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Liu W, Xia R, Ding X, Cui W, Li T, Li G, Luo W. Impacts of nano-zero-valent iron on antibiotic removal by anaerobic membrane bioreactor for swine wastewater treatment. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Li J, Hu X, Wang J, Yao Y, Zhang Y, Ni L, Li S. Efficient removal of organic compounds in eutrophic water via a synergy of cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances and permanganate. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:70532-70541. [PMID: 35585454 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20827-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study provides a new thinking for the efficient utilization of permanganate (Mn (VII)) in eutrophic water treatment. Eutrophic water contained a large amount of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) with reduction and chelation; this study used phenol as typical organic matter and cyanobacteria EPS as a representative EPS to explore the mechanism by which EPS influences the oxidation of phenol by Mn(VII) at pH 5.0-9.0. The results showed that under the condition of pH 5.0-7.0, adding 0.2-10 mg/L EPS to the Mn(VII) system could effectively improve the oxidation efficiency of Mn(VII) for phenol. EPS promoted the continuous formation and stability of in situ EPS-MnO2 colloids and significantly enhanced the oxidation of Mn(VII). EPS also combined with phenol and increased the electron cloud density to promote the oxidation of phenol by Mn(VII).
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- Jing Li
- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, MOE, School of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
- Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Huang L, Jin Y, Zhou D, Liu L, Huang S, Zhao Y, Chen Y. A Review of the Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) in Wastewater Treatment Systems. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12191. [PMID: 36231490 PMCID: PMC9566195 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A review of the characterization and functions of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial aggregates in biological wastewater treatment systems is presented in this paper. EPS represent the complex high-molecular-weight mixture of polymers excreted by microorganisms generated from cell lysis as well as adsorbed inorganic and organic matter from wastewater. EPS exhibit a three-dimensional, gel-like, highly hydrated matrix that facilitates microbial attachment, embedding, and immobilization. EPS play multiple roles in containments removal, and the main components of EPS crucially influence the properties of microbial aggregates, such as adsorption ability, stability, and formation capacity. Moreover, EPS are important to sludge bioflocculation, settleability, and dewatering properties and could be used as carbon and energy sources in wastewater treatment. However, due to the complex structure of EPS, related knowledge is incomplete, and further research is necessary to understand fully the precise roles in biological treatment processes.
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- Lei Huang
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400716, China
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Chen Y, Wang J, Zhao YG, Maqbool F, Gao M, Guo L, Ji J, Zhao X, Zhang M. Sulfamethoxazole removal from mariculture wastewater in moving bed biofilm reactor and insight into the changes of antibiotic and resistance genes. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 298:134327. [PMID: 35304219 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Antibiotics are widely dosed in mariculture sector, resulting in substantial antibiotics residues. Hence, mariculture wastewater is urgent to be treated before discharging. In this study, the anoxic/oxic moving bed biofilm reactor (A/O-MBBR) was used to treat the wastewater containing sulfamethoxazole (SMX) from mariculture, SMX removal mechanism and the variation of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) were investigated. The results showed that 22%-33% of SMX was removed by the bioreactor, where a small amount of SMX was adsorbed and stored by the extracellular polymers and most of SMX (>80%) was biodegraded in the anoxic tank. Occurrence of nitrate in anoxic condition was conducive to SMX degradation. Pseudomonas, Desulfuromusa, and Methanolobus species, as well as microbial catalase contributed to the SMX biotransformation. Quantitative PCR analysis of ARGs (sul1, sul2 and int1) and mRNA (sul1, sul2) showed that SMX enriched SMX-related ARGs and enhanced the expression of corresponding genes. Most of ARGs finally were discharged with effluent. Hence, the effluent from biologically based processes treating mariculture wastewater still contained antibiotics residue and resistance genes, which should be further controlled by suitable techniques.
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- Yue Chen
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Lab of Marine Environmental Science and Ecology (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China.
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- Department of Microbiology, Hazara University, Mansehra, 21300, Pakistan
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Lab of Marine Environmental Science and Ecology (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Lab of Marine Environmental Science and Ecology (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Lab of Marine Environmental Science and Ecology (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering (MEGE), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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Xu W, Yang Z, Tang H, Wang C, Ye Z. Response of immobilized denitrifying bacterial consortium to tetracycline exposure. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 239:113652. [PMID: 35605327 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Tetracycline (TC) as one of the most widely used antibiotics commonly exists in aquaculture tail water and piggery wastewater, causing risks to human. However, the response of immobilized anaerobic denitrifying bacterial consortium to TC exposure lacks systematic research. In this study, the denitrification performance and the compositional shift of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and microbial community under TC stress were investigated. The inhabitation effect of TC on nitrate reduction of the immobilized bacterial consortium became evident at high concentrations (50 mg/L and 100 mg/L). Nitrite reduction was more sensitively inhibited than nitrate reduction. The inhabitation effect was mainly due to the fact that TC damaged cell membranes and subsequently effect the intracellular enzymes activities relating to denitrification (NAR and NIR activities). About 50% of TC can be removed by the immobilized bacterial consortium under all tested TC concentrations. Three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM) results implied that the tryptophan like substances of EPS were obviously quenched with increasing TC concentration. EPS played an important role in TC removal. The denitification performance of the immobilized bacterial consortium under TC stress was attributed to the genera Paraccoccus, Pseudoxanthomonas, Diaphorobacter and Pseudomonas. Initial TC concentration obviously affected the microbial communities. This study may facilitate the management of aquaculture tail water and piggery wastewater contaminated with nitrate and antibiotics.
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- Wenjie Xu
- School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China.
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China
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Zhang X, Yu T, Liu C, Fan X, Wu Y, Wang M, Zhao C, Chen Y. Cysteine reduced the inhibition of CO 2 on heterotrophic denitrification: Restoring redox balance, facilitating iron acquisition and carbon metabolism. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 826:154173. [PMID: 35240182 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The direct effect of CO2 on denitrification has attracted great attention currently. Our previous studies have confirmed that CO2 inhibited heterotrophic denitrification and caused high nitrite accumulation and nitrous oxide emission. Cysteine is a widely reported bio-accelerator; however, its effect on denitrification under CO2 exposure remains unknown. In this paper, the effect of cysteine on heterotrophic denitrification and its mechanisms under CO2 exposure were explored with the model denitrifier, Paracoccus denitrificans. We observed that total nitrogen removal increased from 17.9% to 90.4% as cysteine concentration increased from 0 to 50 μM, probably due to restoration of cell growth and viability. Further study showed that cysteine reduced the inhibition of CO2 on denitrification due to multiple positive influences: (1) regulating glutathione metabolism to eliminate intracellular reactive nitrogen species (RNS), while reducing extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) levels and altering its composition, ultimately restoring cell membrane integrity (2) facilitating the transport and metabolism of carbon sources to increase NADH production, and (3) increasing intracellular iron and up-regulating the expression of key iron transporters genes (AfuA, AfuB, ExbB and TonB) to restore the transport and consumption of electron. This study suggests that cysteine can be added to recover heterotrophic denitrification performance after inhibition by elevated CO2.
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- Xuemeng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Xin K, Chen X, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Pang H, Yang J, Jiang H, Lu J. Trace antibiotics increase the risk of antibiotic resistance genes transmission by regulating the biofilm extracellular polymeric substances and microbial community in the sewer. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 432:128634. [PMID: 35306411 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sewer is considered a potential hotspot for antibiotic resistance, but the occurrence and proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) under trace antibiotics exposure have received little attention. This work evaluated the effects of tetracycline (TC) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) individually and in combination in the sewer system and revealed the related mechanisms of ARG proliferation. The relative abundance of tetA and sul1 increased the most under TC and SMX stress, respectively, whereas sul1 increased the most under combined stress. Intl1 was abundant in both the liquid phase and the biofilm, and redundancy analysis confirmed that horizontal gene transfer was the main reason for the proliferation of ARGs. The increase in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) secretion and the enhancement of the main hydrophobic functional groups facilitated the accumulation of biofilms, which promoted the proliferation of ARGs in biofilms. The relative abundance of most ARGs in the liquid phase was significantly correlated with EPS, protein and tryptophan-like substances. Furthermore, the microbial community structure and diversity affected the proliferation and spread of ARGs in the sewer. These findings contribute to our further understanding of the proliferation and development of ARGs in the sewer and lay the foundation for the front-end control of ARGs.
