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Cui G, Su X, Zheng S, Tong S, Jiang M. Hydrological and biogeochemical processes controlling riparian groundwater quantity and quality during riverbank filtration. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 350:124020. [PMID: 38657891 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124020] [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: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Groundwater exploitation in a riparian zone causes water infiltration from the river into the aquifer. Owing to adsorption and redox reactions along the flow path, the quality of water flowing from the river to groundwater wells is variably altered. The riverbed composition often involves spatiotemporal differences due to frequent changes in hydrological conditions. These changes create uncertainties in the transport and removal of solutes in the river water. In this study, the hydrodynamic field associated with riparian groundwater, changes in the structure of riverbed sediments caused by erosion and deposition, fluctuations in surface water and groundwater levels, and the removal efficiency of pollutants from groundwater through pumping were investigated. This involved in situ monitoring and sample testing of the composition of the river water, riverbed sediments, riverbed pore water, and groundwater during dry and wet seasons. Implementation of field in situ column experiments and molecular biology evidences were conducive to identifying the main biogeochemical processes occurring in the riverbed. The findings indicated that riparian groundwater exploitation alters the natural groundwater flow field, while fine sand deposition and microbial adsorption can reduce river recharge to aquifers by diminishing riverbed hydraulic conductivity. Shallow sediments within 1 m depth mainly involve NO3- reduction and E. coli adsorption. Reductive dissolution of Mn dominates in the deeper sediments. Additionally, reductive dissolution of Fe and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) drive high Fe2+ and NH4+ concentrations in groundwater. The findings can improve the management of riparian groundwater and aid in the optimization of a plan for its exploitation.
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- Geng Cui
- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, C130102, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, C130021, China.
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- Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, C130021, China
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- Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, C130021, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, C130102, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, C130102, China
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Wang L, Yin H, Li Y, Yang Z, Wang Y, Liu X. Prediction of microbial activity and abundance using interpretable machine learning models in the hyporheic zone of effluent-dominated receiving rivers. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 357:120627. [PMID: 38565034 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120627] [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: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Serving as a vital linkage between surface water and groundwater, the hyporheic zone (HZ) plays a fundamental role in improving water quality and maintaining ecological security. In arid or semi-arid areas, effluent discharge from wastewater treatment facilities could occupy a predominant proportion of the total base flow of receiving rivers. Nonetheless the relationship between microbial activity, abundance and environmental factors in the HZ of effluent-receiving rivers appear to be rarely addressed. In this study, a spatiotemporal field study was performed in two representative effluent-dominated receiving rivers in Xi'an, China. Land use data, physical and chemical water quality parameters of surface and subsurface water were used as predictive variables, while the microbial respiratory electron transport system activity (ETSA), the Chao1 and Shannon index of total microbial community, as well as the Chao1 and Shannon index of denitrifying bacteria community were used as response variables, while ETSA was used as response variables indicating ecological processes and Shannon and Chao1 were utilized as parameters indicating microbial diversity. Two machine learning models were utilized to provide evidence-based information on how environmental factors interact and drive microbial activity and abundance in the HZ at variable depths. The models with Chao1 and Shannon as response variables exhibited excellent predictive performances (R2: 0.754-0.81 and 0.783-0.839). Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) was the most important factor affecting the microbial functions, and an obvious threshold value of ∼2 mg/L was observed. Credible predictions of models with Chao1 and Shannon index of denitrifying bacteria community as response variables were detected (R2: 0.484-0.624 and 0.567-0.638), with soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) being the key influencing factor. Fe (Ⅱ) was favorable in predicting denitrifying bacteria community. The ESTA model highlighted the importance of total nitrogen in the ecological health monitoring in HZ. These findings provide novel insights in predicting microbial activity and abundance in highly-impacted areas such as the HZ of effluent-dominated receiving rivers.
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- Longfei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, PR China.
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- College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, PR China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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Tesoriero AJ, Wherry SA, Dupuy DI, Johnson TD. Predicting Redox Conditions in Groundwater at a National Scale Using Random Forest Classification. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:5079-5092. [PMID: 38451152 PMCID: PMC10956438 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07576] [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: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Redox conditions in groundwater may markedly affect the fate and transport of nutrients, volatile organic compounds, and trace metals, with significant implications for human health. While many local assessments of redox conditions have been made, the spatial variability of redox reaction rates makes the determination of redox conditions at regional or national scales problematic. In this study, redox conditions in groundwater were predicted for the contiguous United States using random forest classification by relating measured water quality data from over 30,000 wells to natural and anthropogenic factors. The model correctly predicted the oxic/suboxic classification for 78 and 79% of the samples in the out-of-bag and hold-out data sets, respectively. Variables describing geology, hydrology, soil properties, and hydrologic position were among the most important factors affecting the likelihood of oxic conditions in groundwater. Important model variables tended to relate to aquifer recharge, groundwater travel time, or prevalence of electron donors, which are key drivers of redox conditions in groundwater. Partial dependence plots suggested that the likelihood of oxic conditions in groundwater decreased sharply as streams were approached and gradually as the depth below the water table increased. The probability of oxic groundwater increased as base flow index values increased, likely due to the prevalence of well-drained soils and geologic materials in high base flow index areas. The likelihood of oxic conditions increased as topographic wetness index (TWI) values decreased. High topographic wetness index values occur in areas with a propensity for standing water and overland flow, conditions that limit the delivery of dissolved oxygen to groundwater by recharge; higher TWI values also tend to occur in discharge areas, which may contain groundwater with long travel times. A second model was developed to predict the probability of elevated manganese (Mn) concentrations in groundwater (i.e., ≥50 μg/L). The Mn model relied on many of the same variables as the oxic/suboxic model and may be used to identify areas where Mn-reducing conditions occur and where there is an increased risk to domestic water supplies due to high Mn concentrations. Model predictions of redox conditions in groundwater produced in this study may help identify regions of the country with elevated groundwater vulnerability and stream vulnerability to groundwater-derived contaminants.
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- Anthony J. Tesoriero
- U.S.
