New Zealand's greenhouse gas inventory is dominated by the agricultural trace gases, CH4 and N2O instead of CO2, which is dominant on a global scale. While the majority of the anthropogenic CH4 is emitted by ruminant animals as a by-product of enteric fermentation, N2O is mainly produced by microbial processes occurring in the soil. In grazed pastoral soils, N2O is generated from N originating from dung, urine, effluent applied to land, biologically fixed N2 and fertiliser. The amount of emission depends on complex interactions between soil properties, climatic factors and management practices. Increased intensification of pastoral agriculture in New Zealand, particularly in dairying has led to an increased production of farm dairy effluent. Traditionally, direct disposal of nutrient rich farm dairy effluents (FDE) into water bodies was an acceptable practice in New Zealand, but with the introduction of the Resource Management Act (1991), discharge of effluents into surface waters is now a controlled activity and many Regional Councils encourage the land irrigation of effluents to protect surface water quality. While the impact of grazing and FDE irrigation on groundwater contamination through leaching and runoff of nutrients has been studied extensively, there has been only limited work done on the effect of these practices on air quality as affected by N2O emission. This thesis examines the effects of various factors, such as compaction due to cattle treading, and the nature, application rate and time of effluent application on N2O emission in relation to the changes in the soil physical properties and C and N transformation from a number of small plot and field experiments. The results were then used, together with data from the literature, to predict the emissions from effluent irrigated pastures using a process-based model. In grazed pastures, animal treading causes soil compaction, which results in decreased soil porosity and increased water filled pore space that stimulate the denitrification rate as well as influence the relative output of N2O and dinitrogen (N2) gases. A field plot study was conducted to determine N2O emission from different N sources as affected by soil compaction. The experiment comprised two main treatments (uncompacted and compacted) to which four N sources (natural cattle urine, potassium nitrate, ammonium sulphate and urea at the rate of 600kg N ha-1) and a control (water only) were applied. Compaction was obtained through driving close parallel tracks by the wheels of the vehicle. The changes in the soils physical properties (bulk density, penetration resistance (PR), soil matric potential and oxygen diffusion rate (ODR) due to the compaction created by the wheel traction of the vehicle were compared with the changes in these properties due to the treading effect of grazing cattle, which was monitored in another field experiment. The N2O fluxes were measured using a closed chamber technique. The compaction at the grazing trial and at the wheel traction experimental plot caused significant changes in soil bulk density, PR, soil matric potential and ODR values. Overall, the bulk density of the compacted soil was higher than the uncompacted soil by 6.7% (end of 3 weeks) and 4.9% (end of 1 week) for the field experiment and the grazing trial, respectively. Results suggest that maximum compaction occurred in the top 0-2 cm layer. Compaction caused an increase in N2O emission, which was more pronounced in the nitrate treatment than in the other N sources. In the case of the compacted soil, 10% of the total N applied in the form of nitrate was emitted, whereas from uncompacted soil this loss was only 0.7%. N2O loss was found to decrease progressively from the time of application of N treatments. Total N2O emission for the three month experimental period ranged from 2.6 to 61.7 kg N2O-N ha-1 for compacted soil and 1.1 to 4.4 kg N2O-N ha-1 for uncompacted soil. In the second field plot experiment, the results of N2O fluxes from treated farm dairy effluent (TFDE), untreated farm dairy effluent (UFDE), treated piggery farm effluent (TPFE) and treated meat effluent (TME) applied to 2m x 1m plots for 'autumn' (February-April) and 'winter' (July-September) are described. Effluent irrigation resulted in higher emissions during both the seasons indicating that the supply of C and N through effluent irrigation contributed to increased N2O emission. The highest emissions were observed from TPFE (2.2% of the applied N) and TME (0.6% of the applied N) during the autumn and winter seasons, respectively. Emissions generated by the TFDE application were the lowest of the four effluent sources but higher than the water and control treatments. The effect of effluent irrigation on N2O emission was higher during the autumn season than the winter season. The effect of key soil and effluent factors such as water filled pore space (WFPS), nitrate, ammonium and available C in soil and effluents on N2O emission was examined using regression equations. The third field plot experiment examined the effect of four TFDE application rates (25mm, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm) on N2O emission. Treatments were added