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Wang D, Chen H, Han H, Yang W, Sun Q, Cao C, Ning K, Huang Z, Wu T. Interaction of biochar with extracellular polymers of resistant bacteria restrains Pb(II) adsorption onto their composite: Macro and micro scale investigations. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 414:131602. [PMID: 39393646 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2024] [Revised: 10/07/2024] [Accepted: 10/08/2024] [Indexed: 10/13/2024]
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Pb(II) sequestration in extracellular polymers-biochar composites (EPS-BC) was explored using macroscopic models and microscopic technology. The results showed that the actual adsorption capacity of EPS-BC was 52.2% lower than the calculated capacity based on adsorption onto pure components due to the interaction of polysaccharide and amide group in extracellular polymers with biochar, which masked the reactive sites related to Pb(II) in EPS-BC. The bond of Pb-O (40.8%) and Pb-OOC (31.5%) mainly contributed to Pb(II) speciation on the EPS-BC surfaces. Furthermore, each Pb atom coordinated with 6O atoms in the first shell and with 0.5C atoms in the second shell, indicating that the carboxyl group in composite was complexed with Pb(II) as a monodentate inner-sphere structure. The findings provide an in-depth understanding of the adsorption mechanism of heavy metals by extracellular polymers coupled with biochar at molecular scale, guiding bioremediation with respect to heavy metal contamination.
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- Di Wang
- College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China; College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China
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- College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China.
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- College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China; College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China
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- College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China
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- College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510630, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China
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- College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China
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Li Q, Si H, Chen X, Mao M, Shang J. Influence of natural organic matter on the aggregation dynamics of biochar colloids derived from various feedstocks. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:174097. [PMID: 38908602 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174097] [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: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 06/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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Abundant biochar colloids (BCs) produced from a wide range of feedstocks, resulting from forest fires, agricultural production, and environmental restoration, exhibit varying aggregation behaviors influenced by feedstock type and natural organic matter. However, the impact of natural organic matter on the colloidal stability of BCs derived from different feedstocks remains poorly understood. In this study, six selected biochars were derived from various feedstocks as follows: sewage sludge (SS), rice husk (RH), oil seed rape straw pellets (OSR), wheat straw pellets (WS), miscanthus straw pellets (MS) and softwood pellets (SW). The colloidal stability of BCs, with the exogenous addition of organic matter, was further determined. The order of critical coagulation concentrations (CCCs) of BCs with the presence of humic acid (HA) was as follows: RH (989.48 mM) < MS (1084.69 mM) < SS (1149.76 mM) < WS (1338.99 mM) < OSR (2402.98 mM) < SW (3151.32 mM). This order was significantly positively correlated with the specific surface area and negatively correlated with the ash content of the bulk biochar. Compared to HA, bovine serum albumin (BSA) more effectively inhibited the aggregation behavior of BCs due to steric hindrance. The initial aggregation rate constant (k) of BCs at 3000 mM NaCl was as follows: MS (0.238 nm/s) > OSR (0.142 nm/s) > WS (0.128 nm/s) > SS (0.126 nm/s) > RH (0.118 nm/s) > SW (0.112 nm/s). The stabilizing effects of BSA on biochar colloids were independent of the physicochemical properties of bulk biochar. In the presence of BSA, a thin layer of protein corona significantly enhanced the stability of biochar colloids, particularly the BCs derived from MS. Our results underscore the importance of considering feedstock resources and natural organic matter type when assessing the aggregation and potential risks of BCs in aquatic systems.
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- Qirui Li
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, PR China
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- Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Sun L, Li Y, Lan J, Bao Y, Zhao Z, Shi R, Zhao X, Fan Y. Enhanced sinks of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) in marine sediment compared to freshwater sediment: Influencing factors and mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 939:173586. [PMID: 38810752 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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The difference in the transport behaviors of nanoplastics consistently assistant with their toxicities to benthic and other aquatic organisms is still unclear between freshwater and marine sediments. Here, the mobilities of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) and key environmental factors including salinity and humic acid (HA) were systematically studied. In the sand column experiments, both tested PSNPs in the freshwater system (100 nm NPs (100NPs): 90.15 %; 500 nm NPs (500NPs): 54.22 %) presented much higher penetration ratio than in the marine system (100NPs: 8.09 %; 500NPs: 19.04 %). The addition of marine sediment with a smaller median grain diameter caused a much more apparent decline in NPs mobility (100NPs: from 8.09 % to 1.85 %; 500NPs: from 19.04 % to 3.51 %) than that containing freshwater sediment (100NPs: from 90.15 % to 83.56 %; 500NPs: from 54.22 % to 41.63 %). Interestingly, adding HA obviously led to decreased and slightly increased mobilities for NPs in freshwater systems, but dramatically improved performance for NPs in marine systems. Electrostatic and steric repulsions, corresponding to alteration of zeta potential and hydrodynamic diameter of NPs and sands, as well as minerals owing to adsorption of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and aggregations from varied salinity, are responsible for the mobility difference.
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- Lulu Sun
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, No. 31 Fukang Road, 300191 Nankai District, Tianjin, China.
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- Department for Evolutionary Ecology and Environmental Toxicology, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of the Causes and Control of Atmospheric Pollution, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China.
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Song X, Li Y, Zhang Z, Wen Y, Wang Y. Natural mineral colloids facilitated transport of EE2 in saturated porous media: Effects of humic acid and conjugate form. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2024; 265:104387. [PMID: 38896908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2024.104387] [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: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Steroid estrogens have posed significant ecological risks to aquatic organisms due to their potent endocrine-disrupting effects. The role of natural mineral colloids in facilitating the transport of hydrophobic organic pollutants in the environment has been confirmed, but the control mechanisms of colloids on 17α-Ethinylestradiol (EE2) migration in the subsurface environment are often still not well understood. This study combined the batch sorption equilibrium experiments and dynamic transport simulations to reveal the interface interactions and co-transport characteristics between illite colloids and EE2 at both macroscopic and microscopic levels. The existing form changes of EE2 and the influence of coexisting humic acid (HA) during transport in porous media were also specifically investigated. The batch experiments demonstrated that the primary mechanisms governing EE2 sorption onto illite colloids involved surface sorption and hydrogen bonding. The coexistence of HA could load onto the surface of illite colloids, thereby enhancing the colloidal sorption capacity for EE2. Transport experiments demonstrated that the migratory ability of EE2 in silty clay was limited, but illite colloids could significantly promote its penetration, with the peak penetration content (Ct/C0) increasing from 0.64 to 0.77. In the absence of HA, EE2 primarily transported in a dissolved form, accounting for 62.86% of the total concentrations. When HA concentrations were increased to 10 mg/L and 20 mg/L, the proportion of colloidal conjugate EE2 in the effluents reached 52.13% and 54.49%, respectively. The enhanced transport of EE2 by HA was primarily attributed to the improved migration ability of illite colloids and the increased proportion of illite-EE2 conjugate, resulting in a maximum Ct/C0 value of 0.94. The validity of these results was further confirmed by employing calculations based on the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek and Colloidal Filtration Theory. This study provides new insights of understanding the transport of EE2 in subsurface environment.
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- Xiaoming Song
- Key Lab of Eco-Restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment (Shenyang University), Ministry of Education, Shenyang 11044, China
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- Qinghai 906 Engineering Survey and Design Institute Co. LTD, Xining 810001, China; Bureau of Qinghai Environmental Geological Prospecting, Xining 810001, China.
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- Sichuan Geological Environment Survey and Research Center, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Lab of Eco-Restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment (Shenyang University), Ministry of Education, Shenyang 11044, China; Northeast Geological S&T Innovation Center of China Geological Survey, Shenyang 110000, China; Key Laboratory of Black Soil Evolution and Ecological Effect, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shenyang 110000, China.
