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Sagar SS, Rani S, Pushpa Sadanandan S. Combined Effect of Isolated Bacteriophage and Neem Extract on Isolated Multiple Drug-Resistant Pathogenic Escherichia coli E1 From Well Water. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSIGHTS 2023; 17:11786302231166818. [PMID: 37223331 PMCID: PMC10201146 DOI: 10.1177/11786302231166818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Multiple drug-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a serious cause of concern, and they can be observed in hospital settings, natural environment, and animals. Dissemination of multiple drug-resistant (MDR) E. coli can pose a high risk to public health. Moreover, they are hard to control with commercial antibiotics, since they have acquired resistance against most of them. Therefore, to control multiple drug-resistant bacteria, alternative strategies have been adopted such as phage therapy, herbal remedies, nanoparticles etc. In the current study, the combined application of neem leaf extract and bacteriophage is used to control an isolated multiple drug-resistant E. coli E1. We have applied 0.1 mg/ml concentration of neem extract in combination with an isolated phage vB_EcoM_C2 of 1011 titer and found that the combinatorial treatment approach significantly controls the growth of E. coli E1 as compared to a single non-combinatorial treatment. In this study, every E. coli cell is targeted by 2 antimicrobials (phage and neem extract) at the same time, which is more effective as compared to the sole treatment. Implementation of the neem extract with phage opens a new alternative approach to the chemotherapeutics for the control of multiple drug-resistant bacterial pathogens. This approach may be effective, economical, and eco-friendly to combat MDR.
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- Sadhana Singh Sagar
- Sadhana Singh Sagar, Ecology and
Environment Research Group, Center for Water Resources Development and
management, Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode 673571, Kerala.
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Tang J, Zhao J, Qin Z, Chen L, Song X, Ke Q, Wu L, Shi Y. Structural equation model was used to evaluate the effects of soil chemical environment, fertility and enzyme activity on eucalyptus biomass. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2023; 10:221570. [PMID: 37063983 PMCID: PMC10090870 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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This paper aims to reveal the effects of multi-generational succession of eucalyptus on soil fertility, organic structure and biological properties. Soil samples were collected from eucalyptus plantations of different stand ages (5, 11, 17 and 21 years old) in a typical area in south Asia, soil organic fraction structure and content characteristics were investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to explore influences of soil fertility, enzyme activity and organic fraction on stand biomass. FTIR analysis showed that 11 infrared absorption peaks existed in the soils of this study area, attributed to silicates, aromatics, carbonate ions, sugars, esters, polysaccharides, aliphatic hydrocarbons and phenolic alcohols. Combined with the results of peak area integration, the content of esters, aromatics and phenolic alcohols was significantly higher in 17- and 21-year-old stand soils than in control soils. The results of SEM showed that organic components were negatively related (p < 0.01) to enzyme activity and biomass, with standardized coefficients of 0.53 and 0.49, respectively. In summary, multi-generation succession of eucalyptus trees can change the structure of soil organic functional group composition and promote the enrichment of aromatic and phenolic alcohol functional groups. Such changes can directly inhibit the increase in eucalyptus biomass and indirectly negatively affect biomass by inhibiting enzyme activity.
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- Jian Tang
- Guangxi Research and Development Center for New Forestry Fertilizer, Key Laboratory of Central South Fast-growing Timber Cultivation of Forestry Ministry of China Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Research and Development Center for New Forestry Fertilizer, Key Laboratory of Central South Fast-growing Timber Cultivation of Forestry Ministry of China Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Research and Development Center for New Forestry Fertilizer, Key Laboratory of Central South Fast-growing Timber Cultivation of Forestry Ministry of China Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees of National Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Research and Development Center for New Forestry Fertilizer, Key Laboratory of Central South Fast-growing Timber Cultivation of Forestry Ministry of China Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Research and Development Center for New Forestry Fertilizer, Key Laboratory of Central South Fast-growing Timber Cultivation of Forestry Ministry of China Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees of National Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Research and Development Center for New Forestry Fertilizer, Key Laboratory of Central South Fast-growing Timber Cultivation of Forestry Ministry of China Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, People's Republic of China
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Wang Q, Hyman M, Higgins BT. Factors impacting the effectiveness of biological pretreatment for the alleviation of algal growth inhibition on anaerobic digestate. ALGAL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2020.102129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gao J, Song J, Ye J, Duan X, Dionysiou DD, Yadav JS, Nadagouda MN, Yang L, Luo S. Comparative toxicity reduction potential of UV/sodium percarbonate and UV/hydrogen peroxide treatments for bisphenol A in water: An integrated analysis using chemical, computational, biological, and metabolomic approaches. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 190:116755. [PMID: 33383346 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common industrial chemical with significant adverse impacts on biological systems as an environmental contaminant. UV/hydrogen peroxide (UV/H2O2) is a well-established technology for BPA treatment in water while UV/sodium percarbonate (UV/SPC) is an emerging technology with unclear biological impacts of treated effluent. Therefore, in this study, the toxicity evaluation of BPA solution treated with UV/H2O2 and UV/SPC was preformed and compared based on transformation products (TPs) profile, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR), Escherichia coli (E. coli) toxicity assays, and metabolomic analysis. TPs with hydroxylation, double-ring split, and single-ring cleavage were generated from BPA during the treatments with both technologies, but TPs with quinonation were specifically detected in UV/H2O2 treated solution at the UV dose of 1470 mJ cm-2. QSAR prediction based on TPs profile (excluding benzoquinone TPs) suggested that UV/H2O2 and UV/SPC treatments of BPA may increase matrix toxicity due to the formation of multi-hydroxylated TPs; however decreased bioaccumulation potential of all TPs may mitigate the increase of toxicity by reducing the chance of TPs to reach the concentration of toxicity threshold. In vivo assays with E. coli showed inhibited cell growth, arrested cell cycle, and increased cell death in BPA solution treated with UV/H2O2 at the UV dose of 1470 mJ cm-2. Metabolomic analysis indicated that BPA solution treated with UV/H2O2 at UV dose of 1470 mJ cm-2 impacted E. coli metabolism differently than other solutions with unique inhibition on glycerolipid metabolism. Moreover, BPA interfered in various metabolic pathways including alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, starch and sucrose metabolism, pentose phosphate pathway, and lysine degradation, which were mitigated after the treatments. UV/SPC showed advantage over UV/H2O2 of attenuated impact on butanoate metabolism with UV irradiation. This study has generated valuable data for better understanding of biological impacts of BPA and its solutions treated with UV/H2O2 or UV/SPC, thus providing insights for their application prospect for water and wastewater treatment.
