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Liu Y, Gu G, Lu J, Zhu L, Chen Q, Kim H, Wang J, Ji P, Cai L. Decreased transport of nano- and micro-plastics in the presence of low-molecular-weight organic acids in saturated quartz sand. Sci Total Environ 2024; 921:171195. [PMID: 38408673 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) and nano- and micro-plastics (NPs and MPs) are both widely distributed in terrestrial systems. To better understand the influence of LMWOAs on the transport of NPs and MPs, the effects of 0.5 mM citric- (CA), malic- (MA), and tartaric- (TA) acid on the transport of nano- (0.51 μm, PS NPs) and micro- (1.1 μm, PS MPs) polystyrene particles (2 mg L-1) in saturated quartz sand were investigated. All three LMWOAs decreased the transport of PS NPs and MPs, regardless of ionic composition or strength (0.1-10 mM NaCl and 0.1-1 mM CaCl2). Further investigation revealed that the interfacial interactions between PS-quartz sand surfaces and PS-PS were altered by LMWOAs. LMWOAs adsorbed to quartz sand surfaces could serve as new deposition sites, as evidenced by the decreased transport of PS NPs and MPs in quartz sand that was subjected to pre-equilibration with selected MA, the low inhibition of PS transport with low concentrations of LMWOAs (0.1 mM), and also the adsorption of LMWOAs onto quartz sand surfaces by batch experiments. Meanwhile, the adsorption of LMWOAs on PS, hydrodynamic measurement and visual TEM observation together clarified the slight aggregation of PS NPs and MPs in suspensions, inducing the subsequent decrease in transport. Among them, the adsorption of LMWOAs onto quartz sand surfaces was found to be the main factor dominating the decreased transport of both PS NPs and MPs in saturated quartz sand.
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- Yanan Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 333 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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Nie Y, Zhang T, Xu Y, Du Y, Ai J, Xue N. Study on mechanism of removal of sudden Tetracycline by compound modified biological sand filtration process. J Environ Manage 2024; 356:120709. [PMID: 38537460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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The removal of tetracycline from the sewage plant effluents through advanced treatment methods is key to controlling tetracycline levels in the water environment. In this study, modified quartz sands (QS) were used in a biological sand filter to remove tetracycline. The modified QS, with different surface characteristics, were prepared using glass etching technology combined with subsequent chemical modification methods, including hydroxylation treatment, metal ion modification, and amino modification. The adsorption efficiency of hydroxylated QS was higher than that of metal ion modified and amino modified QS, with adsorption efficiencies of 20.4331 mg/kg, 12.8736 mg/kg, and 10.1737 mg/kg, respectively. Results indicated that QS primarily reduce tetracycline through adsorption. Adsorption on ordinary QS fit the pseudo-first-order kinetic model, while adsorption on other modified QS and biofilm-coated QS fit the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. Biodegradation was identified as another mechanism for tetracycline reduction, which fit the zero-order kinetic model. Pseudomonas alcaligenes and unclassified Pseudomonas accounted for 96.6% of the total tetracycline-degrading bacteria. This study elucidates the effectiveness and mechanisms of five types of QS in treating tetracycline from sewage plant effluents. It provides a novel method for tetracycline reduction in real-world wastewater scenarios.
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- Yudong Nie
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China.
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China.
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- School of Foreign Languages, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.
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Zhang D, Jiang J, Shi H, Lu L, Zhang M, Lin J, Lü T, Huang J, Zhong Z, Zhao H. Nonionic surfactant Tween 80-facilitated bacterial transport in porous media: A nonmonotonic concentration-dependent performance, mechanism, and machine learning prediction. Environ Res 2024:118670. [PMID: 38493849 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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The surfactant-enhanced bioremediation (SEBR) of organic-contaminated soil is a promising soil remediation technology, in which surfactants not only mobilize pollutants, but also alter the mobility of bacteria. However, the bacterial response and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, the effects and mechanisms of action of a selected nonionic surfactant (Tween 80) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa transport in soil and quartz sand were investigated. The results showed that bacterial migration in both quartz sand and soil was significantly enhanced with increasing Tween 80 concentration, and the greatest migration occurred at a critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 4 for quartz sand and 30 for soil, with increases of 185.2% and 27.3%, respectively. The experimental results and theoretical analysis indicated that Tween 80-facilitated bacterial migration could be mainly attributed to competition for soil/sand surface sorption sites between Tween 80 and bacteria. The prior sorption of Tween 80 onto sand/soil could diminish the available sorption sites for P. aeruginosa, resulting in significant decreases in deposition parameters (70.8% and 33.3% decrease in KD in sand and soil systems, respectively), thereby increasing bacterial transport. In the bacterial post-sorption scenario, the subsequent injection of Tween 80 washed out 69.8% of the bacteria retained in the quartz sand owing to the competition of Tween 80 with pre-sorbed bacteria, as compared with almost no bacteria being eluted by NaCl solution. Several machine learning models have been employed to predict Tween 80-faciliated bacterial transport. The results showed that back-propagation neural network (BPNN)-based machine learning could predict the transport of P. aeruginosa through quartz sand with Tween 80 in-sample (2 CMC) and out-of-sample (10 CMC) with errors of 0.79% and 3.77%, respectively. This study sheds light on the full understanding of SEBR from the viewpoint of degrader facilitation.
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- Dong Zhang
- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- Technical Centre for Soil, Agricultural and Rural Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, 100012, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality and New Energy, School of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
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- Guangdong Jiandi Agriculture Technology Co. Ltd., Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China.
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Wang SN, Cao JS, Luo JY, Ni BJ, Fang F. Revealing the mechanism of quartz sand seeding in accelerating phosphorus recovery from anaerobic fermentation supernatant through vivianite crystallization. J Environ Manage 2023; 348:119223. [PMID: 37827085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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The recovery of phosphorus (P) through vivianite crystallization offers a promising approach for resource utilization in wastewater treatment plants. However, this process encounters challenges in terms of small product size and low purity. The study aimed to assess the feasibility of using quartz sand as a seed material to enhance P recovery and vivianite crystal characteristics from anaerobic fermentation supernatant. Various factors, including seed dosage, seed size, Fe/P ratio, and pH, were systematically tested in batch experiments to assess their influence. Results demonstrated that the effect of seed enhancement on vivianite crystallization was more pronounced under higher seed dosages, smaller seed sizes, and lower pH or Fe/P ratio. The addition of seeds increased P recovery by 4.43% in the actual anaerobic fermentation supernatant and also augmented the average particle size of the recovered product from 19.57 to 39.28 μm. Moreover, introducing quartz sand as a seed material effectively reduced co-precipitation, leading to a notable 12.5% increase in the purity of the recovered vivianite compared to the non-seeded process. The formation of an ion adsorption layer on the surface of quartz sand facilitated crystal attachment and growth, significantly accelerating the vivianite crystallization rate and enhancing P recovery. The economic analysis focused on chemical costs further affirmed the economic viability of using quartz sand as a seed material for P recovery through vivianite crystallization, which provides valuable insights for future research and engineering applications.
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- Su-Na Wang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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Lu Q, Zhang W, Xiong X, Guo Y, Huang D, Liu H. Removal of manganese from aqueous solution by a permeable reactive barrier loaded with hydroxyapatite-coated quartz sand. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:19393-19409. [PMID: 36239896 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23528-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hydroxyapatite-coated quartz sands were synthesized by the sol-gel method and employed as a permeable reactive barrier (PRB) medium for the manganese contaminated aqueous solution treatment. The effects of composite particle size, initial concentration of manganese, and hydraulic load on the manganese removal in aqueous solution were investigated by column test. The Thomas and Yoon-Nelson dynamic models were used to reproduce the Mn(II) adsorption behavior observed in these column experiments. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to investigate the Mn(II) removal mechanism. Results showed that the initial concentration of manganese had the greatest influence on Mn(II) removal when the initial concentration of manganese is 3 mg/L, the particle size is 0.15 ~ 0.3 mm, the hydraulic load is 5.5 m3/m2·d, and the adsorption capacity of the composites reached the maximum of 1.10 mg/g. The Thomas model fitted the breakthrough curves better. The maximum adsorption capacity of Mn(II) is 0.7546 mg/g. The adsorption mechanisms are mainly ion exchange and dissolution-precipitation. The results indicate that the hydroxyapatite-coated quartz sands could be an effective PRB media for the manganese-contaminated water treatment.
