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Hou J, Li J, Liu D, Yu H, Gao H, Wu F. Advancing fluorescence tracing with 3D-2D spectral conversion: A mixed culture on microbial degradation mechanisms of DOM from a large-scale watershed. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 262:119877. [PMID: 39216741 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2024] [Revised: 08/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Fluorescence tracing, known for its precision, rapid application, and cost-effectiveness, faces challenges due to the microbial degradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic environments, altering its original spectral fingerprint. This study conducted a 15-day microcosm experiment to examine the effects of biodegradation on the spectral properties of DOM from various sources: livestock excrement (EXC), urban sewage (URB), industrial wastewater (IND), and riparian topsoil (tDOM). Our findings show that while the spectral structures of DOM from different sources change during 15 days of microbial degradation, these changes do not overlap or interfere with each other. However, distinguishing between tDOM and URB in the presence of both IND and EXC is only possible at high resolution. Spectral index calculations revealed significant fluctuations and interference in FI and BIX indices among samples from different sources due to microbial degradation. In contrast, the HIX index exhibited independent fluctuations and remained a reliable spectral index for tracing. LEfSe (Linear discriminant analysis Effect Size) identified characteristic bio-indicators (CBI) for each DOM source. The CBI for tDOM and URB differed significantly; tDOM showed a marked CBI only within the first four days of microbial degradation, with a sharp decline in abundance thereafter, while URB's CBI remained abundant for 12 days. Similarly, IND's CBI maintained high relative abundance for the first 12 days. EXC's CBI was unique, showing a distinct and stable community only after six days of degradation, likely due to its high bioavailability and initial rapid microbial utilization. This study addresses the temporal variability in spectral tracing techniques caused by pollutant biodegradation. We developed a combined spectral-biological tracing technique using the "three-dimensional to two-dimensional" method along with bio-indicators, enhancing the accuracy and timeliness of spectral tracing.
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- Junwen Hou
- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; State Key Laboratory of Environment Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; State Key Laboratory of Environment Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; State Key Laboratory of Environment Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China.
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; State Key Laboratory of Environment Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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Faixo S, Capdeville R, Mazeghrane S, Haddad M, Gaval G, Paul E, Benoit-Marquié F, Garrigues JC. Study of humic-like substances of dissolved organic matter using size exclusion chromatography and chemometrics. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 366:121750. [PMID: 38972193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121750] [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: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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The study of dissolved organic matter (DOM) presents a significant challenge for environmental analyses and the monitoring of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). This is particularly true for the tracking of recalcitrant to biodegradation dissolved organic matter (rDOM) compounds, which is generated during the thermal pretreatment of sludge. This study aims to develop analytical and chemometric methods to differentiate melanoidins from humic acids (HAs), two components of rDOM that require monitoring at various stages of wastewater treatment processes due to their distinct biological effects. The developed method implements the separation of macromolecules through ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography size-exclusion chromatography (U-HPLC SEC) followed by online UV and fluorescence detection. UV detection was performed at 210, 254, and 280 nm, and fluorescence detection at six excitation/emission pairs: 230/355 nm, 270/355 nm, 240/440 nm, 270/500 nm, 330/425 nm, and 390/500 nm. Chromatograms obtained for each sample from these nine detection modes were integrated and separated into four molecular fractions: >40 kDa, 20-40 kDa, 10-20 kDa, and <10 kDa. To enhance analytical resolution and normalize the data, ratios were calculated from the areas of chromatographic peaks obtained for each detection mode. The results demonstrate the utility of these ratios in discriminating samples composed of HAs, melanoidins, and their mixtures, through principal component analysis (PCA). Low molecular weight fractions were found to be specific to melanoidins, while high molecular weight fractions were characteristic of HAs. For the detection modes specific to melanoidins, UV absorbance at 210, 254, and 280 nm were predominantly present in the numerators, with tryptophan-like fluorescence emissions in the denominators. Conversely, fluorescence emissions largely represented both numerators and denominators for HAs. This online method also enables the discrimination of pseudo-melanoidins, compounds revealing a nitrogen deficiency in their chemical structures.
