Zur Ansprache des “Verkrautungszustandes” in Fließgewässern

Vorgestellt wird ein einfaches Verfahren zur schnellen und gleichzeitig differenzierten Ansprache des Vcrkrautungszustandes von Fließgewässern für Zwecke der wasserwirtschaftlichen Praxis sowie zur ökologischen Beurteilung des Gewässers. Das Verfahren beruht auf der getrennten Bestimmung von Verkrautungsform und Verkrautungsgrad mit Hilfe eines Schlüssels, wobei die Verkrautungsform eine Synthese aus ökologischen und hydraulischen Einheiten darstellt. Die häufigsten Verkrautungsformen werden anhand von Bildern, die Anwendung anhand von Beispielen dargestellt.     

Mathematische Modellierung der Komplexbildung von Metallen und ihre Nutzung bei der Interpretation physikochemischer Prozesse in natürlichen Wässern

A mathematical model is presented for the calculation of the concentrations or activities of complex compounds in the thermodynamic equilibrium state. Ten central atoms and ten ligands which form 400 complexes at the most can be included in the model. Complex stability constants, total concentrations of the central atoms and ligands, temperature and pH-value constitute input quantities. Activity and temperature dependence of the stability constants are covered by respective subprogrammes. The model is tested by the migration rate of iron(II) within a sand-filled column with a cation-exchange capacity of 1 mval/100 g solid matter: If there is an excess of sulphate, the iron(II)-breakthrough will be considerably earlier, the same holding for the EDTA-complex, whereas by means of EDTA the iron(II) bonded to the soil by ion exchange can be redissolved. In the batch experiment also the rate of oxidation of iron(II) is dependent on the degree of complexing. The model can be extended for dissolving, precipitation and redox processes.     

Urease-Hemmtest für wirkungsbezogene Untersuchungen der Bindungsformen von Kupfer in Wässern und Bodeneluaten

Urease Inhibition Test for Effect-related Investigations of Copper Speciation in Water and Soil Extracts In 80 different water samples, the inhibition effect of cupric ions was measured by application of a simple urease inhibition test. In relation to the total copper concentration, the inhibition permits an effect-related classification of drinking water, rain water, spring water, surface water, leakage water, wastewater, and soil extracts. Drinking water contains high parts of cupric ions in the free hydrated form. Their copper content results in high urease inhibition and is caused by using copper pipes in house plumbing. In leakage water, wastewater, and soil extracts, cupric ions are mainly complexed by organic compounds in the sample matrix. Hence, the inhibition effects are low. In soil extracts, the urease inhibition increased after an UV-decomposition procedure, but a decreasing effect was observed for a surface and a drinking water sample, respectively. The chemical oxygen demand and UV-absorbance at 255 nm measured before and after the procedure were correlated to the content of organic compounds, i.e., humic acid. In most samples, the organic matrix was not decomposed completely. The oxidizing decomposition apparently forms further complexing agents, which suppress the inhibition effect of cupric ions. In the rain water samples investigated, the content of organic compounds depended on rain intensity. The chemical oxygen demand and UV-absorbance, respectively, were low for rain water collected during strong rain periods and increased with decreasing rain intensity. The rain water trickled over sheet-lead roof showed an increase of urease inhibition compared with the simultaneously collected rain. Consequently, a decomposition of organic matrix could be demonstrated in rain water by use of the urease inhibition test.     

Untersuchung der Anwendungsmöglichkeiten von einigen komplexbildenden Ionenaustauschern zur Kupferabtrennung aus natürlichen Wässern und Abwässern

Application of Some Complexing Ion Exchangers for Copper Recovery from Natural Water and Wastewater The rational use of water resources is one of the urgent environmental control problems. These problems can be solved by the treatment of sewage. Removal of different non‐ferrous heavy metal ions from wastewater is of great importance. Besides, the selective complexing ion exchangers are of interest because of their good sorption properties. The present paper is devoted to the study of some complexing resins for copper recovery from natural water and sewage. The following carboxylic resins were studied: the cation exchangers KB‐2T, KB‐4 and the amphoteric ion exchangers ANKB 35, AMF‐2T, and AMF‐2S (manufacturer – “TOKEM” company, Kemerovo, Russia). The exchangers investigated differed from each other both by their functional groups and by their matrix physical structures. The copper recovery from CuCl₂‐, CuSO₄‐, and Cu(NO₃)₂‐solutions was studied in batch‐experiments (in presence of NaCl, Na₂SO₄, and NaNO₃). The initial copper concentration in the solutions was 0.0002...0.008 mol/L; pH values were 1.0...5.0. After equilibrium (24 h) the resins were separated from the solution. The copper concentration in the solutions after the sorption was determined by the photometrical method with pyridylazoresorcin (λ = 500 nm). On the basis of the experimental data distribution ratio, the separation factors, equilibrium constants, and stability constants of copper complexes in the exchanger phase were calculated. It was found out in this work that the amphoteric ion exchanger AMF‐2T of macroreticular structure is the most effective for the copper sorption from sewage.     

Zur Analytik von Chlorphenoxyalkansäuren und Chlorphenolen. Teil 2: Nachweis von Chlorphenoxyalkansäuren und Chlorphenolen in der Fischgalle

The bile liquid is preserved with ethanol and the protein is precipitated. Prefractionating is done by liquid-liquid extraction by chloroform and ethyl acetate. The extracts are column-chromatographically separated on Florisil and subsequently detected by thin-layer chromatography. For determining the identity of substances, the penta fluorobenzyl derivatives are prepared and chromatographed under the same conditions. Detection is carried out with the aid of ammoniacal silver nitrate reagency and ultraviolet irradiation. The highly polar conjugates of chlorophenoxyalkane acids and chlorophenols which are present in the bile are cracked by acid hydrolysis and then cleaned by re-extraction. In this way, 2, 4-D, MCPA, MCPP, 2,4-dichlorophenol and 2-methyl-4-chlorophenol were detected from Salmo gairdneri. 6… 21 d after the application of the herbicides in the catchment area their concentration in the fish bile amounted to about 200 mg/l, 90% of them having been conjugates. Thus, the biliary excretion of xenobiotic substances offers an important new aspect of biomonitoring by means of fish tests, especially in the range of subacute and chronic toxicity.