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- Qiyuan Lu
- School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China.
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- School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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Wang S, Zhang M, He L, Li M, Zhang X, Liu F, Tong M. Bacterial capture and inactivation in sand filtration systems with addition of zero-valent iron as permeable layer under both slow and fast filtration conditions. J Hazard Mater 2022; 436:129122. [PMID: 35596992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To improve bacterial capture performance and inactivate bacteria, zero-valent iron (ZVI) were added into sand columns as permeable filtration media. Both Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis (1.25 ×107 cells/mL) could be completely retained in 10 wt% ZVI amended sand columns in different ionic strength solutions (1-100 mM NaCl) at both slow (4 m/day) and fast (90 m/day) flow velocities. The strong adsorption property of ZVI contributed to the improved bacterial capture performance of sand columns. Moreover, ZVI could inactivate nearly all captured bacteria. Clearly, ZVI added as permeable layer not only could significantly enhance bacterial capture but also would inactivate the captured bacteria. ZVI could destroy the structure of extracellular polymeric substance and cell membrane. Intracellular oxidative stress was then increased and ATP content was decreased, causing bacterial death. Furthermore, high bacterial capture efficiencies were achieved with the coexisting of humic acid (0.2-5 mg/L), in actual river water samples, and longtime filtration processes. ZVI could be regenerated and reused as permeable layer to efficiently capture bacteria. Furthermore, sand columns with 10 wt% ZVI amendment could completely capture and inactivate 4.0 × 106 cells/mL algae. Clearly, ZVI amended sand filtration systems have potentials to purify water contaminated by pathogenic bacteria and algae.
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- Shuai Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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He L, Li M, Wu D, Guo J, Zhang M, Tong M. Freeze-thaw cycles induce diverse bacteria release behaviors from quartz sand columns with different water saturations. Water Res 2022; 221:118683. [PMID: 35716413 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bacteria present in natural environment especially those in cold regions would experience freeze-thaw (FT) process during day-night and season turns. However, knowledge about the influence of FT on bacteria release behaviors in porous media was limited. In present study, the bacteria release behaviors from quartz sand columns without and with 1 and 3 FT treatment cycles under three water saturations (θ=100%, 90%, and 60%) were investigated. We found that for all three water saturated columns without FT treatment, negligible bacteria released from columns via background salt solution elution, while the subsequent release of bacteria from sand columns via low ionic strength (IS) solution elution decreased with decreasing column water saturations. More importantly, we found unlike the negligible bacteria release in columns without FT treatment, for columns with high saturations (θ=100% and 90%), FT treatment could promote bacteria release with background salt solution elution. Moreover, for high saturated columns, FT treatment would decrease subsequent bacteria release with low IS solution elution. This phenomenon was more obvious with increasing FT treatment cycles. In contrast, FT treatment had negligible influence on bacteria release from columns with lower saturation (θ=60%). The decreased bacterial sizes, the loss of bacterial flagella, as well as the change of local configuration of porous media (via changing water into ice and ice back into water) during the FT processes contributed to increased bacteria release via background salt solution elution from high saturated sand columns. While, the reduced amount of bacteria being retained at secondary energy minima drove to the subsequently decreased bacteria release via low IS solution elution. The results of this study clearly showed that for porous media with high saturations, FT cycles would increase the risk of bacteria detaching from porous media with flushing by the background solution.
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- Lei He
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental, Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Rong H, Li M, He L, Zhang M, Hsieh L, Wang S, Han P, Tong M. Transport and deposition behaviors of microplastics in porous media: Co-impacts of N fertilizers and humic acid. J Hazard Mater 2022; 426:127787. [PMID: 34848067 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Due to the interaction of fertilizers with microplastics (MPs) and porous media, fertilization process would influence MPs transport and distributions in soil. The co-impacts of N fertilizers (both inorganic and organic N fertilizers) and humic substance on MPs transport/retention behaviors in porous media were examined in 10 mM KCl solutions at pH 6. NH4Cl and CO(NH2)2 were employed as inorganic and organic N fertilizers, respectively, while humic acid (HA) was used as model humic substance. We found that for all three sized MPs (0.2, 1 and 2 µm) without HA, both types of N fertilizers decreased their transport/increased their retention in porous media (both quartz sand and soil). N fertilizers adsorbed onto surfaces of MPs and sand/soil, lowering the electrostatic repulsion between MPs and porous media, thus contributed to the enhanced MPs deposition. MPs with N fertilizers in solutions more tightly attached onto porous media and thus were more difficult to be re-mobilized by low ionic strength solution elution. Via steric repulsion and increasing electrostatic repulsion between MPs and porous media due to adsorption onto their surfaces, HA could increase MPs transport with N fertilizers in solutions.
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- Haifeng Rong
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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Zhang M, He L, Zhang X, Wang S, Zhang B, Hsieh L, Yang K, Tong M. Improved removal performance of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria in sand filtration system with arginine modified biochar amendment. Water Res 2022; 211:118006. [PMID: 35032874 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.118006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bacterial removal by sand filtration system is commonly inefficient due to the low bacterial adsorption capacity of sand. To improve the bacterial removal performance, biochar fabricated at different temperatures (400 °C, 550 °C and 700 °C) and arginine modified biochar were added into sand filtration columns as filter layers (0.5 and 1 wt%). Addition of biochar into sand columns could improve the removal efficiency for both Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis under both slow (4 m/day) and fast (240 m/day) filtration conditions. Bacterial removal efficiency in sand columns with the addition of biochar fabricated at 700 °C were higher than those fabricated at 400 °C and 550 °C due to its best bacterial adsorption capacity. Modification of biochar with arginine could further improve the bacterial removal performance. Specifically, complete bacterial removal (1.35 × 107 ± 10% cells/mL) could be achieved under both slow and fast filtration conditions in sand columns with 1 wt% arginine functionalized biochar amendment. The enhanced bacterial adsorption capacity mainly contributed to the increased bacterial capture performance in columns with addition of arginine-modified biochar. Bacteria more tightly bounded with arginine-modified biochar than bulk biochar. Moreover, complete bacterial removal with the copresence of 5 mg/L humic acid in suspensions was acquired in columns with addition of 1 wt% arginine-modified biochar. Efficient bacterial removal in actual river water, multiple filtration cycles as well as longtime injection duration (100 pore volumes injection) was also obtained. The results of this study demonstrated that arginine-modified biochar had great potential to treat water contaminated by pathogenic bacteria.
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- Mengya Zhang
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Yan Y, Zeng X, Yang K, Zhou P, Xu S, Pi P, Li H, Fang J, Wang S, Wen X. Janus sand filter with excellent demulsification ability in separation of surfactant-stabilized oil/water emulsions: An experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study. J Hazard Mater 2021; 418:126346. [PMID: 34329000 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Developing efficient separation materials for surfactant-stabilized oil/water emulsions is of great importance while significantly challenging. In this work, a sand filter with Janus channels was prepared by simply mixing superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic quartz sand in a mass ratio of 1:1. Due to the imbalanced force of droplets in those Janus channels, better separation performance under gravity was achieved for both surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions than the superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic sand filter alone. It also received high flux (1080.13 L m-2 h-1 for dichloroethane-in-water emulsion and 1378.07 L m-2 h-1 for water-in-dichloroethane emulsion) and high separation efficiency (99.80% for dichloroethane-in-water emulsion and 99.98% for water-in-dichloroethane emulsion). Molecular dynamics based computational work and experimental studies revealed that the Janus channels of mixed sand layer exhibited greater interaction energy with emulsion droplets for more efficient adsorption, resulting in better demulsification capability and separation performance. The as-prepared Janus sand filters retained excellent separation performance after 50 cycles of the stability test. Together with the needs on only cheap and easily accessible raw materials and its environmentally friendly preparation method, this Janus sand filtration process exhibits its great potential for the separation of surfactant-stabilized oil/water emulsions.
