• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2018

A series of laboratory scale experiments were performed to investigate the feasibility of membrane separation technology for natural rubber (NR) wastewater treatment and reuse. Three types of spiral wound membranes were employed in the cross-flow experiments. The NR wastewater pretreated by sand filtration and cartridge filtration was forced to pass through the ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes successively. The UF retentate, which containing abundant proteins, can be used to produce fertilizer, while the NF retentate is rich in quebrachitol and can be used to extract quebrachitol. The permeate produced by the RO module was reused in the NR processing. Furthermore, about 0.1wt% quebrachitol was extracted from the NR wastewater. Besides, the effluent quality treated by the membrane processes was much better than that of the biological treatment. Especially for total dissolved solids (TDS) and total phosphorus (T-P), the removal efficiency improved 53.11% and 49.83% respectively. In addition, the removal efficiencies of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) exceeded 99%. The total nitrogen (T-N) and ammonia nitrogen (NH4-N) had approximately similar removal efficiency (93%). It was also found that there was a significant decrease in the T-P concentration in the effluent, the T-P was reduced from 200 mg/L to 0.34 mg/L. Generally, it was considered to be a challenging problem to solve for the biological processes. In brief, highly resource utilization and zero discharge was obtained by membrane separation system in the NR wastewater treatment.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2013

Alternative sources of water are sought in some water stressed communities in the study area. The study focuses on the Aguata-Awka area of southeastern Nigeria. Aquifers occur at great depths, and surface waters may be far from homesteads. The scarcity of water has necessitated the people to adopt various local technologies for harvesting rainfall. The local technology includes collecting rainwater from roofs and channeling the water into large underground tanks, shallow wells and surface reservoirs. Large concrete tanks of $6m{\times}6m{\times}4m$ dimensions are often built underground and can store $144m^3$ of water. Surface reservoirs built on 4 m concrete pillar supports having dimensions of $10m{\times}10m{\times}4m$ and have a storage capacity of $400m^3$. Water samples were collected at 3 different locations of Agulu, Ekwulobia, and Awka and were analyzed for their physical, chemical, and bacteriological parameters. Results indicate a range of values for pH, 5.9 to 7.1; turbidity, 0.9 to 2.7; total dissolved solids, 80 to 170 mg/L; total hardness, 4.5 to 6.4 mg/L; magnesium, 1.2 to 1.4 mg/L; bicarbonate, 19.4 to 83.6 mg/L; and sulfate, 3.6 to 6.4 mg/L. Bacteriological analysis results were negative for fecal and total coliform counts. All parameters, with the exception of pH where aluminum and galvanized iron roofs are used for collection, fall within the recommended guidelines for drinking water quality of the World Health Organization, and the Standard Organization of Nigeria, new Nigerian standards for drinking water quality. Magnesium is above the maximum permitted level for consumer acceptability of the Nigerian standards for drinking water quality. The water can be classified as fresh moderately hard and soft. The water can be described as a calcium and bicarbonate type.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2013

Vietnam is a developing country with the rate around 5%-6% per year, especially in urban areas. Rapidly developed urban areas lead to stress for infrastructure and the water supply is also stressed. In Hanoi city, total water capacity from the manufactories is around one million cubic meters per day and almost the entire main water source is groundwater but it is not enough to supply all of Hanoi's people, especially in the summer. A demo project is implemented in Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE) to produce drinking water by using the rainwater and membrane system and supply for people. In this project, rainwater is collected on the rooftop of the lecture building with an area of around $500m^2$ and $100m^3$ volumetric rainwater tanks. Afterwards, the rainwater is treated by the micro-membrane system and supplied to the tap water. Total cost for construction, technology and operation in the first year is around USD 48,558. In the long-term (15 yr) if HUCE invests in the same system, with $20m^3$ volumetric storage tank, it can provide drinking water for 500 staffs in every year. The cost of investment and operation for this system is lower than 30% compared to buying bottled water with the price USD 1.8/bottle. The drinking water parameters after treatment are pH, 7.3-7.75; turbidity, 0.6-0.8 NUT; total dissolved solids, 60-89 mg/L; coliform, 0; heavy metal similar with water quality in the bottle water in Vietnam.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2023

