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Zhang Y, Tong D, Zou L, Ji H, Zhou X, Gustave W, Tang X. Low-molecular-weight organic acids inhibit the methane-dependent arsenate reduction process in paddy soils. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 282:116716. [PMID: 39018734 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116716] [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: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Anaerobic methane oxidation (AOM) can drive soil arsenate reduction, a process known as methane-dependent arsenate reduction (M-AsR), which is a critical driver of arsenic (As) release in soil. Low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs), an important component of rice root exudates, have an unclear influence and mechanism on the M-AsR process. To narrow this knowledge gap, three typical LMWOAs-citric acid, oxalic acid, and acetic acid-were selected and added to As-contaminated paddy soils, followed by the injection of 13CH4 and incubation under anaerobic conditions. The results showed that LMWOAs inhibited the M-AsR process and reduced the As(III) concentration in soil porewater by 35.1-65.7 % after 14 days of incubation. Among the LMWOAs, acetic acid exhibited the strongest inhibition, followed by oxalic and citric acid. Moreover, LMWOAs significantly altered the concentrations of ferrous iron and dissolved organic carbon in the soil porewater, consequently impacting the release of As in the soil. The results of qPCR and sequencing analysis indicated that LMWOAs inhibited the M-AsR process by simultaneously suppressing microbes associated with ANME-2d and arrA. Our findings provide a theoretical basis for modulating the M-AsR process and enhance our understanding of the biogeochemical cycling of As in paddy soils under rhizosphere conditions.
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- Yu Zhang
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Landscape Plants and Flowers, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry, Environmental & Life Sciences, University of the Bahamas, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Ferreira NDS, Costa PHD, de Sá ÍP, Bernardo VS, Torres FF, Figueiredo JG, do Amaral CDB, Nogueira ARA, Humberto da Silva DG, Gonzalez MH. Arsenic bioaccumulation and biotransformation in different tissues of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): A comparative study between As(III) and As(V) exposure and evaluation of antagonistic effects of selenium. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 359:142289. [PMID: 38723690 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142289] [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: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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The speciation of arsenic in fish has been widely investigated, but bioaccumulation and biotransformation of inorganic As in different tissues of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) are not fully understood. The present study aimed to investigate the bioaccumulation of As in Nile tilapia, as well as to evaluate the distribution of the main arsenic species (As(III), As(V), MMA, DMA, and AsB) in liver, stomach, gill, and muscle, after controlled exposures to As(III) and As(V) at concentrations of 5.0 and 10.0 mg L-1 during periods of 1 and 7 days. Total As was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). For both exposures (As(III) and As(V)), the total As levels after 7-day exposure were highest in the liver and lowest in the muscle. Overall, the Nile tilapia exposed to As(III) showed higher tissue levels of As after the treatments, compared to As(V) exposure. Speciation of arsenic present in the tissues employed liquid chromatography coupled to ICP-MS (LC-ICP-MS), revealing that the biotransformation of As included As(V) reduction to As(III), methylation to monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), and subsequent conversion to nontoxic arsenobetaine (AsB), which was the predominant arsenic form. Finally, the interactions and antagonistic effects of selenium in the bioaccumulation processes were tested by the combined exposure to As(III), the most toxic species of As, together with tetravalent selenium (Se(IV)). The results indicated a 4-6 times reduction of arsenic toxicity in the tilapia.
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- Nathalia Dos Santos Ferreira
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), National Institute for Alternative Technologies of Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactives (INCT-DATREM), Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), National Institute for Alternative Technologies of Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactives (INCT-DATREM), Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil
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- Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, Applied Instrumental Analysis Group, São Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Biological Sciences, São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Biological Sciences, São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil
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- Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, Applied Instrumental Analysis Group, São Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Biological Sciences, São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil; Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul (CPTL/UFMS), Department of Biological Sciences, Três Lagoas, MS, 79600-080, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), National Institute for Alternative Technologies of Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactives (INCT-DATREM), Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil.
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Li J, Nan B, Xu Z, Chang H, Xu S, Ren M, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Chen Y, Guo D, Shen H. Arsenic exposure caused male infertility indicated by testis and sperm metabolic dysfunction in SD rats. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 904:166838. [PMID: 37689206 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Arsenic containment is one of the most severe environmental problems. It has been reported that arsenic exposure could cause male reproductive damage. However, the evidence chain from sodium arsenite (NaAsO2) exposure to adverse male fertility outcomes has not been completed by molecular events. In this study, adult male rats were exposed to NaAsO2 for eight weeks via drinking water for verifying their reproductive capacity by checking the phenotypes of testis damage, sperm quality, and female pregnancy rate. H&E staining indicated testicular cells had atrophied, and necrosis was observed under transmission electron microscopy. Sperm viability tended to decrease, and sperm malformation increased. Notably, metabolites in the testes and sperm showed substantial disruption, especially sperm metabolites. The pregnancy rate tests showed that arsenic decreased male rats' reproduction, with some adverse outcomes of the increased numbers of unpregnant females. However, the fetal crown-rump length remained unaltered, indicating that the pregnancy rate was impacted by arsenic exposure but not fetal growth. On arsenic toxicometabolomics analysis, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in sperm was the clearest metabolic sign to correlate with the unpregnant rate. In summary, arsenic exposure can cause male infertility via the injured sperm, which results in decreased female pregnancy. The DHA information may imply the dietary intervention for improving sperm quality. Although the fetal growth of the successful pregnancy has not been affected, the changes in epigenetic phenotypes carried by sperms still need to be verified.
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- Jing Li
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, PR China; Department of Oncology & Cancer Institute, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China; Department of Obstetrics, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, PR China.
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Cao G, Li X, Zhang C, Xiong Y, Li X, Li T, He S, Cui Z, Yu J. Physiological response mechanism of heavy metal-resistant endophytic fungi isolated from the roots of Polygonatum kingianum. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2023; 15:568-581. [PMID: 37604512 PMCID: PMC10667662 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.13194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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This study aims to evaluate the tolerance of endophytic fungi isolated from the fibrous roots of Polygonatum kingianum to arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) and their physiological response mechanisms. Five isolated strains were obtained with EC50 values for As(V) ranging from 421 to 1281 mg/L, while the other three strains tolerated Cd(II) with an EC50 range of 407-1112 mg/L. Morphological and molecular identification indicated that these eight strains were Cladosporium spp. belonging to dark septate endophytes (DSEs). The contents of metal ions in mycelium sharply increased, reaching 38.87 mg/kg for strain MZ-11 under As(V) stress and 0.33 mg/kg for fungus PR-2 under Cd(II). The physiological response revealed that the biomass decreased with increasing concentrations of As(V) or Cd(II), and the activity of superoxide dismutase significantly improved under the corresponding EC50 -concentration As/Cd of the strains, as well as the contents of antioxidant substances, including metallothionein, glutathione, malondialdehyde, melanin, and proline. Taken together, the filamentous fungi of Cladosporium spp. accounted for a high proportion of fungi isolated from the fibrous roots of P. kingianum and had a strong capacity to tolerate As(V) or Cd(II) stress by improving antioxidase activities and the content of antioxidant substances, and immobilization of metal ions in hyphae.
