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Wang H, Chen N, Feng C, Deng Y, Gao Y. Research on efficient denitrification system based on banana peel waste in sequencing batch reactors: Performance, microbial behavior and dissolved organic matter evolution. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 253:126693. [PMID: 32464770 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nitrate pollution presents a serious threat to the environment and public health. As an excellent heterotrophic denitrification carbon source, banana peel (a kind of agricultural waste) provides a feasible alternative to deal with the persistent high concentrations of nitrate pollution. Although the feasibility and economy of banana peel for denitrification have already been reported, the long-term stability and mechanism were still unclear. The coupling mechanism of organic matters and microorganism in the denitrification process was systematically investigated through a 17-cycle experiment. The results showed that significant NO3--N removal load and rate of 164.42 mg/g and 4.69 mg/(L·h) after long-term tests could be obtained. Organic matter analysis and 16S rRNA sequencing showed that the evolution of organic matter was dominated by Anaerolineaceae (fermenting bacteria), and, in the final step, the humification of organic matter was realized. Moreover, the presence of Lentimicrobium (denitrifying bacteria) was indispensable for the continuous removal of high concentrations of nitrate. The main functional gene of nitrogen transformation in this reaction system was NirS (haem-containing). This lab-scale heterotrophic denitrification process could contribute to a better understanding of the carbon and nitrogen cycles in the biogeochemical cycles to some extent, and it also provides a reference for the construction of highly efficient nitrate degradation reactors, based on agricultural wastes.
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- Haishuang Wang
- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China.
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China.
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China
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Ammonium-Nitrogen (NH4+-N) Removal from Groundwater by a Dropping Nitrification Reactor: Characterization of NH4+-N Transformation and Bacterial Community in the Reactor. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12020599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A dropping nitrification reactor was proposed as a low-cost and energy-saving option for the removal of NH4+-N from contaminated groundwater. The objectives of this study were to investigate NH4+-N removal performance and the nitrogen removal pathway and to characterize the microbial communities in the reactor. Polyolefin sponge cubes (10 mm × 10 mm × 10 mm) were connected diagonally in a nylon thread to produce 1 m long dropping nitrification units. Synthetic groundwater containing 50 mg L−1 NH4+-N was added from the top of the hanging units at a flow rate of 4.32 L day−1 for 56 days. Nitrogen-oxidizing microorganisms in the reactor removed 50.8–68.7% of the NH4+-N in the groundwater, which was aerated with atmospheric oxygen as it flowed downwards through the sponge units. Nitrogen transformation and the functional bacteria contributing to it were stratified in the sponge units. Nitrosomonadales-like AOB predominated and transformed NH4+-N to NO2−-N in the upper part of the reactor. Nitrospirales-like NOB predominated and transformed NO2−-N to NO3−-N in the lower part of the reactor. The dropping nitrification reactor could be a promising technology for oxidizing NH4+-N in groundwater and other similar contaminated wastewaters.
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Water Recycling via Aquifers for Sustainable Urban Water Quality Management: Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities. WATER 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/w10040457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Li S, Li W, Chen H, Liu F, Jin S, Yin X, Zheng Y, Liu B. Effects of calcium ion and pH on the adsorption/regeneration process by activated carbon permeable reactive barriers. RSC Adv 2018; 8:16834-16841. [PMID: 35540539 PMCID: PMC9080289 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra01961d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Activated carbon (AC) is widely used in groundwater remediation, more specifically, for the activated carbon permeable barriers (AC-PRBs).
