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Chen X, Jiang SF, Hu ZY, Chen S, Jiang H. Biotoxicity attenuation and the underlying physicochemical mechanism of biochar aged under simulated natural environmental conditions. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 350:141029. [PMID: 38159735 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141029] [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: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Biochar (BC), with the benefits of enhancing soil fertility, absorbing heavy metals, carbon sequestration, and mitigating the greenhouse effect, has been extensively used for soil remediation. However, the long-term changes in the biotoxicity of BC under complex environmental conditions, which are the key factors influencing the sustainable application of BC in soil, are still unclear. Herein, the biotoxicity of BC aged with various processes, including dry‒wet cycle (DW) aging, freeze‒thaw cycle (FT) aging, ultraviolet irradiation (UV) aging, and low molecular weight organic acid (OA) aging, was systematically investigated by Escherichia coli (E. coli) culture experiments. The toxicity attenuation rate (%·week-1) was proposed to more concisely and clearly compare the influence of different aging methods on BC toxicity. The results indicated that after 5 weeks of aging, the toxicity attenuation rate during the four aging modes followed the order OA aging > FT aging > UV aging > DW aging. BC was nontoxic after 1 week of OA aging, 4 weeks of FT aging, 7 weeks of UV aging, and 14 weeks of DW aging. Spectroscopic characterizations revealed that humic acids in the dissolved organic matter of BC were the main reason for the biotoxicity. In addition, the attenuation of environmentally persistent free radicals on BC during aging was also an important factor for reducing environmental toxicity. This work provides insight into the detoxification mechanism of the BC aging process under ordinary environmental conditions and guidance for the safe application of BC in soil.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xia Chen
- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ecological Treatment Technology of Urban Water Pollution, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Guo Z, Jalalah M, Alsareii SA, Harraz FA, Thakur N, Salama ES. Biochar addition augmented the microbial community and aided the digestion of high-loading slaughterhouse waste: Active enzymes of bacteria and archaea. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 309:136535. [PMID: 36150484 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
The biogas production (BP), volatile fatty acids (VFAs), microbial communities, and microbes' active enzymes were studied upon the addition of biochar (0-1.5%) at 6% and 8% slaughterhouse waste (SHW) loadings. The 0.5% biochar enhanced BP by 1.5- and 1.6-folds in 6% and 8% SHW-loaded reactors, respectively. Increasing the biochar up to 1.5% caused a reduction in BP at 6% SHW. However, the BP from 8% of SHW was enhanced by 1.4-folds at 1.5% biochar. The VFAs production in all 0.5% biochar amended reactors was highly significant compared to control (p-value < 0.05). The biochar addition increased the bacterial and archaeal diversity at both 6% and 8% SHW loadings. The highest number of OTUs at 0.5% biochar were 567 and 525 in 6% and 8% SHW, respectively. Biochar prompted the Clostridium abundance and increased the lyases and transaminases involved in the degradation of lipids and protein, respectively. Biochar addition improved the Methanosaeta and Methanosphaera abundance in which the major enzymes were reductase and hydrogenase. The archaeal enzymes showed mixed acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhaodi Guo
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, PR China
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- Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Advanced Materials and Nano-Research Centre, Najran University, P.O. Box: 1988, Najran, 11001, Saudi Arabia; Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
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- Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Advanced Materials and Nano-Research Centre, Najran University, P.O. Box: 1988, Najran, 11001, Saudi Arabia; Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
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- Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Advanced Materials and Nano-Research Centre, Najran University, P.O. Box: 1988, Najran, 11001, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts at Sharurah, Najran University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, PR China; MOE, Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, PR China.
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