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- Sylvain Faixo
- SUEZ, Centre International de Recherche Sur l'Eau et l'Environnement (CIRSEE), 38 rue du Président Wilson, 78230, Le Pecq, France; TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France, 135 avenue de Rangueil, CEDEX 04, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire SOFTMAT (IMRCP), Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, CEDEX 9, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- SUEZ, Centre International de Recherche Sur l'Eau et l'Environnement (CIRSEE), 38 rue du Président Wilson, 78230, Le Pecq, France
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- SUEZ Engineering & Construction, SUEZ International, Tour CB21, 16 place de l'Iris, La Défense, 92040, Paris, France
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- SUEZ, Centre International de Recherche Sur l'Eau et l'Environnement (CIRSEE), 38 rue du Président Wilson, 78230, Le Pecq, France
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France, 135 avenue de Rangueil, CEDEX 04, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire SOFTMAT (IMRCP), Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, CEDEX 9, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire SOFTMAT (IMRCP), Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, CEDEX 9, 31062, Toulouse, France.
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Ma X, Liu K, Wang M, Li S, Zhang Y, Fei Y. An innovative approach to improving lactic acid production from food waste using iron tailings. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 406:131027. [PMID: 38925411 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131027] [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: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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In this study, the feasibility of promoting the lactic acid (LA) fermentation of food waste (FW) with iron tailings (ITs) addition was explored. The best LA yield was 0.91 g LA/g total sugar when 1 % ITs were added into the system. The mechanisms for promoting LA production were acidification alleviation effects and reduction equivalent supply of ITs. Furthermore, the addition of ITs promoted carbohydrate hydrolysis, and the carbohydrates digestibility reached 88.85 % in the 1 % ITs group. The ITs also affected the microbial communities, Lactococcus gradually replaced Streptococcus as the dominant genus, and results suggested that Lactococcus had a positive correlation with LA production and carbohydrate digestibility. Finally, the complex LAB in FW had significant effects on heavy metal removal from ITs, and the removal efficiency Cr, As, Pb, Cd, and Hg can reach 50.84 %, 26.72 %, 59.65 %, 49.75 % and 78.87 % in the 1 % ITs group, respectively.
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- Xiaoyu Ma
- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100081, China.
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- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100081, China
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- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100081, China
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- China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100081, China
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Ao F, Ye C, Xu Y, Wu Z, Xu Z, Chu W. Advancing illicit connection diagnosis of urban stormwater pipes: Comprehensive analysis with EEM fluorescence spectroscopy. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 258:121793. [PMID: 38788525 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121793] [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: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Urban drainage systems are significant contributors to the issue of black-odorous water bodies. The current application of stormwater pipe inspection technologies faces substantial limitations, especially in industrial areas with diverse wastewater. This study introduced an innovative approach using excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy for rapid and accurate diagnosis, providing a new perspective for diagnosing illicit connections. In single wastewater-type areas like residential zones, the method achieved a remarkable 91.5 % accuracy solely through spectra observation and fluorescence peak intensity comparison, outperforming conventional NH3-N-based techniques, which reached an accuracy of only 68.1 %. For regions with complex wastewater scenarios, after EEM subtraction, the residual spectra can be roughly categorized into four distinctive categories based on characteristics. This provides a preliminary assessment and helps in initially identifying the types and sources of inflowing wastewater. Furthermore, the least squares (LS) method refines diagnosis results, offering calculated coefficients reflecting the probability and severity of suspected wastewater intrusion. Simulation experiments and field sample analyses validated the feasibility and accuracy of the EEM-based method, highlighting its advantages for diagnosing illicit connections in both single and mixed wastewater scenarios. The results can significantly narrow down the investigation scope and enhance the confirmation of wastewater sources, exhibiting promising application prospects.
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- Feiyang Ao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Yu Y, Jia H, Gao F, Zhu H, Zhang L, Wang J. Spectral fusion-based machine learning classifiers for discriminating membrane breakage in multiple scenarios. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 257:121714. [PMID: 38723357 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121714] [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: 01/01/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Membrane breakage can lead to filtration failure, which allows harmful substances to enter the effluent, posing potential hazards to human health and the environment. This study is an innovative combination of fluorescence and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy to identify membrane breakage. It aims to unravel more comprehensive information, improve detection sensitivity and selectivity, and enable real-time monitoring capabilities. Fluorescence and UV-Vis data are extracted through variance partitioning analysis (VPA) and integrated through a decision tree algorithm to form a superior system with enhanced discrimination capabilities. VPA improves discrimination efficiency by extracting key information from spectral data and eliminating redundancy. The decision tree algorithm, on the other hand, can process large amounts of data simultaneously. In addition, the method has a wide range of applications and can be used in various scenarios accurately. The scenarios include domestic sewage, micropollutant water, aquaculture wastewater, and secondary treated sewage. The experimental results validate the application of machine learning classifiers in membrane breakage detection with an accuracy rate of 96.8 % to 97.4 %.
