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Błaszczyk W, Siatecka A, Tlustoš P, Oleszczuk P. Occurrence and dissipation mechanisms of organic contaminants during sewage sludge anaerobic digestion: A critical review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 945:173517. [PMID: 38821290 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Sewage sludge, a complex mixture of contaminants and pathogenic agents, necessitates treatment or stabilization like anaerobic digestion (AD) before safe disposal. AD-derived products (solid digestate and liquid fraction) can be used as fertilizers. During AD, biogas is also produced, and used for energy purposes. All these fractions can be contaminated with various compounds, whose amount depends on the feedstocks used in AD (and their mutual proportions). This paper reviews studies on the distribution of organic contaminants across AD fractions (solid digestate, liquid fraction, and biogas), delving into the mechanisms behind contaminant dissipation and proposing future research directions. AD proves to be a relatively effective method for removing polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pharmaceuticals, antibiotic resistance genes and hydrocarbons. Contaminants are predominantly removed through biodegradation, but many compounds, especially hydrophobic (e.g. per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), are also sorbed onto digestate particles. The process of sorption is suggested to reduce the bioavailability of contaminants. As a result of sorption, contaminants accumulate in the largest amount in the solid digestate, whereas in smaller amounts in the other AD products. Polar pharmaceuticals (e.g. metformin) are particularly leached, while volatile methylsiloxanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, characterized by a high Henry's law constant, are volatilized into the biogas. The removal of compounds can be affected by AD operational parameters, the type of sludge, physicochemical properties of contaminants, and the sludge pretreatment used.
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- Wiktoria Błaszczyk
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences, 15 Akademicka Street, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences, 15 Akademicka Street, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 129 Kamýcká Street, Praha 6 - Suchdol 165 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 3 Maria Curie-Sklodowska Square, 20-031 Lublin, Poland.
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Martin DE, Alnajjar P, Muselet D, Soligot-Hognon C, Kanso H, Pacaud S, Le Roux Y, Saaidi PL, Feidt C. Efficient biodegradation of the recalcitrant organochlorine pesticide chlordecone under methanogenic conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 903:166345. [PMID: 37591382 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) has long been studied as an effective environmental and economic strategy for treating matrices contaminated with recalcitrant pollutants. In the present work, we investigated the bioremediation potential of AD on organic waste contaminated with chlordecone (CLD), an organochlorine pesticide extensively used in the French West Indies and classified among the most persistent organic pollutants. Digestates from animal and plant origins were supplemented with CLD and incubated under methanogenic conditions for over 40 days. The redox potential and pH monitoring showed that methanogenic conditions were preserved during the entire incubation period despite the presence of CLD. In addition, the comparison of the total biogas generated from digestates with and without CLD demonstrated no adverse effects of CLD on biogas production. For the first time, a QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) extraction method, followed by GC-MS and LC-HRMS analyses, was developed to quantify CLD and its main known transformation products (TPs) in AD experiments. A decrease in CLD concentrations was evident to a greater extent under thermophilic conditions (55 °C) compared to mesophilic conditions (37.5 °C) (CLD removal of 85 % and 42 %, respectively, after 40 days of incubation). CLD degradation was confirmed by the detection and quantification of several TPs: 10-monohydroCLD (A1), two dihydroCLDs different from 2,8-dihydroCLD (A3), pentachloroindene (B1), tetrachloroindenes (B2, B3/B4), tetra- and tri-chloroindenecarboxylic acids (C1/C2, C3/C4). Determining TPs concentrations using the QuEChERS method provided an overview of CLD fate in AD. Overall, these results reveal that AD processes can efficiently degrade CLD into several TPs from A, B, and C families while maintaining satisfactory biogas production. They pave the way to developing a scaled-up AD process capable of treating CLD-contaminated organic wastes produced by farming, thus stopping any further transfer of CLD.