Geological Survey, 601 SW Second Avenue, Suite 1950, Portland, Oregon 97204, United States
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- U.S.
Geological Survey, 601 SW Second Avenue, Suite 1950, Portland, Oregon 97204, United States
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- U.S.
Geological Survey, 6000
J Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, California 95819, United States
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- U.S.
Geological Survey, 4165
Spruance Road, Suite 200, San Diego, California 92101, United States
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Zeeshan M, Ali O, Tabraiz S, Ruhl AS. Seasonal variations in dissolved organic matter concentration and composition in an outdoor system for bank filtration simulation. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 135:252-261. [PMID: 37778800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in surface waters can vary markedly in character depending on seasonal variations such as rainfall intensity, UV radiations and temperature. Changes in DOM as well as temperature and rainfall intensity over the year can affect the biochemical processes occurring in bank filtration (BF). Identification and characterization of DOM in the surface water could help to optimize the water treatment and provide stable and safe drinking water. This study investigated year-long variations of DOM concentrations and compositions in a surface water of a circulated outdoor pond (research facility) connected to a BF passage. DOM was dominated by humic substances and a changing pattern of DOM in surface water was observed throughout the year. A significant increase of DOM (∼ 38%) in surface water was noted in August compared to November. The fluorescent DOM showed that DOM in summer was enriched with the degradable fraction whilst non-degradable fraction was dominated in winter. A constant (1.7 ± 0.1 mg/L) effluent DOM was recirculated in the system throughout the year. DOM removal through BF varied between 4% to 39% and was achieved within a few meters after infiltration and significantly correlated with influent DOM concentration (R2 = 0.82, p < 0.05). However, no significant (p > 0.05) change in the removal of DOM was observed in two subsurface layers (upper and lower). This study highlights the presence of a constant non-degradable DOM in the bank filtrate, which was not affected by temperature, redox conditions and UV radiations.
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- Muhammad Zeeshan
- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany; Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.
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- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany; Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Natural and Applied Sciences Section, School of Psychology and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, CT1 1QU, UK
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- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany; Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Stiegler A, Cecchetti AR, Scholes RC, Sedlak DL. Persistent Trace Organic Contaminants Are Transformed Rapidly under Sulfate- and Fe(III)-Reducing Conditions in a Nature-Based Subsurface Water Treatment System. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:16616-16627. [PMID: 37856881 PMCID: PMC10620999 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03719] [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: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Subsurface treatment systems, such as constructed wetlands, riverbank filtration systems, and managed aquifer recharge systems, offer a low-cost means of removing trace organic contaminants from treated municipal wastewater. To assess the processes through which trace organic contaminants are removed in subsurface treatment systems, pharmaceuticals and several major metabolites were measured in porewater, sediment, and plants within a horizontal levee (i.e., a subsurface flow wetland that receives treated municipal wastewater). Concentrations of trace organic contaminants in each wetland compartment rapidly declined along the flow path. Mass balance calculations, analysis of transformation products, microcosm experiments, and one-dimensional transport modeling demonstrated that more than 60% of the contaminant removal could be attributed to transformation. Monitoring of the system with and without nitrate in the wetland inflow indicated that relatively biodegradable trace organic contaminants, such as acyclovir and metoprolol, were rapidly transformed under both operating conditions. Trace organic contaminants that are normally persistent in biological treatment systems (e.g., sulfamethoxazole and carbamazepine) were removed only when Fe(III)- and sulfate-reducing conditions were observed. Minor structural modifications to trace organic contaminants (e.g., hydroxylation) altered the pathways and extents of trace organic contaminant transformation under different redox conditions. These findings indicate that subsurface treatment systems can be designed to remove both labile and persistent trace organic contaminants via transformation if they are designed and operated in a manner that results in sulfate-and Fe(III)-reducing conditions.
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- Angela
N. Stiegler
- Department
of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Engineering
Research Center (ERC) for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water
Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Engineering
Research Center (ERC) for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water
Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Engineering
Research Center (ERC) for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water
Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Engineering
Research Center (ERC) for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water
Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Zeeshan M, Ruhl AS. Fates of potentially persistent and mobile organic substances in embedded outdoor columns for artificial groundwater recharge simulation. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 245:120615. [PMID: 37713798 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Persistent and mobile organic micropollutants (OMP) are ubiquitously found in the aquatic environment and have a high propensity to distribute in water resources and are difficult to remediate. Managed aquifer recharge systems such as artificial groundwater recharge, produce high-quality drinking water by removing numerous OMP from the source water. In this study, the fates of selected emerging and potentially persistent and mobile OMP were investigated in outdoor columns for artificial groundwater recharge simulation. Breakthrough curves of OMP were modeled to differentiate between sorption and bio-transformation. The study showed that selected OMP were persistent in the surface water and no photo-degradation was observed, except for diclofenac. The trends of dissolved organic carbon concentrations and UV light absorption at 254 nm wavelength suggest elevated biological activity in the first 0.3 m of the columns. The study revealed that the bio-transformation of cyanoguanidine, valsartan acid and diclofenac correlated with the biological activity in the sand columns. Benzyltrimethylammonium, n-(3-(dimethylamino)-propyl)methacrylamide, 1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine, 1,3-diphenylguanidine and melamine were completely eliminated within the first 0.3 m, likely due to sorption. Less mobile compounds such as carbamazepine and adamantan-1-amine also showed sorption. Sorption was also observed for diclofenac, likely due to decreased pH along the column depth. Retardation factors of several OMP were higher in the first 0.3 m of the columns, likely due to higher organic carbon contents compared to the remaining depth. Six organic substances (for example 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate and dimethylbenzene sulfonate) were persistent and mobile throughout the experiment. Overall, this study reveals the vital role of pH and sand organic carbon for sorption and residence time and biological activity for OMP elimination.
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- Muhammad Zeeshan
- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany; Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.