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- Yang Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Shenyang Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shenyang 110167, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; Hebei Industrial Technology Research Institute of Membranes, Cangzhou Institute of Tiangong University, Cangzhou 061000, China.
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Wang B, Wang P, Liu S, Shi H, Teng Y. A commercial humic acid inhibits benzo(a)pyrene biodegradation by Paracoccus aminovorans HPD-2. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:171966. [PMID: 38537831 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171966] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is posing serious threats to soil ecosystems and its bioremediation usually limited by environmental factors and microbial activity. Humic acid (HA), a ubiquitous heterogeneous organic matter, which could affect the fate of environmental pollutants. However, the impact of HA on bioremediation of organic contamination remains controversial. In the present study, the biodegradation of BaP by Paracoccus aminovorans HPD-2 with and without HA was explored. Approximately 87.4 % of BaP was biodegraded in the HPD-2 treatment after 5 days of incubation, whereas the addition of HA dramatically reduced BaP biodegradation to 56.0 %. The limited BaP biodegradation in the HA + HPD-2 treatment was probably due to the decrease of BaP bioavailability which induced by the adsorption of HA with unspecific interactions. The excitation-emission matrix (EEM) of fluorescence characteristics showed that strain HPD-2 was responsible for the presence of protein-like substances and the microbial original humic substances in the HPD-2 treatment. Addition of HA would result in the increase of soluble microbial humic-like material, which should ascribe to the biodegradation of BaP and probably utilization of HA. Furthermore, both the growth and survival of strain HPD-2 were inhibited in the HA + HPD-2 treatment, because of the limited available carbon source (i.e. BaP) at the presence of HA. The expression of gene1789 and gene2589 dramatically decreased in the HA + HPD-2 treatment, and this should be responsible for the decrease of BaP biodegradation as well. This study reveals the mechanism that HA affect the BaP biodegradation, and the decrease of biodegradation should ascribe to the interaction of HA and bacterial strain. Thus, the bioremediation strategies of PAHs need to consider the effects of organic matter in environment.
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- Beibei Wang
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Monitoring & Restoration Project on Land (Arable), Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanjing 210018, China.
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Chang X, Duan T, Feng J, Li YX. Contrasting fate and binding behavior of Mn and Cu with dissolved organic matter during in situ remediation using multicomponent capping in malodorous black water. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 253:121288. [PMID: 38359596 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121288] [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: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The common use of peroxides in the remediation of malodorous black water may lead to the activation of heavy metals in sediment when eliminating black and odorous substances. The mechanisms of heavy metal interactions with dissolved organic matter (DOM) in response to in situ capping have not been elucidated, but this information could guide the optimization of capping materials. We developed a capping material consisting of hydrothermally carbonized sediment (HCS), hydrated magnesium carbonate (HMC) and sodium percarbonate (SPC) and used microcosm experiments to investigate the dynamics of Mn and Cu at the sediment-water interface in malodorous black water. The results showed that HCS, HMC and SPC contributed multiple functions of mechanical protection, chemical isolation and oxygen provision to the new caps. HMC promoted the conversion of Mn/Cu into carbonate minerals. The optimal mass proportions were 25 % HCS, 60 % HMC and 15 % SPC based on the mixture design. In situ capping altered the fate and transformation of metals in the sediment-overlying water profile in the short term through Mn immobilization and Cu activation. The complexation of Cu(II) ions was significantly stronger than that of Mn(II) ions. In situ capping had a significant effect on the order of complexation of different fluorescent DOM molecules with Mn(II)/Cu(II) ions: microbial byproducts and fulvic acid-like components were preferentially complexed with Cu(II) ions after capping, while phenolic and humic acid-like components preferentially interacted with Mn(II) ions. Humic-like components bound to Cu were affected the most by capping treatment, whereas protein-like components were relatively weakly affected. Our study provides valuable knowledge on the impact of in situ capping on DOM-metal complexes.
