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Li Y, Xu G, Yu Y. Freeze-thaw aged polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics alter enzyme activity and microbial community composition in soil. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 470:134249. [PMID: 38603909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134249] [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: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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In cold regions, microplastics (MPs) in the soil undergo freeze-thaw (FT) aging process. Little is known about how FT aged MPs influence soil physico-chemical properties and microbial communities. Here, two environmentally relevant concentrations (50 and 500 mg/kg) of 50 and 500 µm polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) MPs treated soils were subjected to 45-day FT cycles (FTCs). Results showed that MPs experienced surface morphology, hydrophobicity and crystallinity alterations after FTCs. After 45-day FTCs, the soil urease (SUE) activity in control (MPs-free group that underwent FTCs) was 33.49 U/g. SUE activity in 50 µm PE group was reduced by 19.66 %, while increased by 21.16 % and 37.73 % in 500 µm PE and PP groups compared to control. The highest Shannon index was found in 50 µm PP-MPs group at 50 mg/kg, 2.26 % higher than control (7.09). Compared to control (average weighted degree=8.024), all aged MPs increased the complexity of network (0.19-1.43 %). Bacterial biomarkers of aged PP-MPs were associated with pollutant degradation. Aged PP-MPs affected genetic information, cellular processes, and disrupted the biosynthesis of metabolites. This study provides new insights into the potential hazards of MPs after FTCs on soil ecosystem in cold regions.
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- Yanjun Li
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China.
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Garduño-Pineda L, Linares-Hernández I, Martínez-Miranda V, Teutli-Sequeira EA, Santa Cruz JM, García-Sánchez JJ. Sustainable removal of nutrients (n and p) in a wastewater treatment plant, with eggshell (biocalcium). Heliyon 2023; 9:e21581. [PMID: 38027994 PMCID: PMC10658251 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Biological treatments have become insufficient to treat municipal wastewater with greater toxicity and excess nitrogen and phosphate species, thus affecting the organisms that consume the water. In this work, a process was implemented for the removal of nutrients through three stages: stage A, complete aeration (24 h, 43 months); stage B, decreased aeration (12 h, 17 months); and stage C, decreased aeration with biocalcium (12 h, 19 months). The addition of biocalcium from eggshell promoted the formation of flocks, which resulted in the removal of nitrites (61 %), nitrates (84 %), total nitrogen (57 %), total phosphorus (8.3 %), sedimentable solids (50 %), total suspended solids (69 %), BOD5 (76 %), helminth eggs (50 %) and fecal coliforms (54 %). The statistical analyses in the three stages indicated that there is a strong correlation between the concentration of fats and oils and the removal of sedimentable solids and total suspended solids, since these parameters were correlated by 97 and 89 %, respectively. Sedimentable solids were correlated with total suspended solids by 94 %, while nitrates and total nitrogen were correlated 92 %, which favors the removal of nutrients in wastewater. The increase in the concentration of nitrogen in the sludge in stage C generated a C:N ratio of 7.98. This ratio shows that the sludge is feasible for use as a mediator of soils and a biofertilizer because of the high contents of calcium, phosphorus and nitrogen. In addition, biocalcium promoted the precipitation of hydroxyapatite, struvite, calcite and quartz. In general, the three stages of the treatment contributed to the stabilization of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in an efficient, economical, and safe way.
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- Laura Garduño-Pineda
- Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Jocotitlán Estado de México, 50700, Mexico
- Gobierno del Estado de México, Consejo Mexiquense de Ciencia y Tecnología (COMECYT), Cátedras CONAHCYT, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Instituto Interamericano de Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua (IITCA), Toluca, 50120, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Instituto Interamericano de Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua (IITCA), Toluca, 50120, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Instituto Interamericano de Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua (IITCA), Toluca, 50120, Mexico
- Gobierno de México, Consejo Nacional de Humanidades Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT), Cátedras CONAHCYT, Mexico
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Mitzscherling J, Genderjahn S, Schleicher AM, Bartholomäus A, Kallmeyer J, Wagner D. Clay-associated microbial communities and their relevance for a nuclear waste repository in the Opalinus Clay rock formation. Microbiologyopen 2023; 12:e1370. [PMID: 37642485 PMCID: PMC10333725 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Microorganisms are known to be natural agents of biocorrosion and mineral transformation, thereby potentially affecting the safety of deep geological repositories used for high-level nuclear waste storage. To better understand how resident microbial communities of the deep terrestrial biosphere may act on mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of insulating clays, we analyzed their structure and potential metabolic functions, as well as site-specific mineralogy and element composition from the dedicated Mont Terri underground research laboratory, Switzerland. We found that the Opalinus Clay formation is mainly colonized by Alphaproteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroidota, which are known for corrosive biofilm formation. Potential iron-reducing bacteria were predominant in comparison to methanogenic archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria. Despite microbial communities in Opalinus Clay being in majority homogenous, site-specific mineralogy and geochemistry conditions have selected for subcommunities that display metabolic potential for mineral dissolution and transformation. Our findings indicate that the presence of a potentially low-active mineral-associated microbial community must be further studied to prevent effects on the repository's integrity over the long term.