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- Yuanyang Yan
- School of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Advanced Insulating Coating, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies, School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Advanced Insulating Coating, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Advanced Insulating Coating, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Advanced Insulating Coating, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Advanced Insulating Coating, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, PR China
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- Chemical Engineering, Center of Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science, Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, USA
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- School of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Advanced Insulating Coating, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China.
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He L, Rong H, Li M, Zhang M, Liu S, Yang M, Tong M. Bacteria have different effects on the transport behaviors of positively and negatively charged microplastics in porous media. J Hazard Mater 2021; 415:125550. [PMID: 33740724 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bacteria, biological colloids with wide presence in natural environments, would interact with plastic particles (emerging colloids with great concern recently) and thus would influence the fate and distribution of plastics in environment. In present research, the impacts of bacteria (both Gram (-) E. coli and Gram (+) B. subtilis) on the transport/deposition of model microplastics (MPs) in porous media were examined in NaCl salt solutions (5 and 25 mM, pH = 6). Both negative carboxylate-modified MPs (CMPs) and positive amine-modified MPs (AMPs) were concerned. We found that under both solution conditions, the presence of both types of bacteria decreased CMPs transport and enhanced retention of CMPs in sand columns. In contrast, the presence of bacteria (regardless of cell type) yet increased AMPs transport and decreased their deposition in sand columns under both ionic strength conditions. The mechanisms leading to the altered transport of CMPs and AMPs by bacteria were different. The formation of larger sized CMPs-bacteria clusters and the extra deposition sites resulted from bacteria adsorbed on quartz sand contributed to the decreased CMPs transport and enhanced their deposition in sand columns. Whereas, the formation of AMPs-bacteria clusters with overall negatively surface charge improved AMPs transport in quartz sand.
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- Lei He
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, PR China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, PR China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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Gyarmati G, Budavári I, Fegyverneki G, Varga L. The effect of sand quality on the bending strength and thermal distortion of chemically bonded sand cores. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07624. [PMID: 34355104 PMCID: PMC8321917 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The quality of chemically bonded sand cores used during the manufacturing process of cast components is highly dependent on the properties of the sand, which constitutes the refractory base media of the core. One of the main advantages of the application of different types of sands as molding aggregates that after casting, they can be reclaimed and can be used again during core shooting. The properties of the sand, however, could be remarkably changed during the casting and reclamation processes. This study aims to investigate the effects of the properties of the base sand on the mechanical strength and thermal distortion properties of samples made from new and thermally reclaimed silica sand. For this purpose, particle size analysis, specific surface area, and loss on ignition measurements, as well as differential thermal analysis coupled with thermogravimetry, were executed on the base sands, and the sand grains were analyzed with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Test pieces were made with hot box and cold box technology for bending and hot distortion tests. It was found that by the utilization of reclaimed sand, cores with higher average bending strength and lower thermal deformation can be produced. These differences can be traced back to the more advantageous granulometric properties, lower impurity content, and lower thermal expansion of thermally reclaimed sand.
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- Gábor Gyarmati
- Foundry Institute, University of Miskolc, 3515, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Hungary
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- Foundry Institute, University of Miskolc, 3515, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Hungary
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- Foundry Institute, University of Miskolc, 3515, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Hungary
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- Foundry Institute, University of Miskolc, 3515, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Hungary
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Tang Y, Liao X, Zhang X, Peng G, Gao J, Chen L. Enhanced adsorption of hexavalent chromium and the microbial effect on quartz sand modified with Al-layered double hydroxides. Sci Total Environ 2021; 762:143094. [PMID: 33131846 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To enhance the hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) removal performance of simulated constructed rapid infiltration systems (CRIS) with quartz sand (QS) substrate, QS coated with Al-layered double hydroxides (Al-LDHs@QS) was prepared by the co-precipitation method under alkaline conditions. A scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and X-ray diffractometer (XRD) were used to characterize QS before and after modification. The result showed that the Al-LDHs were successfully coated on the surface of the QS. The isotherm adsorption experiment indicated that compared with the original QS, the adsorption property of the modified QS changed from monolayered chemical adsorption to multilayered physical adsorption, perhaps because of different types of adsorption forces. Moreover, the adsorption capacity of modified QS was significantly enhanced and ZnAl-LDHs@QS had a maximum adsorption capacity (1428.57 mg·kg-1) nearly 6 times greater than that of the original QS (232.56 mg·kg-1). Adsorption experiments at different pH showed that the adsorption capacity of ZnAl-LDHs@QS gradually increased as acidity decreased. High-throughput sequencing revealed that the relative abundance of chrome-tolerant microorganisms at the phylum and family levels were increased in modified QS compared with original QS. Hemocytometer counting revealed enhanced microbial quantity on the surface of QS after modification. The content of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and the enzymatic activity of the microorganisms adhered to the surface of modified and original QS were detected, results showed that Al-LDHs had an obvious influence on the promotion of EPS secretion and enhanced the enzymatic activity of microorganisms. These changes indicated that the modified QS created better conditions for microorganism growth, and the improved microbial effect caused strong biosorption, resulting in greatly enhanced Cr(VI) removal. Thus, ZnAl-LDHs@QS is a better choice for CRIS to remove Cr(VI).
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- Yuqi Tang
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- China Construction Third Bureau Green Industry Investment Co., Ltd, Wuhan 430100, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- China Construction Third Bureau Green Industry Investment Co., Ltd, Wuhan 430100, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; School of Energy and Environment, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014010, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Rong H, He L, Li M, Zhang M, Yi K, Han P, Tong M. Different electrically charged proteins result in diverse transport behaviors of plastic particles with different surface charge in quartz sand. Sci Total Environ 2021; 756:143837. [PMID: 33257066 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The influence of proteins on the transport and deposition behaviors of microplastics (MPs) in quartz sand was examined at both low (5 mM) and high ionic strength (25 mM) in NaCl solutions at pH 6. Carboxylate- and amine-modified polystyrene latex microspheres with size of 200 nm were employed as negatively (CMPs) and positively surface charged MPs (AMPs), respectively, while bovine serum albumin (BSA) and bovine trypsin were utilized as representative negatively and positively charged proteins, respectively. The results showed that for two examined protein concentrations (both 1 and 10 mg/L TOC) under both ionic strength conditions, the presence of BSA increased the transport of both CMPs and AMPs, while the presence of trypsin decreased the transport of CMPs yet increased the transport of AMPs in porous media. The mechanisms driving to the changed transport of MPs induced by two types of proteins were found to be different. Particularly, steric interaction induced by BSA corona adsorbed onto CMPs surface as well as the repel effects resulted from BSA suspending in solutions were found to contribute to the enhanced CMPs transport with BSA copresent in suspensions. The increased sizes and the decreased electrostatic repulsion of CMPs due to the adsorption of trypsin onto CMPs, together with the addition of extra deposition sites due to the adsorption of trypsin onto quartz sand drove to the decreased CMPs transport with trypsin copresent in suspensions. The increased electrostatic repulsion due to the adsorption of BSA onto AMPs surfaces caused the enhanced AMPs transport with BSA in solutions. While, the decreased electrostatic attraction of AMPs due to the adsorption of trypsin onto AMPs, as well as the competition of deposition sites due to the adsorption of trypsin onto quartz sand contributed to the increased AMPs transport with trypsin copresent in suspensions. The results showed that the presence of different types of proteins would induce different transport behaviors of microplastics with different surface charge in porous media. Since proteins are widely present in aquatic systems, to more accurately predict the fate and transport of MPs in natural environments, the effects and mechanisms of proteins on the transport of MPs should be considered.