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- Xuan Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Liu H, Ye W, Xu H, Qian X. Enhanced methane production from source-separated human feces (brown water) by single phase anaerobic co-digestion: Effects of different co-substrates. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 357:120828. [PMID: 38579473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120828] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Based on the concept of source separation of brown water (BW, human feces with flushing water) and yellow water (urine) in rural area, anaerobic co-digestion of BW with agricultural waste is a promising and effective method for rural waste treatment and resource recovery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the performance of different agricultural wastes (peanut straw (PST), peanut shell (PSH), swine wastewater acting as co-substrate for anaerobic co-digestion with BW, and the relative mechanisms were explored. When the mixed ratio was uniformly set as 1:1 (mass ratio, measured by volatile solid (VS)) and initial VS load as 20 g/L, the maximum cumulative methane production obtained by co-digestion (21 days) of BW and PST was 688 mL/g-VS, which performed better than the individual substrates (341 mL/g-VS), as well as the average of the sole BW and sole PST groups (531.2 mL/g-VS). The most impactful advantage was ascribed to the promotion of hydrolytic and acidogenic enzyme activities. The addition of PST also reduced the production of endogenous humus, which is difficult for biodegradation. Microbial community analysis showed that different co-substrates would affect the microbial community composition in the reactor. The relative abundance of hydrolytic acidogens in the PST and PSH co-digestion groups were higher than that in the SW co-digestion and sole BW groups, and the methanogenic archaea were dominated by the acetate-trophic Methanotrichaceae. The overall results suggest that anaerobic co-digestion is a feasible method, and co-digestion of BW and PST can improve methane production potential.
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- Hui Liu
- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, 200233, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, 200233, Shanghai, China.
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Xiong Q, Song Y, Shen J, Liu C, Chai Y, Wang S, Wu X, Cheng C, Wu J. Fluorescence fingerprint as an indicator to identify urban non-point sources in urban river during rainfall period. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 245:118009. [PMID: 38141914 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.118009] [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: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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Nowadays, the urban non-point source (NPS) pollution gradually evolved as the main contributor to urban water contamination since the point source pollution was effectively controlled. It was imperative to perform urban NPS identification in urban river to meet the requirements of precise source governance. In this study, the real-time detection about water quality parameters and fluorescence fingerprints (FFs) was performed for BX River and its outlets during rainfall period. EEM-PARAFAC and component similarity analyses discovered that the pollution encountered by BX River mainly came from road runoff and untreated municipal wastewater (UMWW) overflow. The C1 (tryptophan-like) and C3 (terrestrial humic-like) components located at Ex/Em = ∼230(280)/340 and ∼275/430 nm were both detected in these two kinds of urban NPS. The C2 components of road runoff and UMWW overflow displayed remarkable differences, which located at Ex/Em = 250/385 and 245/365 nm, respectively, thus could be served as indicators for distinguishing them. During rainfall period, the outflow from rainwater outlets (RWOs) constantly showed similar FF features to road runoff, while the FFs of outflow from combined sewer outlets (CSOs) alternated between those of road runoff and UMWW overflow. The FF features of sections in BX River changed in response to the dynamic variations in FFs of the outlets, which revealed real-time pollution causes of BX River. This work not only realized the identification and differentiation of urban NPS, but also elucidated the dynamic variations of pollution characteristics throughout the entire process of "urban NPS-outlets-urban river", and demonstrated the feasibility of FF technique in quickly diagnosing the pollution causes of urban river during rainfall period, which provided important guidance for urban NPS governance.
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- Qiuran Xiong
- Research Center of Environmental Technology in Water Pollution Source Identification and Precise Supervision, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Technology in Water Pollution Source Identification and Precise Supervision, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Technology in Water Pollution Source Identification and Precise Supervision, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Technology in Water Pollution Source Identification and Precise Supervision, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Technology in Water Pollution Source Identification and Precise Supervision, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Technology in Water Pollution Source Identification and Precise Supervision, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Technology in Water Pollution Source Identification and Precise Supervision, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Research Center of Environmental Technology in Water Pollution Source Identification and Precise Supervision, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research and Development Center of Advanced Environmental Supervision Technology and Instrument, Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou) Tsinghua, Suzhou, 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Yu N, Bai J, Cao H, Yao H, Shi G, Yuan H, Xu Z, Luo F, Li M, Si R. Electrocatalysis coupled heterogeneous electro-Fenton like treatment of coal gasification wastewater using tourmaline as catalyst: process parameters and response surface. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:20207-20221. [PMID: 38369660 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Coal gasification technology is essential for realizing clean and efficient conversion of coal, as well as for reducing carbon emissions. However, coal gasification technology is accompanied by a large amount of coal gasification wastewater that is biodegradable. In this work, tourmaline was applied as a catalyst in electro-Fenton like process for treating coal gasification wastewater. The optimal applied parameters of coal gasification wastewater were investigated as follows: current density of 90 mA cm-2, tourmaline dosage of 8 g L-1, electrode gap of 1 cm, and temperature at 25 °C; the COD removal ratio reached 91.24% after 240-min treatment. In addition, the current density and tourmaline dosage were further optimized by response surface method. The result was about current density with 82.4 mA cm-2 and catalyst with 7.57 g L-1; the predicted COD removal efficiency was 86.91%. Under the optimal parameters the actual COD removal efficiency was 88.25% a little high than the predicted value. To explore the reusability of tourmaline as Fenton reaction catalyst, five cycles of experiments were carried out. The result demonstrated that tourmaline could be used as catalyst for treating coal gasification wastewater by electro-Fenton like process.