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- Key Lab of Eco-Restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment (Shenyang University), Ministry of Education, Shenyang 11044, China
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Liu Y, Bao H, Chen C, Cao W, Zhang X, Xu Y, Ngo HH, Liu Q. Recovery of biochar particles laden with lead in saturated porous media by DC electric field. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 355:141890. [PMID: 38575085 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141890] [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: 03/11/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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The co-transport behavior of environmental pollutants with biochar particles has aroused great interests from researchers due to the concerns about pollutant diffusion and environmental exposure after biochar is applied to soil. In this work, the recovery and co-transport behavior of biochar micron-/nano-particles (BCMP and BCNP) and lead (Pb2+) in saturated porous media were investigated under different ionic strength conditions (IS = 1, 5 and 10 mM) under a direct current electric field. The results showed that the electric field could significantly enhance the mobility of Pb adsorbed biochar particles, particularly BCNP. The recovery of Pb laden biochar particles was improved by 1.8 folds, reaching 78.8% at maximum under favorable condition at +0.5 V cm-1. According to the CDE (Convection-Dispersion-Equation) model and DLVO (Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek) theory analysis, the electric field facilitated the transport of Pb carried biochar mainly by increasing the negative charges on biochar surface and improving the repulsive force between biochar and porous media. High IS was favorable for biochar transport under the electric field, but inhibited desorbing Pb2+ from biochar (18% by maximum at IS = 10 mM). By switching the electric field power, a two-stage strategy was established to maximize the recovery of both biochar particles and Pb, where BCNP and Pb recovery were higher than electric field free case by 90% and 35%, respectively. The findings of this study can help build a biochar recovery approach to prevent potential risks from biochar application in heavy metal contaminated soil remediation.
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- Yangyang Liu
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- College of Sciences, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Rd., Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS, 2007, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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He X, Wang Q, Jin Y, Chen Y, Huang L. Properties of biochar colloids and behaviors in the soil environment: Influencing the migration of heavy metals. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 247:118340. [PMID: 38309559 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118340] [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: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Biochar pyrolyzed by biomass shows excellent application prospects for heavy metal (HM) remediation, but a part of biochar can be inevitably broken into micro- and nano-sized biochar colloids (BCs) under biological and physicochemical actions in soil. BCs derived in the process of remediation have rough surface, rich elemental species and contents, and multiple functional groups, which are similar to biochar. However, BCs have some unique colloidal properties because of their micro and nano scale size. Due to these properties, BCs exhibit strong mobilities in the soil environment, and the mobilities may be influenced by a combination of colloidal properties of BCs and environmental factors including soil colloids and other soil environmental conditions. In addition, BCs may have affinity effects on HMs through electrostatic adsorption, ion exchange, surface complexation, precipitation/co-precipitation, and redox because of the properties such as large specific surface area, and rich oxygen-containing functional groups and minerals on the surface. This review summarizes the physicochemical and migratory properties of BCs, and the internal and external factors affecting the migration of BCs in the soil environment, and the possible effects of BCs on HMs are high-lighted. This review provides a theoretical basis for the optimization of soil contaminated with HMs after remediation using biochar. Notably, the innovative idea that BCs may influence the presence of HMs in soil needs to be further confirmed by more targeted detection and analysis methods in future studies to prevent the possible environmental toxicities of the lateral and vertical diffusion of HM caused by BCs in soil.
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- Xi He
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing, 400716, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing, 400716, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing, 400716, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing, 400716, PR China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Rural Cleaner Production, Chongqing, 400716, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing, 400716, PR China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Rural Cleaner Production, Chongqing, 400716, PR China.
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Wang Y, Yin Y, Joseph S, Flury M, Wang X, Tahery S, Li B, Shang J. Stabilization of organic carbon in top- and subsoil by biochar application into calcareous farmland. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 907:168046. [PMID: 37890636 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168046] [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: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Biochar is recognized for its role in carbon sequestration and emission mitigation in farmland topsoil. However, the mechanisms by which biochar affects soil organic carbon (SOC), its composition, and stability, in the topsoil (0-20 cm) and subsoil (140-160 cm) remain unclear. Applying biochar to the calcareous farmland topsoil significantly increased the topsoil SOC contents by 33 % after a decade, with a 5 % increase in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) contents (topsoil) and a substantial increase of 162 % in subsoil DOC contents. Additionally, humic substances showed an increase of 24 % (topsoil), while low-molecular-weight water-extracted DOC exhibited a remarkable increase of 142 % in the subsoil. The application of biochar significantly increases the contents of SOC, DOC, and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) in the topsoil, as well as SOC and DOC contents in the subsoil. However, a slight decrease is observed for MBC content in the subsoil. Biochar-amended soil significantly suppressed enzyme activity in the topsoil and decreased α diversity in topsoil and subsoil while increasing the content of mineral-associated soil organic matter (MAOM). These observed changes are conducive to stabilizing SOC, emphasizing MAOM formation as a primary mechanism for carbon sequestration in both topsoil and subsoils. This study provides evidence that biochar contributes to the long-term organic carbon sequestration in calcareous farmland, highlighting the importance of considering both topsoil and subsoil when evaluating the dynamic impacts of biochar on SOC.
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- Yang Wang
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Puyallup, Washington 98371, United States; Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington States University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, China.
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Yin Y, Li J, Zhu S, Chen Q, Chen C, Rui Y, Shang J. Effect of biochar application on rice, wheat, and corn seedlings in hydroponic culture. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 135:379-390. [PMID: 37778812 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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In recent years, biochar has attracted considerable attention for soil quality improvement and carbon sequestration due to its unique physicochemical properties. However, the mechanism by which biochar application negatively affects the growth of crop seedlings has not been fully investigated. In this study, a hydroponic experiment was conducted to evaluate the response of rice, wheat, and corn seedlings to biochar application (CK, 0 g/L; BC1, 0.5 g/L; and BC2, 1.0 g/L). Compared with the CK treatment, the BC1 and BC2 treatments decreased the fresh shoot and root weights of rice and corn seedlings (P < 0.05), but there was no significant effect on wheat seedlings (P > 0.05). For the contents of nutrient elements in seedlings, both BC1 and BC2 treatments hindered the roots from absorbing Fe and Cu and increased the uptake of Ca and Mn. Compared with the CK treatment, the translocation factor (TF) values of Ca, Mn, and Zn were significantly decreased especially in rice seedlings (35.3%-36.8%, 68.7%-76.5%, and 29.8%-22.0%, respectively) under the BC1 and BC2 treatments, while only Mn was significantly decreased in wheat and corn seedlings (P < 0.05). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis of root cross-sections showed that nano-sized biochar particles (10∼23 nm) were found in the root cells under BC2 treatment conditions. Our findings reveal that a large amount of biochar application can reduce nutrient absorption and translocation, and hinder rice, wheat, and corn seedlings, particularly rice seedling, in hydroponic system.
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- Yingjie Yin
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- Agricultural Management Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 102208, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China.
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Akpinar D, Chowdhury S, Tian J, Guo M, Barton S, Imhoff PT. Understanding a wood-derived biochar's impact on stormwater quality, plant growth, and survivability in bioretention soil mixtures. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 348:119359. [PMID: 37871550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Bioretention systems are planted media filters used in stormwater infrastructure. Maintaining plant growth and survival is challenging because most designs require significant sand. Conventional bioretention soil media (BSM) might be augmented with biochar to make the BSM more favorable to plants, to improve nutrient removal efficiency, and enhance plant survivability during drought while replacing compost/mulch components that have been linked to excess nutrient export. Pots with BSMs representing high and moderate sand content were amended with wood biochar, planted with switchgrass, and subjected to weekly storms for 20 weeks, followed by a 10-week drought. After 20 weeks, 4% biochar amendment significantly increased stormwater infiltration (67%) and plant available water (52%) in the high sand content BSM (NC mix, which meets requirements for the state of North Carolina (US) and contains no compost/mulch), and these favorable hydraulic properties were not statistically different from a moderate sand content, biochar-free BSM with compost/mulch (DE mix, which meets requirements for state of Delaware (US)). While biochar amendment improved plant height (25%), the number of shoots (89%), and total biomass (70%) in the NC mix, these parameters were still less than those in the biochar-free DE mix containing compost/mulch. TN and NO3-1 removal were also improved (28-35%) by biochar amendment to NC mix, and the resulting TN and TP loadings to groundwater were 10 and 7 times less, respectively than biochar-free DE mix with compost/mulch. During the drought period, biochar amendment increased the time to switchgrass wilting by ∼8 days in the NC mix but remained 40% less than the biochar-free DE mix. A recalcitrant carbon-like biochar mitigates some of the deleterious effects of high sand content BSM on plants, and where nutrient pollution is a concern, replacement of compost/mulch with wood biochar in BSM may be desired.
