewater treatment by combined chemical coagulation and electrocoagulation process

Slaughterhouse wastewater contains various and high amounts of organic matter (e.g., proteins, blood, fat and lard). In order to produce an effluent suitable for stream discharge, chemical coagulation and electrocoagulation techniques have been particularly explored at the laboratory pilot scale for organic compounds removal from slaughterhouse effluent. The purpose of this work was to investigate the feasibility of treating cattle-slaughterhouse wastewater by combined chemical coagulation and electrocoagulation process to achieve the required standards. The influence of the operating variables such as coagulant dose, electrical potential and reaction time on the removal efficiencies of major pollutants was determined. The rate of removal of pollutants linearly increased with increasing doses of PACl and applied voltage. COD and BOD(5) removal of more than 99% was obtained by adding 100 mg/L PACl and applied voltage 40 V. The experiments demonstrated the effectiveness of chemical and electrochemical techniques for the treatment of slaughterhouse wastewaters. Consequently, combined processes are inferred to be superior to electrocoagulation alone for the removal of both organic and inorganic compounds from cattle-slaughterhouse wastewater.     

A critical review of the occurrence of perfluoroalkyl acids in aqueous environments and their removal by adsorption onto carbon nanotubes

The presence of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in aquatic environments is a cause of concern, due to their toxicity, possible ecological impact and adverse effects in man. The release of these pollutants into receiving water bodies occurs primarily through the discharge of untreated wastewater and industrial effluents. Consequently, there is a need to remediate wastewater containing these compounds before its discharge. In this review, the occurrence of PFAAs in water streams is reviewed, with the aim of providing in-depth information on the harmful effects arising through exposure to these pollutants by both man and the environment. One viable strategy for the removal of PFAAs from wastewaters is adsorption. This technique is discussed in relation to a number of conventional adsorbents and they are compared with the behaviour of a more effective adsorbent, namely, carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In particular, various functionalization strategies can increase the efficiency of CNTs for the removal of PFAAs. Sorption of PFAAs onto CNTs demonstrates good removal efficiencies and equilibrium is attained faster than with conventional adsorbents. This is attributed to the inherent properties of CNTs, such as large surface area/porosity, and the ease with which new functional groups are introduced onto the walls of the tubes. The adsorption mechanism of PFAAs is primarily enhanced through electrostatic interactions; however, other intermolecular forces, such as hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions and ion-exchange, also play a role. This review aims at providing information on the occurrence and fate of PFAAs and the interactions involved in their removal from aqueous solutions by CNTs.     

再生(污)水灌溉生态风险与可持续利用

作为一个农业大国,水资源贫乏及地域分布不均匀造成了我国严重的农业用水危机。为缓解我国农业用水危机,污水灌溉及再生水灌溉已成为解决农业灌溉水源不足的一项重要措施。在总结污水灌溉及再生水灌溉生态风险的基础上,针对国内研究现状,分析了我国再生水灌溉利用的可行性。研究发现,再生水灌溉的污染风险远小于污水灌溉,且再生水灌溉还具有回用成本低、减少农作物生产成本等经济效益,以及减少污染物向水环境中排放、改善土壤质量等环境效益。与污水灌溉相比再生水在农业灌溉上具有较大的应用前景,应加大其推广与应用的力度。最后,根据国内外的研究现状,提出了一些再生水灌溉可持续管理措施及其安全利用的相关建议。     

Discharge of disinfected wastewater in recipient aquatic systems: fate of allochthonous bacterial and autochthonous protozoa populations

The discharge of disinfected effluents affects the bacterivorous ability of protozoa and the effect depends on the disinfectant applied. Chlorine provokes a decrease in the number of protozoa and a delay in the bacterivorous ability. The discharge of ozonated and peracetic acid-treated wastewater provokes only an initial slight decrease in bacterivorous ability. No correlation was found between toxicity values detected using the Microtox^™ assay and the effect of disinfected effluents on freshwater protozoa populations. After the disinfection processes, recipient systems (fresh and marine water) have different effects on the survival of Escherichia coli populations discharged to them. The effect of the freshwater recipient system is less negative than the effect provoked by sea-water, and the differences detected depend on the disinfection treatment applied. The wastewater bacterial population as a whole is able to grow after discharge of disinfected wastewater to receiving waters. However, in the absence of predation or competition, the recipient systems exert selection, with rod-shaped bacteria predominating.     