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- Naichuan Yu
- Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Tianjin, 301830, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Nano-Optoelectronic Display Materials and Components, Tianjin, 301830, China.
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- School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Tianjin Vocational Institute, Tianjin, 300410, China
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- College of Food Science& Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100091, China
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- Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Tianjin, 301830, China
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- Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Tianjin, 301830, China
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- Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Tianjin, 301830, China
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- Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Tianjin, 301830, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Nano-Optoelectronic Display Materials and Components, Tianjin, 301830, China
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- Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Tianjin, 301830, China
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- Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Tianjin, 301830, China
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- Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Tianjin, 301830, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Nano-Optoelectronic Display Materials and Components, Tianjin, 301830, China
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Li M, Chen Z, Zhou D, Xu S, Qiu S, Ge S. Coagulation pretreatment coupled with indigenous microalgal-bacterial consortium system for on-site treatment of rural black wastewater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 913:169728. [PMID: 38160812 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169728] [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: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Improper treatment of rural black wastewater (RBW) presents substantial challenges, including the wastage of resource, environmental contamination, and economic consequences. This study proposed an integrated process for RBW treatment, consisting of coagulation/flocculation (C/F) pretreatment and subsequent inoculation of indigenous microalgal-bacterial consortium (IMBC) for nitrogen recovery, namely C/F-IMBC process. Specifically, the optimal C/F conditions (polyaluminium chloride of 4 g/l, polyacrylamide of 50 mg/l, and pH of 6) were determined through a series of single-factor experiments, considering CN, turbidity, and dissolved organic matter (DOM) removal, economic cost, and potential influence on the water environment. Compared to the sole IMBC system for RBW treatment, the proposed C/F-IMBC process exhibited a remarkable 1.23-fold increase in microalgal growth and a substantial 17.6-22.6 % boost in nitrogen recovery. The altered RBW characteristic induced by C/F pretreatment was supposed to be responsible for the improved system performance. In particular, the abundance of DOM was decreased and its composition was simplified after C/F pretreatment, based on the analysis for excitation-emission matrices with parallel factor and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, thus eliminating the potential impacts of toxic DOM components (e.g., Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) on IMBC activity. It should also be noted that C/F pretreatment modified microbial community structure as well, thereby regulating the expression of nitrogen-related genes and enhancing the system nitrogen recovery capacity. For instance, the functional Cyanobacteria responsible for nutrient recovery was enriched by 1.95-fold and genes involved in the assimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia pathway were increased by 1.52-fold. These fundamental findings are expected to offer insights into the improvement of DOM removal and nitrogen recovery for IMBC-based wastewater treatment system, and provide valuable guidance for the development of sustainable on-site RBW treatment technologies.
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- Mengting Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China.
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Cai X, Lei S, Li Y, Li J, Xu J, Lyu H, Li J, Dong X, Wang G, Zeng S. Humification levels of dissolved organic matter in the eastern plain lakes of China based on long-term satellite observations. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 250:120991. [PMID: 38113596 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Under the influence of intensive human activities and global climate change, the sources and compositions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the eastern plain lake (EPL) region in China have fluctuated sharply. It has been successfully proven that the humification index (HIX), which can be derived from three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy, can be an effective proxy for the sources and compositions of DOM. Therefore, combined with remote sensing technology, the sources and compositions of DOM can be tracked on a large scale by associating the HIX with optically active components. Here, we proposed a novel HIX remote sensing retrieval (IRHIX) model suitable for Landsat series sensors based on the comprehensive analysis of the covariation mechanism between HIX and optically active components in different water types. The validation results showed that the model runs well on the independent validation dataset and the satellite-ground synchronous sampling dataset, with an uncertainty ranging from 30.85 % to 36.92 % (average ± standard deviation = 33.6 % ± 3.07 %). The image-derived HIX revealed substantial spatiotemporal variations in the sources and compositions of DOM in 474 lakes in the EPL during 1986-2021. Subsequently, we obtained three long-term change modes of the HIX trend, namely, significant decline, gentle change, and significant rise, accounting for 74.68 %, 17.09 %, and 8.23 % of the lake number, respectively. The driving factor analysis showed that human activities had the most extensive influence on the DOM humification level. In addition, we also found that the HIX increased slightly with increasing lake area (R2 = 0.07, P < 0.05) or significantly with decreasing trophic state (R2 = 0.83, P < 0.05). Our results provide a new exploration for the effective acquisition of long-term dynamic information about the sources and compositions of DOM in inland lakes and provide important support for lake water quality management and restoration.