This study was performed to evaluate the pollutants removal characteristics of two types of RBFs(Riverbank filtration, Riverbed filtration) intake facilities installed in Nakdong River and in Hwang River respectively. The capacity of each RBF is 45,000 m³/d for riverbank filtration intake facility and 3,500 m³/d for riverbed filtration intake facility. According to data collected in the riverbank filtration site, removal rate of each pollutant was about BOD(Biochemical Oxygen Demand) 52%, TOC(Total Organic Carbon) 57%, SS(Suspended Solids) 44%, Total coliforms 99% correspondingly. Furthermore, Microcystins(-LR,-YR,-RR) were not found in riverbank filtered water compared to surface water in Nakdong River. DOC(Dissolved Organic Carbon) and Humics which are precursors of disinfection byproduct were also reported to be removed about 59% for DOC, 65% for Humics. Based on data analysis in riverbed filtration site in Hwang River, removal rate of each contaminant reaches to BOD 33.3%, TOC 38.5%, SS 38.9%, DOC 22.2%, UV254 21.2%, Total coliforms 73.8% respectively. Additionally, microplastics were also inspected that there was no obvious removal rate in riverbed filtered water compared to surface water in Hwang River.

• 환경생물
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2009

The characteristics of physico-chemical factors and the species compositions of phytoplankton were investigated to analyze the marine ecosystem at the depths during summer in the coast of Dokdo (stations DOK1$\sim$3). The mean values of conductivity (32 mS cm$^{-1}$), total dissolved solids (45 mg L$^{-1}$), salinity (35.5 psu), total suspended solids (39 mg L$^{-1}$) were the highest in DOK1. The biomass (chl-${\alpha}$) of phytoplankton was the highest in the surface of station DOK1 (3.1 ${\mu}g$ L$^{-1}$). By means of physico-chemical factors (salinity, turbidity, chl-${\alpha}$, T-N, T-P and Si), the coast of Dokdo was estimated to be more polluted than the previous results in 2000. A total of 72 species in Dokdo were composed of 54 species (76.1%) for Bacillariophyceae and 13 species (18.3%) for Dinophyceae, 3 species (4.2%) for Chrysophyceae and 1 species (1.4%) for Cyanophyceae. The standing crops of phytoplankton were the highest (8.5 $\times$ 10$^4$ cells L$^{-1}$) at 20 m of station DOK1, while they were the lowest (1.65 $\times$ 10$^4$ cells L$^{-1}$) at 30 m of station 1. The dominance index was maximum (0.73) at 10 m of station DOK1 and was minimum (0.4) at 30 m of station 1. The diversity index was the highest (2.92) in the surface of station 2, while it was the lowest at 20 m (1.58). The dominant species of phytoplankton were Chaetoceros affinis (3.3 $\times$ 10$^4$ cells L$^{-1}$) at 20 m, Climacosphenia moniligera (2.8 $\times$ 10$^4$ cells L$^{-1}$) at 40 m and Melosira juergensii (1.7 $\times$ 10$^4$ cells L$^{-1}$) at 10 m of station DOK1. At the surface of station DOK2, the dominant species were Bacillaria paxillifer and Richelia intracellularis (1.4 $\times$ 10$^4$ cells L$^{-1}$, respectively), while it was Paralia sulcata (1.6 $\times$ 10$^4$ cells L$^{-1}$) at the surface of station DOK3. The station DOKl, where affected by upwelling, turbulence and convection due to the East Korean Warm Current, was the most eutrophicated water body in three stations. The monitoring of marine ecosystem in the coast of Dokdo should be continued to show the alternatives for water and species conservation and to purify the eutrophicated water body due to artificial pollutants as well as physico-chemical factors by the global warming, the climatic change, CO$_2$ etc.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2020

아산만은 방조제 갑문을 통한 담수 유입과 외해인 서해로부터 해수가 유입되는 하구의 특성을 나타내는 곳으로, 반일주조형 조석을 가진 조수간만의 차가 크게 발생하는 해역이다. 하구에서 조석은 단기적인 물리·화학적 수질 특성 변화 및 생물학적 반응에 영향을 미칠 수 있어 조석에 따른 수질 변화를 파악하는 것은 중요하다. 본 연구는 아산만의 고정 정점에서 계절별로 2시간 간격으로 24시간 동안 조사하여 조석에 따른 수질 변동을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구 결과, 조위에 따른 수온과 염분의 변동이 확인되었고, 염분은 특히 조위와 유의한 양의 상관성을 보였다. 총부유물질의 경우 표층보다 저층의 농도가 높고, 조석에 따라 농도의 차이가 특히 저층에서 크게 나타났으며, 간조 시 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 영양염류인 아질산+질산성 질소도 조위 양상과 반대의 분포로 나타났으며, 상관성 분석 결과에서도 유의한 음의 상관성을 보였다. 나머지 영양염류들도 다소 약하지만 유사한 형태의 변동을 보였고, 담수 유입의 영향을 받은 7월에는 반대 경향이 더욱 명확하게 나타났다. 유기물 및 총질소, 총인의 경우 조석 주기 동안의 시간 변동이 다소 크게 나타났고, 대체적으로 조위와 반대의 분포를 보여 주었다. 입자 유기물을 제외하고 대부분 염분과 유의한 음의 상관성을 보여 무기질 영양염류와 유사하게 담수 유입이 공급원임을 암시하고 있다. 결국 아산만에서는 용존산소, pH 등 일부를 제외한 수질인자와 영양염류 및 유기물의 시간적 변동에 조석이 관여하여 단기적 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.563-573
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• 2022

