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Shi S, Wang F, Hu Y, Zhou J, Zhang H, He C. Effects of running time on biological activated carbon filters: water purification performance and microbial community evolution. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:21509-21523. [PMID: 38393555 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32421-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Ozone-biologically activated carbon (BAC) filtration is an advanced treatment process that can be applied to remove recalcitrant organic micro-pollutants in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs). In this study, we continuously monitored a new and an old BAC filter in a DWTP for 1 year to compare their water purification performance and microbial community evolution. The results revealed that, compared with the new filter, the use of the old BAC filter facilitated a slightly lower rate of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal. In the case of the new BAC filter, we recorded general increases in the biomass and microbial diversity of the biofilm with a prolongation of operating time, with the biomass stabilizing after 7 months. For both new and old BAC filters, Proteobacteria and Acidobacteria were the dominant bacterial phyla. At the genus level, the microbial community gradually shifted over the course of operation from a predominance of Herminiimonas and Hydrogenophaga to one predominated by Bradyrhizbium, Bryobacter, Hyphomicrobium, and Pedomicrobium, with Bradyrhizobium being established as the most abundant genus in the old BAC filter. Regarding spatial distribution, we detected reductions in the biomass and number of operational taxonomic units with increasing biofilm depth, whereas there was a corresponding increase in microbial diversity. However, compared with the effects of time, the influence of depth on the composition of the biofilm microbial community was considerably smaller. Furthermore, co-occurrence network analysis revealed that the microbial community network of the new filter after 11 months of operation was the most tightly connected, although its modular coefficient was the lowest of those assessed. We speculate that the positive and negative interactions within the network may be attributable to symbiotic or competitive relationships among species. Moreover, there may have been a significant negative interaction between SWB02 and Acidovorax, plausibly associated with a competition for substrates.
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- Shuangjia Shi
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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Wang F, Pan J, Hu Y, Zhou J, Wang H, Huang X, Chu W, van der Hoek JP. Effects of biological activated carbon filter running time on disinfection by-product precursor removal. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:155936. [PMID: 35580672 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biological activated carbon (BAC) filtration is usually considered to be able to decrease formation potentials (FPs) of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water treatment plant (DWTP). However, BAC filters with long running time may release microbial metabolites to effluents and therefore increase FPs of nitrogenous DBPs with high toxicity. To verify this hypothesis, this study continuously tracked BAC filters in a DWTP for one year, and assessed effects of old (running time 8-9 years) and new (running time 0-13 months) BAC filters on FPs of 15 regulated and unregulated DBPs. Results revealed that dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal was slightly higher in the new BAC than the old one. All fluorescent components of dissolved organic matter evidently declined after new BAC filtration, but fulvic acid-like and soluble microbial product-like substances increased after old BAC filtration, which could be caused by microbial leakage. Correspondingly, new BAC filter generally removed more DBP FPs than the old one. 46.5% HAA7 FPs from chlorination and 44.3% THM4 FPs from chloramination were removed by new BAC filter. However, some DBP FPs, especially HAN FPs, were poorly removed or even increased by the old BAC filter. Proteobacteria could be a main contributor for DBP precursor removal in BAC filters. Herminiimonas, most abundant genera in new BAC filter, may explain its better DOC and UV254 removal performance and lower DBP FPs, while Bradyrhizobium, most abundant genera in old BAC filter, might produce more extracellular polymeric substances and therefore increased N-DBP FPs in old BAC effluent. This study provided insight into variations of DBP FPs and microbial communities in the new and old BAC filters, and will be helpful for the optimization of DWTP design and operation for public health.
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- Feifei Wang
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, PR China.
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, PR China.