to 2m x 1m plots lined with plastic sheet to restrict the flow of effluent. The N2O emission increased with the increasing effluent loading rate, with the emission ranging from 0.8 to 1.2% of the added N. This can be attributed to the increasing addition of N and C in the soil with the increasing application rate of the effluent. Besides, providing C and N substrates, the effluent application increased the WFPS of the soil, thereby creating conditions conducive for dentrification and N2O emission. A field experiment was conducted at the Massey University No 4 Dairy farm in which N2O emission and related soil and environmental parameters were monitored for two weeks following the TFDE applications over an area of 0.16 ha in September 2003 (21mm), January 2004 (23mm) and February 2004 (16mm). Emissions were measured by a closed chamber technique with 20 chambers for each treatment, in order to cover the variability present in the field. N2O emissions increased immediately after the application of the effluent, and subsequently dropped after about two weeks. The total N2O emitted from the effluent application after the first, second and third irrigation was 2%, 4.9% and 2.5%, respectively of the total N added through the effluent. The higher emission observed during the second effluent irrigation event was due to high soil moisture content during the measurement period. Moreover effluent was applied immediately after a grazing event leading to more N and C input into the soil through excretal deposition. In this experiment the residual effect of effluent application on N2O emission was also examined by monitoring emissions 12 weeks after the effluent application. The emissions from the control and effluent irrigated plots were similar, indicating that there was no residual effect of the effluent irrigation on N2O emissions. In a separate field study, N2O emission was monitored at the Massey University No 4 Dairy farm to examine the effect of a grazing event of moderate intensity on N2O emission. The treatments consisted of a grazed and an ungrazed control. The fluxes from the grazed site were much higher than for the ungrazed site with the total emissions from the former site being 8 times higher than the latter site for the entire experimental period. A modified New Zealand version of denitrification decomposition model (DNDC), a process based model, namely "NZ-DNDC", was used to simulate N2O emission from the TFDE application in the field experiment. The model was able to simulate the emission as well as the WFPS within the range measured in the field. But simulated emissions from the TFDE were slightly lower than measured values. Improvements in the parameterisation for effluent irrigation are likely to further improve the N2O simulations.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RenataPAS_DISSERT.pdf: 2030872 bytes, checksum: b1f1838ae20a1cf415bfd28d267a0046 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-10-17 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / The effluents released by the textile industry have high concentrations of alkali, carbohydrates, proteins, in addition to colors containing heavy metals. Therefore, a filter was prepared aiming primarily to the removal of color. In order to prepare this filter, rice hulls and diatomite were used, which have in their structure, basically amorphous hydrated silica. The silica exists in three crystalline forms: quartz, tridymite and cristobalite. In accordance with the above considerations, this study was divided into two stages; the first corresponds to the preparation of the filter and the second to carry out the tests in the effluent/filter in order to verify the efficiency of the color removal. First, the raw material was subjected to a chemical analysis and XRD, and then the diatomite was mixed, via humid, with a planetarium windmill with 20 %, 40 %, 60 % and 80 % of rice husk ash. To the mixture, 5 % carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) was added as a binder at room temperature. The samples were uniaxially compacted into metallic matrix of 0.3 x 0.1 cm? of area at a pressure of 167 MPa by means of hydraulic press and then sintered at temperatures of 1,000 ?C, 1,200 ?C and 1,400 ?C for 1 h and submitted to granulometry test using laser, linear retraction, water absorption, apparent porosity and resistance to bending, DTA, TMA and XRD. To examine the pore structure of the samples scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used. Also tests were carried out in a mercury porosimeter to verify the average size of the pores and real density of the samples. In the second stage, samples of the effluent were collected from a local industry, whose name will be preserved, located in Igap?, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte - RN. The effluent was first pretreated before filtration and then subjected to a treatment of flotation. The effluent was then characterized before and after filtration, with parameters of color, turbidity, suspended solids, pH, chemical and biochemical oxygen demand (COD and BOD). Thus, through the XRD analysis the formation of cristobalite α in all samples was observed. The best average