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- Jiong Gao
- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, United States
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China.
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, United States.
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, United States.
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- Division of Environmental Genetics and Molecular Toxicology, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45324, United States
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- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330036, China
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- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330036, China
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Neilen AD, Carroll AR, Hawker DW, O'Brien KR, Burford MA. Effects of photochemical and microbiological changes in terrestrial dissolved organic matter on its chemical characteristics and phytotoxicity towards cyanobacteria. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 695:133901. [PMID: 31756858 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that under laboratory conditions, dissolved organic matter (DOM) leached from plants can be differentially more phytotoxic to cyanobacteria, compared to green algae. This study examined how DOM source and transformation processes (microbial and photochemical) affect its chemical composition and phytotoxicity towards a cultured species of cyanobacteria (Raphidiopsis raciborskii) using a factorial experimental design. To complement cyanobacterial bioassays, the chemical composition and associated changes in DOM were determined using spectroscopic (nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and absorbance) and elemental analyses. Sunlight exposed DOM from leaves of the terrestrial plants, Casuarina cunninghamiana and Eucalyptus tereticornis had the most phytotoxic effect compared to DOM not exposed to sunlight. This phytotoxic DOM was characterised by relatively low nitrogen content, containing highly coloured and relatively high molecular mass constituents. Both mixed effect model and PCA approaches to predict inhibition of photosynthetic yield indicated phytotoxicity could be predicted (P < 0.001) based upon the following parameters: C: N ratio; gilvin, and lignin-derived phenol content of DOM. Parallel proton-detected 1D and 2D NMR techniques showed that glucose anomers were the major constituents of fresh leachate. With ageing, glucose anomers disappeared and products of microbial transformation appeared, but there was no indication of the appearance of additional phytotoxic compounds. This suggests that reactive oxygen species may be responsible, at least partially, for DOM phytotoxicity. This study provides important new information highlighting the characteristics of DOM that link with phytotoxic effects.
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- Amanda D Neilen
- Australian Rivers Institute & Griffith School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia.
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- Griffith School of Environment, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Parklands Drive, Southport, Queensland 4222, Australia.
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- Griffith School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Australian Rivers Institute & Griffith School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia.
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Eladel H, Battah M, Dawa A, Abd-Elhay R, Anees D. Effect of rice straw extracts on growth of two phytoplankton isolated from a fish pond. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY 2019; 31:3557-3563. [DOI: 10.1007/s10811-019-01766-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Lin Y, Chen A, Peng L, Luo S, Zeng Q, Shao J. Physiological characteristics and toxin production of Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanobacterium) in response to DOM in anaerobic digestion effluent. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 685:902-910. [PMID: 31247437 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The ecological implications of livestock production intensification have received sustained attention across the globe. Anaerobic digestion is the main process for livestock waste treatment. However, the ecological consequences of dissolved organic matter originating from anaerobic digestion (AD-DOM) in eutrophic water bodies remain elusive. In this study, the physiological responses of a bloom-forming cyanobacterium, Microcystis aeruginosa, to AD-DOM were investigated. Moreover, the composition of AD-DOM was identified by using thermochemolysis followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. The growth of M. aeruginosa FACHB905 was not sensitive to low levels (0.625-1.25%, V/V) of AD-DOM but was inhibited by high levels (2.5-5%, V/V) of AD-DOM, resulting from photoinhibition damage to photosystem II (PSII). The main target of AD-DOM in PSII was the electron accepting side (ψ0) or the electron donor side (φ P0), depending on time variables. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) level showed a positive correlation with AD-DOM addition; however, it was higher than that of the control for 3.75-5% AD-DOM on the 6th day. The intracellular microcystin contents (including MC-LR and Dha7-MC-LR) decreased in response to AD-DOM addition, but extracellular microcystin increased after 6 days of exposure. In addition, GC-MS detection showed that AD-DOM is mainly composed of lignin-derived aromatic compounds, alkanes/alkene, nitrogen-containing compounds, and sterols. The results presented in this study suggested that AD-DOM released from the livestock industry may play a subtle role in affecting harmful algal blooms through level-dependent variables. In addition, the ecological consequences of microcystin released by toxin-producing species under AD-DOM stress are still worth considering.
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- Yiqing Lin
- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China.
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Wang Q, Prasad R, Higgins BT. Aerobic bacterial pretreatment to overcome algal growth inhibition on high-strength anaerobic digestates. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 162:420-426. [PMID: 31301471 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Coupling anaerobic digestion and algae cultivation has attracted attention as a sustainable means of treating high-strength wastewaters. In such a scenario, nutrients from the liquid anaerobic digestate are used by algae to produce biomass. However, use of full-strength digestate results in poor algal growth and nutrient removal. Most researchers have overcome this challenge by diluting digestate 10-30 fold prior to algae growth but such dilution rates demand large amounts of fresh water, posing challenges for scale-up. The objectives of this study were to 1) assess whether ammonium, turbidity, and heavy metals in digestate were the primary sources of inhibition for a highly-nutrient tolerant strain of Chlorella sorokiniana, and, 2) develop a biological pretreatment strategy to overcome algal growth inhibition on full strength digestate. Ammonia toxicity, turbidity, and heavy metals have been commonly hypothesized as the source of algal growth inhibition, but our results showed that these factors were not critical inhibitors of C. sorokiniana. Dose response studies showed that C. sorokiniana could grow robustly on 3,500 mg/L ammonium. Regardless, full strength digestates of wastewater sludge and food waste were very inhibitory to C. sorokiniana. We utilized a pretreatment approach using activated sludge which led to robust algal growth on full-strength digestate. High growth rates of 250-500 mg/L/d were achievable on pretreated digestates despite very high ammonium levels of ∼2,000 mg/L. Pretreating digestate also led to significantly faster algal nutrient uptake compared to untreated digestate (p < 0.001).
