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Grondona SI, Lima ML, Massone HE, Miglioranza KSB. Pesticides in aquifers from Latin America and the Caribbean. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 901:165992. [PMID: 37536597 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
Abstract
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), agriculture is the primary consumer of water and the biggest user of pesticides worldwide. Given that groundwater is a crucial resource in this region, a systematic review was conducted to evaluate the current state of knowledge on the presence of pesticides in aquifers. The review examined 48 research papers published between 1998 and 2020, and found that only six countries in the region have information on pesticides in groundwater. A total of 70 agrochemicals were detected, encompassing legacy pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and metabolites. Herbicides, including the widely used atrazine and glyphosate, were the most commonly detected current-use pesticides. These herbicides are being gradually banned or restricted due to their potentially harmful effects on the environment. Factors that contribute to the presence of these contaminants in aquifers include preferential flows, seasonal variations in rainfall, aquifer type, unsaturated zone thickness, and land use and management practices. Researchers noted that analysis of these contaminants is often beyond the economic or methodological scope, and analytical capacity in the region is generally limited. Based on the findings of this review, there is a clear need for groundwater pesticide monitoring in the region to reduce health risks to humans and ecosystems.
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- Sebastian Iván Grondona
- Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas Bs. As. Mar del Plata, Argentina, Funes 3350, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina; Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología y Contaminación Ambiental (ECoA), Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-CONICET, Funes 3350, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas Bs. As. Mar del Plata, Argentina, Funes 3350, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas Bs. As. Mar del Plata, Argentina, Funes 3350, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología y Contaminación Ambiental (ECoA), Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-CONICET, Funes 3350, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Guerrero Ramírez JR, Ibarra Muñoz LA, Balagurusamy N, Frías Ramírez JE, Alfaro Hernández L, Carrillo Campos J. Microbiology and Biochemistry of Pesticides Biodegradation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15969. [PMID: 37958952 PMCID: PMC10649977 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Pesticides are chemicals used in agriculture, forestry, and, to some extent, public health. As effective as they can be, due to the limited biodegradability and toxicity of some of them, they can also have negative environmental and health impacts. Pesticide biodegradation is important because it can help mitigate the negative effects of pesticides. Many types of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and algae, can degrade pesticides; microorganisms are able to bioremediate pesticides using diverse metabolic pathways where enzymatic degradation plays a crucial role in achieving chemical transformation of the pesticides. The growing concern about the environmental and health impacts of pesticides is pushing the industry of these products to develop more sustainable alternatives, such as high biodegradable chemicals. The degradative properties of microorganisms could be fully exploited using the advances in genetic engineering and biotechnology, paving the way for more effective bioremediation strategies, new technologies, and novel applications. The purpose of the current review is to discuss the microorganisms that have demonstrated their capacity to degrade pesticides and those categorized by the World Health Organization as important for the impact they may have on human health. A comprehensive list of microorganisms is presented, and some metabolic pathways and enzymes for pesticide degradation and the genetics behind this process are discussed. Due to the high number of microorganisms known to be capable of degrading pesticides and the low number of metabolic pathways that are fully described for this purpose, more research must be conducted in this field, and more enzymes and genes are yet to be discovered with the possibility of finding more efficient metabolic pathways for pesticide biodegradation.
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- José Roberto Guerrero Ramírez
- Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Torreon 27170, Coahuila, Mexico; (J.R.G.R.); (J.E.F.R.); (L.A.H.)
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- Laboratorio de Biorremediación, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Torreon 27275, Coahuila, Mexico; (L.A.I.M.); (N.B.)
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- Laboratorio de Biorremediación, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Torreon 27275, Coahuila, Mexico; (L.A.I.M.); (N.B.)
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Torreon 27170, Coahuila, Mexico; (J.R.G.R.); (J.E.F.R.); (L.A.H.)
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Torreon 27170, Coahuila, Mexico; (J.R.G.R.); (J.E.F.R.); (L.A.H.)
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- Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31453, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Contreras-Blancas E, Ruiz-Ordaz N, Galíndez-Mayer J, Torres-Gómez RE, Arias Ruiz A, Juárez-Ramírez C. Permeable reactive surface-biobarriers. Testing and evaluation of an ecotechnology for the removal of agrotoxic compounds carried by agricultural runoffs. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2020; 18:559-571. [PMID: 33312583 PMCID: PMC7721850 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00482-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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PURPOSE The objective of the work is to determine the best operating conditions for variants of an ecological engineering tool (permeable reactive surface biobarrier -PRSB-) potentially useful for the protection of water resources, preventing the arrival of sediments and pesticides transported by runoffs and tile drainage from agricultural lands, to water bodies. METHODS Four PRB-prototypes were constructed as fixed-bed horizontal channels packed with a porous material supporting an enriched microbial biofilm. Their dynamic and stoichiometric performance was evaluated in the presence or absence of granular activated carbon, with limiting or sufficient O2 supply. The removal of the pesticides and their leading catabolic derivatives were determined by HPLC. The most abundant cultivable microorganisms were isolated and identified by the sequencing of 16sDNA amplicons. RESULTS The pollutant removal efficiencies obtained in the aerobic biobarriers or microaerophilia were similar. In addition, slight differences were observed in the presence of GAC as an adsorbent, meaning that the most economical and straightforward type of biobarrier was adequate to remove the pollutants studied. In addition, among the most abundant microorganisms isolated in the microbial biofilms colonizing the aerobic biobarriers, the microalgae Micractinium sp. showed the capacity to accumulate the insecticides permethrin and cypermethrin. CONCLUSIONS The main observed role of Micractinium sp. in the aerobic barriers was the bioaccumulation of pyrethroids, meaning that biosorption is also a valuable removal mechanism operating in the aerobic PRBs. In this aspect, they behave analogously to subsurface constructed wetlands but, instead of superficial plant life, aerobic PRSBs host microalgae.