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- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany; Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Ma Y, Ma M, Palomo A, Sun Y, Modrzynski JJ, Aamand J, Zheng Y. Biodegradation of trace sulfonamide antibiotics accelerated by substrates across oxic to anoxic conditions during column infiltration experiments. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 242:120193. [PMID: 37327547 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120193] [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: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Frequent occurrence of trace organic contaminants in aquatic environments, such as sulfonamide antibiotics in rivers receiving reclaimed water, is concerning. Natural attenuation by soil and sediment is increasingly relied upon. In the case of riverbank filtration for water purification, the reliability of antibiotic attenuation has been called into question due to incomplete understanding of their degradation processes. This study investigated influence of substrates and redox evolution along infiltration path on biotransformation of sulfonamides. Eight sand columns (length: 28 cm) with a riverbed sediment layer at 3-8 cm were fed by groundwater-sourced tap water spiked with 1 μg/L of sulfadiazine (SDZ), sulfamethazine (SMZ), and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) each, with or without amendments of dissolved organic carbon (5 mg-C/L of 1:1 yeast and humics) or ammonium (5 mg-N/L). Two flow rates were tested over 120 days (0.5 mL/min and 0.1 mL/min). Iron-reducing conditions persisted in all columns for 27 days during the initial high flow period due to respiration of sediment organics, evolving to less reducing conditions until the subsequent low flow period to resume more reducing conditions. With surplus substrates, the spatial and temporal patterns of redox conditions differentiated among columns. The removal of SDZ and SMZ in effluents was usually low (15 ± 11%) even with carbon addition (14 ± 9%), increasing to 33 ± 23% with ammonium addition. By contrast, SMX removal was higher and more consistent among columns (46 ± 21%), with the maximum of 64 ± 9% under iron-reducing conditions. When sulfonamide removal was compared between columns for the same redox zones during infiltration, their enhancements were always associated with the availability of dissolved or particulate substrates, suggesting co-metabolism. Manipulation of the exposure time to optimal redox conditions with substrate amendments, rather than to simply prolong the overall residence time, is recommended for nature-based solutions to tackle target antibiotics.
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- Yunjie Ma
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Geochemistry, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen 1350, Denmark
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- Department of Geochemistry, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen 1350, Denmark
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Liu M, Graham N, Xu L, Zhang K, Yu W. Bubbleless aerated-biological activated carbon as a superior process for drinking water treatment in rural areas. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 240:120089. [PMID: 37216786 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Drinking water supply in rural areas remains a substantial challenge due to complex natural, technical and economic conditions. To provide safe and affordable drinking water to all, as targeted in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda), low-cost, efficient water treatment processes suitable for rural areas need to be developed. In this study, a bubbleless aeration BAC (termed ABAC) process is proposed and evaluated, involving the incorporation of a hollow fiber membrane (HFM) assembly within a slow-rate BAC filter, to provide dissolved oxygen (DO) throughout the BAC filter and an increased DOM removal efficiency. The results showed that after a 210-day period of operation, the ABAC increased the DOC removal by 54%, and decreased the disinfection byproduct formation potential (DBPFP) by 41%, compared to a comparable BAC filter without aeration (termed NBAC). The elevated DO (> 4 mg/L) not only reduced secreted extracellular polymer, but also modified the microbial community with a stronger degradation ability. The HFM-based aeration showed comparable performance to 3 mg/L pre-ozonation, and the DOC removal efficiency was four times greater than that of a conventional coagulation process. The proposed ABAC treatment, with its various advantages (e.g., high stability, avoidance of chemicals, ease of operation and maintenance), is well-suited to be integrated as a prefabricated device, for decentralized drinking water systems in rural areas.
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- Mengjie Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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Zeeshan M, Schumann P, Pabst S, Ruhl AS. Transformation of potentially persistent and mobile organic micropollutants in column experiments. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15822. [PMID: 37159681 PMCID: PMC10163653 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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The occurrence of potentially persistent and mobile (PM) organic micropollutants (OMP) in the aquatic environment is recognized as a severe threat to water resources and drinking water suppliers. The current study investigated long-term fate (persistency and bio-transformation) of several emerging contaminants in a simulated bank filtration (BF) for the first time. In parallel, four sand column systems were operated with groundwater and continuously spiked with an average concentration of 1 μg/L for 24 OMP. Each column system consisted of two sand columns connected in series. Presumably, biological activities in the first column were higher than in the second column, as dissolved oxygen utilization, dissolved organic matter (DOM) and UV absorbance at 254 nm (UV254) reduction rates were high in the first column. This study revealed that 9 out of 24 OMP were persistent and mobile throughout the study under oxic conditions and within a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 12 days. However, 2 (out of 9) OMP were persistent but showed sorption behavior. 15 (out of 24) OMP displayed bio-transformation, 4 were eliminated entirely within 4.5 days of HRT. Others showed constant or improved degradation with the adaptation (or operation) time. Improved degradation with adaption was high in the bioactive sand columns. However, 8 OMP showed improved elimination at high HRT, even in low biologically active columns. In addition, no significant effect of the DOM on the eliminations of OMP was found except for 4-hydroxy-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,2,6,6,-tetramethylpiperidine (HHTMP), 2-methyl-2-propene-1-sulfonic acid (MPSA) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX). The eliminations of HHTMP (Pearson's r > 0.80, p < 0.05), MPSA (Pearson's r > 0.70) and SMX (Pearson's r > 0.80) correlated with the removals of humic substances in the sand columns. Overall, adaptation time and HRT play a crucial role in the elimination of emerging OMP through BF, yet at the same time several OMP exhibit persistent behavior.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Zeeshan
- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany
- Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
- Corresponding author. German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany.
