The role of microbial electrogenesis in regulating methane and nitrous oxide emissions from constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell

This study assesses a sustainable solution to greenhouse gases (GHGs) mitigation using constructed wetland-microbial fuel cells (CW-MFC). Roots of wetland plant Acorus Calamus L. are placed in biological anode to better enable anode microorganisms to obtain rhizosphere secretion for power improvement. Three selected cathode materials have a large difference in GHG emissions, and among them, carbon fiber felt (CFF) shows the lowest emissions of methane and nitrous oxide, which are 0.77 ± 0.04 mg/(m²·h) and 130.78 ± 13.08 μg/(m²·h), respectively. The CFF CW-MFC achieves the maximum power density of 2.99 W/m³. As the influent pH value is adjusted from acidic to alkaline, the GHGs emissions are reduced. The addition of Ni inhibits GHGs emission but decreases the electricity, the power density is reduced to 1.09 W/m³, and the methane and nitrous oxide emission fluxes decline to 0.20 ± 0.04 mg/(m²·h) and 15.49 ± 1.86 μg/(m²·h), respectively. Low C/N ratio reduces methane emission, while high C/N ratio effectively inhibits nitrous oxide emission. At the influent pH 8 and C/N = 5:1, the methane emission flux is approximately 10.60 ± 0.27 mg/(m²·h), and the nitrous oxide emission flux is only 10.90 ± 1.10 μg/(m²·h). Based on the above experimental results by controlling variable factors, it is proposed that CW-MFC offers an environment-friendly solution to regulate GHG emissions.     

对增量CRL应用的一些研究

本文对PKIX依从系统中增量CRLs的应用进行了一些研究，包括：增量CRL的时间跨度对性能的影响及其最优选择；基于完全CRL与增量CRL检查证书状态以及构造新的完全CRL的算法。     

Grauwasserreinigung mit einer Sumpfpflanzenmatte unter Praxisbedingungen

There is increasing interest worldwide in the decentralized treatment of gray water. Since ground‐level areas are generally costly, gray‐water treatment can also be carried out using helophyte mats on the roofs of buildings as an alternative. Alongside the water treatment itself, this process also has a positive effect on the indoor climate in the building. In a test carried out under realistic conditions, it was shown that a helophyte mat with a root‐layer depth of 0.1 m and with hydraulic loads per unit up to 15 L m^?2d^?1 is suitable for treating typical gray water from a residential building.     

负荷及温度对人工湿地去除氨氮的影响

本研究在借鉴他人研究成果的基础上,利用海泡石这一江西特有的矿物质为基质,辅以香根草等适应环境能力强,去污效果好的植物,构成海泡石人工湿地系统。通过试验发现,该人工湿地对生活污水中氨氮具有良好的去除效果。     

Nitrate reduction in a simulated free-water surface wetland system

The feasibility of using a constructed wetland for treatment of nitrate-contaminated groundwater resulting from the land application of biosolids was investigated for a site in the southeastern United States. Biosolids degradation led to the release of ammonia, which upon oxidation resulted in nitrate concentrations in the upper aquifer in the range of 65-400 mg N/L. A laboratory-scale system was constructed in support of a pilot-scale project to investigate the effect of temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT) and nitrate and carbon loading on denitrification using soil and groundwater from the biosolids application site. The maximum specific reduction rates (MSRR), measured in batch assays conducted with an open to the atmosphere reactor at four initial nitrate concentrations from 70 to 400 mg N/L, showed that the nitrate reduction rate was not affected by the initial nitrate concentration. The MSRR values at 22 °C for nitrate and nitrite were 1.2 ± 0.2 and 0.7 ± 0.1 mg N/mg VSS_COD-day, respectively. MSRR values were also measured at 5, 10, 15 and 22 °C and the temperature coefficient for nitrate reduction was estimated at 1.13. Based on the performance of laboratory-scale continuous-flow reactors and model simulations, wetland performance can be maintained at high nitrogen removal efficiency (>90%) with an HRT of 3 days or higher and at temperature values as low as 5 °C, as long as there is sufficient biodegradable carbon available to achieve complete denitrification. The results of this study show that based on the climate in the southeastern United States, a constructed wetland can be used for the treatment of nitrate-contaminated groundwater to low, acceptable nitrate levels.     