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- Derya Akpinar
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, DE, 19716, Newark, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, DE, 19716, Newark, USA; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, IA, 52242, Iowa City, USA
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, 610066, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Delaware State University, DE, 19901, Dover, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, DE, 19716, Newark, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, DE, 19716, Newark, USA.
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Zhang W, Guo X, Jiang M. Influence of humic acid and bovine serum albumin on colloid-associated heavy metal transport in saturated porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2023; 44:3965-3974. [PMID: 35546295 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2077135] [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: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Colloid-facilitated contaminant transport in porous media has been widely observed in laboratory and field studies. In this study, the influence of two dissolved organic matters (DOMs), humic acid (HA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA), on the colloid-associated heavy metal transport, was investigated. Soil colloids with particle sizes <2 μm were prepared from bentonite. Glass bead was used as porous media for the column tests. The influence of DOM on the adsorption of Pb2+ and Cu2+ onto colloids was tested. Colloid mobility and colloid-metal co-transport in the presence/absence of DOMs were investigated by breakthrough tests. The test results showed that DOMs facilitated colloid mobility. The measured ζ-potentials showed that DOMs enhanced the electrostatic repulsion between colloids and glass beads and reduced colloid deposition. These findings were further confirmed by calculating the interaction energy using the DLVO theory. Batch tests showed the strong adsorption of Pb2+ and Cu2+ on the colloid, and the adsorption was enhanced by DOMs. The colloid-metal co-transport tests showed that colloids can significantly facilitate the transport of Pb2+ and Cu2+ and that the facilitation was further enhanced by DOMs. By heavy metals, the colloid mobility was retarded, mainly due to the increased deposition. The transport of Cu2+ facilitated by DOM was more obvious than that of Pb2+. Compared to BSA, the effect of HA on enhancing colloid mobility, increasing colloid adsorption to heavy metals, and hence on the facilitation of colloid-associated heavy metals transport was more prominent.
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- Wenjie Zhang
- School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Kosmulski M. The pH dependent surface charging and points of zero charge. X. Update. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 319:102973. [PMID: 37573830 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102973] [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: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Surfaces are often characterized by their points of zero charge (PZC) and isoelectric points (IEP). Different authors use these terms for different quantities, which may be equal to the actual PZC under certain conditions. Several popular methods lead to results which are inappropriately termed PZC. This present review is limited to zero-points obtained in the presence of inert electrolytes (halides, nitrates, and perchlorates of the 1st group metals). IEP are reported for all kinds of materials. PZC of metal oxides obtained as common intersection points of potentiometric curves for 3 or more ionic strengths (or by means of equivalent methods) are also reported, while the apparent PZC obtained by mass titration, pH-drift method, etc. are deliberately neglected. The results published in the recent publications and older results overlooked in the previous compilations by the same author are reported. The PZC/IEP are accompanied by information on the temperature and on the nature and concentration of supporting electrolyte (if available). The references to previous reviews by the same author allow to compare the newest results with the PZC/IEP of similar materials from the older literature.
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- Marek Kosmulski
- Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38, PL-20618 Lublin, Poland.
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Pan Y, Chen C, Shang J. Effect of reduced inherent organic matter on stability and transport behaviors of black soil colloids. CHEMOSPHERE 2023:139149. [PMID: 37307927 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Soil organic matter plays an important role in the stability, transport, and fate of soil colloids. At present, studies have mostly focused on the effects of adding exogenous organic matter on soil colloidal properties, while there is very limited research on the effect of reduced inherent soil organic matter on the environmental behavior of soil colloids. This study investigated the stability and transport behavior of black soil colloids (BSC) and black soil colloids with reduced inherent organic matter (BSC-ROM) under different ionic strength (5, 50 mM) and background solution pH (4.0, 7.0, and 9.0) conditions. Meanwhile, the release behavior of two soil colloids in the saturated sand column under transient ionic strength conditions was also studied. The results showed that both ionic strength reduction and pH increase increased the negative charges of BSC and BSC-ROM, and improved the electrostatic repulsion between soil colloids and grain surface, thereby promoting the stability and mobility of soil colloids. The decrease in inherent organic matter had little effect on the surface charge of soil colloids, suggesting that the electrostatic repulsive force was not the main force affecting the stability and mobility of BSC and BSC-ROM, and reducing inherent organic matter might significantly reduce the stability and mobility of soil colloids by weakening the steric hindrance interaction. The decrease of transient ionic strength reduced the depth of the energy minimum and activated the soil colloids retained on the surface of the grain at three pH conditions. This study is helpful to predict the potential impact of soil organic matter degradation on the fate of black soil colloids in natural environment system.
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- Yue Pan
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, PR China.
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100193, PR China.
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Ma J, Li J, Weng L, Ouyang X, Chen Y, Li Y. Phosphorus-Enhanced and Calcium-Retarded Transport of Ferrihydrite Colloid: Mechanism of Electrostatic Potential Changes Regulated via Adsorption Speciation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:4219-4230. [PMID: 36848599 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c09670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The transport of ferrihydrite colloid (FHC) through porous media is influenced by anions (e.g., PO43-) and cations (e.g., Ca2+) in the aqueous environment. This study investigated the cotransport of FHC with P and P/Ca in saturated sand columns. The results showed that P adsorption enhanced FHC transport, whereas Ca loaded onto P-FHC retarded FHC transport. Phosphate adsorption provided a negative potential on the FHC, while Ca added to P-FHC led to electrostatic screening, compression of the electric double layer, and formation of Ca5(PO4)3OH followed by heteroaggregation at pH ≥ 6.0. The monodentate and bidentate P surface complexes coexisted, and Ca mainly formed a ternary complex with bidentate P (≡(FeO)2PO2Ca). The unprotonation bidentate P at the Stern 1-plane had a considerable negative potential at the Van der Waals molecular surface. Extending the potential effect to the outer layer of FHC, the potential at the Stern 2-plane and zeta potential exhibited a corresponding change, resulting in a change in FHC mobility, which was validated by comparison of experimental results, DFT calculations, and CD-MUSIC models. Our results highlighted the influence of P and Ca on FHC transport and elucidated their interaction mechanisms based on quantum chemistry and colloidal chemical interface reactions.
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- Jie Ma
- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, Wageningen 6700 AA, The Netherlands
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Institute of Agricultural Product Quality, Safety and Nutrition, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Yun J, Liang Y, Muhammad Y, Liu F, Dong Y, Wang S. Influence of biochar incorporation on the collector surface properties and the transport of silver nanoparticles in porous media. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 328:116943. [PMID: 36516715 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Biochar is widely used as a soil amendment due to its environmental friendliness and convenient availability. It is believed that the presence of biochar in porous media can influence the transport of colloidal and solute contaminants. In this study, different mass ratios of biochar were added to packed sand with a rough or smooth surface to determine the significance of biochar on the retention and release of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The results showed that biochar reduced the transport of AgNPs in rough and smooth sands under different solution conditions. A small amount of biochar (0.1-1% in mass percentage) can significantly enhance the retention of AgNPs due to the alteration in collector surface roughness and chemical heterogeneity that potentially reduce the energy barrier for retention. Furthermore, the retention of AgNPs in rough sand was always higher than that in smooth sand under the same experimental conditions. The presence of biochar also produced nonmonotonic retention of AgNPs mainly due to the changes in collector surface roughness. Additionally, the AgNPs retention associated with biochar tended to be irreversible due to the charge heterogeneity, while the reversible retention could mainly occur on a rough sand surface via shallow primary minima. This work highlights the significance of collector surface roughness that needs to be considered in the process of biochar amendment for practical applications to effectively immobilize colloidal contaminants in soil or groundwater.
