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Zhang M, Xiong J, Zhou L, Li J, Fan J, Li X, Zhang T, Yin Z, Yin H, Liu X, Meng D. Community ecological study on the reduction of soil antimony bioavailability by SRB-based remediation technologies. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132256. [PMID: 37567138 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) were effective in stabilizing Sb. However, the influence of electron donors and acceptors during SRB remediation, as well as the ecological principles involved, remained unclear. In this study, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 7757 was utilized to stabilize soil Sb within microcosm. Humic acid (HA) or sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) were employed to enhance SRB capacity. The SRB+HA treatment exhibited the highest Sb stabilization rate, achieving 58.40%. Bacterial community analysis revealed that SRB altered soil bacterial diversity, community composition, and assembly processes, with homogeneous selection as the predominant assembly processes. When HA and Na2SO4 significantly modified the stimulated microbial community succession trajectories, shaped the taxonomic composition and interactions of the bacterial community, they showed converse effect in shaping bacterial community which were both helpful for promoting dissimilatory sulfate reduction. Na2SO4 facilitated SRB-mediated anaerobic reduction and promoted interactions between SRB and bacteria involved in nitrogen and sulfur cycling. The HA stimulated electron generation and storage, and enhanced the interactions between SRB and bacteria possessing heavy metal tolerance or carbohydrate degradation capabilities.
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- Min Zhang
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- Hunan urban and Rural Environmental Construction Co., Ltd, Changsha 410118, China
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- Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, Beijing 101148, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Fujian Industrial Co., Ltd., Xiamen, Fujian 361000, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Fujian Industrial Co., Ltd., Xiamen, Fujian 361000, China
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- Hunan HIKEE Environmental Technology CO., LTD, Changsha 410221, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Hunan urban and Rural Environmental Construction Co., Ltd, Changsha 410118, China; Key laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China.
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Logan M, Zhu F, Lens PNL, Cetecioglu Z. Influence of pH, Heat Treatment of Inoculum, and Selenium Oxyanions on Concomitant Selenium Bioremediation and Volatile Fatty Acid Production from Food Waste. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:34397-34409. [PMID: 37779932 PMCID: PMC10535259 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Developing novel strategies to enhance volatile fatty acid (VFA) yield from abundant waste resources is imperative to improve the competitiveness of biobased VFAs over petrochemical-based VFAs. This study hypothesized to improve the VFA yield from food waste via three strategies, viz., pH adjustment (5 and 10), supplementation of selenium (Se) oxyanions, and heat treatment of the inoculum (at 85 °C for 1 h). The highest VFA yield of 0.516 g COD/g VS was achieved at alkaline pH, which was 45% higher than the maximum VFA production at acidic pH. Heat treatment resulted in VFA accumulation after day 10 upon alkaline pretreatment. Se oxyanions acted as chemical inhibitors to improve the VFA yield at pH 10 with non-heat-treated inoculum (NHT). Acetic and propionic acid production was dominant at alkaline pH (NHT); however, the VFA composition diversified under the other tested conditions. More than 95% Se removal was achieved on day 1 under all the conditions tested. However, the heat treatment was detrimental for selenate reduction, with less than 15% Se removal after 20 days. Biosynthesized Se nanoparticles were confirmed by transmission and scanning electron microscopy and and energy dispersive X-ray analyses. The heat treatment inhibited the presence of nonsporulating bacteria and methanogenic archaea (Methanobacteriaceae). High-throughput sequencing also revealed higher relative abundances of the bacterial families (such as Clostridiaceae, Bacteroidaceae, and Prevotellaceae) that are capable of VFA production and/or selenium reduction.
