Alternate disinfection approaches or raise disinfectant dosages for sewage treatment plants to address the COVID-19 pandemic?From disinfection efficiency,DBP formation,and toxicity perspectives

During the COVID-19 pandemic,most sewage treatment plants increased disinfectant dosages to inactivate pathogenic viruses and microorganisms more effectively.However,this approach also led to the production of more disinfection by-products(DBPs).To ensure both disinfection efficiency and a reduction in DBP formation,new disinfection protocols are required.In this study,the disinfection efficiency,DBP amounts,and toxicity changes resulting from ozone(O_(3)),ultraviolet(UV),chlorine(Cl_(2)),and their combined processes were examined.The results demonstrated that the O_(3)/UV/Cl_(2)combination achieved the highest disinfection efficiency.Chlorination produced the most DBPs,whereas UV treatment reduced the formation of trihalomethane(THM),halogenated ketones(HKs),haloacetic acids(HAA),dichloroacetonitrile(DCAN)and N-nitrosodimethylamine(NDMA)by 45.9%,52.6%,82.0%,67.95%,and 47%,respectively.O_(3)also significantly reduced their production by 99.1%,91.1%,99.5%,100%,and 35%.Intracellular organic matter(IOM)was identified as the primary DBP precursors,producing 2.94 times more DBPs than extracellular organic matter(EOM).The increased DBP formation during chlorination was attributed to IOM leakage and cell membrane damage,which was verified using scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The toxicities of DBPs were evaluated for six disinfection methods,revealing inconsistent results.The overall toxicities were assessed using zebrafish embryo experiments.Both evaluations indicated that chlorination alone was the least favorable method.In addition,the toxicities followed a sequence:Cl_(2)≈O_(3)/Cl_(2)>O_(3)>O_(3)/UV/Cl_(2)>UV>UV/Cl_(2).These findings can serve as a reference for sewage treatment plants in selecting appropriate disinfection methods to manage the COVID-19 epidemic from comprehensive perspective.

Research on the Sustainable Utilization of Water Resources of Jinan City

The study on the sustainable utilization of water resources of Jinan city is a research hotspot in the urban sustainable development field.How to use a scientific and rational evaluation index system to analyze the sustainable utilization of water resources of Jinan city and then guide the development and utilization of water resources becomes particularly important.Based on the theory of sustainable development this study introduces the method,basic steps and evaluation indexes of the assessment of the development and utilization of water resources.By systemic analyzing the exploitation and utilization standards of water resources and economy and society in Jinan city,the evaluation and index system of sustainable utilization of water resources in Jinan city can be constructed and index weight can be confirmed,and then,the standard of sustainable utilization of water resources in different years can be analyzed comparably.Thus,the deficiency of lack of reflection of coordination extent in water resources development standard,society and economy in traditional evaluation method is settled efficiently.The paper takes the sustainable utilization of water resources of Qingdao City in 2008 as the standard to compare and assess the water resources utilization in Jinan City.The paper also collects data of water resources in Jinan City from 2001 to 2007.The result indicates that evaluation method is of feasibility and it is effective to the implementation of sustainable utilization strategy water resources in Jinan City.

Effects of Br−on NDMA Formation During Chloramination:a Review of Influencing Factors,Mechanisms,and Control

For the invasion of seawater and the stress of human activities,bromide ion(Br−)exists widely in drinking water sources,and it was found to influence the formation of non-brominated but carcinogenic nitrogen-containing disinfection by-product nitroso-dimethylamine(NDMA)during chloramination(NH2Cl).The presence of Br−leads to the formation of bromine-active species,such as bromamines(NH2Br),bromochloramine(NHClBr),as well as hypobromous acid(HOBr),which are more reactive with NDMA precursors than chlorine-active species,so might promote NDMA generation.This review mainly focuses on the influencing laws,as well as the factors(disinfection conditions and characteristics of water matrixes)that affected NMDA formation during chloramination with Br−.In addition,the possible influencing pathways are discussed.Finally,based on the above summary,measures pertaining to reduce the impact of Br−on NDMA production are concluded.This review would provide a theoretical reference for drinking water treatment plants to deal with bromine-containing water during chloramination.

