Pulp and paper effluent management

Carbon substrate utilization profiles, phenotypic fingerprints, of microbial communities from different pulp and paper effluent treatment systems are being determined using Biolog plates. The substrates from the Biolog GN plates that were deemed to be most significant in differentiating between communities are being employed as substrate panels on Biolog MT plates. Correlative microbiological tests including FAME analysis, heterotrophic plate counts, and epifluorescent microscopy are performed on the samples. By correlating the phenotypic fingerprints to pulp and paper mill processes and operation parameters in the treatment systems, the carbon substrate utilization profile has shown potential as a useful management tool.

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Pulp and paper effluent management

Water Environment Research ◽

10.2175/106143097x134957 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 641-658 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kevin A. Kahmark ◽

Jay P. Unwin

Keyword(s):

Pulp And Paper ◽

Pulp And Paper Effluent

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Sonication of pulp and paper effluent

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry ◽

10.1016/j.ultsonch.2008.10.011 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 321-324 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Lawton E. Shaw ◽

Dana Lee

Keyword(s):

Pulp And Paper ◽

Pulp And Paper Effluent

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Brevibacillus parabrevis MTCC 12105: a potential bacterium for pulp and paper effluent degradation

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ◽

10.1007/s11274-018-2414-y ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Rajni Hooda ◽

Nishi K. Bhardwaj ◽

Pamela Singh

Keyword(s):

Pulp And Paper ◽

Pulp And Paper Effluent ◽

Brevibacillus Parabrevis

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Physiological Health of Common Bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) in the Tarawera and Rangitaiki Rivers of New Zealand: Evidence of Diminished Ecological Effects of Pulp and Paper Effluents in Wild Fish Populations

Water Quality Research Journal ◽

10.2166/wqrj.2010.025 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 223-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael J. Landman ◽

Natalie A. Bleackley ◽

Nicholas Ling ◽

Michael R. van den Heuvel

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Ovarian Tissue ◽

Microscopic Analysis ◽

Pulp And Paper ◽

Steroid Production ◽

River Population ◽

Tissue Samples ◽

Stage Of Development ◽

Pulp And Paper Effluent ◽

Gobiomorphus Cotidianus

Abstract This study examined the comparative physiological health of the endemic New Zealand common bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) in the Tarawera and Rangitaiki Rivers. Bully were sampled downstream of pulp and paper effluent inputs in the Tarawera River and compared with a similar inland population in the Rangitaiki River. Condition factor and liver somatic index did not differ between populations, but Tarawera River bullies possessed larger gonads. Haematological assessments found smaller erythrocytes with reduced haemoglobin content, and increased leukocyte concentrations in Tarawera River females. Male and female Tarawera River bullies had significantly induced hepatic ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity. Greater ovarian follicular steroid production was also found for Tarawera River females. Microscopic analysis of ovarian tissue samples found no histopathological abnormalities in either population and indicated a slightly advanced vitellogenic stage of development in the Tarawera River population. It is concluded that the difference in steroid production between populations was most likely linked to gonad size and developmental status. In line with the disappearance of physiological effects in recent controlled laboratory and mesocosm pulp and paper effluent exposures, this study further demonstrates that, with the exception of EROD induction, characteristic pulp and paper effluent effects are not obvious in wild Tarawera fish.

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