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- Mohanakrishnan Logan
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry,
Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Stockholm SE 100 44, Sweden
- Department
of Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Department
of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry,
Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Stockholm SE 106 91, Sweden
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- Department
of Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry,
Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Stockholm SE 100 44, Sweden
- Department
of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry,
Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Stockholm SE 106 91, Sweden
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Li Y, Zhao Q, Liu M, Guo J, Xia J, Wang J, Qiu Y, Zou J, He W, Jiang F. Treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated water and groundwater in mining areas by biological sulfidogenic processes: A review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 443:130377. [PMID: 36444068 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution in the mining areas leads to serious environmental problems. The biological sulfidogenic process (BSP) mediated by sulfidogenic bacteria has been considered an attractive technology for the treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated water and groundwater. Notwithstanding, BSP driven by different sulfidogenic bacteria could affect the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the treatment performance in practical applications, such as the microbial intolerance of pH and metal ions, the formation of toxic byproducts, and the consumption of organic electron donors. Sulfur-reducing bacteria (S0RB)-driven BSP has been demonstrated to be a promising alternative to the commonly used sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)-driven BSP for treating metal-contaminated wastewater and groundwater, due to the cost-saving in chemical addition, the high efficiency in sulfide production and metal removal efficiency. Although the S0RB-driven BSP has been developed and applied for decades, the present review works mainly focus on the developments in SRB-driven BSP for the treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated wastewater and groundwater. Accordingly, a comprehensive review for metal-contaminated wastewater treatment and groundwater remediation should be provided with the incorporation of the SRB- and S0RB-driven BSP. To identify the bottlenecks and to improve BSP performance, this paper reviews sulfidogenic bacteria presenting in metal-contaminated water and groundwater; highlight the critical factors for the metabolism of sulfidogenic bacteria during BSP; the ecological roles of sulfidogenic bacteria and the mechanisms of metal removal by sulfidogenic bacteria; and the application of the present sulfidogenic systems and their drawbacks. Accordingly, the research knowledge gaps, current process limitations, and future prospects were provided for improving the performance of BSP in the treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated wastewater and groundwater in mining areas.
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- Yu Li
- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ecological Environment Simulation and Protection, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Lab, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Gandy CJ, Gray ND, Mejeha OK, Sherry A, Jarvis AP. Use of propionic acid additions to enhance zinc removal from mine drainage in short residence time, flow-through sulfate-reducing bioreactors. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 327:116862. [PMID: 36462479 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The effectiveness of liquid carbon additions to enhance zinc removal in laboratory-scale short hydraulic residence time (19 h) compost bioreactors receiving synthetic mine water with a high influent zinc concentration (45 mg/L) was investigated. Effective removal of such elevated zinc concentrations could not be sustained by sulfate reduction and/or other attenuation processes without carbon supplementation. Propionic acid addition resulted in improved and sustained performance by promoting the activities of sulfate reducing bacteria, leading to efficient zinc removal (mean 99%) via bacterial sulfate reduction. In contrast, cessation of propionic acid addition led to carbon limitation and the growth of sulfur oxidising bacteria, compromising zinc removal by bacterial sulfate reduction. These research findings demonstrate the potential for modest liquid carbon additions to compost-based passive treatment systems to engineer microbial responses which enhance rates of zinc attenuation in a short hydraulic residence time, enabling remediation of highly polluting mine drainage at sites with limited land availability.
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- Catherine J Gandy
- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK; Department of Microbiology, School of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK; Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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Costa RB, Godoi LAG, Braga AFM, Delforno TP, Bevilaqua D. Sulfate removal rate and metal recovery as settling precipitates in bioreactors: Influence of electron donors. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:123622. [PMID: 33264855 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Four down-flow structured bed bioreactors were operated targeting biological sulfate-reduction and metal recovery. Three different electron donors were tested: glycerol (R1), lactate (R2), sucrose (R3), and a blend of the previous three (R4) with an increasing copper influent load (5, 15, and 30 mg Cu2+.L-1). Copper inhibited sulfate-reduction in R1 (15 mg Cu2+.L-1) and R3 (5 mg Cu2+.L-1), but the fermentative activity was not affected. R2 and R4 were not inhibited by the copper influent concentration. R2 provided the highest sulfate reduction rate (1767.3 ± 240.1 mg SO42-.L.day-1). Nonetheless, the accumulation of settling precipitates was 22 % higher in R4 than in R2, indicating the former yielded the highest metal recovery as settling precipitates (24.8 g FSS.L-1, 25 % Fe2+, 5% Cu2+). 16S rRNA sequencing showed highest diversity of sulfate-reducing bacteria in R2. A predominance of sulfate-reducing and fermentative bacteria with more similarity was observed between microbial populations in R1 and R4, despite the difference in toxicity thresholds. Hence, the electron donor influenced not only the biological sulfate reduction, but also metal toxicity thresholds and metal recovery as settling precipitates.