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- Jinhu Yun
- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Bossco Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, Nanning, 530007, China.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan
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- Agrosphere Institute, IBG-3, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52428, Germany
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Guangxi Bossco Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, Nanning, 530007, China; College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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Ji H, Liu Z, Jiang W. Transport behavior of nanoplastics in activated carbon column. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:26256-26269. [PMID: 36355238 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24056-8] [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: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nanoplastics can be produced directly from some artificial products, such as cosmetics, or indirectly from the breakup of large pieces of plastic waste. They have a small particle size, large specific surface area, and stable structure and can concentrate toxic compounds in water. The discharge of nanoplastics into the water environment through urban piping systems or surface runoff may lead to the contamination of surface water resources, which poses a great threat to the safety of drinking water. As a common adsorbent, granular activated carbon (GAC) is widely used in the advanced treatment of drinking water. However, most of the studies focused on the transport ability of nanoplastics in quartz sand, and there is a lack of research on the migration behavior of nanoplastics in activated carbon media. In this study, the stability and pore characteristics of GAC were studied, and its regeneration efficiency was investigated. The transport curves of PSNPs, which have a particle size of 98 ± 9 nm and specific surface area of about 67 m2/g, were compared under different ionic strengths, ionic species, flow rates, pH, and humic acid (HA) concentrations. And DLVO theory was used to analyze the transport behavior of nanoplastics in activated carbon column. All experiments were performed at room temperature to make the results generalizable. The results showed that GAC had stable pore structure and excellent adsorption capacity. The surface area and pore volume of GAC are 759 m2/g and 0.357 cm3/g, respectively. And the regeneration rate of GAC can reach 90% and 83.3% after the first two regeneration cycles. On the other hand, at high ionic strength and low pH, the repulsive barrier between PSNPs and activated carbon gradually disappeared; then, more PSNPs were deposited in the activated carbon media, and the concentration of PSNPs in the effluent water was lower. Both the flow rate and HA promoted the transport of PSNPs, but the breakthrough curves of PSNPs did not change significantly when the HA concentration was further increased. At the same ion concentration, PSNPs tend to deposit on the surface of activated carbon in the background solution of Ca2+ compared with Na+. This study reveals the migration mechanism of PSNPs in the activated carbon filter column, which is of great importance to ensure the safety of drinking water and human health.
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- Hongliang Ji
- School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Honggutan District, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Honggutan District, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China.
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- School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Honggutan District, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi, China
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Yan C, Li Y, Sharma P, Chen Q, Li B, Shang J. Influence of dissolved organic matter, kaolinite, and iron oxides on aggregation and transport of biochar colloids in aqueous and soil environments. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 306:135555. [PMID: 35780992 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The aggregation and transport of biochar colloids (BCs) in the soil and groundwater are critical for applying biochar in the field and assessing long-term environmental risk. This research aimed to study the influence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) with different molecular weights (including humic acid, HA; bovine serum albumin, BSA; deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA) and three minerals (including kaolinite, goethite, and hematite) on the aggregation and transport behaviors of BCs. The adsorption of DOM on the surface of BCs increased the stability, inhibited aggregation, and promoted the transport of BCs. As the molecular weight of DOM increased, the thicknesses of the adsorption layer of HA, BSA, and DNA on BCs surface were 2.2 nm, 5.3 nm, and 5.6 nm, respectively, resulting in increasing steric hindrance and improving the stability and mobility of BCs. Kaolinite also significantly enhanced the stability and mobility of BCs by increasing the electrostatic repulsion. Goethite and hematite quickly combined with BCs through electrostatic attraction, resulting in stronger aggregation and retention of BCs. Compared to hematite, goethite provided more adsorption sites for BCs due to its needle-like shape, so goethite caused a larger heteroaggregation rate. Overall, the presence of DOM with different molecular weights and the minerals with varying surface charges in the soil environment had a significant and distinct impact on the stability, aggregation, and transport of BCs, which advances the knowledge of colloidal biochar fate in the soil and groundwater.
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- Chaorui Yan
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar, India
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Miao C, Zhou H, Lv Y, Shang J, Mamut A. Combined effects of ferrihydrite coating and ionic type on the transport of compost-derived dissolved organic matter in saturated porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 307:119501. [PMID: 35636713 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119501] [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: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Field application of manure compost introduces a large quantity of dissolved organic matter (DOM), which can affect the migration of DOM-associated contaminants. In this study, the transport of humic acid (HA) and compost-derived dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in two porous media under various conditions, including ionic types, ionic strength, and influent concentrations, were investigated by column experiments and modeling analysis. Increasing Na+ concentration did not affect the transport of CDOM and HA in quartz sands, but inhibited CDOM transport in ferrihydrite (Fh)-coated sands. The retention recoveries of CDOM in Fh-coated sands were not changed with increasing NaCl concentration, suggesting that the adsorption of CDOM on Fh-coated sands caused by increasing NaCl concentration was a reversible process. Ca2+ could reduce the mobility of CDOM and HA through bridge bonding and electrostatic interaction. CDOM had a higher mobility than HA in quartz sands under CaCl2 conditions because the aggregation stability of CDOM was stronger than that of HA. The ferrihydrite coating increased the roughness of sand surface, resulting in lower mobility of CDOM in the Fh-coated sands than in quartz sands. A part of CDOM adsorbed onto Fh-coated sand was strongly bound through ligand exchange-surface complexation. The pore volume of CDOM required to saturate adsorption sites onto the Fh-coated sand depends on the influent CDOM concentration. The influent CDOM with higher concentration required less pore volume to achieve adsorption equilibrium. Modeling analysis suggested that the types of deposition sites provided by Fh-coated sand are mainly irreversible sites. Our findings demonstrated that CDOM transport in the sand columns may change the porous medium's physicochemical properties and alter the hydrochemistry conditions. Therefore, these factors mentioned above should not be ignored when evaluating the environmental risks of CDOM.
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- Chuanghe Miao
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), MARA, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), MARA, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), MARA, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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Yang W, Li B, Shang J. Aggregation kinetics of biochar nanoparticles in aqueous environment: Interplays of anion type and bovine serum albumin. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 833:155148. [PMID: 35405228 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The colloidal particles, especially those at the nanoscale, are the most active part of the pyrogenic carbon (biochar). Increasingly applied biochar has resulted in a large number of biochar nanoparticles (NPs) being released into the environment. The aggregation of biochar NPs affects their environmental behavior and fate. The complex effects of anion type (Cl-, SO42-) and protein (bovine serum albumin, BSA) on the aggregation of wheat straw biochar (WB) and pinewood biochar (PB) NPs in solutions were investigated by the time-resolved dynamic light scattering method. The critical coagulation concentration (CCC) of WB and PB NPs in Na2SO4 solution was higher than their CCCs in NaCl solution, which was consistent with the Hofmeister series that SO42-, a kosmotrope anion, increased the interaction between water molecules, thus enhancing the hydrophobic interactions between biochar NPs in solution and promoting their aggregation, while Cl-, a chaotropic agent, exhibited the opposite effect. When BSA was added into the solution, BSA was adsorbed on the surface of biochar NPs and BSA corona was formed, which inhibited the aggregation of biochar NPs by inducing steric force. The enhanced stability of biochar NPs by BSA was more significant in NaCl than in Na2SO4 solution because BSA corona had a more negatively charged surface and a more steric structure in NaCl solution, thus generating stronger electrical repulsion and steric hindrance. The classical DLVO theory and the XDLVO theory incorporating the steric repulsion (in the presence of BSA) were used to interpret the aggregation and dispersion of biochar NPs. Through this study, we found that anion type indirectly affected the aggregation of biochar NPs by influencing the interaction between water molecules, while the aggregation of BSA-biochar NPs conjugates is mainly influenced by the surface charge and structure of BSA corona.
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- Wen Yang
- Key Laboratory of Biochar and Soil Amelioration, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agronomy College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, Liaoning, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Swaren L, Safari S, Konhauser KO, Alessi DS. Pyrolyzed biomass-derived nanoparticles: a review of surface chemistry, contaminant mobility, and future research avenues to fill the gaps. BIOCHAR 2022; 4:33. [PMID: 35673519 PMCID: PMC9163009 DOI: 10.1007/s42773-022-00152-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nanoparticles are abundant in the subsurface, soil, streams, and water bodies, and are often a critical control on elemental speciation, transport and cycling in the natural environment. This review provides an overview of pyrolyzed biomass-derived nanoparticles (PBNPs), their surface properties and reactivity towards aqueous species. We focus specifically on biochar-derived nanoparticles and activated carbon-derived nanoparticles which fall under our classification of PBNPs. Activated carbon-iron (nano)composites are included in some instances where there are significant gaps in literature because of their environmental relevance. Increased use of activated carbon, along with a resurgence in the manufacture and application of biochar for water treatment and soil amendment, has generated significant concerns about the mobility and toxicity of PBNPs derived from the bulk material in environmental applications. Recent examples are discussed to highlight current progress in understanding the influence of PBNPs on contaminant transport, followed by a critical discussion of gaps and future research directions.