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- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany
- Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.1, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany
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- German Environment Agency, Section II 3.3, Schichauweg 58, 12307, Berlin, Germany
- Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Pujades E, Jurado A, Scheiber L, Teixidó M, Criollo Manjarrez RA, Vázquez-Suñé E, Vilarrasa V. Potential of low-enthalpy geothermal energy to degrade organic contaminants of emerging concern in urban groundwater. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2642. [PMID: 36788298 PMCID: PMC9929318 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29701-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Low-enthalpy geothermal energy (LEGE) is a carbon-free and renewable source to provide cooling and heating to infrastructures (e.g. buildings) by exchanging their temperature with that of the ground. The exchange of temperature modifies the groundwater temperature around LEGE installations, which may contribute to enhancing the capacity of aquifers to degrade organic contaminants of emerging concern (OCECs), whose presence is significantly increasing in urban aquifers. Here, we investigate the impact of LEGE on OCECs and their bioremediation potential through numerical modelling of synthetic and real-based cases. Simulation results demonstrate that: (i) LEGE facilities have the potential to noticeably modify the concentrations of OCECs; and (ii) the final impact depends on the design of the facility. This study suggests that optimized LEGE facility designs could contribute to the degradation of OCECs present in urban aquifers, thus improving groundwater quality and increasing its availability in urban areas.
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- Estanislao Pujades
- Department of Geosciences, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Severo Ochoa Excellence Center of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
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- grid.420247.70000 0004 1762 9198Department of Geosciences, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Severo Ochoa Excellence Center of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.420247.70000 0004 1762 9198Department of Geosciences, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Severo Ochoa Excellence Center of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.420247.70000 0004 1762 9198Department of Geosciences, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Severo Ochoa Excellence Center of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.466857.e0000 0000 8518 7126Global Change Research Group (GCRG), IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB, Miquel Marqués 21, 07190 Esporles, Spain
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- grid.420247.70000 0004 1762 9198Department of Geosciences, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Severo Ochoa Excellence Center of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.466857.e0000 0000 8518 7126Global Change Research Group (GCRG), IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB, Miquel Marqués 21, 07190 Esporles, Spain
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Chen Y, Su X, Wan Y, Lyu H, Dong W, Shi Y, Zhang Y. Quantifying the effect of the nitrogen biogeochemical processes on the distribution of ammonium in the riverbank filtration system. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 216:114358. [PMID: 36210547 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114358] [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: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ammonium (NH4+) enrichment of riverbank filtration (RBF) systems is gaining popularity. However, most previous research has concentrated on NO3- removal efficiencies, while the mechanisms of NH4+ enrichment remain unknown. A nitrogen biogeochemical process model was developed for the quantitative analysis of NH4+ enrichment in the Kaladian well field in northwest Songyuan City, NE China. Data from laboratory experiments and in-situ monitoring were used to determine initial values and calibrate the thermodynamic/kinetic parameters representing nitrogen (N) biogeochemical reactions. (1) The NO3- from river was subjected to denitrification (DNF) and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) within 10-14 m of the shore, whereas the NH4+ in groundwater was caused by DNRA, organic nitrogen mineralization (MIN), and mixing with laterally recharged high NH4+ groundwater. (2) DNF and DNRA were regulated by hydrodynamic processes, with the ranges of these processes being more significant in the wet season due to a higher hydraulic gradient. MIN occurred widely throughout the water flow path, with temperature primarily controlling the rates of the three reactions. (3) DNRA activity was relatively higher in the wet season when the water temperature was higher within 10-14 m of the shore. In the wet season, DNRA contributed 25%-30% to NO3- reduction, which was higher than in the dry season (5%-10%). DNRA contributed at least 40% and 15% to NH4+ enrichment in the wet and dry seasons, respectively. (4). Organic N in media gradually released NH4+ into groundwater via MIN and desorption across the entire flow path, with contributions to NH4+ enrichment reaching 75% and 85%, respectively, in the wet and dry seasons.
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- Yaoxuan Chen
- Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China; Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130026, China; China Institute of Geo-Environmental Monitoring, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China; Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130026, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China; Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130026, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China.
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China; Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130026, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China
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- Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, China
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- No. 1 Institute of Geo-environment Survey of Henan, Zhengzhou, 450000, China
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- Nanjing Center, China Geological Survey, Nanjing, 210000, China
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Kruisdijk E, Stuyfzand PJ, van Breukelen BM. Degradation of seven pesticides and two metabolites before and during aquifer storage transfer and recovery operation. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2022; 251:104094. [PMID: 36228506 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2022.104094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Degradation of 7 common pesticides (bentazon, boscalid, chloridazon, fluopyram, flutolanil, imidacloprid, and methoxyfenozide) and 2 metabolites of chloridazon (desphenyl-chloridazon, and methyl-desphenyl-chloridazon) was studied in an anoxic and brackish sandy aquifer before and during Aquifer Storage Transfer and Recovery (ASTR) operation. Fresh tile drainage water was injected and stored for later re-use as irrigation water. We hypothesized that electron acceptors (O2, NO3), dissolved organic carbon (∼24.7 mg/L), nutrients (NO3: ∼14.1 mg/L, NH4: ∼0.13 mg/L, PO4: ∼5.2 mg/L), and biodegrading bacteria in tile drainage water could stimulate degradation of the pesticides and metabolites (ranging between 0.013 and 10.8 μg/L) introduced in the aquifer. Pesticide degradation was studied at 6 depths in the aquifer using push-pull tests lasting ±18 days before the onset of ASTR operation. Degradation was too limited to quantify and/or could not be assessed because of the potential occurrence of pesticide retardation. Utilizing push-pull tests to obtain degradation constants should only be considered in future studies for non-retarding pesticides with relative low half-lives (here <20 days). During ASTR operation, pesticide degradation was studied at the same depths during 3 storage periods equally spread over 1.5 years of ASTR operation. Overall, trends of degradation were observed, although with relatively high half-lives of at least 53 days. Microbial adaptation of the aquifer and/or bioaugmentation by the injected biodegrading bacteria did not result in enhanced degradation during consecutive storage periods. Operational monitoring data over longer periods and distances yielded half-lives of at least 141 days. The slow degradation mostly agrees with previous studies. The injected tile drainage water composition did therefore not notably stimulate pesticide degradation. The relatively persistent behavior of the studied pesticides/metabolites implies that ASTR abstracted water will have generally high pesticide concentrations, and non-abstracted water may form a contamination risk for the surrounding native brackish groundwater.
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- Emiel Kruisdijk
- Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands; Acacia Water B.V., Van Hogendorpplein 4, 2805 BM Gouda, the Netherlands.