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- Kuan Xin
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; State Key Laboratory of Green Building in West China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; State Key Laboratory of Green Building in West China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; State Key Laboratory of Green Building in West China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; State Key Laboratory of Green Building in West China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; State Key Laboratory of Green Building in West China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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Luo J, Miao S, Koju R, Joshi TP, Liu R, Liu H, Qu J. Simultaneous removal of aromatic pollutants and nitrate at high concentrations by hypersaline denitrification:Long-term continuous experiments investigation. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 216:118292. [PMID: 35421667 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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If we can use toxic aromatic compounds as supplementary carbon source, the simultaneous removal of nitrate (NO3-) and aromatic compounds may be achieved at much lower chemical costs. This study uses the expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors to investigate the hypersaline (> 3%) denitrification performance, the removal of aromatic compounds, i.e., aniline, phenol, and their mixture, and the mechanisms involved in. The four reactors exhibit high removal efficiency of NO3- (> 92.8%) and aromatic compounds (> 73.9%) at 0-1200 mg/L of aromatic compounds. The formation of toxic intermediates such as catechol and azo dyes is revealed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with and without N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) derivation, and their toxic effects lead to the lower cell survival ratios after exposing to phenol (64.2% ∼ 68.9%) than to aniline and mixture (72.7% ∼ 78.0%). The stable performance is associated with the more secretion of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and the adsorption of pollutants on EPS, and this was indicated from the higher fluorescence intensity in three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM). Moreover, the Halomonas and Azoarcus show high abundance and play important roles in the removal of both NO3- and aromatic compounds. Besides, quantitative real time PCR (RT-qPCR) results demonstrate the key role of highly abundant nosZ and nirS genes in denitrification. The toxic organics in industrial wastewaters are potentially feasible carbon sources for denitrification even under high-salinity stress.
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- Jing Luo
- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Environment and Climate Study Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Zhao M, Bai X, Zhang Y, Yuan Y, Sun J. Enhanced photodegradation of antibiotics based on anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria and bacterial metabolites: A sustainably green strategy for the removal of high-risk organics from secondary effluent. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 430:128350. [PMID: 35149498 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Antibiotic residues in effluents discharged from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been considered high-risk organics due to biorefractory property and potential toxicity. Secondary pollution and unsustainability existed in advanced treatment of secondary effluent are currently in urgent need of improvement. In this study, a sustainably green strategy based on Rhodopseudomonas palustris (R.palustris) by regulating the structure of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) was proposed for the first time to achieve efficiently removal of sulfadiazine (SDZ). Results showed that 0.2 V was the optimal external potential for R.palustris to efficiently remove SDZ, where the biodegradation rate constant obtained at this potential was 4.87-folds higher than that in open-circuit mode and a complete removal was achieved within 58 h in the presence of EPS extracted at this potential. Three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM) spectra analysis suggested that tryptophan protein-like, tyrosine protein-like, humic acid-like and fulvic acid-like substances present in EPS were the main effective components which was responsible for the indirect photodegradation of SDZ. The quenching experiments showed that 3EPS* was the dominant reactive species which accounted for 90% of SDZ removal. This study provides new implications for the advanced treatment of secondary effluent organic matters by developing eco-friendly bioaugmentation technology and biomaterials.
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- Mengmeng Zhao
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Zhang D, Yang S, Yang C, Chen Y, Hu R, Xie Y, Wang Y, Wang W. New insights into the interaction between dissolved organic matter and different types of antibiotics, oxytetracycline and sulfadiazine: Multi-spectroscopic methods and density functional theory calculations. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:153258. [PMID: 35065110 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is composed of numerous fluorescent components. It is an indispensable parameter to affect the environmental fate of antibiotics in various ways. To assess the migration of antibiotics in environment compartments, it is crucial to understand the binding mechanism between DOM and antibiotics. How a particular component in DOM interacts with coexistence antibiotics is not still fully understood. Therefore, in the present study, interactions of two antibiotics oxytetracycline (OTC) and sulfadiazine (SD) with humic acid (HA) and L-tryptophan (L-Trp) which were representative DOM components, were investigated by multispectral techniques and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The fluorescence quenching mechanism was static quenching. In the binding process, the quenching ability of OTC was stronger than that of SD in HA, which was the same as in L-Trp. DFT calculations were applied to confirm a stronger interaction between OTC and HA or L-Trp than SD. Meanwhile, analyzing the binding sequence by two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS), a humic-like substance bound antibiotics was earlier than a protein-like substance. In HA system, the combination of two antibiotics had a synergistic effect on HA quenching. In L-Trp system, the quenching relationship between the two antibiotics and L-Trp was antagonistic. The FTIR spectra showed that hydroxyl and amide were involved in the binding process of individual DOM components with OTC and SD. The work will help to further understand the behavior of coexistence antibiotics in the environment.
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- Dan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China; School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China; School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China; School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China; School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China; School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China; School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China; School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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Melo A, Quintelas C, Ferreira EC, Mesquita DP. The Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Micropollutant Removal. FRONTIERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2022.778469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In biological wastewater treatment (WWT), microorganisms live and grow held together by a slime matrix comprised of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), forming a three-dimensional microbial structure of aggregates (flocs or granules) and by chemical binding forces. Furthermore, microscopic observations showed that microbial cells within the flocs were cross linked with EPS, forming a network of polymers with pores and channels. The EPS are typically composed of organic substances such as polysaccharides (PS), proteins (PNs), humic acid substances (HAS), nucleic acids, and lipids. It has been established that EPS play an essential role in aggregate flocculation, settling, and dewatering. Moreover, in the presence of toxic substances, such as pharmaceutical compounds and pesticides, EPS form a protective layer for the aggregated biomass against environmental disturbances that might play an important role in the transport and transformation of micropollutants. Some researchers indicated that there is an increase in EPS concentration under toxic conditions, which can induce an increase in the size of microbial aggregates. In this contribution, we critically review the available information on the impact of micropollutants on microbial EPS production and the relationship between EPS and microbial aggregate structure. Also, a general definition, composition, and factors that affect EPS production are presented.
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Zhang X, Sun J, Zhao M. Enhanced metronidazole removal by binary-species photoelectrogenic biofilm of microaglae and anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 115:25-36. [PMID: 34969452 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High efficient removal of antibiotics during nutriments recovery for biomass production poses a major technical challenge for photosynthetic microbial biofilm-based wastewater treatment since antibiotics are always co-exist with nutriments in wastewater and resist biodegradation due to their strong biotoxicity and recalcitrance. In this study, we make a first attempt to enhance metronidazole (MNZ) removal from wastewater using electrochemistry-activated binary-species photosynthetic biofilm of Rhodopseudomonas Palustris (R. Palustris) and Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) by cultivating them under different applied potentials. The results showed that application of external potentials of -0.3, 0 and 0.2 V led to 11, 33 and 26-fold acceleration in MNZ removal, respectively, as compared to that of potential free. The extent of enhancement in MNZ removal was positively correlated to the intensities of photosynthetic current produced under different externally applied potentials. The binary-species photoelectrogenic biofilm exhibited 18 and 6-fold higher MNZ removal rate than that of single-species of C. vulgaris and R. Palustris, respectively, due to the enhanced metabolic interaction between them. Application of an external potential of 0V significantly promoted the accumulation of tryptophan and tyrosine-like compounds as well as humic acid in extracellular polymeric substance, whose concentrations were 7.4, 7.1 and 2.0-fold higher than those produced at potential free, contributing to accelerated adsorption and reductive and photosensitive degradation of MNZ.
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- Xubin Zhang
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Ren LF, Chen K, Zhang X, Xu Y, Chen L, Shao J, He Y. Effect of aniline and antimony on anaerobic-anoxic-oxic system with novel amidoxime-modified polyacrylonitrile adsorbent for wastewater treatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 351:127082. [PMID: 35358677 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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There has been increasing concern over the mixed discharge of municipal-textile composite wastewater, which remains challenging for typical wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) using anaerobic-anoxic-oxic process (AAO). Highly-toxic aniline and antimony, typical co-contaminants in textile wastewater, usually lead to increased chemical oxygen demand (COD) in influent and deteriorated effluent quality. Amidoxime-modified polyacrylonitrile (amPAN) adsorbent was prepared and added to adsorb antimony and facilitate substrate removal. With amPAN dosage at 6.0 g L-1 in oxic bioreactor, 64.2 ± 5.6% of antimony was removed from influent. Extracellular polymeric substance release was simultaneously changed with residual antimony concentration. Meanwhile, amPAN promoted the proliferation of Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Epsilonbacteraeota serving as microorganism carrier. As a result, removal efficiencies of COD (94.4 ± 0.6%), ammonium (NH4+-N, 92.6 ± 3.3%), total nitrogen (TN, 76.4 ± 6.3%) and total phosphorus (TP, 93.4 ± 2.1%) were enhanced to meet Class 1A discharge standard in China. These results indicate that AAO with amPAN is promising for municipal-textile composite wastewater treatment.