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- Logan Swaren
- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 3-16 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3 Canada
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 3-16 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3 Canada
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 3-16 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3 Canada
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 3-16 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3 Canada
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Sun Y, Zhang Z, Heng J, Gao C, Jin Q, Chen Z, Guo Z. Co-transport of U(VI) and colloidal biochar in quartz sand heterogeneous media. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 816:151606. [PMID: 34774950 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biochar has attracted much attention for remediating the sites contaminated with heavy metals and radionuclides due to its low cost and high adsorption affinity. However, little is known about how colloidal biochar influences U(VI) transport in the environment. In this study, column experiments were conducted to investigate the individual and co-transport of U(VI) and biochar colloids (BC) in quartz sand heterogeneous media. Results showed that the transport of U(VI) in the individual transport system was pH-dependent and insensitive to ionic strength, whereas the individual BC transport was more sensitive to the changes in ionic strength compared to those in pH, indicating that electrostatic interaction plays a major role during BC transport but chemical interaction dominates U(VI) transport. In the presence of BC, the transport of U(VI) was significantly facilitated because of U(VI) adsorption on BC. The existence of low concentration of U(VI) (2.5 × 10-6 M), however, did not affect the breakthrough curves (BTCs) of BC, except for the co-transport at relatively high ionic strength (100 mM) where BC transport was impeded due to the decrease of colloid suspension stability. Colloid size exclusion effect was evidenced by the evolution of particle size and zeta potential of the effluents. The transport of BC in both the individual and co-transport systems could be described by a two-site kinetic attachment/detachment model. This work implies that a risk assessment of BC facilitated heavy metal transport should be carefully considered when biochar is applied to the remediation of heavy metal contaminated sites.
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- Yufeng Sun
- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; The Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design, Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China.
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; The Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design, Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China; The Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design, Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, China.
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Ma J, Qiu Y, Zhao J, Ouyang X, Zhao Y, Weng L, MD Yasir A, Chen Y, Li Y. Effect of Agricultural Organic Inputs on Nanoplastics Transport in Saturated Goethite-Coated Porous Media: Particle Size Selectivity and Role of Dissolved Organic Matter. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:3524-3534. [PMID: 35226472 PMCID: PMC8928475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The transport of nanoplastics (NPs) through porous media is influenced by dissolved organic matter (DOM) released from agricultural organic inputs. Here, cotransport of NPs with three types of DOM (biocharDOM (BCDOM), wheat strawDOM (WSDOM), and swine manureDOM (SMDOM)) was investigated in saturated goethite (GT)-coated sand columns. The results showed that codeposition of 50 nm NPs (50NPs) with DOM occurred due to the formation of a GT-DOM-50NPs complex, while DOM loaded on GT-coated sand and 400 nm NPs (400NPs) aided 400NPs transport due to electrostatic repulsion. According to the quantum chemical calculation, humic acid and cellulose played a significant role in 50NPs retardation. Owing to its high concentration, moderate humification index (HIX), and cellulose content, SMDOM exhibited the highest retardation of 50NPs transport and promoting effect on 400NPs transport. Owing to a high HIX, the effect of BCDOM on the mobility of 400NPs was higher than that of WSDOM. However, high cellulose content in WSDOM caused it to exhibit a 50NPs retardation ability that was similar to that of BCDOM. Our results highlight the particle size selectivity and significant influence of DOM type on the transport of NPs and elucidate their quantum and colloidal chemical-interface mechanisms in a typical agricultural environment.
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- Jie Ma
- Key
Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality
Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental
Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- School
of Environmental Science and Safety Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- School
of Environmental Science and Safety Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality
Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental
Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality
Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental
Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality
Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental
Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Department
of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6700 HB, The Netherlands
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- Key
Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality
Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental
Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality
Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental
Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- College
of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou Jiangxi 341000, China
- College of
Natural Resources and Environment, South
China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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Chen M, Wang D, Xu X, Zhang Y, Gui X, Song B, Xu N. Biochar nanoparticles with different pyrolysis temperatures mediate cadmium transport in water-saturated soils: Effects of ionic strength and humic acid. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150668. [PMID: 34597543 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biochar is advocated as an environment-friendly and cost-effective material for removing both heavy metals and organic contaminants in soil remediation. However, our understandings on the cotransport potential of contaminants with the nanoscale biochar downward along soil profiles (e.g., potential environmental risks towards groundwater) remain largely unknown. This study investigated the effects of wheat straw-derived biochar nanoparticles pyrolyzed at 350 °C and 500 °C (BNP350 and BNP500) on the transport of cadmium (Cd(II)) in water-saturated soil packed columns. Different ionic strengths (ISs) without/with humic acid (HA) were tested to mimic the scenarios during soil remediation. BNPs could act as a vehicle mediating Cd(II) transport in soils. At a low IS (1.0 mM KCl), compared to the limited transport of individual Cd(II), BNP500 enhanced (69 times) Cd(II) transport (Cd(II) mass recovery (M) = 7.59%) in soils, which was greater than that by BNP350 (54 times, M = 5.92%), likely due to the higher adsorption of Cd(II) onto BNP500. HA further increased the Cd(II) transport by BNPs (M = 8.40% for BNP350 and M = 11.95% for BNP500), which was mainly due to the increased mobility of BNPs carrying more absorbed Cd(II). In contrast, at a high IS (10 mM KCl), BNP500 dramatically inhibited the transport of Cd(II) (M = 12.9%), decreasing by about 61.6%, compared to the BNPs absence (M = 33.6%). This is because a large amount of BNP500-Cd(II) was retained in soils at a high IS. This inhibition effect of Cd(II) transport by BNPs was reinforced with the presence of HA. Our findings suggest that the pyrolysis temperature of biochar should be carefully considered when applying biochar for in-situ remediation of soils contaminated by heavy metals such as Cd(II) under various organic matter and IS conditions.
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- Ming Chen
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Eco-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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Liu S, Zhou J, Guo J, Gao Z, Jia Y, Li S, Wang T, Zhu L. Insights into the impacts of dissolved organic matter of different origins on bioaccumulation and translocation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in wheat. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 293:118604. [PMID: 34856244 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been found to be widely present in soil. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in soil are supposed to greatly affect the bioavailability of PFASs in soil. Herein, hydroponic experiments were conducted to understand the impacts of two kinds of typical DOM, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and humic acid (HA), on the uptake and translocation of legacy PFASs and their emerging alternatives, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctane acid (PFOA), perfluorohexane sulfonic (PFHxS) and 6:2 chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonate (6:2 Cl-PFESA) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The results indicated that both HA and BSA significantly inhibited the bioaccumulation and translocation of PFASs in the roots and shoots of wheat, and the impacts of BSA were greater than HA. This difference was explained by the greater binding affinities of the four PFASs with BSA than with HA, as evidenced by the equilibrium dialysis and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) analyses. It was noting that inhibition impacts of the BSA-HA mixture (1:1) were lower than BSA alone. The results of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy suggested that HA could bind with the fluorescent tryptophan residues in BSA greatly, competing the binding sites with PFASs and forming a cover on the surface of BSA. As a result, the binding of PFASs with BSA-HA complex was much lower than that with BSA, but close to HA. The results of this study shed light on the impacts of DOM in soil on the bioaccumulation and translocation of PFASs in plants.
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- Siqian Liu
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
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Colored Ti2O3 and Ti2O3/TiO2 (mTiO) catalysts were prepared by the thermal treatment method. The effects of treatment temperature on the structure, surface area, morphology and optical properties of the as-prepared samples were investigated by XRD, BET, SEM, TEM, Raman and UV–VIS spectroscopies. Phase transformation from Ti2O3 to TiO2 rutile and TiO2 anatase to TiO2 rutile increased with increasing treatment temperatures. The photocatalytic activities of thermally treated Ti2O3 and mTiO were evaluated in the photodegradation of 4-tert-butylphenol (4-t-BP) under solar light irradiation. mTiO heated at 650 °C exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity for the degradation and mineralization of 4-t-BP, being approximately 89.8% and 52.4%, respectively, after 150 min of irradiation. The effects of various water constituents, including anions (CO32−, NO3, Cl and HCO3−) and humic acid (HA), on the photocatalytic activity of mTiO-650 were evaluated. The results showed that the presence of carbonate and nitrate ions inhibited 4-t-BP photodegradation, while chloride and bicarbonate ions enhanced the photodegradation of 4-t-BP. As for HA, its effect on the degradation of 4-t-BP was dependent on the concentration. A low concentration of HA (1 mg/L) promoted the degradation of 4-t-BP from 89.8% to 92.4% by mTiO-650, but higher concentrations of HA (5 mg/L and 10 mg/L) had a negative effect.