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- Guan‐Hua Cao
- School of Chinese Materia MedicaYunnan University of Chinese MedicineKunmingChina
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- School of Chinese Materia MedicaYunnan University of Chinese MedicineKunmingChina
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- School of Chinese Materia MedicaYunnan University of Chinese MedicineKunmingChina
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- School of Chinese Materia MedicaYunnan University of Chinese MedicineKunmingChina
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- School of Chinese Materia MedicaYunnan University of Chinese MedicineKunmingChina
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- School of Chinese Materia MedicaYunnan University of Chinese MedicineKunmingChina
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- School of Chinese Materia MedicaYunnan University of Chinese MedicineKunmingChina
- Department of Environmental HealthUniversity of Fukui School of Medical SciencesFukuiJapan
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- Department of Environmental HealthUniversity of Fukui School of Medical SciencesFukuiJapan
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- School of Chinese Materia MedicaYunnan University of Chinese MedicineKunmingChina
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Hao Y, Cai Z, Ma C, White JC, Cao Y, Chang Z, Xu X, Han L, Jia W, Zhao J, Xing B. Root Exposure of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C 3N 4) Modulates Metabolite Profile and Endophytic Bacterial Community to Alleviate Cadmium- and Arsenate-Induced Phytotoxicity to Rice ( Oryza sativa L.). ACS NANO 2023; 17:19724-19739. [PMID: 37812587 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c03066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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To investigate the mechanisms by which g-C3N4 alleviates metal(loid)-induced phytotoxicity, rice seedlings were exposed to 100 and 250 mg/kg graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with or without coexposure to 10 mg/kg Cd and 50 mg/kg As for 30 days. Treatment with 250 mg/kg g-C3N4 significantly increased shoot and root fresh weight by 22.4-29.9%, reduced Cd and As accumulations in rice tissues by 20.6-26.6%, and elevated the content of essential nutrients (e.g., K, S, Mg, Cu, and Zn) compared to untreated controls. High-throughput sequencing showed that g-C3N4 treatment increased the proportion of plant-growth-promoting endophytic bacteria, including Streptomyces, Saccharimonadales, and Thermosporothrix, by 0.5-3.30-fold; these groups are known to be important to plant nutrient assimilation, as well as metal(loid) resistance and bioremediation. In addition, the population of Deinococcus was decreased by 72.3%; this genus is known to induce biotransformation As(V) to As(III). Metabolomics analyses highlighted differentially expressed metabolites (DEMs) involved in the metabolism of tyrosine metabolism, pyrimidines, and purines, as well as phenylpropanoid biosynthesis related to Cd/As-induced phytotoxicity. In the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway, the increased expression of 4-coumarate (1.13-fold) and sinapyl alcohol (1.26-fold) triggered by g-C3N4 coexposure with Cd or As played a critical role in promoting plant growth and enhancing rice resistance against metal(loid) stresses. Our findings demonstrate the potential of g-C3N4 to enhance plant growth and minimize the Cd/As-induced toxicity in rice and provide a promising nanoenabled strategy for remediating heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soil.
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- Yi Hao
- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Faculty of Environmental Science & Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming 650500, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, and Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, People's Republic of China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Zhou Y, Guo T, Gustave W, Yuan Z, Yang J, Chen D, Tang X. Anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to arsenate reduction in paddy soils: Insights from laboratory and field studies. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:137055. [PMID: 36367509 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Anaerobic methane oxidation (AOM) coupled to nitrate, sulfate and iron has been most extensively studied. Recently, AOM coupled with arsenate reduction (AOM-AsR) was demonstrated in laboratory microcosm incubation, however whether AOM-AsR is active in the field conditions remains elusive. Here, we used 13C-labeled methane (13CH4) to investigate the AOM-AsR process in both anaerobic microcosms and field conditions with identical soils. Our results revealed the occurrence of AOM-AsR in the field, but AOM-AsR in the field was not as active as that which occurred in the laboratory (AOM-AsR contributed approximately 33.87% and 80.76% of total As release in the field and laboratory studies, respectively). This occurred because the laboratory setting provided a more suitable condition for the AOM-AsR process. Moreover, the results suggested that the relative abundance of mcrA from the ANME-2d was the most abundant. Our results clearly demonstrate that the AOM-AsR is active in both the laboratory and field conditions. Moreover, the results highlight the potential risk the AOM-AsR for pose for As contamination in rice paddies.
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- Yujie Zhou
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- School of Chemistry, Environmental & Life Sciences, University of the Bahamas, New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Gupta A, Dubey P, Kumar M, Roy A, Sharma D, Khan MM, Bajpai AB, Shukla RP, Pathak N, Hasanuzzaman M. Consequences of Arsenic Contamination on Plants and Mycoremediation-Mediated Arsenic Stress Tolerance for Sustainable Agriculture. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11233220. [PMID: 36501260 PMCID: PMC9735799 DOI: 10.3390/plants11233220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Arsenic contamination in water and soil is becoming a severe problem. It is toxic to the environment and human health. It is usually found in small quantities in rock, soil, air, and water which increase due to natural and anthropogenic activities. Arsenic exposure leads to several diseases such as vascular disease, including stroke, ischemic heart disease, and peripheral vascular disease, and also increases the risk of liver, lungs, kidneys, and bladder tumors. Arsenic leads to oxidative stress that causes an imbalance in the redox system. Mycoremediation approaches can potentially reduce the As level near the contaminated sites and are procuring popularity as being eco-friendly and cost-effective. Many fungi have specific metal-binding metallothionein proteins, which are used for immobilizing the As concentration from the soil, thereby removing the accumulated As in crops. Some fungi also have other mechanisms to reduce the As contamination, such as biosynthesis of glutathione, cell surface precipitation, bioaugmentation, biostimulation, biosorption, bioaccumulation, biovolatilization, methylation, and chelation of As. Arsenic-resistant fungi and recombinant yeast have a significant potential for better elimination of As from contaminated areas. This review discusses the relationship between As exposure, oxidative stress, and signaling pathways. We also explain how to overcome the detrimental effects of As contamination through mycoremediation, unraveling the mechanism of As-induced toxicity.