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- Long-Fei Ren
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China; Chongqing Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 598 Liangjiang Road, Chongqing 401135, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources, No. 230 Xuchang Road, Shanghai 200082, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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Haffiez N, Azizi SMM, Zakaria BS, Dhar BR. Propagation of antibiotic resistance genes during anaerobic digestion of thermally hydrolyzed sludge and their correlation with extracellular polymeric substances. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6749. [PMID: 35468927 PMCID: PMC9038762 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10764-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The positive impact of the thermal hydrolysis process (THP) of sewage sludge on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) removal during anaerobic digestion (AD) has been reported in the literature. However, little information is available on how changes in different extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) due to THP can influence ARG propagation during AD. This study focused on systematically correlating EPS components and ARG abundance in AD of sewage sludge pretreated with THP (80 °C, 110 °C, 140 °C, 170 °C). THP under different conditions improved sludge solubilization followed by improved methane yields in the biochemical methane potential (BMP) test. The highest methane yield of 275 ± 11.5 ml CH4/g COD was observed for THP-140 °C, which was 40.5 ± 2.5% higher than the control. Increasing THP operating temperatures showed a non-linear response of ARG propagation in AD due to the rebound effect. The highest ARGs removal in AD was achieved with THP at 140 °C. The multivariate analysis showed that EPS polysaccharides positively correlated with most ARGs and integrons, except for macrolides resistance genes. In contrast, EPS protein was only strongly correlated with β-lactam resistance genes. These results suggest that manipulating THP operating conditions targeting specific EPS components will be critical to effectively mitigating the dissemination of particular ARG types in AD.
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Ren ZQ, Hong HF, Li GF, Du XN, Zhang LG, Huang BC, Fan NS, Jin RC. A review on characterizing the metabolite property of anammox sludge by spectroscopy. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 817:153065. [PMID: 35031359 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As one of the most promising autotrophic biological nitrogen removal technology, anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) has gained intense attention for the past decades and several full-scale facilities have been implemented worldwide. However, anammox bacteria are easily affected by disturbed external environmental factors, which commonly leads to the fluctuations in reactor performance. The response of anammox sludge to external stress results in changes in components and structural characteristics of intracellular and extracellular polymer substances. Real-time and convenient spectral analysis of anammox sludge metabolites can give early warning of performance deterioration under external stresses, which is of great significance to the stable operation of bioreactor. This review summarized the research progress on characterizing the intracellular and extracellular metabolites of anammox sludge through spectroscopic techniques. The correlation between anammox sludge activity and its key metabolites was analyzed. Also, the limitations and future prospects of applying spectral analytical techniques for anammox bioreactor monitoring were discussed and outlooked. This review may provide valuable information for both scientific study and engineering application of anammox based nitrogen removal technology.
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- Zhi-Qi Ren
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Taizhou Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau Linhai Branch, Taizhou 317000, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
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Wang Z, Gao J, Wang S, Zhao Y, Dai H, Li D, Cui Y, Li Z. Triclocarban shifted the microbial communities and promoted the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in nitrifying granular sludge system. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 347:126429. [PMID: 34838974 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Triclocarban (TCC) is in great market demand especially after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, becoming an emerging pollutant. However, the impacts of TCC on the performance of nitrifying granular sludge system and the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were still unknown. This work explored the impacts of different concentrations of TCC on nitrifying granular sludge. Results showed that TCC suppressed the activities of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms and decreased the abundance of Nitrospira. Adsorption was the main way for the removal of TCC and the biodegradation efficiency of TCC increased to 28.00% under 19.70 mg/L TCC addition. TCC enriched the ARGs and promoted the risks of their transferring in microorganisms. Pseudomonas might not only have strong resistance to TCC, but also propagate ARGs. The removal process of TCC and bacterial communities were important factors to promote the spread of ARGs. Thus, the existence of TCC presented a great environmental risk.
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- Zhiqi Wang
- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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Zhou X, Wang J, Jiang Y, Leng G, Vasilyeva GK, Waigi MG, Gao Y. Characterization of Different Molecular Size Fractions of Glomalin-Related Soil Protein From Forest Soil and Their Interaction With Phenanthrene. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:822831. [PMID: 35281310 PMCID: PMC8905316 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.822831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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As a natural organic compound secreted by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) is an important part in soil, affecting the bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in it. Previous research have demonstrated that GRSP could enhance the availability of PAHs in the soil and favor their accumulation in plant roots. However, a scarcity of research exists on the different molecular weights of GRSP interacting with PAHs due to their complexation and heterogeneity. In this research, the extracted GRSP in soil was divided into three molecular weight (Mw) fractions of GRSP (<3,000, 3,000-10,000, and >10,000 Da), whose characteristics and binding capacity of PAHs were conducted by using UV-visible absorption, quenching fluorometry and, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results showed that the GRSP was composed of abundant compounds, it has a wide distribution of molecular weight, and the >10,000 Da Mw fraction was dominant. For three Mw fractions of GRSP, they have some difference in spectral features, for example, the >10,000 Da fraction showed higher dissolved organic carbon (DOC) contents, more phenolic hydroxyl groups, and stronger UV adsorption capacity than the low and middle Mw fractions. In addition, the interaction between GRSP and phenanthrene is related to the characteristics of the Mw fractions, especially the phenolic hydroxyl group, which has a significantly positive correlation with a binding coefficient of K A (k = 0.992, p < 0.01). Simultaneously, hydrophobic, NH-π, and H-bound also played roles in the complexation of phenanthrene with GRSP. These findings suggested that different GRSP Mw fractions could influence the fate, availability, and toxicity of PAHs in soil by their interaction.
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- Xian Zhou
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Organic Contaminant Control and Soil Remediation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Jiao Y, Zou M, Yang X, Tsang YF, Chen H. Perfluorooctanoic acid triggers oxidative stress in anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127418. [PMID: 34879508 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), as a recalcitrant organic pollutant, inevitably enters wastewater treatment facilities and is enriched in settled sludge. However, the potential impact of PFOA on sludge treatment has never been documented. In this study, the effect of PFOA on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge and its underlying mechanism were investigated through batch and long-term experiments. The presence of PFOA was found to be deleterious for methane production from sewage sludge. 170 mg/kg total solids PFOA reduced the cumulative methane production from 197.1 ± 1.92-159.9 ± 3.10 mL/g volatile solids. PFOA induces the production of reactive oxygen species, which directly leads to cell inactivation and interferes with methane production. PFOA stimulates microorganisms to secrete more extracellular polymeric substances (mainly proteins), which not only hinders the solubilization of organic matter but also down-regulate enzyme activities to inhibit acidification and methanogenesis. In addition, PFOA reduces the diversity of microorganisms, especially the abundance of acid-producing bacteria and methanogens, making the microbial community unfavorable for methane production.
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- Yimeng Jiao
- College of Environment and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, New Territories 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China.
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Zhao Q, Guo W, Luo H, Xing C, Wang H, Liu B, Si Q, Li D, Sun L, Ren N. Insights into removal of sulfonamides in anaerobic activated sludge system: Mechanisms, degradation pathways and stress responses. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 423:127248. [PMID: 34560488 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The fate of antibiotics in activated sludge has attracted increasing interests. However, the focus needs to shift from concerning removal efficiencies to understanding mechanisms and sludge responding to antibiotic toxicity. Herein, we operated two anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (ASBRs) for 200 days with sulfadiazine (SDZ) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) added. The removal efficiency of SMX was higher than that of SDZ. SDZ was removed via adsorption (9.91-21.18%) and biodegradation (10.20-16.00%), while biodegradation (65.44-86.26%) was dominant for SMX removal. The mechanisms involved in adsorption and biodegradation were investigated, including adsorption strength, adsorption sites and the roles of enzymes. Protein-like substance (tryptophan) functioned vitally in adsorption by forming complexes with sulfonamides. P450 enzymes may catalyze sulfonamides degradation via hydroxylation and desulfurization. Activated sludge showed distinct responses to different sulfonamides, reflected in the changes of microbial communities and functions. These responses were related to sulfonamides removal, corresponding to the stronger adsorption capacity of activated sludge in ASBR-SDZ and degradation capacity in ASBR-SMX. Furthermore, the reasons for different removal efficiencies of sulfonamides were analyzed according to steric and electronic effects. These findings propose insights into antibiotic removal and broaden the knowledge for self-protection mechanisms of activated sludge under chronic toxicities of antibiotics.
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- Qi Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory for Integrated Technology of "Urban and Rural Mines" Exploitation, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 Nengyuan Road, Wushan, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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Gamoń F, Cema G, Ziembińska-Buczyńska A. The influence of antibiotics on the anammox process - a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:8074-8090. [PMID: 34845633 PMCID: PMC8776664 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17733-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is one of the most promising processes for the treatment of ammonium-rich wastewater. It is more effective, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly than the conventional process currently in use for nitrogen removal. Unfortunately, anammox bacteria are sensitive to various substances, including heavy metals and organic matter commonly found in the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Of these deleterious substances, antibiotics are recognized to be important. For decades, the increasing consumption of antibiotics has led to the increased occurrence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment, including wastewater. One of the most important issues related to antibiotic pollution is the generation and transfer of antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Here, we will discuss the effect of short- and long-term exposure of the anammox process to antibiotic pollutants; with a special focus on the activity of the anammox bacteria, biomass properties, community structures, the presence of antibiotic resistance genes and combined effect of antibiotics with other substances commonly found in wastewater. Further, the defense mechanisms according to which bacteria adapt against antibiotic stress are speculated upon. This review aims to facilitate a better understanding of the influence of antibiotics and other co-pollutants on the anammox process and to highlight future avenues of research to target gaps in the knowledge.
