Sewage sludge processing determines its impact on soil microbial community structure and function

Composting and thermal drying are amongst the most commonly used post-digestion processes for allowing sanitation and biological stabilization of sewage sludge from municipal treatment plants, and making it suitable as soil conditioner for use in agriculture. To assess the impact of sludge-derived materials on soil microbial properties, fresh (LAF), composted (LAC) and thermally dried (LAT) sludge fractions, each resulting from a different post-treatment process of a same aerobically digested sewage sludge, were added at 1% (w/w) application rate on two contrasting (a loam and a loamy sand) soils and incubated under laboratory conditions for 28 days. Soil respiration, microbial ATP content, hydrolytic activities and arginine ammonification rate were monitored throughout the incubation period. Results showed that soil biochemical variables, including the metabolic quotient (qCO₂), were markedly stimulated after sludge application, and the magnitude of this stimulatory effect was dependent on sludge type (precisely LAT > LAF > LAC), but not on soil type. This effect was related to the content of stable organic matter, which was lower in LAT. Genetic fingerprinting by PCR–DGGE revealed that compositional shifts of soil bacterial and, at greater extent, actinobacterial communities were responsive to the amendment with a differing sludge fraction. The observed time-dependent changes in the DGGE profiles of amended soils reflected the microbial turnover dependent on the sludge nutrient input, whereas no indications of adverse effects of sludge-borne contaminants were noted. Our findings indicate that composting rather thermal drying can represent a more appropriate post-digestion process to make sewage sludge suitable for use as soil conditioner in agriculture.     

剩余污泥臭氧化减量处置方法研究进展

综合臭氧污泥减量化近年来的发展和研究,对其技术原理和工艺应用进行分析,提出了其现存问题,并讨论了未来的技术发展万向.     

砌石拱坝加高倍厚的三维接触仿真

对砌石拱坝的加高倍厚中新、老坝体结构面，用有限元软件ANSYS结合接触理论进行计算，并分析结果得出：温升、水压力和淤沙压力使结合面上的接触压力增大，从而接触摩擦应力较大，有利于结合面的结合，而结合面在温降的作用下有脱离的趋势。     

Existing Situation on Disposal of Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plant in Three-Gorges Reservoir Area

At present 18 wastewater treatment plants operateing in the Small towns of Three Gorge Areas of Chongqing Municipality, producing 132.95 tons surplus sludge everyday. As regards to the disposition of such numerous surplus sludge, the major disposition technique in these wastewater water treatment plants, i. e. , thickening and mechanical dewatering technique followed by feeding into the municipal solid waste landfill, seems to have a rather bad effect on the normal operation of the municipal solid waste landfill, due to the unstabilized sludge resulted from this technique of the sludge disposition and high moisture in the sludge, which is higher than 80%. This paper has paid some attention to this phenomenon. With respect to the small towns having the the municipal solid waste landfill, the techniques of mechanical dewatering, calcareousness stabilized etc. before feeding into the municipal solid waste landfill, seem to be feasible, while the composting and comprehensive utilization of sludge is available in the small towns which have no municipal solid waste landfills.     

厌氧消化系统中硫酸盐对重金属化学形态的转化作用

本文对城市污水处理厂污泥厌氧消化过程中不同浓度的硫酸盐对铜、锌、镍三种重金属化学形态变化的影响进行了分析研究。结果表明，硫酸盐的存在能够促进污泥中重金属向稳定的硫化物形态转变。     

一种新的厌氧污泥比活性试验测定法

本文介绍了一种以医用血清瓶作发酵瓶、用医用注射器来量测所产沼气的厌氧污泥比活性试验测定法。实践表明此法简单实用、快速准确。     

Shrimp and fish pond soils: processes and management

The pond bottom soil and the accumulated sediments are integral parts of ponds. Concentrations of nutrients, organic matter and microorganism density in the pond bottom are several orders of magnitude greater than in the water. The accumulation of organic sediments may limit pond intensification. The intensive organic matter degradation at the pond bottom and high sediment oxygen demand exceeds the oxygen renewal rate. This leads to the development of anoxic conditions in the sediments and at the sediment–water interface. A series of anaerobic processes, affected by the redox potential of the system, are taking place. A large number of potentially toxic materials are generated. Among those are organic acids, reduced organic sulfur compounds, reduced manganese and sulfides.

Shrimp, as animals that normally live on or near the bottom, are exposed to conditions on the pond bottom. Exposure to toxic materials endanger the well being of the cultured shrimp. Reduced feeding, slower growth, mortality and possibly higher sensitivity to disease are reported.

The rational use of aerators to minimize the area of sludge accumulation, construction of ponds to trap sludge, stirring sediments, chemical poising of the redox system and environmentally accepted treatment and reuse of drained sediments are means to control the conditions at the pond bottom.     

石化污泥脱水工艺优化研究

[目的]确定污泥最佳絮凝剂种类及其最佳的投加量和脱水工艺参数。[方法]针对石化企业污泥脱水工艺中存在的问题,以污泥沉降性能、污泥比阻和滤饼含水率为指标筛选出最佳絮凝剂,并通过正交试验对污泥脱水工艺进行优化。[结果]各因素对滤饼含水率的影响顺序为：搅拌水平〉投加量〉抽滤压力〉絮凝剂。最佳操作条件为絮凝剂K6728投加量2．0ml;搅拌水平150r／min 10s,50r／min 10min：过滤压力0．05MPa。各因素对污泥比阻的影响顺序为：搅拌水平〉抽滤压力〉投加量〉絮凝剂。最佳操作条件为絮凝剂K6728投加量2．5ml;搅拌水平150r／min 10s,50r／min 10min;过滤压力0．03MPa。综合分析得出最佳工艺参数为：K6728絮凝剂投加量2．0ml;搅拌水平150r／min 10s,50r／min 10min;过滤压力0．03MPa。此时,污泥脱水效果最佳。[结论]优化了石化污泥脱水工艺。     

污泥土地利用的风险与控制

介绍了污泥土地利用中重金属污染、病原体和寄生虫污染、有机物污染和氮磷污染的各种风险及控制,提出了污泥土地利用中存在的问题和解决的对策。     

基于污泥浓度分区技术的理论研究

提出采用筛网（Mesh）过滤组件进行污泥浓度分区（A区和B区）的技术,解决单独MBR系统零剩余污泥排放条件下污泥浓度过高的问题。对此技术进行物料衡算,并从理论上分析A区、B区VSS（XA、XB）的变化规律。结果表明,XA随着HRTA值的增大而降低;XB随着R值的增大而降低,且随着筛网出水VSS（XA,B）的升高而增大。当XB维持在固定值时,XA,B随着R的变大而升高;XA随着R的变大而缓慢降低,从理论上证明此技术的可行性。