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Zou R, Yang W, Rezaei B, Tang K, Guo K, Zhang P, Keller SS, Andersen HR, Zhang Y. Activation of peracetic acid by electrodes using biogenic electrons: A novel energy- and catalyst-free process to eliminate pharmaceuticals. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 261:122065. [PMID: 39002421 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) has received increasing attention as an alternative oxidant for wastewater treatment. However, existing processes for PAA activation to generate reactive species typically require external energy input (e.g., electrically and UV-mediated activation) or catalysts (e.g., Co2+), inevitably increasing treatment costs or introducing potential new contaminants that necessitate additional removal. In this work, we developed a catalyst-free, self-sustaining bioelectrochemical approach within a two-chamber bioelectrochemical system (BES), where a cathode electrode in-situ activates PAA using renewable biogenic electrons generated by anodic exoelectrogens (e.g., Geobacter) degrading biodegradable organic matter (e.g., acetic acid) in wastewater at the anode. This innovative BES-PAA technique achieved 98 % and 81 % removal of 2 µM sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in two hours at pH 2 (cation exchange membrane) and pH 6 (bipolar membrane) using 100 μM PAA without external voltage. Mechanistic studies, including radical quenching, molecular probe validation, electron spin resonance (ESR) experiments, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, revealed that SMX degradation was driven by reactive species generated via biogenic electron-mediated OO cleavage of PAA, with CH3C(O)OO• contributing 68.1 %, •OH of 18.4 %, and CH3C(O)O• of 9.4 %, where initial formation of •OH and CH3C(O)O• rapidly reacts with PAA to produce CH3C(O)OO•. The presence of common water constituents such as anions (e.g., Cl-, NO3-, and H2PO4-) and humic acid (HA) significantly hinders SMX removal via the BES-PAA technique, whereas CO32- and HCO3- ions have a comparatively minor impact. Additionally, the study investigated the removal of various pharmaceuticals present in secondary treated municipal wastewater, attributing differences in removal efficiency to the selective action of CH3C(O)OO•. This research demonstrates a novel PAA activation method that is ecologically benign, inexpensive, and capable of overcoming catalyst deactivation and secondary pollution issues.
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- Rusen Zou
- Department of Environmental & Ressource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DK 2800, Denmark
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- National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, DTU Nanolab, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental & Ressource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental & Ressource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, PR China
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- National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, DTU Nanolab, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental & Ressource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental & Ressource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Chen J, Cao L, Cheng Y, Chen Z, Wang Z, Chen Y, Liu Z, Ma J, Xie P. Efficient disinfection of combined sewer overflows by ultraviolet/peracetic acid through intracellular oxidation with preserving cell integrity. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 260:121959. [PMID: 38909420 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) introduce microbial contaminants into the receiving water bodies, thereby posing risks to public health. This study systematically investigated the disinfection performance and mechanisms of the combined process of ultraviolet and peracetic acid (UV/PAA) in CSOs with selecting Escherichia coli (E. coli) as a target microbial contaminant. The UV/PAA process exhibited superior performance in inactivating E. coli in simulated CSOs compared with UV, PAA, and UV/H2O2 processes. Increasing the PAA dosage greatly enhanced the disinfection efficiency, while turbidity and organic matter hindered the inactivation performance. Singlet oxygen (1O2), hydroxyl (•OH) and organic radicals (RO•) contributed to the inactivation of E. coli, with •OH and RO• playing the prominent role. Variations of intracellular reactive oxygen species, malondialdehyde, enzymes activities, DNA contents and biochemical compositions of E. coli cells suggested that UV/PAA primarily caused oxidative damage to intracellular molecules rather than the damage to the lipids of the cell membrane, therefore effectively limited the regrowth of E. coli. Additionally, the UV/PAA process displayed an outstanding performance in disinfecting actual raw CSOs, achieving a 2.90-log inactivation of total bacteria after reaction for 4 min. These results highlighted the practical applicability and effectiveness of the UV/PAA process in the disinfection of CSOs.
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- Jizhao Chen
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Water Quality Safety and Pollution Control, Hubei Key Laboratory of Multi-media Pollution Cooperative Control in Yangtze Basin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Water Quality Safety and Pollution Control, Hubei Key Laboratory of Multi-media Pollution Cooperative Control in Yangtze Basin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Water Quality Safety and Pollution Control, Hubei Key Laboratory of Multi-media Pollution Cooperative Control in Yangtze Basin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Water Quality Safety and Pollution Control, Hubei Key Laboratory of Multi-media Pollution Cooperative Control in Yangtze Basin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Water Quality Safety and Pollution Control, Hubei Key Laboratory of Multi-media Pollution Cooperative Control in Yangtze Basin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Water Quality Safety and Pollution Control, Hubei Key Laboratory of Multi-media Pollution Cooperative Control in Yangtze Basin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Zoral MA, Lajbner Z, Zifcakova L, Miller J. Peracetic acid treatment of squid eggs infected with parasitic copepod (Ikanecator primus gen. et sp. nov.). Sci Rep 2024; 14:14513. [PMID: 38914681 PMCID: PMC11196259 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65290-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
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Having been successfully bred in semi-intensive and intensive aquaculture systems, oval squids of the Sepioteuthis lessoniana species complex are emerging as promising candidates for research and industry. Nevertheless, information about pathogens and diseases that may affect squid aquaculture remains sparse. In this study, we identify new parasitic copepod species that causes squid mortality and decreases squid hatching rates, and we also offer a solution to eliminate the pathogen during incubation of squid eggs. The newly discovered copepod Ikanecator primus gen. et sp. nov. was identified on oval squid eggs for the first time using both morphological and molecular diagnostic markers. In the genomes of the copepod and associated microbiome, we identified multiple genes for enzymes involved in cephalopod eggshell degradation in genomes of the copepod and associated microbiome. Furthermore, we conducted experiments to assess efficacy of peracetic acid in inhibiting the I. primus gen. et sp. nov. both in vitro and in vivo using immersion treatment. We established that a 2-min exposure to a concentration of 250 μl/L of peracetic acid containing product (PAA-product; 35 mg/L PAA and 15 mg/L H2O2) inhibited the development of nauplii in vitro. All parasites exposed to a concentration of 500 μl/L of PAA-product (70 mg/L PAA and 30 mg/L H2O2) were eliminated within two minutes. On top of this, the immersion treatment with 500 μl/L of PAA-product (70 mg/L PAA and 30 mg/L H2O2) improved survival of squid embryos and increased size of squid hatchlings compared with control and the immersion treatment with 125 μl/L of PAA-product (17.5 mg/L PAA and 7.5 mg/L H2O2) and the immersion treatment with 250 μl/L of PAA-product (35 mg/L PAA and 15 mg/L H2O2). These findings suggest that PAA holds a great potential as inhibitor and controller of parasitic copepod infections and for overall health management in cephalopod culture.
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- Mehmet Arif Zoral
- Physics and Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-Son, Okinawa, 904-0945, Japan.
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- Physics and Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-Son, Okinawa, 904-0945, Japan
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- Physics and Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-Son, Okinawa, 904-0945, Japan
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- Physics and Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-Son, Okinawa, 904-0945, Japan
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Mancuso G, Lavrnić S, Canet-Martí A, Zaheer A, Avolio F, Langergraber G, Toscano A. Performance of lagoon and constructed wetland systems for tertiary wastewater treatment and potential of reclaimed water in agricultural irrigation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 348:119278. [PMID: 37832301 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Climate change poses challenges to agricultural water resources, both in terms of quantity and quality. As an adaptation measure, the new European Regulation (EU) 2020/741 establishes different water quality classes for the use of reclaimed water in agricultural irrigation. Italy is also working on the definition of a new regulation on reclaimed water reuse for agricultural irrigation (in substitution of the current one) that will also include the specific requirements imposed by the European one. Nature-based Solutions (NBS) can be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to facilitate water reclamation and reuse. The present study reports the outcomes of a long-term monitoring campaign of two NBS (e.g., a constructed wetland (CW) and a lagoon system (LS)) comparing influent and effluent concentrations of different contaminants (e.g., E. coli, BOD5, TSS, TN and TP) with the threshold values imposed by the new regulations. The results showed that in both the case studies, E. coli (about 100 CFU 100 mL-1) and BOD5 (lower than 25 mg L-1) mean effluent concentration need to be further reduced in reclaimed water to be suitable for unlimited reuse. As a negative aspect, in both the monitored NBS, an increase in TSS mean concentration in the effluent was observed, up to 40 mg L-1 in the case of the LS, making reclaimed water unsuitable for agricultural reuse. The CW has proven to be more effective in nitrogen removal (the effluent mean concentration was 3.4 mg L-1), whereas the LS was better at phosphorus removal (with an effluent mean concentration of 0.4 mg L-1). Based on the results, recommendations were made to further improve the performance of both systems in order to have adequate water quality, even for class A. Furthermore, the capacity of reclaimed water to meet crop water and nutrient needs was analyzed, and total nitrogen removal rate coefficients were calculated for the design of future LSs.
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- Giuseppe Mancuso
- Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, viale Giuseppe Fanin 50, Bologna, 40127, Italy.