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- Haifeng Rong
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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Su M, Liu Z, Yuvaraja G, Ou T, Huang Y, Hu X, Chen D. The influence of particle size and natural organic matter on U(VI) retention by natural sand: Parameterization and mechanism study. Sci Total Environ 2020; 741:140292. [PMID: 32610231 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Contamination caused by radionuclides such as uranium (U) has become an increasingly serious environmental problem. The unique and diverse features of uranyl ions (U(VI)) remarkably dominate their mobility and environmental impact on the ecosystem. Understanding the sorption behavior and fate of aqueous U(VI) ions on natural mineral(s) such as quartz sand (a typical type of crystalline silica (SiO2)) particles is essential for unraveling many environmental issues. In this work, the sorption of uranyl ions by various particle size quartz sands under different reaction conditions was thoroughly investigated. The quartz sand with an average particle size of 3.588 μm exhibited an excellent sorption performance for the removal of aqueous U(VI) ions at pH 5.0. The sorption rate increased as the dosage of sorbent increased. The sorption rate descends with the rise of the initial U(VI) concentration while its sorption amount is reversed. The elevation of temperature impeded the U(VI) sorption. Humic acid (a typical natural organic matter) showed significant impacts on U(VI) removal. Ions of Ca2+, CO32- and K+ remarkably inhibited the U(VI) sorption, while PO43- ions significantly promoted the U(VI) sorption. The pseudo second-order kinetic model could fit well with the experimental sorption data. The U(VI) sorption is mainly chemisorption and it is an exothermic process. After sorption, the surface of used quartz sand became much smooth and XPS signals of U(VI) were detected, evidencing the success of the removal of aqueous U(VI). The outcomes of this study highlighted both solution pH and natural organic matters played critical roles on U(VI) removal by sand particles. This study further enhances our comprehension from the molecular-scale process manipulating U(VI) sorption behavior at the mineral-aqueous interface.
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- Minhua Su
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Mao M, Zheng X, Chen C, Zhao K, Yan C, Sharma P, Shang J. Coupled effect of flow velocity and structural heterogeneity on transport and release of kaolinite colloids in saturated porous media. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:35065-35077. [PMID: 32583117 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09806-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding the behavior and fate of clay colloids in water-saturated porous media is critical to assess its environmental impact and potential risk since clay is commonly a carrier of many contaminants. Column experiments with four-packing configurations were designed to understand the coupled effects of column structural heterogeneity and the flow velocity on the transport and fate of kaolinite colloids in the saturated porous media. The results showed that the structural heterogeneity could have facilitated the transport of kaolinite colloids in saturated porous media. For the columns with strong heterogeneity, the preferential flow paths led to an early breakthrough of kaolinite. Only few kaolinite colloids were released with slow flow rate; however, the released peak concentration and release percentage of kaolinite colloids had further increased with the high flow velocity. In the layered column, there was significant kaolinite's retention at the interface where water passed from fine to coarse quartz sand. All results indicated that both flow rates and media characteristics played an important role in controlling kaolinite's fate and transport in porous media. A thorough understanding of these processes had an important significance for pollution control in subsurface natural environment where heterogeneous soil and variation in flow pattern are usually common.
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- Meng Mao
- College of Land Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Nalanda, Rajgir, Bihar, India.
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- College of Land Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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He L, Rong H, Wu D, Li M, Wang C, Tong M. Influence of biofilm on the transport and deposition behaviors of nano- and micro-plastic particles in quartz sand. Water Res 2020; 178:115808. [PMID: 32371288 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Biofilm, community of bacteria ubiquitously present in natural environment, may interact with plastic particles and affect the transport of plastic particles in environment. The significance of biofilm (Escherichia coli) on the transport and deposition behaviors of three different sized plastic particles (0.02 μm NPs, 0.2 μm MP and 2 μm MP) were examined under both 10 mM and 50 mM NaCl solutions by comparing the breakthrough curves and retained profiles of plastic particles in bare sand versus those in biofilm-coated sand. Regardless of ionic strengths, the presence of biofilm increases the deposition of all three sized plastic particles in porous media. Via employing X-ray microtomography imaging (XMT) and Scanning electron microscope (SEM), we find that the presence of biofilm could narrow the flow path especially near to the inlet of the column and increase the surface roughness of porous media (by decreasing DLVO repulsive interaction), which contributes to the enhanced the deposition of plastic particles. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) present on the biofilm are found to contribute to the enhanced deposition of plastic particles. Packed column experiments, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) as well as parallel plate flow chamber experiments all show that three major components of EPS, proteins, polysaccharide, and humic substances all contribute to the enhanced deposition of plastic particles. O-H and N-H groups present on cell surfaces are highly likely to form hydrogen bond with plastic particles and increase the deposition plastic particles. Elution experiments show that decreasing solution ionic strength could release small portion of plastic particles from both bare and biofilm-coated sand columns especially from the segments near to the column inlet (with slighter lower percentage from biofilm-coated columns based on the total mass of retained plastics). In contrast, increasing flow rate does not obviously detach the plastic particles that already deposited onto porous media. The results of this study clearly show that the presence of biofilm in natural environment could enhance the deposition and decrease the transport of plastic particles.
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- Lei He
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Beijing Institute of Metrology, Beijing, 100029, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Cai L, He L, Peng S, Li M, Tong M. Influence of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the transport and deposition of microplastics in quartz sand. Environ Pollut 2019; 253:351-357. [PMID: 31325879 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The influence of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) on the transport and deposition of polystyrene microplastics (MPs) in saturated quartz sand was investigated in NaCl solutions with ionic strengths from 0.1 to 10 mM at two pH conditions (pH 5 and 7). Three different-sized polystyrene (PS) MPs (diameter of 0.2, 1, and 2 μm) were concerned in present study. We found that for all three different-sized MPs in NaCl solutions (0.1, 1 and 10 mM) at both pH 5 and 7, lower breakthrough curves and higher retained profiles of MPs with nTiO2 copresent in suspensions relative to those without nTiO2 were obtained, demonstrating that the copresence of nTiO2 in MPs suspensions decreased MPs transport and increased their deposition in quartz sand under all examined conditions. The mechanisms contributing to the increased MPs deposition with nTiO2 in suspensions at two pH conditions were different. The formation of MPs-nTiO2 heteroaggregates and additional deposition sites provided by previously deposited nTiO2 were found to drive to the increased MPs deposition with nTiO2 in suspensions at pH 5, while the formation of MPs-nTiO2 aggregates, additional deposition sites and increased surface roughness induced by the pre-deposited nTiO2 on quartz sand surfaces were responsible for the enhanced MPs deposition at pH 7. The results give insights to predict the fate and transport of different-sized MPs in porous media in the copresence of engineered nanoparticles.
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- Li Cai
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China; Natural History Research Center, Shanghai Natural History Museum, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai, 200127, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Xia T, Lin Y, Guo X, Li S, Cui J, Ping H, Zhang J, Zhong R, Du L, Han C, Zhu L. Co-transport of graphene oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles in saturated quartz sand: Influences of solution pH and metal ions. Environ Pollut 2019; 251:723-730. [PMID: 31112926 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Increasing production and application of nanomaterials lead to their environmental release possible. The nanomaterials with different properties may transport together in porous media, and consequently affect their environmental fates. In this study, column experiments were conducted to investigate the co-transport of two typical nanomaterials, graphene oxide (GO) and nano-titanium dioxide (nTiO2), in saturated quartz sand in NaCl and CaCl2 electrolyte solutions under both favorable and unfavorable conditions. The breakthrough curves as well as the retained profiles of single and binary nanoparticles were examined. The results indicated that nTiO2 significantly enhanced the GO retention under all examined conditions, especially at lower pH, higher ionic strength and the presence of divalent cation Ca2+. This might be attributed to the formation of less negatively charged and larger-sized GO-nTiO2 agglomerates as well as the increased retention sites on sand surface by preferentially deposited nTiO2. However, GO merely slightly enhanced the transport of nTiO2 in NaCl solutions, whereas had negligible effect on nTiO2 transport and retention in CaCl2 solutions. The highly hydrophilic and mobile GO served as a carrier and facilitated the transport of nTiO2 in NaCl solutions. In CaCl2 solutions, the strong attachment affinity between positively charged nTiO2 and negatively charged quartz sand (at pH 4.5), and dramatical accumulation of large nTiO2 agglomerates near the column inlets (at pH 6.5) led to significant deposition of nTiO2 on quartz sand. The co-presence of GO failed to counteract the retention of nTiO2 particles on sand.