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- Rachel Biancalana Costa
- Department of Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, R. Francisco Degni, 55, 14800-060, Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Engenharia Ambiental - Bloco 4-F, 1100 João Dagnone Av. - Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Engenharia Ambiental - Bloco 4-F, 1100 João Dagnone Av. - Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Department of Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia João Leme dos Santos Km 110, Sorocaba, SP, 18052-780, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, R. Francisco Degni, 55, 14800-060, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Optimising Brewery-Wastewater-Supported Acid Mine Drainage Treatment vis-à-vis Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8111485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study investigated the use of brewing wastewater (BW) as the primary carbon source in the Postgate medium for the optimisation of sulphate reduction in acid mine drainage (AMD). The results showed that the sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) consortium was able to utilise BW for sulphate reduction. The response surface methodology (RSM)/Box–Behnken design optimum conditions found for sulphate reduction were a pH of 6.99, COD/SO42− of 2.87, and BW concentration of 200.24 mg/L with predicted sulphate reduction of 91.58%. Furthermore, by using an artificial neural network (ANN), a multilayer full feedforward (MFFF) connection with an incremental backpropagation network and hyperbolic tangent as the transfer function gave the best predictive model for sulphate reduction. The ANN optimum conditions were a pH of 6.99, COD/SO42− of 0.50, and BW concentration of 200.31 mg/L with predicted sulphate reduction of 89.56%. The coefficient of determination (R2) and absolute average deviation (AAD) were estimated as 0.97 and 0.046, respectively, for RSM and 0.99 and 0.011, respectively, for ANN. Consequently, ANN was a better predictor than RSM. This study revealed that the exclusive use of BW without supplementation with refined carbon sources in the Postgate medium is feasible and could ensure the economic sustainability of biological sulphate reduction in the South African environment, or in any semi-arid country with significant brewing activity and AMD challenges.
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Xu YN, Chen Y. Advances in heavy metal removal by sulfate-reducing bacteria. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2020; 81:1797-1827. [PMID: 32666937 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Industrial development has led to generation of large volumes of wastewater containing heavy metals, which need to be removed before the wastewater is released into the environment. Chemical and electrochemical methods are traditionally applied to treat this type of wastewater. These conventional methods have several shortcomings, such as secondary pollution and cost. Bioprocesses are gradually gaining popularity because of their high selectivities, low costs, and reduced environmental pollution. Removal of heavy metals by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) is an economical and effective alternative to conventional methods. The limitations of and advances in SRB activity have not been comprehensively reviewed. In this paper, recent advances from laboratory studies in heavy metal removal by SRB were reported. Firstly, the mechanism of heavy metal removal by SRB is introduced. Then, the factors affecting microbial activity and metal removal efficiency are elucidated and discussed in detail. In addition, recent advances in selection of an electron donor, enhancement of SRB activity, and improvement of SRB tolerance to heavy metals are reviewed. Furthermore, key points for future studies of the SRB process are proposed.
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- Ya-Nan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China E-mail:
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China E-mail: ; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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Virpiranta H, Taskila S, Leiviskä T, Rämö J, Tanskanen J. Development of a process for microbial sulfate reduction in cold mining waters - Cold acclimation of bacterial consortia from an Arctic mining district. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 252:281-288. [PMID: 31158656 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Biological sulfate removal is challenging in cold climates due to the slower metabolism of mesophilic bacteria; however, cold conditions also offer the possibility to isolate bacteria that have adapted to low temperatures. The present research focused on the cold acclimation and characterization of sulfate-reducing bacterial (SRB) consortia enriched from an Arctic sediment sample from northern Finland. Based on 16S rDNA analysis, the most common sulfate-reducing bacterium in all enriched consortia was Desulfobulbus, which belongs to the δ-Proteobacteria. The majority of the cultivated consortia were able to reduce sulfate at temperatures as low as 6 °C with succinic acid as a carbon source. The sulfate reduction rates at 6 °C varied from 13 to 42 mg/L/d. The cultivation medium used in this research was a Postgate medium supplemented with lactate, ethanol or succinic acid. The obtained consortia were able to grow with lactate and succinic acid but surprisingly not with ethanol. Enriched SRB consortia are useful for the biological treatment of sulfate-containing industrial wastewaters in cold conditions.
