Biological Filter Research Articles

An example of creating a biological filter Cyclobio with digital prototyping

It is important to note that biofilters are more cost-effective in comparison with other types of purification, which is due to the low concentration of pollutants entering fish tanks to bred objects. The best filters of this type are structures of more than four meters and with a circulating liquid, having as the main material fiberglass, little susceptible to chemical environments and the effects of microorganisms, which determines its durability and performance. The principle of operation of such a filter is based on the purification of water through a material covered with a biofilm of microbial colonies. The study was conducted to determine the algorithm for digital prototyping and designing the biofilter capacity for pseudo-liquefied sand layers. The stages of setting and solving the problem are defined. The selection of the amount of biological sand loading is described using the equation for predicting total ammonium nitrogen in the system (TAN). To process 67 kg per day of extruded feed with 56 % protein, 5 m3 of quartz sand with a D10 size of 0.1–0.3 mm is required. The technology of 3D modeling used for designing buildings, structures and equipment is described. Modeling and rendering of the biofilter capacity can be performed in the SketchUp program. The principle of selecting sand for creating pseudo-liquefied layers is described. Prospects for further application of the technology are outlined. The research results presented in the article have shown that when predicting the release of total ammonium nitrogen (TAN), they help in solving problems with the conversion of fish and aquatic aquatic life products into nitrates, allowing you to select the sand layer in the required amount. Modern methods of mathematical modeling for designing for the development and use of fish-breeding equipment, which is actively used in agriculture, are proposed. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the idealization of the model by conducting empirical research at the stage of meaningful modeling.

Ammonium removal of biological roughing filter for rural drinking water pretreatment

Abstract Ammonium pollution of source water has become a challenge in rural water supply. Biological roughing filtration combining with low energy consumption and simple operation would be a potential solution to this issue. This study was conducted to investigate ammonium removal by biological up-flow roughing filter packed with ceramic media. Low flow rate did affect the ammonium removal and higher flow rate was suggested, while intense backwashing only showed a slight impact. At 4 m/h, an average reduction of about 51% was obtained, and NH4+-N effluent concentration could be below 0.5 mg/L within a NH4+-N loading rate of 0.1 kg/(m3·d). Biomass and biological activity assessment were performed as well as microbial community analysis. High abundance of nitrifying bacteria contributed to ammonium removal with Nitrospira and Nitrosomonas accounting for 6.59% and 1.12% of the bacteria community, respectively. In addition, the roughing filter showed high turbidity removal efficiency of about 70%. This study suggested that a biological roughing filter could be employed to help rural drinking water plants adapt to the seasonal change and moderate deterioration of source water quality in terms of ammonium pollution with low-cost and simple operation.

Evaluation of nitrogen removal and the microbial community in a submerged aerated biological filter (SABF), secondary decanters (SD), and horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF-CW) for the treatment of kennel effluent.

To ensure microbial activity and a reaction equilibrium with efficiency and energy saving, it is important to know the factors that influence microbiological nitrogen removal in wastewater. Thus, it was investigated the microorganisms and their products involved in the treatment of kennel effluents operated with different aeration times, phase 1 (7h of continuous daily aeration), phase 2 (5h of continuous daily aeration), and phase 3 (intermittent aeration every 2h), monitoring chemical and physical parameters weekly, monthly microbiological, and qualitative and quantitative microbiological analyzes at the end of each applied aeration phase. The results showed a higher mean growth of nitrifying bacteria (NB) (106) and denitrifying bacteria (DB) (1022) in phase with intermittent aeration, in which better total nitrogen (TN) removal performance, with 33%, was achieved, against 21% in phase 1 and 17% in phase 2, due to the longer aeration time and lower carbon/nitrogen ratio (15.7), compared with the other phases. The presence of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), the genus Nitrobacter nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB), and DB were detected by PCR with specific primers at all phases. The analysis performed by 16S-rRNA DGGE revealed the genres Thauera at all phases; Betaproteobacteria and Acidovorax in phase 3; Azoarcus in phases 2 and 3; Clostridium, Bacillus, Lactobacillus, Turicibacter, Rhodopseudomonas, and Saccharibacteria in phase 1, which are related to the nitrogen removal, most of them by denitrifying. It is concluded that, with the characterization of the microbial community and the analysis of nitrogen compounds, it was determined, consistently, that the studied treatment system has microbiological capacity to remove TN, with the phase 3 aeration strategy, by simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND). Due to the high density of DB, most of the nitrification occurred by heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic. And denitrification occurred by heterotrophic and autotrophic forms, since the higher rate of oxygen application did not harm the DB. Therefore, the aeration and carbon conditions in phase 3 favored the activity of the microorganisms involved in these different routes. It is considered that, in order to increase autotrophic nitrification-aerobic, it is necessary to exhaust the volume of sludge in the secondary settlers (SD), further reducing the carbon/nitrogen ratio, through more frequent cleaning, whose periodicity should be the object of further studies. Graphical abstract.