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- Déborah E Martin
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UR AFPA, 54500 Nancy, France; Ecole doctorale en Sciences et Technologie, Université Libanaise, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Université de Lorraine, ENSAIA, Chaire Industrielle Agrométha, 54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UR AFPA, 54500 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, ENSAIA, Chaire Industrielle Agrométha, 54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UR AFPA, 54500 Nancy, France
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de Lima E Silva MR, Feitosa de Lima Gomes PC, Okada DY, Sakamoto IK, Varesche MBA. The use of non-adapted anaerobic consortium in batch reactors enable to couple polychlorinated biphenyl degradation and community adaptation. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2020; 41:1766-1779. [PMID: 30457445 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1547794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The removal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and PCB biosorption was investigated in anaerobic batch reactors with non-adapted sludge fed with 1.5 mg L-1 of six PCB congener (PCB 10, 28, 52, 153, 138 and 180), mineral medium and co-substrates. PCBs were analyzed by gas chromatography using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME). In the methanogenic reactor the methane production, COD (Carbon Organic Demand) removal (90% of initial 2292.60 mg L-1) and consumption of volatile organic acids were verified. Nevertheless, anaerobic activity was not observed in the reactor with inactivated biomass and biosorption range of 38% to 89% was measured for distinct PCB congeners in this reactor. The PCB removal was calculated from the PCB bioavailable (not biosorbed) and reached 76% of total PCBs. The selection of some representatives of the Thermotogaceae family, Sedimentibacter and Pseudomonas at 101 days of operation in the methanogenic reactor was correlated with PCB degradation. In addition, the various removal rates for each PCB congener indicate that the removal depends on bioavailability. The selection of the former non-adapted microbiota in the methanogenic reactor combined with PCB degradation occurred at 101 days. These results allow to assert that it is possible to simultaneously couple PCB degradation and community selection, without the previous adaptation step, which is a time-consuming stage.
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- Mara Rúbia de Lima E Silva
- Department of Hydraulic and Sanitation, School of Engineering of São Carlos, USP-EESC, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulic and Sanitation, School of Engineering of São Carlos, USP-EESC, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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Ahadi N, Sharifi Z, Hossaini SMT, Rostami A, Renella G. Remediation of heavy metals and enhancement of fertilizing potential of a sewage sludge by the synergistic interaction of woodlice and earthworms. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 385:121573. [PMID: 31761649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Woodlice and the earthworm alone or in combination were used to improve physical properties, nutrient release, and heavy metals stabilization during composting of sewage sludge. Chemical properties of raw sludge (IS) were compared to those of composted sludge (CS), sludge + earthworms (VS), sludge + woodlice (WS), and sludge + earthworms + woodlice (VWS) after 50 and 100 days of composting. Physical properties and heavy metals accumulation by the studied fauna was determined after 100 days of composting. Highest proportions of fine particles, porosity and water holding capacity were in the VWS treatment, electrical conductivity, ash content, inorganic N and the total concentrations of P, K, Ca and Mg increased, whereas the pH value, the organic C, C:N ratio and humic acids content decreased in following order: VWS > VC > WS > CS > IS. Total concentrations of Pb, Cd and Ni in composted sludge were lower whereas concentrations of Zn, Cu and Mn were higher than in raw sludge, and woodlice showed higher bioconcentration factor (BCFs) than earthworm for all heavy metals in all treatments. We concluded that woodlice and earthworms synergistically improved the physicochemical properties of the compost and enhanced its potential use as amendment in agricultural soils.
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- Nesa Ahadi
- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Pasdaran street, 66177-15177, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Pasdaran street, 66177-15177, Sanandaj, Iran.
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Pasdaran street, 66177-15177, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Kurdistan, Pasdaran street, 66177-15177, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, Italy
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Jing R, Fusi S, Chan A, Capozzi S, Kjellerup BV. Distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls in effluent from a large municipal wastewater treatment plant: Potential for bioremediation? J Environ Sci (China) 2019; 78:42-52. [PMID: 30665655 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study involved an evaluation of the potential for bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the effluent from a large municipal wastewater treatment plant. It was focused on the presence of PCBs in two types of effluents: the continuous effluent present during dry weather conditions and the intermittently present effluent that was present during wet weather due to incoming stormwater. The annual discharge of PCBs for both types of effluent was calculated based on a five-year dataset (2011-2015). In addition, the toxicity and bioremediation potential of the PCBs in the effluent were also assessed. It was found that the continuous effluent was responsible for the majority of the discharged PCB into the receiving river (1821 g for five years), while the intermittent effluent contributed 260 g over the five years. The average number of chlorine per biphenyl for the detected PCB congeners showed a 19% difference between the two types of effluent, which indicated a potential for organohalide respiration of PCBs during the continuous treatment. This was further supported by a high level of tri-, tetra- and penta-chlorinated congeners accounting for 75% of the anaerobically respired PCBs. Potential for aerobic degradation and thus biomineralization of PCBs was identified for both effluents. Furthermore, toxicity of 12 dioxin-like PCBs showed that normal operation of the wastewater reduced the toxicity throughout the wastewater treatment plant.
