The removal of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole by a high infiltration rate artificial composite soil treatment system

doi:10.1007/s11783-017-0920-z

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2017, Vol. 11

Issue (2) : 12 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-017-0920-z

RESEARCH ARTICLE

The removal of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole by a high infiltration rate artificial composite soil treatment system

Qinqin Liu^1,^2,³,Miao Li³(

),Fawang Zhang¹,Hechun Yu²,Quan Zhang⁴,Xiang Liu³(

)

¹. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
². China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
³. School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
⁴. Beijing Guohuan Tsinghua Environment Engineering Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd., Beijing 100084, China

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Abstract

Artificial composite soil treatment system with the high infiltration rate (1.394 m·d^-¹) had a good removal efficiency of TMP (80%–90%) and SMX (60%–70%).

The removal mechanism of TMP and SMX was mainly sorption and was related with hydrogeochemical process.

Sulfamethoxzole (SMX) and trimethoprim (TMP), two combined-using sulfonamide antibiotics, have gained increasing attention in the surface water, groundwater and the drinking water because of the ecological risk. The removal of TMP and SMX by artificial composite soil treatment system (ACST) with different infiltration rates was systematically investigated using K⁺, Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ hydrogeochemical indexes. Batch experiments showed that the sorption onto the low-cost and commercially available clay ceramsites was effective for the removal of SMX and TMP from water. The column with more silty clay at high infiltration rate (1.394 m·d⁻¹) had removal rates of 80% to 90% for TMP and 60% to 70% for SMX. High SMX and TMP removal rates had a higher effluent concentration of K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ and had a lower effluent Na⁺concentration. Removal was strongly related to sorption. The results showed that the removal of SMX and TMP was related to hydrogeochemical processes. In this study, ACST is determined to be applicable to the drinking water plants.

Keywords Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole Artificial composite soil treatment Hydrogeochemical processes Ion exchange

Corresponding Author(s): Miao Li,Xiang Liu

Issue Date: 07 April 2017

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Qinqin Liu,Miao Li,Fawang Zhang, et al. The removal of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole by a high infiltration rate artificial composite soil treatment system[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2017, 11(2): 12.

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Tab.1 The physicochemical properties of SMX, TMP

Tab.2 The experimental scheme of ASC experiment

Tab.3 The average infiltration rates and porosity of four ASCs

Fig.1 Schematic diagram of the ASC

Fig.2 Kinetic study of TMP and SMX sorption onto clay ceramsites. The results were fitted to pseudo-second order kinetic model and the first-order kinetic two-apartment model. (a) Represents the kinetic study of SMX sorption onto clay ceramsites, (b) represents the kinetic study of TMP sorption onto clay ceramsites

Tab.4 Fitting parameter of pseudo-second order kinetic model and the first-order kinetic two-apartment model to the experimental data

Fig.3 Equilibrium data on the sorption of SMX and TMP onto clay ceramsites. The results were fitted to Freundlich, Langmuir and Dubinin-Ashtakhov models. (a) represents the equilibrium study of SMX sorption onto clay ceramsites, (b) represents the equilibrium study of TMP sorption onto clay ceramsites

Tab.5 Fitting parameter of Frendlich, Langmuir and DA model to the experimental data

Fig.4 The SMX and TMP influent and effluent concentrations variation. (a) represents SMX influent and effluent concentrations variation, (b) represents TMP influent and effluent concentrations variation

Fig.5 The variability of pH and DO over time. (a) Represents pH variability, (b) represents DO variability

Fig.6 The monitoring results of K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ and Na⁺ concentration over time. (a)-(d) represent K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, and Na⁺concentration monitoring result, respectively

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