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- Anmol Gupta
- IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (M.H.)
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, CSIR National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Integral Institute of Allied Health Sciences & Research (IIAHS&R), Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Botany, D.B.S. (PG) College, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (M.H.)
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Kumari B, Bharti VK. Recent advancements in toxicology, modern technology for detection, and remedial measures for arsenic exposure: review. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2022:1-43. [PMID: 36411979 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2022.2147664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Arsenic toxicity has become a major global health concern for humans and animals due to extensive environmental and occupational exposure to arsenic-contaminated water, air, soil, and plant and animal origin food. It has a wide range of detrimental effects on animals, humans, and the environment. As a result, various experimental and clinical studies were undertaken and are undergoing to understand its source of exposures, pathogenesis, identify key biomarkers, the medical and economic impact on affected populations and ecosystems, and their timely detection and control measures. Despite these extensive studies, no conclusive information for the prevention and control of arsenic toxicity is available, owing to complex epidemiology and pathogenesis, including an imprecise approach and repetitive work. As a result, there is a need for literature that focuses on recent studies on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, detection, and ameliorative measures of arsenic toxicity to assist researchers and policymakers in the practical future planning of research and community control programs. According to the preceding viewpoint, this review article provides an extensive analysis of the recent progress on arsenic exposure to humans through the environment, livestock, and fish, arsenic toxicopathology, nano-biotechnology-based detection, and current remedial measures for the benefit of researchers, academicians, and policymakers in controlling arsenic eco-toxicology and directing future research. Arsenic epidemiology should therefore place the greatest emphasis on the prevalence of different direct and indirect sources in the afflicted areas, followed by control strategies.
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- Bibha Kumari
- Department of Zoology, Magadh Mahila College, Patna University, Patna, India
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- DRDO-Defence Institute of High-Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, UT Ladakh, India
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Li J, Cui M, Zhao J, Wang J, Fang X. A self-amplifying plasmid based ultrasensitive biosensor for the detection of As(Ⅲ) in water. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 221:114937. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pandey N, Xalxo R, Chandra J, Keshavkant S. Bacterial consortia mediated induction of systemic tolerance to arsenic toxicity via expression of stress responsive antioxidant genes in Oryza sativa L. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stazi SR, Allevato E, Marabottini R, Digiesi L, Vannini A, Chilosi G. Use of compost in the uptake mitigation of arsenic in Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2022; 102:6596-6602. [PMID: 35598330 PMCID: PMC9796393 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arsenic (As) may represent a risk for crop yield quality and human health since it may accumulate in the edible plant organs with the potential of leading to acute or chronic toxic effects in varied segments of the population. Management of soil fertility through compost has proven to be a valuable practice for increasing and maintaining soil organic matter, with nutritional benefits for crops. This work aimed to evaluate Swiss chard yield and the change in the bioavailability, bioaccumulation, and partitioning of As in the response of the use of compost or conventional mineral fertilization in an open-field trial conducted in a volcanic area in central Italy characterized by the natural contamination of As in soil. RESULTS Compost treatment led to a short-term increase trend in soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, and available phosphorus in a significant way. In the compost-amended plots, the mitigation of the As uptake was detected in leaves, which are the edible part of Swiss chard. The As bioaccumulation factor in leaves of Swiss chard and the translocation factor for leaves/roots were also decreased using compost. CONCLUSION Fertilization by compost can improve soil fertility, sustain Swiss chard production, and mitigate As accumulation in leaves of this crop grown in a naturally As-contaminated soil. © 2022 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Silvia Rita Stazi
- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science (DOCPAS)University of FerraraFerraraItaly
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science (DOCPAS)University of FerraraFerraraItaly
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems (DIBAF)University of TusciaViterboItaly
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems (DIBAF)University of TusciaViterboItaly
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems (DIBAF)University of TusciaViterboItaly
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems (DIBAF)University of TusciaViterboItaly
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Alsamadany H, Alharby HF, Al-Zahrani HS, Alzahrani YM, Almaghamsi AA, Abbas G, Farooq MA. Silicon-nanoparticles doped biochar is more effective than biochar for mitigation of arsenic and salinity stress in Quinoa: Insight to human health risk assessment. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:989504. [PMID: 36299792 PMCID: PMC9592068 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.989504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The increasing contamination of soil with arsenic (As), and salinity has become a menace to food security and human health. The current study investigates the comparative efficacy of plain biochar (BC), and silicon-nanoparticles doped biochar (SBC) for ameliorating the As and salinity-induced phytotoxicity in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) and associated human health risks. Quinoa was grown on normal and saline soils (ECe 12.4 dS m-1) contaminated with As (0, 20 mg kg-1) and supplemented with 1% of BC or SBC. The results demonstrated that plant growth, grain yield, chlorophyll contents, and stomatal conductance of quinoa were decreased by 62, 44, 48, and 66%, respectively under the blended stress of As and salinity as compared to control. Contrary to this, the addition of BC to As-contaminated saline soil caused a 31 and 25% increase in plant biomass and grain yield. However, these attributes were increased by 45 and 38% with the addition of SBC. The H2O2 and TBARS contents were enhanced by 5 and 10-fold, respectively under the combined stress of As and salinity. The SBC proved to be more efficient than BC in decreasing oxidative stress through overexpressing of antioxidant enzymes. The activities of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase were enhanced by 5.4, 4.6, and 11-fold with the addition of SBC in As-contaminated saline soil. Contamination of grains by As revealed both the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks to human health, however, these effects were minimized with the addition of SBC. As accumulation in grains was decreased by 65-fold and 25-fold, respectively for BC and SBC in addition to As-contaminated saline soil. The addition of SBC to saline soils contaminated with As for quinoa cultivation is an effective approach for decreasing the food chain contamination and improving food security. However, more research is warranted for the field evaluation of the effectiveness of SBC in abating As uptake in other food crops cultivated on As polluted normal and salt-affected soils.