The epicardium as a biological filter of the heart

In the epicardium of many mammals, animals, including humans, were found to have typical arteriovenular anastomoses. However, they do not correspond to the description of those direct anastomoses between arteries and veins located under the epicardium, which were previously identified. The authors who described them, using injection methods, showed the passage of carcass suspension from sub-epicardial arteries to sub-epicardial veins. But they could not accurately identify the type of vessels carrying out these connections. It is possible that these are arteriovenular anastomoses, since their diameter not exceeds the diameter of the blood capillaries. At the same time, it was shown that the vascular structures of the epicardium carry out the separation of the blood in the coronary artery system. As a result, blood with high hematocrit and freed from most various analytes and neutrophilic granulocytes enters the microvascular bed of the myocardium. The ultrafiltrate of the blood plasma in the sub-epicardial loose connective tissue undergoes biodegradation and is utilized in the lymphatic micro vessels. The aim of the work is the morphological and functional substantiation of the concept about of the epicardium as a biological filter of the heart. The vascular bed of the epicardium of hearts of mature dogs was studied (n=5), revealed by various routine histological and original intra- and extravascular methods. It is proved that the microvascular bloodstream of the sub-epicardial connective tissue has pronounced organ specificity. It is determined by the presence of arteriovenular anastomoses and permanent plasma capillaries, as well as the high permeability of all vascular components. The microvascular bed of the epicardium causes an ascending dilatation of the coronary arteries and contributes to ultrafiltration of a significant amount of blood plasma into the sub-epicardial interstitial space. Thus, the process of the separation of the blood is carried out, as a result of which blood with high hematocrit and free of neutrophilic granulocytes enters the myocardium. In the epicardial connective tissue, analytes accumulate that cannot be resorbed by venous micro vessels. This «biological debris» undergoes destruction in the sub-epicardial connective tissue, which proves the role of the epicardium as a biological filter of the heart.

Removing organic matters from reverse osmosis concentrate using advanced oxidation-biological activated carbon process combined with Fe3+/humus-reducing bacteria

The high-concentration wastewater produced in the industrial reverse osmosis (RO) process contains a large amount of refractory organic matters, which will have serious impacts on the natural environment and human health. Among them, contaminants can be transformed by humus-reducing bacteria based on humus. In this study, O3- assisted UV-Fenton method was applied as pretreatment. Biological activated carbon (BAC) technology in which humus-reducing bacteria were the dominant bacteria, enhanced by electron donor and Fe3+, was used to dispose of RO concentrate (ROC). The results showed that water treatment process combining oxidation with biological filtration had a positive effect on the removal of stubborn contaminants in ROC. The system was strengthened by adding electron donor and Fe3+, and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency was up to 80.1%. However, when the removal efficiency of UV254 absorbing pollutants reached optimal value (87.3%), that means only Fe3+ was added.

Methanotroph populations and CH4 oxidation potentials in high-Arctic peat are altered by herbivory induced vegetation change.

ABSTRACTMethane oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs) within the genus Methylobacter constitute the biological filter for methane (CH4) in many Arctic soils. Multiple Methylobacter strains have been identified in these environments but we seldom know the ecological significance of the different strains. High-Arctic peatlands in Svalbard are heavily influenced by herbivory, leading to reduced vascular plant and root biomass. Here, we have measured potential CH4 oxidation rates and identified the active methantrophs in grazed peat and peat protected from grazing by fencing (exclosures) for 18 years. Grazed peat sustained a higher water table, higher CH4 concentrations and lower oxygen (O2) concentrations than exclosed peat. Correspondingly, the highest CH4 oxidation potentials were closer to the O2 rich surface in the grazed than in the protected peat. A comparison of 16S rRNA genes showed that the majority of methanotrophs in both sites belong to the genus Methylobacter. Further analyses of pmoA transcripts revealed that several Methylobacter OTUs were active in the peat but that different OTUs dominated the grazed peat than the exclosed peat. We conclude that grazing influences soil conditions, the active CH4 filter and that different Methylobacter populations are responsible for CH4 oxidation depending on the environmental conditions.