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- Tianjiao Xia
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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Tang Z, Cheng T, Fisher-Power LM. Influence of aggregation on nanoscale titanium dioxide (nTiO 2) deposition to quartz sand. Chemosphere 2018; 209:517-524. [PMID: 29945044 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although extensive research has been conducted to investigate nTiO2 aggregation and deposition, effects of aggregation on concurrent/subsequent deposition of nTiO2, which has important implications to the fate and transport of nTiO2 in groundwater, has received only limited attention. The objective of this study was to investigate how pH, dissolved organic matter (DOM), and valence of background solution cation influence aggregation and concurrent/subsequent deposition of nTiO2. Experiments were performed to examine nTiO2 aggregation and deposition onto quartz sand with co-present illite, kaolinite, and montmorillonite colloids under various geochemical conditions. Results showed that nTiO2 formed hetero-aggregates (i.e., nTiO2-clay aggregates) at low pH when nTiO2 and clay colloids carried opposite charges, and the hetero-aggregates may either deposit or remain suspended depending on their interactions with quartz sand and Fe/Al oxyhydroxide coatings. Deposition of nTiO2 and/or nTiO2-clay aggregates occurred as a result of electrostatic attraction, secondary minimum, and potentially Mg2+ bridging. Humic acid prevented nTiO2 aggregation and deposition under most conditions. In MgCl2 solutions, however, it facilitated deposition by adsorbing to nTiO2 and Fe/Al oxyhydroxides, thereby enabling Mg2+ bridging. This study demonstrated the important and complex roles of pH, DOM, cation valence, and clay colloids in controlling aggregation and subsequent deposition of nTiO2.
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- Zhong Tang
- Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3X5, Canada
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3X5, Canada.
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3X5, Canada
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Lv X, Sun Y, Ji R, Gao B, Wu J, Lu Q, Jiang H. Physicochemical factors controlling the retention and transport of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in saturated sand and limestone porous media. Water Res 2018; 141:251-258. [PMID: 29800833 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Comprehensively understanding the fate and transport of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in subsurface environment is crucial to assess its environmental impacts. In this work, column experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of physicochemical factors on the retention and transport of 14C-labeled PFOA in saturated sand and limestone porous media. The retention of PFOA in limestone columns was higher than that in sand columns under the same solution chemistry conditions. This can be attributed to that the limestone had less negative zeta-potential and larger specific surface area than the sand. Changes in ionic strength (low to high) and cation type (Na+ to Ca2+) had little influences on the mobility of PFOA in sand porous media, but significantly enhanced the retention of PFOA in limestone porous media. Nearly no PFOA was retained in the sand columns, but relatively high levels of PFOA retention (28.7-48.4%) were achieved in the limestone columns. Higher input concentration resulted in lower PFOA retention in limestone porous media, reflecting the blocking effect of the sorption sites. The blocking effect was insignificant in sand porous media, probably because the experimental conditions were unfavorable for PFOA sorption on sand media. A two-site kinetic retention model effectively simulated both the breakthrough and retention behaviors of the PFOA in the sand and limestone porous media.
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- Xueyan Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hydrosciences Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; Shandong Zhengyuan Construction Engineering Co. Ltd, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hydrosciences Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hydrosciences Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Shandong Zhengyuan Construction Engineering Co. Ltd, Jinan 250100, China
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- Shandong Zhengyuan Construction Engineering Co. Ltd, Jinan 250100, China
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Ma E, Ouahbi T, Wang H, Ahfir ND, Alem A, Hammadi A. Modeling of the transport and deposition of polydispersed particles: Effects of hydrodynamics and spatiotemporal evolution of the deposition rate. Environ Pollut 2018; 237:1011-1022. [PMID: 29137889 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A time-distance-dependent deposition model is built to investigate the effects of hydrodynamic forces on the transport and deposition of polydispersed particles and the evolution of deposition rates with time and distance. Straining and the heterogeneity of the particle population are considered to play important roles in the decreasing distribution of deposition rates. Numerical simulations were applied in a series of sand column experiments at different fluid velocities for three different porous media. The effects of hydrodynamics forces are elaborated with the systematic variations of deposition dynamic parameters of the proposed model. With retention distributions with particle size as well as temporal and spatial evolutions of deposition rates, the transport and deposition mechanisms of polydispersed particles will be elucidated through the interplay of the variation of the particle size distribution of mobile particle populations and the geometrical change of the porous medium due to retention (straining and blocking).
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- Enze Ma
- Normandie UNIV, UNIHAVRE, UMR 6294 CNRS, LOMC, 76600 Le Havre, France
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- Normandie UNIV, UNIHAVRE, UMR 6294 CNRS, LOMC, 76600 Le Havre, France.
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- Normandie UNIV, UNIHAVRE, UMR 6294 CNRS, LOMC, 76600 Le Havre, France
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- Normandie UNIV, UNIHAVRE, UMR 6294 CNRS, LOMC, 76600 Le Havre, France
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- Normandie UNIV, UNIHAVRE, UMR 6294 CNRS, LOMC, 76600 Le Havre, France
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- Normandie UNIV, UNIHAVRE, UMR 6294 CNRS, LOMC, 76600 Le Havre, France
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Huangfu X, Ma C, Ma J, He Q, Yang C, Zhou J, Jiang J, Wang Y. Effective removal of trace thallium from surface water by nanosized manganese dioxide enhanced quartz sand filtration. Chemosphere 2017; 189:1-9. [PMID: 28918289 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Thallium (Tl) has drawn wide concern due to its high toxicity even at extremely low concentrations, as well as its tendency for significant accumulation in the human body and other organisms. The need to develop effective strategies for trace Tl removal from drinking water is urgent. In this study, the removal of trace Tl (0.5 μg L-1) by conventional quartz sand filtration enhanced by nanosized manganese dioxide (nMnO2) has been investigated using typical surface water obtained from northeast China. The results indicate that nMnO2 enhanced quartz sand filtration could remove trace Tl(I) and Tl(III) efficiently through the adsorption of Tl onto nMnO2 added to a water matrix and onto nMnO2 attached on quartz sand surfaces. Tl(III)-HA complexes might be responsible for higher residual Tl(III) in the effluent compared to residual Tl(I). Competitive Ca2+ cations inhibit Tl removal to a certain extent because the Ca2+ ions will occupy the Tl adsorption site on nMnO2. Moreover, high concentrations of HA (10 mgTOC L-1), which notably complexes with and dissolves nMnO2 (more than 78%), resulted in higher residual Tl(I) and Tl(III). Tl(III)-HA complexes might also enhance Tl(III) penetration to a certain extent. Additionally, a higher pH level could enhance the removal of trace Tl from surface water. Finally, a slight increase of residual Tl was observed after backwash, followed by the reduction of the Tl concentration in the effluent to a "steady" state again. The knowledge obtained here may provide a potential strategy for drinking water treatment plants threatened by trace Tl.
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- Xiaoliu Huangfu
- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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Wiedner H, Riedl J, Maringer FJ, Baumgartner A, Stietka M, Kabrt F. Production and characterization of a traceable NORM material and its use in proficiency testing of gamma-ray spectrometry laboratories. Appl Radiat Isot 2017; 134:45-50. [PMID: 29079417 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This paper outlines the process of characterizing a new NORM material for proficiency testing made of quartz sand with significantly elevated levels of 226Ra obtained from the backflush of a drinking water treatment facility. Samples of the fully characterized NORM material were sent to European laboratories concerned with radioactivity measurements and environmental monitoring by gamma-ray spectrometry for proficiency testing. The paper discusses the results, specific requirements, problems and solutions that were found during the characterization process and the proficiency test.