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- Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, viale Giuseppe Fanin 50, Bologna, 40127, Italy
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Department of Water Atmosphere and Environment, Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, viale Giuseppe Fanin 50, Bologna, 40127, Italy
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- HERA SpA - Water Direction, via Razzaboni 80, Modena, 41122, Italy
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Department of Water Atmosphere and Environment, Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, viale Giuseppe Fanin 50, Bologna, 40127, Italy
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Wang J, Chen W, Wang T, Reid E, Krall C, Kim J, Zhang T, Xie X, Huang CH. Bacteria and Virus Inactivation: Relative Efficacy and Mechanisms of Peroxyacids and Chlor(am)ine. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18710-18721. [PMID: 36995048 PMCID: PMC10690719 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c09824] [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: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Peroxyacids (POAs) are a promising alternative to chlorine for reducing the formation of disinfection byproducts. However, their capacity for microbial inactivation and mechanisms of action require further investigation. We evaluated the efficacy of three POAs (performic acid (PFA), peracetic acid (PAA), and perpropionic acid (PPA)) and chlor(am)ine for inactivation of four representative microorganisms (Escherichia coli (Gram-negative bacteria), Staphylococcus epidermidis (Gram-positive bacteria), MS2 bacteriophage (nonenveloped virus), and Φ6 (enveloped virus)) and for reaction rates with biomolecules (amino acids and nucleotides). Bacterial inactivation efficacy (in anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) effluent) followed the order of PFA > chlorine > PAA ≈ PPA. Fluorescence microscopic analysis indicated that free chlorine induced surface damage and cell lysis rapidly, whereas POAs led to intracellular oxidative stress through penetrating the intact cell membrane. However, POAs (50 μM) were less effective than chlorine at inactivating viruses, achieving only ∼1-log PFU removal for MS2 and Φ6 after 30 min of reaction in phosphate buffer without genome damage. Results suggest that POAs' unique interaction with bacteria and ineffective viral inactivation could be attributed to their selectivity toward cysteine and methionine through oxygen-transfer reactions and limited reactivity for other biomolecules. These mechanistic insights could inform the application of POAs in water and wastewater treatment.
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- Junyue Wang
- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique FÉdÉrale
de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Ding N, Liu K, Jiang L, Liu H. The temperature-dependent kinetics and bacteria regrowth by performic acid and sodium hypochlorite disinfection. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2023; 88:2233-2245. [PMID: 37966179 PMCID: wst_2023_351 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) has been widely used as a disinfectant in water and wastewater treatment, because of its high efficiency and low cost, whereas the bio-toxicity of its disinfection byproducts (DBPs) raised great concern. Performic acid (PFA) produces less DBPs and shows strong oxidation abilities. In this study, the effect of temperature on NaOCl and PFA disinfection as well as bacteria regrowth were evaluated. First, the inactivation of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis by NaOCl and PFA at 4 and 20 °C, detected by cell cultured-based plate counting were fitted to kinetic models, and the predicted CTs were calculated. The results showed that NaOCl was more effective than PFA for E. coli and S. aureus inactivation, and the temperature was positively correlated to disinfection. Second, bacteria regrowth was evaluated at different temperatures (4 and 20 °C) of disinfection and storage. The results showed that the bacteria inactivated by NaOCl regrew prominently, especially for those inactivated at 4 and stored at 4 °C, probably through the mechanism of reactivation of viable but non-culturable (VBNC) bacteria. PFA was superior in suppressing bacteria regrowth, and it may be used as an alternate disinfectant in water treatment in cold environment.
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- Ning Ding
- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Food Chain Pollution Control, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Resources, China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China E-mail:
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Jiangsu Province, China
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Lin Y, Xu X, Tian S, Wang J, Cao S, Huang T, Xie W, Ran Z, Wen G. Inactivation of fungal spores by performic acid in water: Comparisons with peracetic acid. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 458:131929. [PMID: 37418965 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Performic acid (PFA) has received increasing attention in water disinfection due to its high disinfection efficiency and fewer formation of disinfection by-products. However, the inactivation of fungal spores by PFA has not been investigated. In this study, the results showed that the log-linear regression plus tail model adequately described the inactivation kinetic of fungal spores with PFA. The k values of A. niger and A. flavus with PFA were 0.36 min-1 and 0.07 min-1, respectively. Compared to peracetic acid, PFA was more efficient in inactivating fungal spores and caused more serious damage on cell membrane. Compared to neutral and alkaline conditions, acidic environments demonstrated a greater inactivation efficiency for PFA. The increase of PFA dosage and temperature had a promoting effect on the inactivation efficiency of fungal spores. PFA could kill the fungal spores by damaging cell membrane and penetration of cell membranes. In real water, the inactivation efficiency declined as a result of the existence of background substances such as dissolved organic matter. Moreover, the regrowth potential of fungal spores in R2A medium were severely inhibited after inactivation. This study provides some information for PFA to control fungi pollution and explores the mechanism of PFA inactivation.
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- Yuzhao Lin
- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Pollution Control and Water Quality Security Assurance of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518000, PR China
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- School of Transportation and Environment, Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology, Shenzhen 518172, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Pollution Control and Water Quality Security Assurance of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China.
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Ding N, Li Z, Jiang L, Liu H, Zhang Y, Sun Y. Kinetics and mechanisms of bacteria disinfection by performic acid in wastewater: In comparison with peracetic acid and sodium hypochlorite. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 878:162606. [PMID: 36906014 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Performic acid (PFA) has been increasingly used in wastewater disinfection due to its strong oxidizing ability and few disinfection byproducts. However, its disinfection pathways and mechanisms towards pathogenic bacteria disinfection are poorly understood. In this study, E. coli, S. aureus, and B. subtilis were inactivated using sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), PFA, and peracetic acid (PAA) in simulated turbid water and municipal secondary effluent. Cell culture-based plate counting showed that E. coli and S. aureus were extremely susceptible to NaClO and PFA and achieved a 4-log inactivation at CTs ≤ 1 mg/L·min with an initial disinfectant concentration of 0.3 mg/L. B. subtilis was much more resistant. At the initial disinfectant dose of 7.5 mg/L, PFA required CTs of 3-13 mg/L·min to achieve a 4-log inactivation. Turbidity negatively affected the disinfection. In the secondary effluent, the CTs required for PFA to achieve a 4-log inactivation of E. coli and B. subtilis were 6-12 times higher than those required in simulated turbid water, and a 4-log inactivation of S. aureus could not be achieved. PAA showed a much weaker disinfection ability than the other two disinfectants. The reaction pathways of E. coli inactivation by PFA included both direct and indirect reactions, in which the PFA molecule accounted for 73 %, and ·OH and peroxide radicals accounted for 20 % and 6 %, respectively. During PFA disinfection, E. coli cells were severely disintegrated, while the S. aureus cell exteriors remained mostly intact. B. subtilis was the least affected. Compared with cell culture-based analysis, the inactivation detected by flow cytometry was significantly lower. Viable but non-culturable bacteria after disinfection were believed to be primarily responsible for this inconsistency. This study suggested that PFA was able to control regular bacteria in wastewater, but it should be used with caution when treating recalcitrant pathogens.
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- Ning Ding
- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Food Chain Pollution Control, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Resources, China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Jiangsu Province, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Food Chain Pollution Control, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Resources, China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Food Chain Pollution Control, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Resources, China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China.
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Wang Z, Fu Y, Peng Y, Wang S, Liu Y. HCO3–/CO32– enhanced degradation of diclofenac by Cu(Ⅱ)-activated peracetic acid: Efficiency and mechanism. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wang Z, Shi H, Wang S, Liu Y, Fu Y. Degradation of diclofenac by Fe(II)-activated peracetic acid. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:4333-4341. [PMID: 32295490 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1756926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, peracetic acid (PAA) activated by Fe(II) was proposed to remove diclofenac (DCF) in polluted water. It was found that Fe(II)/PAA system could effectively remove DCF at neutral condition, which has a significant advantage over classical Fenton process. According to the result of scavenging experiment, both hydroxyl radical and peroxy radical were considered to be responsible for the degradation of DCF. The influence of several operational parameters including initial pH, Fe(II) dosage, PAA concentration and common water matrix on DCF removal were investigated. 80% DCF was removed at mild condition (pH 6-7) within 60 s, and its removal rate could be enhanced with the increase in Fe(II) dosage and PAA concentration. Presence of HCO3- and natural organic matter (NOM) was proved to have a significantly negative impact on DCF degradation. Four probable degradation pathways of DCF were proposed based on the detected reaction products, including hydroxylation, C-N bond cleavage, decarboxylation and dehydrogenation.
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- Zhenran Wang
- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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Kiejza D, Kotowska U, Polińska W, Karpińska J. Peracids - New oxidants in advanced oxidation processes: The use of peracetic acid, peroxymonosulfate, and persulfate salts in the removal of organic micropollutants of emerging concern - A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 790:148195. [PMID: 34380254 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In recent years, there has been increasing interest in using of advanced oxidation processes in water and wastewater decontamination. As a new oxidants peracids, mainly peracetic acid (PAA) and peracid salts, i.e. peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and persulfate (PS) are used. The degradation process of organic compounds takes place with the participation of radicals, including hydroxyl (•OH) and sulfate (SO4•-) radicals derived from the peracids activation processes. Peracids can be activated in homogeneous systems (UV radiation, d-electron metal ions, e.g. Fe2+, Co2+, Mn2+, base, ozonolysis, thermolysis, radiolysis), or using heterogeneous activation (metals with zero oxidation state, metal oxides, quinones, activated carbon, semiconductors). As a result of oxidation, products of a lower mass than the parent compounds, less toxic, and more susceptible to biodegradation are formed. An important task is to investigate the effect of the peracid activation method and matrix composition on the efficiency of contamination removal. The article presents the latest information about the application of peracids in the removal of organic micropollutants of emerging concern (mainly focuses on endocrine disrupted compounds). The most important information on peracetic acid, peroxymonosulfate and persulfate salts, and methods of their activation are presented. Current uses of these oxidants in organic micropollutants removal are also described. Information was collected on the factors influencing the oxidation process and the effectiveness of pollutant removal. This paper compares PAA, PMS and PS-based processes for the first time in terms of kinetics and efficiency.
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- Dariusz Kiejza
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1K St., 15-245 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K St., 15-245 Bialystok, Poland.