Fast Start-Up ANAMMOX Operation Strategy and Flora Characteristics of a Biofilter

To achieve the rapid start-up of anaerobic ammonia oxidation (ANAMMOX) reaction at room temperature and sludge granulation, a small amount of ANAMMOX sludge was inoculated by an upflow biological filter reactor, and ANAMMOX was started by stage variable load and shortening hydraulic residence time (HRT) operation strategy. The reaction was evaluated, and the nitrogen removal characteristics of the biofilter were evaluated. The results showed that the biofilter started the ANAMMOX reaction in a medium-temperature (25-29℃) environment for 22 days. After 97 days of culture, the total nitrogen volume removal rate (NRR) reached 5.64 kg·(m3·d)-1, the total nitrogen (TN) removal rate was close to 80%, and the average particle size of the granular sludge was 4.5 mm. High-throughput sequencing analysis showed that the biofilter formed a layered structure of nitrifying bacteria-heterotrophic bacteria, anaerobic ammonium oxidation bacteria (AAOB), and AAOB-heterotrophic bacteria from bottom to top. The various microflora synergistically denitrified, creating a low dissolved oxygen (DO) stable environment for AAOB, and the dominant population Candidatus Kuenenia (AF375995.1) was enriched. In addition, the removal process of pollutants along the path and the characteristics of sludge along the process were analyzed, and it was verified that the sludge in the reaction zone had good ANAMMOX activity. An ANAMMOX-biofilter reactor achieves rapid start-up of the ANAMMOX reaction, sludge granulation, and efficient operation by effectively maintaining the amount of bacteria and stabilizing the reaction conditions.

Quantification, removal and potential ecological risk of emerging contaminants in different organic loads of swine wastewater treated by integrated biological reactors

This study aims to evaluate the dynamics and their ecological risks for aquatic species of lipid regulator, nervous stimulant, anti-inflammatory and endocrine disrupters in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB), submerged aerated biological filters (SABF) and horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (HSSF-CW) reactors that treat swine wastewater. Four organic loads of swine wastewater (SW) were used according to changing the chemical oxygen demand. 13 contaminants were quantified, standing out the endocrine disruptors, lipid regulator and anti-inflammatory. In phase III, 8318.4 ng L−1 of 4-ocylphenol was found at the influent of the UASB reactor and removal from 1877.1 to 13.7 ng L−1 in the bisphenol A system. With the maximum organic load, there was a reduction among all the treatment units, with concentrations between 1877.1 and 13.7 ng L−1 of bisphenol A and had naproxen removal of 94.5% and 2,7 ng L−1 after treating phases II and III. It was found that 24.6% of the contaminants presented a high ecological risk, with maximum values of 27.4 (4-nonylphenol, phase II), 24.6 and 5.9 (17β-estradiol, phase IV and I, respectively), 13.4 (4-ocylphenol, phase III) and 4.4 (estrone, phase IV) in the influent system. The reduction of ecological risk potentials was optimized by SABF and HSSF-CW. The effect oxygen availability and microbiological activities optimized the reduction of ecological risks on zebrafish (Danio rerio) and cnidarian (Hydra attenuata) species, moreover, the reduction of mass flows and ecological risks of the emerging contaminants are associated with the use of biological reactors in series and organic stabilizations.

Engineering culture using natural filter differences based on microsatelite to improve the quality of Snakehead (Channa striata)

The aim of the study was to examine various biological filters for hyacinth, hydrilla, apu apu and azzola media based microsatellite analysis of quality snakeheads (C striata) production. The research was carried out at the integrated laboratory of Diponegoro University in January to April 2019. The snakeheads used was size 4.83 ± 0.02 cm long of body and weighed 5.47 ± 0.12 g / fish, using artificial feed 35% protein content is given 3% perbiomas per day. The design used CRD 4 treatments and 3 replications were T1 (hyacinth), T2 (Hydrilla), T3 (apu apu), and T4 (Azzola) treatments, then for determining the quality the microsatellite genetic marker IS-GB1F 5-CCC TGT ATT TCA TTT CTC CA -3 and IS-GB 1 R 5-ACC ACT AAC GCA ATC TCT CT-3, for measuring genetic variation, polymorphic, number allel. Data analysis used minitab version 11. The results showed that the best treatment was T3 with survival rate 96.67 ± 1.92%, absolute weight growth of 14.60 ± 2.41g, SGR 2.61 ± 0.22% / day. The quality of snakehead using microsatellite was T3(band10-12, 13-16) on the best quality of snakeheads fish on T3 (204 bps allel ladder with 215 bps.