湿地系统中植物和基质对重金属去除贡献的研究现状

我国重金属离子污染问题突出,其为污水中难降解物质,采用传统方式无法有效去除。国内外研究成果表明人工湿地在对重金属离子污染去除技术中有着不可替代的作用,具有净化能力强、抗逆性、运行费用低等优势,在处理重金属污染中具有很大的发展潜力。主要介绍了人工湿地去除重金属污染的机理;阐述了国内外有关人工湿地去除重金属的研究现状,主要介绍湿地中基质和植物对重金属去除的贡献研究以及各因素的相关性研究;最后简单介绍了人工湿地处理含重金属废水的发展前景。     

垂直潜流锰砂人工湿地处理钢铁废水

研究了以锰砂为填料的垂直流人工湿地处理钢铁废水的效果,试验结果表明:湿地系统对CODCr、Fe、Mn、TP、NH3-N的平均去除率分别为52%、97%、94%、95%和83%.夏季湿地对各种污染物的去除效果最好.HRT在2～5 d时,其改变对污染物的去除影响很小,低温条件对NH3-N的去除效果有一定的影响.对以Fe、Mn、浊度的去除为目的的人工湿地而言,在南方的冬季仍可达到良好效果.     

复合垂直流人工湿地系统对小清河污水的净化效果研究

研究了复合垂直流人工湿地处理系统在停留时间为3d时对小清河污水的净化效果.结果表明,复合垂直流人工湿地系统处理效果相当稳定,其对小清河出水中COD、BOD5、TP、TN、SS的平均去除率分别为85%、89%、94%、34%和74%以上.而种植植物的系统去除效果明显高于无种植植物系统的去除效果.     

The use of microbial tracers to monitor seasonal variations in effluent retention in a constructed wetland

Effluent retention in a constructed wetland was determined using both microbial and chemical tracers. Seasonal variation in effluent retention was the main focus of the study. The biotracers used in the study were the coliphage MS2, a bacteriophage of Enterobacter cloacae and antibiotic resistant endospores of Bacillus globigii. Two separate tracer runs were conducted, Winter high flow (January 2002) and Summer low flow (June 2002). The three biotracers were evaluated simultaneously on both occasions, with the commonly used chemical tracer, rhodamine WT, a bright red fluorescent dye, being evaluated during the final experiment. The Winter tracer run was conducted during a typical Winter storm, with a mean effluent discharge of 4.1 ls(-1). Tracer recovery was 98% MS2, 91% Ent. cloacae phage and 2% endospore. Effluent retention was estimated at between 2 and 4 h at 90% phage tracer recovery. The Summer tracer run was conducted at a typical site operating discharge rate of 0.8 ls(-1). Tracer recovery was 23% MS2, 36% Ent. cloacae phage, 8% rhodamine and 14% for the endospores. Effluent retention was estimated at between 11 and 18 h at 90% of phage tracer recovery. Initial results are encouraging and indicate bacteriophage to have further potential as tracing agents in wetlands.     

Bacterial community dynamics in horizontal flow constructed wetlands with different plants for high salinity industrial wastewater polishing

This study is focused on the diversity of bacterial communities from two series of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (CW) polishing high salinity tannery wastewater. Each series was planted with Arundo donax or Sarcocornia sp. in a substrate composed by expanded clay and sand. Chemical and biochemical oxygen demand removal efficiencies were similar in each series, varying between 58 and 67% (inlet COD 218 ± 28 mg L⁻¹) and 60 and 77% (inlet BOD₅ 37 ± 6 mg L⁻¹), respectively. High numbers of culturable bacteria were obtained from substrate and root samples - 5.75 × 10⁶-3.95 × 10⁸ CFU g⁻¹ recovered on marine agar and 1.72 × 10⁷-8.46 × 10⁸ CFU g⁻¹ on nutrient agar. Fifty bacterial isolates were retrieved from the CW, related phylogenetically to Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, α-, β-, and γ-Proteobacteria. Changes in the bacterial communities, from roots and substrate of each series, related to the plant species, hydraulic loading rates and along CW operation were examined using denaturating gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). The clustering analysis suggested that a diverse and distinct bacterial community inhabits each series, which was related to the type of plant present in each CW.