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- Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands; Stuyfzand Hydroconsult+, 2042 BL Zandvoort, the Netherlands
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- Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands
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Liu Y, Xi Y, Xie T, Liu H, Su Z, Huang Y, Xu W, Wang D, Zhang C, Li X. Enhanced removal of diclofenac via coupling Pd catalytic and microbial processes in a H 2-based membrane biofilm reactor: Performance, mechanism and biofilm microbial ecology. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135597. [PMID: 35817179 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Diclofenac (DCF) is a most widely used anti-inflammatory drug, which has attracted worldwide attention given its low biodegradability and ecological damage, especially toxic effects on mammals including humans. In this study, a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor (H2-MBfR) was constructed with well-dispersed Pd nanoparticles generated in situ. The Pd-MBfR was applied for catalytic reductive dechlorination of DCF. In batch tests, DCF concentration had significantly effect on the rate and extent DCF removal, and NO3- had negative impact on DCF reductive dechlorination. Over 67% removal of 0.5 mg/L DCF and 99% removal of 10 mg/L NO3--N were achieved in 90 min, and the highest removal of 97% was obtained at 0.5 mg/L DCF in the absence of NO3-. Over 78 days of continuous operation, the highest steady-state removal flux of DCF was 0.0097 g/m2/d. LC-MS analysis indicated that the major product was 2-anilinephenylacetic acid (APA). Dechlorination was the main removal process of DCF mainly owing to the catalytic reduction by PdNPs, microbial reduction, and the synergistic reduction of microbial and PdNPs catalysis using direct delivery of H2. Moreover, DCF reductive Dechlorination shifted the microbial community in the biofilms and Sporomusa was responsible for DCF degradation. In summary, this work expands a remarkable feasibility of sustainable catalytic removal of DCF.
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- Yanfen Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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Su X, Zheng Z, Chen Y, Wan Y, Lyu H, Dong W. Effects of carbon load on nitrate reduction during riverbank filtration: Field monitoring and batch experiment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 845:157198. [PMID: 35810902 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Riverbank filtration (RBF) is a well-established technique worldwide, and is critical for the maintenance of groundwater quality and production of clean drinking water. Evaluation of the decay of exogenous nitrate (NO3-) in river water and the enrichment of ammonium (NH4+) in groundwater during RBF is important; these two processes are mainly influenced by denitrification (DNF) and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) controlled by the groundwater carbon load. In this study, the effects of carbon load (organic carbon [OC]: NO3-) on the competing nitrate reduction (DNRA and DNF) were assessed during RBF using field monitoring and a laboratory batch experiment. Results show the groundwater OC: NO3- ratio did not directly affect the reaction rate of DNRA and DNF, however, it could control the competitive partitioning between the two. In the near-shore zone, the groundwater OC: NO3- ratio shows significant seasonal variations along the filtration path owing to the changing conditions of redox, OC-rich, and NO3--limited. A greater proportion of NO3- would be available for DNRA in the wet season with higher OC: NO3- ratio (> 10), resulting in a significantly NH4+-N enrichment rate (from 1.43 × 10-3 to 9.54 × 10-4 mmol L-1 d-1) in the near-shore zone where the zone of Mn (IV) oxide reduction. However, the activity of DNRA was suppressed with lower OC: NO3- ratio (< 10) in the dry season, resulting in a stable NH4+-N enrichment rate (from 3.12 × 10-4 to 1.30 × 10-4 mmol L-1 d-1). Benefiting from seasonal variation of OC-rich and NO3--limited conditions, DNRA bacteria outcompeted denitrifiers, which eventually led to seasonal differences in NO3- reduction in the near-shore zone. Overall, under the effect of DNRA induced by continuous high carbon load in RBF systems, nitrogen input is not permanently removed but rather retained in groundwater during RBF.
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- Xiaosi Su
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
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- College of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; Institute of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
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Puigserver D, Herrero J, Carmona JM. Nitrate removal by combining chemical and biostimulation approaches using micro-zero valent iron and lactic acid. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 843:156841. [PMID: 35750160 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The occurrence of nitrate is the most significant type of pollution affecting groundwater globally, being a major contributor to the poor condition of water bodies. This pollution is related to livestock-agricultural and urban activities, and the nitrate presence in drinking water has a clear impact on human health. For example, it causes the blue child syndrome. Moreover, the high nitrate content in aquifers and surface waters significantly affects aquatic ecosystems since it is responsible for the eutrophication of surface water bodies. A treatability test was performed in the laboratory to study the decrease of nitrate in the capture zone of water supply wells. For this purpose, two boreholes were drilled from which groundwater and sediments were collected to conduct the test. The goal was to demonstrate that nitrate in groundwater can be decreased much more efficiently using combined abiotic and biotic methods with micro-zero valent iron and biostimulation with lactic acid, respectively, than when both strategies are used separately. The broader implications of this goal derive from the fact that the separate use of these reagents decreases the efficiency of nitrate removal. Thus, while nitrate is removed using micro-valent iron, high concentrations of harmful ammonium are also generated. Furthermore, biostimulation alone leads to overgrowth of other microorganisms that do not result in denitrification, therefore complete denitrification requires more time to occur. In contrast, the combined strategy couples abiotic denitrification of nitrate with biostimulation of microorganisms capable of biotically transforming the abiotically generated harmful ammonium. The treatability test shows that the remediation strategy combining in situ chemical reduction using micro-zero valent iron and biostimulation with lactic acid could be a viable strategy for the creation of a reactive zone around supply wells located in regions where groundwater and porewater in low permeability layers are affected by diffuse nitrate contamination.