Designing the Next Generation of Fe0-Based Filters for Decentralized Safe Drinking Water Treatment: A Conceptual Framework

The ambitious United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 to “leave no one behind” concerning safe drinking water calls for the development of universally applicable and affordable decentralized treatment systems to provide safe drinking water. Published results suggest that well-designed biological sand filters (BSFs) amended with metallic iron (Fe0-BSFs) have the potential to achieve this goal. Fe0-BSFs quantitatively remove pathogens and a myriad of chemical pollutants. The available data were achieved under various operating conditions. A comparison of independent research results is almost impossible, especially because the used Fe0 materials are not characterized for their intrinsic reactivity. This communication summarizes the state-of-the-art knowledge on designing Fe0-BSFs for households and small communities. The results show that significant research progress has been made on Fe0-BSFs. However, well-designed laboratory and field experiments are required to improve the available knowledge in order to develop the next generation of adaptable and scalable designs of Fe0-BSFs in only two years. Tools to alleviate the permeability loss, the preferential flow, and the use of exhausted filters are presented.

Happy 2 Smell (H2S)

A problem was initially identified: the emission of polluting gases into the atmosphere, namely hydrogen sulphide, H2S, by the tanneries close to our school district. After carrying out theoretical investigations in Biology and Chemistry, the students developed an idea for a project, which consisted of creating a biological filter, with a porous matrix that could be easily traversed by the H2S gas, using, for this purpose, the dry fruit of the plant Luffa aegyptiaca. This material possesses a high porosity and good physical and chemical resistance, serving as a support matrix for sulphur bacteria and, initially, also their culture medium. In collaboration with Alcanena's Wastwater Treatment Plant, sludge from different treatment stages containing sulphurous bacteria were collected. These bacteria manage to transform H2S into sulphur and water. Finally, in collaboration with CTIC (Technological Center for the Leather Industry), iodometric titrations were carried out, proving the effectiveness of the produced filter.

Coming to Terms With Living Shorelines: A Scoping Review of Novel Restoration Strategies for Shoreline Protection

In an era of rapid coastal population expansion and habitat degradation, restoration is becoming an increasingly important strategy for combating coastal habitat loss and maintaining ecosystem services. In particular, techniques that use habitat restoration alone or restoration in combination with built infrastructure to provide coastal protective services are growing in popularity. These novel approaches, often called living shorelines, have the potential to expand the reach and applicability of coastal restoration projects. To understand how living shorelines research has expanded over time, we conducted a scoping review of English-language peer-reviewed articles. We included papers that self-identified as living shorelines research, as well as studies that used other related terminology, to investigate trends in publication rates, geography, site characteristics, and outcomes measured. Using a systematic search protocol, we compiled a database of 46 papers; the earliest study was published in 1981, and the earliest study to use the term living shoreline was published in 2008. Eighty-three percent of studies were conducted in North America, followed by 11% in Asia, and 7% in Europe, but the use of the term living shoreline was almost exclusively restricted to North America. Saltmarshes, oyster reefs, mangroves, and freshwater vegetation were used in living shoreline designs, but 91% of studies also incorporated structural materials like oyster shell and rock. Most living shorelines research was conducted at sites that were less than five years old. The vast majority of studies exclusively reported on ecological outcomes (89%), and of those, ecological processes were measured in 74% of studies. Processes related to coastal protection were measured most frequently (52% of ecological studies), followed by biological interactions, water filtration, nutrient cycling, and carbon sequestration. All together, our data suggest that living shorelines research is on the rise, but there is a need for more long-term data, socio-economic research, further consensus on the terminology used to describe different types of projects, and research on the types of living shorelines that are most effective in different environmental contexts. Future long-term and interdisciplinary research will help to elucidate the full effects of living shorelines.

Research on the general technical specification for biological filter for nitrogen

Biological filter for nitrogen removal is a new technology of wastewater treatment, which combines biological denitrification and physical filtration. In this paper, the operation status of biological filter for nitrogen removal at home and abroad, the necessity of developing the general technical specification of biological filter for nitrogen removal, and the general technical requirements of biological filter for nitrogen removal are described. Through the application of the research results of the general technical specifications of nitrogen removal biofilters, it is expected to promote the operational efficiency of China’s nitrogen removal biofilters and achieve significant economic, social and environmental benefits.