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- Filip Gamoń
- Environmental Biotechnology Department, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 2A, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland.
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- Environmental Biotechnology Department, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 2A, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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Li GF, Ma WJ, Ren ZQ, Wang Y, Li JP, Zhao JW, Li ST, Liu Q, Gu YN, Cheng YF, Huang BC, Jin RC. Molecular Insight into the Binding Property and Mechanism of Sulfamethoxazole to Extracellular Proteins of Anammox Sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:16627-16635. [PMID: 34889591 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Antibiotics are widely found in nitrogen-containing wastewater, which may affect the operation stability of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox)-based biological treatment systems. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) of anammox sludge play a pivotal role in combining with antibiotics; however, the exact role and how the structure of the leading component of EPSs (i.e., extracellular proteins) changes under antibiotic stress remain to be elucidated. Here, the interaction between sulfamethoxazole and the extracellular proteins of anammox sludge was investigated via multiple spectra and molecular simulation. Results showed that sulfamethoxazole statically quenched the fluorescent components of EPSs, and the quenching constant of the aromatic proteins was the largest, with a value of 1.73 × 104 M-1. The overall binding was an enthalpy-driven process, with ΔH = -75.15 kJ mol-1, ΔS = -0.175 kJ mol-1 K-1, and ΔG = -21.10 kJ mol-1 at 35 °C. The O-P-O and C═O groups responded first under the disturbance of sulfamethoxazole. Excessive sulfamethoxazole (20 mg L-1) would decrease the ratio of α-helix/(β-sheet + random coil) of extracellular proteins, resulting in a loose structure. Molecular docking and dynamic simulation revealed that extracellular proteins would provide abundant sites to bind with sulfamethoxazole, through hydrogen bond and Pi-Akyl hydrophobic interaction forces. Once sulfamethoxazole penetrates into the cell surface and combines with the transmembrane ammonium transport domain, it may inhibit the NH4+ transport. Our findings enhance the understanding on the interaction of extracellular proteins and sulfamethoxazole, which may be valuable for deciphering the response property of anammox sludge under the antibiotic stress.
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- Gui-Feng Li
- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Bao Y, Lee WJ, Guan C, Liang YN, Lim TT, Hu X. Highly efficient activation of peroxymonosulfate by bismuth oxybromide for sulfamethoxazole degradation under ambient conditions: Synthesis, performance, kinetics and mechanisms. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Inhibition mechanisms of humic acid and protein on the degradation of sulfamethazine by horseradish peroxidase. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yin R, Peng J, Sun J, Li C, Xia D, Shang C. Simultaneous removal of hydrogen sulfide, phosphate and emerging organic contaminants, and improvement of sludge dewaterability by oxidant dosing in sulfide-iron-laden sludge. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 203:117557. [PMID: 34418644 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Liquid sludge often contains odorous and toxic hydrogen sulfide and high levels of FeII compounds (e.g., iron sulfides), due to the extensive use of iron salts for hydrogen sulfide control in sewers and for enhanced primary treatment and phosphate removal in wastewater treatment plants. We proposed and verified that dosing appropriate chemical oxidants in the sulfide-iron-laden sludge can be a simple and cost-effective strategy to remove hydrogen sulfide, phosphate, and emerging organic contaminants, and to improve sludge dewaterability simultaneously. Among the seven oxidants investigated, H2O2, ClO2 and NaClO2 were the more cost-effective oxidants than others to control hydrogen sulfide release from the liquid sludge. Dosing these three oxidants also improved sludge dewaterability and removed dissolved phosphate from the liquid sludge, with H2O2 performing the best. Hydrogen sulfide was removed via both direct oxidation by the dosed oxidants and indirect oxidation by the FeIII that was in-situ formed from oxidation of the FeII compounds in the sludge. The in-situ formed FeIII also precipitated/adsorbed the soluble phosphate into the solid form (FePO4). Fenton-like reactions occurred between H2O2 and the FeII compounds in the sludge, and hydroxyl radicals (HO•) were generated. HO• oxidized hydrogen sulfide, destructed refractory organic emerging contaminants and sludge extracellular polymeric compounds (EPSs), and improved the sludge dewaterability. The formation of HO• can be enhanced by hydrogen sulfide and the sludge EPSs present in the sludge through providing more available FeII for the Fenton-like reactions. This study demonstrates the importance of selecting and dosing suitable oxidants to the sulfide-iron-laden sludge with due consideration for the multiple benefits in engineering practices. The same principles may be also used in formulating a dual oxidant-iron strategy to treat sulfide-iron-laden sewage, sludge, and sediments for simultaneous abatement of various pollutants.
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- Ran Yin
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China; Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Fan NS, Fu JJ, Huang DQ, Ma YL, Lu ZY, Jin RC, Zheng P. Resistance genes and extracellular proteins relieve antibiotic stress on the anammox process. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 202:117453. [PMID: 34320444 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process is regarded as a promising approach to treat antibiotic-containing wastewater. Therefore, it is urgent to elucidate the effects of various antibiotics on the anammox process. Moreover, the mechanism of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) as protective barriers to relieve antibiotic stress remain unclear. Therefore, the single and combined effects of erythromycin (ETC) and sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), and interactions between EPS and antibiotics were investigated in this study. Based on a 228-day continuous flow experiment, high concentrations of ETC and SMZ had significant inhibitory effects on the nitrogen removal performance of the anammox process, with the abundances of corresponding antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) increasing. In addition, the combined inhibitory effect of the two antibiotics on the anammox process was more significant and longer-lasting than that of the single. However, the anammox process was able to quickly recover from deterioration. The tolerance of anammox granules to the stress of low-concentration antibiotics was probably attributed to the increase in ARGs and secretion of EPS. Molecular docking simulation results showed that proteins in EPS could directly bind with SMZ and ETC at the sites of GLU-307, HYS-191, ASP-318 and THR-32, respectively. These findings improved our understanding of various antibiotic effects on the anammox process and the interaction mechanism between antibiotics and proteins in EPS.
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- Nian-Si Fan
- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- Laboratory of Water Pollution Remediation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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Cui D, Wei N, Ling N, Zheng G, Sun Y, Chen Z, Zou X, Deng H, Li W. Effects of sulfamethoxazole on aerobic sludge granulation process. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 132:1091-1103. [PMID: 34453874 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS Our purpose was to clarify the effect of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) on the start-up period, particle formation, and treatment efficiency of an aerobic granular sludge system. METHODS AND RESULTS We compared an R1 granular sequencing batch reactor (GSBR) started with 5 μg L-1 SMX and an R2 GSBR started without SMX, as a control, to investigate the impact of a trace amount of SMX (5 μg L-1 ) on aerobic granular sludge (AGS) characteristics and the removal of conventional contaminants. AGS granulation in the R1 system was not inhibited by SMX, but the granule particle size was smaller than that in the R2 system. Both systems had good performance removing conventional pollutants. Extracellular polymeric substance secretion in the R1 system was lower than that in the R2 system. After stabilizing reactor operations, the SMX removal efficiency in the R1 system (~73.93%) was higher than that in the R2 system (~70.66%). The start-up modes also determined the differences in the microbial community structure of the AGS systems. CONCLUSIONS SMX-activated AGS performed better than AGS without SMX. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY The study can help engineers determine start-up modes with varieties of antibiotics in AGS processes and provide references for the optimization of water treatment processes.
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- Di Cui
- Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Songliao River Basin Water Resources Protection Bureau, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China.,School of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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Li X, Wan R, Zha Y, Chen Y, Zheng X, Su Y. Identification of CO 2 induces oxidative stress to change bacterial surface properties. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 277:130336. [PMID: 34384185 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The surface properties of bacteria play an essential role in their abilities to perform transmembrane communication, adherence, immobilization, flocculation, etc. However, the responsiveness of bacterial surfaces to elevated atmospheric CO2 remains unknown. In this study, using the model bacteria, Paracoccus denitrificans, the effect of CO2 on the primary bacterial surface properties, specifically hydrophobicity and surface charge, has been explored. We found that hydrophilicity and negative surface charge both rose in conjunction with increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Studies of the potential mechanisms involved have illustrated that elevated CO2 significantly increases the production of polysaccharides in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Various hydrophilic groups and negative charges in these polysaccharides prompt hydrophilicity and surface charge variations in bacteria. Further research has identified that elevations in CO2 result in the accumulation of reactive species, specifically reactive nitrogen species (RNS). In this study, it was found that RNS damaged the permeability of bacterial membranes by inducing lipid peroxidation and then caused the leakage of intracellular substrate, which ultimately led to an increase in EPS polysaccharides. Our findings suggest that changes in bacterial surface properties due to atmospheric CO2 elevation, as well as the reactions these trigger, merit widespread attention.
