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Odisi EJ, de Freitas RC, do Amaral DS, da Silva SB, da Silva MAC, de Oliveira Sant Ana W, de Souza Lima AO, Rörig LR. Metataxonomy of acid mine drainage microbiomes from the Santa Catarina Carboniferous Basin (Southern Brazil). Extremophiles 2023; 28:8. [PMID: 38133826 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-023-01324-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Mining activities generate large quantities of wastes that significantly alter the biogeochemistry and ecological structure of entire river basins. Microbial communities that develop in these areas present a variety of survival and adaptation mechanisms. Knowing this diversity at the molecular level is strategic both for understanding adaptive processes and for identifying genomes with potential use in bioremediation and bioprospecting. In this work, prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities were evaluated by meta-taxonomics (16S and 18S amplicons) in sediments and water bodies impacted by acid mine drainage in an important coal mining area in southern Brazil. Five sampling stations were defined on a gradient of impacts (pH 2.7-4.25). Taxon diversity was directly proportional to pH, being greater in sediments than in water. The dominant prokaryotic phyla in the samples were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, OD1, Nitrospirae, and Euryarchaeota, and among the eukaryotes, algae (Ochrophyta, Chlorophyta, Cryptophyceae), fungi (Basidiomycota, Ascomycota, and Cryptomycota), and protists (Ciliophora, Heterolobosea, Cercozoa). The prokaryotic genera Leptospirillum, Acidithiobacillus, Acidiphilium, Thiomonas, Thermogymnomonas, and Acidobacterium, and the eukaryotic genera Pterocystis and Poteriospumella were associated with more acidic conditions and higher metal concentrations, while the prokaryotic genera Sediminibacterium, Gallionella Geothrix, and Geobacter were more abundant in transitional environments.
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- Estácio Jussie Odisi
- Laboratory of Phycology, Department of Botany, Federal University of Santa Catarina (LAFIC - UFSC), Florianópolis, Campus Universitário Trindade, Caixa Postal 476, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
- Biome4All, São Paulo, SP, 01419-909, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Phycology, Department of Botany, Federal University of Santa Catarina (LAFIC - UFSC), Florianópolis, Campus Universitário Trindade, Caixa Postal 476, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Center for Earth and Sea Technological Sciences, University of Vale Do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil
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- SATC Technological Center, Beneficent Association of the Santa Catarina Coal Industry (SATC), Pascoal Meller St. 73, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Center for Earth and Sea Technological Sciences, University of Vale Do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, Itajaí, SC, 88302-202, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Phycology, Department of Botany, Federal University of Santa Catarina (LAFIC - UFSC), Florianópolis, Campus Universitário Trindade, Caixa Postal 476, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil.
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Nosek D, Mikołajczyk T, Cydzik-Kwiatkowska A. Anode Modification with Fe 2O 3 Affects the Anode Microbiome and Improves Energy Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Powered by Wastewater. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2580. [PMID: 36767954 PMCID: PMC9916399 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study investigated how anode electrode modification with iron affects the microbiome and electricity generation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) fed with municipal wastewater. Doses of 0.0 (control), 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 g Fe2O3 per the total anode electrode area were tested. Fe2O3 doses from 0.05 to 0.2 g improved electricity generation; with a dose of 0.10 g Fe2O3, the cell power was highest (1.39 mW/m2), and the internal resistance was lowest (184.9 Ω). Although acetate was the main source of organics in the municipal wastewater, propionic and valeric acids predominated in the outflows from all MFCs. In addition, Fe-modification stimulated the growth of the extracellular polymer producers Zoogloea sp. and Acidovorax sp., which favored biofilm formation. Electrogenic Geobacter sp. had the highest percent abundance in the anode of the control MFC, which generated the least electricity. However, with 0.05 and 0.10 g Fe2O3 doses, Pseudomonas sp., Oscillochloris sp., and Rhizobium sp. predominated in the anode microbiomes, and with 0.2 and 0.4 g doses, the electrogens Dechloromonas sp. and Desulfobacter sp. predominated. This is the first study to holistically examine how different amounts of Fe on the anode affect electricity generation, the microbiome, and metabolic products in the outflow of MFCs fed with synthetic municipal wastewater.