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- Diana Puigserver
- Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Applied Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona (UB), Water Research Institute (IdRA-UB), C/ Martí i Franquès, s/n, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Applied Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona (UB), Water Research Institute (IdRA-UB), C/ Martí i Franquès, s/n, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Applied Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona (UB), Water Research Institute (IdRA-UB), C/ Martí i Franquès, s/n, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Reclaimed Water Reuse for Groundwater Recharge: A Review of Hot Spots and Hot Moments in the Hyporheic Zone. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14121936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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As an alternative resource, reclaimed water is rich in the various nutrients and organic matter that may irreparably endanger groundwater quality through the recharging process. During groundwater recharge with reclaimed water, hot spots and hot moments (HSHMs) in the hyporheic zones, located at the groundwater–reclaimed water interface, play vital roles in cycling and processing energy, carbon, and nutrients, drawing increasing concern in the fields of biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, and pollution treatment and prevention engineering. This paper aims to review these recent advances and the current state of knowledge of HSHMs in the hyporheic zone with regard to groundwater recharge using reclaimed water, including the generation mechanisms, temporal and spatial characteristics, influencing factors, and identification indicators and methods of HSHMs in the materials cycle. Finally, the development prospects of HSHMs are discussed. It is hoped that this review will lead to a clearer understanding of the processes controlling water flow and pollutant flux, and that further management and control of HSHMs can be achieved, resulting in the development of a more accurate and safer approach to groundwater recharge with reclaimed water.
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Li S, Li B, Liu H, Qi W, Yang Y, Yu G, Qu J. The biogeochemical responses of hyporheic groundwater to the long-run managed aquifer recharge: Linking microbial communities to hydrochemistry and micropollutants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 431:128587. [PMID: 35255336 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Interactions of surface water and groundwater (SW-GW) in hyporheic zones produce biogeochemical hotspots. However, response patterns of hyporheic groundwater to external influences remain unclear. In this study, three datasets (hydrochemistry, antibiotics, and microbiome) were collected over a hydrological year to explore the influence of a 12-year managed aquifer recharge (MAR) project. We observed that the long-term MAR practice elevated nutrient and antibiotic levels while reduced redox potential in hyporheic groundwater, and these impacts depended on decreasing SW-GW interaction intensity with aquifer depth. In contrast, the long-term MAR practice increased community dissimilarity of 30-m groundwater but had little impact on 50-m or 80-m groundwater. Moreover, hyporheic community assembly was dominated by dispersal limitation, and thereby co-varied hydrochemistry and antibiotics only attributed to small community variability. The long-term MAR practice decreased species-interaction intensity and changed the abundance of metabolic functions in hyporheic groundwater. Furthermore, predicted community functions involving carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and manganese cycles for 30-m groundwater showed higher abundances than those for 50- and 80-m groundwater. Collectively, we showed that hyporheic groundwater was sensitive to the SW-GW interaction and human activities, with the interactions of hydrochemistry, contaminants, and microbiome linking to hyporheic groundwater quality and ecosystem functioning.
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- Siling Li
- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Water Science and Technology Institute, No.21 Chegongzhuang West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Ma L, Liu Y, Yang Q, Jiang L, Li G. Occurrence and distribution of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in wastewater related riverbank groundwater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 821:153372. [PMID: 35085625 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are among the most frequently reported groups of emerging contaminants in groundwater worldwide. PPCPs in rivers may infiltrate into groundwater through hydraulic exchange and potentially threaten drinking water safety and human health. In the present study, the occurrence and distribution of nine PPCPs in riverbank groundwater and adjacent rivers (distance up to 113 m) were investigated at four sites with different lithological features and permeabilities of aquifers in a city in North China. Seven of nine PPCPs were detectable in groundwater, ranging from <LOQ (limit of quantification) to 128 ng/L. N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), carbamazepine, and caffeine had the highest detection frequencies (>90%). The concentrations and major compounds in river water varied with the sampling location and water system distribution, resulting in distinct compositions of PPCPs in the groundwater at each site along with different lithology and hydrological conditions. The spatial distribution of PPCPs in riverbank groundwater was affected by the hydraulic connection between the groundwater and river and the lithology of aquifers. Direct hydraulic connection of a fine sand aquifer to the adjacent river caused a decrease in PPCPs with increasing distance. The results also suggested that sandy gravel aquifers had a lower capacity to attenuate PPCPs compared to that of fine sand. Significant correlations between PPCP concentrations and thirteen physicochemical factors of groundwater were discovered, including nitrate, potassium, and manganese. Overall, this study provides important evidence on the role of lithology and hydrological conditions on the composition, distribution, and influential physicochemical factors of PPCPs in riverbank groundwater.
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- Lin Ma
- National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Eco-Environmental Protection, Beijing 100037, China; School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Technical Centre for Soil, Agriculture and Rural Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing 100012, China
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- Beijing Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Beijing 100195, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Urban Environmental Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Risk Modeling and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Eco-Environmental Protection, Beijing 100037, China.
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- School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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de Carvalho Filho JAA, da Cruz HM, Fernandes BS, Motteran F, de Paiva ALR, Pereira Cabral JJDS. Efficiency of the bank filtration technique for diclofenac removal: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 300:118916. [PMID: 35104558 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bank filtration (BF) has been employed for more than a century for the production of water with a better quality, and it has been showing satisfactory results in diclofenac attenuation. Considered the most administered analgesic in the world, diclofenac has been frequently detected in water bodies. Besides being persistent in the environment, this compound is not completely removed by the conventional water treatments, drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) and wastewater treatment plant (WWTPs). BF has a high complexity, whose efficiency depends on the characteristics of the observed pollutant and on the environment where the system in installed, which is why this is a topic that has been constantly studied. Nevertheless, studies present the behavior of diclofenac during the BF process. In this context, this research performed the evaluation of the factors and the biogeochemical processes that influence the efficiency of the BF technique in diclofenac removal. The aerobic conditions, higher temperatures, microbial biomass density, hydrogen potential close to neutrality and sediments with heterogeneous fractions are considered the ideal conditions in the aquifer for diclofenac removal. Nonetheless, there is no consensus on which of these factors has the greatest contribution on the mechanism of attenuation during BF. Studies with columns in laboratory and modeling affirm that the highest degradation rates occur in the first centimeters (5-50 cm) of the passage of water through the porous medium, in the environment known as hyporheic zone, where intense biogeochemical activities occur. Research has shown 100% removal efficiency for diclofenac persistent to compounds not removed during the BF process. However, half of the studies had removal efficiency that ranged between 80 and 100%. Therefore, the performance of more in-depth studies on the degradation and mobility of this compound becomes necessary for a better understanding of the conditions and biogeochemical processes which act in its attenuation.