Use of a Battery of Chemical and Ecotoxicological Methods for the Assessment of the Efficacy of Wastewater Treatment Processes to Remove Estrogenic Potency

Endocrine Disrupting Compounds pose a substantial risk to the aquatic environment. Ethinylestradiol (EE2) and estrone (E1) have recently been included in a watch list of environmental pollutants under the European Water Framework Directive. Municipal wastewater treatment plants are major contributors to the estrogenic potency of surface waters. Much of the estrogenic potency of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents can be attributed to the discharge of steroid estrogens including estradiol (E2), EE2 and E1 due to incomplete removal of these substances at the treatment plant. An evaluation of the efficacy of wastewater treatment processes requires the quantitative determination of individual substances most often undertaken using chemical analysis methods. Most frequently used methods include Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS/MS) or Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LCMS/MS) using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). Although very useful for regulatory purposes, targeted chemical analysis can only provide data on the compounds (and specific metabolites) monitored. Ecotoxicology methods additionally ensure that any by-products produced or unknown estrogenic compounds present are also assessed via measurement of their biological activity. A number of in vitro bioassays including the Yeast Estrogen Screen (YES) are available to measure the estrogenic activity of wastewater samples. Chemical analysis in conjunction with in vivo and in vitro bioassays provides a useful toolbox for assessment of the efficacy and suitability of wastewater treatment processes with respect to estrogenic endocrine disrupting compounds. This paper utilizes a battery of chemical and ecotoxicology tests to assess conventional, advanced and emerging wastewater treatment processes in laboratory and field studies.     

The Aquatic Environment and Textile Mill Effluents — An Ecological Risk Assessment

Textile mill effluents (TMEs) are wastewater discharges from textile mills that are involved in wet processes such as scouring, neutralizing, desizing, mercerizing, carbonizing, fulling, bleaching, dyeing, printing and other wet finishing activities. TMEs are complex mixtures containing a wide variety of chemicals which have a range of pH, temperature, colour and oxygen demand characteristics. Most wet processing mills in Canada discharge to municipal wastewater collection systems where those effluents receive some form of wastewater treatment. This paper reports the results of a tiered assessment approach that was used to determine the impacts on the aquatic environment of whole effluents discharged by wet processing textile mills in Canada. A conservative assessment indicated that no substantial threat to the aquatic environment was associated with TMEs receiving secondary or tertiary treatment, on- site or at a municipal wastewater treatment plant, prior to discharge to receiving waters. In the case of TMEs receiving only primary treatment or no treatment prior to discharge, a weight-of-evidence risk assessment supported the conclusion that those effluents could produce significant environmental harm in aquatic environments.     

Post-treatments of anaerobic effluents

Post-treatments are necessary if anaerobic effluents need to be discharged into surface waters, because anaerobic digestion alone is not able to produce effluents that can meet the discharge standards applied in most industrialized countries, particularly for suspended solids, particulate COD, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphides. This paper has the aim to present some results obtained in the recent years in our laboratory, where different comprehensive processes that include anaerobic digestion have been studied. Discussion will regard: 1) the ANANOX (ANaerobic-ANoxic-OXic) process for the treatment of municipal wastewater; 2) a process studied for the biological removal of C, N and P from piggery wastewater that has a hybrid anaerobic/anoxic reactor as the first treatment step; 3) the use of a Sequencing Batch Reactor for the post-treatment of digested cheese whey mixed with cheese factory cleaning waters.Abbreviations ABR Anaerobic Baffled Reactor - Bv organic volumetric loading rate (gCOD·L^-1·d^-1) - BV bed volumes - F/M food to microorganism ratio or sludge loading rate (gCOD·g.VSS^-1·d^-1) - HRT hydraulic retention time (t) - JHB University of Johannesburg nutrient removal process - p.e. person equivalent - Qrd recycle for denitrification flow rate - Qrs sludge recycle flow rate - SBR Sequencing Batch Reactor - TKN Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen - VCF Volumetric Concentration Factor (vol. permeate/vol. retentate)     