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- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1K St., 15-245 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K St., 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
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Alahdal HM, AlYahya S, Ameen F, Sonbol H, Alomary MN. A review on Saudi Arabian wastewater treatment facilities and available disinfection methods: Implications to SARS-CoV-2 control. JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY. SCIENCE 2021; 33:101574. [PMID: 34421280 PMCID: PMC8372479 DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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COVID-19 pandemic has severe impacts on human health and economy worldwide. Aerosols and droplets are the major routes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causing COVID-19 disease. However, wastewater is a possible transmission pathway. Therefore, many studies have been published about the relation of wastewater and COVID-19 disease. Many studies have shown the presence of viral RNA in wastewater throughout the world recently. Therefore, research on wastewater treatments and disinfection methods are needed. Communities must make sure that the virus is not transmitted via treated wastewater. This review focuses on the Saudi Arabian wastewater treatment and disinfection techniques to assess the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through wastewaters. In view of the current pandemic situation, the wide analysis of wastewater treatments in Saudi Arabia is needed. The review gives guidelines to develop the wastewater treatment in Saudi Arabia.
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- Hadil M Alahdal
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- National Center for Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- National Center for Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Peters PE, Zitomer DH. Current and future approaches to wet weather flow management: A review. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2021; 93:1179-1193. [PMID: 33393150 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Sewers can become hydraulically overburdened during high-intensity precipitation resulting in untreated water entering receiving streams. Combined (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) cause adverse public health and environmental impacts as well as management challenges for many wastewater utilities. This novel review presents information regarding wet weather flow regulation, impacts, and current management methods, and offers ideas for future approaches in the United States. Currently, storage followed by conventional municipal water reclamation facility treatment after precipitation events is often employed. Stand-alone alternative technologies include high-rate solids removal, rapid disinfection, filtration, and green infrastructure. However, most current stand-alone approaches do not address soluble BOD5 or emerging contaminants in stormwater and wastewater. As the needs for wet weather flow management change, future approaches should include a goal of zero overflows and achieve effluent quality as good as or better than conventional treatment. To help achieve zero overflows and complete treatment, the "peaker facility" concept is proposed. The peaker facility often remains idle but treats excess flow when needed. Considering the challenges of remaining idle for long periods, starting up quickly, and handling high flows, chemical oxidation may be an applicable peaker facility component. However, more research and development are needed to determine best practices. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Combined (CSO) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) pose both environmental and public health risks as untreated water is discharged into lakes and rivers during high-intensity rain events. Current stand-alone approaches for managing or treating CSOs focus on particulate BOD/COD and solids removal, and do not typically address soluble BOD or emerging contaminants in stormwater and wastewater (including pathogens). New wet weather policies and regulations encourage more holistic approaches by wastewater utilities, and future approaches should include a zero-overflow goal for all CSOs and SSOs. To help achieve zero overflows, the concept of the "peaker facility" is proposed. Chemical oxidation may be an applicable component of peaker facilities for its short detention time and ability to remove, oxidize, or inactive water impairment-causing contaminants.
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- Paige E Peters
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Alameddine M, How ZT, Gamal El-Din M. Advancing the treatment of primary influent and effluent wastewater during wet weather flow by single versus powdered activated carbon-catalyzed ozonation for the removal of trace organic compounds. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 770:144679. [PMID: 33517010 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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For the first time, single and PAC-catalyzed ozonation were explored for the wastewater treatment during wet weather flow in a prompt and efficient process. The effect of varying the ozone (O3) specific dose on the removal of micropollutants (MPs) was first investigated with a mixture of pharmaceuticals, herbicides and perfluorinated compounds in clean water. Most MPs showed higher affinity towards catalytic ozonation. Carbamazepine and Atrazine were found to be good surrogates for fast and slow reacting compounds, respectively. Applying single or PAC-catalyzed ozonation for 1 min only after coagulation was more efficient than applying them simultaneously. PAC-catalyzed ozonation was more efficient for the removal of organics and O3-resistant MPs. Both single and PAC-catalyzed ozonation achieved 4 log removal of E. coli, reduced the acute and genetic toxicity, and estrogenic activity of the wastewater. A detailed cost analysis revealed that applying single ozonation after coagulation costs between 0.06 and 0.32 $/m3 while applying PAC-catalyzed ozonation costs between 0.32 and 0.63 $/m3 for a flow rate between 100 and 600 MLD. Through a comprehensive performance assessment, PAC-catalyzed ozonation was deemed superior with one drawback related to the disposal of PAC.
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- Mirna Alameddine
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Crocetti P, Eusebi AL, Bruni C, Marinelli E, Darvini G, Carini CB, Bollettini C, Recanati V, Akyol Ç, Fatone F. Catchment-wide validated assessment of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in a mediterranean coastal area and possible disinfection methods to mitigate microbial contamination. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 196:110367. [PMID: 33131711 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The first phase of this study aimed to evaluate the environmental impact of combined sewer overflow (CSO) events originated from 35 spillways on the Rio Vallescura catchment (Central Italy) and to understand their contribution to the deterioration of the coastal bathing water quality. A specific analytical campaign was carried out in the sewer system and a dynamic rainfall-runoff simulation model was developed and integrated with a water quality model and further validated. The simulations led to identify the most critical spills in terms of flow rate and selected pollutant loads (i.e. suspended solids, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, Escherichia coli). Specifically, the E. coli release in the water body due to CSO events represented almost 100% of the different pollutant sources considered. In the second phase, the applicability of various disinfection methods was investigated on the CSOs introduced into the catchment. On site physical (UV) and lab-scale chemical (peracetic acid (PAA), performic acid (PFA), ozone) disinfectant agents were tested on microbial indicators including E. coli and intestinal enterococci. PFA and ozone were more effective on the removal of both bacteria (above 3.5 log units) even at low concentration and with short contact time; whereas, PAA showed a moderate removal efficiency (around 2.5 log units) only for E. coli. The highest removal efficiency was achieved in the on-site UV unit and none of the indicator bacteria was detected in the final effluent after the sand filtration and UV treatment. Finally, potential scenarios were developed in comparison to the baseline scenario for the management and treatment of CSOs where a mitigation of E. coli loads from 28% to 73% was achieved on the receiving water body, and a comparative cost assessment of the disinfection methods was provided for in situ treatment of the most critical spillway.
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- Paolo Crocetti
- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning-SIMAU, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning-SIMAU, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning-SIMAU, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning-SIMAU, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Building Engineering and Architecture, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- CIIP SpA - Cicli Integrati Impianti Primari - Water Utility, Viale Della Repubblica, 24, 63100, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- CIIP SpA - Cicli Integrati Impianti Primari - Water Utility, Viale Della Repubblica, 24, 63100, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- CIIP SpA - Cicli Integrati Impianti Primari - Water Utility, Viale Della Repubblica, 24, 63100, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning-SIMAU, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning-SIMAU, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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López-Vinent N, Cruz-Alcalde A, Ganiyu SO, Sable S, Messele SA, Lillico D, Stafford J, Sans C, Giménez J, Esplugas S, Gamal El-Din M. Coagulation-flocculation followed by catalytic ozonation processes for enhanced primary treatment during wet weather conditions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 283:111975. [PMID: 33508550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.111975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Combined sewer overflows (CSO), generated during the wet weather flow from the combination of the inflow and stormwater runoff in sewer system, result in an overflow of untreated wastewater from sewer system, which might ultimately contain different micropollutants (MPs). In this study, a coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation (CFS) pretreated CSO spiked with MPs was treated by catalytic ozonation using carbon, iron, and peroxide-based catalysts. The catalysts were characterized and their activity on MPs removal was studied at two different ozone (O3) doses (5 and 10 mg L-1). The effect of the treatment on the spiked CSO effluent was also assessed from the acute toxicity of the effluent using Microtox®, Yeast, and Macrophage cell-line toxicity assay tests. All the carbon-based catalysts showed large surface area, which was strongly influenced by the activation technique in the preparation of the catalysts. The CFS treatment strongly reduced the turbidity (≥60%) but had marginal effect on the UV254, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and pH. Sludge Based Carbon (SBC) showed strong adsorption capacity (≥60% removal efficiency) for all MPs studied compared to other carbon and iron-based catalysts. Ozonation alone was effective for the degradation of easily oxidizable MPs (sulfamethoxazole, mecoprop, and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyl acetic acid), achieving more than 80% degradation efficiency at 10 mg L-1 of ozone, but not effective for atrazine (≤60% degradation efficiency) at similar O3 dose. Catalytic ozonation (at 10 mg L-1 O3 dose) improved the degradation of the MPs at low catalyst dosage but higher dosage strongly inhibited their degradation. In all cases, the effluents showed negligible acute toxicity, indicating the suitability of the process for the treatment of CSO.
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- Núria López-Vinent
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116, Street NW, T6G 1H9, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116, Street NW, T6G 1H9, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116, Street NW, T6G 1H9, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, 11355, Saskatchewan Drive, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, 11355, Saskatchewan Drive, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116, Street NW, T6G 1H9, Edmonton, Canada.
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Kataki S, Chatterjee S, Vairale MG, Sharma S, Dwivedi SK. Concerns and strategies for wastewater treatment during COVID-19 pandemic to stop plausible transmission. RESOURCES, CONSERVATION, AND RECYCLING 2021; 164:105156. [PMID: 32921917 PMCID: PMC7473346 DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Along with outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2, the problem of biomedical wastewater disposal has caused widespread public concern, as reportedly the presence is confirmed in wastewater. Keeping in mind (i) available evidence indicating need to better understand potential of wastewater mediated transmission and (ii) knowledge gaps in its occurrence, viability, persistence, and inactivation in wastewater, in this present work, we wanted to re-emphasize some strategies for management of SARS-CoV-2 contaminated wastewater to minimise any possible secondary transmission to human and environment. The immediate challenges to consider while considering wastewater management are uncertainty about this new biothreat, relying on prediction based treatments options, significant population being the latent asymptomatic carrier increased risk of passing out of the virus to sewage network, inadequacy of wastewater treatment facility particularly in populated developing countries and increased generation of wastewater due to increased cleanliness concern. In absence of regulated central treatment facility, installation of decentralized wastewater treatment units with single or multiple disinfection barriers in medical units, quarantine centre, isolation wards, testing facilities seems to be urgent for minimizing any potential risk of wastewater transmission. Employing some emerging disinfectants (peracetic acid, performic acid, sodium dichloro isocyanurate, chloramines, chlorine dioxide, benzalconium chloride) shows prospects in terms of virucidal properties. However, there is need of additional research on coronaviruses specific disinfection data generation, regular monitoring of performance considering all factors influencing virus survival, performance evaluation in actual water treatment, need of augmenting disinfection dosages, environmental considerations to select the most appropriate disinfection technology.
