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To improve domestic wastewater treatment for total nitrogen (TN) removal, a full-scale constructed wetlands combining an artificially aerated vertical- (AVCW) and a horizontal-flow constructed wetland (HCW) was completed in July 2007. The system covered a total area of 7,610?m2. From 2 July 2007 to 7 August 2008, the treatment capacity was 2,076?m3?day?1 with an aeration quantity of 7,400?m3?day?1. The system effectively reduced the average annual output of BOD5 (52.0?%), NH4?CN (58.41?%), and TP (41.61?%), although the percentage reductions of other pollutants, including chemical oxygen demand (34.1?%), suspended solid (38.9?%), and TN (31.05?%) were lower. The purpose of the HCW was for denitrification of the effluent from the AVCW, and annual average of 34.27?% of NO3?CN was removed compared with the reading at the AVCW outlet. With hydraulic loading increased to 4,152?m3?day?1 from 9 September to 23 November 2007, the removal rate for NO3?CN from the HCW decreased substantially from 48.80 to 18.86?%. The total removal rates of NH4?CN showed significant positive correlation with DO content in the AVCW and with total TN removal rates for the combined system (P?<?0.05). The study indicated that, even with limited artificial aeration, nitrification was very effective for NH4?CN removal.  相似文献   

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A vertically moving biofilm system (VMBS) was developed to treat wastewater. In this system, the biofilm grows on a biofilm module consisting of plastic media that is vertically and repeatedly moved up into the air and down into the water. The objectives of this study were to investigate the oxygen transfer efficiency and industrial wastewater treatment performance of the VMBS. The oxygen transfer coefficient (K L a) depended on the movement frequency (n) of the biofilm module and was proportional to n 1.67. K L a values measured were within the range of 0.0001 to 0.0027 s-1. The VMBS exhibited good carbonaceous removal when treating industrial wastewater produced in a factory manufacturing synthetic fibres. Removal efficiency of filtered chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD5) was up to 93.2 and 97.9%, respectively. The volumetric removal rates of filtered COD and BOD5 reached 1320 g COD m-3 day-1 and 700 g BOD5 m-3 day-1. The areal organic removal rates, based on the surface area of the biofilm substrata, were 16 g BOD5 m-2 day-1 and 39 g COD m-2 day-1. No clogging occurred during the experiment. The mean areal biofilm mass increased with increasing the mean areal BOD5 removal rate. The new biofilm process has such advantages as high carbonaceous oxidation, energy saving, simpleconstruction and easy operation for industrial wastewater treatment.  相似文献   

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The present work discusses the startup and operation of different biotrickling filters during the simultaneous removal of NH3, H2S, and ethyl mercaptan (EM) for odor control, focusing on (a) the impact of pH control in the stability of the nitrification processes during reactor startup and (b) the crossed effects among selected pollutants and their by-products. Two biotrickling filters were packed with poplar wood chips (R1 and R2A), while a third reactor was packed with polyurethane foam (R2B). R2A and R2B presented a pH control system, whereas R1 did not. Loads of 2?C10?g N?CNH3 m?3?h?1, 5?C16?g S?CH2S m?3?h?1, and 1?C6?g EM m?3?h?1 were supplied to the bioreactors. The presence of a pH control loop in R2A and R2B proved to be crucial to avoid long startup periods and bioreactors malfunctioning due to biological activity inhibition. In addition, the impact of the presence of different concentrations of a series of N species (NH 4 + , NO 2 ? , and NO 3 ? ) and S species (SO 4 2? and S2?) on the performance of the two biotrickling filters was studied by increasing their load to the reactors. Sulfide oxidation proved to be the most resilient process, since it was not affected in any of the experiments, while nitrification and EM removal were severely affected. In particular, the latter was affected by SO 4 2? and NO 2 ? , while nitrification was significantly affected by NH 4 + . The biotrickling filter packed with polyurethane foam was more sensitive to crossed effects than the biotrickling filter packed with poplar wood chips.  相似文献   