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- Xiaoxiao Li
- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, 189 South of Jiuhua Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, 189 South of Jiuhua Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, 189 South of Jiuhua Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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Han JC, Zhu YK, Wang LF, Mu Y, Feng GG, Liu KQ, Tong CH, Yu ZX. Modification of regenerated cellulose ultrafiltration membranes with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced antifouling ability: Field test and mechanism study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 780:146657. [PMID: 34030319 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Although ultrafiltration (UF) has been extensively employed for drinking water purification, it is crucial to further develop novel membrane materials to improve the antifouling capacity and satisfy the practical usage. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have characteristics that could potentially improve the membrane antifouling performance. Therefore, in this study, modified cellulose UF membranes were prepared using MWCNTs of various outer diameters ranging from 10 to 20 nm to 40-60 nm. The antifouling properties of the modified membrane and natural organic matter (NOM) removal mechanism were investigated while treating water from a local drinking water source river. Overall, the antifouling ability increased by more than one-fold when the nascent cellulose membrane was coated with MWCNTs (outer diameter of 40-60 nm) at a loading of 17.4 g/m2. The molecular weight distribution profiles of the NOM in the raw water and permeates suggest the superior performance of the modified membranes in removing two major NOM fractions with molecular weights ranging from approximately 5 k-30 k and 500 k-1000 k. Based on its hydrophobicity, the NOM of the raw water was fractionated into the strong hydrophobic (SHPO), the weak hydrophobic, the strong hydrophilic and the moderately hydrophilic (MHPI) fractions. The WHPO fraction caused the highest fouling compared with the other fractions under consistent experimental conditions. Meanwhile, the modified membranes showed a preference for removing the MHPI and SHPO fractions. These results imply that MWCNTs can be employed to improve the antifouling property of cellulose UF membranes and have the potential to selectively remove moderately hydrophilic contaminants from water.
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- Jun-Cheng Han
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Ningbo Urban Planning & Design Institute, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Centre Testing International (Ningbo) Corporation, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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Mohapatra S, Sharma N, Mohapatra G, Padhye LP, Mukherji S. Seasonal variation in fluorescence characteristics of dissolved organic matter in wastewater and identification of proteins through HRLC-MS/MS. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 413:125453. [PMID: 33930968 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the present study, wastewater samples acquired from five wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), located in western India were characterized using fluorescence spectroscopy, and resin-based fractionation was conducted to fractionate DOM into hydrophobic and hydrophilic base, acid, and neutral fractions. Among several fractions, the hydrophilic acid (HIA) and hydrophilic neutral (HIN) fractions were present in higher abundance (more than 50% of DOC) compared to the hydrophilic base (HIB) fraction in both influent and effluent wastewater stream obtained from WWTPs. Tryptophan-like and tyrosine-like substances were also abundant in the influent and effluent stream of WWTPs. Further, LC-MS/MS analysis could identify 235 and 288 DOM proteins in the influent and effluent stream of WWTP-1, respectively. These proteins revealed varying percentage of tryptophan and tyrosine residues. The tryptophan residues primarily contributed to protein-like fluorescence in wastewater. The proteins were further classified based on their role in biological processes, location in the cell, and molecular function. Among several proteins, Alzheimer's and Huntington disease biomarkers were identified at WWTP-1. Their presence in the surface water can serve as an early warning system for wastewater-based epidemiology.
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- Sanjeeb Mohapatra
- Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
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Zhu W, Bu F, Xu J, Wang Y, Xie L. Influence of lincomycin on anaerobic digestion: Sludge type, biogas generation, methanogenic pathway and resistance mechanism. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 329:124913. [PMID: 33711716 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study investigated the tolerance, defensive response and methanogenic pathways of anaerobic granular slugde and anaerobic suspended sludge (AGS and ASS) exposed to different LCM concentrations. AGS presented a higher tolerance to LCM stress, accompanied with 20.8 ± 2.6% enhancement in methane production at 1000 mg/L LCM, which was likely attributed to the less cell deaths and extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) protection. In the acidification stage, acetate accumulation was stimulated and the activity of acetate kinase was promoted by LCM. In the methanogenesis stage, propionate and butyrate utilization for methane production were impaired after LCM addition. LCM also improved the activity of pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase and strengthened the process of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, likely by accelerating interspecies electron transfer mediated by hydrogen. ErmB and ermF were the dominate LCM resistance genes in AGS under LCM pressure conferring the resistance mechanism of ribosomal protection.
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- Wenzhe Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
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Mulla SI, Bagewadi ZK, Faniband B, Bilal M, Chae JC, Bankole PO, Saratale GD, Bhargava RN, Gurumurthy DM. Various strategies applied for the removal of emerging micropollutant sulfamethazine: a systematic review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 30:10.1007/s11356-021-14259-w. [PMID: 33948844 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14259-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pharmaceutical active drug(s) especially sulfamethazine (SMZ) is considered as one of the major emerging microcontaminants due its long-term existence in the environmental system and that can influence on the developmental of antibacterial resistance genes. Because of this region it has a great concern in the aquatic system. Moreover, the vast utilization of SMZ, excretion of undigested portion by animals and also through dumping or mishandling, SMZ is frequently detected in various samples (including water) of different places and its surroundings. Additionally, reports shown it has toxic effect against microalgae and mice. Thus, that can lead to several investigators, focusing on removal of SMZ alone or in combination of other drugs in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) either by abiotic and/or biotic treatment methods. The present review provides an overview of the toxic effect of SMZ and SMZ degradation/removal in abiotic and biotic processes. Finally, reveals the need of further implication of integrated treatments (including engineered biological mediators) to understand ideal biological approaches for the mineralization of SMZ.
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- Sikandar I Mulla
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Applied Sciences, REVA University, Bangalore, 560064, India.
- Division of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, 54596, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, 580031, India
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- Department of Physics, School of Applied Sciences, REVA University, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Division of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, 54596, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pure and Applied Botany, College of Biosciences, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, Abeokuta, 234039, Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology (DEM), School for Environmental Sciences (SES), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Uttar Pradesh, , Lucknow 226 025, India
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Xu G, Zhao X, Zhao S, Chen C, Rogers MJ, Ramaswamy R, He J. Insights into the Occurrence, Fate, and Impacts of Halogenated Flame Retardants in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:4205-4226. [PMID: 33705105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) have been extensively used in various consumer products and many are classified as persistent organic pollutants due to their resistance to degradation, bioaccumulation potential and toxicity. HFRs have been widely detected in the municipal wastewater and wastewater treatment solids in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), the discharge and agricultural application of which represent a primary source of environmental HFRs contamination. This review seeks to provide a current overview on the occurrence, fate, and impacts of HFRs in WWTPs around the globe. We first summarize studies recording the occurrence of representative HFRs in wastewater and wastewater treatment solids, revealing temporal and geographical trends in HFRs distribution. Then, the efficiency and mechanism of HFRs removal by biosorption, which is known to be the primary process for HFRs removal from wastewater, during biological wastewater treatment processes, are discussed. Transformation of HFRs via abiotic and biotic processes in laboratory tests and full-scale WWTPs is reviewed with particular emphasis on the transformation pathways and functional microorganisms responsible for HFRs biotransformation. Finally, the potential impacts of HFRs on reactor performance (i.e., nitrogen removal and methanogenesis) and microbiome in bioreactors are discussed. This review aims to advance our understanding of the fate and impacts of HFRs in WWTPs and shed light on important questions warranting further investigation.
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- Guofang Xu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576
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Qiu L, Wu J, Du W, Nafees M, Yin Y, Ji R, Banwart SA, Guo H. Response of soil bacterial communities to sulfadiazine present in manure: Protection and adaptation mechanisms of extracellular polymeric substances. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 408:124887. [PMID: 33387717 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) play a dominant role in protective biofilms. However, studies exploring the underlying protective mechanism of EPS have mainly focused on activated sludge, whereas their positive roles in protecting soil microbes from environmental stress have not been elucidated. In this study, we revealed the response of soil bacterial communities to various dosages of sulfadiazine (SDZ) present in manure, with a special emphasis on the role of EPS. Sequencing analysis showed that the bacterial community demonstrated stronger symbiotic relationships and weaker competitive interaction patterns to cope with disturbance induced by SDZ. EPS was mainly composed of tyrosine-like and tryptophan-like substances, and moreover, carboxyl, hydroxyl and ether groups were the main functional groups. An adaptation mechanism, namely the enhanced secretion of tryptophan-like substances, could help alleviate the SDZ stress effectively in the biofilms occurring in soil that experienced long-term manure application. Furthermore, the existence of EPS weakened the accumulation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil. Our results for the first time systematically uncover the joint action of biofilm tolerance and ARGs in resisting SDZ stress, which enhances understanding of the protective role of EPS and the underlying mechanisms governing biofilm functions in soil environments.