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- Hameed Alsamadany
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Barimah AO, Chen P, Yin L, El-Seedi HR, Zou X, Guo Z. SERS nanosensor of 3-aminobenzeneboronic acid labeled Ag for detecting total arsenic in black tea combined with chemometric algorithms. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Asgher M, Sehar Z, Rehaman A, Rashid S, Ahmed S, Per TS, Alyemeni MN, Khan NA. Exogenously-applied L-glutamic acid protects photosynthetic functions and enhances arsenic tolerance through increased nitrogen assimilation and antioxidant capacity in rice (Oryza sativa L.). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 301:119008. [PMID: 35189299 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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L-Glutamic acid (Glu) is used as an effective bio-stimulant to reduce arsenic (As) stress in plants. The role of Glu was studied in the protection of photosynthesis and growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. Japonica Type Taipie-309) plants grown with 50 μM As stress by studying the oxidative stress, photosynthetic and growth characteristics. Among the Glu concentrations (0, 2.5, 5 and 10 μM), 10 μM Glu maximally enhanced photosynthesis and growth parameters with the least cellular oxidative stress level. The supplementation of 10 μM Glu resulted in the reduced effects of As stress on gas exchange parameters, PSII activity and growth attributes through enhancement of antioxidant and proline metabolism. The enzymes of nitrogen (N) assimilation, such as nitrate reductase, nitrite reductase, glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase were increased with Glu treatment under As stress. The Glu-induced metabolite synthesis showed the role of various metabolites in As stress responses. The role of Glu as a signalling molecule in reducing the adverse effects of As through accelerating the antioxidant enzymes, PSII activity, proline metabolism and nitrogen assimilation has been discussed.
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- Mohd Asgher
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, 185234, India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, 185234, India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, 185234, India
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- Plant Biotechnology Division, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Canal Road, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 180001, India
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- Department of Botany, Government Degree College, Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, 182202, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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Kandhol N, Aggarwal B, Bansal R, Parveen N, Singh VP, Chauhan DK, Sonah H, Sahi S, Grillo R, Peralta-Videa J, Deshmukh R, Tripathi DK. Nanoparticles as a potential protective agent for arsenic toxicity alleviation in plants. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 300:118887. [PMID: 35077838 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Aggrandized technological and industrial progression in past decades have occasioned immense depreciation in the quality of environment and ecosystem, majorly due to augmentation in the number of obnoxious pollutants incessantly being released in soil, water or air. Arsenic (As) is one such hazardous metalloid contaminating the environment which has the potential to detrimentally affect the life on earth. Even in minute quantity, As is known to cause various critical diseases in humans and toxicity in plants. Recent studies on nanoparticles (NPs) approve of their ability to qualify the criterion of becoming a potent tool for mitigating As-induced phytotoxicity. Nanoparticles are reported to promote plant growth under As-stress by stimulating various alterations at physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels. In this review, we provide an up-to-date compilation of research that has been carried out in comprehending the mechanisms utilized by nanoparticles including controlled As uptake and distribution in plants, maintenance of ROS homeostasis during stress and chelation and vacuolar sequestration of As so as to reduce the severity of toxicity induced by As, and potential areas of research in this field will also be indicated for future perspectives.
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- Nidhi Kandhol
- Crop Nanobiology and Molecular Stress Physiology Lab, Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, 201313, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- D D Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, A Constituent Post Graduate College of University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 211002, India
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- D D Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4495, USA
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Engineering, Ilha Solteira, SP, 15385-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Crop Nanobiology and Molecular Stress Physiology Lab, Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, 201313, India.
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Wu K, Wu C, Jiang X, Xue R, Pan W, Li WC, Luo X, Xue S. Remediation of arsenic-contaminated paddy field by a new iron oxidizing strain (Ochrobactrum sp.) and iron-modified biochar. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 115:411-421. [PMID: 34969469 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Iron-oxidizing strain (FeOB) and iron modified biochars have been shown arsenic (As) remediation ability in the environment. However, due to the complicated soil environment, few field experiment has been conducted. The study was conducted to investigate the potential of iron modified biochar (BC-FeOS) and biomineralization by a new found FeOB to remediate As-contaminated paddy field. Compared with the control, the As contents of GB (BC-FeOS), GF (FeOB), GFN (FeOB and nitrogen fertilizer), GBF (BC-FeOS and FeOB) and GBFN (BC-FeOS, FeOB and nitrogen fertilizer) treatments in pore water decreased by 36.53%-80.03% and the microbial richness of iron-oxidizing bacteria in these treatments increased in soils at the rice maturation stage. The concentrations of available As of GB, GF, GFN, GBF and GBFN at the tillering stage were significantly decreased by 10.78%-55.48%. The concentrations of nonspecifically absorbed and specifically absorbed As fractions of GB, GF, GFN, GBF and GBFN in soils were decreased and the amorphous and poorly crystalline hydrated Fe and Al oxide-bound fraction was increased. Moreover, the As contents of GB, GF, GFN, GBF and GBFN in rice grains were significantly decreased (*P < 0.05) and the total As contents of GFN, GBF and GBFN were lower than the standard limit of the National Standard for Food Safety (GB 2762-2017). Compared with the other treatments, GBFN showed the greatest potential for the effective remediation of As-contaminated paddy fields.
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- Kaikai Wu
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Shukla J, Mohd S, Kushwaha AS, Narayan S, Saxena PN, Bahadur L, Mishra A, Shirke PA, Kumar M. Endophytic fungus Serendipita indica reduces arsenic mobilization from root to fruit in colonized tomato plant. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 298:118830. [PMID: 35031404 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The accumulation of arsenic in crop plants has become a worldwide concern that affects millions of people. The major source of arsenic in crop plants is irrigation water and soil. In this study, Serendipita indica, an endophytic fungus, was used to investigate the protection against arsenic and its accumulation in the tomato plant. We found that inoculation of S. indica recovers seed germination, plant growth and improves overall plant health under arsenic stress. A hyper-colonization of fungus in the plant root was observed under arsenic stress, which results in reduced oxidative stress via modulation of antioxidative enzymes, glutathione, and proline levels. Furthermore, fungal colonization restricts arsenic mobilization from root to shoot and fruit by accumulating it exclusively in the root. We observed that fungal colonization enhances the arsenic bioaccumulation factor 1.48 times in root and reduces the arsenic translocation factor by 2.96 times from root to shoot and 13.6 times from root to fruit compared to non colonized plants. Further, investigation suggests that S. indica can tolerate arsenic by immobilizing it on the cell wall and accumulating it in the vacuole. This study shows that S. indica may be helpful for the reduction of arsenic accumulation in crops grown in arsenic-contaminated agriculture fields.