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- Qichen Wang
- Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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Sinang SC, Daud N, Kamaruddin N, Poh KB. Potential growth inhibition of freshwater algae by herbaceous plant extracts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chnaes.2018.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ma H, Huang L, Zhang J, Shi D, Yang J. Optical properties of straw-derived dissolved organic matter and growth inhibition of Microcystis aeruginosa by straw-derived dissolved organic matter via photo-generated hydrogen peroxide. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 242:760-768. [PMID: 30031309 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Recent advances in research on algae inhibition by using low-cost straw proposed a possible mechanism that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by the solar irradiation of straw-derived dissolved organic matter (DOM) might contribute to cyanobacteria inhibition. However, this process is not clearly understood. Here, DOM from three types of straw (barley, rice, and wheat) and natural organic matter (NOM) isolates were investigated in terms of their photochemical properties and ROS generating abilities. Results demonstrated that the DOM derived from the aeration decomposition of barley straw (A-DOMbs) yielded the best formation efficiencies of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyl radicals (•OH) under solar-simulated irradiation in all organic matter samples. Correlation analysis implies that optical parameters and phenolic hydroxyl group contents can signify ROS generating abilities of different DOM solutions. Bioassay results show that A-DOMbs possesses the highest inhibition performance for M. aeruginosa in all DOM samples, much higher than those of NOM isolates. The addition of catalase greatly relieves the inhibition performance, making the loss of chlorophyll a content decreased from 37.14% to 7.83% in 2 h for A-DOMbs, which implies that for cyanobacteria growth inhibition, photochemically-produced H2O2 from SOM is far more important than singlet oxygen (1O2), •OH, and even SOM itself. Our results show that H2O2 photochemically generated from straw-derived DOM is able to result in rapid inhibition of M. aeruginosa in a relatively short period, furthering the understanding of complicated mechanisms of cyanobacteria inhibition by using low-cost straw in eutrophic waters.
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- Hua Ma
- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, China
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Neilen AD, Hawker DW, O'Brien KR, Burford MA. Phytotoxic effects of terrestrial dissolved organic matter on a freshwater cyanobacteria and green algae species is affected by plant source and DOM chemical composition. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 184:969-980. [PMID: 28655116 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Here we link plant source phylogeny to its chemical characteristics and determine parameters useful for predicting DOM phytotoxicity towards algal monocultures. We found that DOM characterised using UV-visible spectroscopic indices and elemental analysis is useful for distinguishing DOM plant sources. Specifically, combined values of absorbance at 440 nm and coefficients for the spectral slope ratio, were used to distinguish between gymnosperm-leached DOM and that from angiosperms. In our bioassays, DOM leached from 4 g leaf L-1 resulted in over 40% inhibition of photosynthetic yield for the cyanobacterium, Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, for eight of the nine plants tested. Significant variables for predicting inhibition of yield were DOM exposure time and plant source, or using an alternate model, exposure time and spectroscopic and elemental measures. Our study proposes spectroscopic indices which can estimate a plant source's contribution to aquatic DOM, may provide insights into ecological outcomes, such as phytotoxicity to algae. The cyanobacterium (C. raciborskii) was more sensitive to DOM than a green algae (Monoraphidium spp.), as identified in a subsequent dose-response experiment with five different DOM plant sources. Low level additions of angiosperm derived-DOM (i.e. 0.5 g L-1) were slight phytotoxic to Monoraphidium spp. causing 30% inhibition of yield, while C. raciborskii was not affected. Higher DOM additions (i.e. 2 g L-1) caused 100% inhibition of yield for C. raciborskii, while Monoraphidium spp. inhibition remained under 30%. The divergence in algal sensitivity to DOM indicates that in aquatic systems, DOM derived from catchment vegetation has the potential to affect algal assemblages.
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- Amanda D Neilen
- Australian Rivers Institute & Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.
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- Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute & Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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Becker D, Varela Della Giustina S, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Schoevaart R, Barceló D, de Cazes M, Belleville MP, Sanchez-Marcano J, de Gunzburg J, Couillerot O, Völker J, Oehlmann J, Wagner M. Removal of antibiotics in wastewater by enzymatic treatment with fungal laccase - Degradation of compounds does not always eliminate toxicity. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 219:500-509. [PMID: 27521787 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this study, the performance of immobilised laccase (Trametes versicolor) was investigated in combination with the mediator syringaldehyde (SYR) in removing a mixture of 38 antibiotics in an enzymatic membrane reactor (EMR). Antibiotics were spiked in osmosed water at concentrations of 10μg·L(-1) each. Laccase without mediator did not reduce the load of antibiotics significantly. The addition of SYR enhanced the removal: out of the 38 antibiotics, 32 were degraded by >50% after 24h. In addition to chemical analysis, the samples' toxicity was evaluated in two bioassays (a growth inhibition assay and the Microtox assay). Here, the addition of SYR resulted in a time-dependent increase of toxicity in both bioassays. In cooperation with SYR, laccase effectively removes a broad range of antibiotics. However, this enhanced degradation induces unspecific toxicity. If this issue is resolved, enzymatic treatment may be a valuable addition to existing water treatment technologies.
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- Dennis Becker
- Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Parc Científic i Tecnològic de la Universitat de Girona, Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Parc Científic i Tecnològic de la Universitat de Girona, Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Chiralvision BV, J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333CH Leiden, Netherlands
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Parc Científic i Tecnològic de la Universitat de Girona, Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain; Water and Soil Quality Research Group, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08911 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, ENSCM, UM2, CNRS - Université de Montpellier, CC 047, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, ENSCM, UM2, CNRS - Université de Montpellier, CC 047, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, ENSCM, UM2, CNRS - Université de Montpellier, CC 047, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Ma H, Zhang J, Tong L, Yang J. Photochemical production of hydrogen peroxide from natural algicides: decomposition organic matter from straw. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2015; 17:1455-1461. [PMID: 26153543 DOI: 10.1039/c5em00224a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The ability of decomposition organic matter from three natural algicides (barley, rice, and wheat straw) and natural organic matter (NOM) isolates to generate hydrogen peroxide under simulated solar irradiation was evaluated in order to understand the mechanism of indirect algae inhibition through a photochemical pathway. Specific optical properties (higher phenolic hydroxyl group contents and lower E2/E3) of barley straw organic matter (BSOM) reveal its outstanding ability to produce H2O2 as a photosensitizer. The appearance of a protein-like structure in BSOM indicated that bacteria or fungi probably transformed the structure of BSOM and brought other organic matter, which may account for its distinct optical properties. The ΦH2O2 of BSOM obtained through aerobic decomposition is 14.73 × 10(-5), which is three times the value of SRHA, whereas the ΦH2O2 value of BSOM obtained for non-aerobic decomposition was 5.30 × 10(-5), still higher than that of SRHA. The ΦH2O2 of rice straw organic matter was slightly lower than those of SRHA and SRFA, but much higher than that of wheat straw organic matter. The superior ability of BSOM to generate H2O2 was partly responsible for the outstanding potential and prior choice of barley straw for cyanobacteria or algae inhibition in various plant decomposition products.
