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Xue W, Wen S, Chen X, Wang Y, Qian S, Wu Y, Ge R, Gao Y, Xu Y. How does the biochar-supported sulfidized nanoscale zero-valent iron affect the soil environment and microorganisms while remediating cadmium contaminated paddy soil? ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:222. [PMID: 38849580 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-01995-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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In previous studies, iron-based nanomaterials, especially biochar (BC)-supported sulfidized nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI/BC), have been widely used for the remediation of soil contaminants. However, its potential risks to the soil ecological environment are still unknown. This study aims to explore the effects of 3% added S-nZVI/BC on soil environment and microorganisms during the remediation of Cd contaminated yellow-brown soil of paddy field. The results showed that after 49 d of incubation, S-nZVI/BC significantly reduced physiologically based extraction test (PBET) extractable Cd concentration (P < 0.05), and increased the immobilization efficiency of Cd by 16.51% and 17.43% compared with S-nZVI and nZVI/BC alone, respectively. Meanwhile, the application of S-nZVI/BC significantly increased soil urease and sucrase activities by 0.153 and 0.446 times, respectively (P < 0.05), improving the soil environmental quality and promoting the soil nitrogen cycle and carbon cycle. The results from the analysis of the 16S rRNA genes indicated that S-nZVI/BC treatment had a minimal effect on the bacterial community and did not appreciably alter the species of the original dominant bacterial phylum. Importantly, compared to other iron-based nanomaterials, incorporating S-nZVI/BC significantly increased the soil organic carbon (OC) content and decreased the excessive release of iron (P < 0.05). This study also found a significant negative correlation between OC content and Fe(II) content (P < 0.05). It might originate from the reducing effect of Fe-reducing bacteria, which consumed OC to promote the reduction of Fe(III). Accompanying this process, the redistribution of Cd and Fe mineral phases in the soil as well as the generation of secondary Fe(II) minerals facilitated Cd immobilization. Overall, S-nZVI/BC could effectively reduce the bioavailability of Cd, increase soil nutrients and enzyme activities, with less toxic impacts on the soil microorganisms.
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- Wenjing Xue
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China.
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Aerobic degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol by Proteus sp. strain OSES2 obtained from an explosive contaminated tropical soil. Biodegradation 2021; 32:643-662. [PMID: 34487282 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-021-09958-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) degrading bacterial strain isolated from a site polluted with explosives was identified as Proteus sp. strain OSES2 via 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Metabolic investigation showed that the organism grew exponentially on 100 mg l-1 of TNP as a source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy. In addition, the growth of the organism was sustainable on 3-nitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, 4-nitrophenol, methyl-3-nitrobenzoate, 4-nitroaniline, aniline and nitrobenzene. Strain OSES2 was able to utilize TNP within a concentration range of 100 mg l-1 to 500 mg l-1. The specific growth rate and degradation rates on TNP were 0.01043 h-1 and 0.01766 mg l-1 h-1 respectively. Effective degradation of TNP in a chemically defined medium was evident with a gradual reduction in the concentration of TNP concomitant with an increase in cell density as well as the substantial release of ammonium (NH4+), nitrite (NO2-), and nitrate (NO3-) as metabolites in 96 h. Degradation competence of the organism was enhanced in the presence of starch and acetate. On starch-supplemented TNP, the highest specific growth rate and degradation rates were 0.02634 h-1 and 0.04458 mg l-1 h-1, respectively, while the corresponding values on acetate were 0.02341 h-1 and 0.02811 mg l-1 h-1. However, amendment with nitrogen sources yielded no substantial improvement in degradation. TNP was utilized optimally at pH 7 to 9 and within the temperature range of 30 °C to 37 °C. The enzyme hydride transferase II [HTII], encoded by the npdI gene which is the first step involved in the TNP degradation pathway, was readily expressed by the isolate thus suggesting that substrate was utilized through the classical metabolic pathway.
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Wójcik A, Perczyk P, Wydro P, Broniatowski M. Dichlorobiphenyls and chlorinated benzoic acids – Emergent soil pollutants in model bacterial membranes. Langmuir monolayer and Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction studies. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Xue W, Peng Z, Huang D, Zeng G, Wan J, Xu R, Cheng M, Zhang C, Jiang D, Hu Z. Nanoremediation of cadmium contaminated river sediments: Microbial response and organic carbon changes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 359:290-299. [PMID: 30041122 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.07.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The application of nanomaterials to contaminated river sediments could induce important changes in the speciation of heavy metals with potential impacts on ecosystem. Here, rhamnolipid (RL)-stabilized nanoscale zero-valent iron (RNZVI) was conducted to test its potential performance in changing the mobility and speciation of cadmium (Cd) in river sediments, with consideration of the influences of microbial community and organic carbon (OC). Compared to NZVI, RNZVI was more effective in transforming labile Cd to stable fraction with a maximum residual concentration increasing by 11.37 mg/kg after 42 days of incubation. Bacterial community structure was tracked using high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes. Results indicated that the application of RNZVI changed the bacterial community structure and increased the relative abundance of Fe(III)-reducing bacteria, which could redistribute Fe combined Cd into a more stable Fe mineral phase. The contents of OC were gradually decreased and became stable, might resulting from OC bioavailability's being stimulated by RNZVI through changing the bacterial community composition. This study indicates that abiotic process (i.e., from reaction with NZVI) and biotic process fueled by RNZVI lead to the immobilization of Cd in river sediments.