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- Ran Jing
- University of Maryland at College Park, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1147 Glenn L. Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1147 Glenn L. Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1147 Glenn L. Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1147 Glenn L. Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- University of Maryland at College Park, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1147 Glenn L. Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Rosińska A, Karwowska B. Dynamics of changes in coplanar and indicator PCB in sewage sludge during mesophilic methane digestion. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 323:341-349. [PMID: 27166779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Research was conducted, which aim was to evaluate the influence of mesophilic methane digestion on degradation of coplanar and indicator PCB in sewage sludge, and on dynamics of changes of these congeners during the process. For the research, sewage sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant were used. Mesophilic digestion was conducted at the temperature of 36°C±1°C. The anaerobic stabilization processes of sewage sludge occurred correctly what was confirmed by appropriate values of pH, content of volatile fatty acids (VFA) and ratio of VFA to alkalinity. Biodegradation of organic compounds in sewage sludge was confirmed by the decrease in total solids (by 26%) and volatile solids (by 36%). Up to the 3rd day of the digestion process no statistically significant differences in concentration of both coplanar and indicator PCB was observed. During the following days of the process, an increase in lower chlorinated PCB concentration was demonstrated and a decrease in concentration of higher chlorinated congeners (penta-, hexa-, and heptachlorobiphenyls). After the digestion, a decrease in higher chlorinated congener concentration was found. Significant degradation was demonstrated for coplanar PCB 169 (from 77.8 to 80.5%), and indicator PCB 180 (from 57.1 to 90.3%) and PCB 153 (from 60.4 to 79.2%).
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- A Rosińska
- Department of Chemistry, Water and Wastewater Technology, Czestochowa University of Technology, Dąbrowskiego 69 Str, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, Water and Wastewater Technology, Czestochowa University of Technology, Dąbrowskiego 69 Str, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland
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Braguglia CM, Coors A, Gallipoli A, Gianico A, Guillon E, Kunkel U, Mascolo G, Richter E, Ternes TA, Tomei MC, Mininni G. Quality assessment of digested sludges produced by advanced stabilization processes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:7216-7235. [PMID: 24903249 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3090-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The European Union (EU) Project Routes aimed to discover new routes in sludge stabilization treatments leading to high-quality digested sludge, suitable for land application. In order to investigate the impact of different enhanced sludge stabilization processes such as (a) thermophilic digestion integrated with thermal hydrolysis pretreatment (TT), (b) sonication before mesophilic/thermophilic digestion (UMT), and (c) sequential anaerobic/aerobic digestion (AA) on digested sludge quality, a broad class of conventional and emerging organic micropollutants as well as ecotoxicity was analyzed, extending the assessment beyond the parameters typically considered (i.e., stability index and heavy metals). The stability index was improved by adding aerobic posttreatment or by operating dual-stage process but not by pretreatment integration. Filterability was worsened by thermophilic digestion, either alone (TT) or coupled with mesophilic digestion (UMT). The concentrations of heavy metals, present in ranking order Zn > Cu > Pb > Cr ~ Ni > Cd > Hg, were always below the current legal requirements for use on land and were not removed during the processes. Removals of conventional and emerging organic pollutants were greatly enhanced by performing double-stage digestion (UMT and AA treatment) compared to a single-stage process as TT; the same trend was found as regards toxicity reduction. Overall, all the digested sludges exhibited toxicity to the soil bacterium Arthrobacter globiformis at concentrations about factor 100 higher than the usual application rate of sludge to soil in Europe. For earthworms, a safety margin of factor 30 was generally achieved for all the digested samples.