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Washing-down parlours and standing areas, following milking on dairy farms, produce dairy soiled water (DSW) that contains variable concentrations of nutrients. Aerobic woodchip filters can remove organic matter, nutrients and suspended solids (SS) in DSW, but the effluent exiting the filters may have to be further treated before it is suitable for re-use for washing yard areas. The performance of a single-layer sand filter (SF) and a stratified SF, loaded at 20 L m?2 day?1, to polish effluent from a woodchip filter was investigated over 82 days. Average influent unfiltered chemical oxygen demand (CODT), total nitrogen (TN), ammonium–N (NH4–N), ortho-phosphorus (PO4–P) and SS concentrations of 1,991?±?296, 163?±?40, 42.3?±?16.9, 27.2?±?6.9 and 84?±?30 mg L?1 were recorded. The single-layer SF decreased the influent concentration of CODT, TN, NH4–N, PO4–P and SS by 39, 36, 34, 58 and 52 %, respectively. Influent concentrations of CODT, TNT, NH4–N, PO4–P and SS were decreased by 56, 57, 41, 74 and 62 % in the stratified SF. The single-layer SF and the stratified SF were capable of reducing the influent concentration of total coliforms by 96 and 95 %, respectively. Although a limited amount of biomass accumulated in the uppermost layers of both SFs, organic and particulate matter deposition within both filters affected rates of nitrification. Both types of SFs produced final water quality in excess of the standards for re-use in the washing of milking parlours.  相似文献   

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This study evaluates the treatment efficacy and biogas yield of an integrated system composed of a plug-flow biodigester (with sludge recirculation) followed by polishing in a stabilization pond. The system was operated in real scale for 12 months at ambient temperature and under continuous flow. The volumetric yields of biogas varied according to the organic loads applied, between 114 and 294 Kg COD day?1, reaching levels of 0.026 to 0.173 m3 m?3 day?1, with concentrations of CH4 between 56 and 70%. The monthly biogas productions were between 378.5 and 2186.1 m3 month?1 equal to an energy potential of approximately 2070 to 19,168 KWh month?1.The average yearly removals of BOD5,20 and COD by the integrated treatment system were 70 and 86%, respectively. The average annual removals of NH4 and TKN were 88.5 and 85.5%, respectively. The pH values were always near neutral, and the alkalinity was in ranges propitious for anaerobic digestion. The results of this study indicate good efficacy in terms of removal of organic matter and nitrogen compounds, with the added benefits of generation of energy and use of the treated effluent as biofertilizer, enabling significant cost reductions to cattle farmers.  相似文献   

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In this study, the N2O emission from an intermittently aerated sequencing batch reactor (IASBR-1) treating the separated liquid fraction of anaerobically digested pig manure (SLAP) was investigated. The wastewater had chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentrations of 11,540?±?860?mg?l?1, 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) concentrations of 2,900?±?200?mg?l?1and total nitrogen concentrations of 4,041?±?59?mg?l?1, with low COD:N ratios (2.9, on average) and BOD5:N ratios (0.72, on average). Synthetic wastewater, simulating the SLAP with similar COD and nitrogen concentrations but with higher BOD5 concentrations of up to 11,500?±?100?mg?l?1, was treated in another identical reactor (IASBR-2) to compare the effects of carbon source on nutrient removals and N2O emissions. In steady-state, soluble N2O accumulated in the non-aeration periods, with the highest N2O concentrations measured at the end of the non-aeration periods. There was a significant reduction in N2O concentrations during the aeration periods with reductions occurring immediately on commencement of aeration. The mean N2O emissions in an operational cycle were 253.6 and 205.3?mg for IASBR-1 and IASBR-2, respectively. During the non-aeration periods, only 8.3% and 8.4% of total N2O emissions occurred in IASBR-1 and IASBR-2, respectively; while during the aeration periods, 91.7% and 91.6% of N2O emissions took place in IASBR-1 and IASBR-2, respectively. The mean specific N2O generation rates were 0.010 and 0.005?mg (g VSS·min)?1 in the aeration periods, 0.024 and 0.021?mg (g VSS·min)?1 in the non-aeration periods for IASBR-1 and IABSR-2, respectively. Mean nitrogen removal via N2O emissions was 15.6% and 10.1% for IASBR-1 and IASBR-2, respectively. The IASBR-1 with low influent BOD5 concentrations emitted and generated more N2O.  相似文献   

