Using a fluctuating tracer to estimate hyporheic exchange in restored and unrestored reaches of the Truckee River,Nevada, USA

The goal of this research was to compare hyporheic activity in recently restored and adjacent un‐restored reaches of the Truckee River downstream from the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area. The installation of rocky riffles and raised channel bed elevations in the restored reaches may have increased the degree of surface–subsurface interaction. A fluctuating chloride concentration signal served as the tracer, induced by the variable influx of higher salinity water several miles upstream from the study reach. The solute transport model, OTIS, was used in conjunction with the hydrodynamic model, DYNHYD5, to estimate transient storage parameters under unsteady flow conditions. The model was calibrated to chloride concentrations measured over a period of three days at six in‐stream locations representing restored and un‐restored reaches. An automated parameter estimation algorithm (SCE‐UA) was used to optimize parameters for multiple reaches simultaneously and generate a distribution of parameter estimates. Results suggest that the transient storage zone cross‐sectional area (A_s) is larger in the restored reaches than in the unrestored reaches, but the exchange coefficient (α) is smaller, leading to increased hyporheic residence time and hydrologic retention in the vicinity of channel reconstructions. Scenarios were used to simulate the potential effects of increased subsurface residence time on denitrification and in‐stream NO₃‐N concentrations. Monte Carlo analysis was performed to assess uncertainty in the simulation results and show the potential for greater nutrient retention in the lower Truckee River as a result of channel restoration. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

光电子作用下土壤微生物粪产碱杆菌反硝化性能研究

本文在对普通培养条件下异养微生物粪产碱杆菌(Alcaligenes faecalis,A.faecalis)反硝化特征研究的基础上,运用电化学方法于一定电势下(-0.15 V、-0.06 V、+0.06 V vs.NHE)模拟半导体矿物导带光电子能量,探讨不同能量的光电子对A.faecalis反硝化特性及细胞生长代谢的影响。实验显示,在普通培养条件下,A.faecalis在有氧和无氧环境中均不能还原NO-3,但还原NO-2效果明显。在模拟光电子实验体系中,A.faecalis可在不同电势(-0.15 V、-0.06 V、+0.06 V)的阴极石墨电极表面附着并形成具有反硝化活性的菌膜;其中,外加电势为-0.15V的实验组菌膜量最多,其NO-3去除率也最高,10天达到52%;-0.06 V体系略低,NO-3去除率为30.5%,+0.06 V体系菌膜量最少,其NO-3去除效果也最差,仅为10.6%。而在不添加微生物的电化学体系中,3个外加电势下的NO-3浓度均未发生明显变化。本实验研究结果证明了一定能量的半导体矿物光电子可影响土壤异养微生物A.faecalis的生长代谢及反硝化行为。     

Bio-geological processes of nitrogen transport and transformation in the aeration zone and aquifer

Abstract

Nitrate contamination in groundwater originates mainly from excessive use of fertilizers and uncontrolled discharge to land of incompletely-treated wastewater associated with agricultural activities. A systematic field investigation was carried out in a sub-catchment of Dianchi Lake, Kunming, Yunnan, China, into the hydrological, biological and geological processes of nitrogen transport and transformation in the aeration zone and aquifer system. In situ experiments showed that the quantity of NO₃-N recharged into groundwater was related to fertilization. Nitrification and denitrification behaved quite differently but were affected by moisture content and Eh value. The vertical infiltration rate was controlled by the groundwater table and hydraulic conductivity of the soil. The existence of a zero-flux plane reflected the dynamics of water fluxes in the soil profile and Eh was measured in the aeration zone. In response to these factors, the nitrification rate was greatest in the top soil and reduced with the depth of soil; it was 6.53 mg/(kg·h) in the vegetated plot and 0.2–0.3 mg/(kg·h) in the unvegetated one. The denitrification rate in the unvegetated plot was 6.36 mg/(kg·h), and it was 2.79 mg/(kg·h) in the vegetated one.     