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- Hanna Virpiranta
- University of Oulu, Chemical Process Engineering, PO Box 4300, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- University of Oulu, Chemical Process Engineering, PO Box 4300, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- University of Oulu, Chemical Process Engineering, PO Box 4300, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- University of Oulu, Chemical Process Engineering, PO Box 4300, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
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- University of Oulu, Chemical Process Engineering, PO Box 4300, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
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Reyes-Alvarado LC, Camarillo-Gamboa Á, Rustrian E, Rene ER, Esposito G, Lens PNL, Houbron E. Lignocellulosic biowastes as carrier material and slow release electron donor for sulphidogenesis of wastewater in an inverse fluidized bed bioreactor. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:5115-5128. [PMID: 28702909 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9334-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Industrial wastewaters containing high concentrations of sulphate, such as those generated by mining, metallurgical and mineral processing industries, require electron donor for biological sulfidogenesis. In this study, five types of lignocellulosic biowastes were characterized as potential low-cost slow release electron donors for application in a continuously operated sulphidogenic inverse fluidized bed bioreactor (IFBB). Among them, natural scourer and cork were selected due to their high composition of volatile solids (VS), viz. 89.1 and 96.3%, respectively. Experiments were performed in batch (47 days) and in an IFBB (49 days) using synthetic sulphate-rich wastewater. In batch, the scourer gave higher sulphate reduction rates (67.7 mg SO42- L-1 day-1) in comparison to cork (12.1 mg SO42- L-1 day-1), achieving >82% sulphate reduction efficiencies. In the IFBB packed with the natural scourer, the average sulphate reduction efficiency was 24 (±17)%, while the volumetric sulphate reduction rate was 167 (±117) mg SO42- L-1 day-1. The long incubation time in the batch experiments (47 days) allowed higher sulphate reduction efficiencies in comparison to the short hydraulic retention time (24 h) in the IFBB. This suggests the hydrolysis-fermentation was the rate-limiting step and the electron donor supply (through hydrolysis of the lignocellulosic biowaste) was limiting the sulphate reduction. Lignocellulose as carrier material and slow release electron donor for sulphidogenesis.
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- Luis C Reyes-Alvarado
- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Veracruzana, 94340, Orizaba, VER, Mexico
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- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Mechanics, Structures and Environmental Engineering, University of Cassino, via Di Biasio 43, 03043, Cassino, FR, Italy
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- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Veracruzana, 94340, Orizaba, VER, Mexico
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Application of Fruit Wastes as Cost-Effective Carbon Sources for Biological Sulphate Reduction. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION A-SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40995-017-0436-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Reyes-Alvarado LC, Okpalanze NN, Rene ER, Rustrian E, Houbron E, Esposito G, Lens PNL. Carbohydrate based polymeric materials as slow release electron donors for sulphate removal from wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2017; 200:407-415. [PMID: 28605729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 05/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Many industrial sulphate rich wastewaters are deficient in electron donors to achieve complete sulphate removal. Therefore, pure and expensive chemicals are supplied externally. In this study, carbohydrate based polymers (CBP) as potato (2 and 5 mm3), filter paper (2 and 5 mm2) and crab shell (2 and 4 mm Ø) were tested as slow release electron donors (SRED) for biological sulphate reduction at 30 °C and initial pH of 7.0. Using the CBP as SRED, sulphate reduction was carried out at different rates: filter paper 0.065-0.050 > potato 0.022-0.034 > crab shell 0.006-0.009 mg SO42-.mg VSS-1d-1. These were also affected by the hydrolysis-fermentation rates: potato 0.087-0.070 > filter paper 0.039-0.047 > crab shell 0.011-0.028 mg CODS.mg VSS-1d-1, respectively. Additionally, the sulphate removal efficiencies using filter paper (cellulose, > 98%), potato (starch, > 82%) and crab shell (chitin, > 32%) were achieved only when using CBP as SRED and in the absence of other easily available electron donors. This study showed that the natural characteristics of the CBP limited the hydrolysis-fermentation step and, therefore, the sulphate reduction rates.