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- Julia Mitzscherling
- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section GeomicrobiologyPotsdamGermany
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- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section GeomicrobiologyPotsdamGermany
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- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section Inorganic and Isotope GeochemistryPotsdamGermany
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- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section GeomicrobiologyPotsdamGermany
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- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section GeomicrobiologyPotsdamGermany
- Institute of GeosciencesUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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Wu J, Huang S, Su J, Yi X, Wang Y. Continuous fixation of dissolved arsenite from flooded soil by cooperating ferrihydrite with Geobacter sulfurreducens. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 318:137965. [PMID: 36706815 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The fixed arsenic in soil is easy to be released into the aquatic environment in the form of arsenite (As(III)) with high toxicity and mobility due to the eutrophication of environment under anaerobic conditions. However, As(III) is difficult to be fixed in situ continuously by traditional methods, especially for the most efficient fixation method by iron ores. Based on that Fe(II) could promote the fixation of As(III), this study investigated the possibility that Geobacter sulfurreducens (G. sulfurreducens) cooperates with ferrihydrite to fix released As(III) from flooded soil in a glass column continuously under anaerobic conditions. During 42 days of operation of reactors that simulated the actual flooded soil environment, the concentration of released As(III) in the reactor with adding G. sulfurreducens and ferrihydrite is always lower than that in reactors with adding ferrihydrite or no treatment. Compared with reactors without treatment, the accumulated content of released As(III) (2455.0 ± 313.1 μg) decreased by 39.4% in the reactor with adding G. sulfurreducens and ferrihydrite on the last day, while that in reactors with adding ferrihydrite only decreased by 11.6%, respectively. These were caused by the cooperation of G. sulfurreducens and ferrihydrite, which increased the relative abundance of iron-reducing microorganisms to inhibit metabolisms of As-reducing microorganisms, inhibited the quick release of As(III) from solid soil, and promoted the release of iron to accelerate the formation of stable secondary ores with As. This study could provide an environmentally friendly method to fix dissolved As(III) pollutants from soil continuously.
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- Jianping Wu
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China; Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Sengupta S, Bhattacharyya K, Mandal J, Chattopadhyay AP. Complexation, retention and release pattern of arsenic from humic/fulvic acid extracted from zinc and iron enriched vermicompost. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 318:115531. [PMID: 35724573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a highly poisonous heavy metal with major environmental ramifications. Inorganic components such as zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe), as well as organic vermicompost, have been used as management solutions, with limited attempts of using them together. The current study involved preparing non-enriched vermicompost as well as six distinct Zn and Fe enriched vermicomposts and analyzing their chemical composition using the standard procedures. Organic fractions from these seven vermicompost and arsenic polluted soils of West Bengal, India were recovered and separated into humic (HA) and fulvic acid (FA) fractions. Potentiometric titrations, viscometric assays, and visible spectrophotometry were used to characterize the HA and FA samples. In aqueous phase the stability constant (log K) of the complexes formed with As indicates that stability of FA extracted from enriched vermicompost V4 (Zn and Fe sulphate @ 10% w/w dry weight basis of composting substrates before application of vermiworms) was maximum as 10.20 with a mole ratio (x) value of 1.36. Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) studies confirmed the complexation of As with HA/FA. The release isotherm of As from the HA/FA complexes in the presence of competitive oxy-anions was found to follow the order of sulphate > nitrate > phosphate.