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- Sampriti Kataki
- Biodegradation Technology Division, Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Assam, India
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- Biodegradation Technology Division, Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Assam, India
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- Biodegradation Technology Division, Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Assam, India
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- Biodegradation Technology Division, Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Assam, India
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- Biodegradation Technology Division, Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Assam, India
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Maffettone R, Manoli K, Santoro D, Passalacqua KD, Wobus CE, Sarathy S. Performic Acid Disinfection of Municipal Secondary Effluent Wastewater: Inactivation of Murine Norovirus, Fecal Coliforms, and Enterococci. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:12761-12770. [PMID: 32835477 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Performic acid (PFA) is an emerging disinfectant to inactivate bacterial and viral microorganisms in wastewater. In this study, the inactivation kinetics of murine norovirus (MNV) by PFA, in phosphate buffer and municipal secondary effluent wastewater, are reported for the first time. PFA decay followed first-order kinetics and the inactivation of MNV was governed by the exposure of microorganisms to PFA, i.e., the integral of the PFA concentration over time (integral CT or ICT). The extension of the Chick-Watson model, in the ICT domain, described well the reduction of MNV by PFA, with determined ICT-based inactivation rate constants, kd, of 1.024 ± 0.038 L/(mg·min) and 0.482 ± 0.022 L/(mg·min) in phosphate buffer and wastewater, respectively, at pH 7.2. Furthermore, the simultaneous PFA inactivation of MNV and fecal indicators indigenously present in wastewater such as fecal coliforms and enterococci showed that 1-log reduction could be achieved with ICT of 2, 1.5, and 3.5 mg·min/L, respectively. When compared with the most commonly used peracid disinfectant of municipal wastewater, peracetic acid (PAA), the ICT requirements determined using the fitted ICT-based kinetic models were ∼20 times higher for PAA than PFA, indicating a much stronger inactivation power of the PFA molecule.
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- Roberta Maffettone
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada
- Trojan Technologies, London, Ontario N5 V 4T7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada
- Trojan Technologies, London, Ontario N5 V 4T7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada
- USP Technologies, London, Ontario N5 V 4T7, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada
- Trojan Technologies, London, Ontario N5 V 4T7, Canada
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Macêdo LPR, Dornelas ASP, Vieira MM, Ferreira JSDJ, Sarmento RA, Cavallini GS. Effects of lethal and sublethal concentrations of peracetic acid and active chlorine of calcium hypochlorite on Chironomus xanthus. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 256:127171. [PMID: 32470743 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to residual concentrations of chemical agents from anthropogenic activities, and the real impacts of such compounds can only be evaluated accurately using ecotoxicological tests. The assessment of ecotoxicological effects of peracetic acid (PAA) and the active chlorine of calcium hypochlorite (Ca(ClO)2) on the insect Chironomus xanthus Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae) is highly relevant as there are few reports on its effects in fresh water ecosystems. To our best knowledge, this is the first study to assess the chronic toxicity of the compounds to C. xanthus. The toxicity bioassays for C. xanthus included the acute effect (CL50) and the chronic effects based on body length, head width, and cumulative emergence. The results obtained in the acute effect tests indicated that the active chlorine of Ca(ClO)2 is 14 fold more toxic than PAA to C. xanthus. In sublethal evaluations, the active chlorine of Ca(ClO)2 presented higher toxicity than PAA in terms of percentage emergence, body development, and head width. In general, the results showed lower PAA toxicity relative to the active chlorine of Ca(ClO)2, demonstrating that PAA is a promising substitute for chlorinated disinfectants. In addition, the study facilitates the establishment of reference values for the safe release of effluents treated with PAA into water bodies.
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- Luana Priscilla Rodrigues Macêdo
- Multidisciplinar em Ensino, Educação, Química, Linguagens e Meio Ambiente, Instituto Federal do Pará, 68.629-020, Paragominas, Pará, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Química, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77.402-970, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
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- Curso de Química Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77.402-970, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
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- Curso de Engenharia de Bioprocessos e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77.402-970, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Produção Vegetal, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77.402-970, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Química, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77.402-970, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil; Curso de Química Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77.402-970, Gurupi, Tocantins, Brazil.
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Ragazzo P, Chiucchini N, Piccolo V, Spadolini M, Carrer S, Zanon F, Gehr R. Wastewater disinfection: long-term laboratory and full-scale studies on performic acid in comparison with peracetic acid and chlorine. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 184:116169. [PMID: 32707309 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Chemical disinfection of municipal wastewater to preserve the microbiological quality of discharges has traditionally relied on chlorine, and more recently on peracetic acid (PAA). A more recent option is performic acid (PFA). This work uses laboratory and full-scale studies over a span of 15 years and five wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Italy, to compare the efficacy of these three disinfectants and identify the differences among peracids in a context where both can be an alternative to chlorine. The investigations focused on treatment effectiveness and bacterial inactivation kinetics using E. coli and the more resistant enterococci, as well as on PFA and PAA decomposition as the residuals may affect the downstream microenvironment. Furthermore, the potential for the two peracids to oxidize organic substances and create troublesome byproducts was also studied. Chlorine, applied as hypochlorite ("HYP") and here essentially functioning as chloramines, was used as a baseline comparison for the two peracids. Appropriate statistical tests were applied to the data from different WWTPs to account for potential interferences and compounding effects of the different matrices. Average doses of 0.8, 2.9 and 1.4 mg/L and contact times of 18, 21 and 31 min, respectively for PFA, chlorine and PAA guaranteed with a high level of assurance the 5000 CFU/100 mL E. coli limit; the order of effectiveness was PFA > HYP > PAA, refined as PFA > HYP ≈ PAA against E. coli and PFA ≈ HYP > PAA with enterococci. Similar bacterial reductions for the peracids were found at higher disinfectant doses used for the kinetic tests. PFA decayed more quickly than PAA. The first-order decay constants were 0.031 and 0.007 min-1, respectively, suggesting that disinfection residuals when PFA is used may be less of a concern than with PAA. This faster decomposition did not affect the PFA oxidation power on estrone, which was as weak as that of PAA.
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- Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Veneto (ARPAV), Regional Laboratory Department, Venice Mestre, Italy
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- McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C3, Canada.
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Zhang T, Huang CH. Simultaneous quantification of peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide in different water matrices using HPLC-UV. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 257:127229. [PMID: 32505952 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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With low potential to generate harmful by-products, peracetic acid (PAA) has drawn increasing attention as an alternative oxidant for disinfection and advanced oxidation processes in wastewater treatment. Commercial formulations contain significant concentrations of both PAA and H2O2 in aqueous solutions and a robust method to distinctively quantify the two respective oxidants simultaneously is needed. This study aimed to improve the accuracy of employing methyl p-tolyl sulfide (MTS) and triphenylphosphine (TPP) as indicators for PAA and H2O2, respectively, under various environmental conditions, by the detection of the oxidation products of sulfoxide MTSO and phosphine oxide TPPO using HPLC-UV. To improve the analytical method, the reaction rates of MTS and TPP with PAA and H2O2, impact of pH on the detection, and matrix effects of real wastewater effluents and produce wash water were evaluated to minimize the interference of H2O2 with PAA determination. The determined rate constants of PAA reaction with MTS (kPAA/MTS=34.6±0.4M-1s-1 in 2/1 H2O/acetonitrile (ACN) (v/v)) and H2O2 reaction with TPP ( [Formula: see text] in 1/1 H2O/ACN (v/v)) provided the fundamental guidance to optimize the method. Overall, a highly accurate and sensitive method for simultaneous quantification of PAA and H2O2 (method quantification limit = 0.8 and 6.0 μM, respectively) is established and will be useful for various environmental samples with PAA and H2O2 applications.
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- Tianqi Zhang
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, United States.
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Chhetri RK, Di Gaetano S, Turolla A, Antonelli M, Andersen HR. Ecotoxicity Evaluation of Pure Peracetic Acid (PAA) after Eliminating Hydrogen Peroxide from Commercial PAA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17145031. [PMID: 32668774 PMCID: PMC7400010 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17145031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In recent years, peracetic acid (PAA) has gained a lot of attention as an alternative disinfectant to chlorine-based disinfectants in the water industry. Commercial PAA solutions contain both PAA and hydrogen peroxide (HP), and the degradation of HP is slower than PAA when it is used for disinfection. All previous toxicity studies have been based on commercial PAA, and variance in toxicity values have been observed due to different PAA:HP ratios. In this study, the ecotoxicity of pure PAA was studied, eliminating HP from the commercial PAA mixture using potassium permanganate. Ecotoxicity data were obtained by conducting a battery of ecotoxicity tests: bioassays using Vibrio fischeri (V. fischeri), Daphnia magna (D. magna), and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (P. subcapitata). The effect concentration (EC50) of pure PAA was 0.84 (a 95% confidence interval of 0.78–0.91) mg/L for V. fischeri and 2.46 (2.35–2.58) mg/L for P. subcapitata, whereas the lethal concentration (LC50) was 0.74 (0.55–0.91) mg/L for D. magna. Compared to this, our previous study found that the EC50 values of commercial PAA towards V. fischeri and P. subcapitata were 0.42 (0.41–0.44) and 1.38 (0.96–1.99) mg/L, respectively, which were lower than pure PAA, whilst the LC50 for D. magna was 0.78 (0.58–0.95) mg/L. These results showed that pure PAA was less toxic to the most commonly used aquatic species for toxicity tests compared to commercial PAA, except for D. magna.
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- Ravi Kumar Chhetri
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark;
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- Environmental Division, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA), Polytechnic University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (A.T.); (M.A.)