This work aimed to develop a new equation for turbidity (Turb) simulation and prediction using statistical methods based on principal component analysis (PCA) and multiple linear regression (MLR). For this purpose, water samples were collected monthly over a five year period from Cheurfa dam, an important reservoir in Northwestern Algeria, and analyzed for 12 parameters, including temperature (T°), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), turbidity (Turb), dissolved oxygen (DO), ammonium (NH₄⁺), nitrate (NO₃^-), nitrite (NO₂^-), phosphate (PO₄^3-), total suspended solids (TSS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD₅) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). The results revealed a strong mineralization of the water and low dissolved oxygen (DO) content during the summer period. High levels of TSS and Turb were recorded during rainy periods. In addition, water was charged with phosphate (PO₄^3-) in the whole period of study. The PCA results revealed ten factors, three of which were significant (eigenvalues >1) and explained 75.5% of the total variance. The F1 and F2 factors explained 36.5% and 26.7% of the total variance, respectively and indicated anthropogenic pollution of domestic agricultural and industrial origin. The MLR turbidity simulation model exhibited a high coefficient of determination (R² = 92.20%), indicating that 92.20% of the data variability can be explained by the model. TSS, DO, EC, NO₃^-, NO₂^-, and COD were the most significant contributing parameters (p values << 0.05) in turbidity prediction. The present study can help with decision-making on the management and monitoring of the water quality of the dam, which is the primary source of drinking water in this region.

• 대한지하수환경학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.199-211
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• 1997

방사성폐기물의 지하심부 처분을 위한 수리지구화학적 기초자료를 얻기 위하여 국내 화강암질암을 대수층으로 하는 지표수 및 지하수를 대상으로 시료채취와 문헌조사를 통하여 dataset을 구축하였다. 심도에 따른 용존물질의 절대 및 상대함량과 거동특성을 통계적으로 파악하고 지하수의 화학적 조성의 원인이 되는 물-암석반응을 열역학적 해석과 결부하여 규명하였다. 화강암질암 대수층에서 총용존물질량은 심도에 따라 통계적으로 유의하게 증가함으로써 심부로 갈수록 물-암석반응을 많이 거친 물이 존재함을 나타낸다. 지하수의 조성은 초기의 $Ca^{2＋}$－(C $l^{－}$＋S $O_4$$^{2－}$ ) 또는 $Ca^{2＋}$-HC $O_3$$^{－}$ 유형에서 시작하여 점차 $Ca^{2＋}$-HC $O_3$$^{－}$ 유형을 거친 후 최종적으로 $Na^{＋}$-HC $O_3$$^{－}$ 또는 $Na^{＋}$－(C $l^{－}$＋S $O_4$$^{2－}$ ) 유형으로 진화하는 경향을 보인다. 이러한 특징은 $Ca^{2＋}$, $Na^{+}$ , $SiO_2$(aq)가 대표하는 다음의 세 가지 기제에 의하여 설명이 가능하다. 1) 천부지하수의 화학조성을 조절하는 가장 주된 반응은 방해석의 용해이나 중간지하수를 거치면서 방해석 포화상태에 이르러 광물상으로 침전되며 심부지하수에서는 $Ca^{2＋}$의 함량이 감소한다. 2) 심부지하수에서는 사장석의 용해가 주도적인 반응으로 작용하며 $Na^{＋}$를 공급하므로써 함량을 증가시킨다. 3) 중간 및 심부지하수에서는 kaolinite-smectite 또는/그리고 kaolinite-illite 간의 반응이 평형에 도달함으로써 용존 $SiO_2$(aq) 함량을 유지시키며 또한 이들 반응은 심부지하수에서 $Mg^{2＋}$ 및 $K^{＋}$가 결핍되는 현상의 중요한 원인이 된다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제38권3호통권113호
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• pp.372-381
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• 2005