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- Linlin Qiu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; Global Food and Environment Institute, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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Wang L, Yuan L, Li ZH, Zhang X, Sheng GP. Quantifying the occurrence and transformation potential of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)-associated antibiotic resistance genes in activated sludge. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 408:124428. [PMID: 33160787 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance has been regarded as a global concern and biological wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are ideal hotbeds for the emergence and propagation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), one of the primary components of activated sludge, might affect the distribution of extracellular ARGs in supernatant and EPS matrix, and thus alter their uptake potential by microbial cells. Herein, the presence and significance of EPS-associated ARGs in activated sludge from four WWTPs were assessed. Seven typical ARGs (sulI, sulII, blaTEM-1, tetA, tetO, tetQ, tetW) and class I integron (intI1) in EPS-associated, cell-free, and intracellular DNA were quantified. Results show that the absolute abundances of EPS-associated, cell-free, and intracellular ARGs were 5.90 × 106-6.45 × 109, 5.53 × 104-4.58 × 106, and 2.68 × 108-1.79 × 1011 copies/g-volatile suspended solids, respectively. The absolute abundances of EPS-associated ARGs were 0.2-4.6 orders of magnitude higher than those of the corresponding cell-free ARGs. Considering the higher DNA contents in EPS, the transformation abilities of EPS-associated ARGs were 3.3-236.3 folds higher than those of cell-free ARGs. Therefore, EPS-associated ARGs are an important source of extracellular ARGs, and it may play a crucial role in horizontal gene transfer via transformation in WWTPs.
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- Li Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; USTC-CityU Joint Advanced Research Center, Suzhou Research Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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He Y, Zhang L, Jiang L, Wagner T, Sutton NB, Ji R, Langenhoff AAM. Improving removal of antibiotics in constructed wetland treatment systems based on key design and operational parameters: A review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 407:124386. [PMID: 33144002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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While removal of antibiotics in constructed wetland treatment systems (CWTS) has been described previously, few studies examined the synergistic effect of multiple design and operational parameters for improving antibiotic removal. This review describes the removal of 35 widely used antibiotics in CWTS covering the most common design parameters (flow configuration, substrate, plants) and operational parameters (hydraulic retention time/hydraulic loading rates, feeding mode, aeration, influent quality), and discusses how to tailor those parameters for improving antibiotic removal based on complex removal mechanisms. To achieve an overall efficient removal of antibiotics in CWTS, our principal component analysis indicated that optimization of flow configuration, selection of plant species, and compensation for low microbial activity at low temperature is the priority strategy. For instance, a hybrid-CWTS that integrates the advantages of horizontal and vertical subsurface flow CWTS may provide a sufficient removal performance at reasonable cost and footprint. To target removal of specific antibiotics, future research should focus on elucidating key mechanisms for their removal to guide optimization of the design and operational parameters. More efficient experimental designs (e.g., the Box-Behnken design) are recommended to determine the settings of the key parameters. These improvements would promote development of this environmentally friendly and cost-efficient technology for antibiotic removal.
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- Yujie He
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Xianlin Avenue 163, 210023 Nanjing, China; Quanzhou Institute for Environment Protection Industry, Nanjing University, Beifeng Road, 362000 Quanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Xianlin Avenue 163, 210023 Nanjing, China; Quanzhou Institute for Environment Protection Industry, Nanjing University, Beifeng Road, 362000 Quanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Xianlin Avenue 163, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Xianlin Avenue 163, 210023 Nanjing, China; Quanzhou Institute for Environment Protection Industry, Nanjing University, Beifeng Road, 362000 Quanzhou China.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Li J, Du Q, Peng H, Wei D, Liu Q, Bi Y, Liu T, Lin J, Qin C. Spectroscopic investigation of the interaction between extracellular polymeric substances and tetracycline during sorption onto anaerobic ammonium-oxidising sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:1787-1797. [PMID: 31622177 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1680743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, the interaction between extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and tetracycline during sorption onto anaerobic ammonium-oxidising (anammox) sludge was investigated. The results showed that EPS significantly enhanced the adsorption efficiency of tetracycline by sludge, and the adsorption data were better fitted with the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. Further, the concentration of proteins in the EPS decreased from 12.31 ± 0.42 to 6.82 ± 0.46 mg/gVSS for various tetracycline dosages (0-20 mg/L), whereas the concentration of polysaccharides did not change. Multiple spectroscopic methods were used to analyze the interaction between EPS and tetracycline. A three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix revealed that the fluorescence intensity of protein-like substances obviously decreased with the increasing addition of tetracycline. According to synchronous fluorescence spectra analysis, static quenching was the major quenching process and there was one type of binding site in the protein-like substances. Additionally, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy showed that tryptophan-like aromatic protein was more susceptible to tetracycline binding than tyrosine-like aromatic protein. Moreover, the main functional groups involved in complexation of tetracycline and EPS were C-O, C-C and C-N (stretching vibration) and the pyrrole ring of the tryptophan side chain. This study provides useful information on the interaction between EPS and tetracycline and demonstrates the role of EPS in protecting microorganism from tetracycline in the anammox process.
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- Jiayi Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Lv Y, Liang Z, Li Y, Chen Y, Liu K, Yang G, Liu Y, Lin C, Ye X, Shi Y, Liu M. Efficient adsorption of diclofenac sodium in water by a novel functionalized cellulose aerogel. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 194:110652. [PMID: 33417907 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, a novel cellulose aerogel (CNC-PVAm/rGO) was fabricated using cellulose nanocrystalline (CNC) modified with polyvinylamine (PVAm) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The resultant CNC-PVAm/rGO was then applied for the adsorption of diclofenac sodium (DCF), a typical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Characterization using ultra-high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area revealed that the obtained CNC-PVAm/rGO displayed an evident 3D porous structure, which had an ultralight weight, good recovery, abundant surface functional groups (e.g., -NH2 and -OH), and rGO nanosheets. In addition, the material presented a stable crystal structure and large specific surface area (105.73 m2 g-1). During the adsorption of DCF, the CNC-PVAm/rGO aerogel showed a rather excellent adsorption performance, with a maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of 605.87 mg g-1, which was approximately 53 times larger than that of the bare CNC aerogel (11.45 mg g-1). The adsorption performance of CNC-PVAm/rGO was also better than that of other reported adsorbents. The adsorption of DCF to CNC-PVAm/rGO obeyed the Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetic models, and underwent a spontaneous exothermic process. Moreover, DCF was easily desorbed from CNC-PVAm/rGO with sodium hydroxide solution (0.1 mol L-1), and the absorbent could be reused four times. The introduction of PVAm and rGO to the CNC-PVAm/rGO aerogel also greatly enhanced electrostatic interactions, π-π interactions, and hydrophobic effects. These enhancements significantly promoted the hydrogen bonding interactions between the DCF molecules and CNC-PVAm/rGO, thus resulting in a large improvement in the adsorption performance of the aerogel.
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- Yuancai Lv
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Rural Waste Recycling Technology, College of Environment & Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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Pan M, Yau PC. Fate of Macrolide Antibiotics with Different Wastewater Treatment Technologies. WATER, AIR, AND SOIL POLLUTION 2021; 232:103. [PMID: 33678919 PMCID: PMC7914119 DOI: 10.1007/s11270-021-05053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED This comprehensive study addressed the occurrence, seasonal changes, removal efficiencies, and environmental risk assessments of three macrolide antibiotics in five wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) with conventional and different additional treatment processes. A 1-year monitoring study was conducted, and influents and effluents were collected from Guangzhou (GZ), Shenzhen (SZ), Tai Po (TP), Shatin (ST), and Stonecutters Island (SI) WWTPs. Solid phase extraction and HPLC-MS/MS were used for the pretreatment and determination. The detection limits for azithromycin (AZI), erythromycin (ERY), and roxithromycin (ROX) ranged from 0.80 to 2.13 ng/L for the influent and effluent water samples. AZI was the most abundant antibiotic found in the influents, with average concentrations ranging from 571 ng/L to 1046 ng/L at all the target WWTPs. The seasonal average AZI concentration was the highest in all five WWTPs with the concentration of 984 ng/L in autumn, 849 ng/L in winter, 741 ng/L in summer, and 533 ng/L in spring. The seasonal AZI removal rates in the WWTPs were similar, with an average removal rate above 63.3% from spring to winter. All the treatments in the five WWTPs showed removal abilities for AZI, ERY, and ROX, regardless of the three phase treatments, namely, the UV disinfection process and conventional or chemically enhanced process within the WWTPs. For ERY and ROX, the average total removal rates were significantly decreased in the spring among all five WWTPs, at 53.1% and 57.8%, respectively. The GZ and SZ WWTPs displayed better removal rates than the TP, ST, and SI WWTPs, because the activity underlying the modified A2/O process in the GZ and SZ WWTPs has important effects on the antibiotic removal because the bacteria could produce compact granules and make the antibiotics settle faster in the wastewater. The additional UV disinfection in the SZ WWTP improved the removal efficiencies of the target antibiotics; it enhanced the biodegradability of residual organic pollutants in the WWTP effluent. Moreover, the corresponding environmental risks have been assessed and are viewed as a necessary component of future research. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11270-021-05053-y.