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- Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands; Research & Innovation Program, Waternet, 1096 AC Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Chen H, Lin T, Zhang S, Chen W, Xu H, Tao H. Covalent organic frameworks as an efficient adsorbent for controlling the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in chlorinated drinking water. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 746:141138. [PMID: 32795759 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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2,5-Dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine-1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol covalent organic frameworks (PATP COF) were prepared and used as novel adsorbent for controlling the formation potential (FP) and reducing the toxic potential of both carbonaceous disinfection by-products (C-DBPs) and nitrogenous DBPs (N-DBPs) during their subsequent chlorination. During the PATP COF adsorption pretreatment process, the FP of C-DBPs, N-DBPs and total organic halogen (TOX) were reduced by 86.5, 75.4 and 81.1%, respectively. These removal efficiencies were significantly higher when compared with those obtained using a traditional activated carbon (AC) adsorption pretreatment process (42.7, 19.4 and 28.7%, respectively). By comprehensive toxicity calculations, a significant reduction in both the acute and chronic toxic potential of C-DBPs and N-DBPs were observed during the PATP COF adsorption process (with reduction rates of ~85 and ~ 75% observed for the C-DBPs and N-DBPs, respectively), which were comparable to the removal efficiencies observed for C-DBPs FP and N-DBPs FP by weight, suggesting the simultaneous and effective control of DBPs FP and their toxic potential. Cycling tests and stability trial also showed the excellent reusability, wide pH adaptability, and high stability of PATP COF, demonstrating its great potential application to the treatment of drinking water.
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- Han Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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Tian FX, Ye WK, Xu B, Hu XJ, Ma SX, Lai F, Gao YQ, Xing HB, Xia WH, Wang B. Comparison of UV-induced AOPs ( UV/Cl2, UV/NH2Cl, UV/ClO2 and UV/H2O2 ) in the degradation of iopamidol: Kinetics, energy requirements and DBPs-related toxicity in sequential disinfection processes. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND : 1996) 2020; 398:125570. [PMID: 32508521 PMCID: PMC7260538 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The UV-induced advanced oxidation processes (AOPs, including UV/Cl2, UV/NH2Cl, UV/ClO2 and UV/H2O2 ) degradation kinetics and energy requirements of iopamidol as well as DBPs-related toxicity in sequential disinfection were compared in this study. The photodegradation of iopamidol in these processes can be well described by pseudo-first-order model and the removal efficiency ranked in descending order of UV/Cl2 > UV/H2O2 > UV/NH2Cl > UV/ClO2 > UV. The synergistic effects could be attributed to diverse radical species generated in each system. Influencing factors of oxidant dosage, UV intensity, solution pH and water matrixes (Cl- , NH4 + and nature organic matter) were evaluated in detail. Higher oxidant dosages and greater UV intensities led to bigger pseudo-first-order rate constants (Kobs) in these processes, but the pH behaviors exhibited quite differently. The presence of Cl- , NH4 + and nature organic matter posed different effects on the degradation rate. The parameter of electrical energy per order (EE/O) was adopted to evaluate the energy requirements of the tested systems and it followed the trend of UV/ClO2 > UV > UV/NH2Cl > UV/H2O2 > UV/Cl2 . Pretreatment of iopamidol by UV/Cl2 and UV/NH2Cl clearly enhanced the production of classical disinfection by-products (DBPs) and iodo-trihalomethanes (I-THMs) during subsequent oxidation while UV/ClO2 and UV/H2O2 exhibited almost elimination effect. From the perspective of weighted water toxicity, the risk ranking was UV/NH2Cl > UV/Cl2 > UV > UV/H2O2 > UV/ClO2 . Among the discussed UV-driven AOPs, UV/Cl2 was proved to be the most cost-effective one for iopamidol removal while UV/ClO2 displayed overwhelming advantages in regulating the water toxicity associated with DBPs, especially I-THMs. The present results could provide some insights into the application of UV-activated AOPs technologies in tradeoffs between cost-effectiveness assessment and DBPs-related toxicity control of the disinfected waters containing iopamidol.
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- Fu-Xiang Tian
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, PR China
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