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- H Wiedner
- BEV - Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen, Arltgasse 35, 1160 Wien, Austria; BOKU - University for Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien, Austria.
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- TU Wien - Technical University of Vienna, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien, Austria
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- BEV - Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen, Arltgasse 35, 1160 Wien, Austria; BOKU - University for Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien, Austria; TU Wien - Technical University of Vienna, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien, Austria
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- BOKU - University for Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien, Austria
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- BOKU - University for Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien, Austria
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- BOKU - University for Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien, Austria
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Parpounas A, Litskas V, Hapeshi E, Michael C, Fatta-Kassinos D. Assessing the presence of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in piggery wastewater and their adsorption behaviour onto solid materials, with a newly developed chromatographic method. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:23371-23381. [PMID: 28842853 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9849-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Veterinary antibiotics could enter the environment after the application of manure or farm wastewater on soil as fertilizer. In this study, a UPLC-MS/MS analytical method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of enrofloxacin (ENR) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) at environmental relevant concentrations in piggery wastewater, piggery wastewater solids, agricultural soil and ground water with good performance characteristics. The method recovery for ENR and CIP was 94.2 and 89.9% in the filtered piggery wastewater, 81.3 and 82% in the wastewater solid material, 78.1 and 76.8% in the soil and 95.6 and 97.3% in the ground water. The Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantification (LOQ) for ENR were 21 and 64 ng L-1 and for CIP was 18 and 54 ng L-1, respectively. The method was implemented to monitor ENR and CIP in the wastewater of a piggery facility in Cyprus which applied anaerobic treatment before the final disposal of the reclaimed water. The highest antibiotic concentrations were measured in the wastewater samples collected from the nursery, where ENR is continuously used, with average concentration 31.4 μg L-1 for ENR and 16.0 μg L-1 for CIP. After the anaerobic digester, the two antibiotics were found only on the solid matter of the treated wastewater with an average concentration of 1.7 μg kg-1 for ENR and 1.0 μg kg-1 for CIP. The antibiotics adsorption at pH = 7 on clay soil, quartz sand and on solid matter isolated from the piggery wastewater was found to be higher than 95% for all solid materials. The concentration of the antibiotics in soil samples taken from a field where reclaimed piggery wastewater was applied for 10 years and in samples of groundwater from a nearby well was found for all samples below the LOD.
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- Andreas Parpounas
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Nireas, International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Nireas, International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Nireas, International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Nireas, International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Nireas, International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Wu D, He L, Sun R, Tong M, Kim H. Influence of Bisphenol A on the transport and deposition behaviors of bacteria in quartz sand. Water Res 2017; 121:1-10. [PMID: 28505529 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The influence of Bisphenol A (BPA) on the transport and deposition behaviors of bacteria in quartz sand was examined in both NaCl (10 and 25 mM) and CaCl2 solutions (1.2 and 5 mM) by comparing the breakthrough curves and retained profiles of cell with BPA in suspensions versus those without BPA. Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis were employed as model cells in the present study. The extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek interaction energy calculation revealed that the presence of BPA in cell suspensions led to a lower repulsive interaction between the cells and the quartz sand. This suggests that, theoretically, increased cell deposition on quartz sand would be expected in the presence of BPA. However, under all examined solution conditions, the presence of BPA in cell suspensions increased transport and decreased deposition of bacteria in porous media regardless of cell type, ionic strength, ion valence, the presence or absence of extracellular polymeric substances. We found that competition by BPA through hydrophobicity for deposition sites on the quartz sand surfaces was the sole contributor to the enhanced transport and decreased deposition of bacteria in the presence of BPA.
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- Dan Wu
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
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Peng S, Wu D, Ge Z, Tong M, Kim H. Influence of graphene oxide on the transport and deposition behaviors of colloids in saturated porous media. Environ Pollut 2017; 225:141-149. [PMID: 28365511 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.03.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The effects of graphene oxide (GO) on the transport and deposition behaviors of colloids with different sizes in packed quartz sand were investigated in both NaCl (10 and 50 mM) and CaCl2 solutions (1 and 5 mM) at pH 6. Fluorescent carboxylate-modified polystyrene latex microspheres (CMLs) with size ranging from 0.2 to 2 μm were utilized as model colloids. Both breakthrough curves and retained profiles of colloids in the presence and absence of GO in suspensions under all examined solution conditions were analyzed. The breakthrough curves of all three different-sized CMLs with GO were higher yet the retained profiles were lower than those without GO at both examined ionic strengths in NaCl solutions. The observation showed that GO increased the transport and decreased the deposition of all three different-sized CMLs in NaCl solutions. However, in CaCl2 solutions, opposite observation was achieved at two different ionic strength conditions. Specifically, the presence of GO increased the transport and decreased the deposition of all three different-sized CMLs in 1 mM CaCl2 solutions, whereas, it decreased the transport and increased the deposition of all three different-sized CMLs in 5 mM CaCl2 solutions. Comparison the breakthrough curves and retained profiles of CMLs versus those of GO yielded that the overall transport and deposition behaviors of all three different-sized CMLs with GO copresent in suspensions agreed well with the transport and deposition behaviors of GO under all examined conditions. The transport and deposition behaviors of CMLs in packed porous media clearly were controlled by those of GO under the conditions investigated in present study due to the adsorption of CMLs onto GO surfaces. Our study showed that once released into natural environment, GO would adsorb (interact with) different types of colloids and thus have significant influence on the fate and transport of colloids in porous media.
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- Shengnan Peng
- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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He Y, Al-Abed SR, Dionysiou DD. Quantification of carbon nanotubes in different environmental matrices by a microwave induced heating method. Sci Total Environ 2017; 580:509-517. [PMID: 28040213 PMCID: PMC6146922 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been incorporated into numerous consumer products, and have also been employed in various industrial areas because of their extraordinary properties. The large scale production and wide applications of CNTs make their release into the environment a major concern. Therefore, it is crucial to determine the degree of potential CNT contamination in the environment, which requires a sensitive and accurate technique for selectively detecting and quantifying CNTs in environmental matrices. In this study, a simple device based on utilizing heat generated/temperature increase from CNTs under microwave irradiation was built to quantify single-walled CNTs (SWCNTs), multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs) and carboxylated CNTs (MWCNT-COOH) in three environmentally relevant matrices (sand, soil and sludge). Linear temperature vs CNT mass relationships were developed for the three environmental matrices spiked with known amounts of different types of CNTs that were then irradiated in a microwave at low energies (70-149W) for a short time (15-30s). MWCNTs had a greater microwave response in terms of heat generated/temperature increase than SWCNTs and MWCNT-COOH. An evaluation of microwave behavior of different carbonaceous materials showed that the microwave measurements of CNTs were not affected even with an excess of other organic, inorganic carbon or carbon based nanomaterials (fullerene, granular activated carbon and graphene oxide), mainly because microwave selectively heats materials such as CNTs that have a higher dielectric loss factor. Quantification limits using this technique for the sand, soil and sludge were determined as low as 18.61, 27.92, 814.4μg/g for MWCNTs at a microwave power of 133W and exposure time of 15s.
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- Yang He
- Environmental Engineering and Science program, Department of Biomedical, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 2600 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45221, United States
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- National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States.