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- Jagriti Shukla
- Environmental Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Environmental Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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- Environmental Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Electron Microscope Facility, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
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- CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Environmental Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Aqeel U, Aftab T, Khan MMA, Naeem M, Khan MN. A comprehensive review of impacts of diverse nanoparticles on growth, development and physiological adjustments in plants under changing environment. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132672. [PMID: 34756946 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The application of nanotechnology in agriculture includes the use of nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, and nanoherbicides that enhance plant nutrition without disturbing the soil texture and protect it against microbial infections. Thus, nanotechnology maintains the plant's health by maintaining its soil health. The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in agriculture reduces the chemical spread and nutrient loss and boosts crop yield and productivity. Effect of NPs varies with their applied concentrations, physiochemical properties, and plant species. Various NPs have an impact on the plant to increase biomass productivity, germination rate and their physiology. Also, NPs change the plant molecular mechanisms by altering gene expression. Metal and non-metal oxides of NPs (Au, Ag, ZnO, Fe2O3, TiO2, SiO2, Al2O3, Se, carbon nanotubes, quantum dots) exert an important role in plant growth and development and perform an essential role in stress amelioration. On the other hand, other effects of NPs have also been well investigated by observing their role in growth suppression and inhibition of chlorophyll and photosynthetic efficiency. In this review, we addressed a description of studies that have been made to understand the effects of various kind of NPs, their translocation and interaction with the plants. Also, the phytoremediation approaches of contaminated soil with combined use of NPs for sustainable agriculture is covered.
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- Umra Aqeel
- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, College of Haql, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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Nabi A, Aftab T, Masroor M, Khan A, Naeem M. Exogenous triacontanol provides tolerance against arsenic-induced toxicity by scavenging ROS and improving morphology and physiological activities of Mentha arvensis L. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 295:118609. [PMID: 34896400 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Arsenic (As), recognized as a toxic metalloid globally, has posed a serious threat to soil, plants and aquatic resources. Arsenic restrain fundamental processes of plant grown under the As-contaminated soil which are the worst sufferers for their sustenance. Thus, various scientific strategies are being continuously employed for reducing the soil As. In this regard, use of well-known plant growth regulators (PGRs) like triacontanol (TRIA) shown great efficiency towards heavy metals stress tolerance. TRIA is a plant growth promoter that has been proved effective for growth and development of plants under diverse environmental conditions for many decades. The research work was carried out to examine the toxic effects of As on various morphological, physio-biochemical, yield and quality parameters of Mentha arvensis L. and amelioration of the As toxicity through exogenous application of TRIA. Mentha plants were supplemented with various treatments (i) 0 (control), (ii) TRIA (10-6 M), (iii) As (60 mg kg-1), (iv) As (80 mg kg-1), (v) TRIA (10-6 M) + As (60 mg kg-1), and (vi) TRIA (10-6 M) + As (80 mg kg-1). Several parameters studied during the present investigation were plant height, fresh and dry weights, herbage yield, chlorophyll and carotenoid content, carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity, several chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POX), proline (PRO), H2O2 content, TBARS content, electrolyte leakage (EL), essential oil content (EO) and yield and microscopic analyses as well as PCA analysis. Arsenic treatment exhibited deleterious effects on the overall growth, photosynthetic, and quality parameters of M. arvensis. However, the toxicity of As was mitigated by the leaf-applied TRIA to the plants, proved advantageous in combating the ROS generation.
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- Aarifa Nabi
- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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Loukola-Ruskeeniemi K, Müller I, Reichel S, Jones C, Battaglia-Brunet F, Elert M, Le Guédard M, Hatakka T, Hellal J, Jordan I, Kaija J, Keiski RL, Pinka J, Tarvainen T, Turkki A, Turpeinen E, Valkama H. Risk management for arsenic in agricultural soil-water systems: lessons learned from case studies in Europe. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127677. [PMID: 34774350 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Chronic exposure to arsenic may be detrimental to health. We investigated the behaviour, remediation and risk management of arsenic in Freiberg, Germany, characterized by past mining activities, and near Verdun in France, where World War I ammunition was destroyed. The main results included: (1) pot experiments using a biologically synthesized adsorbent (sorpP) with spring barley reduced the mobility of arsenic, (2) the Omega-3 Index ecotoxicological tests verified that sorpP reduced the uptake and toxicity of arsenic in plants, (3) reverse osmosis membrane systems provided 99.5% removal efficiency of arsenic from surface water, (4) the sustainability assessment revealed that adsorption and coagulation-filtration processes were the most feasible options for the treatment of surface waters with significant arsenic concentrations, and (5) a model was developed for assessing health risk due to arsenic exposure. Risk management is the main option for extensive areas, while remediation options that directly treat the soil can only be considered in small areas subject to sensitive use. We recommend the risk management procedure developed in Germany for other parts of the world where both geogenic and anthropogenic arsenic is present in agricultural soil and water. Risk management measures have been successful both in Freiberg and in Verdun.
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- Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Dep. 42 Soil, Contaminated Sites, Halsbrückerstr. 31a, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- G.E.O.S. Ingenieur-gesellschaft mbH, Postfach 1162, 09581 Freiberg, Germany
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- Kemakta Konsult AB, Box 126 55, 112 93 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Kemakta Konsult AB, Box 126 55, 112 93 Stockholm, Sweden
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- LEB Aquitaine Transfert-ADERA, 71. Avenue Edouard Bourlaux, CS20032, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Geological Survey of Finland, P.O. Box 96, FI-02151 Espoo, Finland
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- BRGM, 3 avenue Claude Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- G.E.O.S. Ingenieur-gesellschaft mbH, Postfach 1162, 09581 Freiberg, Germany
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- Geological Survey of Finland, P.O. Box 96, FI-02151 Espoo, Finland
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- University of Oulu, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, FI-90014, Finland
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- G.E.O.S. Ingenieur-gesellschaft mbH, Postfach 1162, 09581 Freiberg, Germany
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- Geological Survey of Finland, P.O. Box 96, FI-02151 Espoo, Finland
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- University of Oulu, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, FI-90014, Finland
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- University of Oulu, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, FI-90014, Finland
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- University of Oulu, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, FI-90014, Finland
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Bertin PN, Crognale S, Plewniak F, Battaglia-Brunet F, Rossetti S, Mench M. Water and soil contaminated by arsenic: the use of microorganisms and plants in bioremediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:9462-9489. [PMID: 34859349 PMCID: PMC8783877 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17817-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Owing to their roles in the arsenic (As) biogeochemical cycle, microorganisms and plants offer significant potential for developing innovative biotechnological applications able to remediate As pollutions. This possible use in bioremediation processes and phytomanagement is based on their ability to catalyse various biotransformation reactions leading to, e.g. the precipitation, dissolution, and sequestration of As, stabilisation in the root zone and shoot As removal. On the one hand, genomic studies of microorganisms and their communities are useful in understanding their metabolic activities and their interaction with As. On the other hand, our knowledge of molecular mechanisms and fate of As in plants has been improved by laboratory and field experiments. Such studies pave new avenues for developing environmentally friendly bioprocessing options targeting As, which worldwide represents a major risk to many ecosystems and human health.
