ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Ecological Remediation of Blocked Urban River
by Integrated Physical-Biological Approaches
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Ningbo Municipal Engineering Construction Group Co. Ltd, Ningbo 315000, China
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Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing
Technology and Business University, Chongqing 400067, China
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Ningbo Shuixin Internet of Things Technology Co. Ltd, Ningbo 315033, China
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Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Jiande, Hangzhou 311607, China
Submission date: 2023-05-29
Final revision date: 2023-07-03
Acceptance date: 2023-07-08
Online publication date: 2023-09-21
Publication date: 2023-10-25
Corresponding author
Kan Wang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Jie Yu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(6):5185-5196
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Urban rivers were often cut off during engineering construction in regions with dense river
network, causing severe deterioration of the river eco-system. Due to little research conducted
on the blocked river remediation, this study applied integrated engineering measures including
aeration, planted floating beds, fiber biofilm carriers, and microbial reagents to remediate a blocked
river in-situ. The concentrations of NH3-N, total phosphorus (TP), and CODMn of the blocked river
were markedly reduced, with removal efficiencies of 50.5-94.7%, 15.8-78.2%, and 30.4-78.7% after
3-months remediation, respectively. Negative correlations were found between NH3-N and temperature,
pH, between TP and pH, probably due to season and/or pH dependent biological processes. Positive
correlation between CODMn and dissolved oxygen suggests the efficiency of artificial aeration in COD
elimination. The biofilms developed on fibers showed temporal and spatial variations in quantity
and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) composition. The biofilm EPS was dominated by humic
acid-like compounds with low freshness, while the dissolved organic matter in the river mainly
consisted of aromatic proteins and fulvic acid-like compounds with high freshness which may attributed
to the microbial reagents. No secondary pollution from sediment was observed. Results suggest
integrated ecological remediation as a feasible strategy for the blocked river remediation.