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- Environmental Engineering and Science program, Department of Biomedical, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 2600 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45221, United States
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Chen Y, Fan R, An D, Cheng Y, Tan H. Water softening by induced crystallization in fluidized bed. J Environ Sci (China) 2016; 50:109-116. [PMID: 28034420 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2016.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Fluidized bed and induced crystallization technology were combined to design a new type of induced crystallization fluidized bed reactor. The added particulate matter served as crystal nucleus to induce crystallization so that the insoluble material, which was in a saturated state, could precipitate on its surface. In this study, by filling the fluidized bed with quartz sand and by adjusting water pH, precipitation of calcium carbonate was induced on the surface of quartz sand, and the removal of water hardness was achieved. With a reactor influent flow of 60L/hr, a fixed-bed height of 0.5m, pH value of 9.5, quartz sand nuclear diameter of 0.2-0.4mm, and a reflux ratio of 60%, the effluent concentration of calcium hardness was reduced to 60mg/L and 86.6% removal efficiency was achieved. The resulting effluent reached the quality standard set for circulating cooling water. Majority of the material on the surface of quartz sand was calculated to be calcium carbonate based on energy spectrum analysis and moisture content was around 15.994%. With the low moisture content, dewatering treatment is no longer required and this results to cost savings on total water treatment process.
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- Yuefang Chen
- School of Civil and Environment Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Civil and Environment Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Civil and Environment Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Civil and Environment Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Civil and Environment Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Zhang Y, Yang B, Han Y, Jiang C, Wu D, Fan J, Ma L. Novel iron metal matrix composite reinforced by quartz sand for the effective dechlorination of aqueous 2-chlorophenol. Chemosphere 2016; 146:308-314. [PMID: 26735731 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 11/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this work, we tested a novel iron metal matrix composite (MMC) synthesized by mechanically introducing quartz sand (SiO2) into an iron matrix (denoted as SiO2-Fe MMC). The pseudo-first-order reaction rate constant of the SiO2-Fe MMC (initial pH 5.0) for 20 mg/L of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) was 0.051 × 10(-3) L/m(2)/min, which was even higher than that of some reported Pd/Fe bimetals. This extraordinary high activity was promoted by the quick iron dissolution rate, which was caused by the formation of Fe-C internal electrolysis from carbonization of process control agent (PCA) and the active reinforcement/metal interfaces during the milling process. In addition, pH has slight effect on the dechlorination rate. The SiO2-Fe MMC retained relatively stable activity, still achieving 71% removal efficiency for 2-CP after six consecutive cycles. The decrease in dechlorination efficiency can be attributed to the rapid consumption of Fe(0). A dechlorination mechanism using the SiO2-Fe MMC was proposed by a direct electron transfer from Fe(0) to 2-CP at the quartz sand/iron interface.
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- Yunfei Zhang
- National Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution Control, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, PR China; Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060 Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060 Shenzhen, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060 Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060 Shenzhen, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution Control, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution Control, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, PR China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution Control, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, PR China
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Fang J, Wang MH, Lin DH, Shen B. Enhanced transport of CeO2 nanoparticles in porous media by macropores. Sci Total Environ 2016; 543:223-229. [PMID: 26584072 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This is the first study to investigate the effect of macropores on the transport of CeO2 nanoparticles (nCeO2) in quartz sand and soil. The artificial macropore types are the vertical continuous macropore (O-O), and the vertical discontinuous macropore (O-C). The results indicated that the mobility of nCeO2 was significantly enhanced by the macropore in both quartz sand and soil, and the enhancement was greater in the continuous macropore than in the discontinuous macropore. Compared with the homogeneous column, both the O-O and O-C macropores in quartz sand favored an earlier breakthrough and a larger initial effluent recovery rate of nCeO2. However, there was little influence on the plateau concentration and the total effluent recovery rate. In soil, both types of macropores significantly shortened nCeO2 breakthrough time, and favored a higher plateau concentration, and a larger initial and total effluent recovery rate. The O-O macropore which accounted for only 1% of the total pore volume had doubly increased the total mobility of nCeO2 in soil; even the mobility was increased by 30% with the O-C macropore. It was found that the effect of preferential flow on nCeO2 transport was greater in soil than it was in quartz sand.
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- Jing Fang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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Cai L, Peng S, Wu D, Tong M. Effect of different-sized colloids on the transport and deposition of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in quartz sand. Environ Pollut 2016; 208:637-644. [PMID: 26561451 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Colloids (non-biological and biological) with different sizes are ubiquitous in natural environment. The investigations regarding the influence of different-sized colloids on the transport and deposition behaviors of engineered-nanoparticles in porous media yet are still largely lacking. This study investigated the effects of different-sized non-biological and biological colloids on the transport of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) in quartz sand under both electrostatically favorable and unfavorable conditions. Fluorescent carboxylate-modified polystyrene latex microspheres (CML) with sizes of 0.2-2 μm were utilized as model non-biological colloids, while Gram-negative Escherichia coli (∼ 1 μm) and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis (∼ 2 μm) were employed as model biological colloids. Under the examined solution conditions, both breakthrough curves and retained profiles of nTiO2 with different-sized CML particles/bacteria were similar as those without colloids under favorable conditions, indicating that the copresence of model colloids in suspensions had negligible effects on the transport and deposition of nTiO2 under favorable conditions. In contrast, higher breakthrough curves and lower retained profiles of nTiO2 with CML particles/bacteria relative to those without copresent colloids were observed under unfavorable conditions. Clearly, the copresence of model colloids increased the transport and decreased the deposition of nTiO2 in quartz sand under unfavorable conditions (solution conditions examined in present study). Both competition of deposition sites on quartz sand surfaces and the enhanced stability/dispersion of nTiO2 induced by copresent colloids were found to be responsible for the increased nTiO2 transport with colloids under unfavorable conditions. Moreover, the smallest colloids had the highest coverage on sand surface and most significant dispersion effect on nTiO2, resulting in the greatest nTiO2 transport.
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- Li Cai
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China; Currently at Natural History Research Center, Shanghai Natural History Museum, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai, 200127, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen, Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Cai L, Zhu J, Hou Y, Tong M, Kim H. Influence of gravity on transport and retention of representative engineered nanoparticles in quartz sand. J Contam Hydrol 2015; 181:153-160. [PMID: 25728046 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Four types of NPs: carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide (carbon-based NPs), titanium dioxide and zinc oxide metal-oxide NPs, were utilized to systematically determine the influence of gravity on the transport of NPs in porous media. Packed column experiments for two types of carbon-based NPs were performed under unfavorable conditions in both up-flow (gravity-negative) and down-flow (gravity-positive) orientations, while for two types of metal-oxide NPs, experiments were performed under both unfavorable and favorable conditions in both up-flow and down-flow orientations. Both breakthrough curves and retained profiles of two types of carbon-based NPs in up-flow orientation were equivalent to those in down-flow orientation, indicating that gravity had negligible effect on the transport and retention of carbon-based NPs under unfavorable conditions. In contrast, under both unfavorable and favorable conditions, the breakthrough curves for two types of metal-oxide NPs in down-flow orientation were lower relative to those in up-flow orientation, indicating that gravity could decrease the transport of metal-oxide NPs in porous media. The distinct effect of gravity on the transport and retention of carbon-based and metal-oxide NPs was mainly attributed to the contribution of gravity to the force balance on the NPs in quartz sand. The contribution of gravity was determined by the interplay of the density and sizes of NP aggregates under examined solution conditions.