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- Eduardo Contreras-Blancas
- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, ENCB, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 399, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP 07738 México
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- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, ENCB, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 399, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP 07738 México
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- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, ENCB, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 399, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP 07738 México
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- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, ENCB, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 399, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP 07738 México
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- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, ENCB, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 399, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP 07738 México
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- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, ENCB, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 399, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP 07738 México
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Briceño G, Levio M, González ME, Saez JM, Palma G, Schalchli H, Diez MC. Performance of a continuous stirred tank bioreactor employing an immobilized actinobacteria mixed culture for the removal of organophosphorus pesticides. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:252. [PMID: 32426204 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02239-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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In this study, we evaluated polyurethane foam (PF), volcanic rock (VR), and a modified plastic cap (MPC) as supports for the immobilization of organophosphorus (OP) pesticide-degrading actinobacterial strains. The colonization and activity of four streptomycetes were favoured by PF, which was selected as the carrier to use in a continuous stirred tank bioreactor (CSTR) that can be operated at increasing inflows of a pesticide mixture that contains the insecticides chlorpyrifos (CP) and diazinon (DZ). Our results demonstrate that the CSTR can be operated at flow rates of 10 and 40 mL h-1 with greater than 85% removal of the pesticides in the short term. A significant decrease in the efficiency of CP removal was observed at the highest inflows into the reactor. The CP and DZ loading rates in the bioreactor ranged from 0.44 to 1.68 mg L-1 h-1 and from 0.50 to 2.17 mg L-1 h-1, respectively. Although the treated wastewater exhibited moderate toxicity for Raphanus sativus, a bioreactor inoculated with a mixed culture formed by Streptomyces spp. strains AC5, AC9, GA11 and ISP13 may provide an effective biotechnological strategy for the reduction of OP pesticide residues produced during agronomic and manufacturing practices and therefore prevent environmental pesticidal pollution.
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- Gabriela Briceño
- 1Centro de Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, Chile
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- 1Centro de Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, Chile
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- 2Departmento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, Chile
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- 3Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos (PROIMI-CONICET), Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros, 4000 Tucumán, Argentina
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- 1Centro de Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, Chile
- 4Departmento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, Chile
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- 1Centro de Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, Chile
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- 1Centro de Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, Chile
- 2Departmento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, Chile
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Lin Z, Zhen Z, Chen C, Li Y, Luo C, Zhong L, Hu H, Li J, Zhang Y, Liang Y, Yang J, Zhang D. Rhizospheric effects on atrazine speciation and degradation in laterite soils of Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:12407-12418. [PMID: 29460244 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1468-6] [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: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine) is a worldwide-used herbicide and often detected in agricultural soils and groundwater at concentrations above the permitted limit, because of its high mobility, persistence, and massive application. This study applied pot experiments to investigate the atrazine contents and speciation during the phytoremediation process by Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. in laterite soils. From the change of the total atrazine and bioavailable atrazine measured by diffusive gradients in thin film (DGT), P. alopecuroides significantly improved atrazine degradation efficiency from 15.22 to 51.46%, attributing to the increasing bioavailable atrazine in rhizosphere. Only a small amount of atrazine was taken up by P. alopecuroides root and the acropetal translocation from roots to shoots was limited. The atrazine speciation was significantly different between rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere, attributing to the declining pH and organic matters in rhizosphere. The relationship between pH and soil-bound/humus-fixed atrazine illustrated the pH-dependant release of the atrazine from soils and the competition between humus adsorption and uptake by P. alopecuroides. The present study reveals the important roles of soil pH and organic matters in atrazine speciation and availability in laterite soils, and provides new insights in the rhizospheric effects on effective phytoremediation of atrazine.
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- Zhong Lin
- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China.
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK.
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Immobilization of the white-rot fungus Anthracophyllum discolor to degrade the herbicide atrazine. AMB Express 2016; 6:104. [PMID: 27815917 PMCID: PMC5097060 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-016-0275-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Herbicides cause environmental concerns because they are toxic and accumulate in the environment, food products and water supplies. There is a need to develop safe, efficient and economical methods to remove them from the environment, often by biodegradation. Atrazine is such herbicide. White-rot fungi have the ability to degrade herbicides of potential utility. This study formulated a novel pelletized support to immobilize the white-rot fungus Anthracophyllum discolor to improve its capability to degrade the atrazine using a biopurification system (BS). Different proportions of sawdust, starch, corn meal and flaxseed were used to generate three pelletized supports (F1, F2 and F3). In addition, immobilization with coated and uncoated pelletized supports (CPS and UPS, respectively) was assessed. UPS-F1 was determined as the most effective system as it provided high level of manganese peroxidase activity and fungal viability. The half-life (t1/2) of atrazine decreased from 14 to 6 days for the control and inoculated samples respectively. Inoculation with immobilized A. discolor produced an increase in the fungal taxa assessed by DGGE and on phenoloxidase activity determined. The treatment improves atrazine degradation and reduces migration to surface and groundwater.
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