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- Environmental Division, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA), Polytechnic University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (A.T.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark;
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Chhetri RK, Kaarsholm KMS, Andersen HR. Colorimetric Quantification Methods for Peracetic Acid together with Hydrogen Peroxide for Water Disinfection Process Control. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17134656. [PMID: 32605258 PMCID: PMC7369690 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17134656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) water solutions is applied for disinfection of industry systems, food products and non-potable water. Commercially available peracetic acid is always supplied mixed with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). H2O2 degrade slower than the peracetic acid which creates a need to quantify both peroxides separately to gauge the disinfection power of the solution and the residuals. Two combinations of colorimetric reactions are presented that allows simultaneous quantification at the mg·L−1 level used in disinfection liquids and water disinfection. The first dichromic reaction use titanium oxide oxalate (TiO-Ox) which only react with H2O2 followed by addition of N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine with iodide (DPD/I−) and the concentrations are read by simultaneously measuring the absorbance at 400 and 515 nm. Limit of quantification (LOQ) and maximal concentration determined was 4.6 µg·L−1 and 2.5 mg·L−1 for PAA and 9.1 µg·L−1 and 5 mg·L−1 for H2O2. The two color reactions didn’t interfere with each other when the reagent addition was consecutive. Another combination of colorimetric reaction also used where TiO-Ox was used to first measure H2O2 at 400 nm, before addition of 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS)) and reading the absorbance at 405 nm. ABTS changes the absorbance at 405 nm necessitating the two measurements be done separately. LOQ and maximal concentration determined using ABTS colorimetric assay was 42.5 µg·L−1 and 30 mg·L−1 for PAA and for titanium oxide oxalate colorimetric assay was 12.7 µg·L−1 and 75 mg·L−1 for H2O2. Both methods tested satisfactory in typical water samples (Tap, sea, lake, and biological treated sewage) spiked with peracetic acid and H2O2, separately.
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Venditto T, Ponzelli M, Sarathy S, Ray AK, Santoro D. A microsieve-based filtration process for combined sewer overflow treatment with nutrient control: Modeling and experimental studies. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 170:115328. [PMID: 31785559 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Combined sewer overflows contain a highly variable, wide range of contaminants, both in particulate and soluble form, making conventional water treatment processes unable to offer adequate public health protection. In this study, an integrated treatment process designed to simultaneously remove typical combined sewer overflow pollutants (suspended solids, chemical oxygen depends, turbidity) in conjunction with nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), was developed. The removal of particulates as well as dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus was achieved by first adsorbing soluble pollutants on zeolite and powdered activated carbon, and subsequently applying filtration carried out by polymer-enhanced microsieving. Laboratory experiments were designed using design-of-experiment techniques and carried out to assess the effects of the various treatment variables (cationic polymer, zeolite, powder activated carbon and microsieve size) in the designed combinations. A response surface model was fitted to the experimental dataset in order to capture and describe the non-linear relationships between treatment variables and treatment objectives. Finally, an optimization study was carried out using Pareto analysis showing that cationic polymer, zeolite, and powdered activated carbon, followed by fine mesh microsieving, worked synergistically in the integrated treatment process. Several optimal process conditions emerged, in particular, a treatment combination consisting of 1.1 mg/L of the cationic polymer, 250 mg/L of zeolite, 5 mg/L of powdered activated carbon, and a 370 μm mesh size. Under this condition, expected performance would be reductions of 72%, 56%, 35%, and 75% for turbidity, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total chemical oxygen demand, and total phosphorous, respectively. The findings presented in this paper demonstrate the possibility of achieving multiple treatment objectives in a single and integrated treatment step, hence providing municipalities with viable treatment options where the issues of combined sewer overflow and nutrient management are simultaneously tackled.
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- Tiziana Venditto
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7, Canada.
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and City Planning, Polytechnic University of Marche, P.zza Roma 22, Ancona, Province of Ancona, 60121, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7, Canada; Trojan Technologies, 3020 Gore Rd, London, Ontario, N5V 4T7, Canada
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- Trojan Technologies, 3020 Gore Rd, London, Ontario, N5V 4T7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7, Canada; Trojan Technologies, 3020 Gore Rd, London, Ontario, N5V 4T7, Canada.
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Maurício R, Semedo F, Dias R, Noronha JP, Amaral L, Daam MA, Mano AP, Diniz MS. Efficacy assessment of peracetic acid in the removal of synthetic 17α-ethinyl estradiol contraceptive hormone in wastewater. J Environ Sci (China) 2020; 89:1-8. [PMID: 31892382 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Increasing concerns have been raised on endocrine disrupting chemicals like the sex hormone 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), the more since traditional wastewater (WW) treatments appear to be ineffective for their removal. The efficacy of the relatively novel disinfectant peracetic acid (PAA) in EE2 removal was evaluated, as well as its potential effects on WW quality parameters. The treatments tested for EE2 removal were also evaluated in terms of toxicity, through the determination of biochemical responses (antioxidant enzymes, lipid peroxidation and vitellogenin induction) using zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a biological model. PAA contact times less than 20 min appeared insufficient regardless of the PAA dose tested, but a 100% EE2 removal was attained at a PAA concentration of 15 mg/L with a contact time of 20 min. Total suspended solids, chemical oxygen demand and pH in PAA treatments remained well within levels set in European legislation for WW discharge. EE2 induced significant increased vitellogenin (VTG) levels in both female and male fish, indicating increased estrogenic activity, especially in males suggesting an endocrine disruption effect. With the addition of PAA (15 mg/L), however, VTG levels in both sexes returned to control values. Although this PAA treatment showed increased levels of the antioxidant enzyme catalase, the lipid peroxidation levels were similar or even lower than in controls. Overall the results suggest that the use of PAA appears a promising way forward as a less toxic alternative to chlorine disinfection with high efficiency in the removal of EDC like EE2.
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- Rita Maurício
- CENSE, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/FCT, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- CENSE, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- CENSE, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Biotox Lab, UCIBIO, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Campo N, De Flora C, Maffettone R, Manoli K, Sarathy S, Santoro D, Gonzalez-Olmos R, Auset M. Inactivation kinetics of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in secondary wastewater effluents by peracetic and performic acids. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 169:115227. [PMID: 31706126 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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While disinfection processes have been central for public health protection, new concerns have been raised with respect to their ability to control the spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment. In this study, we report the inactivation kinetics by peracetic and performic acids of a typical indicator, Escherichia coli and its corresponding antibiotic-resistant subpopulation, in secondary settled wastewater effluent. Performic acid always showed greater inactivation efficiency than peracetic acid, whether or not the indicator was Ampicillin-resistant. Observed inactivation data, fitted with an exposure-based inactivation model, predicted very well the inactivation profile of both total and ampicillin resistant Escherichia coli. Notably, the antibiotic resistance percentage decreased significantly in treated wastewater compared to untreated wastewater thus making the peracid-based disinfection processes beneficial in controlling antibiotic resistance in secondary settled wastewater. Moreover, the minimum inhibitory concentration values remained unchanged. Finally, antibiotic-resistant-specific inactivation kinetics were used to predict the disinfection efficiency in continuous-flow reactors under ideal and non-ideal hydraulics thus providing useful information for future design and operation of disinfection process in antibiotic-resistance controlling mode.
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- Neus Campo
- Department of Bioengineering, IQS-School of Engineering, Ramon Llull University, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Bioengineering, IQS-School of Engineering, Ramon Llull University, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
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- Trojan Technologies, London, ON, N5V4T7, Canada; Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada
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- Trojan Technologies, London, ON, N5V4T7, Canada; Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada
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- Trojan Technologies, London, ON, N5V4T7, Canada; Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada
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- Trojan Technologies, London, ON, N5V4T7, Canada; Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, IQS-School of Engineering, Ramon Llull University, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Bioengineering, IQS-School of Engineering, Ramon Llull University, 08017, Barcelona, Spain.
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Maurício R, Jorge J, Dias R, Noronha JP, Amaral L, Daam MA, Mano AP, Diniz MS. The use of peracetic acid for estrogen removal from urban wastewaters: E2 as a case study. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2020; 192:114. [PMID: 31940101 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-8079-7] [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: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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17β-Estradiol (E2) is a natural estrogen produced by the feminine endocrine system. It is excreted mainly through urine and feces. Exposure to E2 may affect the reproductive system of both animals and humans, especially since the removal of E2 in conventional processes and technologies present in the wastewater treatment plants is not sufficient. Chlorine is one of the most studied and used oxidant worldwide. Although there are studies that demonstrate the endocrine disrupting compounds removal like E2, its reaction with organic matter can originate by-products, namely, trihalomethanes, which are known to have high toxic potential. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the removal of E2 (50 μg E2 L-1-maximum concentration) using peracetic acid (PAA), a seeming cleaner and innocuous alternative to chlorine. To this end, a series of jar tests were performed, using different peracetic acid concentrations (1, 5, 10, and 15 mg L-1) and contact times (10, 15, and 20 min). The results obtained showed that a peracetic acid concentration of 15 mg L-1 with a contact time of 20 min had a removal efficacy of approximately 100%. The second main goal of this study was to evaluate the ecotoxicological potential of the tested treatments on the zebrafish Danio rerio. Several oxidative stress biomarkers were evaluated, namely glutathione S-transferase, lipid peroxidation, and catalase, besides vitellogenin. Both peracetic acid and E2 caused significant increases in the oxidative stress biomarkers, although this did not lead to increased lipid peroxidation levels. In addition, peracetic acid significantly decreased the estrogenic activity of E2, as indicated by decreased vitellogenin levels. Peracetic acid demonstrated to have great potential as an alternative disinfectant for chlorine treatments, and indications for future research are discussed.