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Multi-soil-layering (MSL) system was designed for purifying domestic wastewater and for treating polluted river water. MSL system is typically comprised of layers of soil mixture blocks alternating with permeable layers. The permeable layer has roles of preventing clogging and to increasing the efficiency of infiltration of wastewater through the soil mixture blocks. In this study, the comparative efficiency of five MSL systems as a function of five permeable layer materials (zeolite, zeolitized perlite, perlite, gravel, and charcoal) was investigated. The MSL systems were constructed in 15 × 50 × 100 cm boxes where the soil mixture blocks contained sandy clay soil, kenaf + corncob, and iron scraps at a ratio of 6 : 1 : 1 by weight, respectively, and filled up in alternation with the permeable layer. The results indicated that all the MSL systems at loading rates of 96–346 L m?2 d?1 under nonaerated conditions were able to reduce the levels of COD (342–1,231 mg L?1), BOD5 (201–802 mg L?1), and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) (3.5–10.1 mg P L?1) at percentages of 79.0–98.1, 80.0–99.6, and 97.1–100%, respectively. The zeolite and the charcoal-based MSL systems under a 96–346 L m?2 d?1 loading rate effectively reduced the level of TN (41.4–65.5 mg N L?1) at percentages of 79.0–92.1 and 30.7–88.9%, respectively. In terms of prevention of clogging, the charcoal-based MSL system was the most effective, followed by the gravel and zeolite-based MSL. The apparent efficiency of pollutant removal, for zeolitized perlite, perlite, and gravel-based MSL systems was low. With an on-off aeration operation, the efficiency of the MSL systems in the reduction of the levels of COD, BOD5 , and SRP (hereafter reference to as “removal”) was significantly enhanced. Overall, the zeolite-based MSL system seemed to be more effective than the other MSL systems. However, if optimum aeration could be obtained, the removal efficiency of charcoal-based MSL system might be improved. Aeration at a rate of 64,000 L m?3 d?1 for 1 week alternating with 2 weeks of nonaeration enhanced the removal of COD, BOD5 , and SRP but not that of TN.  相似文献   

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High phosphorus (P) in surface drainage water from agricultural and urban runoff is the main cause of eutrophication within aquatic systems in South Florida, including the Everglades. While primary sources of P in drainage canals in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) are from land use application of agricultural chemicals and oxidation of the organic soils, internal sources from canal sediments can also affect overall P status in the water column. In this paper, we evaluate P release and equilibrium dynamics from three conveyance canals within the EAA. Incubation and flux experiments were conducted on intact sediment cores collected from four locations within the Miami, West Palm Beach (WPB), and Ocean canal. After three continuous exchanges, Miami canal sediments reported the highest P release (66?±?37 mg m?2) compared to WPB (13?±?10 mg m?2) and Ocean (17?±?11 mg m?2) canal over 84 days. Overall, the P flux from all three canal sediments was highest during the first exchange. Miami canal sediments showed the highest P flux (2.4?±?1.3 mg m?2 day?1) compared to WPB (0.83?±?0.39 mg m?2?d?1) and Ocean canal sediments (0.98?±?0.38 mg m?2 day?1). Low P release from WPB canal sediments despite having high TP content could be due to carbonate layers distributed throughout the sediment column inhibiting P release. Equilibrium P concentrations estimated from the sediment core experiment corresponded to 0.12?±?0.04 mg L?1, 0.06?±?0.03 mg L?1, and 0.08?±?0.03 mg L?1 for Miami, WPB, and Ocean canal sediments, respectively, indicating Miami canal sediments behave as a source of P, while Ocean and WPB canal sediments are in equilibrium with the water column. Overall, the sediments showed a significant positive correlation between P release and total P (r?=?0.42), Feox (r?=?0.65), and Alox (r?=?0.64) content of sediments. The contribution of P from the three main canals sediments within the EAA boundary corresponded to a very small portion of the total P load exiting the EAA. These estimates, however, only take into consideration diffusive fluxes from sediments and no other factors such as canal flow, bioturbation, resuspension, and anaerobic conditions.  相似文献   