Nutrient removal from human fecal sludge digestate in full-scale biological filters

There is a great need for simple methods for digestate management for potential household sanitation systems based on anaerobic digestion of minimally diluted fecal waste in countries that lack safe sanitation. Herein, a full-scale three-stage filter for nitrogen and phosphorus removal from anaerobic digester effluent was implemented in Madagascar. It included a trickling filter with crushed charcoal (for aerobic nitrification), a submerged anaerobic filter with bamboo chips (for denitrification), and a submerged filter with scrap iron (for phosphorus removal). All filter materials were sourced locally. Three parallel replicate systems were operated in two sequential 8-week phases for a total of 16 continuous weeks. Though the influent feed was not as expected, with much of nitrogen in the feed coming in as organic N and not as NH3–N, the filters still removed 38–49% of total incoming nitrogen. The filters achieved high rates of nitrogen transformation along with removing solids (73–82% turbidity removal), chemical oxygen demand (67–75% removal), and phosphorus (31–50% removal). Overall, the reaction rates from this full-scale study were in line with previous lab-scale investigations with scaled-down systems, supporting their application in real-world scenarios. Based on this study, simple effluent filters can support nutrient removal for small-scale and onsite fecal sludge treatment systems.

Exploring microcystin-degrading bacteria thriving on recycled membranes during a cyanobacterial bloom

Microcystins (MC) are highly toxic secondary metabolites produced by cyanobacterial blooms in many freshwater ecosystems used for recreational and drinking water purposes. So far, biological processes remain to be optimized for an efficient cyanotoxin removal, and new approaches are necessary to compete with physical-chemical treatments. In previous studies we provided a new concept of membrane biofilm reactor made of recycled material, in which a single MC-degrading bacterial strain was inoculated. The present study evaluates the capacity of bacterial consortia associated with freshwater cyanobacterial blooms to form biofilms on recycled membranes and remove MC. Three different discarded reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, previously used in desalination plants after treating brackish water (BWd), seawater (SWd) and brackish water but transformed into nanofiltration (BWt-NF), were exposed to a cyanobacterial bloom in San Juan reservoir (central Spain). Results showed that the three recycled membranes developed a bacterial community with MC removal capacity. Little differences in bacterial coverage and MC removal efficiency between membranes were observed after their exposure in the reservoir. High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene analysis showed similar bacterial community composition at the phylum level but dissimilar at the order level between the three membranes. This suggests possible surface selectivity on the attached bacterial community. The mlr− candidates such as Burkholderiales and Methylophilales were highly abundant in BWt-NF and BWd, respectively, while mlr+ candidates (e.g. Sphingomonadales) were low abundant in all membranes. Analysis of mlrA and mlrB genes used as markers for MC degradation following mlr-pathway confirmed the presence of this pathway in all membranes. These results suggest the co-existence of both genotypes in membrane-attached native biofilms. Therefore, this study confirms that recycled membranes are suitable support for many MC-degrading bacteria, thus giving value to discarded membranes for eco-friendly and low-cost biological filters.

Phylogenetic and phenotypic filtering in hummingbirds from urban environments in Central Mexico

Cities act as biological filters on native biodiversity, selecting for traits allowing species to use urban resources, which may modify the phylogenetic structure and composition of biotic assemblages. Although many studies about urban filtering have included bird communities, few have focused on diverse and specialized groups, such as hummingbirds. Here, we investigate if: (1) the urbanization process may have modified the phylogenetic and phenotypic structure of regional hummingbird assemblages in five cities along the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in central Mexico, and (2) hummingbird species in urban environments have been filtered through the selection of particular morphological traits. We measured eight morphological traits related to the ability of hummingbird species to use resources, three of which (wing chord, culmen and bill curvature) were retained for phenotypic analyses. We estimated phylogenetic (MPD, mean pairwise distance, and MNTD, mean nearest taxon distance) and phenotypic structure values (pMPD and pMNTD) in regional and urban hummingbird assemblages, which allowed us to assess significant phylogenetic structure and phenotypic similarity among coexisting species, respectively. We also calculated phylogenetic signal to determine if traits are labile or conserved. We performed generalized linear mixed-effect models and a classification and regression tree analysis to determine which traits explained species’ presence in urban environments. Our results showed that urbanization modified the phylogenetic structure from a random pattern in regional assemblages towards more overdispersed values in urban assemblages, while phenotypic structure values changed either towards clustering or overdispersion in the different cities. Regression tree analyses showed that traits related to body-size and bill culmen may influence the presence of different hummingbird species in cities. Our results show that the urbanization process may change the phylogenetic and phenotypic structure of hummingbird assemblages, favoring species with generalist morphologies (intermediate body-sizes and relatively longer bills).