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- Shengpin Li
- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring
- Beijing 100081
- P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
- China University of Geosciences
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- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring
- Beijing 100081
- P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
- University of Wyoming
- Laramie
- USA
- Advanced Environmental Technologies LLC
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- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring
- Beijing 100081
- P. R. China
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- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring
- Beijing 100081
- P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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Management of Animal Carcass Disposal Sites Using a Biochar Permeable Reactive Barrier and Fast Growth Tree (Populus euramericana): A Field Study in Korea. SUSTAINABILITY 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/su9030457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Huang G, Liu F, Yang Y, Deng W, Li S, Huang Y, Kong X. Removal of ammonium-nitrogen from groundwater using a fully passive permeable reactive barrier with oxygen-releasing compound and clinoptilolite. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2015; 154:1-7. [PMID: 25700350 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel fully passive permeable reactive barrier (PRB) with oxygen-releasing compound (ORC) and clinoptilolite was proposed for the removal of ammonium-nitrogen from groundwater. The PRB involves a combination of oxygen release, biological nitrification, ion exchange, and bioregeneration. A pilot-scale performance comparison experiment was carried out employing three parallel columns to assess the proposed PRB. The results showed that the PRB achieved nearly complete [Formula: see text] depletion (>99%). [Formula: see text] of 5.23-10.88 mg/L was removed, and [Formula: see text] of <1.93 mg/L and [Formula: see text] of 2.03-19.67 mg/L were generated. Ion exchange and biological nitrification both contributed to [Formula: see text] removal, and the latter played a dominant role under the condition of sufficient oxygen. Biological nitrification favored a delay in sorption saturation and a release of exchange sites. The ORC could sufficiently, efficiently supply oxygen for approximately 120 pore volumes. The clinoptilolite ensured a robust [Formula: see text] removal in case of temporary insufficient biological activities. No external alkalinity sources had to be supplied and no inhibition of aerobic metabolism occurred. The ceramicite had a negligible effect on the biomass growth. Based on the research findings, a full-scale continuous wall PRB was installed in Shenyang, China in 2012.
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- Guoxin Huang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China; China Meat Research Center, Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, Beijing 100068, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.
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- Hydro-Engineering Team of Sichuan Metallurgical Geology & Exploration Bureau, Chengdu 611730, China
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- College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- National Research Center for Geoanalysis, Beijing 100037, China
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- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, CAGS, Shijiazhuang 050061, China
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Huang G, Liu F, Yang Y, Kong X, Li S, Zhang Y, Cao D. Ammonium-nitrogen-contaminated groundwater remediation by a sequential three-zone permeable reactive barrier (multibarrier) with oxygen-releasing compound (ORC)/clinoptilolite/spongy iron: column studies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:3705-3714. [PMID: 25256584 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3602-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A novel sequential permeable reactive barrier (multibarrier), composed of oxygen-releasing compound (ORC)/clinoptilolite/spongy iron zones in series, was proposed for ammonium-nitrogen-contaminated groundwater remediation. Column experiments were performed to: (1) evaluate the overall NH4(+)-N removal performance of the proposed multibarrier, (2) investigate nitrogen transformation in the three zones, (3) determine the reaction front progress, and (4) explore cleanup mechanisms for inorganic nitrogens. The results showed that NH4 (+)-N percent removal by the multibarrier increased up to 90.43 % after 21 pore volumes (PVs) at the influent dissolved oxygen of 0.68∼2.45 mg/L and pH of 6.76∼7.42. NH4(+)-N of 4.06∼10.49 mg/L was depleted and NOx(-)-N (i.e., NO3 (-)-N + NO2(-)-N) of 4.26∼9.63 mg/L was formed before 98 PVs in the ORC zone. NH4(+)-N of ≤4.76 mg/L was eliminated in the clinoptilolite zone. NOx(-)-N of 10.44∼12.80 mg/L was lost before 21 PVs in the spongy iron zone. The clinoptilolite zone length should be reduced to 30 cm. Microbial nitrification played a dominant role in NH4(+)-N removal in the ORC zone. Ion exchange was majorly responsible for NH4(+)-N elimination in the clinoptilolite zone. Chemical reduction and hydrogenotrophic denitrification both contributed to NOx(-)-N transformation, but the chemical reduction capacity decreased after 21 PVs in the spongy iron.
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- Guoxin Huang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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Miao Z, Nihat H, McMillan AL, Brusseau ML. TRANSPORT AND FATE OF AMMONIUM AND ITS IMPACT ON URANIUM AND OTHER TRACE ELEMENTS AT A FORMER URANIUM MILL TAILING SITE. APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY : JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND COSMOCHEMISTRY 2013; 38:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.08.002. [PMID: 24357895 PMCID: PMC3864365 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The remediation of ammonium-containing groundwater discharged from uranium mill tailing sites is a difficult problem facing the mining industry. The Monument Valley site is a former uranium mining site in the southwest US with both ammonium and nitrate contamination of groundwater. In this study, samples collected from 14 selected wells were analyzed for major cations and anions, trace elements, and isotopic composition of ammonium and nitrate. In addition, geochemical data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) database were analyzed. Results showing oxic redox conditions and correspondence of isotopic compositions of ammonium and nitrate confirmed the natural attenuation of ammonium via nitrification. Moreover, it was observed that ammonium concentration within the plume area is closely related to concentrations of uranium and a series of other trace elements including chromium, selenium, vanadium, iron, and manganese. It is hypothesized that ammonium-nitrate transformation processes influence the disposition of the trace elements through mediation of redox potential, pH, and possibly aqueous complexation and solid-phase sorption. Despite the generally relatively low concentrations of trace elements present in groundwater, their transport and fate may be influenced by remediation of ammonium or nitrate at the site.