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- C M Braguglia
- Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque-CNR, Area della Ricerca RM1, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy,
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Siebielska I, Sidełko R. Polychlorinated biphenyl concentration changes in sewage sludge and organic municipal waste mixtures during composting and anaerobic digestion. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 126:88-95. [PMID: 25618191 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Revised: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We determined the changes in polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in a mixture of sewage sludge and the organic fraction of municipal waste during composting and during anaerobic digestion. The processes were carried out on a laboratory scale. The PCBs were analyzed in the waste samples using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. We evaluated the rates at which the PCB concentrations decreased during composting and during anaerobic digestion and compared the PCB degradation kinetics during these processes. The most important conclusion of this work is that anaerobic digestion is much more effective than composting at removing PCBs from a mixture of sewage sludge and the organic fraction of municipal waste.
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- Izabela Siebielska
- Koszalin University of Technology, ul. Sniadeckich 2, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland.
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- Koszalin University of Technology, ul. Sniadeckich 2, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland
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Stiborova H, Vrkoslavova J, Lovecka P, Pulkrabova J, Hradkova P, Hajslova J, Demnerova K. Aerobic biodegradation of selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in wastewater sewage sludge. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 118:315-321. [PMID: 25463256 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.09.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Due to widespread accumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in our surroundings, it is important to clarify their fate in the environment and the options of their elimination. The aim of this study was to monitor the biodegradation of the most frequent congeners (BDE 28, 47, 49, 66, 85, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183 and 209) under aerobic condition by indigenous microflora in 2 industrially contaminated sewage sludge samples. BDE 209 was detected as the predominating congener in concentrations 685 ng/g and 1403 ng/g dry weight in sewage sludge from WWTPs (waste water treatment plants) Hradec Kralove and Brno, respectively. The total amount of 10 lower PBDEs was 605 and 205 ng/g dry weight, respectively. The aerobic degradation was significantly enhanced by the addition of yeast extract and 4-bromobiphenyl. The total concentrations of all 11 PBDE congeners were lowered and their elimination was detected reaching 62–78% of their initial amounts after 11 months of cultivation. The degradation of most abundant congener BDE 209 followed the first-order kinetics with constant detected between 2.77 × 10(−3) d(−1) and 3.79 × 10−(3)d(−1) and the half-lives of BDE 209 degradation ranged between 6.0 and 8.2 months. This work clearly demonstrates that both lower brominated PBDEs as well as the major representative BDE 209 could be successfully removed from municipally contaminated sludge under aerobic conditions.
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Da Ros C, Cavinato C, Pavan P, Bolzonella D. Winery waste recycling through anaerobic co-digestion with waste activated sludge. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2014; 34:2028-2035. [PMID: 25151445 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Revised: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this study biogas and high quality digestate were recovered from winery waste (wine lees) through anaerobic co-digestion with waste activated sludge both in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. The two conditions studied showed similar yields (0.40 m(3)/kgCODfed) but different biological process stability: in fact the mesophilic process was clearly more stable than the thermophilic one in terms of bioprocess parameters. The resulting digestates showed good characteristics for both the tested conditions: heavy metals, dioxins (PCDD/F), and dioxin like bi-phenyls (PCBs) were concentred in the effluent if compared with the influent because of the important reduction of the solid dry matter, but remained at levels acceptable for agricultural reuse. Pathogens in digestate decreased. Best reductions were observed in thermophilic condition, while at 37°C the concentration of Escherichia coli was at concentrations level as high as 1000 UFC/g. Dewatering properties of digestates were evaluated by means of the capillary suction time (CST) and specific resistance to filtration (SRF) tests and it was found that a good dewatering level was achievable only when high doses of polymer (more than 25 g per kg dry solids) were added to sludge.
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- C Da Ros
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Calle Larga Santa Marta, 30123 Venice, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Calle Larga Santa Marta, 30123 Venice, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Calle Larga Santa Marta, 30123 Venice, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy; Interuniversity National Consortium "Chemistry for the Environment", Via delle Industrie, 21/8, 30175 Venice, Italy.