본 연구는 PAC를 응집제로 사용한 가압부상법에 의한 부영양저수지의 수질과 퇴적물의 개선효과를 평가하기 수행되었다. 얕은 부영양 저수지에 설치한 mesocosm에서 (가로 ${\times}$ 세로 ${\times}$ 높이: 6 ${\times}$ 6 ${\times}$ 3 m), 입자성물질과 용존성물질의 변화와 노즐에 의한 퇴적물 교란 전 ${\cdot}$ 후의 퇴적물로부터 인용출률을 조사하였다. 부유물질 (SS)과 휘발성고형물의 제거효율은 각각 54.4 ${\sim}$ 71.2%와 57.3 ${\sim}$ 78.5%였다. 총인과 엽록소 a 농도는 제거효율은 각각 73.5 ${\sim}$ 91.5%, 53.7 ${\sim}$ 97.8% 였다. 생화학적 산소요구량은 86% 이상의 제거효율을 나타냈으나 화학적 산소요구량의 제거효율은 28.9 ${\sim}$ 62.8%로 낮았다. 조류의 성장에 쉽게 이용될 수 있는 용존무기인 (DIP)과 용존총인은 각각 34.1 ${\sim}$ 88.2%와 61.8 ${\sim}$ 87.6%의 제거효율을 나타냈다. 퇴적물 부상분리 전 호기적 조건과 혐기적 조건의 산소 환경에서 용존무기인 용출율은 각각 0.821 mg $m^{-2}$$day^{-1}$과 2.270 mg $m^{-2}$$day^{-1}$이였다. 반면에 부상분리 후에는 각각0.684 mg $m^{-2}$$day^{-1}$와 1.760 mg $m^{-2}$$day^{-1}$로 호기적 조건에서는 17%, 혐기적 조건에서는 23%정도의 감소효과를 나타냈다. 용존총인 용출율 또한 가압부상 후에 호기적 조건과 혐기적 조건에서 각각 33% (5.62 ${\to}$ 3.78 mg $m^{-2}$$day^{-1}$)와 20% (6.23 ${\to}$ 4.99 mg $m^{-2}$$day^{-1}$)의 감소가 나타났다. 이러한 결과들은 가압부상시 수체 내 입자상물질의 제거 뿐만 아니라 퇴적물로 부터의 인용출이 억제되므로 얕은 부영양 저수지의 수질개선을 위한 효과적인 대안이 될 수 있음을 제시한다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2002

Research on practices for improving water quality in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus ponds was conducted at the Auburn University Fisheries Research Station, Auburn, Alabama, in 1998 and 1999. The objective of this two-year study was to determine better management practices to enhance water quality and improve production efficiency. In the first year, oxidation of bottom soil by drying, tilling, and applying sodium nitrate was performed (dry-till and dry-till with sodium nitrate treatments). The second year, based on the results obtained during the first year, precipitation of phosphorus (P) from water by applying gypsum was compared to the dry-till treatment (dry-till and dry-till with gypsum treatments). Control ponds were not subjected to bottom drying, tilling, sodium nitrate, or gypsum treatment. Channel catfish fingerings were stocked at 15,000/ha. In the first year, water in ponds from dry-till and dry-till with sodium nitrate treatments had lower concentrations (P < 0.01) of soluble reactive P, nitrate ($NO_{3} ^{-}) and nitrite ($NO_{2} ^{-}) nitrogen (N), total ammonia ($NH_3$) nitrogen, total suspended solids and turbidity, and higher values of pH, Secchi disk visibility, total alkalinity, total hardness, and calcium ($Ca^{2+}) hardness than water in control ponds. Ponds of the dry-till treatment also had lower concentrations (P < 0.01) of total P and total N than control ponds. Total fish production and survival rate did not differ among the treatments (P > 0.05). The findings suggested that drying and tiling pond bosoms between crops could achieve water quality improvement. Applying sodium nitrate to dry, tilled pond bosoms did not provide water quality improvement. In the second year, the treatment with the best results from the first year, dry-till, was compared with a dry-till with gypsum treatment. Enough gypsum was applied to give a total hardness of about 200 mg/L, and gypsum was reapplied as needed to maintain the hardness. Compared to the control, dry-till and dry-till with gypsum treatments had lower concentrations (P < 0.01) of total and soluble reactive P, total N, and total $NH_3$-N, and higher concentrations (P < 0.01) of dissolved oxygen. Ponds of the duty-till with gypsum treatment also had lower concentrations (P < 0.01) of chlorophyll $\alpha$, chemical oxygen demand, and total alkalinity than the control. Total fish production and survival rate did not differ (P > 0.05) among the treatments. These findings suggest that drying and tilling pond bosoms between crops and treating low hardness waters with gypsum could achieve water Quality improvement.