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- Rita Maurício
- CENSE, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/FCT, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- CENSE, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- CENSE, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- Biotox Lab, UCIBIO, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
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Cristiani M, Flores MJ, Brandi RJ, Tedeschi FA, Zalazar FE, Labas MD. ERIC-PCR technique applied to monitoring and quantification of DNA damage during water disinfection process. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2020; 202:111699. [PMID: 31756585 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2019.111699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this work, we propose a novel application of ERIC-PCR technique to study DNA damage after ultraviolet radiation (UV) and peracetic acid (PAA) treatment for water disinfection purpose. The efficacy of both treatments on E. coli suspension was evaluated by two approaches: through monitoring of inactivation by conventional culture technique, and by analyzing DNA damage with ERIC-PCR. All the experiments were carried out in a batch reactor, using three intensities of UV-C radiation (10.5, 4.2 and 2.1 mW/cm2) and different PAA concentrations (4 to 16 ppm). Both treatments produced bacterial inactivation in a dose-response fashion. Based on the results of bacterial count we obtained an index of inactivation (INACI). For each sample, DNA extraction was performed and evaluated by ERIC-PCR. Qualitative modifications were observed in ERIC-PCR band patterns for all the UV-C radiation intensities used, but no changes were detected at any of the PAA concentrations. The banding pattern modifications observed are consequence of the interruption of Taq polymerase enzyme amplification-activity, caused by the presence of alterations on the DNA structure (dimer and hydrates formation). Furthermore, an index was proposed to measure DNA damage (DNADI) regarding the changes in the relative optical density values of the amplification products. A linear correlation was obtained with a high correspondence between the inactivation index (INACI) and the DNA damage index (DNADI), that was expressed as DNADI = 0.05881×INACI. This approach proves that ERIC-PCR is a feasible and valuable tool for detecting and quantifying DNA damage and it may provide a useful strategy for bacterial identification, tracking changes in DNA and providing reliable and reproducible data.
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- Mariana Cristiani
- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química INTEC-UNL-CONICET. Güemes 3450, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química INTEC-UNL-CONICET. Güemes 3450, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química INTEC-UNL-CONICET. Güemes 3450, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas FICH, Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Ciudad Universitaria, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas FBCB, Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Ciudad Universitaria, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas FBCB, Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Ciudad Universitaria, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química INTEC-UNL-CONICET. Güemes 3450, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas FICH, Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Ciudad Universitaria, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Yu L, Ling R, Chen JP, Reinhard M. Quantitative assessment of the iron-catalyzed degradation of a polyamide nanofiltration membrane by hydrogen peroxide. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.05.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Chhetri RK, Baun A, Andersen HR. Acute toxicity and risk evaluation of the CSO disinfectants performic acid, peracetic acid, chlorine dioxide and their by-products hydrogen peroxide and chlorite. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 677:1-8. [PMID: 31051379 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The ecotoxicological evaluation of combined sewer overflow (CSO) disinfectants, with their degradation products, is important for ensuring safe use. For this form of toxicity, data for organisms representing different trophic levels are needed. We studied the toxicity of the alternative disinfectants peracetic acid (PAA), performic acid (PFA) and chlorine dioxide (ClO2) and their degradation products hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and chlorite (ClO2-) on Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna. ClO2 was more toxic to D. magna (EC50 < 0.09 mg/L) and PFA was most toxic to V. fischeri (EC50 0.24 mg/L). EC50 of PFA, PAA, ClO2, H2O2 and ClO2- on D. magna were 0.85, 0.78, <0.09, 3.46 and 0.36 mg/L, respectively. Similarly, EC50 of PFA, PAA, ClO2, H2O2 and ClO2- on V. fischeri were 0.24, 0.42, 1.10, 5.67 and 30.93 mg/L, respectively. For both PFA and ClO2, the degradation in water was faster than for PAA, H2O2 and chlorite. Using these data together with literature values, we derived environmental quality standards. By combining these with typical concentrations of disinfectants used for CSOs, we estimated the dilution required for discharging CSOs after disinfection, which can be used for quick assessment of the environmental feasibility of disinfection systems at specific CSO sites. Minimal dilutions in the receiving water, in the orders of 44, 70 or 138-fold, are needed for ClO2, PFA and PAA, respectively. This highlights PFA as the most widely applicable disinfectant, taking into account both its efficiency and the lower risk of unwanted environmental effects.
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- Ravi Kumar Chhetri
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Building 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Building 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Building 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Elnakar H, Buchanan I. The role of mixing in potassium ferrate(VI) consumption kinetics and disinfection of bypass wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 231:515-523. [PMID: 30388649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.10.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bypass wastewaters need an appropriate auxiliary treatment to address their broad range of chemical and bacterial characteristics. The dual capacity of potassium ferrate(VI) as disinfectant/oxidant and coagulant may be useful in a sustainable process retrofit to provide adequate treatment to such wastewaters. However, the engineering aspects of potassium ferrate(VI) based technology to retrofit within existing coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation basins have not been studied. This study investigated, for the first time, the role of rapid mixing on the rate of potassium ferrate(VI) decay and disinfection in bypass wastewaters from extreme wet weather flow events. First-order, second-order, and double exponential models were fit to the potassium ferrate(VI) consumption data, and the double exponential model was able to represent the potassium ferrate(VI) decay in all conditions with a high coefficient of determination and low mean square error. In addition, Chick-Watson and Hom models were tested in this study, and both fit the E. coli disinfection results. The rates of potassium ferrate(VI) consumption and disinfection derived from the models were higher using 500-1000 rpm rapid mixing speeds than they were when magnetic stirrer mixing was used for the same initial dosage and wastewater sample. There was no significant increase in the potassium ferrate(VI) consumption or disinfection rates with the increase of the rapid mixing speeds from 500 to 1000 rpm which revealed that the reactions were kinetically controlled. The coagulation capability of potassium ferrate(VI) enhanced the sedimentation ability and contributed almost the same as the chemical disinfection capability to the overall E. coli removal. This study suggests that potassium ferrate(VI) can be implemented in existing facilities that mix coagulants to enhance primary sedimentation, yet potassium ferrate(VI) can provide both disinfection and coagulation at lower mixing speeds.
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- Haitham Elnakar
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 7-271 Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, 9211 116 St NW, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 7-271 Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, 9211 116 St NW, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Zhang C, Brown PJB, Miles RJ, White TA, Grant DG, Stalla D, Hu Z. Inhibition of regrowth of planktonic and biofilm bacteria after peracetic acid disinfection. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 149:640-649. [PMID: 30594003 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) is a promising alternative to chlorine for disinfection; however, bacterial regrowth after PAA disinfection is poorly understood. This study compared the regrowth of bacteria (Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and Gram-positive Bacillus sp.) after disinfection with PAA or free chlorine. In the absence of organic matter, PAA and free chlorine prevented the regrowth of planktonic cells of P. aeruginosa PAO1 at C·t (= disinfectant concentration × contact time) doses of (28.5 ± 9.8) mg PAA·min·L-1 and (22.5 ± 10.6) mg Cl2·min·L-1, respectively, suggesting that they had comparable efficiencies in preventing the regrowth of planktonic bacteria. For comparison, the minimum C·t doses of PAA and free chlorine to prevent the regrowth of P. aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm cells in the absence of organic matter were (14,000 ± 1,732) mg PAA·min·L-1 and (6,500 ± 2,291) mg Cl2·min·L-1, respectively. PAA was less effective than free chlorine in killing bacteria within biofilms in the absence of organic matter most likely because PAA reacts with biofilm matrix constituents slower than free chlorine. In the presence of organic matter, although the bactericidal efficiencies of both disinfectants significantly decreased, PAA was less affected due to its slower reaction with organic matter and/or slower self-decomposition. For instance, in a dilute Lysogeny broth-Miller, the minimum concentrations of PAA and free chlorine to prevent the regrowth of planktonic P. aeruginosa PAO1 were 20 mg PAA·L-1 and 300 mg Cl2·L-1, respectively. While both disinfectants are strong oxidants disrupting cell membrane, environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) revealed that PAA made holes in the center of the cells, whereas free chlorine desiccated the cells. Overall, this study shows that PAA is a powerful disinfectant to prevent bacterial regrowth even in the presence of organic matter.
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- Chiqian Zhang
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States.
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States; Electron Microscopy Core Facility, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- Electron Microscopy Core Facility, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- Electron Microscopy Core Facility, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States.
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Domínguez Henao L, Cascio M, Turolla A, Antonelli M. Effect of suspended solids on peracetic acid decay and bacterial inactivation kinetics: Experimental assessment and definition of predictive models. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 643:936-945. [PMID: 29960230 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The work addresses the effect of total suspended solids (TSS) on disinfection by peracetic acid (PAA) concerning both PAA decay and bacterial inactivation kinetics. The effect of TSS on PAA decay was evaluated at five TSS concentrations (5, 40, 80, 120 and 160 mg/L), obtained from stock TSS solutions prepared from activated sludge samples. The influence of the soluble matter associated to the suspended solids on PAA decay was evaluated separately, using the same stock TSS solution after the removal of solids by filtration. The contributions of suspended and soluble fractions were found to be independent, and a predictive model formed by two additive sub-models was proposed to describe the overall PAA decay kinetics. Moreover, an uncertainty analysis was performed by a series of Monte Carlo simulations to propagate the uncertainties associated to the coefficients of the model. Then, the disinfectant dose (mg/L min) was highlighted as the main parameter determining disinfection efficiency on a pure culture of E. coli and an inactivation kinetic model was developed based on the response of E. coli to various PAA doses. Finally, the effect of TSS (40 and 160 mg/L) on the inactivation of free-swimming E. coli was investigated at two PAA doses (5 and 20 mg/L min). TSS reduced inactivation extent an average of 0.4 logs at 5 mg/L min and 1.5 logs at 20 mg/L min. It was hypothesized that this might be due to the formation of bacteria aggregates as defense mechanism against disinfection, enhanced by the presence of solids.