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- Min Pan
- Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Deng Y, Yan C, Nie M, Ding M. Bisphenol A adsorption behavior on soil and biochar: impact of dissolved organic matter. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:10.1007/s11356-021-12723-1. [PMID: 33625712 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12723-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) released from soil (SDOM) and biochar (BDOM) plays an important role in the fate of pollutants for the application of biochar in soil remediation. However, little attention has been paid to the impact of DOM on the adsorption of soil and/or biochar-bisphenol A (BPA) system. Hence, batch sorption experiments combined with quenching titration experiments were processed to reveal these behaviors and complexation mechanisms based on red soil and corn straw biochar. Moreover, multiple spectral technologies and methods were also introduced including ultraviolet-visible, three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix, synchronous fluorescence spectrum, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS), and parallel factor analysis. Isothermal adsorption results showed that the non-linearity and the adsorption capacity both increased after the addition of biochar, indicating that biochar could improve the surface adsorption capacity of the sorption system. Besides, the sorption capacity of BPA decreased for soil while increased for biochar after removal of the water-extractable DOM. 2D-COS analysis showed that the protein-like components preferentially occurred for both SDOM and BDOM under BPA surrounding. In addition, C2 (humic-like), C4 (tyrosine-like), and C5 (tryptophan-like) in the two DOMs were all involved in the quenching reaction with BPA, with C4 and C5 having higher quenching degree than C2, suggesting that protein-like substances had stronger affinity quenching effect with BPA. This study highlighted the significance of fluorescence property for DOM, which can extend the knowledge of the fate of pollutants in the application of biochar.
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- Yawen Deng
- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Road, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Road, Nanchang, 330022, China.
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- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Road, Nanchang, 330022, China.
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- School of Geography and Environment, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Road, Nanchang, 330022, China
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Chen H, Zou M, Zhou Y, Zeng L, Yang X. Monitoring the nitrous oxide emissions and biological nutrient removal from wastewater treatment: Impact of perfluorooctanoic acid. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 402:123469. [PMID: 32702618 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The impacts of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on biological nutrient removal and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions have been specifically studied. The experimental results show that PFOA inhibited nitrification, but promoted denitrification and reduced N2O emissions without significantly affecting phosphorus removal. The existence of 20 mg/L of PFOA increased total nitrogen removal efficiency from 78.7 ± 6.89 % to 86.8 ± 6.39 % and reduced N2O emission factor from 6.02 ± 0.24 % to 4.43 ± 0.10 %. The mechanism studies reveal that microorganisms released extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) under PFOA exposure to protect sludge cells against PFOA toxicity. The generated PFOA-EPS conjugates reduced the nitrification rate, but increased the denitrification rate by regulating the activity of oxidoreductases. In addition, PFOA reduced the activity of polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms to save carbon source for denitrification, which reduced the electronic competition between reductases, thereby achieving complete denitrification and N2O mitigation. The promotion of PFOA for denitrification and N2O mitigation can gain a more comprehensive cognition of the role of PFOA in wastewater treatment. The release mechanism of EPS can afford new insights for the development of effective methods to enhance nitrogen removal and reduce N2O emissions.
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- Hongbo Chen
- College of Environment and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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Yan W, Qian T, Zhang L, Wang L, Zhou Y. Interaction of perfluorooctanoic acid with extracellular polymeric substances - Role of protein. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 401:123381. [PMID: 32652414 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is nonbiodegradable, and adsorption is the main pathway for its removal in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). This study compared the capability of three types of sludge on adsorbing PFOA and investigated the role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in the adsorption process. Results show that enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) sludge had the highest adsorption capacity for PFOA. Studies on the interaction between EPS and PFOA reveal that proteins play a crucial role in binding PFOA to EPS/sludge. Specifically, the aromatic and amide groups on the structure of protein can attract the C-F chains and carboxylic head of PFOA via hydrophobic interaction and electrostatic attraction, respectively. EPS of EBPR sludge has the highest amount of protein and binding sites, thus exhibits the highest adsorption capability for PFOA. This study reveals the interaction mechanism between PFOA and sludge EPS and provides new insight into the function of EPS in perfluoroalkyl substances removal in WWTPs.
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- Wangwang Yan
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
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Lyu Y, Yu J, Guo M, Wang K, Yu Z, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Chen L. New insights into interaction of proteins in extracellular polymeric substances of activated sludge with ciprofloxacin using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 263:128044. [PMID: 33297059 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Proteins in extracellular polymeric substances play a vital role in adsorbing organic contaminants in biological wastewater treatment processes, but there is still lack of a fast and effective approach to monitor their interaction. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) was used to investigate the binding and viscoelastic properties of ciprofloxacin (CIP) on extracellular proteins from activated sludge by a two-step sequential deposition method. A saturated viscoelastic monolayer of proteins was formed on the crystal by injecting 500 mg L-1 extracellular proteins. Binding of CIP with the extracellular proteins film followed the pseudo-first-order kinetic equation and Langmuir model, with the maximum binding capacity of 172.4 mg g-1. The binding mass, energy dissipation, and reaction rate constant increased with increasing CIP concentration. A strong binding was obtained at pH 5, suggesting electrostatic interactions as the dominating binding mechanism. Cations inhibited CIP binding with extracellular proteins, probably due to cations competition. Two binding periods were distinguished according to the viscoelastic properties of CIP layer: viscous binding in the initial period and elastic towards binding saturation. Results highlighted QCM-D as an effective and real-time technique to evaluate the role of extracellular proteins in contaminants removal.
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- Yang Lyu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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Ozumchelouei EJ, Hamidian AH, Zhang Y, Yang M. A critical review on the effects of antibiotics on anammox process in wastewater. REV CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/revce-2020-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) has recently become of significant interest due to its capability for cost-effective nitrogen elimination from wastewater. However, anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) are sensitive to environmental changes and toxic substances. In particular, the presence of antibiotics in wastewater, which is considered unfavorable to the anammox process, has become a growing concern. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the effects of these inhibitors to acquire information on the applicability of the anammox process. Hence, this review summarizes our knowledge of the effects of commonly detected antibiotics in water matrices, including fluoroquinolone, macrolide, β-lactam, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, sulfonamide, glycopeptide, and aminoglycoside, on the anammox process. According to the literature, the presence of antibiotics in wastewater could partially or completely inhibit anammox reactions, in which antibiotics targeting protein synthesis or DNA replication (excluding aminoglycoside) were the most effective against the AnAOB strains.
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- Elnaz Jafari Ozumchelouei
- School of Chemical Engineering , University College of Engineering, University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources , University of Tehran , Karaj , Iran
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry , Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources , University of Tehran , Karaj , Iran
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry , Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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Zhang X, Kim D, Freedman DL, Karanfil T. Impact of biological wastewater treatment on the reactivity of N-Nitrosodimethylamine precursors. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 186:116315. [PMID: 32846382 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is a probable human carcinogen which forms during chloramination of wastewater-impacted drinking waters. Municipal wastewater effluents are considered as major sources of NDMA precursors affecting downstream water quality. To evaluate the deactivation mechanisms and efficiencies of NDMA precursors during secondary treatment with the activated sludge (AS) process, NDMA formation potentials (FPs) of selected model precursor compounds and sewage components (i.e., blackwaters and greywaters) were monitored in batch AS treatment tests. After 24-h incubation with four different types of AS (i.e., domestic rural, domestic urban, textile and lab-grown AS), NDMA FP of trimethylamine (TMA) and minocycline (MNCL) decreased by 77-100%, while there was only 29-46% reduction in NDMA FP of sumatriptan (SMTR). The reduction in NDMA FP associated with ranitidine (RNTD) varied between 34% and 87%. The decrease in NDMA FP of RNTD depended on the AS type, hydraulic retention time (HRT) and solids retention time (SRT). The domestic AS (rural and urban) achieved higher decreases in NDMA FPs of the tested model precursors than the textile AS or lab-grown AS. Increasing the HRT or SRT enhanced NDMA FP decrease for RNTD. Among different processes tested (i.e., biodegradation, biosorption and volatilization), biosorption was the major mechanism responsible for the NDMA FP decrease of RNTD, MNCL and SMTR, while biodegradation was the major NDMA FP reduction mechanism for TMA. The reduction in NDMA FP of RNTD via biodegradation depended on the AS activity which may vary with sampling seasons and SRT. NDMA FPs in all tested sewage components (i.e., blackwaters and greywaters) decreased after 24-h AS treatment. Urine in blackwater was the predominant (i.e., >90%) contributor to NDMA FP in domestic sewage and AS-treated effluents.
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- Xiaolu Zhang
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC 29625, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC 29625, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC 29625, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC 29625, USA.