Advances in Fe(Ⅲ)bioreduction and its application prospect for groundwater remediation:A review

Microbial Fe(Ⅲ)reduction is a significant driving force for the biogeochemical cycles of C,O,P,S,N,and dominates the natural bio-purification of contaminants in groundwater(e.g.,petroleum hydrocarbons,chlorinated ethane,and chromium).In this review,the mechanisms and environmental significance of Fe(Ⅲ)(hydro)oxides bioreduction are summarized.Compared with crystalline Fe(Ⅲ)(hydro)oxides,amorphous Fe(m)(hydro)oxides are more bioavailable.Ligand and electron shuttle both play an important role in microbial Fe(Ⅲ)reduction.The restrictive factors of Fe(Ⅲ)(hydro)oxides bioreduction should be further investigated to reveal the characteristics and mechanisms of the process.It will improve the bioavailability of crystalline Fe(Ⅲ)(hydro)oxides and accelerate the anaerobic oxidation efficiency of the reduction state pollutants.Furthermore,the approach to extract,culture,and incubate the functional Fe(Ⅲ)reducing bacteria from actual complicated environment,and applying it to the bioremediation of organic,ammonia,and heavy metals contaminated groundwater will become a research topic in the future.There are a broad application prospects of Fe(Ⅲ)(hydro)oxides bioreduction to groundwater bioremediation,which includes the in situ injection and permeable reactive barriers and the innovative Kariz wells system.The study provides an important reference for the treatment of reduced pollutants in contaminated groundwater.

Sustainable water environment and water use： A perspective on water resource utilization

The 6th International Water Association Asia Pacific Regional Grouping （IWA-ASPIRE） Conference and Exhibition was held on September 20-24, 2015, in Beijing. The conference was hosted by the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences （RCEES） of Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS）; with strong support provided by CAS, Chinese Academy of Engineering （CAE）, National Science Foundation of China （NSFC）,

How well does XAD resin extraction recover halogenated disinfection byproducts for comprehensive identification and toxicity testing?

Halogenated disinfection byproducts(DBPs) are an unintended consequence of drinking water disinfection, and can have significant toxicity. XAD resins are commonly used to extract and enrich trace levels of DBPs for comprehensive, nontarget identification of DBPs and also for in vitro toxicity studies. However, XAD resin recoveries for complete classes of halogenated DBPs have not been evaluated, particularly for low, environmentally relevant levels(ng/L to low μg/L). Thus, it is not known whether levels of DBPs or the toxicity of drinking water might be underestimated. In this study, DAX-8/XAD-2 layered resins were evaluated, considering both adsorption and elution from the resins, for extracting 66 DBPs from water. Results demonstrate that among the 7 classes of DBPs investigated, trihalomethanes(THMs), including iodo-THMs, were the most efficiently adsorbed, with recovery of most THMs ranging from 50%-96%, followed by halonitromethanes(40%-90%). The adsorption ability of XAD resins for haloacetonitriles, haloacetamides, and haloacetaldehydes was highly dependent on the individual species. The adsorption capacity of XAD resins for haloacetic acids was lower(5%-48%), even after adjusting to p H 1 before extraction. Recovery efficiency for most DBPs was comparable with their adsorption, as most were eluted effectively from XAD resins by ethyl acetate. DBP polarity and molecular weight were the two most important factors that determine their recovery. Recovery of trichloromethane, iodoacetic acid, chloro-and iodo-acetonitrile, and chloroacetamide were among the lowest, which could lead to underestimation of toxicity, particularly for iodoacetic acid and iodo-acetonitrile, which are highly toxic.

Laboratory-scale column study for remediation of TCE-contaminated aquifers using three-section controlled-release potassium permanganate barriers

A laboratory-scale study with a sand column was designed to simulate trichloroethylene（TCE） pollution in the aquifer environment with three-section controlled-release potassium permanganate（CRP） barriers.The main objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of CRP barriers in remediation of TCE in aquifers in a long-term and controlled manner.CRP particles with a 1：3 molar ratio of KMnO 4 to stearic acid showed the best controlled-release properties in pure water,and the theoretical release time was 138.5 days.The results of TCE removal in the test column indicated that complete removal efficiency of TCE in a sand column by three-section CRP barriers could be reached within 15 days.The molar ratio of KMnO 4 to TCE in the three-section CRP barriers was 16：1,which was much lower than 82：1 as required when KMnO 4 solution is used directly to achieve complete destruction of TCE.This result revealed that the efficiency of CRP for remediation of TCE was highly improved after encapsulation.