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Egorova DO, Demakov VA, Plotnikova EG. Bioaugmentation of a polychlorobiphenyl contaminated soil with two aerobic bacterial strains. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 261:378-386. [PMID: 23973470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.07.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The consortium of aerobic bacterial strains Rhodococcus ruber P25 and Microbacterium sp. B51 was bioaugmented in natural and industrial soils, contaminated by commercial mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Sovol. The results showed that the bioaugmentation of bacterial strains led to PCBs degradation in soil. Sovol at the initial concentration of about 100 mg kg(-1) was removed by 72.2% in the bioaugmented system with natural soil within 90 days, while the system with industrial soil removed 96.4% of this compound within the same period. The biodegradation kinetics of PCBs in the bioaugmented soil systems was not dependent on the presence of indigenous microflora. It was found that the growth dynamics of the strains R. ruber P25 and Microbacterium sp. B51 correlated with the specific degradation of Sovol. The strains R. ruber P25 and Microbacterium sp. B51 displayed high degradative activity to all congeners (ortho-, meta- and para-substituent) contained in Sovol. Removal percentage for each congeners amounted to 59-100% in the bioaugmented systems. This study suggests that augmentation of PCB-contaminated soils with strain R. ruber P25 and Microbacterium sp. B51 is promising in PCB bioremediation.
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- D O Egorova
- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Ural Branch of RAS, Perm, Russia.
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Kaya D, Imamoglu I, Dilek Sanin F. Impact of PCB-118 and transformer oil toxicity on anaerobic digestion of sludge: anaerobic toxicity assay results. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 92:821-827. [PMID: 23683868 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2012] [Revised: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this study, possible toxicity of increasing doses of PCB-118 and transformer oil (TO) on anaerobic sludge digestion was investigated. For this purpose, five different sets of reactors were prepared in which four different PCB-118 concentration (1, 10, 20, and 30mgL(-1)) and three different TO concentration (0.38, 0.76, and 1.52gL(-1)) were applied. Throughout the study, biogas production and composition, pH, TS, VS, and COD as well as PCB concentration were monitored. Toxicity was investigated by anaerobic toxicity assay (ATA) evaluating the reduction in methane production. A notable inhibition was observed mostly in 30mgL(-1) PCB reactors. A negative influence of PCB-118 and TO was observed on COD and solids removal. A maximum of 26.5% PCB-118 removal was attained.
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- Devrim Kaya
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
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Xia X, Zhang J, Sha Y, Li J. Impact of irreversible sorption of phthalate acid esters on their sediment quality criteria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 14:258-65. [DOI: 10.1039/c1em10649j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Giuliani S, Piazza R, Bellucci LG, Cu NH, Vecchiato M, Romano S, Mugnai C, Nhon DH, Frignani M. PCBs in Central Vietnam coastal lagoons: levels and trends in dynamic environments. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2011; 62:1013-1024. [PMID: 21397915 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Revised: 02/11/2011] [Accepted: 02/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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PCBs were analysed in surficial sediments and selected sediment cores collected between 2002 and 2008 in Central Vietnam coastal lagoons. The aim was to determine contamination levels and trends, and to evaluate the effects of anthropogenic pressures and natural events. Samples were mostly fine-grained with low total PCB concentrations (0.367-44.7 μg kg(-1)). Atmospheric transport and post depositional processes modify to some degree the fingerprint of PCB inputs to the environment favouring the predominance of 3, 4 and 5 chlorinated congeners. The similarity of congener distributions in contemporary surficial samples also suggests the presence of a unique source over the entire study area, probably connected to mobilisation and long range transports from land-based stocks. The removal of consistent sediment layers is hypothesised based on repeated samplings of the same area. Natural meteorological events (such as typhoons) are suspected to be responsible for these sediment losses.