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- Hua Ma
- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, P. R. China.
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Muradov N, Taha M, Miranda AF, Wrede D, Kadali K, Gujar A, Stevenson T, Ball AS, Mouradov A. Fungal-assisted algal flocculation: application in wastewater treatment and biofuel production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2015; 8:24. [PMID: 25763102 PMCID: PMC4355497 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0210-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The microalgal-based industries are facing a number of important challenges that in turn affect their economic viability. Arguably the most important of these are associated with the high costs of harvesting and dewatering of the microalgal cells, the costs and sustainability of nutrient supplies and costly methods for large scale oil extraction. Existing harvesting technologies, which can account for up to 50% of the total cost, are not economically feasible because of either requiring too much energy or the addition of chemicals. Fungal-assisted flocculation is currently receiving increased attention because of its high harvesting efficiency. Moreover, some of fungal and microalgal strains are well known for their ability to treat wastewater, generating biomass which represents a renewable and sustainable feedstock for bioenergy production. RESULTS We screened 33 fungal strains, isolated from compost, straws and soil for their lipid content and flocculation efficiencies against representatives of microalgae commercially used for biodiesel production, namely the heterotrophic freshwater microalgae Chlorella protothecoides and the marine microalgae Tetraselmis suecica. Lipid levels and composition were analyzed in fungal-algal pellets grown on media containing alternative carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus sources from wheat straw and swine wastewater, respectively. The biomass of fungal-algal pellets grown on swine wastewater was used as feedstock for the production of value-added chemicals, biogas, bio-solids and liquid petrochemicals through pyrolysis. Co-cultivation of microalgae and filamentous fungus increased total biomass production, lipid yield and wastewater bioremediation efficiency. CONCLUSION Fungal-assisted microalgal flocculation shows significant potential for solving the major challenges facing the commercialization of microalgal biotechnology, namely (i) the efficient and cost-effective harvesting of freshwater and seawater algal strains; (ii) enhancement of total oil production and optimization of its composition; (iii) nutrient supply through recovering of the primary nutrients, nitrogen and phosphates and microelements from wastewater. The biomass generated was thermochemically converted into biogas, bio-solids and a range of liquid petrochemicals including straight-chain C12 to C21 alkanes which can be directly used as a glycerine-free component of biodiesel. Pyrolysis represents an efficient alternative strategy for biofuel production from species with tough cell walls such as fungi and fungal-algal pellets.
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- Nazim Muradov
- />Florida Solar Energy Centre, University of Central Florida, 1679 Clearlake Road, 32922 Cocoa, FL USA
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- />School of Applied Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 3083 Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- />School of Applied Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 3083 Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- />School of Applied Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 3083 Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- />School of Applied Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 3083 Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- />Florida Solar Energy Centre, University of Central Florida, 1679 Clearlake Road, 32922 Cocoa, FL USA
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- />School of Applied Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 3083 Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- />School of Applied Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 3083 Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- />School of Applied Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 3083 Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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Koreivienė J, Anne O, Kasperovičienė J, Burškytė V. Cyanotoxin management and human health risk mitigation in recreational waters. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2014; 186:4443-4459. [PMID: 24664523 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-3710-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The occurrence and severity of harmful cyanobacterial or blue-green algal blooms (HABs) have increased in recent decades, posing a serious threat of illness to humans. In some countries, water contaminated with cyanotoxins that is used for drinking or haemodialysis has posed a particularly serious risk. However, it is now recognized that recreational exposure to natural toxins by skin contact, accidental swallowing of water or inhalation can also cause a wide range of acute or chronic illnesses. In this review, we focus on the importance of cyanotoxin management in recreational waters. The symptoms related with HAB poisonings, the recommended safety concentrations limit for cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in such waters, as well as early health hazard indicators of their presence and their monitoring are all discussed. We also present in this review an overview of the methods developed in recent decades for eliminating cyanobacteria and the toxic compounds that they produce.
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- Judita Koreivienė
- Institute of Botany of Nature Research Centre, Žaliųjų Ežerų Str. 49, 08406, Vilnius, Lithuania,
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Laue P, Bährs H, Chakrabarti S, Steinberg CEW. Natural xenobiotics to prevent cyanobacterial and algal growth in freshwater: contrasting efficacy of tannic acid, gallic acid, and gramine. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 104:212-220. [PMID: 24332729 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Allelochemical action against planktonic phototrophs is one central issue in freshwater ecology and quality management. To determine some basic mechanisms of this toxic action, we exposed the coccal green alga, Desmodesmus armatus, and the coccal cyanobacterium, Microcystis aeruginosa, in a batch culture well-supplied with carbon dioxide to increasing concentrations of the polyphenols tannic acid and gallic acid and the alkaloid gramine. The phototrophs were checked after 2d and at the end of the culture for biomass-based growth rates, cell volume, maximum quantum yield of photosystem II (ΦPSIImax), chlorophyll a content (chla) after 2d and at the end of the culture, and lipid peroxidation only at the end of the culture. During the culture, the pH rose from 7.64 to 10.95, a pH characteristic of eutrophic freshwater bodies during nuisance algal blooms. All xenobiotics reduced the growth rate, ΦPSIImax, and chla during the first 2d with M. aeruginosa being more sensitive to the polyphenols than D. armatus. The efficacy of the polyphenols declined with increasing pH, indicating potential polymerization and corresponding reduced bioavailability of the polyphenols. In contrast to the polyphenols, gramine increased its toxic action over time, independent of the prevailing pH. All exposures caused slight to severe lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the phototrophs. Hence, one mechanism of growth inhibition may be oxidative stress-mediated reduction in photosynthesis. The presented results suggest that in successful field trials with leachate, the prevailing environmental conditions may inactivate polyphenols and xenobiotics other than polyphenols may be more effective.
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- Pauline Laue
- Lausitz University of Applied Sciences, Großenhainer Straße 57, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Laboratory of Freshwater & Stress Ecology, Arboretum, Späthstr. 80/81, 12437 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Laboratory of Freshwater & Stress Ecology, Arboretum, Späthstr. 80/81, 12437 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Laboratory of Freshwater & Stress Ecology, Arboretum, Späthstr. 80/81, 12437 Berlin, Germany; Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim, Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Laboratory of Freshwater & Stress Ecology, Arboretum, Späthstr. 80/81, 12437 Berlin, Germany.