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- José Adson Andrade de Carvalho Filho
- Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECIV), Av. da Arquitetura, s/n. Cidade Universitária, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECIV), Av. da Arquitetura, s/n. Cidade Universitária, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECIV), Av. da Arquitetura, s/n. Cidade Universitária, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECIV), Av. da Arquitetura, s/n. Cidade Universitária, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECIV), Av. da Arquitetura, s/n. Cidade Universitária, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECIV), Av. da Arquitetura, s/n. Cidade Universitária, 50740-550, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Bu Q, Li Q, Zhang H, Wu D, Yu G. Using a fugacity model to determine the degradation rate of typical polycyclic musks in the field: A case study in the North Canal River watershed of Beijing, China. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 302:114096. [PMID: 34775339 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114096] [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: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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To quantitate the degradation rate of 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-[g]-2-benzopyran (HHCB) and 7-acetyl-1,1,3,4,4,6-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (AHTN) under field conditions, a level III fugacity model combined with a least-squares method was used to determine the degradation rate of HHCB and AHTN in the North Canal River watershed of Beijing, China. Model fitting, validation, sensitivity, and uncertainty analyses revealed that the established model was stable and robust. The degradation rates of HHCB and AHTN were 4.16 × 10-3 h-1 (t1/2 = 167 h) and 1.68 × 10-2 h-1 (t1/2 = 41.3 h), respectively. The calculated degradation rates were extrapolated to the Liangshui River, and indicated that the differences between the measured and predicted concentrations were less than 0.32 and 0.34 log units for HHCB and AHTN, respectively. The attenuation rates of HHCB and AHTN were calculated, and the results indicated that degradation was an important yet not the sole contributor to the degradation of the polycyclic musks. Results of uncertainty analyses indicated that the inflow and outflow concentrations of the polycyclic musks in the surface water of each segment strongly influenced the model outputs, followed by environmental factors (water depth and flow rate). It is essential to measure the degradation rate in the field because of the influence of the surrounding environment. The present study reveals the utility of fugacity models to quantify the degradation rate of organic micropollutants in the field.
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- Qingwei Bu
- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology - Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology - Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology - Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, PR China
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology - Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Beijing Key Laboratory for Emerging Organic Contaminants Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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Pan W, Huang Q, Huang G, Xing L. Modeling the effects of temperature on the migration and transformation of nitrate during riverbank filtration using HYDRUS-2D. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 783:146656. [PMID: 33865130 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Riverbank filtration is a natural aquifer-based process. The nitrogen dynamics in a riverbank filtration system are affected by many factors, including temperature, water quality, and travel time, which cannot be quantified easily. In this study, a field experiment was conducted to investigate nitrogen transport during riverbank filtration. The HYDRUS-2D software package was used to investigate and quantify the factors that affect the fate of nitrogen. The effects of temperature, water quality, and travel time on nitrate transport were considered. The model was calibrated and validated using field experimental data from the river water and groundwater during riverbank filtration at different periods. The results showed that HYDRUS-2D adequately simulated nitrate transport during riverbank filtration. The denitrification rate constant exhibited a positive exponential relationship with temperature. An empirical formula describing this relationship in riverbank filtration was developed and validated. In addition, the denitrification rate can be quantified within a specified temperature data range under field conditions. Compared with indoor experimental conditions, for the same temperature, there was a 10-fold increase in the denitrification rate constant under field conditions. The results showed that most of the nitrate removal occurred in the riparian zone at high temperatures during riverbank filtration. We concluded that the fate of nitrate in the riparian zone is strongly controlled by groundwater temperature. Travel time also plays an important role in nitrate removal during riverbank filtration.
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- Weiyan Pan
- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Shandong 250022, PR China.
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- Chinese-Israeli International Center for Research and Training in Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- Chinese-Israeli International Center for Research and Training in Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Shandong 250022, PR China
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Pharmaceuticals, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and their metabolites, have become a major concern due to their increasing consumption and their widespread occurrence in the environment. In this paper, we investigate the occurrence of NSAIDs and their metabolites in an urban aquifer, which may serve as a potential resource for drinking water, and propose a methodology to assess the removal of these substances in the river–groundwater interface. Then, risk quotients (RQs) are computed, in order to determine the risk posed by the single NSAIDs and their mixture to human health. To this end, six NSAIDs and two metabolites were collected from an urban aquifer located in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (NE, Spain), in which the major pollution source is a contaminated river. All of the target NSAIDs were detected in groundwater samples, where the concentrations in the aquifer were higher than those found in the river water (except for ibuprofen). Diclofenac, ketoprofen, propyphenazone and salicylic acid were detected at high mean concentrations (ranging from 91.8 ng/L to 225.2 ng/L) in the aquifer. In contrast, phenazone and mefenamic acid were found at low mean concentrations (i.e., lower than 25 ng/L) in the aquifer. According to the proposed approach, the mixing of river water recharge into the aquifer seemed to some extent to promote the removal of the NSAIDs under the sub-oxic to denitrifying conditions found in the groundwater. The NSAIDs that presented higher mean removal values were 4OH diclofenac (0.8), ibuprofen (0.78), salicylic acid (0.35) and diclofenac (0.28), which are likely to be naturally attenuated under the aforementioned redox conditions. Concerning human health risk assessment, the NSAIDs detected in groundwater and their mixture do not pose any risk for all age intervals considered, as the associated RQs were all less than 0.05. Nevertheless, this value must be taken with caution, as many pharmaceuticals might occur simultaneously in the groundwater.
