外文翻譯--廢水回收與在使用 中文版.pdf

EDITORIALSWastewaterRecyclingandReuseAsiswellknown,wastewatershavebeenreclaimedforagriculturaluseforcenturies.ThearticlebyFattal,etal,inthisissueoftheJournalreportsresultsofanepidemiologicalstudyoftheimpactofpoorqualitywastewatereffluentusedforirrigationofnonfoodcropsonthehealthofpeopleresidinginnearbykibbutziminIsrael.Thepracticeofusingwastewatersforirrigationiscommoninmanyaridandsemiaridareasoftheworld,includingtheUnitedStates.Currently,thereisconsiderableinterestinthepotentialhealtheffectsassociatedwiththedirectandindirecthumanconsumptionofreclaimedwastewaters.Indirecthumancon-sumptionofwastewatersoccurswhensurfacewaters,par-ticularlyriversreceivingwastewaterdischarges,areusedforwatersupply.Thesesurfacesources,alongwithanincreas-ingnumberofgroundwaterresources,arecontaminatedbythewastedischargesfromcommunities,industrialactivities,agriculturalandurbanrunoff,andstormwater.Usingthesesourcesofsupply,watertreatmentplantshaveproducedwaterthatisconsideredsafeforhumanuse,althoughthesefinishedwatersmaycontainlowlevelsoforganicchemicalswhichmaybepotentiallyharmfulfollowinglong-terminges-tion.AnearlyexampleofthedirectreuseofwastewaterforpotablepurposesoccurredinChanute,Kansasfollowingthedroughtof1952-57.2DuringtheperiodfromOctober14,1956throughMarch14,1957,becauseofthecriticalshortageofwater,municipalwastewatertreatmentplanteffluentwasrecycledthroughthewatertreatmentplantandintroducedintothewaterdistributionsystem.Althoughthewatermetexistingmicrobialstandards,withcontinuedrecyclingpublicacceptancedecreasedandbottled-watersalesflourished.Currently,theonlyknownsourceofdirectreuseofreclaimedwastewateristhatatWindhoek,NamibiainsouthwestAfrica,wherewastewaters,devoidoftoxicindustrialwastes,aredischargedafterextensivetreatmenttomaturationpondsbeforeadmixturewithuncontaminatedsourcewaters.Withthedevelopmentofnewtechnologiesforthetreatmentofwastewater(advancedortertiarytreatment),fosteredinpartbytheFederalWaterPollutionActof1972andSection1444oftheSafeDrinkingWaterActof1974,34extensivestudieshaveshownthattreatedwastewaterscouldbeproducedwhichmeetallofthemaximumconcentrationlimitsstipulatedinthedrinkingwaterstandards.56Thedrinkingwaterstandardsstate.priorityshouldbegiventotheselectionofthepurestsource.Pollutedsourcesshouldnotbeused.andAbate-mentandcontrolofpollutionwillsignificantlyaidinproducingdrinkingwater.infullcompliancewith.thesestandardsandwillbeaestheticallyacceptabletotheconsumer.IEventhoughthestandardscallforobtainingthewatersupplyfromtheleastpollutedsource,thereareareas,particularlyinthesunbelt,whicharealreadyusingwaterbeyondthecapacityoftheavailablenaturalsupplies,3andwhereitmaynotbeeconomicallyfeasibletoimportwatersofpotablequality.Intheinterestofconservingexistingwatersupplysources,reclaimedwastewatersarebeingusedforindustrialpurposes,78agriculturalcropirrigation,79urbanirrigation,79recreationalpurposes,7andgroundwaterre-charge.4105Dependingontheextentoftreatmentreceivedbeforereuse,therearepublichealthconcernsrelatedtoeachofthesereusepractices.Theseinclude:*microbialpathogensandindicators；722*traceorganicconstituentsandtheireffects；7151923*traceinorganiccontaminantsandtheireffects；751922and*physicalconstituents,suchassuspendedsolidsandturbidity.7InthemostcomprehensivestudytodatetoevaluatetheeffectsonhealthofusingtreatedwastewaterforgroundwaterreplenishmentattheWhittierNarrowsGroundwaterReplen-ishmentPlant,theauthors24concludedthattherewerenodemonstrableormeasurableadverseeffectsoneithertheareasgroundwateroronthehealthofthepeopleingestingthewater.Roberts5indicatedthatthoseresponsibleforpossiblehealthdecisionsintheuseofreclaimedwastewaterstakeanunderstandablycautiousattitudetowardtheyetunquantifiedriskofchronichealtheffectscausedbytraceorganics.Althoughmaximumconcentrationlimitshavebeenes-tablishedforseveralinorganicandafeworganicpesticidesinpotablewatersupplies,56limitsformanycompounds,par-ticularlyorganic,havenotbeenestablished.However,limitshavebeenproposedforadditionalorganiccompoundsinwater.25Maximumconcentrationlimitsareforsingleentitiesanddonotrelatetothepossibleadditive,synergistic,orantagonisticbehaviorofmanycontaminants.Californiahasbeenaleaderindevelopingstandardsforreclaimedwastewatersusedinagricultureandfortherechargeofgroundwaters.40926Inlieuofstandardsforassessingthequalityofreclaimedwastewater,Work,etal,27proposedthattreatmentatDenverbecapableofremovingtheincrementaddedtothewastethroughuse,thusreturningthewatertothequalityinitiallypresentinthewatersupplysource.This,ofcourse,wouldentailmeasurementofallknownparame-ters,butnotunknownsubstancescapableofinducinghealtheffectsafterlong-termconsumption.Asindicatedearlier,processesareavailabletotreatwastewaterstomeetcurrentdrinkingwaterstandards；6however,theextentoftreatmentisafunctionofcost.Removaloftheresidualrefractorymaterialsbecomesin-creasinglyexpensive,andthepublicisnotconditionedtopayahigherpriceforitsmunicipalwatersupply.Therefractorysubstancesofmostconcernaretheorganiccompounds.Specificstudieshavebeencarriedouttoevaluate2829anddevelop8additionalmethodsfortheirremoval.Themajorunresolvedproblemisthehandlinganddisposalofthetoxicinorganicandorganicsubstancesthatarepresentinthesludges,slurries,and/orresidualconcentratesproducedduringtreatment.Analternativetoextensivetreatmentforurbanuseofnonpotablereclaimedwastewatershasbeentoprovidedualdistributionsystems-oneforthepotablesupplyandaseparateoneforthenonpotablesupply.Althoughfeasibleandinuseinseveralcommunities,8926theAmericanWaterWorksAssociation(AWWA),intheforewordtoitsManualonDualSystems,statesthattheuseofadualdistributionsystemis.notarecommendedstandardofpracticebutAJPHAugust1986,Vol.76,No.8960areportofthestate-of-the-art.8Sincethepublicdrinksonlyabout1percentofthewatersuppliedtothecommunity,andif,asstatedbyLynch,30.whatamountstozeroriskeverbecomesthewillofthepeople,itmightbenecessarytoexchangeourtraditionalone-systemapproachtowaterdistributionforadualsysteminwhichthewaterintendedforhumanconsumptionwouldundergoextremesofmonitoring,testing,andtreatmentandtherestwouldbekeptatlevelsofqualityorsafetythatuntilnowhavebeendeemedtobesatisfactory.Inthetreatmentofreclaimedwastewatersforindirectreuse,acriticalissueisthereliabilityofthetreatmentprocess.Roberts5reportsthatWaterFactory21hasdem-onstratedthatpotablewaterqualitystandardscanbesatis-fied,forthemostpart,withbetterthan95percentreliabilitybasedonCaliforniacontaminationlevelstandards.Withproperdesignoffacilities,carefuloperation,adequatelytrainedpersonnel,andpossibilityofoccasionalbypassing,mostplantsshouldbeabletoperformaswell.Scientifically,ourabilitytoidentifyandtoquantifythelowlevelsofcontaminantspresentinwaterhasfarout-strippedourcapabilitiestoevaluateandinterpretthesignif-icanceofthelevelsmeasuredinassessingpotentialchronichealtheffects.Thereisaneedtodevelopappropriatetestprocedurestodeterminethehealthsignificanceofthemanysubstancescurrentlyidentifiableinwater.Beforereuseofreclaimedwastewatercanbecomeareality,thepublicmustaccepttheproduct.Publicattitudesurveyshaveshownthatalargesegmentofthepublicendorseswastewaterreuseforagriculturalandurbanirriga-tion,industrialuse,toiletflushing,andsceniclakeswhereasalesserfractionsupportsitsuseforboating/fishing,laundry,andbeachesandbathing,andastillsmallerfractionforfoodcanning,cooking,anddrinking.273133Generalacceptancefordrinkingreclaimedwaterrangedfrom40tomorethan80percent.Ifthereclaimedwaterwastobeofthesameorbetterqualitythanthecurrentsupply,resultsofaDenversurveyshowedthat84.1percentofthepublicagreedtosomedegree.2732Some63percentofDenverresidentsfavoredeventualpotablewaterreuse.27Bruvold33characterizedthemembersofthepublicandtheindividualshavingthemostfavorableattitudetowardreusingreclaimedwastewaterfordrinkingaswellasthosethatdidnothaveafavorableattitude.Inarecentarticle,Wolman34indicatedthatpeopleweremilitant,concerned,fearful,andevenhystericalintheirsearchforguaranteedsafetyandzerorisk.Heidentifiedasaparameterpublicconfrontation,poundedbyconcern,ignorance,misconception,hysteria,andfearoftheunknown.hasitsorigininpressuregroups,officialdom,andthecommunica-tionsmedia.Thesephenomenaareofhighimport,however,inanyassessmentofthesignificanceofwaterborneillnessesfromwastewaterdischarges.Hasthiscomplexhumanbehaviorrelativetothesafetyofourwatersuppliesbeenthemotivatingfactorforthetremendoussurgeintheuseofbottledwaterandbeverages?Inconclusion,thedirectreuseofreclaimedwastewatersforpotablepurposesshouldbedeferreduntilenoughscien-tificevidenceisavailabletoadequatelyassessthepotentiallyadversehealtheffects,bothacuteandchronic.9ThereisaneedforadditionalcomprehensivehealtheffectsstudiesofthetypereportedbyNellor,etal.24Wealsoanticipatetheresultsofthelong-termhealtheffectsstudiesplannedbytheCityofDenverasapartofitsdemonstrationprojecttoEDITORIALSevaluatethefeasibilityofreclaimingwastewaterfordirectreuse.35REFERENCES1.FattalB,WaxY,DaviesM,ShuvalHI:Healthrisksassociatedwithwastewaterirrigation-Anepidemiologicalstudy.AmJPublicHealth1986；76:977-979.2.MetzlerDF,CulpRL,StoltenbergHA,WoodwardRL,WaltonG,ChangSL,ClarkeNA,PalmerCM,MiddletonFM:EmergencyuseofreclaimedwaterforpotablesupplyatChanute,Kansas.JAmWaterWorksAssoc1958；50:1021-1057.3.EnglishJN,BennettER,LindstedtKD:Researchrequiredtoestablishconfidenceinthepotablereuseofwastewater.JAmWaterWorksAssoc1977；69:131-136.4.RobertsPV,McCartyPL,RomanWH:Directinjectionofreclaimedwaterintoanaquifer.JEnvironEngrDiv,AmSocCivilEngrs1978；104:933-949.5.NationalInterimPrimaryDrinkingWaterRegulations1977；EPA-570/9-76-003.Washington,DC:OfficeofWaterSupply,EnvironmentalProtec-tionAgency.6.FederalRegister1979；44(140):42918(July18).7.GarrisonWE,MieleRP:Currenttrendsinwaterreclamationtechnology.JAmWaterWorksAssoc1977；69:364-369.8.DeBoerJG:Wastewaterreuse:Aresourceoranuisance?JAmWaterWorksAssoc1983；75:348-356.9.OkunDA:Reuse:Panaceaorpieinthesky?JAmWaterWorksAssoc1985；77:26.10.AsanoT,WassermanKL:GroundwaterrechargeoperationsinCalifornia.JAmWaterWorksAssoc1980；72:380-385.11.SontheimerH:ExperiencewithriverbankfiltrationalongtheRhineRiver.JAmWaterWorksAssoc1980；72:386-390.12.PietGJ,ZoetemanBCJ:Organicwate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