size of pore was found to be 1.75 μm with 61.04 % apparent porosity, thus obtaining an average 97.9 % color removal and 99.8 % removal of suspended solid / Os efluentes liberados pela ind?stria t?xtil possuem altas concentra??es de ?lcalis, carboidratos, prote?nas, al?m de corantes contendo metais pesados. Assim, foi produzido um filtro visando principalmente ? remo??o da cor. Para sua obten??o foi usado a casca de arroz carbonizada e a diatomita, que possuem basicamente s?lica amorfa hidratada na estrutura. A s?lica apresenta-se sob tr?s formas cristalinas: Quartzo, tridimita e cristobalita. De acordo com as considera??es citadas, este estudo foi divido em duas etapas, a primeira etapa corresponde ? obten??o do filtro e a segunda parte a realiza??o dos ensaios no efluente/filtro, tendo em vista verificar a efici?ncia da remo??o da cor. Primeiramente, a mat?ria-prima foi submetida a uma an?lise qu?mica e de DRX, em seguida a diatomita foi misturada, via ?mido, em um moinho planet?rio com 20 %, 40 %, 60 % e 80 % de cinza de casca de arroz. Foi adicionada a mistura 5 % de carboximetilcelulose (CMC) como ligante a temperatura ambiente. Os corpos de prova foram compactados uniaxialmente em matriz met?lica de 0,3 x 0,1 cm? de ?rea a uma press?o de 167 MPa atrav?s de prensa hidr?ulica e posteriormente sinterizados em temperaturas de 1.000?C, 1.200?C e 1.400?C por 1 h e submetidos a ensaios de granulometria a laser, retra??o linear, absor??o de ?gua, porosidade aparente, resist?ncia ? flex?o, DTA, DTG e DRX. Para analisar a estrutura de poros das amostras foi utilizado um microsc?pio eletr?nico de varredura (MEV) e foi realizados ensaios em um poros?metro de merc?rio para verificar o tamanho m?dio dos poros e densidade real das amostras. Na segunda etapa, foi feito a coleta das amostras do efluente de uma empresa, cujo nome ser? preservado, alocada em Igap? RN. O efluente sofreu um pr?-tratamento antes da filtra??o sendo assim submetido a um tratamento de flota??o. O efluente foi ent?o caracterizado antes e depois da filtra??o, com par?metros de cor, turbidez, s?lidos suspensos, pH, demanda qu?mica e bioqu?mica de oxig?nio (DQO e DBO). Assim, atrav?s da analise de DRX, foi observado forma??o de cristobalita α em todas as amostras. O melhor tamanho m?dio de poro encontrado foi de 1,75 μm com porosidade aparente foi 61,04 %, obtendo assim uma remo??o de cor m?dia de 97,9 % e remo??o de s?lido suspensos de 99,8 %

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 KesiaKOS_TESE_PARCIAL.pdf: 625810 bytes, checksum: ba2f0bf53a4151666220c09ffd2f2947 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-07-01 / Textile production has been considered as an activity of high environmental impact due to the generation of large volumes of waste water with high load of organic compounds and strongly colored effluents, toxic and difficult biodegradability. This thesis deals with obtaining porous alumina ceramic membranes for filtration of textile effluent in the removal of contaminants, mainly color and turbidity. Two types of alumina with different particle sizes as a basis for the preparation of formulation for mass production of ceramic samples and membranes. The technological properties of the samples were evaluated after using sintering conditions: 1,350?C-2H, 1,450?C-30M, 1,450?C-2H, 1,475?C-30M and 1,475?C-2H. The sintered samples were characterized by XRD, XRF, AG, TG, DSC, DL, AA, MEA, RL, MRF-3P, SEM and Intrusion Porosimetry by Mercury. After the characterization, a standard membrane was selected with their respective sintering condition for the filterability tests. The effluent was provided by a local Textile Industry and characterized at the entry and exit of the treatment plant. A statistical analysis was used to study the effluent using the following parameters: pH, temperature, EC, SS, SD, oil and grease, turbidity, COD, DO, total phosphorus, chlorides, phenols, metals and fecal coliform. The filtered effluent was evaluated by using the same parameters. These results demonstrate that the feasibility of the use of porous alumina ceramic membranes for removing contaminants from textile effluent with improved average pore size of 0.4 micrometre (distribution range varying from 0,025 to 2.0 micrometre), with total porosity of 29.66%, and average percentages of color removal efficiency of 89.02%, 92.49% of SS, turbidity of 94.55%, metals 2.70% (manganese) to 71.52% (iron) according to each metal and COD removal of 72.80% / A produ??o t?xtil tem sido considerada uma atividade de alto impacto ambiental, devido ? gera??o de grandes volumes de rejeitos com alta carga de compostos org?nicos e efluente fortemente colorido, t?xico e dif?cil biodegradabilidade. O presente trabalho trata da obten??o de membranas cer?micas porosas de alumina para filtra??o de efluente industrial t?xtil na remo??o de contaminantes, em especial, cor e turbidez. Utilizou-se dois tipos de alumina com granulometrias diferentes como base para o preparo de formula??es de massas cer?micas para a produ??o dos corpos de prova e membranas. As propriedades tecnol?gicas dos corpos de prova foram avaliadas ap?s suas sinteriza??es nas condi??es de: 1.350?C 2H, 1.450?C 30M, 1.450?C 