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- Silvia Giuliani
- CNR-Istituto di Scienze Marine, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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Bertin L, Capodicasa S, Fedi S, Zannoni D, Marchetti L, Fava F. Biotransformation of a highly chlorinated PCB mixture in an activated sludge collected from a Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR) subjected to anaerobic digestion. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 186:2060-2067. [PMID: 21255922 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.12.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The role of anaerobic digestion (AD) on the decontamination and biomethanization of a PCB-spiked sludge obtained from a Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR) pilot plant was investigated throughout a 10-month batch experiment. The study was carried out under mesophilic (35°C) and thermophilic (55°C) conditions and was monitored by means of an integrated chemical, microbiological and molecular biology strategy. Remarkable PCB depletions (higher than 50% of the overall spiked PCBs) and dechlorinations were achieved under methanogenic conditions. The process was not affected by yeast extract addition. Both acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogens, together with some fermentative eubacteria, were found to persist in all PCB biodegrading microcosms. This finding, together with those obtained from parallel microcosms where specific populations were selectively inhibited, suggested that native methanogens played a key role in the biodegradation and dechlorination of the spiked PCBs. Taken together, the results of this study indicate that AD is a feasible option for the decontamination and the efficient disposal (with the production of a CH(4)-rich biogas) of contaminated MBR sludge, which can be then employed as a fertilizer for agricultural purposes.
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- Lorenzo Bertin
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Material Engineering (DICAM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy.
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Barret M, Barcia GC, Guillon A, Carrère H, Patureau D. Influence of feed characteristics on the removal of micropollutants during the anaerobic digestion of contaminated sludge. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2010; 181:241-247. [PMID: 20605678 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Revised: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The removal of 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 7 polychlorobiphenyls and nonylphenol was measured during the continuous anaerobic digestion of five different sludge samples. The reactors were fed with one of the following: primary/secondary sludge (PS/SS), thermally treated PS, cellulose-added SS, or SS augmented with dissolved and colloidal matter (DCM). These various feeding conditions induced variable levels of micropollutant bioavailability (assumed to limit their biodegradation) and overall metabolism (supposed to be linked to micropollutant metabolism throughout co-metabolism). On the one hand, overall metabolism was higher with secondary sludge than with primary and the same was observed for micropollutant removal. However, when overall metabolism was enhanced thanks to cellulose addition, a negative influence on micropollutant removal was observed. This suggests that either the co-metabolic synergy would be linked to a specific metabolism or co-metabolism was not the limiting factor in this case. On the other hand, micropollutant bioavailability was presumably diminished by thermal treatment and increased by DCM addition. In both cases, micropollutant removal was reduced. These results suggest that neither overall metabolism nor bioavailability would absolutely limit micropollutant removal. Each phenomenon might alternatively predominate depending on the feed characteristics.
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- M Barret
- INRA, UR 050, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement, Narbonne, France.
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Barret M, Carrère H, Delgadillo L, Patureau D. PAH fate during the anaerobic digestion of contaminated sludge: Do bioavailability and/or cometabolism limit their biodegradation? WATER RESEARCH 2010; 44:3797-3806. [PMID: 20569963 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Revised: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The anaerobic removal of 13 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) was measured in five continuous anaerobic digestors with different feed sludge, in which abiotic losses were neglected. These feeds were chosen to generate different levels of PAH bioavailability and cometabolism within the reactors. Based on the accurate modelling of PAH sorption in sludge, the aqueous fraction (including free and sorbed-to-dissolved-and-colloidal-matter PAHs) was demonstrated to be bioavailable, which validated a widespread assumption about micropollutants bioavailability in sludge. It was also demonstrated that bioavailability is not the only influencing factor. Indeed, PAHs biodegradation resulted from a combination of bioavailability and cometabolism. An equation adapted from Criddle (1993, The Kinetics of Cometabolism. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 41, 1048-1056) that takes into account both mechanisms was shown to fit the experimental data, with dry matter removal rate identified as the criteria for cometabolism. The existence of a threshold of dry matter cometabolism was suggested, below which PAHs removal would not be possible. The parameters of the Criddle equation were demonstrated to depend on PAH molecular structure, and the results suggest that they would also be influenced by substrate composition and microbial population. This research provided original outcomes for the assessment of micropollutants fate. Indeed, the understanding of the driving mechanisms was improved, which has implications for the optimization of micropollutants removal.
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- M Barret
- INRA, UR050, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement, Avenue des Etangs, 11100 Narbonne, France.
