Reduction and characterization of bioaerosols in a wastewater treatment station via ventilation

被引:34
作者
Guo, Xuesong [1 ]
Wu, Pianpian [2 ]
Ding, Wenjie [1 ]
Zhang, Weiyi [3 ]
Li, Lin [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China
[2] Reg Water Qual Control Board, Los Angeles, CA 90013 USA
[3] Beijing Univ Civil Engn & Architecture, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Wastewater treatment station; Vertical oxidation ditch; Bioaerosols; Genetic; Clone library; AIRBORNE BIOLOGICAL HAZARD; TREATMENT PLANTS; AIR SAMPLES; MICROORGANISMS; BACTERIA; AEROSOLS; SITE; PCR; DIVERSITY; COMMUNITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.jes.2014.06.001
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Bioaerosols from wastewater treatment processes are a significant subgroup of atmospheric aerosols. In the present study, airborne microorganisms generated from a wastewater treatment station (WWTS) that uses an oxidation ditch process were diminished by ventilation. Conventional sampling and detection methods combined with cloning/sequencing techniques were applied to determine the groups, concentrations, size distributions, and species diversity of airborne microorganisms before and after ventilation. There were 3021 +/- 537 CFU/m(3) of airborne bacteria and 926 +/- 132 CFU/m(3) of airborne fungi present in the WWTS bioaerosol. Results showed that the ventilation reduced airborne microorganisms significantly compared to the air in the WWTS. Over 60% of airborne bacteria and airborne fungi could be reduced after 4 hr of air exchange. The highest removal (92.1% for airborne bacteria and 89.1% for fungi) was achieved for 0.65-1.1 mu m sized particles. The bioaerosol particles over 4.7 mu m were also reduced effectively. Large panicles tended to be lost by gravitational settling and small particles were generally carried away, which led to the relatively easy reduction of bioaerosol particles 0.65-1.1 mu m and over 4.7 mu m in size. An obvious variation occurred in the structure of the bacterial communities when ventilation was applied to control the airborne microorganisms in enclosed spaces. (C) 2014 The Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:1575 / 1583
页数:9
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