2H, 1.475?C 30 M e 1.475?C 2H. Foram caracterizadas por DRX, FRX, AG, TG, DSC, DL, AA, MEA, RL, MRF-3P, MEV e Porosimetria por Intrus?o de Merc?rio. Ap?s essa caracteriza??o definiu-se uma membrana padr?o, com a sua respectiva condi??o de sinteriza??o, para os ensaios de filtrabilidade. O efluente foi fornecido por uma Ind?stria t?xtil do RN, e caracterizado nos pontos de entrada e sa?da da ETE. Utilizou-se um tratamento estat?stico dos resultados analisados no efluente atrav?s dos seguintes par?metros: pH, temperatura, CE, SS, SD, ?leos e graxas, turbidez, DQO, OD, f?sforo total, cloretos, fen?is, metais e coliformes termotolerantes. O permeado (EF) foi avaliado pelos mesmos par?metros. Os resultados obtidos demonstram a viabilidade no uso de membranas cer?micas porosas de alumina na remo??o de contaminantes de efluente industrial t?xtil, com melhor tamanho m?dio de poro de 0,4?m (faixa de distribui??o de tamanhos de poros variando de 0,025 a 2 ?m), com porosidade total de 29,66%, com percentuais m?dios de efici?ncia na remo??o de cor de 89,02%, SS de 92,49%, turbidez de 94,55%, metais variando de 2,70% (mangan?s) at? 71,52% (ferro) de acordo com cada metal e remo??o de DQO de 72,80% / 2020-01-01

Submitted by Deyse Queiroz (deysequeirozz@hotmail.com) on 2018-06-05T12:47:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIA ELSA LUCAS SIQUEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGSA PROFISSIONAL 2016..pdf: 8207026 bytes, checksum: ddfd97723b7b53d510be8d7b0333d91c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-05T12:47:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIA ELSA LUCAS SIQUEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGSA PROFISSIONAL 2016..pdf: 8207026 bytes, checksum: ddfd97723b7b53d510be8d7b0333d91c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / O presente trabalho foi desenvolvido no período de maio a setembro de 2015, no Instituto Federal da Paraíba IFPB - Campus de Sousa, situado no Perímetro Irrigado de São Gonçalo, com o objetivo de avaliar a produtividade e a qualidade físico-química e microbiológica da cenoura irrigada com efluente da agroindústria cultivada em vasos, em solo, (areia, barro) como também em solo adicionado à substratos (Esterco bovino e esterco ovino). O delineamento experimental adotado foi o de inteiramente casualizado (DIC), com os tratamentos arranjados de cinco tipos de água residuária e dois diferentes substratos (estercos bovino e esterco ovino) com quatro repetições totalizando 40 parcelas experimentais. As características avaliadas foram: A qualidade físico-química e microbiológica do efluente bruto e diluído; características física e química do solo antes e após o experimento; altura das plantas; massa fresca e seca da parte aérea; diâmetro transversal e longitudinal da raiz; avaliação do tubérculo. Mostrou-se que é possível produzir hortaliças com reúso de água, surgindo como uma alternativa economicamente viável, condição que permite economizar água potável, possibilitando produção de alimentos, diminuindo o alto consumo de água potável, por consequência, desperdícios. Os menores acúmulos de MFPA foram encontrados nos tratamentos com as diluições 25%AR e 100%AR nas raízes cultivadas com esterco bovino. Como também, foram encontradas quantidades menores de MSPA dos tratamentos 25%AR e 100%AR estercos bovino e ovino. Portanto, o uso da água residuária e suas diferentes diluições adicionadas aos estercos bovino e ovino foram eficientes na produção da cenoura da cultivar Alvorada desenvolvida neste experimento. / This study was conducted in the period May to September 2015, the Federal Institute of Paraíba IFPB - Campus de Sousa, located in the Irrigated Perimeter of São Gonçalo, in order to evaluate the productivity and physical-chemical and microbiological quality of carrot irrigated with wastewater agribusiness grown in pots, soil (sand, clay) as well as in soil added to substrates (manure cattle and sheep dung). The experimental design was completely randomized (DIC), with treatments arranged five types of wastewater and two different substrates (manure and sheep manure) with four replications totaling 40 experimental plots. The evaluated characteristics were: The physicochemical and microbiological quality of the raw wastewater and diluted; Physical and chemical characteristics of the soil before and after the experiment; Plant height; fresh and shoot dry; transverse and longitudinal diameter of the root; evaluation of the tubercle, as the physical, chemical, microbiological parameters. It has been shown that it is possible to produce vegetables with water reuse, emerging as an economically viable alternative, a condition that allows you to save drinking water, allowing food production, reducing the high consumption of drinking water, therefore waste. Smaller accumulations of MFPA were found in treatments with 100% and 25% dilutions AR AR roots grown with cattle manure. As also found smaller amounts of DMAP treatments 100% AR and 25% AR manures cattle and sheep. Therefore, the use of wastewater and its different dilutions added to manure cattle and sheep were effective in carrot production of cultivar Alvorada developed in this experiment.