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- Sudip Sengupta
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India; School of Agriculture, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, 700121, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India
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- School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
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Zhu J, Li T, Liao C, Li N, Wang X. A promising destiny for Feammox: From biogeochemical ammonium oxidation to wastewater treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 790:148038. [PMID: 34090165 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ammonium is one of the most common forms of nitrogen that exists in wastewater, and it can cause severe pollution when it is discharged without treatment. New technologies must be developed to effectively remove ammonium because conventional nitrification-denitrification methods are limited by the lack of organic carbon. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation coupled to Fe(III) reduction is known as Feammox, and is a recently discovered nitrogen cycling process. Feammox can proceed under autotrophic or anaerobic conditions and effectively transforms ammonium to stable, innocuous dinitrogen gas, using the ferric iron as an electron acceptor. This method is cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and conducive to joint application with other nitrogen removal reactions in low-C/N municipal wastewater treatments. This review provides a comprehensive survey of Feammox mechanistic investigations and presents studies regarding the functional microorganism colonies. The potential for Feammox to be applied for the removal of nitrogen from various polluted water sources and the combination of the Feammox process with other frontier environmental technologies are also discussed. In addition, future perspectives for removing ammonium using Feammox are presented.
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- Jiaxuan Zhu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Zhang L, Zhang M, You S, Ma D, Zhao J, Chen Z. Effect of Fe 3+ on the sludge properties and microbial community structure in a lab-scale A 2O process. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 780:146505. [PMID: 33770607 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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During biological wastewater treatment, ferric salt (Fe3+) usually serves as an inorganic flocculant to improve the agglomeration and sedimentation of suspended solids, and thus the removal efficiency of pollutants to meet the increasing strictly regulated wastewater discharge standards. In this study, we investigated the effects of Fe3+ on the removal efficiencies of pollutants, sludge properties, dominant flora and metabolic pathways of bacterial community in a classical anaerobic-anoxic-oxic (A2O) process. The results showed that a Fe3+ concentration lower than 10 mg·L-1 could improve the removal efficiencies of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total nitrogen (TN), while an inhibition effect was exerted at concentration higher than 10 mg·L-1. The maximum removal efficiencies of COD and TN were 97% and 89%, respectively, under the critical Fe3+ concentration of 10 mg·L-1. Total phosphorous (TP) removal was constantly positively correlated with Fe3+ concentration, due to the enhanced adsorption of phosphorus on activated sludge with the increase of surface roughness. Thauera displayed the highest relative abundance, and certain bacteria in Proteobacteria, Dehloromonas and Candidatus-Competibacter exhibited good adaptability to high concentration of Fe3+. In the context of metabolic collaterals, the most abundant functional gene families were identified to be Carbohydrate Metabolism, Amino Acid Metabolism, Cell Motility, Membrane Transport, and Replication and Repair. This study provides an extensive mechanistic insight into the impact of Fe3+ on the A2O process, which is of fundamental significance to exploit the contributions of inorganic salts to biological wastewater treatment.
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- Lanhe Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China.
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- Changchun Power Supply Company, State Grid Jilin Electric Power Co., Ltd, Changchun 130000, China
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- Assets Management Department, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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Wang H, Lv Z, Wang YN, Sun Y, Tsang YF. Recycling of biogenic hydroxyapatite (HAP) for cleaning of lead from wastewater: performance and mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:29509-29520. [PMID: 33560508 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10855-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In China, the utilization and recycling of chicken waste have become a significant environmental issue. In this study, we investigate the efficacy of biogenic hydroxyapatite (HAP) materials, recycled from chicken waste, for Pb(II) sequestration from wastewater. The results from batch experiments indicate that biogenic HAP could effectively remove Pb(II) from an aqueous solution. The maximum removal efficiency of Pb (more than > 99%) was observed under the following operational conditions: initial pH of 3.0, initial Pb(II) concentrations of 208 mg/L, and 1 g/L of HAP adsorbents. The presence of coexisting divalent ions, including Ca2+, Mg2+, and Mn2+, had no significant influence on Pb(II) removal. Spectroscopic analysis suggests that the dissolution-precipitation mechanism was mainly responsible for Pb(II) sequestration under acidic conditions (pH ≤ 3.0). Our findings indicate that biogenic HAP recycled from biowaste can be used as an efficient adsorbent for cleaning Pb(II) from wastewater.