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Pillinger JM, Gilmour I, Ridge I. Comparison of antialgal activity of brown-rotted and white-rotted wood andIn situ analysis of lignin. J Chem Ecol 2013; 21:1113-25. [PMID: 24234521 DOI: 10.1007/bf02228315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/1994] [Accepted: 03/15/1995] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Brown-rotted wood has been used as a source of lignin to investigate further the antialgal effects of lignocellulosic materials such as decomposing barley straw. The antialgal activity of brown-rotted and white-rotted wood has been determined in a laboratory bioassay. Using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, the lignin of the rotted wood samples has been compared and the significance of the structure of the lignin in antialgal activity is discussed.
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- J M Pillinger
- Department of Biology, Open University, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA, Milton Keynes, U.K
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Pillinger JM, Cooper JA, Harding CJ. Stable free radical from plant litter decomposing in water. J Chem Ecol 2013; 22:1001-11. [PMID: 24227620 DOI: 10.1007/bf02029950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/1995] [Accepted: 01/06/1996] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The presence of a stable radical species in both fresh straw and that which had been submerged in aerated water for up to six months has been demonstrated using electron paramagnetic (spin) resonance (EPR or ESR) spectroscopy. A radical signal was associated also with material shown to contain straw lignin markers, which was leached from the rotting straw into surrounding water. Fresh straw treated with strong alkali to remove phenolics did not show a radical signal. The possible effect of a dissolved stable free radical is discussed in relation to the antagonistic effect of rotting straw on algal and cyanobacterial growth in water to which straw has been added as a nuisance algal control agent.
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- J M Pillinger
- Planetary Sciences Research Institute, The Open University, MK7 6AA, Milton Keynes, UK
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Xiao X, Huang H, Ge Z, Rounge TB, Shi J, Xu X, Li R, Chen Y. A pair of chiral flavonolignans as novel anti-cyanobacterial allelochemicals derived from barley straw (Hordeum vulgare): characterization and comparison of their anti-cyanobacterial activities. Environ Microbiol 2013; 16:1238-51. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Xi Xiao
- College of Environmental & Resource Science (CERS); Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310012 China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety; Hangzhou 310012 China
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- College of Environmental & Resource Science (CERS); Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310012 China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety; Hangzhou 310012 China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310012 China
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- Cancer Registry of Norway; P.O. Box 5313 Majorstuen Oslo N-0304 Norway
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- College of Environmental & Resource Science (CERS); Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310012 China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety; Hangzhou 310012 China
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- College of Environmental & Resource Science (CERS); Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310012 China
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- College of Environmental & Resource Science (CERS); Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310012 China
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- College of Environmental & Resource Science (CERS); Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310012 China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety; Hangzhou 310012 China
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Shao J, Li R, Lepo JE, Gu JD. Potential for control of harmful cyanobacterial blooms using biologically derived substances: problems and prospects. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2013; 125:149-155. [PMID: 23660535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Revised: 03/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Water blooms of cyanobacteria have posed a worldwide environmental threat and a human health hazard in recent decades. Many biologically derived (but non-antibiotic) bioactive substances are known to inhibit the growth of aquatic bloom-forming cyanobacteria. Some of these biologically derived substances (BDSs) have no or low toxicity to aquatic animals and humans. Most BDSs are easily biodegradable in aquatic environments. These characteristics indicate that they may have potential for control and removal of harmful algae. However, BDSs also have the disadvantages of high cost of preparation, and possible damage to non-target aquatic organisms, and sometimes, low efficiency of algae removal. The ecological risks of most BDSs are still unknown. Here, we review recent research progress relative to the inhibitory effects of BDSs on cyanobacteria, and critically analyze the potential of BDSs as algicides with an emphasis on possible problems during the process of controlling harmful cyanobacteria. We suggest avenues of study to enhance effective use of BDSs in controlling of cyanobacterial blooms; these include guidelines for isolation and characterization of new effective BDSs, exploiting the synergistic effects of BDSs, the merits of controlling harmful cyanobacteria at the early stages of proliferation and evaluation of ecological risks of BDSs.
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- Jihai Shao
- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China.
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Hajiboland R, Bahrami-Rad S, Bastani S. Phenolics metabolism in boron-deficient tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] plants. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2013; 64:196-206. [PMID: 23739888 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.64.2013.2.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Modification in the metabolism of phenolic compounds under boron (B) deficiency conditions was studied in tea plants. Plants were grown from seed, treated with low B in hydroponic medium under environmentally controlled conditions for six weeks. Dry matter production and B content of plants were significantly declined under B deficiency conditions. Boron starvation resulted in rising phenylalanine ammonia lyase activity in the young leaves and declining polyphenol oxidase activity in the roots. Soluble phenolics fraction was increased up to 3.4-fold in the young leaves while did not influence by B nutrition in the old leaves and roots. Cell wall (CW) bound phenolics and lignin content was lower in B-deficient plants compared with B-sufficient ones. Boron deficiency increased significantly activity of soluble peroxidase (POD) only in the leaves. Activity of ionically bound POD was decreased in the old leaf and roots while it increased in the young leaves upon B deprivation. Activity of covalently bound POD decreased in the roots and leaves of different age in low B plants. Our results suggested that tea plant is highly tolerant species to B deficiency and CW tightening and accumulation of oxidized phenolics are not mechanisms for growth inhibition under B deficiency conditions.
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Pęczuła W. Influence of barley straw ( Hordeum vulgare L.) extract on phytoplankton dominated by Scenedesmus species in laboratory conditions: the importance of the extraction duration. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY 2013; 25:661-665. [PMID: 23482372 PMCID: PMC3587696 DOI: 10.1007/s10811-012-9900-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The response of a natural phytoplankton assemblage dominated by algae of the genus Scenedesmus to the addition of barley straw extract was studied in a laboratory experiment. The aim of the study was to compare the inhibiting effect of water extracts obtained by soaking the straw for 1, 2 and 3 months. We analysed the response of four species, Scenedesmus subspicatus, Scenedesmus ecornis, Scenedesmus quadricauda and Scenedesmus acuminatus, during 14 days of their exposure to different types of barley straw extract. S. subspicatus and S. ecornis responded with decreasing numbers only to the addition of the 3-month solution (ANOVA; F = 290.1, p <0.001; and F = 11.8, p <0.01, respectively); the two other species were inhibited by all types of extracts. The results indicate the need for more research on the importance of extraction duration to the inhibitory abilities of barley straw which can be applied in the management of water quality in water bodies.