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- Laura Domínguez Henao
- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) - Environmental Section, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) - Environmental Section, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) - Environmental Section, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) - Environmental Section, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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Domínguez Henao L, Turolla A, Antonelli M. Disinfection by-products formation and ecotoxicological effects of effluents treated with peracetic acid: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 213:25-40. [PMID: 30212717 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) has gained increasing attention over the last decades as a suitable and environmentally-friendly alternative to chlorine-based compounds for wastewater disinfection, claiming limited disinfection by-products (DBPs) formed and no persistent residues in the environment. The present work aims at presenting a comprehensive and updated review of the ecotoxicological effects of effluents treated with PAA, to be ascribed to residual PAA and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and DBP formation. Modest concentrations of DBPs have been observed after PAA treatment, mainly carboxylic acids, which are not recognized as genotoxic. Moreover, there is no evidence of any endocrine disruption potential of PAA in human health or in the ecotoxicological studies. The associated H2O2 fraction can potentially minimize the formation of halogenated DBPs and also contribute to the acute toxic effects of treated effluents. Effluents disinfected with PAA at concentrations typical of the wastewater treatment field have displayed limited toxic, mutagenic and genotoxic effects on different aquatic organisms, particularly low compared to chlorine-based disinfectants.
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- Laura Domínguez Henao
- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) - Environmental Section, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) - Environmental Section, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) - Environmental Section, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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Performic Acid Controls Better Clostridium tyrobutyricum Related Bacteria than Peracetic Acid. SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su10114116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Clostridia are anaerobic spore-forming bacteria, which degrade carbohydrates to butyric acid, carbon dioxide, hydrogen and other compounds. These bacteria are commonly found in feces of ruminants, from where they can enter to udders and milk via manure or fodder. This study was done to find a sustainable sanitation method to control the resistant clostridial spores as they are difficult to control in the food processing industry. Clostridia spoil cheeses and other dairy products, and thereby increase the carbon footprint of products and cause economical losses in the dairy industry. The efficacy of two organic peroxides; peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA) was tested against 30 clostridia strains isolated from cattle slurry, silage, or spoiled cheeses. PAA, at a concentration of 220 mg L−1, only eliminated 6/30 clostridia strains, whereas PFA totally eliminated 26/30 clostridia strains at a concentration of 120 mg L−1. PFA therefore seems to be a more potent disinfectant than the more commonly used PAA. PFA is an effective disinfectant against Clostridium tyrobutyricum and other resistant clostridia at 120 mg L−1 for 5–10 min contact time at room temperature.
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Chhetri RK, Klupsch E, Andersen HR, Jensen PE. Treatment of Arctic wastewater by chemical coagulation, UV and peracetic acid disinfection. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:32851-32859. [PMID: 28210951 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8585-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Conventional wastewater treatment is challenging in the Arctic region due to the cold climate and scattered population. Thus, no wastewater treatment plant exists in Greenland, and raw wastewater is discharged directly to nearby waterbodies without treatment. We investigated the efficiency of physicochemical wastewater treatment, in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Raw wastewater from Kangerlussuaq was treated by chemical coagulation and UV disinfection. By applying 7.5 mg Al/L polyaluminium chloride (PAX XL100), 73% of turbidity and 28% phosphate was removed from raw wastewater. E. coli and Enterococcus were removed by 4 and 2.5 log, respectively, when UV irradiation of 0.70 kWh/m3 was applied to coagulated wastewater. Furthermore, coagulated raw wastewater in Denmark, which has a chemical quality similar to Greenlandic wastewater, was disinfected by peracetic acid or UV irradiation. Removal of heterotrophic bacteria by applying 6 and 12 mg/L peracetic acid was 2.8 and 3.1 log, respectively. Similarly, removal of heterotrophic bacteria by applying 0.21 and 2.10 kWh/m3 for UV irradiation was 2.1 and greater than 4 log, respectively. Physicochemical treatment of raw wastewater followed by UV irradiation and/or peracetic acid disinfection showed the potential for treatment of arctic wastewater.
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- Ravi Kumar Chhetri
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Building 115, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Building 115, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
- Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Brovej, Building 118, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Building 115, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Brovej, Building 118, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Assessment of a colorimetric method for the measurement of low concentrations of peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide in water. Talanta 2018; 183:209-215. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.02.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Al Aukidy M, Verlicchi P. Contributions of combined sewer overflows and treated effluents to the bacterial load released into a coastal area. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 607-608:483-496. [PMID: 28704673 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The impact of combined sewer overflow (CSO) on the receiving water body is an issue of increasing concern, as it may lead to restrictions in the use and destination of the receiving body, such as bathing or recreational area closures, fish and shellfish consumption restrictions, and contamination of drinking water resources. Recent investigations have mainly referred to the occurrence and loads of suspended solids, organic compounds and, in some cases, micropollutants. Attempts have been made to find correlations between the discharged load and the size and characteristics of the catchment area, climate conditions, rainfall duration and intensity. This study refers to a touristic coastal area in the north-east of Italy, which is characterized by a combined sewer network including 5 CSO outfalls which, in the case of heavy rain events, directly discharge the exceeding water flow rate into channels which, after a short distance, reach the Adriatic Sea. The study analyzed: i) rainfall events during the summer period in 2014 which led to overflow in the different outfalls, ii) the inter- and intra-event variability with regard to E. coli, Enterococci and conductivity, and iii) the hydraulic and pollutant (E. coli and Enterococci) loads discharged by the local wastewater treatment plant and by all the CSO outfalls. Finally, it estimated the contribution of each source to the released hydraulic and pollutant loads into the receiving water body. Moreover, it was also found that the modest water volume discharged by all CSO outfalls (only 8% of the total volume discharged by the area) contains >90% of the microbial load.
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- M Al Aukidy
- Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy; Terra & Acqua Tech, Technopole of the University of Ferrara, Via Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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McFadden M, Loconsole J, Schockling AJ, Nerenberg R, Pavissich JP. Comparing peracetic acid and hypochlorite for disinfection of combined sewer overflows: Effects of suspended-solids and pH. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 599-600:533-539. [PMID: 28482310 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) is an alternative disinfectant that may be effective for combined sewer overflow (CSO) disinfection, but little is known about the effect of particle size on PAA disinfection efficiency. In this work, PAA and hypochlorite were compared as disinfectants, with a focus on the effect of wastewater particles. Inactivation experiments were conducted on suspended cultures of Escherichia coli and wastewater suspended solids. Tested size fractions included particle diameters <10μm, <100μm, and raw wastewater. Chlorine disinfection efficiency decreased with increasing solids size. However, solids size had little effect on PAA disinfection. The PAA disinfection efficiency decreased at pH values above 7.5. Live/dead staining revealed that PAA disinfection leaves most cells in a viable but non-culturable condition. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses suggests that PAA and hypochlorite may inactivate E. coli bacteria by similar mechanisms.
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- M McFadden
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile.
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Eramo A, Medina WM, Fahrenfeld NL. Peracetic acid disinfection kinetics for combined sewer overflows: indicator organisms, antibiotic resistance genes, and microbial community. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE : WATER RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 3:1061-1072. [PMID: 29333272 PMCID: PMC5761733 DOI: 10.1039/c7ew00184c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) degrade water quality and end-of-pipe treatment is one potential solution for retrofitting this outdated infrastructure. The goal of this research was to evaluate peracetic acid (PAA) as a disinfectant for CSOs using viability based molecular methods for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), indicator organism marker gene BacHum, and 16S rRNA genes. Simulated CSO effluent was prepared using 23-40% wastewater, representing the higher end of the range of wastewater concentrations reported in CSO effluent. PAA residual following disinfection was greatest for samples with the lowest initial COD. Treatment of simulated CSO effluent (23% wastewater) with 100 mg∙min/L PAA (5 mg/L PAA, 20 min) was needed to reduce viable cell sul1, tet(G), and BacHum (1.0±0.63-3.2±0.25-log) while 25 to 50 mg•min/L PAA (5 mg/L PAA, 5-10 min) was needed to reduce viable cell loads (0.62±0.56-1.6±0.08-log) in 40% wastewater from a different municipal treatment plant. Increasing contact time after the initial decrease in viable cell gene copies did not significantly improve treatment. A much greater applied Ct of 1200 mg∙min/L PAA (20 mg/L PAA, 60 min) was required for significant log reduction of 16S rRNA genes (3.29±0.13-log). No significant losses of mexB were observed during the study. Data were fitted to a Chick-Watson model and resulting inactivation constants for sul1 and tet(G) > BacHum > 16S rRNA. Amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene indicated the initial viable and total microbial communities were distinct and that treatment with PAA resulted in marked increases of the relative abundance of select phyla, particularly Clostridia which increased by 1-1.5 orders of magnitude. Results confirm that membrane disruption is a mechanism for PAA disinfection and further treatment is needed to reduce total ARGs in CSO effluent.
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- Alessia Eramo
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 96 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 96 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 96 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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Ragazzo P, Feretti D, Monarca S, Dominici L, Ceretti E, Viola G, Piccolo V, Chiucchini N, Villarini M. Evaluation of cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and apoptosis of wastewater before and after disinfection with performic acid. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 116:44-52. [PMID: 28292679 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Disinfection with performic acid (PFA) represents an emerging technology in wastewater treatment. Many recent studies indicate its effectiveness and suitability as a disinfectant for different applications; several have demonstrated its reliability as an alternative to chlorine for disinfecting secondary effluents from urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Some disinfection technologies, in relation to their oxidative power, lead to the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs), some of which are of concern for their toxic and carcinogenic potential. The aim of this study was to investigate potential genotoxic, cytotoxic, and mutagenic effects of this disinfection agent on treated secondary effluent coming from a municipal WWTP. A strategy with multiple short-term tests and different target cells (bacterial, plant, and mammalian) was adopted to explore a relatively wide range of potential genotoxic events. The Ames test (point mutation in Salmonella), the micronucleus (chromosomal damage) and Comet tests (primary DNA damage) on human hepatic cells (HepG2) were conducted to detect mutagenicity and chromosomal DNA alterations. DNA fragmentation and mitochondrial potential assays were conducted to evaluate apoptosis in the same kinds of cells. Mutagenic and clastogenic effect potentials were evaluated by examining micronucleus formation in Allium cepa root cells. In all the in vitro tests, carried out on both disinfected and non-disinfected effluents, negative results were always obtained for mutagenic and genotoxic effects. In the Allium cepa tests, however, some non-concentrated wastewater samples after PFA treatment induced a slight increase in micronucleus frequencies in root cells, but not in a dose-related manner. In conclusion, PFA applied for disinfection to a secondary effluent from a municipal wastewater treatment plant did not contribute to the release of genotoxic or mutagenic compounds. Further studies are required to establish to which extent these findings can be generalized to support PFA for other disinfection applications.