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We have examined the effects of different types of slurry on CH4 and N2O emissions, Zn and Cu contents of rice, and nitrate content of the drainage water. The experiment included four treatments: (1) anaerobically digested cattle slurry (ADCS), (2) ADCS filtered to remove the coarse organic matter fraction, (3) anaerobically digested pig slurry (ADPS), and (4) chemical fertilizer (CF). The application rate was 30?g?NH4?CN?m?2. Different amounts of C were incorporated with fertilization: 725?g?C?m?2 in ADCS, 352?g?m?2 in filtered ADCS, and 75?g?m?2 in ADPS. The average CH4 emissions during a growing period were 304, 359, 452, and 579?mg?m?2?day?1 in the CF, ADPS, filtered ADCS, and ADCS treatments, respectively. The CH4 emission was significantly higher in ADCS than in CF and ADPS. Negligible N2O emissions were observed during the growing period. Comparable concentrations of Zn and Cu were observed in the rice grain among the treatments. In contrast, their concentrations in the stems and leaves were significantly higher in ADPS than in CF treated rice, although the values were lower than the upper limit of feed additives. Nitrate concentrations in the drainage water were consistently low (0.5?mg?N?L?1). The present study suggested that ADPS, containing a lower amount of C than ADCS, might be an organic fertilizer in paddy field with comparable environmental impacts to chemical fertilizers (CF), but long-term field studies are needed to better understand the effects of these organic fertilizers.  相似文献   

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The diurnal net photosynthesis of Ficus benjamina L., cultivar Cleo, was studied at different daylengths (12, 18 and 24 h day?1), photosynthetic photon flux densities (40 and 120 μmol m?2 s?1 PPFD) and CO2 concentrations (350 and 700 μmol mol?1). Net photosynthesis increased to a maximum after 5–6 and 6–7h of light at 12 and 18h day?1photoperiods, respectively, followed by a decrease towards the end of the photoperiod. At a photoperiod of 18 h day?1 similar diurnal curves were found at 350 and 700 μmol mol?1 CO2, and at 40 and 120 μmol m?2 s?1 PPFD. Five days after the photoperiod was changed from 18 to a 24h day?1the diurnal rhythm disappeared. Transpiration followed the same diurnal rhythm as that for photosynthesis. The water-use efficiency was enhanced by raising the CO2 concentration. A decrease in the CO2 concentration from 700 to 350 μmol mol?1after six days at high CO2 first significantly decreased the photosynthesis, but three days later it reached the same level as that at high CO2.  相似文献   

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Created wetlands offer a low cost, low maintenance, and practical alternative for upgrading secondary municipal wastewater treatment systems. The removal efficiencies, effects of seasonal temperature variations, and effects of increased loading rates on contaminant removal within such a system was studied by Auburn University researchers at a created wetland site in Hurtsboro, Alabama. The 0.16 ha system consisted of a two cell wetlands planted with cattails (Typha latifolia), bulrush (Scirpus validus), arrow duck potatoes (Sagitaria latifolis), burr reeds (Spargaminum eurycarpun), water pennywort (Hydrocotyl ranunculoides), and parrotfeather (Myriophyllum brasiliense). Testing occurred from January through September of 1988 at hydraulic loading rates of 169, 289, and 345 m3 ha?1 d?1. The monthly average total suspended solids influent: effluent mg L?1 concentration ratio during the study period was 135:19 while the monthly average total BOD5 influent: effluent mg L?1 concentration ratio was 38:8. Once the system stabilized, the monthly average total BOD5 effluent concentration remained essentially constant over the range of average BOD5 loading rates employed in this study. Total Kjeldahl N removal was more effective at loading rates of 2.6 kg ha?1 d?1. The monthly average influent: effluent TKN mg L?1 concentration ratio was 15:4.  相似文献   

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A quasi steady state respiration test based on Fick’s law with a correction term for advective flux, for estimating petroleum hydrocarbon degradation rates, was evaluated in a full-scale (3,000 m3) biopile study. A contaminated clayey sand soil with an average TPH content of 1,421?±?260 mg kg?1 soil was treated in a biopile with a fixed venting and heating system. Temperature in the biopile ranged from 12.1 to 36.6°C and soil water content from 15.2 to 35.8 m3 H2O m?3 soil. Oxygen concentrations in the biopile showed a rapid decrease with depth, before venting and reached constant atmospheric concentration during venting. Measured oxygen consumption in the biopile ranged from ?0.04 to ?0.68 mol O2 m?3 soil day?1. Average oxygen consumption rates calculated with the quasi-steady-state method were significantly (P?<?0.05) lower then the oxygen consumption rates calculated with the transient method. It was suggested that the oxygen diffusion was underestimated by the diffusivity models used and that further research is needed to determine relative effective diffusion coefficients in biopiles. Although both respiration testing and petroleum hydrocarbon concentration showed a decrease of oxygen consumption in time, the estimated degradation rate was low compared to the actual decrease in petroleum hydrocarbon concentration. Additional work will have to be done to acquire a more precise knowledge of the relationship between respirometrically determined degradation rates and the actual change in petroleum hydrocarbon concentration in the soil.  相似文献   