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- Philippe N Bertin
- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique et Microbiologie, UMR7156 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique et Microbiologie, UMR7156 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, BIOGECO, F-33615, Pessac, France
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Barimah AO, Guo Z, Agyekum AA, Guo C, Chen P, El-Seedi HR, Zou X, Chen Q. Sensitive label-free Cu2O/Ag fused chemometrics SERS sensor for rapid detection of total arsenic in tea. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nabi A, Naeem M, Aftab T, Khan MMA, Ahmad P. A comprehensive review of adaptations in plants under arsenic toxicity: Physiological, metabolic and molecular interventions. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 290:118029. [PMID: 34474375 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is recognized as a toxic metalloid and a severe threat to biodiversity due to its contamination. Soil and groundwater contamination with this metalloid has become a major concern. Large fractions of cultivable lands are becoming infertile gradually due to the irrigation of As contaminated water released from various sources. The toxicity of As causes the generation of free radicals, which are harmful to cellular metabolism and functions of plants. It alters the growth, metabolic, physiological, and molecular functions of the plants due to oxidative burst. Plants employ different signaling mechanisms to face the As toxicity like phosphate cascade, MAPK (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase), Ca-calmodulin, hormones, and ROS-signaling. The toxicity of As may significantly be reduced through various remediation techniques. Among them, the microbial-assisted remediation technique is cost-effective and eco-friendly. It breaks down the metalloid into less harmful species through various processes viz. biovolatilization, biomethylation, and transformation. Moreover, the adaptation strategies towards As toxicity are vacuolar sequestration, involvement of plant defense mechanism, and restricting its uptake from plant roots to above-ground parts. The speciation, uptake, transport, metabolism, ion dynamics, signaling pathways, crosstalk with phytohormones and gaseous molecules, as well as harmful impacts of the As on physiological processes, overall development of plants and remediation techniques are summarized in this review.
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- Aarifa Nabi
- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Wang H, Cui S, Ma L, Wang Z, Wang H. Variations of arsenic forms and the role of arsenate reductase in three hydrophytes exposed to different arsenic species. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 221:112415. [PMID: 34171691 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112415] [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: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In order to understand the mechanisms of arsenic (As) accumulation and detoxification in aquatic plants exposed to different As species, a hydroponic experiment was conducted and the three aquatic plants (Hydrilla verticillata, Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes) were exposed to different concentrations of As(III), As(V) and dimethylarsinate (DMA) for 10 days. The biomass, the surface As adsorption and total As adsorption of three plants were determined. Furthermore, As speciation in the culture solution and plant body, as well as the arsenate reductase (AR) activities of roots and shoots, were also analyzed. The results showed that the surface As adsorption of plants was far less than total As absorption. Compared to As(V), the plants showed a lower DMA accumulation. P. stratiotes showed the highest accumulation of inorganic arsenic but E. crassipes showed the lowest at the same As treatment. E. crassipes showed a strong ability to accumulate DMA. Results from As speciation analysis in culture solution showed that As(III) was transformed to As(V) in all As(III) treatments, and the oxidation rates followed as the sequence of H. verticillata>P. stratiotes>E. crassipes>no plant. As(III) was the predominant species in both roots (39.4-88.3%) and shoots (39-86%) of As(III)-exposed plants. As(V) and As(III) were the predominant species in roots (37-94%) and shoots (31.1-85.6%) in As(V)-exposed plants, respectively. DMA was the predominant species in both roots (23.46-100%) and shoots (72.6-100%) in DMA-exposed plants. The As(III) contents and AR activities in the roots of P. stratiotes and in the shoots of H. verticillata were significantly increased when exposed to 1 mg·L-1 or 3 mg·L-1 As(V). Therefore, As accumulation mainly occurred via biological uptake rather than physicochemical adsorption, and AR played an important role in As detoxification in aquatic plants. In the case of As(V)-exposed plants, their As tolerance was attributed to the increase of AR activities.
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- Haijuan Wang
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China 650500.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China 650500.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China 650500.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China 650500.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China 650500.
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Sandil S, Óvári M, Dobosy P, Vetési V, Endrédi A, Takács A, Füzy A, Záray G. Effect of arsenic-contaminated irrigation water on growth and elemental composition of tomato and cabbage cultivated in three different soils, and related health risk assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 197:111098. [PMID: 33826942 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study was carried out to determine the effect of arsenic on tomato and cabbage cultivated in sand, sandy silt, and silt soil, and irrigated with water containing arsenic at concentrations 0.05 and 0.2 mg/L. Increasing arsenic in irrigation water did not affect the photosynthetic machinery. The chlorophyll content index increased in case of all soils and was dependent on the soil nitrogen, phosphorous, and plant biomass. Arsenic concentrations of 0.05 and 0.2 mg/L did not display any phytotoxic symptoms other than reduction in biomass in some cases. In cabbage, arsenic treatment of 0.2 mg/L increased the overall plant biomass production, while in tomato there was a decrease in aerial part and fruit biomass. The biomass production of both plants treated with different concentrations of arsenic, in the three soils was in the following order: silt > sand > sandy silt. Increase of arsenic in the irrigation water resulted in increase in arsenic concentration in the root and aerial part of both plants, at the same cultivation parameters. But tomato fruits displayed a decrease in arsenic accumulation with higher arsenic treatment. In both plants, the arsenic concentration in the plant parts changed in the following order: root > aerial part > fruit. Cabbage accumulated approximately twenty-fold more arsenic in the edible part (0.10-0.25 mg/kg DW) as compared to tomato (0.006-0.011 mg/kg DW) and displayed a good correlation with soil extractable arsenic. When cabbage was cultivated in three different soils applying the same irrigation water, it accumulated arsenic in the following order: sand > sandy silt > silt (p < 0.001 at 0.05 mg/L and p < 0.01 at 0.2 mg/L arsenic treatment). In tomato, the difference in arsenic accumulation among different soil types was highly significant (p < 0.001) but the accumulation pattern varied with the arsenic treatment applied. Sandy soil with the lowest total soil arsenic (4.32 mg/kg) resulted in the highest arsenic concentration in both plants. Among all soils and plants, the transfer factors and bioaccumulation factors were higher in sandy soil, and in cabbage. The estimated daily intake and hazard quotient values for arsenic were lower than 1 in all cases, implying no non-cancerous health risks at the arsenic concentrations applied in our study. Among nutrients only P showed a slight decline with increasing arsenic concentration while all other elements (Mg, K, Ca, S, Si, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn) did not display any significant changes.