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- Dawid Nosek
- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 45 G, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, plac Łódzki 4, 10-721 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 45 G, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland
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Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of Pseudomonas sp. and Aeromonas sp. isolated from mine drainage water in Slovinky and Markušovce (Slovakia). Biologia (Bratisl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022-01170-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Indigenous microbial populations of abandoned mining sites and their role in natural attenuation. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:251. [PMID: 35411412 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-02861-6] [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: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Environmental contamination by toxic effluents discharged by anthropogenic activities including the mining industries has increased extensively in the recent past. Microbial communities and their biofilms inhabiting these extreme habitats have developed different adaptive strategies in metabolizing and transforming the persistent pollutants. They also play a crucial role in natural attenuation of these abandoned mining sites and act as a major driver of many biogeochemical processes, which helps in ecological rehabilitation and is a viable approach for restoration of wide stretches of land. In this review, the types of mine wastes including the overburden and mine drainage and the types of microbial communities thriving in such environments were probed in detail. The types of biofilms formed along with their possible role in metal bioremediation were also reviewed. This review also provides an overview of the shift in microbial communities in natural reclamation process and also provides an insight into the restoration of the enzyme activities of the soils which may help in further revegetation of abundant mining areas in a sustainable manner. Moreover, the role of indigenous microbiota in bioremediation of heavy metals and their plant growth-promoting activity weres discussed to assess their role in phytoremedial processes.
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Gómez-Villegas P, Guerrero JL, Pérez-Rodriguez M, Bolívar JP, Morillo A, Vigara J, Léon R. Exploring the microbial community inhabiting the phosphogypsum stacks of Huelva (SW SPAIN) by a high throughput 16S/18S rDNA sequencing approach. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 245:106103. [PMID: 35151972 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106103] [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: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Around 100 Mt of phosphogypsum (PG) have been deposited in large stacks on the salt marshes of the Tinto River estuary in Huelva (SW Spain), covering about 1000 ha. These stacks contain extremely acidic water (pH < 2) with high concentrations of pollutants which can cause emissions into their surroundings, generating important environmental concerns. Despite many chemical, geological or hydrological studies have been conducted to characterize the PG stacks of Huelva, the microbial community inhabiting this extreme environment remains unexplored. Using a 16S/18S-rRNA-high throughput sequencing approach, we have uncovered the main taxonomic groups able to live in the acidic metal-contaminated water, which is in direct contact with the PG, demonstrating for the first time the existence of a huge diversity of microbial species in these extreme conditions. In addition, the physicochemical characteristics of the water sampled have been analyzed. These studies have revealed that the most abundant bacteria found in two different leachate samples of the PG stacks belong to the genera Acidiphilium, Pseudomonas, Leptosprillum, Acidithrix, or Acidithiobacillus, typically found in acid mine drainage (AMD) environments, which in total represent around 50% of the total bacterial community. Biodiversity of eukaryotes in PG water is lower than that of prokaryotes, especially in the water collected from the perimeter channel that surrounds the PG stacks, where the pH reaches a value of 1.5 and the activity concentrations exceed 300 Bq L-1 for 238U or 20 Bq L-1 for 210Po, values which are from four to five orders of magnitude higher than those usually found in unperturbed surface waters. Even so, an unexpected diversity of algae, fungi, and ciliates have been found in the PG stacks of Huelva, where chlorophyte microalgae and basidiomycetes fungi are the most abundant eukaryotes. Additional bioinformatics tools have been used to perform a functional analysis and predict the most common metabolic pathways in the PG microbiota. The obtained data indicate that the extreme conditions of these PG stacks hide an unexpected microbial diversity, which can play an important role in the dynamics of the contaminating compounds of the PG and provide new strains with unique biotechnological applications.
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- Patricia Gómez-Villegas
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva 21071, Spain
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- Department of Integrated Sciences, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva 21071, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario CeiA3, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Integrated Sciences, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva 21071, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva 21071, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva 21071, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Natural Resources, Health and Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva 21071, Spain.
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Gallego S, Esbrí JM, Campos JA, Peco JD, Martin-Laurent F, Higueras P. Microbial diversity and activity assessment in a 100-year-old lead mine. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 410:124618. [PMID: 33250311 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mining activities frequently leave a legacy of residues that remain in the area for long periods causing the pollution of surroundings. We studied on a 100 year-old mine, the behavior of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and their ecotoxicological impact on activity and diversity of microorganisms. The PTEs contamination assessment allowed the classification of the materials as highly (reference- and contaminated-samples) and very highly polluted (illegal spill of olive mill wastes (OMW), tailings, and dumps). OMW presented the lowest enzymatic activities while tailings and dumps had low dehydrogenase and arylsulfatase activities. All the α-diversity indices studied were negatively impacted in dumps. Tailings had lower Chao1 and PD whole tree values as compared to those of reference-samples. β-diversity analysis showed similar bacterial community composition for reference- and contaminated-samples, significantly differing from that of tailings and dumps. The relative abundance of Gemmatimonadetes, Bacteroidetes, and Verrucomicrobia was lower in OMW, tailings, and dumps as compared to reference-samples. Fifty-seven operational taxonomic units were selected as responsible for the changes observed between samples. This study highlights that assessing the relationship between physicochemical properties and microbial diversity and activity gives clues about ongoing regulating processes that can be helpful for stakeholders to define an appropriate management strategy.