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- Wojciech Pęczuła
- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Life Sciences, ul. Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-062 Lublin, Poland
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Bährs H, Putschew A, Steinberg CEW. Toxicity of hydroquinone to different freshwater phototrophs is influenced by time of exposure and pH. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:146-154. [PMID: 22956111 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1132-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The interaction of natural organic matter with phytoplankton communities in freshwater ecosystems is an intensively studied subject matter. Previous studies showed that apparently plant-derived phenols were able to inhibit algal and cyanobacterial growth. Furthermore, it was also assumed that humic substances (HS), which comprise the major part of dissolved organic carbon in freshwater ecosystems, directly interact with freshwater phototrophs. For example, quinoid building blocks of HS were thought to be algicidal. To identify key environmental variable for the toxic action of potential quinone algicides, we tested the toxicity of hydroquinone (HQ) to different eukaryotic and prokaryotic freshwater phototrophs in terms of growth performance and investigated also the effect of HQ oxidation at different pH values on its algicidal potential. It was shown that cyanobacterial species were much more susceptible to hydroquinone than coccal green algal species were, with Microcystis aeruginosa being the most sensitive species by far. In addition, it was obvious that the aging of hydroquinone-stock solution at pH 11 led to polymerization and, by this process, to a total loss of toxicity; whereas the algicidal potential sustained if the polyphenol was kept at pH 7. Since most lakes with heavy blooms of phototrophs possess pH values clearly above 7.0, it is questionable, if polyphenols in general and quinones in particular are the effective chemicals and if litter and straw leachates are applied as means to combat algal and cyanobacterial blooms.
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- Hanno Bährs
- Department of Biology, Freshwater and Stress Ecology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Späthstr 80/81, 12437 Berlin, Germany.
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Iredale RS, McDonald AT, Adams DG. A series of experiments aimed at clarifying the mode of action of barley straw in cyanobacterial growth control. WATER RESEARCH 2012; 46:6095-6103. [PMID: 22989994 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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For over 25 years it has been known that rotting barley straw can be used to prevent the development of blooms of cyanobacteria and algae in freshwater bodies, although its effectiveness can be variable. The mode of action is still not understood, although a number of hypotheses have been suggested, many of which are supported by little or no experimental evidence. Here, we provide the first experimental confirmation that microbial activity is responsible for the release of either the growth inhibitory fraction, or its precursor, from whole straw, after three or more weeks of decomposition. However, a much more rapid release of inhibitory components was achieved by fine chopping of fresh straw. In bioassays of straw activity the choice of both the cyanobacterial test strain and the assay temperature affected the outcome. The inhibitory activity of straw was greater when decomposition was carried out in the presence of UV-supplemented visible light and this activity was reduced in the presence of catalase, implying that straw activity may in part involve hydrogen peroxide. A better understanding of straw decomposition is required to clarify the mode of action of straw and allow the optimisation of its use in the field.
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- Robert S Iredale
- Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Bährs H, Menzel R, Kubsch G, Stösser R, Putschew A, Heinze T, Steinberg CEW. Does quinone or phenol enrichment of humic substances alter the primary compound from a non-algicidal to an algicidal preparation? CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 87:1193-1200. [PMID: 22300553 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Revised: 01/04/2012] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) has been shown to affect phytoplankton species directly. These interactions largely depend on the origin and molecular size of DOM and are different in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In a preceding study, however, two humic substance preparations did not adversely affect coccal green algae or cyanobacterial growth even at high concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). These results contradicted previous findings, showing a clear, negative response of different phototrophs to much lower DOC concentrations. To test whether or not at least defined building blocks of humic substances (HSs) are effective algicidal structures, we enriched two humic preparations with hydroquinone and p-benzoquinone, respectively, and exposed two different green algae, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Monoraphidium braunii, and two cyanobacterial species, Synechocystis sp. and Microcystis aeruginosa, to the unmodified and enriched HSs. As response variables, growth rates in terms of biomass increase, chlorophyll-a content, and photosynthetic yield were measured. The highest concentration (4.17 mM DOC) of the modified HSs clearly inhibited growth; the cyanobacterial species were much more sensitive than the green algal species. However, realistic ecological concentrations did not adversely affect growth. Aerating the exposure solution for 24 h strongly reduced the inhibitory effect of the modified HSs. The algicidal effect was obviously caused by monomers and not by polymerised high molecular weight HSs themselves. Furthermore, the maximum quantum yield (Φ PSII max) was stimulated in the green algal species by low and medium DOC concentrations, but reduced in the cyanobacterial species upon exposure to higher HS concentrations. The quinone- and phenol-enriched HSs only showed algicidal activity at high concentrations of 4.17 mM DOC and lost their effects over time, presumably by oxidation and subsequent polymerisation. This study confirms that the applied humic substances themselves are not effective algicides even if enriched in effective structures.
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- Hanno Bährs
- Department of Biology, Freshwater & Stress Ecology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Späthstr. 80/81, 12437 Berlin, Germany.