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- Sirat Sandil
- Cooperative Research Centre of Environmental Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Sétány 1/A, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Centre for Ecological Research, Danube Research Institute, Karolina út 29-31, H-1113, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Centre for Ecological Research, Danube Research Institute, Karolina út 29-31, H-1113, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Cooperative Research Centre of Environmental Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Sétány 1/A, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Centre for Ecological Research, Danube Research Institute, Karolina út 29-31, H-1113, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Centre for Ecological Research, Danube Research Institute, Karolina út 29-31, H-1113, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Herman Ottó út 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Cooperative Research Centre of Environmental Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Sétány 1/A, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary; Centre for Ecological Research, Danube Research Institute, Karolina út 29-31, H-1113, Budapest, Hungary.
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Huang Z, Chen B, Zhang J, Yang C, Wang J, Song F, Li S. Absorption and speciation of arsenic by microalgae under arsenic-copper Co-exposure. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 213:112024. [PMID: 33582410 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Combined pollutions of arsenic (As) and copper (Cu) are common in water bodies near mines, non-ferrous metal smelting and power plants. This study investigated the effect of Cu(II) on the absorption and speciation of As(V) by microalgae. We compared the absorption and speciation of arsenic by microalgae (mainly Cyanophyta and Chlorophyta) when exposed to single As(V) with that exposed to As-Cu co-exposure in laboratory. The results showed that in the case of single As(V) exposure, the inhibitory effect of As(V) on microalgae was primarily affected by the exposure time, instead of the concentration of As(V) in the water solution. Compared with single As(V) exposure, the presence of Cu(II) under As-Cu co-exposure promoted the absorption and accumulation of As(V) by algae. The combination effect of As and Cu on algae was antagonistic instead of synergistic within the tolerance range of algae to them. In the presence of Cu(II), more monomethylarsonous acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinous acid (DMA), which are volatile organic arsenic compounds, were produced in algae compared with the control. The finding that Cu(II) can mediate the absorption and speciation processes of arsenic in algae has significance in possible bioremediation of arsenic pollution in aquatic environment.
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- Zhongqing Huang
- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Kunming Environmental Monitoring Centre, Kunming 650228, China
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Popov M, Zemanová V, Sácký J, Pavlík M, Leonhardt T, Matoušek T, Kaňa A, Pavlíková D, Kotrba P. Arsenic accumulation and speciation in two cultivars of Pteris cretica L. and characterization of arsenate reductase PcACR2 and arsenite transporter PcACR3 genes in the hyperaccumulating cv. Albo-lineata. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 216:112196. [PMID: 33848737 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pollution and poisoning with carcinogenic arsenic (As) is of major concern globally. Interestingly, there are ferns that can naturally tolerate remarkably high As concentrations in soils while hyperaccumulating this metalloid in their fronds. Besides Pteris vittata in which As-related traits and molecular determinants have been studied in detail, the As hyperaccumulation status has been attributed also to Pteris cretica. We thus inspected two P. cretica cultivars, Parkerii and Albo-lineata, for As hyperaccumulation traits. The cultivars were grown in soils supplemented with 20, 100, and 250 mg kg-1 of inorganic arsenate (iAsV). Unlike Parkerii, Albo-lineata was confirmed to be As tolerant and hyperaccumulating, with up to 1.3 and 6.4 g As kg-1 dry weight in roots and fronds, respectively, from soils amended with 250 mg iAsV kg-1. As speciation analyses rejected that organoarsenical species and binding with phytochelatins and other proteinaceous ligands would play any significant role in the biology of As in either cultivar. While in Parkerii, the dominating As species, particularly in roots, occurred as iAsV, in Albo-lineata the majority of the root and frond As was apparently converted to iAsIII. Parkerii markedly accumulated iAsIII in its fronds when grown on As spiked soils. Considering the roles iAsV reductase ACR2 and iAsIII transporter ACR3 may have in the handling of iAs, we isolated Albo-lineata PcACR2 and PcACR3 genes closely related to P. vittata PvACR2 and PvACR3. The gene expression analysis in Albo-lineata fronds revealed that the transcription of PcACR2 and PcACR3 was clearly As responsive (up to 6.5- and 45-times increase in transcript levels compared to control soil conditions, respectively). The tolerance and uptake assays in yeasts showed that PcACRs can complement corresponding As-sensitive mutations, indicating that PcACR2 and PcACR3 encode functional proteins that can perform, respectively, iAsV reduction and membrane iAsIII transport tasks in As-hyperaccumulating Albo-lineata.
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- Marek Popov
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Isotope Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Isotope Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Toxic Metals (As, Cd, Ni, Pb) Impact in the Most Common Medicinal Plant ( Mentha piperita). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18083904. [PMID: 33917750 PMCID: PMC8068125 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18083904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the behavior of Mentha piperita under Cd, Pb, Ni, and As soil contamination and their transfer from soil in plants as well as translocation in the roots/stems/leaves system compared with a control without metal addition. The mint seedlings were exposed for a three-month period using two metal mixtures in the same concentrations such as AsCd and AsCdNiPb (23.7 mg/kg As, 5 mg/kg Cd, 136 mg/kg Ni, and 95 mg/kg Pb). The results of metal concentration in plants showed that Cd, Ni, and Pb were accumulated in different parts of the plant, except for As. In plants organs, the order of metal accumulation was roots > stems > leaves. No significant impact on the growth, development, and chlorophyll content compared to the control was observed in the first month of exposure. After three months of exposure, phytotoxic effects occurred. Generally, the transfer coefficients and translocation factors values were less than 1, indicating that Mentha piperita immobilized the metals in root. The laboratory experiments highlighted that for a short period of time, Mentha piperita has the capacity to stabilize the metals at the root level and was a metal-tolerant plant when using a garden rich-substrate.