Biological Co-treatment of H2S and reduction of CO2 to methane in an anoxic biological trickling filter upgrading biogas

This study investigated the feasibility of co-treating H2S and CO2 in a biological trickling filter (BTF) inoculated with hydrogenotrophic methanogens (HMs) and nitrate-reducing, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. This was accomplished by introducing a pure culture of Thiobacillus denitrificans in a BTF that was successfully upgrading a biogas mimic (60:40 CH4:CO2) to >97% methane using an enriched HM consortium. Nitrate was fed as the electron acceptor to oxidize H2S. The results revealed that a severe competition for hydrogen’s electrons occurred between carbon dioxide and nitrate. Due to this competition, N:S loading rates of 16:1 were required to achieve >98% H2S removal, a ratio which is four times greater than the theoretical N:S ratio for complete sulfur oxidation. However, such high nitrate loading rates (>50 g N–NO3- m−3 h−1) had a negative impact on the BTF’s biogas upgrading performance. An electron balance illustrated the increasing diversion of H2 electrons towards nitrate reduction as nitrate loading increased. Overall, this study showed that simultaneous biogas upgrading and H2S removal in a single bioreactor is possible, but that achieving high yields for both reactions requires further research in process and culture optimization.

Quantification of water resource utilization efficiency as the main driver of plant diversity in the water-limited ecosystems

Identifying the drivers of species richness is a crucial for biodiversity conservation and community ecology. In this paper, the maximum utilization efficiency of water resources available to community is determined as the assembly law in an ecologically stable community with limited water resources. A plant community diversity model that incorporates water potential impedance is established, and the optimization model of community biodiversity structure was obtained based on water niche is also derived. It is shown that this optimization model can theoretically derive a species-area function similar to the traditional island biogeography curve, and it can also verify the predicted values of the species-area relationship experimentally and validated by long-term observations of plant diversity survey data. According to the model analyses, the total number of individuals (N) and the number of species (S) are determined by the combination of the water resources factors (the total quantity of available water resources in the growth season), the individual biological factors (the water consumption per unit mass of species in unit time), the complementary factors of inter- and intra-species water niche (the difference in water potential depending on the water use efficiency of the community), and plant community function factors (the total productivity of plant community). And as the area of plant communities increases, the heterogeneity of the water environment has increased. By adaptation and coevolution, more species are able to go through environmental and biological filtration, becoming community species that can utilize more available water resources at different spatial scales. Changes in water resources resulted in the community maximizing the utilization efficiency of water resources by adjusting the number and abundance of species. The main driving force for the increasing number of species is the full utilization of available water resources.

Environmental risk assessment of intensive beekeeping integrated with aquaponic system

The paper main objectives are to identify an analysis model for development of integrated aquaponics with intensive beekeeping. The socio-economic environmental impact assessment provides the opportunity to analyze the determinants of public attitude towards the use of multifunctional aquapson. In relation to the other agricultural production branches, beekeeping integrated into aquaponic systems is an environmentally friendly technology that does not use additional energy supply within the integrated production system and also recycles waste water from aquaculture through mechanical, biological filters and plant roots.

Study on Cooling Water Source Seawater Filtration System of Nuclear Power Plant

Littoral nuclear power plants at home and abroad use seawater as cooling source, which is the cooling system of nuclear island and conventional island. In recent years, many marine organisms such as jellyfish, phaeocystis globosa, hyacinth melon and prawn have affected the safety of water intake of nuclear power plant, and even led to the event of unit load reduction operation, machine trip and even reactor trip. In this paper, by analysing the existing problems of cold source seawater filtration system in nuclear power plant, the plane layout of water intake project is optimized, and the sea biological interception filtration system is established. Relying on the large offshore platform, online monitoring of the incoming sea creatures and the status of interceptors can realize the mechanized automation of intercepting and cleaning, and improve the reliability and efficiency of intercepting and cleaning. Reduce manual intervention and temporary network layout, reduce the risk of marine personnel operation, and improve the ability to withstand severe weather and large-scale outbreak of marine organisms. It ensures the safe operation of nuclear power plant.