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Bährs H, Steinberg CEW. Impact of two different humic substances on selected coccal green algae and cyanobacteria--changes in growth and photosynthetic performance. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2012; 19:335-346. [PMID: 21751018 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0564-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND, AIM AND SCOPE There is growing evidence to show that dissolved humic substances, HSs, can directly interact with freshwater organisms, such as phototrophic organisms, cladocerans, amphipods and fish. The responses are-at least in part-transcriptionally controlled. These interactions can lead to stress symptoms in the exposed organisms. In phototrophs, stress symptoms include a reduction in photosynthetic oxygen release and antioxidative stress. Besides the direct effects, HSs also cause indirect effects that provoke different physiological adaptations in the phototrophs. MATERIALS AND METHODS The HS-influenced photosynthetic performance and stress response of two different green algae, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (Koršikov) Hindák and Monoraphidium braunii (Nägeli in Kützing) Komárková-Legnerová, and two cyanobacterial species, Synechocystis sp. (PCC 6803, Institut Pasteur) and Microcystis aeruginosa (PCC 7806, Institut Pasteur), were tested. Two humic preparations were applied, the synthetic HS1500 and HuminFeed, HF, which had previously been proven effective in bioassays with invertebrates and a water mould. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION When the algae were grown near light saturation, most of the tested species were positively affected by HSs in growth rate or chlorophyll content. Cell sizes decreased with increasing HS concentrations for all eukaryotic phototrophs, except for the cyanobacteria. After 4 to 5 days of cultivation at the highest HS exposure, there was a decrease in total dry weight due to reduced cell sizes in contrast to an increase in cell numbers. With the exception of Synechocystis, the dry weight per cell ratio decreased with increasing HS concentration. The efficiency of utilizing absorbed light quanta increased with increasing HS concentrations; the maximum quantum yield of photosystem II (ΦPSIImax) was higher in all of the tested species, with the exception of M. aeruginosa, after exposure to HS. CONCLUSION The applied humic preparations did not interact directly with PSII, but changed the physiological state of the algae, especially the photosynthetic performance. Neither the green algae nor the cyanobacteria were inhibited in growth or negatively affected in their photosynthetic performance. The exposure to lower concentrations of HS stimulated better growth of the phototrophs. The tested humic preparations obviously did not have the potency to act as xenobiotic stressors; furthermore, there was no sign of herbicide potency.
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- Hanno Bährs
- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Freshwater and Stress Ecology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Späthstr. 80-81, 12437 Berlin, Germany.
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Lalonde BA, Ernst W, Julien G, Jackman P, Doe K, Schaefer R. A comparative toxicity assessment of materials used in aquatic construction. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2011; 61:368-375. [PMID: 21222116 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-010-9631-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Comparative toxicity testing was performed on selected materials that may be used in aquatic construction projects. The tests were conducted on the following materials: (1) untreated wood species (hemlock [Tsuga ssp], Western red cedar (Thuja plicata), red oak [Quercus rubra], Douglas fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii], red pine [Pinus resinosa], and tamarack [Larix ssp]); (2) plastic wood; (3) Ecothermo wood hemlock stakes treated with preservatives (e.g., chromated copper arsenate [CCA], creosote, alkaline copper quaternary [ACQ], zinc naphthenate, copper naphthenate, and Lifetime Wood Treatment); (4) epoxy-coated steel; (5) hot-rolled steel; (6) zinc-coated steel; and (7) concrete. Those materials were used in acute lethality tests with rainbow trout, Daphnia magna, Vibrio fischeri and threespine stickleback. The results indicated the following general ranking of the materials (from the lowest to highest LC(50) values); ACQ > creosote > zinc naphthenate > copper naphthenate > CCA (treated at 22.4 kg/m(3)) > concrete > red pine > western red cedar > red oak > zinc-coated steel > epoxy-coated steel > CCA (6.4 kg/m(3)). Furthermore, the toxicity results indicated that plastic wood, certain untreated wood species (hemlock, tamarack, Douglas fir, and red oak), hot-rolled steel, Ecothermo wood, and wood treated with Lifetime Wood Treatment were generally nontoxic to the test species.
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- Benoit A Lalonde
- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada, 45 Alderney Dr, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2N6, Canada.
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Shao J, Yu G, Wang Z, Wu Z, Peng X, Li R. Towards clarification of the inhibitory mechanism of wheat bran leachate on Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-843 (Cyanobacteria): physiological responses. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2010; 19:1634-1641. [PMID: 20882340 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-010-0549-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Wheat bran leachate (WBL) has been shown to have an inhibitory effect on Microcystis aeruginosa in this study. In order to explore the inhibitory mechanism of WBL on M. aeruginosa, physiological responses of M. aeruginosa NIES-843 under the WBL stress were studied. The expressions of six important genes related to the D1 protein of photosynthetic processes (psbA), synthesis of microcystins (mcyB), antioxidant protein peroxiredoxin (prx), synthesis of fatty acid (fabZ) and the repair of biological macromolecules (recA, grpE) were studied. Under the WBL stress, no significant change was found in expressions of both grpE and recA, but expressions of psbA, fabZ and prx were shown to be down-regulated, and slight up-regulated expression was found in mcyB. It was shown that oxygen evolution of M. aeruginosa NIES-843 was significantly depressed, and intracellular ATP contents became lower, after exposure to WBL. Similarly, maximum electron transport rates of photosynthetic activities decreased significantly, but intracellular reactive oxygen species levels boosted dramatically under the WBL stress, and cell lysis was observed. Therefore, it is suggested that photosynthetic systems and membranes were the potential targets of toxicity of WBL on M. aeruginosa, and the oxidative damage is an important mechanism explaining the inhibitory effect of WBL on M. aeruginosa.
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- Jihai Shao
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430072 Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Rajabi H, Filizadeh Y, Soltani M, Fotokian M. The Use of Barley Straw for Controlling of Cyanobacteria Under Field Application. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/jfas.2010.394.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hudnell HK. The state of U.S. freshwater harmful algal blooms assessments, policy and legislation. Toxicon 2010; 55:1024-34. [PMID: 19646465 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2009] [Revised: 07/08/2009] [Accepted: 07/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Murray D, Jefferson B, Jarvis P, Parsons SA. Inhibition of three algae species using chemicals released from barley straw. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2010; 31:455-466. [PMID: 20450120 DOI: 10.1080/09593331003663294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Algal blooms are a significant problem in the UK, particularly in water sources that supply potable water treatment works. A wide range of methods to control algae have been tested and, whilst many are effective, they all have disadvantages. The use of barley straw to control algal growth in reservoirs is one option that is gaining popularity, but little is known about its mode of action. One suggested mechanism is that, as the straw is broken down, algastatic chemicals such as phenolics are released. Here we have used an algae inhibition test to evaluate the effect of chemicals reported to be released from straw on three common algal species: Chlorella vulgaris, Microcystis aeruginosa and Scenedesmus subspicatus. It was shown that, of the chemicals assessed, many produced an algastatic effect on the growth of the three algal species tested, with 2 phenyl-phenol being the most effective, whilst p-cresol and benzaldehyde were shown to be effective at concentrations similar to those that have been reported downstream of rotted straw. Scenedesmus subspicatus proved to be much more resistant to the chemicals tested than the other species.
