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Jiao Chen1, Yixin Lu1,2, Jun Cheng1
1a Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Three constructed rapid infiltration (CRI) systems (C1, C2 and C3) were operated under 7, 14 and 21 days of continuous starvation, respectively. The effect of starvation on the ammonia removal efficiency (ARE), nitrite accumulation rate (NAR), bioactivity of nitrifiers and content of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) was investigated. The results showed that the activity of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) was higher than that of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in stabilization periods, leading to a complete nitrification in CRI systems. During starvation periods, the activity decay rates of AOB (kAOB) for C1, C2 and C3 were 0.172 ± 0.008, 0.132 ± 0.009 and 0.128 ± 0.009 d-1, respectively, and those of NOB (kNOB) were 0.159 ± 0.005, 0.152 ± 0.009 and 0.150 ± 0.005 d-1, respectively, implying that kAOB was higher than kNOB in a 7-day starvation period, while showing a contrasting result in a 14- or 21-day starvation period. When resuming wastewater supply, AOB activity as well as the ARE in C1, C2 and C3 gradually restored to their initial levels within 6, 10 and 23 days, respectively. However, NOB activity was unable to fully restore after a 14- or 21-day starvation period, causing the final NAR of C2 and C3 to remain at 25% and 60%, respectively. Furthermore, EPS could be used as the source of carbon and energy for hungry microorganisms to guarantee the metabolic activity of living cells in a starvation environment. These findings could provide a theoretical foundation for operational optimization of CRI systems under starvation conditions.
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