Nitrate removal and young stream water fractions at the catchment scale

Despite extensive research on nitrate export and removal, nutrient contamination remains a major threat to water bodies worldwide. At the local scale, nitrate removal is governed by biogeochemical conditions that vary in space and time, making integration to entire landscapes critical. Water transit times have often been used to describe solute transport, but the relation between water age and nitrate removal at the catchment scale is still poorly understood. We test the hypothesis that nitrate removal peaks when the fraction of young water in discharge is at its minimum, because nitrate removal occurs mostly under dry conditions where deeper, older groundwater dominates streamflow. We tested this hypothesis by exploring a detailed water quality record from the Kervidy–Naizin catchment (FR) and comparing the dynamics of nitrate to those of a conservative solute (chloride). We find that estimates of nitrate removal are consistent with previous estimates at the site and they show a good (inverse) correlation with the fraction of streamflow that is younger than 2.5 months. However, this young water fraction cannot be used to predict nitrate removal in the winter–spring period, when no removal is observed regardless of streamflow age. While this leads us to reject our hypothesis during the winter period, it also suggests that water age distributions and their correlation with nitrate removal can possibly reveal distinct sources of stream water at different hydrologic regimes and relevant biogeochemical reactions.     

反硝化增强去除乙醇对多孔介质渗透性的影响

随着乙醇混合汽油的不断推广应用,乙醇将成为地下水中与苯、甲苯、乙苯及二甲苯的同分异构体（BTEX）共存的一种新型污染物。通过4 个含水砂柱实验,研究了乙醇存在及其强化去除对含水介质渗透性能的影响。结果表明：在有限溶解氧与反硝化增强修复条件下,乙醇去除率达92% 以上;生物过程对介质渗透能力影响程度随乙醇初始浓度、消耗速率与补充频率而变化：乙醇初始浓度接近1 000 mg/L 和3 000 mg/L 时,乙醇消耗快,补充频率高,渗透系数下降总体上有连续性,最大下降幅度达一个数量级（×10-1 cm/s）;乙醇初始浓度达到5 000 mg/L 时,渗透性下降显著,可下降两个数量级,但乙酸的积累可影响生物活性,并使得渗透性变化出现反复;当不含乙醇时,汽油溶解组分对介质渗透性能的影响相对不明显。     

PFS混凝-Fenton-SBR反硝化脱氮-BAF组合工艺深度处理垃圾渗滤液

采用混凝沉淀-Fenton-SBR反硝化脱氮-BAF法工艺对经SBR处理的垃圾渗滤液进行深度处理。在进水污染物平均浓度为:CODcr=800mg·L-1,BOD5=50mg·L-1,NH3-N=10mg·L-1,NO3-N=550mg·L-1,TN=630mg·L-1,色度=600倍的情况下,组合工艺的最佳条件为:PFS加药量为0.5g·L-1;H2O2(30%)投加量为0.6m·lL-1,Fe2+投加量为0.005mo·lL-1,反应时间为4小时;反硝化以甲醇为外加碳源,碳氮比为3.2。最终出水水质CODcr≤80mg·L-1,BOD5≤10mg·L-1,NH3-N≤1.0mg·L-1,NO3-N≤10mg·L-1,TN≤10mg·L-1,色度≤15倍,SS≤10mg·L-1,达到生活垃圾填埋场污染排放标准(GB16889-2008)。组合工艺的药剂总成本低于6.85元/吨。     

Soil-Column Test on Aniline Degradation in Riverbank Filtration under Denitrification Conditions

INTRODUCTION Riverbankfiltration(RBF)isaprocessbywhich surfacewaterissubjectedtogroundpassagebeforebe ingcollectedandusedasadrinkingwatersource(His cockandGrischek,2002;Rayetal.,2002;Doussanet al.,1997).Duringinfiltrationandtravelthroughthe riverbedandaquifersediments,surfacewaterissubjec tedtoacombinationofphysical,chemical,andbiologi calprocessesthatcansignificantlyimprovetherawwa terquality(HiscockandGrischek,2002).Thus,RBF hasbeenusedasapretreatedmethodtoimprovedrink ingwate…     

Nitrogen Removal in Wastewater Irrigation Systems and Its Influence on Groundwater Pollution

The experiment included ten soil columns and field investigation in 1-2 year duration. Data on the columns continuously flooded with waste water indicated that when total input of NH_4-N reached to above 70％ of the NH_4-N adsorption capacity in soil the breakthrough would appear in the output . Adequate removal of nitrogen from the waste water would require at least 170 cm deep groundwater table . Fine textured soil would promote denitrification . The columns simulating discontinuous waste water irrigation indicated that denitrification existed only in the partial microenviroument of reduction . Groundwater table depth had no strong influence on nitrogen removal . The investigation in field revealed that the groundwater recharged with waste water was not polluted by nitrogen when the aeration profile was in finer textures owing to the combined contribution of nitrification and denitrification.