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- Luis C Reyes-Alvarado
- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands.
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- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
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- Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, 94340 Orizaba, Ver, Mexico
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- Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, 94340 Orizaba, Ver, Mexico
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- University of Cassino, Department of Mechanics, Structures and Environmental Engineering, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy
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- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
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Exploited application of sulfate-reducing bacteria for concomitant treatment of metallic and non-metallic wastes: a mini review. 3 Biotech 2016; 6:119. [PMID: 28330194 PMCID: PMC4902799 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0437-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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A variety of multidimensional anthropogenic activities, especially of industrial level, are contaminating our aquatic and terrestrial environments with a variety of metallic and non-metallic pollutants. The metallic and non-metallic pollutants addressed specifically in this review are heavy metals and various compound forms of sulfates, respectively. Direct and indirect deleterious effects of the both types of pollutants to all forms of life are well-known. The treatment of such pollutants is therefore much necessary before their final discharge into the environment. This review summarizes the productive utility of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) for economical and concomitant treatment of the above mentioned wastes. Utilization of agro-industrial wastes and some environmental contaminants including hydrocarbons, as economical growth substrates for SRB, is also suggested and proved efficient in this review. Mechanistically, SRB will utilize sulfates as their terminal electron acceptors during respiration while utilizing agro-industrial and/or hydrocarbon wastes as electron donors/carbon sources and generate H2S. The biogenic H2S will then react vigorously with dissolved metals present in the wastewaters thus forming metal sulfide. The metal sulfide being water insoluble and heavier than water will settle down in the water as precipitates. In this way, three types of pollutants i.e., metals, sulfates and agro-industrial and/or hydrocarbon wastes will be treated simultaneously.
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Assunção A, Vieira B, Lourenço JP, Costa MC. Recovery of gold(0) nanoparticles from aqueous solutions using effluents from a bioremediation process. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra24503j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Biological processes for the recovery of gold from low-concentration media derived from leaching of secondary sources are of great importance due to the scarcity of the primary resources and the economic and environmental advantages of these methods.
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- Ana Assunção
- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR)
- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
- Universidade do Algarve
- 8005-139 Faro
- Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR)
- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
- Universidade do Algarve
- 8005-139 Faro
- Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE)
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1096-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR)
- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
- Universidade do Algarve
- 8005-139 Faro
- Portugal
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Yuan C, Fitzpatrick R, Mosley LM, Marschner P. Sulfate reduction in sulfuric material after re-flooding: Effectiveness of organic carbon addition and pH increase depends on soil properties. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 298:138-145. [PMID: 26024614 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sulfuric material is formed upon oxidation of sulfidic material; it is extremely acidic, and therefore, an environmental hazard. One option for increasing pH of sulfuric material may be stimulation of bacterial sulfate reduction. We investigated the effects of organic carbon addition and pH increase on sulfate reduction after re-flooding in ten sulfuric materials with four treatments: control, pH increase to 5.5 (+pH), organic carbon addition with 2% w/w finely ground wheat straw (+C), and organic carbon addition and pH increase (+C+pH). After 36 weeks, in five of the ten soils, only treatment +C+pH significantly increased the concentration of reduced inorganic sulfur (RIS) compared to the control and increased the soil pore water pH compared to treatment+pH. In four other soils, pH increase or/and organic carbon addition had no significant effect on RIS concentration compared to the control. The RIS concentration in treatment +C+pH as percentage of the control was negatively correlated with soil clay content and initial nitrate concentration. The results suggest that organic carbon addition and pH increase can stimulate sulfate reduction after re-flooding, but the effectiveness of this treatment depends on soil properties.