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Sabri NA, van Holst S, Schmitt H, van der Zaan BM, Gerritsen HW, Rijnaarts HHM, Langenhoff AAM. Fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes during conventional and additional treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 741:140199. [PMID: 32615424 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Information on the removal of antibiotics and ARGs in full-scale WWTPs (with or without additional treatment technology) is limited. However, it is important to understand the efficiency of full-scale treatment technologies in removing antibiotics and ARGs under a variety of conditions relevant for practice to reduce their environmental spreading. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate the removal of antibiotics and ARGs in a conventional wastewater treatment plant (WWTP A) and two full-scale combined with additional treatment technologies. WWTP B, a conventional activated sludge treatment followed by an activated carbon filtration step (1-STEP® filter) as a final treatment step. WWTP C, a treatment plant using aerobic granular sludge (NEREDA®) as an alternative to activated sludge treatment. Water and sludge were collected and analysed for 52 antibiotics from four target antibiotic groups (macrolides, sulfonamides, quinolones, tetracyclines) and four target ARGs (ermB, sul 1, sul 2 and tetW) and integrase gene class 1 (intI1). Despite the high removal percentages (79-88%) of the total load of antibiotics in all WWTPs, some antibiotics were detected in the various effluents. Additional treatment technology (WWTP C) showed antibiotics removal up to 99% (tetracyclines). For ARGs, WWTP C reduced 2.3 log followed by WWTP A with 2.0 log, and WWTP B with 1.3 log. This shows that full-scale WWTP with an additional treatment technology are promising solutions for reducing emissions of antibiotics and ARGs from wastewater treatment plants. However, total removal of the antibiotics and ARGS cannot be achieved for all types of antibiotics and ARGs. In addition, the ARGs were more abundant in the sludge compared to the wastewater effluent suggesting that sludge is an important reservoir representing a source for later ARG emissions upon reuse, i.e. as fertilizer in agriculture or as resource for bioplastics or bioflocculants. These aspects require further research.
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- N A Sabri
- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 2, 3584 CM Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Deltares, Subsurface and Groundwater Systems, Daltonlaan 600, 3584 KB Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Xu J, Sheng GP. Microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) acted as a potential reservoir in responding to high concentrations of sulfonamides shocks during biological wastewater treatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 313:123654. [PMID: 32540192 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), one of the main components of activated sludge, could complex with pollutants and thus influence their fate in wastewater treatment system. In this work, the roles of EPS in resisting sulfamethazine (SMZ) shocks were investigated in a continuous flow membrane bioreactor. Results show that SMZ could be intercepted in the EPS of activated sludge during the lag phase of biodegradation. EPS acted as a potential reservoir against SMZ shocks, guaranteeing undetectable SMZ in the effluent. The increased production of EPS in responding to SMZ shocks improved the binding capability of EPS to SMZ. The critical roles of microbial EPS in removing bio-refractory contaminants such as sulfonamides are probably underestimated previously.
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- Juan Xu
- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Eco-Chongming, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Zakaria BS, Dhar BR. Changes in syntrophic microbial communities, EPS matrix, and gene-expression patterns in biofilm anode in response to silver nanoparticles exposure. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 734:139395. [PMID: 32454336 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Understanding the toxic effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on various biological wastewater treatment systems is of significant interest to researchers. In recent years, microbial electrochemical technologies have opened up new opportunities for bioenergy and chemicals production from organic wastewater. However, the effects of AgNPs on microbial electrochemical systems are yet to be understood fully. Notably, no studies have investigated the impact of AgNPs on a microbial electrochemical system fed with a complex fermentable substrate. Here, we investigated the impact of AgNPs (50 mg/L) exposure to a biofilm anode in a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) fed with glucose. The volumetric current density was 29 ± 2.0 A/m3 before the AgNPs exposure, which decreased to 20 ± 2.2 A/m3 after AgNPs exposure. The biofilms produced more extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) to cope with the AgNPs exposure, while carbohydrate to protein ratio in EPS considerably increased from 0.4 to 0.7. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging also confirmed the marked excretion of EPS, forming a thick layer covering the anode biofilms after AgNPs injection. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) imaging showed that AgNPs still penetrated some microbial cells, which could explain the deterioration of MEC performance after AgNPs exposure. The relative expression level of the quorum signalling gene (LuxR) increased by 30%. Microbial community analyses suggested that various fermentative bacterial species (e.g., Bacteroides, Synergistaceae_vadinCA02, Dysgonomonas, etc.) were susceptible to AgNPs toxicity, which led to the disruption of their syntrophic partnership with electroactive bacteria. The abundance of some specific electroactive bacteria (e.g., Geobacter species) also decreased. Moreover, decreased relative expressions of various extracellular electron transfer associated genes (omcB, omcC, omcE, omcZ, omcS, and pilA) were observed. However, the members of family Enterobacteriaceae, known to perform a dual function of fermentation and anodic respiration, became dominant after biofilm anode exposed to AgNPs. Thus, EPS extraction provided partial protection against AgNPs exposure.
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- Basem S Zakaria
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Li D, Gao J, Dai H, Wang Z, Duan W. Long-term responses of antibiotic resistance genes under high concentration of enrofloxacin, sulfadiazine and triclosan in aerobic granular sludge system. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 312:123567. [PMID: 32470826 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It is worth to reveal the long-term responses of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in aerobic granular sludge (AGS) system exposed to high level enrofloxacin (ENR), sulfadiazine (SDZ) and triclosan (TCS). In present study, ppm level ENR, SDZ and TCS were added into three AGS reactors, respectively. ARGs in ENR and SDZ systems showed trends of increasing first and then decreasing, which were contrary to that in TCS system. 80%, 56% and 40% ARGs in ENR, SDZ and TCS systems, respectively, were enriched after loading, but several ARGs still kept high enrichment values after the withdrawn of loadings. The dominant bacteria in ENR (Flavobacterium), SDZ (Candidatus_Competibacter and Defluviicoccus) and TCS (Defluviicoccus) systems might contribute to the reductions of ARGs. IntI1 altered the overall ARGs profiles through horizontal gene transfer. The interactions of bacterial communities and environmental factors might be responsible for the different ARGs patterns in ENR, SDZ and TCS systems.
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- Dingchang Li
- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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Xu Q, Han B, Wang H, Wang Q, Zhang W, Wang D. Effect of extracellular polymer substances on the tetracycline removal during coagulation process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 309:123316. [PMID: 32305839 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, the effect of extracellular polymer substances on the tetracycline removal under hydroxyl aluminium treatment was investigated, and the molecular mechanisms of extracellular polymeric substances mediated coagulation of tetracycline were also explored. The results show that the presence of extracellular polymeric substances could significantly enhance the removal efficiency of tetracycline in hydroxyl aluminium coagulation. Findings suggest that tyrosine and tryptophan in extracellular proteins acted as binding sites to capture tetracycline. Evidences provided by the density functional theory calculations in combination with spectroscopy analysis indicated that two main mechanisms accounted for tetracycline removal in the presence of extracellular polymeric substances and polyaluminum chloride: (1) amino group in proteins and carbonyl in tetracycline were bridged by Al3+; (2) benzene rings in tryptophan and tyrosine were π-π stacked with tetracycline, and the amino group in complexes were further coordinated with Al3+.
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- Qiongying Xu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Systematic Water Pollution Control, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Systematic Water Pollution Control, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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Yu Z, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Dong J, Fu J, Xu X, Zhu L. Enhancement of PPCPs removal by shaped microbial community of aerobic granular sludge under condition of low C/N ratio influent. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 394:122583. [PMID: 32289623 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The frequent occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in domestic wastewater has caused great concern. In this study, the removal of two typical pharmaceuticals (Roxithromycin, ROX; Sulfamethoxazole, SMZ) in aerobic granular sludge (AGS) reactors was investigated under condition of different C/N (carbon to nitrogen) ratios. Results showed that higher removal efficiencies of ROX and SMZ (95.2 % and 92.9 %) were achieved in the AGS reactor fed with low C/N influent. Batch experiments further revealed that the removal of ROX was influenced by the adsorption ability of the AGS while SMZ removal was mainly enhanced by biodegradation process. Analysis of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) showed that the humic acid-like substances were enriched under low C/N condition, which was in accordance with dynamic change of microbial community. The microbes, like Thauera spp. and Xanthomonadaceae, were highly enriched in the reactor with high nitrogen loading rate and functioned as refractory organics degrader. Overall, the AGS process could achieve enhanced pharmaceuticals removal performance by the regulation of microbial community under low C/N influent, which provides insights into a feasible solution for simultaneous removal of nitrogen and trace organic pollutants in AGS reactor.
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- Zhuodong Yu
- Institute of Environmental Pollution Control and Treatment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Environmental Pollution Control and Treatment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Environmental Pollution Control and Treatment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Environmental Pollution Control and Treatment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Environmental Pollution Control and Treatment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Environmental Pollution Control and Treatment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Water Pollution Control, 388 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Environmental Pollution Control and Treatment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Water Pollution Control, 388 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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