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- Patrizia Ragazzo
- Azienda Servizi Integrati S.p.A., Via Calnova, 31, 30027, San Donà di Piave, VE, Italy.
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- University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, Italy
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- University of Perugia, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Unit of Public Health), Italy
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- University of Perugia, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Unit of Public Health), Italy
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- University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, Italy
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- Azienda Servizi Integrati S.p.A., Via Calnova, 31, 30027, San Donà di Piave, VE, Italy
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- Azienda Servizi Integrati S.p.A., Via Calnova, 31, 30027, San Donà di Piave, VE, Italy
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- University of Perugia, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Unit of Public Health), Italy
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Tondera K, Klaer K, Roder S, Brueckner I, Pinnekamp J. Improving the microbiological quality of the Ruhr River near Essen: comparing costs and effects for the reduction of Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2017; 75:2659-2668. [PMID: 28617286 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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After rain events in densely populated areas, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) can have severe health-related effects upon surface water quality, as well as diffuse overland runoff and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). All of these sources emit pathogens and fecal indicator bacteria into the surface water, which the EU Bathing Water Directive addresses by giving threshold values for the indicators Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci. This study presents a comparison between 21 scenarios of costs for processes that reduce the load of Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci into the Ruhr River during and shortly after rain events. The methods examined include UV irradiation for WWTPs, integrated sewer management and treatment of CSOs with vertical flow constructed wetlands or performic acid. For pollution by diffuse overland flow, we evaluated organizational measures. The treatment of only diffuse pollution shows merely a slight effect on intestinal enterococci, but none on Escherichia coli and hence, was not considered further. Combining all three CSO reduction methods with the irradiation of WWTP effluent provides the best simulation results in terms of reducing both indicator bacteria.
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- Katharina Tondera
- Institute of Environmental Engineering of RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany E-mail:
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering of RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany E-mail:
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering of RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany E-mail: ; Roder, Silke Herderstraße 3, 77694 Kehl, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering of RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany E-mail: ; Wasserverband Eifel-Rur, Eisenbahnstr. 5, 52353 Düren, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering of RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany E-mail:
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Algal toxicity of the alternative disinfectants performic acid (PFA), peracetic acid (PAA), chlorine dioxide (ClO 2 ) and their by-products hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and chlorite (ClO 2 − ). Int J Hyg Environ Health 2017; 220:570-574. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Reducing pathogens in combined sewer overflows using performic acid. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2016; 219:700-708. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chhetri RK, Bonnerup A, Andersen HR. Combined Sewer Overflow pretreatment with chemical coagulation and a particle settler for improved peracetic acid disinfection. J IND ENG CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2016.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gibson J, Farnood R, Seto P. Chemical pretreatment of combined sewer overflows for improved UV disinfection. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2016; 73:375-381. [PMID: 26819393 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of this research was to better understand chemical pre-treatment of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) for subsequent ultraviolet (UV) disinfection. Approximately 200 jar tests were completed. Alum (Al2(S04)3·12H2O) resulted in a higher UV light transmission (UVT), and equivalent total suspended solids (TSS) removal, than ferric chloride (FeCl3). An alum dose of 20 mg/L increased the UVT of the raw CSO from 30 to 60% after settling. The addition of 100 mg/L of alum maximized UVT reaching approximately 85%. Flocculation did not increase UVT. However, it did improve the removal of TSS. Cationic polymers worked quickly compared with metal coagulants, but only reached a UVT of 60%. A high positive charge density on the polymer improved the removal of turbidity when compared with low charge, but did not affect UVT. If the goal is to maximise UVT, a very high alum dose may be preferred. If the goal is to minimize coagulant dose with moderate UV performance, cationic polymer at approximately 3 mg/L is recommended.
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- J Gibson
- Environment Canada, Wastewater Technology Centre, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON, Canada L7R 4A6 E-mail: ; Present Address: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George St., Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1A4
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College St., Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3E5
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- Environment Canada, Wastewater Technology Centre, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON, Canada L7R 4A6 E-mail:
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Luukkonen T, Heyninck T, Rämö J, Lassi U. Comparison of organic peracids in wastewater treatment: Disinfection, oxidation and corrosion. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 85:275-285. [PMID: 26342181 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The use of organic peracids in wastewater treatment is attracting increasing interest. The common beneficial features of peracids are effective anti-microbial properties, lack of harmful disinfection by-products and high oxidation power. In this study performic (PFA), peracetic (PAA) and perpropionic acids (PPA) were synthesized and compared in laboratory batch experiments for the inactivation of Escherichia coli and enterococci in tertiary wastewater, oxidation of bisphenol-A and for corrosive properties. Disinfection tests revealed PFA to be a more potent disinfectant than PAA or PPA. 1.5 mg L(-1) dose and 2 min of contact time already resulted in 3.0 log E. coli and 1.2 log enterococci reduction. Operational costs of disinfection were estimated to be 0.0114, 0.0261 and 0.0207 €/m(3) for PFA, PAA and PPA, respectively. Disinfection followed the first order kinetics (Hom model or S-model) with all studied peracids. However, in the bisphenol-A oxidation experiments involving Fenton-like conditions (pH = 3.5, Fe(2+) or Cu(2+) = 0.4 mM) peracids brought no additional improvement to traditionally used and lower cost hydrogen peroxide. Corrosion measurements showed peracids to cause only a negligible corrosion rate (<6 μm year(-1)) on stainless steel 316L while corrosion rates on the carbon steel sample were significantly higher (<500 μm year(-1)).
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- Tero Luukkonen
- University of Oulu, Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Finland; Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Kuntokatu 5, FI-87101, Kajaani, Finland.
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- Artesis Plantijn University College, Wetenschap en Techniek, Kronenburgstraat 47, BE-2000, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- University of Oulu, Thule Institute, FI-90014, Finland
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- University of Oulu, Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014, Finland; University of Jyvaskyla, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Unit of Applied Chemistry, Talonpojankatu 2B, FI-67100 Kokkola, Finland
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De Gisi S, Sabia G, Casella P, Farina R. An integrated approach for monitoring efficiency and investments of activated sludge-based wastewater treatment plants at large spatial scale. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 523:201-218. [PMID: 25863511 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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WISE, the Water Information System for Europe, is the web-portal of the European Commission (EU) that disseminates the quality state of the receiving water bodies and the efficiency of the municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in order to monitor advances in the application of both the Water Framework Directive (WFD) as well as the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD). With the intention to develop WISE applications, the aim of the work was to define and apply an integrated approach capable of monitoring the efficiency and investments of activated sludge-based WWTPs located in a large spatial area, providing the following outcomes useful to the decision-makers: (i) the identification of critical facilities and their critical processes by means of a Performance Assessment System (PAS), (ii) the choice of the most suitable upgrading actions, through a scenario analysis. (iii) the assessment of the investment costs to upgrade the critical WWTPs and (iv) the prioritization of the critical facilities by means of a multi-criteria approach which includes the stakeholders involvement, along with the integration of some technical, environmental, economic and health aspects. The implementation of the proposed approach to a high number of municipal WWTPs highlighted how the PAS developed was able to identify critical processes with a particular effectiveness in identifying the critical nutrient removal ones. In addition, a simplified approach that considers the cost related to a basic-configuration and those for the WWTP integration, allowed to link the critical processes identified and the investment costs. Finally, the questionnaire for the acquisition of data such as that provided by the Italian Institute of Statistics, the PAS defined and the database on the costs, if properly adapted, may allow for the extension of the integrated approach on an EU-scale by providing useful information to water utilities as well as institutions.
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- Sabino De Gisi
- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Technical University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, ENEA, Water Resource Management Lab., via Martiri di Monte Sole 4, 40129 Bologna (BO), Italy
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, ENEA, Water Resource Management Lab., via Martiri di Monte Sole 4, 40129 Bologna (BO), Italy
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, ENEA, Water Resource Management Lab., via Martiri di Monte Sole 4, 40129 Bologna (BO), Italy
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Guo Y, Huang T, Wen G, Cao X. Comparisons of the film peeling from the composite oxides of quartz sand filters using ozone, hydrogen peroxide and chlorine dioxide. J Environ Sci (China) 2015; 34:20-27. [PMID: 26257342 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2015.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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To solve the problem of shortened backwashing intervals in groundwater plants, several disinfectants including ozone (O3), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and chlorine dioxide (ClO2) were examined to peel off the film from the quartz sand surface in four pilot-scale columns. An optimized oxidant dosage and oxidation time were determined by batch tests. Subsequently, the optimized conditions were tested in the four pilot-scale columns. The results demonstrated that the backwashing intervals increased from 35.17 to 54.33 (H2O2) and to 53.67 hr (ClO2) after the oxidation treatments, and the increase of backwashing interval after treatment by O3 was much less than for the other two treatments. Interestingly, the treatment efficiency of filters was not affected by O3 or H2O2 oxidation; but after oxidation by ClO2, the treatment efficiency was deteriorated, especially the ammonia removal (from 96.96% to 24.95%). The filter sands before and after the oxidation were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Compared with the oxidation by O3 and H2O2, the structures on the surface of filter sands were seriously damaged after oxidation by ClO2. The chemical states of manganese on the surfaces of those treated sands were only changed by ClO2. The damage of the structures and the change of the chemical states of manganese might have a negative effect on the ammonia removal. In summary, H2O2 is a suitable agent for film peeling.
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- Yingming Guo
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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