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- Ziheng Miao
- Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Department of Geological Engineering, University of Kocaeli, Umuttepe Kampüsü, TR-41380 Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Bekele E, Toze S, Patterson B, Higginson S. Managed aquifer recharge of treated wastewater: water quality changes resulting from infiltration through the vadose zone. WATER RESEARCH 2011; 45:5764-5772. [PMID: 21914556 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Revised: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 08/27/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Secondary treated wastewater was infiltrated through a 9 m-thick calcareous vadose zone during a 39 month managed aquifer recharge (MAR) field trial to determine potential improvements in the recycled water quality. The water quality improvements of the recycled water were based on changes in the chemistry and microbiology of (i) the recycled water prior to infiltration relative to (ii) groundwater immediately down-gradient from the infiltration gallery. Changes in the average concentrations of several constituents in the recycled water were identified with reductions of 30% for phosphorous, 66% for fluoride, 62% for iron and 51% for total organic carbon when the secondary treated wastewater was infiltrated at an applied rate of 17.5 L per minute with a residence time of approximately four days in the vadose zone and less than two days in the aquifer. Reductions were also noted for oxazepam and temazepam among the pharmaceuticals tested and for a range of microbial pathogens, but reductions were harder to quantify as their magnitudes varied over time. Total nitrogen and carbamazepine persisted in groundwater down-gradient from the infiltration galleries. Infiltration does potentially offer a range of water quality improvements over direct injection to the water table without passage through the unsaturated zone; however, additional treatment options for the non-potable water may still need to be considered, depending on the receiving environment or the end use of the recovered water.
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- Elise Bekele
- CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, CSIRO Centre for Environment and Life Sciences, Wembley, Western Australia, Australia.
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Patterson BM, Shackleton M, Furness AJ, Bekele E, Pearce J, Linge KL, Busetti F, Spadek T, Toze S. Behaviour and fate of nine recycled water trace organics during managed aquifer recharge in an aerobic aquifer. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2011; 122:53-62. [PMID: 21186066 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Revised: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The fate of nine trace organic compounds was evaluated during a 12month large-scale laboratory column experiment. The columns were packed with aquifer sediment and evaluated under natural aerobic and artificial anaerobic geochemical conditions, to assess the potential for natural attenuation of these compounds during aquifer passage associated with managed aquifer recharge (MAR). The nine trace organic compounds were bisphenol A (BPA), 17β-estradiol (E2), 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2), N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), N-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR), carbamazepine, oxazepam, iohexol and iodipamide. In the low organic carbon content Spearwood sediment, all trace organics were non-retarded with retardation coefficients between 1.0 and 1.2, indicating that these compounds would travel at near groundwater velocities within the aquifer. The natural aerobic geochemical conditions provided a suitable environment for the rapid degradation for BPA, E2, iohexol (half life <1day). Lag-times for the start of degradation of these compounds ranged from <15 to 30days. While iodipamide was persistent under aerobic conditions, artificial reductive geochemical conditions promoted via the addition of ethanol, resulted in rapid degradation (half life <1days). Pharmaceuticals (carbamazepine and oxazepam) and disinfection by-products (NDMA and NMOR) did not degrade under either aerobic or anaerobic aquifer geochemical conditions (half life >50days). Field-based validation experiments with carbamazepine and oxazepam also showed no degradation. If persistent trace organics are present in recycled waters at concentrations in excess of their intended use, natural attenuation during aquifer passage alone may not result in extracted water meeting regulatory requirements. Additional pre treatment of the recycled water would therefore be required.
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- B M Patterson
- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag 5, Wembley WA 6913, Australia.