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- Chaolei Yuan
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Acid Sulfate Soils Centre, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- Acid Sulfate Soils Centre, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Kumar N, Omoregie EO, Rose J, Masion A, Lloyd JR, Diels L, Bastiaens L. Inhibition of sulfate reducing bacteria in aquifer sediment by iron nanoparticles. WATER RESEARCH 2014; 51:64-72. [PMID: 24388832 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2013] [Revised: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/21/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Batch microcosms were setup to determine the impact of different sized zero valent iron (Fe(0)) particles on microbial sulfate reduction during the in situ bio-precipitation of metals. The microcosms were constructed with aquifer sediment and groundwater from a low pH (3.1), heavy-metal contaminated aquifer. Nano (nFe(0)), micro (mFe(0)) and granular (gFe(0)) sized Fe(0) particles were added to separate microcosms. Additionally, selected microcosms were also amended with glycerol as a C-source for sulfate-reducing bacteria. In addition to metal removal, Fe(0) in microcosms also raised the pH from 3.1 to 6.5, and decreased the oxidation redox potential from initial values of 249 to -226 mV, providing more favorable conditions for microbial sulfate reduction. mFe(0) and gFe(0) in combination with glycerol were found to enhance microbial sulfate reduction. However, no sulfate reduction occurred in the controls without Fe(0) or in the microcosm amended with nFe(0). A separate dose test confirmed the inhibition for sulfate reduction in presence of nFe(0). Hydrogen produced by Fe(0) was not capable of supporting microbial sulfate reduction as a lone electron donor in this study. Microbial analysis revealed that the addition of Fe(0) and glycerol shifted the microbial community towards Desulfosporosinus sp. from a population initially dominated by low pH and metal-resisting Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.
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- Naresh Kumar
- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium; CEREGE-UMR-7330, CNRS - Aix Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France; GDRi-iCEINT, International Consortium for the Environmental Implication of Nano Technology, France.
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- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium; School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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- CEREGE-UMR-7330, CNRS - Aix Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France; GDRi-iCEINT, International Consortium for the Environmental Implication of Nano Technology, France
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- CEREGE-UMR-7330, CNRS - Aix Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France; GDRi-iCEINT, International Consortium for the Environmental Implication of Nano Technology, France
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- School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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Gruyer N, Dorais M, Alsanius BW, Zagury GJ. Simultaneous removal of nitrate and sulfate from greenhouse wastewater by constructed wetlands. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2013; 42:1256-1266. [PMID: 24216377 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of C-enriched subsurface-flow constructed wetlands in reducing high concentrations of nitrate (NO) and sulfate (SO) in greenhouse wastewaters. Constructed wetlands were filled with pozzolana, planted with common cattail (), and supplemented as follows: (i) constructed wetland with sucrose (CW+S), wetland units with 2 g L of sucrose solution from week 1 to 28; (ii) constructed wetland with compost (CW+C), wetland units supplemented with a reactive mixture of compost and sawdust; (iii) constructed wetland with compost and no sucrose (CW+CNS) from week 1 to 18, and constructed wetland with compost and sucrose (CW+CS) at 2 g L from week 19 to 28; and (iv) constructed wetland (CW). During 28 wk, the wetlands received a typical reconstituted greenhouse wastewater containing 500 mg L SO and 300 mg L NO. In CW+S, CW+C, and CW+CS, appropriate C:N ratio (7:3.4) and redox potential (-53 to 39 mV) for denitrification resulted in 95 to 99% NO removal. Carbon source was not a limiting factor for denitrification in C-enriched constructed wetlands. In CW+S and CW+CS, the dissolved organic carbon (DOC)/SO ratios of 0.36 and 0.28 resulted in high sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) counts and high SO removal (98%), whereas low activities were observed at DOC/SO ratios of 0.02 (CW) to 0.11 (CW+C, CW+CNS). On week 19, when organic C content was increased by sucrose addition in CW+CS, SRB counts increased from 2.80 to 5.11 log[CFU+1] mL, resulting in a level similar to the one measured in CW+S (4.69 log[CFU+1] mL). Consequently, high sulfate reduction occurred after denitrification, suggesting that low DOC (38-54 mg L) was the limiting factor. In CW, DOC concentration (9-10 mg L) was too low to sustain efficient denitrification and, therefore, sulfate reduction. Furthermore, the high concentration of dissolved sulfides observed in CW+S and CW+CS treated waters were eliminated by adding FeCl.