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Antenozio ML, Giannelli G, Marabottini R, Brunetti P, Allevato E, Marzi D, Capobianco G, Bonifazi G, Serranti S, Visioli G, Stazi SR, Cardarelli M. Phytoextraction efficiency of Pteris vittata grown on a naturally As-rich soil and characterization of As-resistant rhizosphere bacteria. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6794. [PMID: 33762609 PMCID: PMC7990962 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86076-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the phytoextraction capacity of the fern Pteris vittata grown on a natural arsenic-rich soil of volcanic-origin from the Viterbo area in central Italy. This calcareous soil is characterized by an average arsenic concentration of 750 mg kg−1, of which 28% is bioavailable. By means of micro-energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (μ-XRF) we detected As in P. vittata fronds after just 10 days of growth, while a high As concentrations in fronds (5,000 mg kg−1), determined by Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), was reached after 5.5 months. Sixteen arsenate-tolerant bacterial strains were isolated from the P. vittata rhizosphere, a majority of which belong to the Bacillus genus, and of this majority only two have been previously associated with As. Six bacterial isolates were highly As-resistant (> 100 mM) two of which, homologous to Paenarthrobacter ureafaciens and Beijerinckia fluminensis, produced a high amount of IAA and siderophores and have never been isolated from P. vittata roots. Furthermore, five isolates contained the arsenate reductase gene (arsC). We conclude that P. vittata can efficiently phytoextract As when grown on this natural As-rich soil and a consortium of bacteria, largely different from that usually found in As-polluted soils, has been found in P. vittata rhizosphere.
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- M L Antenozio
- IBPM-CNR, Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.,Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agri-Food and Forestry Systems (DIBAF), University of Viterbo, Via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- IBPM-CNR, Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science (DOCPAS), University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- IBPM-CNR, Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dip. Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184, Rome, Italy
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- Dip. Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184, Rome, Italy
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- Dip. Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science (DOCPAS), University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
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- IBPM-CNR, Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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Zhou P, Adeel M, Shakoor N, Guo M, Hao Y, Azeem I, Li M, Liu M, Rui Y. Application of Nanoparticles Alleviates Heavy Metals Stress and Promotes Plant Growth: An Overview. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 11:E26. [PMID: 33374410 PMCID: PMC7824443 DOI: 10.3390/nano11010026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Nanotechnology is playing a significant role in addressing a vast range of environmental challenges by providing innovative and effective solutions. Heavy metal (HM) contamination has gained considerable attention in recent years due their rapidly increasing concentrations in agricultural soil. Due to their unique physiochemical properties, nanoparticles (NPs) can be effectively applied for stress alleviation. In this review, we explore the current status of the literature regarding nano-enabled agriculture retrieved from the Web of Science databases and published from January 2010 to November 2020, with most of our sources spanning the past five years. We briefly discuss uptake and transport mechanisms, application methods (soil, hydroponic and foliar), exposure concentrations, and their impact on plant growth and development. The current literature contained sufficient information about NPs behavior in plants in the presence of pollutants, highlighting the alleviation mechanism to overcome the HM stress. Furthermore, we present a broad overview of recent advances regarding HM stress and the possible mechanism of interaction between NPs and HM in the agricultural system. Additionally, this review article will be supportive for the understanding of phytoremediation and micro-remediation of contaminated soils and also highlights the future research needs for the combined application of NPs in the soil for sustainable agriculture.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (P.Z.); (M.A.); (N.S.); (M.G.); (Y.H.); (I.A.); (M.L.); (M.L.)
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Souza LRR, Pomarolli LC, da Veiga MAMS. From classic methodologies to application of nanomaterials for soil remediation: an integrated view of methods for decontamination of toxic metal(oid)s. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:10205-10227. [PMID: 32064582 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08032-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Soil pollution with toxic elements is a recurrent issue due to environmental disasters, fossil fuel burning, urbanization, and industrialization, which have contributed to soil contamination over the years. Therefore, the remediation of toxic metals in soil is always an important topic since contaminated soil can affect the environment, agricultural safety, and human health. Many remediation methods have been developed; however, it is essential to ensure that they are safe, and also take into account the limitation of each methodology (including high energy input and generation of residues). This scenario has motivated this review, where we explore soil contamination with arsenic, lead, mercury, and chromium and summarize information about the methods employed to remediate each of these toxic elements such as phytoremediation, soil washing, electrokinetic remediation, and nanoparticles besides elucidating some mechanisms involved in the remediation. Considering all the discussed techniques, nowadays, different techniques can be combined together in order to improve the efficiency of remediation besides the new approach of the techniques and the use of one technique for remediating more than one contaminant.
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Arsenic Accumulation in Grafted Melon Plants: Role of Rootstock in Modulating Root-To-Shoot Translocation and Physiological Response. AGRONOMY-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/agronomy9120828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The bio-agronomical response, along with the arsenic (As) translocation and partitioning were investigated in self-grafted melon “Proteo”, or grafted onto three interspecific (“RS841”, “Shintoza”, and “Strong Tosa”) and two intraspecific hybrids (“Dinero” and “Magnus”). Plants were grown in a soilless system and exposed to two As concentrations in the nutrient solution (0.002 and 3.80 mg L−1, referred to as As− and As+) for 30 days. The As+ treatment lowered the aboveground dry biomass (−8%, on average), but the grafting combinations differed in terms of photosynthetic response. As regards the metalloid absorption, the rootstocks revealed a different tendency to uptake As into the root, where its concentration varied from 1633.57 to 369.10 mg kg−1 DW in “Magnus” and “RS841”, respectively. The high bioaccumulation factors in root (ranging from 97.13 to 429.89) and the low translocation factors in shoot (from 0.015 to 0.071) and pulp (from 0.002 to 0.008) under As+, showed a high As mobility in the substrate–plant system, and a lower mobility inside the plants. This tendency was higher in the intraspecific rootstocks. Nonetheless, the interspecific “RS841” proved to be the best rootstock in maximizing yield and minimizing, at the same time, the As concentration into the fruit.
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