Resumo: O estudo foi realizado no Setor de Ranicultura do Centro de Aquicultura da Universidade Estadual Paulista, Câmpus Jaboticabal/SP em dois períodos distintos, compreendendo uma fase de girinagem e uma fase de engorda no ciclo de criação de rã-touro. Os objetivos foram verificar as características físicas, químicas e microbiológicas da água de entrada e de saída dos tanques em cada fase do ciclo. Os resultados obtidos foram comparados com a legislação ambiental CONAMA 357 de 2005, para verificar se o manejo utilizado em cada fase causa alterações na qualidade da água. Foram analisadas as variáveis temperatura, pH, oxigênio dissolvido, condutividade elétrica, turbidez, nitrogênio amoniacal, nitrato, fósforo total, DBO5, DQO e Escherichia coli em cada etapa do ciclo. O delineamento experimental foi o Inteiramente Casualizado, com dois tratamentos, água de abastecimento e efluente e seis repetições (tanques) em um esquema de parcelas subdivididas, sendo as sub-parcelas as coletas no tempo. As coletas das amostras foram realizadas a cada quinze dias no período da manhã. Na fase de girino o experimento foi realizado entre novembro de 2008 e janeiro de 2009 e teve duração de 76 dias, até os animais completarem a metamorfose. Não foi observada diferença significativa (p>0,05) entre os tratamentos para temperatura, condutividade, turbidez, DQO e E. coli. Entretanto, esses parâmetros variaram nas diferentes coletas. As variáveis pH, oxigênio dissolvido, fósforo total, amônia, nitrato e DBO5 tiveram diferença significativa (p<0,05) entre os tratamentos. Porém, somente as concentrações de fósforo total e DBO5 encontraram-se acima da recomendada pela legislação. A fase de recria teve duração de 77 dias, compreendendo o período de novembro de 2009 a janeiro de 2010, até os animais atingirem o peso de abate. Todas as análises apresentaram diferença significativa... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The study was performed at the frog culture Sector, Aquaculture Center, Sao Paulo State University, Campus Jaboticabal, SP in two different periods, including a tadpole and growout phase in the cycle of creation of the bullfrog. The objectives were to verify the physical, chemical and microbiological water inlet and outlet of the tanks at each stage of the cycle. The results were compared with environmental legislation CONAMA 357, by 2005, to verify whether management used at each stage cause changes in water quality. The variables temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, turbidity, ammonia nitrogen, nitrate, total phosphorus, BOD5, COD and E. coli at each stage of the cycle. The experimental design was completely random, with two treatments, water supply and sewage and six repetitions (tanks) in a split plot, and the sub-plots samples collected over time. The collections of samples were taken fortnightly during the morning. At tadpole phase, the experiment was conducted between November 2008 and January 2009 and lasted 76 days until the animals complete metamorphosis. There was no significant difference (p> 0.05) among treatments for temperature, conductivity, turbidity, COD and E. coli. However, these parameters varied in different samples. The pH, dissolved oxygen, total phosphorus, ammonia, nitrate and BOD5 were significantly different (p<0.05) among treatments. But, only the concentrations of total phosphorus and BOD5 were found above the recommended legislation. The growing phase lasted 77 days, including the period November 2009 to January 2010, until the animals reach slaughter weight. All analysis showed significant differences (p<0.05) among treatments and between collections. The variables, dissolved oxygen, total phosphorus, ammonia, BOD5 and E. coli had their values above those permitted by law... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Orientador: Marta Verardino de Stéfani / Coorientador: Luiz Augusto do Amaral / Banca: Laudicéia Giacometti Lopes / Banca: Lúcia Helena Sipaúba Tavares / Mestre