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- Huawei Wang
- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China
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- Qingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China.
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, New Territories, 999077, Hong Kong, China.
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Maity JP, Chen CY, Bhattacharya P, Sharma RK, Ahmad A, Patnaik S, Bundschuh J. Advanced application of nano-technological and biological processes as well as mitigation options for arsenic removal. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 405:123885. [PMID: 33183836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Arsenic (As) removal is a huge challenge, since several million people are potentially exposed (>10 μg/L World Health Organization guideline limit) through As contaminated drinking water worldwide. Review attempts to address the present situation of As removal, considering key topics on nano-technological and biological process and current progress and future perspectives of possible mitigation options have been evaluated. Different physical, chemical and biological methods are available to remove As from contaminated water/soil/wastes, where removal efficiency mainly depends on absorbent type, initial adsorbate concentration, speciation and interfering species. Oxidation is an important pretreatment step in As removal, which is generally achieved by several media such as O2/O3, HClO, KMnO4 and H2O2. The Fe-based-nanomaterials (α/β/γ-FeOOH, Fe2O3/Fe3O4-γ-Fe2O3), Fe-based-composite-compounds, activated-Al2O3, HFO, Fe-Al2O3, Fe2O3-impregnated-graphene-aerogel, iron-doped-TiO2, aerogel-based- CeTiO2, and iron-oxide-coated-manganese are effective to remove As from contaminated water. Biological processes (phytoremediation/microbiological) are effective and ecofriendly for As removal from water and/or soil environment. Microorganisms remove As from water, sediments and soil by metabolism, detoxification, oxidation-reduction, bio-adsorption, bio-precipitation, and volatilization processes. Ecofriendly As mitigation options can be achieved by utilizing an alternative As-safe-aquifer, surface-water or rainwater-harvesting. Application of hybrid (biological with chemical and physical process) and Best-Available-Technologies (BAT) can be the most effective As removal strategy to remediate As contaminated environments.
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- Jyoti Prakash Maity
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society, AIM-HI, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min- Hsiung, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan; School of Applied Science, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society, AIM-HI, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min- Hsiung, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan.
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- KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 76, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; UNESCO Chair on Groundwater Arsenic Within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, University of Southern Queensland (USQ), West Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society, AIM-HI, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min- Hsiung, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan
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- KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 76, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; KWR Water Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7 3433 PE Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands; SIBELCO Ankerpoort NV, Op de Bos 300, 6223 EP Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School of Public Health, KIMS Medical College, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India
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- UNESCO Chair on Groundwater Arsenic Within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, University of Southern Queensland (USQ), West Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.
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He Z, Zhang Q, Wei Z, Zhu Y, Pan X. Simultaneous removal of As(III) and Cu(II) from real bottom ash leachates by manganese-oxidizing aerobic granular sludge: Performance and mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 700:134510. [PMID: 31629267 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Manganese-oxidizing aerobic granular sludge (Mn-AGS) is a novel extension of AGS technology to treat arsenic (As) in organic wastewater. In this study, Mn-AGS was first applied to treat real wastewater (bottom ash leachates) containing high levels of As(III) and Cu(II) in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for 91 days. Influent and effluent As(III), As(V), Cu(II), as well as pH and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were monitored daily, and sludge was collected regularly for morphological observation, chemical characterization, and microbial analysis. The results indicated that As(III) and Cu(II) could be efficiently removed from wastewater (∼83% and ∼100%, respectively), but the performance was sensitive to pH variation, especially for As(III). The removed As and Cu were mostly bound to carbonates (60.2 ± 2.0% and 70.0 ± 0.6%, respectively) and Fe/Mn oxides (28.2 ± 1.6% and 14.6 ± 0.5%, respectively) in the final sludge. Influent As(III) was partially oxidized into As(V), and high fractions of As(V) were obtained in the Fe/Mn oxide-bound phase. Unexpectedly, microbial analysis revealed that community richness was only slightly changed when the influent was acidized (pH 4.0) but greatly reduced after the influent pH back to 6.0. It could be explained by that acid-fast bacteria rapidly grew after pH recovery and eliminated non-acid-fast bacteria. This work further supported the practical application of Mn-AGS to treat As(III)-containing organic wastewaters.
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- Zhanfei He
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China.
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