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The effect of straw on natural solar sludge drying was investigated. As the thickness of the stack increased, the rate of water removal per unit area slightly increased and the rate of water removal per unit volume rapidly decreased. The rate of water removal increased as the accumulation of solar energy increased but decreased as the relative humidity increased. On the 23rd day, the moisture content of the dewatered sludge and the chopped straw mixture decreased from 75.2 to 45.1% at a thickness of stack of 30 cm, with an average water evaporation rate of 7.2 kg/m2d. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The non-ionic water-soluble X-ray contrast agent iomeprol (IOM) enters the water supply through sewage treatment plants, which can cause considerable environmental harm. In this study,Pseudomonassp. I-24 (I-24) was tested for its ability to remove IOM from water via co-metabolic pathways. The optimum removal rate of IOM by I-24 was 38.43% ± 3.70% when starch served as the source of external carbon, and its co-metabolism of IOM conformed to the first-order kinetics. The highest activity of intracellular enzyme (degrading enzyme) extracted from I-24 was 0.143 ± 0.005 mU in starch condition. The Michaelis constant of the degrading enzyme was found to be 91.08 μmol L−1. However, glucose and maltose showed the best promotive effects on the growth and electron transport activity of I-24, indicating that overgrowth may result in competitive inhibition and a reduced degradation rate of IOM. Adding I-24 and degrading enzymes to biological aerated filters increased IOM removal rates without affecting CODMnremoval. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]