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- Wenjing Xue
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410013, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410013, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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Murugan K, Vasudevan N. Intracellular toxicity exerted by PCBs and role of VBNC bacterial strains in biodegradation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 157:40-60. [PMID: 29605643 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are xenobiotic compounds that persists in the environment for long-term, though its productivity is banned. Abatement of the pollutants have become laborious due to it's recalcitrant nature in the environment leading to toxic effects in humans and other living beings. Biphenyl degrading bacteria co-metabolically degrade low chlorinated PCBs using the active metabolic pathway. bph operon possess different genetic arrangements in gram positive and gram negative bacteria. The binding ability of the genes and the active sites were determined by PCB docking studies. The active site of bphA gene with conserved amino acid residues determines the substrate specificity and biodegradability. Accumulation of toxic intermediates alters cellular behaviour, biomass production and downturn the metabolic activity. Several bacteria in the environment attain unculturable state which is viable and metabolically active but not cultivable (VBNC). Resuscitation-promoting factor (Rpf) and Rpf homologous protein retrieve the culturability of the so far uncultured bacteria. Recovery of this adaptive mechanism against various physical and chemical stressors make a headway in understanding the functionality of both environmental and medically important unculturable bacteria. Thus, this paper review about the general aspects of PCBs, cellular toxicity exerted by PCBs, role of unculturable bacterial strains in biodegradation, genes involved and degradation pathways. It is suggested to extrapolate the research findings on extracellular organic matters produced in culture supernatant of VBNC thus transforming VBNC to culturable state.
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- Karuvelan Murugan
- Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, CEG Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, CEG Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Degradation of 2,5- and 3,4-dichlorobenzoic acids by bacterial species indigenous to rotten onion bulb and PCB-contaminated soil. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Biological degradation of 4-chlorobenzoic acid by a PCB-metabolizing bacterium through a pathway not involving (chloro)catechol. Biodegradation 2016; 28:37-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-016-9776-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gaza S, Felgner A, Otto J, Kushmaro A, Ben-Dov E, Tiehm A. Biodegradation of chloro- and bromobenzoic acids: effect of milieu conditions and microbial community analysis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 287:24-31. [PMID: 25625627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.01.025] [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: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Monohalogenated benzoic acids often appear in industrial wastewaters where biodegradation can be hampered by complex mixtures of pollutants and prevailing extreme milieu conditions. In this study, the biodegradation of chlorinated and brominated benzoic acids was conducted at a pH range of 5.0-9.0, at elevated salt concentrations and with pollutant mixtures including fluorinated and iodinated compounds. In mixtures of the isomers, the degradation order was primarily 4-substituted followed by 3-substituted and then 2-substituted halogenated benzoic acids. If the pH and salt concentration were altered simultaneously, long adaptation periods were required. Community analyses were conducted in liquid batch cultures and after immobilization on sand columns. The Alphaproteobacteria represented an important fraction in all of the enrichment cultures. On the genus level, Afipia sp. was detected most frequently. In particular, Bacteroidetes were detected in high numbers with chlorinated benzoic acids.
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- Sarah Gaza
- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Water Technology Center, Karlsruher Str. 84, 76139 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Water Technology Center, Karlsruher Str. 84, 76139 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Water Technology Center, Karlsruher Str. 84, 76139 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; The National Institute for Biotechnology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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- The National Institute for Biotechnology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel; Achva Academic College, M.P. Shikmim 79800, Israel.
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Water Technology Center, Karlsruher Str. 84, 76139 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Influence of root exudates on the bacterial degradation of chlorobenzoic acids. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:872026. [PMID: 24222753 PMCID: PMC3809935 DOI: 10.1155/2013/872026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Degradation of chlorobenzoic acids (e.g., products of microbial degradation of PCB) by strains of microorganisms isolated from PCB contaminated soils was assessed. From seven bulk-soil isolates two strains unique in ability to degrade a wider range of chlorobenzoic acids than others were selected, individually and even in a complex mixture of 11 different chlorobenzoic acids. Such a feature is lacking in most tested degraders. To investigate the influence of vegetation on chlorobenzoic acids degraders, root exudates of two plant species known for supporting PCB degradation in soil were tested. While with individual chlorobenzoic acids the presence of plant exudates leads to a decrease of degradation yield, in case of a mixture of chlorobenzoic acids either a change in bacterial degradation specificity, associated with 3- and 4-chlorobenzoic acid, or an extension of the spectrum of degraded chlorobenzoic acids was observed.
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