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Luptakova A, Ubaldini S, Macingova E, Fornari P, Giuliano V. Application of physical–chemical and biological–chemical methods for heavy metals removal from acid mine drainage. Process Biochem 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2012.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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McCullough CD, Lund MA. Bioremediation of Acidic and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) through organic carbon amendment by municipal sewage and green waste. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2011; 92:2419-26. [PMID: 21616580 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Pit lakes (abandoned flooded mine pits) represent a potentially valuable water resource in hot arid regions. However, pit lake water is often characterised by low pH with high dissolved metal concentrations resulting from Acidic and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD). Addition of organic matter to pit lakes to enhance microbial sulphate reduction is a potential cost effective remediation strategy. However, cost and availability of suitable organic substrates are often limiting. Nevertheless, large quantities of sewage and green waste (organic garden waste) are often available at mine sites from nearby service towns. We treated AMD pit lake water (pH 2.4) from tropical, North Queensland, Australia, with primary-treated sewage sludge, green waste, and a mixture of sewage and green waste (1:1) in a controlled microcosm experiment (4.5 L). Treatments were assessed at two different rates of organic loading of 16:1 and 32:1 pit water:organic matter by mass. Combined green waste and sewage treatment was the optimal treatment with water pH increased to 5.5 in only 145 days with decreases of dissolved metal concentrations. Results indicated that green waste was a key component in the pH increase and concomitant heavy metal removal. Water quality remediation was primarily due to microbially-mediated sulphate reduction. The net result of this process was removal of sulphate and metal solutes to sediment mainly as monosulfides. During the treatment process NH(3) and H(2)S gases were produced, albeit at below concentrations of concern. Total coliforms were abundant in all green waste-treatments, however, faecal coliforms were absent from all treatments. This study demonstrates addition of low-grade organic materials has promise for bioremediation of acidic waters and warrants further experimental investigation into feasibility at higher scales of application such as pit lakes.
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- Cherie D McCullough
- Mine Water and Environment Research Centre, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Perth, WA 6027, Australia.
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Costa MC, Santos ES, Barros RJ, Pires C, Martins M. Wine wastes as carbon source for biological treatment of acid mine drainage. CHEMOSPHERE 2009; 75:831-836. [PMID: 19201010 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2008] [Revised: 12/27/2008] [Accepted: 12/29/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Possible use of wine wastes containing ethanol as carbon and energy source for sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) growth and activity in the treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) is studied for the first time. The experiments were performed using anaerobic down-flow packed bed reactors in semi-continuous systems. The performance of two bioreactors fed with wine wastes or ethanol as carbon sources is compared in terms of sulphate reduction, metals removal and neutralization. The results show that efficient neutralization and high sulphate removal (>90%) were attained with the use of wine wastes as substrate allowing the production of effluents with concentrations below the required local legislation for irrigation waters. This is only possible provided that the AMD and wine wastes are contacted with calcite tailing, a waste material that neutralizes and provides buffer capacity to the medium. The removal of metals using wine wastes as carbon source was 61-91% for Fe and 97% for both Zn and Cu. The lower removal of iron, when wine waste is used instead of ethanol, may be due to the presence of iron-chelating compounds in the waste, which prevent the formation of iron sulphide, and partial unavailability of sulphide because of re-oxidation to elemental sulphur. However, that did not affect significantly the quality of the effluent for irrigation. This work demonstrates that wine wastes are a potential alternative to traditional SRB substrates. This finding has direct implication to sustainable operation of SRB bioreactors for AMD treatment.
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- M C Costa
- Centro de Ciências do Mar, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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