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Van Nooten T, Diels L, Bastiaens L. Design of a multifunctional permeable reactive barrier for the treatment of landfill leachate contamination: laboratory column evaluation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2008; 42:8890-8895. [PMID: 19192814 DOI: 10.1021/es801704t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study describes a laboratory-scale multifunctional permeable reactive barrier (multibarrier) for the removal of ammonium (NH4+: 313 +/- 51 mg N L(-1)), adsorbable organic halogens (AOX: 0.71 +/- 0.25 mg Cl L(-1)), chemical oxygen demand (COD: 389 +/- 36 mg L(-1)), and toxicity from leachate originating from a 40-year-old Belgian landfill. The complexity of the contamination required a sequential setup combining different reactive materials and removal processes. All target contaminants could be removed to levels below the regulatory discharge limits. Ammonium was efficiently removed in a first microbial nitrification compartment, which was equipped with diffusive oxygen emitters to ensure a sufficient oxygen supply. Ammonium was mainly oxidized to nitrite and to a lesser extent to nitrate, with an average mass recovery of 96%. Remaining ammonium concentrations could be further removed by ion exchange in a second compartment filled with clinoptilolite, exhibiting a total ammonium removal capacity of 46.7 mg N per g of clinoptilolite. Athird microbial denitrification compartment fed with sodium butyrate as a carbon source, was used to remove nitrate and nitrite formed in the first compartment. Maximum nitrification and denitrification rates at 12 degrees C indicated that hydraulic retention times of approximately 62 h and approximately 32 h were required in the columns to remove 400 mg N L(-1) by nitrification and denitrification, respectively. Leachate toxicity decreased to background levelstogetherwiththe removal of ammonium and its oxidation products. AOX and COD were efficiently removed by sorption in an additional compartment filled with granular activated carbon.
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- Thomas Van Nooten
- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Separation and Conversion Technologies, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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Prommer H, Grassi ME, Davis AC, Patterson BM. Modeling of microbial dynamics and geochemical changes in a metal bioprecipitation experiment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:8433-8438. [PMID: 18200875 DOI: 10.1021/es071123n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A biogeochemical transport modeling study was carried out to analyze large-scale laboratory column experiments in which ethanol was used as an electron donor to create favorable conditions for the immobilization of selected trace metals (Zn and Cu) in groundwater. Microbial activity was explicitly simulated to capture the dynamic changes of the redox zonation within the column (i) in the early phase of the experiment (microbial lag) and (ii) in response to a significant decrease in the pH of the feed solution introduced after 188 days. The simulated redox dynamics agreed well with the observations after the pH-dependency of microbial growth was incorporated into the microbial model. The study showed that residual minerals may have buffered the pH for a period after the pH of the feed solution was decreased. Where the buffering capacity was exhausted, the pH decreased, leading to a successive downstream movement of the redox boundaries. The simulations reproduced the Zn immobilization within the sulfate-reducing zone as well as its partial remobilization after this zone moved further downstream. The immobilization of Cu within the denitrifying zone could also be well explained by incorporating malachite (Cu2(OH)2CO3) precipitation in the simulations.
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- Henning Prommer
- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley WA 6913, Australia.
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Grassi ME, Patterson BM, Davis GB, Robertson BS, McKinley AJ. Estimation of ethanol mass delivery to groundwater from silicone polymer mats. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:5453-9. [PMID: 17822116 DOI: 10.1021/es062932u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Hollow-fiber silicone tubing, coiled and shaped as mats, has been evaluated for its potential to provide predictable delivery of ethanol to aquifers to promote reducing conditions for enhanced bioremediation of a range of contaminants in groundwater. A model was developed to predict the steady-state mass flux of diffusional ethanol delivery to an external aqueous phase from an aqueous ethanol solution present inside the polymer tubing mat, and an effective diffusion coefficient of ethanol through the silicone tubing of 1.22 x 10(-6) cm2 s(-1) was determined experimentally. The model was then validated in column-scale laboratory and field experiments where polymer mats configured as permeable reactive barriers maintained uniform diffusive delivery of ethanol. Steady-state mass flux delivery ratios of ethanol through the polymer tubing wall of 1.45 (+/-0.18) x 10(6) to 1.64 (+/-0.17) x 10(6) s cm(-1) were determined under laboratory conditions, and 2.43 (+/-1.47) x 10(6) s cm(-1) under field conditions, which were found to be statistically similar to model-predicted ethanol mass flux delivery ratios.
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- Michelle E Grassi
- Environmental Resources Management, P.O. Box 266, South Melbourne, VIC, 3205, Australia
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