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Given high mineralization rates of soil organic matter addition of organic fertilizers such as compost and manure is a particularly important component of soil fertility management under irrigated subtropical conditions as in Oman. However, such applications are often accompanied by high leaching and volatilization losses of N. Two experiments were therefore conducted to quantify the effects of additions of activated charcoal and tannin either to compost in the field or directly to the soil. In the compost experiment, activated charcoal and tannins were added to compost made from goat manure and plant material at a rate of either 0.5 t activated charcoal ha?1, 0.8 t tannin extract ha?1, or 0.6 t activated charcoal and tannin ha?1 in a mixed application. Subsequently, emissions of CO2, N2O, and NH3 volatilization were determined for 69 d of composting. The results were verified in a 20‐d soil incubation experiment in which C and N emissions from a soil amended with goat manure (equivalent to 135 kg N ha?1) and additional amendments of either 3 t activated charcoal ha?1, or 2 t tannin extract ha?1, or the sum of both additives were determined. While activated charcoal failed to affect the measured parameters, both experiments showed that peaks of gaseous CO2 and N emission were reduced and/or occurred at different times when tannin was applied to compost and soil. Application of tannins to compost reduced cumulative gaseous C emissions by 40% and of N by 36% compared with the non‐amended compost. Tannins applied directly to the soil reduced emission of N2O by 17% and volatilization of NH3 by 51% compared to the control. However, emissions of all gases increased in compost amended with activated charcoal, and the organic C concentration of the activated charcoal amended soil increased significantly compared to the control. Based on these results, tannins appear to be a promising amendment to reduce gaseous emissions from composts, particularly under subtropical conditions.  相似文献   

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The Industrial Source Complex Short Term (ISCST3) model was used to discern the sources responsible for high PM10 levels in Kanpur City, a typical urban area in the Ganga basin, India. A systematic geographic information system-based emission inventory was developed for PM10 in each of 85 grids of 2?×?2 km. The total emission of PM10 was estimated at 11 t day?1 with an overall breakup as follows: (a) industrial point sources, 2.9 t day?1 (26%); (b) vehicles, 2.3 t day?1 (21%); (c) domestic fuel burning, 2.1 t day?1 (19%); (d) paved and unpaved road dust, 1.6 t day?1 (15%); and the rest as other sources. To validate the ISCST3 model and to assess air-quality status, sampling was done in summer and winter at seven sampling sites for over 85 days; PM10 levels were very high (89?C632 ??g m?3). The results show that the model-predicted concentrations are in good agreement with observed values, and the model performance was found satisfactory. The validated model was run for each source on each day of sampling. The overall source contribution to ambient air pollution was as follows: vehicular traffic (16%), domestic fuel uses (16%), paved and unpaved road dust (14%), and industries (7%). Interestingly, the largest point source (coal-based power plant) did not contribute significantly to ambient air pollution. The reason might be due to release of pollutant at high stack height. The ISCST3 model was shown to produce source apportionment results like receptor modeling that could generate source apportionment results at any desired time and space resolution.  相似文献   