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- Sara Gallego
- AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Agroécologie, Dijon, France.
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- Instituto de Geología Aplicada, IGeA, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Plaza de Manuel Meca, 1, 13400 Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain; Escuela de Ingeniería Minera e Industrial de Almadén, Plaza de Manuel Meca, 1, 13400 Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Instituto de Geología Aplicada, IGeA, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Plaza de Manuel Meca, 1, 13400 Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain; Escuela de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ronda de Calatrava, 7, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Instituto de Geología Aplicada, IGeA, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Plaza de Manuel Meca, 1, 13400 Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain; Escuela de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ronda de Calatrava, 7, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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- AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Agroécologie, Dijon, France
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- Instituto de Geología Aplicada, IGeA, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Plaza de Manuel Meca, 1, 13400 Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain; Escuela de Ingeniería Minera e Industrial de Almadén, Plaza de Manuel Meca, 1, 13400 Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Timková I, Lachká M, Kisková J, Maliničová L, Nosáľová L, Pristaš P, Sedláková-Kaduková J. High frequency of antibiotic tolerance in deep subsurface heterotrophic cultivable bacteria from the Rozália Gold Mine, Slovakia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:44036-44044. [PMID: 32754882 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10347-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The Rozália Mine, with its long mining history, could represent an environmental threat connected with metal contamination and associated antibiotic tolerance. Metal and antibiotic tolerance profiles of heterotrophic, cultivable bacteria isolated from the Rozália Gold Mine in Hodruša-Hámre, Slovakia, and the surrounding area were analysed. Subsurface samples were collected from different mine levels or an ore storage dump. As expected, heterotrophic cultivable bacteria showed high minimum inhibitory concentrations for metals (up to 1000 mg/l for zinc and nickel, 2000 mg/l for lead and 500 mg/l for copper). Surprisingly, very high minimum inhibitory concentrations of selected antibiotics were observed, e.g. > 10,000 μg/ml for ampicillin, up to 4800 μg/ml for kanamycin, 800 μg/ml for chloramphenicol and 50 μg/ml for tetracycline. Correlation analysis revealed a linkage between increased tolerance to the antibiotics ampicillin and chloramphenicol and metal tolerance to nickel and copper. A correlation was also observed between tetracycline-kanamycin tolerance and zinc-lead tolerance. Our data indicate that high levels of antibiotic tolerance occur in deep subsurface microbiota, which is probably connected with the increased level of metal concentrations in the mine environment.
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- Ivana Timková
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 04154, Košice, Slovakia.
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 04154, Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 04154, Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 04154, Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 04154, Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 04154, Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 04154, Košice, Slovakia
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Soru S, Malavasi V, Caboni P, Concas A, Cao G. Behavior of the extremophile green alga Coccomyxa melkonianii SCCA 048 in terms of lipids production and morphology at different pH values. Extremophiles 2018; 23:79-89. [PMID: 30341564 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-018-1062-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The extremophile green alga Coccomyxa melkonianii SCCA 048 was investigated to evaluate its ability to grow in culture media with different pH. Specifically, Coccomyxa melkonianii was sampled in the Rio Irvi river (Sardinia, Italy) which is severely polluted by heavy metals as a result of abandoned mining activities. In this study, the strain was cultivated in growth media where the pH was kept fixed at the values of 4.0, 6.8 and 8.0, respectively. During the investigation, a significant phenotypic plasticity of this strain was observed. The strain grew well in the pH range 4.0-8.0, while the optimal value for its growth was 6.8. Furthermore, maximum lipid contents of about 24 and 22 %wt were achieved at the end of cultivation when using pH 4.0 and 8.0, respectively. Finally, the analysis of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) highlights the presence of suitable amounts of compounds which can be profitably exploited in the food, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industry. This aspect, coupled with the possibility of cultivating Coccomyxa melkonianii under extreme pH conditions in economic open ponds, makes this strain an interesting candidate for several biotechnological applications.
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- Santina Soru
- Interdepartmental Center of Environmental Science and Engineering (CINSA), University of Cagliari, Via San Giorgio 12, 09124, Cagliari, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center of Environmental Science and Engineering (CINSA), University of Cagliari, Via San Giorgio 12, 09124, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124, Cagliari, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (CRS4), Loc. Piscina Manna, Building 1, Pula, 09010, Cagliari, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center of Environmental Science and Engineering (CINSA), University of Cagliari, Via San Giorgio 12, 09124, Cagliari, Italy
- Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Via Marengo 2, 09123, Cagliari, Italy
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