South Africa is currently experiencing water shortage crisis, a challenge that has been attributed not only to the scarcity of freshwater, but also to fast degrading water quality. Factors such as rapid urbanisation, population and economic growth, climate change as well as poor operational and maintenance of many of the exisiting water/wastewater treatment facilities have been acknowledged as important contributors to degrading water quality in the country. Untreated or inadequately treated discharged wastewater effluents constitute point source pollution to many freshwater environments in South Africa. Hence, it becomes imperative to evaluate wastewater discharges in other to protect the scarce freshwater resource, the environment and public health. Over a twelve-month sampling period (September 2012 to August 2013), we assessed the bacteriological, virological and physicochemical qualities of the discharged final effluents of two wastewater treatment facilities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. For the physicochemical assessment, a total of 144 final effluent samples were collected from both the final effluent tanks (FE) and the discharge points (DP) of the treatment facilities. Physicochemical parameters including pH, temperature, turbidity, total dissolved solids (TDS), dissolved oxygen (DO), electrical conductivity (EC) and free chlorine concentration were determined on site while biological oxygen demand (BOD), nitrate (NO3-), nitrite (NO2-), phosphate (PO4-) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were determined in the laboratory. The bacteriological analysis of the samples was done using standard membrane filtration (MF) technique. Bacterial group assessed included: faecal indicator bacteria (faecal coliforms and E. coli) and Vibrio species, while the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of selected E. coli and Vibrio species isolates against some selected antibiotics commonly used in human therapy and veterinary medicine were determind using the standard agar-disc diffusion method. The occurrence and concentrations of human enteric viruses including: human adenovirus (HAdV), hepatitis A virus (HAV) and rotavirus (RoV) in the samples were determined by TaqMan-based real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) following concentration by adsorption-elution method. The physicochemical characteristics of the samples ranged as follows: pH (6.5 – 7.6), TDS (95 – 171 mg/L), EC (134 – 267 μS/cm), temperature (12 – 27 °C), turbidity (1.5 – 65.7 mg/L), free chlorine (0.08 – 0.72 mg/L), DO (2.06 – 9.81 mg/L), BOD (0.13 – 9.81 mg/L), NO3- (0 – 21.5 mg/L), NO2- (0 – 0.72 mg/L), PO4- (0 – 18.3 mg/L) and COD (27 – 680 mg/L). Some of the characteristic such as pH, TDS, EC, temperature, nitrite and DO (on most instances) complied with recommended guidelines. Other characteristics, however, including turbidity, BOD, nitrate, phosphate and COD fell short of the recommended guidelines. All the 48 samples analysed for bacteriological qualities tested positive for the presence of the bacterial groups with significant (P≤0.05) seasonal variation in their densities. Faecal coliforms were detected in counts ranging from 1 CFU/100ml to 2.7 × 104 CFU/100ml. Presumptive E. coli counts ranged generally between 1 CFU/100ml – 1.4 × 105 CFU/100ml while counts of presumptive Vibrio species ranged between 4 CFU/100ml – 1.4 × 104 CFU/100ml. Molecular identification of the presumptive isolates by polymerase chain reactions PCR gave positive reaction rates of 76.2 percent (381/500) and 69.8 percent (279/400) for E.coli and Vibrio species respectively. The antibiotic susceptibility profiling of 205 PCR-confirmed Vibiro isolates against 18 commomly used antibiotics showed resistance frequencies ranging from 0.5 percent (imipenem) to 96.1 percent (penicillin G) at recommended breakpoint concentrations. Eighty-one percent (166/205) of the Vibrio isolates showed multidrug resistance (resistance to 3 or more antibiotics) with the most common multiple antibiotic resistance phenotype (MARP) being AP-T-TM-SMX-PG-NI-PB, occurring in 8 isolates.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:23:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1110634 bytes, checksum: 2fca1d4f36b7153de287bd841f14152d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-10 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / The effectiveness of the mathematical models developed to describe the solute transport in the soil depends on the reliability of the values of the transport parameters. Although the determination of these parameters use the same transport equation, some experimental conditions such as the column length and the pore water velocity does not have standards, making questionable the results and the comparison of different researches. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of flow velocity and the length of soil column to determine the coefficient of dispersion-diffusion (D), dispersivity (&#955;) and the retardation factor (R) of the potassium ion (K+) on an Oxisol (clay soil) and on a Dystric Quartzarenic Neosol (sandy soil). The experiment was conducted in a laboratory using, for each soil, columns of lengths (L) equals to 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 cm, with an internal diameter of 47 mm and pore water velocities equal to (v) 61.9, 69.12, 74.88 and 80.86 cm h-1 for the clay soil and 37.16, 40.57, 48.07 and 44.0 cm h-1 for the sandy soil. The columns repacked and saturated with a solution of CaCl2, 0.005 mol L-1 were connected to a Mariotte bottle, containing the same solution of CaCl2, until a steady flow is achieved. Later, it was applied the head that would provide the desired pore water velocity according to the hydraulic conductivity and total porosity of the column, and then the solution was replaced by a KCl solution containing 130 mg L-1 of K+. The effluent of the solution of K+ was collected until seven pore volumes for clay soil and five pore volumes for sandy soil were achieved. These pore volumes were divided into 18 samples of about 0.28 and 0.39 pore volumes for sandy and clay soil, respectively. The R and D transport parameters were obtained using the Disp computer program and the &#955; was obtained by the equation D = Do + &#955;v, being Do equal to 0.0713 cm2 h-1 for the KCl. For both soils, D increased linearly with L and v and the &#955; linearly increased with L. The R, for the clay soil, linearly decreased with L and increased with v. For the sandy soil, the R had a linear decreased in terms of L. It can be concluded that the solute transport parameters were influenced by the length of soil column and the pore water velocity. / A eficácia dos modelos matemáticos desenvolvidos para descrever o transporte de solutos no solo depende do grau de confiabilidade dos valores dos parâmetros de transporte. Apesar dos trabalhos de determinação destes parâmetros utilizarem a mesma equação de transporte, algumas condições experimentais como o comprimento da coluna e a velocidade de deslocamento da solução aplicada não têm padronização, tornando questionáveis os resultados obtidos e a comparação destes com outros trabalhos. Com isso, este estudo objetivou avaliar a influência da velocidade de escoamento e do comprimento da coluna de solo na determinação do coeficiente de dispersão-difusão (D), da dispersividade (&#955;) e do fator de retardamento (R) do íon potássio (K+) em um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico (LVd) e num Neossolo Quartizarênico órtico (RQo). O experimento foi realizado em laboratório, utilizando, para cada solo, colunas de lixiviação de comprimento (L) iguais a 10, 20, 30, 40 e 50 cm, com 4,7 cm de diâmetros internos e velocidades de escoamento da solução (v) de 61,9; 69,12, 74,88 e 80,86 cm h-1 para o LVd e de 37,16; 40,57, 44,0 e 48,07 cm h-1 para o RQo. As colunas, preenchidas com o solo desestruturado e saturado com solução de CaCl2, 0,005 mol L-1, foram conectadas a permeâmetros de carga constante contendo a mesma solução de CaCl2 até se obter escoamento permanente. Posteriormente, aplicava-se a carga que proporcionaria a velocidade desejada de acordo com a condutividade hidráulica da coluna e a porosidade total e, em seguida substituía-se a solução por uma de KCl contendo 130 mg L-1 de K+. O efluente da solução de K+ foi coletado até atingir sete volumes de poros para o LVd e cinco volumes de poros para o RQo, sendo que esses volumes foram divididos em 18 coletas de aproximadamente 0,28 e 0,39 volumes de poros para o RQo e o LVd, respectivamente. Os parâmetros de transporte R e D foram obtidos utilizando-se o programa computacional Disp e a &#955; foi obtida pela equação D = Do + &#955;v, sendo Do igual a 0,0713 cm2 h-1 para o KCl . Para os dois solos, D apresentou ajuste de regressão linear múltipla positiva em função de L e de v com R² = 0,79 para o LVd e R² = 0,85 para o RQo, o parâmetro &#955; ajustou-se a regressão linear simples positiva em função de L com R² = 0,92 e R² = 0,93 para o LVd e o RQo, respectivamente. O R, para o LVd, apresentou ajuste de regressão linear simples negativa em função de L (R² = 0,87) e positiva em função de v (R² = 0,68). Para o RQo, o R apresentou ajuste de regressão linear simples negativa em função de L (R² = 0,79). Pode-se concluir que os parâmetros de transporte de solutos foram influenciados pelo comprimento da coluna de solo e pela velocidade de escoamento da solução deslocadora.