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Barkow IS, Oswald SE, Lensing HJ, Munz M. Seasonal dynamics modifies fate of oxygen, nitrate, and organic micropollutants during bank filtration - temperature-dependent reactive transport modeling of field data. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:9682-9700. [PMID: 33151490 PMCID: PMC7884598 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Bank filtration is considered to improve water quality through microbially mediated degradation of pollutants and is suitable for waterworks to increase their production. In particular, aquifer temperatures and oxygen supply have a great impact on many microbial processes. To investigate the temporal and spatial behavior of selected organic micropollutants during bank filtration in dependence of relevant biogeochemical conditions, we have set up a 2D reactive transport model using MODFLOW and PHT3D under the user interface ORTI3D. The considered 160-m-long transect ranges from the surface water to a groundwater extraction well of the adjacent waterworks. For this purpose, water levels, temperatures, and chemical parameters were regularly measured in the surface water and groundwater observation wells over one and a half years. To simulate the effect of seasonal temperature variations on microbial mediated degradation, we applied an empirical temperature factor, which yields a strong reduction of the degradation rate at groundwater temperatures below 11 °C. Except for acesulfame, the considered organic micropollutants are substantially degraded along their subsurface flow paths with maximum degradation rates in the range of 10-6 mol L-1 s-1. Preferential biodegradation of phenazone, diclofenac, and valsartan was found under oxic conditions, whereas carbamazepine and sulfamethoxazole were degraded under anoxic conditions. This study highlights the influence of seasonal variations in oxygen supply and temperature on the fate of organic micropollutants in surface water infiltrating into an aquifer.
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- Isolde S Barkow
- Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW), Kussmaulstraße 17, 76187, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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Zhu Y, Zhai Y, Teng Y, Wang G, Du Q, Wang J, Yang G. Water supply safety of riverbank filtration wells under the impact of surface water-groundwater interaction: Evidence from long-term field pumping tests. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 711:135141. [PMID: 31822401 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Water supply safety of riverbank filtration wells (RBFWs) have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years as their role in water supply is increasingly valued. In this study, this issue was revealed from the perspective of water level, quality and supply capacity of RBFWs based on an interference-pumping test with three pumping wells near the Songhua River in Northeast China followed by a recovery test. The results showed that a stable cone of depression of groundwater level in the riverbank filtration (RBF) formed after pumping for about five days with the maximum drawdown of the groundwater level of 10.42 m. The corresponding water capacity of the well group maintained 2.78 × 104 m3/d from then until the end of the test, 60% of which were captured directly from the river. The groundwater level could return to the level before the pumping test after the pumping test stopped for one day. The RBF could provide turbidity, trace organic substances and major cations and anions (except for Ca2+ and Mg2+) pre-treatment of the river water with the removal rates of 29%-95% for some water quality indicators. However, limited improvement of water quality was observed with respect to some inorganic contaminants (Fe, Mn and NH4+-N) because the background concentrations of them in the groundwater were higher than in the river water. When compared with the impact on water level and supply capacity, the impact of the surface water-groundwater interaction on the mechanisms of water quality evolution was more complicated. Taken together, the results of this study indicate that RBFWs can ensure a sustainable water supply of stable quality, which can also simplify the post-treatment processes of waterworks and reduce costs.
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- Yaguang Zhu
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation of Ministry of Education of China, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation of Ministry of Education of China, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation of Ministry of Education of China, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation of Ministry of Education of China, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation of Ministry of Education of China, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation of Ministry of Education of China, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Harbin Water Supply Group Co.,Ltd, Harbin, 150080, China
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Anthropic and Meteorological Controls on the Origin and Quality of Water at a Bank Filtration Site in Canada. WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11122510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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At many bank filtration (BF) sites, mixing ratios between the contributing sources of water are typically regarded as values with no temporal variation, even though hydraulic conditions and pumping regimes can be transient. This study illustrates how anthropic and meteorological forcings influence the origin of the water of a BF system that interacts with two lakes (named A and B). The development of a time-varying binary mixing model based on electrical conductivity (EC) allowed the estimation of mixing ratios over a year. A sensitivity analysis quantified the importance of considering the temporal variability of the end-members for reliable results. The model revealed that the contribution from Lake A may vary from 0% to 100%. At the wells that were operated continuously at >1000 m3/day, the contribution from Lake A stabilized between 54% and 78%. On the other hand, intermittent and occasional pumping regimes caused the mixing ratios to be controlled by indirect anthropic and/or meteorological forcing. The flow conditions have implications for the quality of the bank filtrate, as highlighted via the spatiotemporal variability of total Fe and Mn concentrations. We therefore propose guidelines for rapid decision-making regarding the origin and quality of the pumped drinking water.
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Hu W, Cui X, Xiang L, Gong L, Zhang L, Gao M, Wang W, Zhang J, Liu F, Yan B, Zeng H. Tannic acid modified MoS 2 nanosheet membranes with superior water flux and ion/dye rejection. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 560:177-185. [PMID: 31670015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Energy-efficient membranes are urgently needed for water desalination and separation due to ever-increasing demand for fresh water. However, it is extremely challenging to increase membrane water flux and simultaneously achieve high rejection rates of cations or organic dyes. Herein, we report a tannic acid (TA) assisted exfoliation method to fabricate TA-modified MoS2 (TAMoS2) nanosheets with high production yield (90 ± 5%). The TAMoS2 nanosheets membranes show excellent non-swelling stability in water. It is found that a hybrid membrane with 1 wt% of TAMoS2 in MoS2 nanosheets demonstrates overall better performance than pure MoS2 and TAMoS2 membrane. Such a hybrid membrane with a thickness of 5 µm shows fast water flux at around 32 L m-2 h-1 (LMH) and >97% rejection of various cations under static diffusion mode. Under vacuum-driven filtration condition, the as-prepared hybrid membrane demonstrates ultrafast water flux of 15,000 ± 100 L/(m2 h bar) and 99.87 ± 0.1% rejection of multiple model organic dyes. To the best of our knowledge, the above performances are superior to those of all MoS2-based membranes reported previously in terms of water flux and ion/dye rejection. This work represents a leap forward towards the practical applications of 2D TAMoS2 membranes in various engineering and environmental areas.
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- Wenjihao Hu
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- College of Light Industry, Textile & Food Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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