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Xu Z, Niu Z, Pan D, Zhao X, Wei X, Li X, Tan Z, Chen X, Liu C, Wu W. Mechanisms of bentonite colloid aggregation, retention, and release in saturated porous media: Role of counter ions and humic acid. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 793:148545. [PMID: 34328966 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In the subsurface environment, colloids play an important role in pollutant transport by acting as the carriers. Understanding colloid release, transport, and deposition in porous media is a prerequisite for evaluating the potential role of colloids in subsurface contaminant transport. In this work, the aggregation, retention, and release of bentonite colloid in saturated porous sand media were investigated by kinetic aggregation and column experiments, the correlation and mechanism of these processes were revealed by combining colloid filtration theory, interaction energy calculation and density functional theory. The results showed that the retention and release of colloids were closely related to the dispersion stability and filtration effect. Multivalent cations with higher mineral affinity reduced the colloid stability, and the dispersion stability and mobility of the colloid were greatly improved by humic acid due to the enhancement of electrostatic repulsion and steric hindrance effects. The primary minimum interaction was found to contribute more to irreversible colloid retention in a Ca2+ system, while the secondary energy minimum was found to be responsible for colloid release with the occurrence of transient solution chemistry. The deposited colloid aggregates could be redistributed and released when the solution chemistry became favorable towards dispersion. These findings provide essential insight into the environmental colloid fate as well as a vital reference for the risk of colloid-driven transport of contaminants in the subsurface aquifer environment.
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- Zhen Xu
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, United States
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621000, China
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- China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621000, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Zhang W, Jiang F, Sun W. Investigating colloid-associated transport of cadmium and lead in a clayey soil under preferential flow conditions. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 84:2486-2498. [PMID: 34810326 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Colloids have a high adsorption capacity and can be mobile under preferential flow, and so may facilitate heavy metal migration. Heavy metal migration with soil colloids in a clayey soil under preferential flow conditions was investigated through experiments. Adsorption tests were carried out to determine the adsorption of Cd2+ and Pb2+ to the clay and colloids. The preferential flow characteristics in the soil column were investigated by dye tracing tests. The mobility of soil colloids in the soil column was studied by breakthrough tests. Leaching tests of cadmium and lead with and without colloids were carried out. The adsorption tests showed that soil colloids adsorbed more cadmium and lead than the silty clay. The dye tracing tests showed that moderate preferential flow in the soil column can be obtained by choosing clod-size distribution and dry density. The co-leaching test showed that the outflow of cadmium and lead was 1.49 and 33.88 times greater with colloids than without, respectively. The heavy metals adsorbed onto clay and the pore concentrations were both lower with colloids than without, indicating more heavy metals migrated downward with colloids. The migration of cadmium and lead was greatly enhanced by colloids under preferential flow conditions.
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- Wenjie Zhang
- School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Civil and Energy Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China E-mail:
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Li M, Zhang X, Yi K, He L, Han P, Tong M. Transport and deposition of microplastic particles in saturated porous media: Co-effects of clay particles and natural organic matter. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117585. [PMID: 34147776 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Natural colloids such as clays and natural organic matter (NOM) are universally present in environments, which could interact with microplastics (MPs) and thus alter the fate and transport of MPs in porous media. The co-effects of clays and NOM on MPs transport in saturated porous media were systematically explored at both low and high ionic strength (IS) conditions. Specifically, bentonite and humic acid (HA) were employed as representative clays and NOM. 5 mM NaCl and 1 mM CaCl2 solutions were used as low IS conditions, while 25 mM NaCl and 5 mM CaCl2 solutions were employed as high IS conditions. We found that formation of MPs-bentonite heteroaggregates had great effects on MPs transport under different conditions. Without HA, the small MPs-bentonite heteroaggregates formed under low IS increased MPs transport via serving as mobile carriers, while larger MPs-bentonite heteroaggregates formed at high IS led to the decreased MPs mobility. When both HA and bentonite were copresent in MPs suspension, we found that HA could inhibit the formation of larger sized MPs-bentonite heteroaggregates. Particularly, when the two types of natural colloids copresent in MPs suspensions, MPs transport behaviors were similar to those with only bentonite present in MPs suspensions at low IS, while MPs transport was greatly increased at high IS comparing with those only with bentonite in suspensions. Clearly, without HA in suspensions, bentonite played the dominant role on MPs transport under all examined conditions concerned in this study. Instead, when both HA and bentonite copresent in MPs suspensions, MPs transport was mainly controlled by bentonite at low IS, while both bentonite and HA had major contributions at high IS. The results showed that under solution conditions concerned in present study, MPs mobility in porous media would be greatly affected (either enhanced or inhibited) by the two types of natural colloids.
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- Meng Li
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Yan C, Cheng T, Li B, Shang J. Distinct interactions of pig and cow manure-derived colloids with TiO 2 nanoparticles and their impact on stability and transport. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:125910. [PMID: 34492844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The application of livestock manure and aquaculture wastewater into agricultural soil introduces animal manure-derived colloids into the environment. These manure-derived colloids generally contain different organic matter components and may facilitate nanoparticle transport to the subsurface. This study investigated the interaction between manure-derived colloids (cow and pig manures) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles at neutral pH. The effect of this interaction on the stability, aggregation, and transport of TiO2 in a saturated porous media was studied. Our study found that cow manure-derived colloids have many humic-like substances, and pig manure-derived colloids contain many protein components and some humic-like substances. The interactions of different manure-derived colloids with TiO2 can affect the ζ-potential and aggregation status of TiO2 in the aqueous system. The results showed that cow manure-derived colloids slightly increased the TiO2 transport due to electrostatic repulsion, while pig manure-derived colloids substantially increased the TiO2 mobility in porous media because of both electrostatic repulsion and steric hindrance. Since both animal manure and TiO2 are ubiquitously present in the natural environment, manure-derived colloids can change the surface properties of TiO2 and facilitate TiO2 transport in the subsurface.
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- Chaorui Yan
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 3X5, Canada
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Rong H, He L, Li M, Zhang M, Yi K, Han P, Tong M. Different electrically charged proteins result in diverse transport behaviors of plastic particles with different surface charge in quartz sand. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 756:143837. [PMID: 33257066 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The influence of proteins on the transport and deposition behaviors of microplastics (MPs) in quartz sand was examined at both low (5 mM) and high ionic strength (25 mM) in NaCl solutions at pH 6. Carboxylate- and amine-modified polystyrene latex microspheres with size of 200 nm were employed as negatively (CMPs) and positively surface charged MPs (AMPs), respectively, while bovine serum albumin (BSA) and bovine trypsin were utilized as representative negatively and positively charged proteins, respectively. The results showed that for two examined protein concentrations (both 1 and 10 mg/L TOC) under both ionic strength conditions, the presence of BSA increased the transport of both CMPs and AMPs, while the presence of trypsin decreased the transport of CMPs yet increased the transport of AMPs in porous media. The mechanisms driving to the changed transport of MPs induced by two types of proteins were found to be different. Particularly, steric interaction induced by BSA corona adsorbed onto CMPs surface as well as the repel effects resulted from BSA suspending in solutions were found to contribute to the enhanced CMPs transport with BSA copresent in suspensions. The increased sizes and the decreased electrostatic repulsion of CMPs due to the adsorption of trypsin onto CMPs, together with the addition of extra deposition sites due to the adsorption of trypsin onto quartz sand drove to the decreased CMPs transport with trypsin copresent in suspensions. The increased electrostatic repulsion due to the adsorption of BSA onto AMPs surfaces caused the enhanced AMPs transport with BSA in solutions. While, the decreased electrostatic attraction of AMPs due to the adsorption of trypsin onto AMPs, as well as the competition of deposition sites due to the adsorption of trypsin onto quartz sand contributed to the increased AMPs transport with trypsin copresent in suspensions. The results showed that the presence of different types of proteins would induce different transport behaviors of microplastics with different surface charge in porous media. Since proteins are widely present in aquatic systems, to more accurately predict the fate and transport of MPs in natural environments, the effects and mechanisms of proteins on the transport of MPs should be considered.