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Outwintering beef cattle on woodchip corrals offers stock management, economic and welfare benefits when compared with overwintering in open fields or indoors. A trial was set up on a loamy sand over sand soil to evaluate the pollution risks from corrals and the effect of design features (size and depth of woodchips, stocking density, and feeding on or off the corral). Plastic‐lined drainage trenches at 9–10 m spacing under the woodchips allowed sampling of the leachate. Sampling of the soil to 3.6 m below the corral allowed evaluation of pollutant mitigation during vadose zone transport. Mean corral leachate pollutant concentrations were 443–1056 mg NH4‐N L?1, 372–1078 mg dissolved organic carbon (DOC) L?1, 3–13 mg NO3‐N L?1, 8 × 104–1.0 × 106Escherichia coli 100 mL?1 and 2.8 × 102–1.4 × 103 faecal enterococci 100 mL?1. Little influence of design features could be observed. DOC, NH4 and (in most cases) E. coli and faecal enterococci concentrations decreased 102–103 fold when compared with corral leachate during transport to 3.6 m but there were some cores where faecal enterococci concentrations remained high throughout the profile. Travel times of pollutants (39–113 days) were estimated assuming vertical percolation, piston displacement at field moisture content and no adsorption. This allowed decay/die‐off kinetics in the soil to be estimated (0.009–0.044 day?1 for DOC, 0.014–0.045 day?1 for E. coli and 0–0.022 day?1 for faecal enterococci). The mean [NO3‐N] in pore water from the soil cores (n = 3 per corral) ranged from 114 ± 52 to 404 ± 54 mg NO3‐N L?1, when compared with 59 ± 15 mg NO3‐N L?1 from a field overwintering area and 47 ± 40 mg NO3‐N L?1 under a permanent feeding area. However, modelling suggested that denitrification losses in the soil profile increased with stocking density so nitrate leaching losses per animal may be smaller under corrals than for other overwintering methods. Nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane fluxes (measured on one occasion from one corral) were 5–110 g N ha?1 day?1, 3–23 kg C ha?1 day?1, and 5–340 g C ha?1 day?1 respectively. Ammonia content of air extracted from above the woodchips was 0.7–3.5 mg NH4‐N m?3.  相似文献   

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Though engineered covers have been suggested for reducing landfill methane emissions via microbial methane oxidation, little is known about the covers' function at low temperature. This study aimed to determine the methane consumption rates of engineered soil columns at low temperature (4–12°C) and to identify soil characteristics that may enhance methane oxidation in the field. Engineered soils (30 cm thick) were mixtures of sewage sludge compost and de-inking waste, amended with sand (SDS soil) or bark chips (SDB soil). At 4–6°C, we achieved rates of 0.09 gCH4 kgTS?1d?1 (0.02 m3 m?2d?1) and 0.06 gCH4 kgTS?1d?1 (0.009 m3 m?2d?1) with SDS and SDB soils, respectively. With SDS, good movement and exchange of oxygen in porous soil moderated the slowdown of microbial activity so that the rate dropped only by half as temperature declined from 21–23°C to 4–6°C. In SDB, wet bark chips reduced the soil's air-filled porosity and intensified non-methanotrophic microbial activity, thus reducing the methane consumption rate at 4–6°C to one fourth of that at 21–23°C. In conclusion, soil characteristics such as air-filled porosity, water holding capacity, quantity and stabilization of organic amendments that affect the movement and exchange of oxygen are important variables in designing engineered covers for high methane oxidation at low temperature.  相似文献   

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Internal loading is a critical component of the phosphorus (P) budget of aquatic systems that can control trophic conditions. While diffusion across the soil?Cwater interface is generally considered the dominant process controlling P load to the water column, advection due to water table fluctuations can also be significant. Our objective was to evaluate the role of diffusive and advective fluxes in relation to the total P (TP) loads entering and exiting an impacted wetland in the Lake Okeechobee drainage basin. The average diffusive flux of TP was 0.32?±?0.14 mg?m?2?day?1 and occurred for 240 days out of 314, while advective flux was 1.31?±?4.03 mg?m?2?day?1 and occurred for only 57 days. Phosphorus load to the wetland via internal modes was estimated to be 2.3 and 4.0 g?day?1 from diffusion and advection respectively, accounting for 18% of the total P input, while overland flow (51%) was the major input pathway to the wetland. Ditch flow and groundwater outflow accounted for 49% (18.0 g?day?1) and 14% (5.0 g?day?1) of the total P output, respectively. This study shows the importance of advective flux in addition to diffusive flux and that the former should not be neglected when estimating internal P load of transiently flooded isolated wetlands. The monthly P budget-based retention and release patterns were consistent with previous findings, showing that intermittent flooding and drying cycling significantly reduces the P retention capacity of a wetland.  相似文献   