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- Li Cai
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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Kang JK, Yi IG, Park JA, Kim SB, Kim H, Han Y, Kim PJ, Eom IC, Jo E. Transport of carboxyl-functionalized carbon black nanoparticles in saturated porous media: Column experiments and model analyses. J Contam Hydrol 2015; 177-178:194-205. [PMID: 25977994 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the transport behavior of carboxyl-functionalized carbon black nanoparticles (CBNPs) in porous media including quartz sand, iron oxide-coated sand (IOCS), and aluminum oxide-coated sand (AOCS). Two sets of column experiments were performed under saturated flow conditions for potassium chloride (KCl), a conservative tracer, and CBNPs. Breakthrough curves were analyzed to obtain mass recovery and one-dimensional transport model parameters. The first set of experiments was conducted to examine the effects of metal (Fe, Al) oxides and flow rate (0.25 and 0.5 mL min(-1)) on the transport of CBNPs suspended in deionized water. The results showed that the mass recovery of CBNPs in quartz sand (flow rate=0.5 mL min(-1)) was 83.1%, whereas no breakthrough of CBNPs (mass recovery=0%) was observed in IOCS and AOCS at the same flow rate, indicating that metal (Fe, Al) oxides can play a significant role in the attachment of CBNPs to porous media. In addition, the mass recovery of CBNPs in quartz sand decreased to 76.1% as the flow rate decreased to 0.25 mL min(-1). Interaction energy profiles for CBNP-porous media were calculated using DLVO theory for sphere-plate geometry, demonstrating that the interaction energy for CBNP-quartz sand was repulsive, whereas the interaction energies for CBNP-IOCS and CBNP-AOCS were attractive with no energy barriers. The second set of experiments was conducted in quartz sand to observe the effect of ionic strength (NaCl=0.1 and 1.0mM; CaCl2=0.01 and 0.1mM) and pH (pH=4.5 and 5.4) on the transport of CBNPs suspended in electrolyte. The results showed that the mass recoveries of CBNPs in NaCl=0.1 and 1.0mM were 65.3 and 6.4%, respectively. The mass recoveries of CBNPs in CaCl2=0.01 and 0.1mM were 81.6 and 6.3%, respectively. These results demonstrated that CBNP attachment to quartz sand can be enhanced by increasing the electrolyte concentration. Interaction energy profiles demonstrated that the interaction energy profile for CBNP-quartz sand was compressed and that the energy barrier decreased as the electrolyte concentration increased. Furthermore, the mass recovery of CBNPs in the presence of divalent ions (CaCl2=0.1 mM) was far lower than that in the presence of monovalent ions (NaCl=0.1 mM), demonstrating a much stronger effect of Ca(2+) than Na(+) on CBNP transport. Mass recovery of CBNPs at pH 4.5 was 55.6%, which was lower than that (83.1%) at pH 5.4, indicating that CBNP attachment to quartz sand can be enhanced by decreasing the pH. The sticking efficiencies (α) calculated from the mass recovery by colloid filtration theory were in the range from 2.1×10(-2) to 4.5×10(-1), which were far greater than the values (2.56×10(-6)-3.33×10(-2)) of theoretical sticking efficiencies (αtheory) calculated from the DLVO energy by the Maxwell model.
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- Jin-Kyu Kang
- Environmental Functional Materials & Biocolloids Laboratory, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Functional Materials & Biocolloids Laboratory, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Functional Materials & Biocolloids Laboratory, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Functional Materials & Biocolloids Laboratory, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea; Department of Rural Systems Engineering and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Risk Assessment, National Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Risk Assessment, National Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Risk Assessment, National Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea
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Charrière D, Hernández Cortázar MDA, Behra P. Effect of the presence of pyrite traces on silver behavior in natural porous media. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 446:379-85. [PMID: 25722107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In order to better understand the fate of the toxic element Ag(I), sorption of Ag(I) was studied from batch experiments, at different pHs (2-8) and at 298 K. A pure quartz sand (99.999% SiO2) and "natural" quartz sand (99% SiO2, and traces of Fe, Al, Mn (hydr)oxides, of clays and of pyrite) were used as sorbents. The Ag(I) sorption behavior depends strongly on pH with isotherm shapes characteristic of Langmuir-type relationship for initial Ag concentration [Ag(I)], range between 5.0×10(-7) and 1.0×10(-3) M. Even if the Ag (I) sorption capacity on pure quartz sand is very low compared to the natural quartz sands, its affinity is rather high. From speciation calculations, several sites were proposed: at pHi 4, 6 and 8, the first surface site is assumed to be due to iron (hydr)oxides while the second surface site is attributed to silanols. At pHi 2, sorption of Ag(I) was assumed to be on two surface sites of iron (hydr)oxides and a third surface site on silanol groups. Even if the sand is mainly composed of silica, the trace minerals play an important role in sorption capacity compared to silica. The conditional surface complexation constants of Ag(I) depend on pH. On the other hand, it is shown that the Ag speciation depends strongly on the history of "natural" quartz sand due to initial applied treatment, little rinsing or longer washing. In the presence of low amount of pyrite, strong complexes between Ag(I) and sulfur compounds such as thiosulfates due to oxidative dissolution of pyrite are formed what decreases Ag sorption capability. SEM-EDS analyses highlighted the surface complexation-precipitation of Ag2S and Ag(0) colloids which confirmed the important role of pyrite on Ag(I) speciation.
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- Delphine Charrière
- Université de Toulouse; INPT, LCA (Laboratoire de Chimie AgroIndustrielle), UMR 1010, ENSIACET, 4, Allée Emile Monso, CS 44362, F-31030 Toulouse Cedex, France; INRA, LCA (Laboratoire de Chimie AgroIndustrielle), F-31030 Toulouse, France
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- CMP+L (Centro Mexicano para la Producción más Limpia Instituto Politecnico Nacional), Av. Acueducto S/N, col. Barrio la Laguna. Ticoman, 07340 México, D. F., Mexico
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- Université de Toulouse; INPT, LCA (Laboratoire de Chimie AgroIndustrielle), UMR 1010, ENSIACET, 4, Allée Emile Monso, CS 44362, F-31030 Toulouse Cedex, France; INRA, LCA (Laboratoire de Chimie AgroIndustrielle), F-31030 Toulouse, France.
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Yang W, Dong L, Luo Z, Cui X, Liu J, Liu Z, Huo M. Application of ultrasound and quartz sand for the removal of disinfection byproducts from drinking water. Chemosphere 2014; 101:34-40. [PMID: 24296031 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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To the best of our knowledge, little information is available on the combined use of ultrasound (US) and quartz sand (QS) in the removal of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) from drinking water. This study investigates the removal efficiency for 12 DBPs from drinking water by 20 kHz sonolytic treatment, QS adsorption, and their combination. Results indicate that DBPs with logKow≤1.12 could not be sonolysized; for logKow≥1.97, more than 20% removal efficiency was observed, but the removal efficiency was unrelated to logKow. DBPs containing a nitro group are more sensitive to US than those that comprise nitrile, hydrogen, and hydroxyl groups. Among the 12 investigated DBPs, 9 could be adsorbed by QS adsorption. The adsorption efficiency ranged from 12% for 1,1-dichloro-2-propanone to 80% for trichloroacetonitrile. A synergistic effect was found between the US and QS on DBPs removal, and all the 12 DBPs could be effectively removed by the combined use of US and QS. In the presence of US, part of the QS particles were corroded into small particles which play a role in increasing the number of cavitation bubbles and reducing cavitation bubble size and then improve the removal efficiency of DBPs. On the other hand, the presence of US enhances the DBP mass transfer rate to cavitation bubbles and quartz sand. In addition, sonolytic treatment led to a slight decrease of pH, and TOC values decreased under all the three treatment processes.
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- Wu Yang
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; Key Laboratory of Songliao Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute, Changchun 130118, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China; Key Laboratory of Songliao Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute, Changchun 130118, China.
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Lu Y, Xu X, Yang K, Lin D. The effects of surfactants and solution chemistry on the transport of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in quartz sand-packed columns. Environ Pollut 2013; 182:269-277. [PMID: 23948360 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The effect of different surfactants on the transport of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in quartz sand-packed columns was firstly investigated under various conditions. The stable plateau values (C(max)) of the breakthrough curves (BTCs), critical PVs (the number of pore volumes of infusions needed to reach the C(max)), maximum transport distances (L(max)), deposition rate coefficients (kd) and retention rates were calculated to compare the transport and retention of MWCNTs under various conditions. Stability of the MWCNT suspensions as a function of the influencing factors was examined to reveal the underlying mechanism of the MWCNT retention. Results showed that MWCNTs suspended by different surfactants presented different BTCs; the MWCNT transport increased with increasing sand size and MWCNT concentration; high flow velocity was favorable for the MWCNT transport, while high Ca(2+) concentration and low pH were unfavorable for the transport; hetero-aggregation, straining and site blocking occurred during the transport.
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- Yinying Lu
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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