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- D Murray
- Centre for Water Science, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 OAL, UK
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Park MH, Kim BH, Chung IM, Hwang SJ. Selective bactericidal potential of rice (Oryza sativa L. var. japonica) hull extract on Microcystis strains in comparison with green algae and zooplankton. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2009; 83:97-101. [PMID: 19434356 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9732-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We examined the selective inhibitory potential of rice hull extract on the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa, in comparison with inhibitory effects on two green algae (Ankistrodesmus convolutus and Scenedesmus quadricauda) and a zooplankton (Daphnia magna) species. The inhibitory effect of rice hull extract, measured by algal growth or zooplankton survival using four different concentrations of extract (1, 10, 100 and 1000 microg L(-1)), was highest on Microcystis strains (average: 98%, range: 95%-99%), followed by D. magna (average: 22%, range: 10%-47%), A. convolutus (average: 20%, range: 16%-24%), and S. quadricauda (average: 8%, range: 0%-15%). Rice hull extract had only a small effect on the growth of the green algae and Daphnia, particularly in the range 1-100 microg L(-1), and the inhibitory effect was somewhat diminished even at the 1,000 microg L(-1) level, at the end of the experimental period, especially for Daphnia. Our study indicates that rice hull extract has a strong specific algicide potential when used to combat M. aeruginosa.
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- Myung-Hwan Park
- Department of Environmental Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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Grover JP, Baker JW, Ureña-Boeck F, Brooks BW, Errera RM, Roelke DL, Kiesling RL. Laboratory tests of ammonium and barley straw extract as agents to suppress abundance of the harmful alga Prymnesium parvum and its toxicity to fish. WATER RESEARCH 2007; 41:2503-12. [PMID: 17467032 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2006] [Revised: 02/12/2007] [Accepted: 03/09/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Prymnesium parvum is a harmful alga whose blooms can cause fish kills in brackish waters. Two potential suppressants of this alga were tested, ammonium and barley straw extract (BSE), at temperatures of 10, 20 and 30 degrees C. Laboratory batch cultures were grown for 3 weeks at each temperature, with weekly doses of ammonium or BSE at either low or high levels, or a no-dose control treatment. The growth rate of P. parvum during exponential phase was highest at 20 degrees C and lowest at 10 degrees C, and was stimulated by the highest ammonium dose. Only cultures grown at 20 degrees C were toxic to fish. The highest ammonium dose abolished such toxicity and reduced the endpoint population density of P. parvum. BSE did not reduce the exponential growth rate, endpoint density, or toxicity to fish of P. parvum. The results support the use of ammonium additions, but not BSE, to suppress harmful blooms of P. parvum in those circumstances where the possible disadvantages can be managed.
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- James P Grover
- Department of Biology, Program in Environmental and Earth Sciences, Box 19498, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
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Wiśniewska SK, Nalaskowski J, Witka-Jeżewska E, Hupka J, Miller JD. Surface properties of barley straw. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7765(02)00178-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Natural compounds for the management of undesirable freshwater phytoplankton blooms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s1572-5995(02)80011-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Robertson A, Bacon P, Heagney G. The responses of floodplain primary production to flood frequency and timing. J Appl Ecol 2001. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00568.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ball AS, Williams M, Vincent D, Robinson J. Algal growth control by a barley straw extract. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2001; 77:177-181. [PMID: 11272025 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8524(00)00148-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In recent years, there has been an apparent increase in the occurrence of harmful algal blooms occurring in potable waters. The potential of a simple barley straw extract to inhibit algal growth was assessed. Algal growth in lakewater was inhibited by the addition of barley straw (1% w/v), with the chlorophyll a concentration remaining below the original level (40 micrograms l-1) throughout the experiment. In contrast, in the presence of wheat straw, algal biomass increased, reaching a final chlorophyll a concentration of 1160 micrograms l-1 after 28 days. Analysis of the remaining particulate straw at the end of the experiment showed that the lignin content of barley straw had increased significantly from 10-33% (w/w). Further, a preparation of a simple aqueous extract from the decomposed-barley straw was found to inhibit the cyanobacteria Microcystis sp. and the algal species Scenedesmus, with chlorophyll a levels some 10-fold lower than in untreated flasks. This study shows that a decomposed-barley extract, even in a very dilute concentration (0.005%) was capable of inhibiting the growth of Microcystis sp., a commonly occurring cyanobacterium which produces the toxin microcystin and has been responsible for some of the most serious pernicious algal blooms in the UK.
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- A S Ball
- Department of Biological Sciences, John Tabor Laboratories, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK.
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Garcia PC, Rivero RM, López-Lefebre LR, Sánchez E, Ruiz JM, Romero L. Direct action of the biocide carbendazim on phenolic metabolism in tobacco plants. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2001; 49:131-7. [PMID: 11170569 DOI: 10.1021/jf000850y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In view of the essential role of phenolic compounds in the development of pathogen resistance in plants, and given the influence that fungicides exert over phenolic metabolism, the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of the application of different rates of fungicide on the metabolism of phenolic compounds in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Tennessee 86). The fungicide applied was carbendazim, with a purity of 100%, at three different rates: 1.3 mM (carb(1)), 2.6 mM (this being the recommended concentration, carb(2)), and 5.2 mM (carb(3)). The control treatment was without carbendazim. The results in relation to control plants indicate that the application of carb(1) in tobacco plants not afflicted by damaging biotic and abiotic agents boosts phenolic accumulation. Therefore, in the case of carbendazim, the application of 50% less (carb(1), 1.3 mM) than the recommended dosage (carb(2), 2.6 mM) of this fungicide could be more effective, because the foliar accumulation of phenolics presented at carb(1) may imply an increased resistance of plants to pathogen infection. On the other hand, we found an inhibition of the phenolic oxidation by the application of carbendazim, principally at carb(3). These results suggest that the excessive application of carbendazim (5.2 mM) could be harmful for healthy plants, because, on inhibiting phenolic metabolism (biosynthesis and oxidation), such treatment would also sharply reduce the capacity of these plants to respond against pathogen attack.
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- P C Garcia
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071-Granada, Spain
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Factors affecting toxicity of ferulate towards the cyanobacterium Oscillatoria cf chalybea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1002/ps.2780550708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Thomas AD, Saker ML, Norton JH, Olsen RD. Cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii as a probable cause of death in cattle in northern Queensland. Aust Vet J 1998; 76:592-4. [PMID: 9791706 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1998.tb10233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A D Thomas
- Oonoonba Veterinary Laboratory, Townsville, Queensland
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