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Applying an factorial planning Box-Behnken the effect of the electric chain had been studied, electrolyte concentration have supported and expansion of the stream bed for the electrode of fluidized stream bed and the effect of the electric chain, thickness of the reactor, distance of the central canal and the electrolyte concentration has supported for the electrode of stream bed of gushes out on the efficiency of chain (EC), income space-time (YC) and energy consumption (CE) of the process for both the reactors. The results had been analyzed statistical and the effect of each variable on the studied answers was made using reply surfaces. It was verified that for the electrode of fluidized stream bed all the studied variable are influential as much in linear terms, quadratic and interactive. The electrolyte concentration was the variable most significant in all the 0 variable reply, while for ECC and YC, was observed that the expansion did not have a significant effect when was applied a chain of 4,0A, however, case had a great increase of the energy consumption in this. For the current greater the increase of the expansion caused a great increase of the ECC and the YC, which had mainly to the improvement of the mass transport; in the case of the energy consumption, also it had a reduction of its value almost that for the half. The condition of excellent for the process of electroplating in ELF is of bigger electrolyte concentration has supported current greater and bigger expansion. In these conditions a high value of ECC and YC occurs simultaneously, with a low value of CEC still considered. In the case of the ELJ, the independent variable distance of the central canal, did not influence in the behavior of the variable reply, indicating that the tax of solid circulation did not have influence on the process. The thickness of the electrode was very significant, being that an increase of the ECC occurs for lesser thicknesses and current greaters that an increase of the income of the electrochemical reactor in terms of the electroplating promotes. The best conditions of process that simultaneously optimize the ECC, YC and CEC for ELJ, are of current greater, lesser thickness of stream bed and greater electrolyte concentration has supported. / Neste trabalho foi estudado o processo de remoção de íons cobre presentes em efluentes aquosos simulados utilizando reator eletroquímico de leito fluidizado (ELF) e de leito de jorro (ELJ) cujos cátodos porosos eram compostos por partículas condutoras de cobre. Aplicando-se um planejamento fatorial Box-Behnken foram estudados os efeitos da corrente elétrica, concentração de eletrólito suporte e expansão do leito para o eletrodo de leito fluidizado e os efeitos da corrente elétrica, espessura do reator, distância do canal central e a concentração de eletrólito suporte para o eletrodo de leito de jorro sobre a eficiência de corrente (EC), rendimento espaço-tempo (Y) e consumo energético (CE) do processo para ambos os reatores. Os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente e o efeito de cada variável sobre as respostas estudadas foi feito utilizando-se superfícies de resposta. Verificou-se que para o eletrodo de leito fluidizado todas as variáveis estudadas são influentes tantos em termos lineares, quadráticos e interativos. A concentração de eletrólito foi a variável mais significativa em todas as variáveis resposta, enquanto para ECC e YC, observou-se que a expansão não teve um efeito significativo quando foi aplicada uma corrente de 4,0 A, porém, houve um grande aumento do consumo energético neste caso. Para a maior corrente o aumento da expansão causou um grande aumento da ECC e do YC, devido principalmente à melhoria do transporte de massa; no caso do consumo energético, também houve uma redução de seu valor quase que pela metade. A condição de ótimo para o processo de eletrodeposição em ELF é de maior concentração de eletrólito suporte, maior corrente e maior expansão. Nestas condições ocorre simultaneamente um valor elevado de ECC e YC, com um valor de CEC ainda considerado baixo. No caso do ELJ, a variável independente distância do canal central, não influenciou no comportamento das variáveis resposta, indicando que a taxa de circulação de sólidos não teve influência sobre o processo. A espessura do eletrodo foi muito significativa, sendo que um aumento da ECC ocorre para menores espessuras e maiores correntes, que promove um aumento do rendimento do reator eletroquímico em termos da eletrodeposição. As melhores condições de processo que otimizam simultaneamente a ECC, YC e CEC para ELJ, são as de maior corrente, menor espessura de leito e maior concentração de eletrólito suporte.

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