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Wei L, Wang K, Zhao Q, Jiang J, Xie C, Qiu W. Organic matter extracted from activated sludge with ammonium hydroxide and its characterization. J Environ Sci (China) 2010; 22:641-647. [PMID: 20608497 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(09)60157-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In order to characterize the organic properties of waste activated sludge in a wastewater treatment plant, organic matter within sludge was extracted with NH3.H20 preferentially, and subsequently fractionated into five fractions using XAD-8/XAD-4 resins. Up to a 63.8%-71.1% of organic matter within the sludge could be efficiently extracted by NH3.H2O. Fractionation results showed that hydrophobic acid and hydrophilic fraction were two main components among the sludge organic matter (accounting for 32.2% and 48.0% of the bulk organic matter, respectively), whereas transphilic acid, hydrophobic neutral and transphilic neutral were quite low (accounting for 9.2%, 5.8% and 4.8%, respectively). Despite that the extractant of NH3.H2O showed a relatively higher extraction efficiency of the aromatic components, the relatively low aromaticity of the organic fractions implied that those non-aromatic components could also be effectively extracted, especially for neutral and hydrophilic fractions. In addition, acidic fractions contained more aromatic humic-like components, whereas the neutral fractions had a greater content of aromatic proteins and soluble microbial byproduct-like components. Extraction of sludge organics with NH3.H2O and subsequential fractionation using XAD resins could be a novel method for further characterization of sludge organics.
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- Liangliang Wei
- School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Vasilyeva GK, Strijakova ER. Bioremediation of soils and sediments contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls. Microbiology (Reading) 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s002626170706001x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hernandez-Raquet G, Soef A, Delgenès N, Balaguer P. Removal of the endocrine disrupter nonylphenol and its estrogenic activity in sludge treatment processes. WATER RESEARCH 2007; 41:2643-51. [PMID: 17434202 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 02/12/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The estrogenic compound nonylphenol (NP) is frequently found in sludge from sewage treatment works. Hence, when sewage sludge is spread on the land, endocrine-disrupting compounds may get into the soil. The goal of this study was to investigate the extent to which aerobic mesophilic treatment in continuous reactors permits the removal of NP from sludge and how this process may be useful for treating anaerobically stabilised sludge. We also report on the behaviour of NP during the anaerobic treatment of sludge. The reduction in sludge estrogenic activity observed in the different types of treatment, as measured using estrogen-responsive reporter cells lines (MELN bioassay), was compared with NP removal rates. Under anaerobic conditions, no degradation of NP and its estrogenic activity was observed. Indeed, an accumulation of the compound occurred. In contrast, high removal of NP was achieved in aerobic conditions as well as in aerobic Post-treatment of anaerobically pre-digested sludge, with a concomitant reduction of the sludge's estrogenic potency.
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Aparicio I, Santos JL, Alonso E. Simultaneous sonication-assisted extraction, and determination by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, of di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylates and polychlorinated biphenyls in sludge from wastewater treatment plants. Anal Chim Acta 2007; 584:455-61. [PMID: 17386637 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2006] [Revised: 11/14/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Di-(2-ethyl-hexyl)phthalate (DEHP), nonylphenol, nonylphenol mono- and diethoxylates (NPEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are organic pollutants in sewage sludge which have to be monitored in the European Union according to a future Sludge Directive. In the present work, an analytical method for the simultaneous extraction and determination of DEHP, NPEs and PCBs is proposed for the routine analysis of these compounds in sludge from wastewater treatment plants. All the compounds were simultaneously extracted by sonication with hexane and analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in electronic impact mode. Recoveries achieved were 105% for DEHP, 61.4-88.6% for NPEs and 55.8-108.3% for PCBs with relative standard deviation bellow 10%. Limits of quantification were 65 microg kg(-1) for DEHP, from 630 to 2504 microg kg(-1) for NPEs and from 5.4 to 10.6 microg kg(-1) for PCBs in dried sludge. The applicability of the proposed method was evaluated by the determination of these compounds in sludge from wastewater treatment plants in Seville (South Spain).
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- I Aparicio
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Seville, C/ Virgen de Africa 7, E-41011 Seville, Spain
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