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- Haifeng Rong
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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Bradford SA, Sasidharan S, Kim H, Gomez-Flores A, Li T, Shen C. Colloid Interaction Energies for Surfaces with Steric Effects and Incompressible and/or Compressible Roughness. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:1501-1510. [PMID: 33470105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Colloid aggregation and retention in the presence of macromolecular coatings (e.g., adsorbed polymers, surfactants, proteins, biological exudates, and humic materials) have previously been correlated with electric double layer interactions or repulsive steric interactions, but the underlying causes are not fully resolved. An interaction energy model that accounts for double layer, van der Waals, Born, and steric interactions as well as nanoscale roughness and charge heterogeneity on both surfaces was extended, and theoretical calculations were conducted to address this gap in knowledge. Macromolecular coatings may produce steric interactions in the model, but non-uniform or incomplete surface coverage may also create compressible nanoscale roughness with a charge that is different from the underlying surface. Model results reveal that compressible nanoscale roughness reduces the energy barrier height and the magnitude of the primary minimum at separation distances exterior to the adsorbed organic layer. The depth of the primary minimum initially alters (e.g., increases or decreases) at separation distances smaller than the adsorbed organic coating because of a decrease in the compressible roughness height and an increase in the roughness fraction. However, further decreases in the separation distance create strong steric repulsion that dominates the interaction energy profile and limits the colloid approach distance. Consequently, adsorbed organic coatings on colloids can create shallow primary minimum interactions adjacent to organic coatings that can explain enhanced stability and limited amounts of aggregation and retention that have commonly been observed. The approach outlined in this manuscript provides an improved tool that can be used to design adsorbed organic coatings for specific colloid applications or interpret experimental observations.
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- USDA, ARS, SAWS Unit, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Environmental Sciences Department, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 664-14 Deokjin, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 664-14 Deokjin, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Abmetko IV, Chernysheva MG, Kulikova NA, Konstantinov AI, Popov AG, Badun GA, Perminova IV. Tritium labelling to study humic substance-nanodiamond composites. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 193:110396. [PMID: 33157107 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110396] [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: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nanodiamonds produced by the detonation method are used as lubricants, polishing compositions, polymer composites, etc. To reveal how nanodiamonds differ in terms of surface properties and interact with natural organic matter, we used tritium-labelled humic substances to quantitively describe their adsorption onto the nanodiamond surface. It was shown that the adsorption of humic substances onto nanodiamonds resulted in fractionation of humic substances that was strongly dependent on the zeta potential of nanodiamonds in water but did not significantly affect the uptake of nanodiamonds by wheat seedlings. The uptake of nanodiamond particles by plants was determined by the functional composition of the particle surface.
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia; Federal Research Center "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Bakh Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii Prosp. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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Li M, He L, Zhang X, Rong H, Tong M. Different surface charged plastic particles have different cotransport behaviors with kaolinite ☆particles in porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 267:115534. [PMID: 33254596 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The wide utilization of plastic related products leads to the ubiquitous presence of plastic particles in natural environments. Plastic particles could interact with kaolinite (one type of typical clay particles abundant in environments) and form plastic-kaolinite heteroaggregates. The fate and transport of both plastic particles and kaolinite particles thus might be altered. The cotransport and deposition behaviors of micron-sized plastic particles (MPs) with different surface charge (both negative and positive surface charge) with kaolinite in porous media in both 5 and 25 mM NaCl solutions were investigated in present study. Both types of MPs (negatively charged carboxylate-modified MPs (CMPs) and positively charged amine-modified MPs (AMPs)) formed heteroaggregates with kaolinite particles under both solution conditions examined, however, CMPs and AMPs exhibited different cotransport behaviors with kaolinite. Specifically, the transport of both CMPs and kaolinite was increased under both ionic strength conditions when kaolinite and CMPs were copresent in suspensions. While, when kaolinite and positively charged AMPs were copresent in suspensions, negligible transport of both kaolinite and AMPs were observed under examined salt solution conditions. The competition deposition sites by kaolinite (the portion suspending in solution) with CMPs-kaolinite heteroaggregates led to the increased transport both CMPs and kaolinite when both types of colloids were copresent. In contrast, the formation of larger sized AMPs-kaolinite heteroaggregates with surface charge heterogeneity led to the negligible transport of both kaolinite and AMPs when they were copresent in suspensions. The results of this study show that when plastic particles and kaolinite particles are copresent in natural environments, their interaction with each other will affect their transport behaviors in porous media. The alteration in the transport of MPs or kaolinite (either increased or decreased transport) is highly correlated with the surface charge of MPs.
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- Meng Li
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Wang H, Liu J, Yao J, He Q, Ma J, Chai H, Liu C, Hu X, Chen Y, Zou Y, Xiong J, Huangfu X. Transport of Tl(I) in water-saturated porous media: Role of carbonate, phosphate and macromolecular organic matter. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 186:116325. [PMID: 32846385 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding the transport behaviors of thallium (Tl) in porous media is of considerable interest for both natural soils and artificial filtration removal of Tl. In this context, the transport behaviors of Tl(I) in water-saturated sand columns under different conditions were systematically investigated. It was found that, in addition to the effects of pH and ionic strength (IS), the transport of Tl(I) depended on the carbonate, phosphate and macromolecular organic matter as well. Tl(I) broken the columns more difficultly under higher pH and lower IS conditions. Moreover, the adsorption of carbonate and phosphate on sand surfaces may increase the retention of Tl(I) in columns. As for macromolecular organic matter, humic acid (HA) facilitated Tl(I) transport, especially under neutral and alkaline conditions (7.0 and 9.8), which was possibly associated with Tl-complexes formation and competed adsorption between Tl(I) and HA. However, bovine serum albumin (BSA) impeded Tl(I) transport for the reason that deposited BSA might provide more adsorption sites for Tl(I), though Tl(I) had a slight effect on BSA transport. In order to evaluate the mechanisms of transport, a dual-sites non-equilibrium model was applied to fit the breakthrough curves of Tl(I). Retardation factor (R) values of individual Tl(I) transport from model calculations were found to be higher than that of Tl(I) transport with HA and lower than that of Tl(I) transport with BSA. The fraction of instantaneous sorption sites (β) was found to decrease with increasing pH, implying nonequilibrium sorption is a main sorption mechanism of Tl(I) with pH increasing. The fundamental data obtained herein demonstrated that carbonate, phosphate and macromolecular organic matter significantly influenced the Tl(I) migration and could lead to the leaking or bindings of Tl(I) at Tl-occurring sites.
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- Hainan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China.
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Li Y, Wang M, Zhang Y, Koopal LK, Tan W. Goethite effects on transport and activity of lysozyme with humic acid in quartz sand. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ma P, Chen W. Sulfide reduction can significantly enhance transport of biochar fine particles in saturated porous medium. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 263:114445. [PMID: 32251981 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The release of fine particles from biochar materials applied in the environment may have important environmental implications, such as mobilization of environmental contaminants. In natural environments biochar fine particles can undergo various transformation processes, which may change their surface chemistry and consequently, the mobility of the particles. Here, we show that sulfide reduction can significantly alter the transport of wheat-straw- and pine-wood-derived biochar fine particles in saturated porous media. Counterintuitively, the sulfide-reduced biochar particles exhibited greater mobility in artificial groundwater than their non-reduced counterparts, even though reduction led to decrease of surface charge negativity and increase of hydrophobicity (from the removal of surface O-functional groups), both should favor particle deposition, as predicted based on extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (XDLVO) theory. Using transport experiments conducted in single-cation background solutions containing K+, Mg2+ or Ca2+ under different pH conditions, we show that the surprisingly greater mobility of sulfide-reduced biochar particles was attributable to the removal of surface carboxyl groups during reduction, as this markedly alleviated particle deposition through cation bridging, wherein Ca2+ acted as the bridging agent in linking the surface O-functional groups of biochar particles and quartz sand. These findings show the critical roles of surface properties in dictating the mobility of biochar fine particles and call for further understanding of their transport properties, which apparently cannot be simply extrapolated based on the findings of other (engineered) carbonaceous nanomaterials.