Monitoring and evaluation of infectious rotaviruses in various wastewater effluents and receiving waters revealed correlation and seasonal pattern of occurrences

Aims: Sewage systems are important nodes to monitor enteric pathogens transmitted via water. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of rotaviruses in effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and receiving streams in Beijing, China, to evaluate the reductions of rotaviruses in WWTPs and to provide viral fate and transport data for further epidemiological studies. Methods and Results: Two PCR‐based methods, including an RT‐qPCR and another quantitative RT‐PCR (ICC‐RT‐qPCR), which was integrated with cell culturing, were applied to conduct a 1‐year monitoring of infectious rotaviruses and viral genes in effluents from three WWTPs and the receiving waters in Beijing, China. The ICC‐RT‐qPCR was able to detect more positive samples than RT‐qPCR, showing positive results for 67% of primary effluents, 47% of secondary effluents and 14% of tertiary effluents, in comparison with 44, 22 and 6% by RT‐qPCR, respectively. Seasonal variations of rotaviruses were observed in all effluents with higher occurrences in winter than in summer, which correlated well with the seasonal pattern of rotaviruses in the river receiving wastewater effluents. The reduction efficiencies by different treatment processes were assessed. Secondary treatments can remove most of infectious rotaviruses in primary sewage, with annual average reduction values of 2·08 ± 0·63, 2·83 ± 0·49 and 2·00 ± 1·10 log₁₀ for the three WWTPs, respectively. Tertiary treatments were able to further remove infectious rotaviruses. Conclusions: The results showed a year‐round distribution of rotaviruses in three WWTPs in Beijing and provided important information regarding the transport and susceptibility of rotaviruses to different levels of wastewater treatment processes. Significance and Impact of the Study: This study, for the first time, revealed the whole year prevalence and reductions of rotaviruses in WWTPs and the corresponding receiving waters in China, and demonstrated the impact of wastewater discharge on the potential spreading of infectious rotaviruses and public health.     

Progress and prospects of applying carbon-based materials (and nanomaterials) to accelerate anaerobic bioprocesses for the removal of micropollutants

Carbon-based materials (CBM), including activated carbon (AC), activated fibres (ACF), biochar (BC), nanotubes (CNT), carbon xenogels (CX) and graphene nanosheets (GNS), possess unique properties such as high surface area, sorption and catalytic characteristics, making them very versatile for many applications in environmental remediation. They are powerful redox mediators (RM) in anaerobic processes, accelerating the rates and extending the level of the reduction of pollutants and, consequently, affecting positively the global efficiency of their partial or total removal. The extraordinary conductive properties of CBM, and the possibility of tailoring their surface to address specific pollutants, make them promising as catalysts in the treatment of effluents containing diverse pollutants. CBM can be combined with magnetic nanoparticles (MNM) assembling catalytic and magnetic properties in a single composite (C@MNM), allowing their recovery and reuse after the treatment process. Furthermore, these composites have demonstrated extraordinary catalytic properties. Evaluation of the toxicological and environmental impact of direct and indirect exposure to nanomaterials is an important issue that must be considered when nanomaterials are applied. Though the chemical composition, size and physical characteristics may contribute to toxicological effects, the potential toxic impact of using CBM is not completely clear and is not always assessed. This review gives an overview of the current research on the application of CBM and C@MNM in bioremediation and on the possible environmental impact and toxicity.