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Biocovers are an alternative for mitigating fugitive and residual emissions of methane from landfills. In this study, we evaluated the performance of two experimental passive methane oxidation biocovers (PMOBs) constructed within the existing final cover of the St-Nicéphore landfill (Quebec, Canada). The biocovers were fed in a controlled manner with raw biogas and surface fluxes were obtained using static chambers. This enabled calculating mass balances of CH4 and oxidation efficiencies (f o_MB). Most of the time, f o_MB????92?% were obtained for loadings as high as 818?g?CH4?m?2?day?1 (PMOB-2) and 290?g?CH4?m?2?day?1 (PMOB-3B). The lowest efficiencies (f o_MB?=?45.5?% and 34.0?%, respectively) were obtained during cold days (air temperature ~0?°C). Efficiencies were also calculated using stable isotopes (f o_SI); the highest f o_SI were 66.4?% for PMOB-2 and 87.3?% for PMOB-3B; whereas the lowest were 18.8?% and 23.1?%, respectively. However, f o_SI values reflect CH4 oxidation up to a depth of 0.10?m, which may partly explain the difference in regards to mass balance-derived efficiencies. Indeed, it is expected that a significant fraction of the total CH4 oxidation occurs within the zone near the surface, where there is greater O2 availability. The influence of the values of fractionation factors ?? ox and ?? trans were also evaluated in this paper.  相似文献   

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Despite the importance of desert dust at global and regional scales, its exact provenance is often unclear. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China is a common source of high‐frequency regional dust storms and is also a large source of global dust production. On the basis of field observations and the determination of the fraction of aeolian dust in surface samples, we characterized the relative intensity of windblown sand/dust processes in the Taklimakan and the volume of dust emitted (PM10) during these processes. Major dust sources were degraded lands on the eastern desert margin, the Gobi and alluvial, fluvial and aeolian sediments occurring on the desert margin. These areas have high PM10 emission capacity due to high‐surface PM10 concentrations and intensive windblown sand/dust activity. Despite having intensive windblown sand activity, the central desert had lower PM10 dust emission capacity (<1·6 kg day−1 m−2 in spring, <0·08 kg day−1 m−2 in other seasons) due to lower surface PM10 fraction. The dry Taitema Lake bed was a source of potentially high dust emissions (at least 4·4–17 kg day−1 m−2 for the monitoring period) due to the intensity windblown sand/dust activities, despite low PM10 concentrations. The dry river beds on the southeastern desert margin had lower dust emission potential due to low PM10 concentrations and windblown sand/dust activity. Most dust emission sources lie in the paths of prevailing winds, leading to aeolian dust transported to and deposited in the desert hinterland or Hotan, Yutian and Minfeng areas, where wind stream convergence leads to high‐frequency dust storms. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

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Soil contains the major part of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems, but the response of this carbon to enriching the atmosphere in CO2 and to increased N deposition is not completely understood. We studied the effects of CO2 concentrations at 370 and 570 μmol CO2 mol?1 air and increased N deposition (7 against 0.7 g N m?2 year?1) on the dynamics of soil organic C in two types of forest soil in model ecosystems with spruce and beech established in large open‐top chambers containing an acidic loam and a calcareous sand. The added CO2 was depleted in 13C and thus the net input of new C into soil organic carbon and the mineralization of native C could be quantified. Soil type was the greatest determining factor in carbon dynamics. After 4 years, the net input of new C in the acidic loam (670 ± 30 g C m?2) exceeded that in the calcareous sand (340 ± 40 g C m?2) although the soil produced less biomass. The mineralization of native organic C accounted for 700 ± 90 g C m?2 in the acidic loam and for 2800 ± 170 g C m?2 in the calcareous sand. Unfavourable conditions for mineralization and a greater physico‐chemical protection of C by clay and oxides in the acidic loam are probably the main reasons for these differences. The organic C content of the acidic loam was 230 g C m?2 more under the large than under the small N treatment. As suggested by a negligible impact of N inputs on the fraction of new C in the acidic loam, this increase resulted mainly from a suppressed mineralization of native C. In the calcareous sand, N deposition did not influence C concentrations. The impacts of CO2 enrichment on C concentrations were small. In the uppermost 10 cm of the acidic loam, larger CO2 concentrations increased C contents by 50–170 g C m?2. Below 10 cm depth in the acidic loam and at all soil depths in the calcareous sand, CO2 concentrations had no significant impact on soil C concentrations. Up to 40% of the ‘new’ carbon of the acidic loam was found in the coarse sand fraction, which accounted for only 7% of the total soil volume. This suggests that a large part of the CO2‐derived ‘new’ C was incorporated into the labile and easily mineralizable pool in the soil.  相似文献   

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