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- Pengkun Ma
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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Jin R, Liu Y, Liu G, Liu L, Zhou J. Influence of chromate adsorption and reduction on transport and retention of biochar colloids in saturated porous media. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Wang Y, Bradford SA, Shang J. Release of colloidal biochar during transient chemical conditions: The humic acid effect. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 260:114068. [PMID: 32041081 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Our understanding of colloidal biochar (CB) transport and release is largely unknown in environments with transient chemical conditions, e.g., ionic strength (IS), pH, and especially humic acid (HA). In this study, column experiments were conducted to investigate CB transport and retention in the presence and absence of HA, and CB release under transient IS and pH conditions in saturated sand. Step reductions in solution IS from 25 to 0.01 mM produced significant release peaks of CB due to a reduction in the depth of the primary minima on rough surfaces with small energy barriers. In contrast, step increases of solution pH from 4 to 10 only slightly increased CB release presumably due to the strong buffering capacity of CB. The CB retention was diminished by HA during the deposition phase. However, the release of CB with transients in IS and pH was not influenced much when deposition occurred in the presence of HA. These observations indicate that HA increased the energy barrier during deposition but did not have a large influence on the depth of the interacting minimum during transient release. Potential explanations for these effects of HA on CB retention and transient release include enhanced repulsive electrostatic interactions and/or altering of surface roughness properties. Our findings indicated that the release of retained CB is sensitive to transient IS conditions, but less dependent on pH increases and CB deposition in the presence of HA. This information is needed to quantify potential benefits and/or adverse risks of mobile CB in natural environments.
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- Yang Wang
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- US Salinity Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Riverside, CA, 92507, United States
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China.
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Tong M, Li T, Li M, He L, Ma Z. Cotransport and deposition of biochar with different sized-plastic particles in saturated porous media. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 713:136387. [PMID: 31954247 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Yang W, Feng T, Flury M, Li B, Shang J. Effect of sulfamethazine on surface characteristics of biochar colloids and its implications for transport in porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 256:113482. [PMID: 31679872 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Antibiotics are contaminants of emerging concern due to their potential effect on antibiotic resistance and human health. Antibiotics tend to sorb strongly to organic materials, and biochar, a high efficient agent for adsorbing and immobilizing pollutants, can thus be used for remediation of antibiotic-contaminated soil and water. The effect of ionizable antibiotics on surface characteristics and transport of biochar colloids (BC) in the environment is poorly studied. Column experiments of BC were conducted in 1 mM NaCl solution under three pH (5, 7, and 10) conditions in the presence of sulfamethazine (SMT). Additionally, the adsorption of SMT by BC and the zeta potential of BC were also studied. The experimental results showed that SMT sorption to BC was enhanced at pH 5 and 7, but reduced at pH 10. SMT sorption reduced the surface charge of BC at pH 5 and 7 due to charge shielding, but increased surface charge at pH 10 due to adsorption of the negatively charged SMT species. The mobility of BC was inhibited by SMT under acidic or neutral conditions, while enhanced by SMT under alkaline conditions, which can be well explained by the change of electrostatic repulsion between BC and sand grains. These findings imply that pH conditions played a crucial role in deciding whether the transport of BC would be promoted by SMT or not. Biochar for antibiotics remediation will be more effective under acidic and neutral soil conditions, and the mobility of BC will be less than in alkaline soils.
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- Wen Yang
- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, The Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, The Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA 98374, United States
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, The Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, The Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, The Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in North China, The Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Fecal indicator bacteria and virus removal in stormwater biofilters: Effects of biochar, media saturation, and field conditioning. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222719. [PMID: 31553761 PMCID: PMC6760807 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Stormwater biofilters are used to attenuate the flow and volume of runoff and reduce pollutant loading to aquatic systems. However, the capacity of biofilters to remove microbial contaminants remains inadequate. While biochar has demonstrated promise as an amendment to improve microbial removal in laboratory-scale biofilters, it is uncertain if the results are generalizable to the field. To assess biochar performance in a simulated field setting, sand and biochar-amended sand biofilters were periodically dosed with natural stormwater over a 61-week conditioning phase. Impact of media saturation was assessed by maintaining biofilters with and without a saturated zone. Biochar-amended biofilters demonstrated improved Escherichia coli removal over sand biofilters during the first 31 weeks of conditioning though media type did not impact E. coli removal during the last 30 weeks of conditioning. Presence of a saturated zone was not a significant factor influencing E. coli removal across the entire conditioning phase. Following conditioning, biofilters underwent challenge tests using stormwater spiked with wastewater to assess their capacity to remove wastewater-derived E. coli, enterococci, and male-specific (F+) coliphage. In challenge tests, biochar-amended biofilters demonstrated enhanced removal of all fecal indicators relative to sand biofilters. Additionally, saturated biofilters demonstrated greater removal of fecal indicators than unsaturated biofilters for both media types. Discrepant conclusions from the conditioning phase and challenge tests may be due to variable influent chemistry, dissimilar transport of E. coli indigenous to stormwater and those indigenous to wastewater, and differences in E. coli removal mechanisms between tests. Mobilization tests conducted following challenge tests showed minimal (<2.5%) observable mobilization of fecal indicators, regardless of media type and presence of a saturated zone. While our results emphasize the challenge of translating biochar’s performance from the laboratory to the field, findings of this study inform biofilter design to remove microbial contaminants from urban stormwater.
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Impact of Biochar on Physicochemical Properties of Haplic Luvisol Soil under Different Land Use: A Plot Experiment. AGRONOMY-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/agronomy9090531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There is limited information regarding the effect of biochar (BioC) on improving the fertility of degraded soils (fallow and grassland), particularly with respect to changes with time. The objective of the study was to evaluate, in a three-year field experiment, the influence of BioC on the physicochemical properties of Haplic Luvisol. BioC, obtained via wood waste pyrolysis at 650 °C, was applied to the soil of subplots under fallow and grassland at rates of 0, 1, 2, and 3 kg·m−2. Soil samples were collected eight times, from 2013 to 2015. Physicochemical characterization was performed for soil and BioC by analyzing density, pH, surface charge, as well as ash and organic carbon content. BioC’s influence on the physicochemical properties of degraded soils was determined by analyzing the changes in pH, specific surface area, radius, and volume of the micropore. The addition of BioC affected analyzed soils to varying degrees. In the case of the fallow, a positive effect on changes in these parameters was observed, particularly at the highest biochar dose and for the last year of the experiment. However, for the grassland, in most cases we observed the opposite trend—for example, pH and specific surface area values decreased with increasing biochar dose. We believe that it is necessary to examine how BioC affects sorption properties of organic matter of fallow and grassland soils, as well as the BioC’s influence on humic acids of these soils as a function on BioC dose and function of time.
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Wang Y, Zhang W, Shang J, Shen C, Joseph SD. Chemical Aging Changed Aggregation Kinetics and Transport of Biochar Colloids. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:8136-8146. [PMID: 31185160 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Little is known about aggregation and transport behaviors of aged biochar colloids in the terrestrial environment. This study investigated aggregation kinetics and transport of biochar colloids from aged (HNO3 treatment) and pristine pinewood biochars pyrolyzed at 300 and 600 °C (PB300 and PB600) in NaCl and CaCl2 solutions. In NaCl solutions, critical coagulation concentrations (CCCs) of aged PB300 and PB600 colloids (540 mM and 327 mM) were much greater than the CCCs of pristine biochar colloids (300 mM and 182 mM). This is likely due to substantial increase of negatively charged oxygen-containing functional groups (primarily carboxyl) on aged biochar surfaces. Intriguingly, in CaCl2 solutions the CCCs of the aged PB300 and PB600 colloids decreased to 25.2 mM and 32.1 mM from 58.6 mM and 41.7 mM for the pristine colloids, respectively. This probably resulted from greater surface charge neutralization and Ca2+ bridging for the aged biochar colloids. In salt solutions (e.g., 10 and 50 mM NaCl and 1 and 10 mM CaCl2), the aged biochar colloids showed higher mobility in porous media than the pristine biochar colloids. This study demonstrated that pristine and aged biochar colloids were stable in the solutions with environmentally relevant ionic strength, and the aging process might substantially increase their mobility in the subsurface.
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- Yang Wang
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences , China Agricultural University and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193 , China
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Environmental Science and Policy Program , Michigan State University , East Lansing , Michigan 48824 , United States
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences , China Agricultural University and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193 , China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences , China Agricultural University and Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of New South Wales , Kensington , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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