Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity

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作者
Caravelli, A
Giannuzzi, L
Zaritzky, N [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl La Plata, CIDCA, CONICET, Fac Ciencias Exactas, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina
[2] Univ Nacl La Plata, Fac Ingn, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina
关键词
filamentous bulking; chlorination; Sphaerotilus natans; INT-dehydrogenase activity; respirometry; image analysis;
D O I
10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.044
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Activated sludge technology is more used than any other for biological treatment of wastewater. However, filamentous bulking is a very common problem in activated sludge plants, chlorine being the chemical agent normally used to control it. In this work the effect of chlorine on microorganisms present in activated sludge floes was assessed by a respirometric technique (oxygen uptake rate, OUR) and by the INT-dehydrogenase activity test (DHA) measured by two techniques: spectrophotometry (DHA.) and image analysis (DHA(1)). Both DHA tests were optimized and correlated with the respirometric technique (OUR) using pure cultures of a filamentous microorganism (Sphaerotilus natans) under chlorine inhibition. Using these correlations the tested methods were applied to determine the action of chlorine on respiratory activity in activated sludge. The OUR and the DHAa quantifies the action of chlorine on the total respiratory activity (RA) of floes (filamentous and floc-forming bacteria); in contrast, the DHA(i) test evaluates specific action of chlorine on the RA of filamentous microorganisms. In activated sludge flocs containing filamentous microorganisms, a chlorine dose of 4.75 Mg Cl-2 (gVSS)(-1) with a contact time of 20 min reduced about 80% of the RA of filamentous bacteria while affecting only 50-60% of the total RA of floes. Besides, a chlorine dose of 7.9 MgCl2 (gVSS)(-1) produced the total respiratory inactivation of filamentous microorganisms after 10 min contact, however, with this dose the total RA of activated sludge floes was reduced only about 45-65%; controlling filamentous bulking without affecting too much floe-forming bacteria. At the tested chlorine concentrations the inhibition of filamentous microorganisms was higher than in the whole activated sludge. Although floc-forming microorganisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous microorganisms in the floes and the presence of extracellular polymer substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:11
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