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- Xiaolan Cai
- School of Geography, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- School of Geography, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Geography, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Monitoring and Scientific Research Center, Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan 430010, China
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- School of Geography, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment, South China Institute of Environmental Science, Guangzhou 510535, China
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Cai X, Wu L, Li Y, Lei S, Xu J, Lyu H, Li J, Wang H, Dong X, Zhu Y, Wang G. Remote sensing identification of urban water pollution source types using hyperspectral data. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132080. [PMID: 37499493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Owing to accelerated urbanisation, increased pollutants have degraded urban water quality. Timely identification and control of pollution sources enable relevant departments to effectively perform water treatment and restoration. To achieve this goal, a remote sensing identification method for urban water pollution sources applicable to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hyperspectral images was established. First, seven fluorescent components were obtained through three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy of dissolved organic matter (DOM) combined with parallel factor analysis. Based on the hierarchical cluster analysis of the seven fluorescence components and three spectral indices, four pollution source (PS) types were determined, namely, domestic sewage, terrestrial input, agricultural and algal, and industrial wastewater sources. Second, several water colour and optical parameters, including the absorption coefficient of chromophoric DOM at 254 nm, humification index, chlorophyll-a concentration, and hue angle, were utilised to develop an identification method with a recognition accuracy exceeding 70% for the four PSs that is suitable for UAV hyperspectral data. This study demonstrated the potential of identifying PSs by combining the fluorescence characteristics of DOM with the optical properties of water, thus expanding the application of remote sensing technologies and providing more comprehensive and reliable information for urban water quality management.
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- Xiaolan Cai
- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Monitoring and Scientific Research Center, Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan 430010, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Education Ministry, Jiangsu Center for Collaboration Invocation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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Katz O, Ferguson T, Abbey E, Klose SJ, Prüfert C, Loock HP. Fluorescence Excitation-Emission-Matrix Imaging. Anal Chem 2023; 95:12631-12639. [PMID: 37590886 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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We present a 4-dimensional (4D) fluorescence imaging system in which each of the 65,536 pixels in the image array contains an excitation-emission-matrix spectrum with 31 excitation wavelengths and 8 emission wavelengths (x, y, λexc, λem). Hadamard-transform multiplexing of the excitation light from a 31-channel programmable light source allows for an increase in the data acquisition rate so that each 65,536-pixel image can be obtained within 8 s. The system is demonstrated and characterized using, first, a 4D image of 10 capillaries filled with four dye solutions and their binary and ternary mixtures, and, second, using a sequence of about 100 images of layered fluorescent dye solutions and their changing fluorescence as a function of temperature. Multivariate analysis using parallel factor analysis produces images of the spatial distribution of the fluorophores together with their relative intensity as a function of time.
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- Oren Katz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 5C2, Canada
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- Leibniz-Institut für Plasmaforschung und Technologie, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 5C2, Canada
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Lin Y, Hao Z, Liu J, Han J, Wang A, Ouyang Q, Fu F. Molecular probing of dissolved organic matter and its transformation in a woolen textile wastewater treatment station. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 457:131807. [PMID: 37307730 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Woolen textile industry produces enormous wastewater (WTIW) with high pollution loads, and needs to be treated by wastewater treatment stations (WWTS) before centralized treatment. However, WTIW effluent still contains many biorefractory and toxic substances; thus, comprehensive understandings of dissolved organic matter (DOM) of WTIW and its transformation are essential. In this study, total quantity indices, size exclusion chromatography, spectral methods, and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR MS) were used for comprehensively characterizing DOM and its transformation during full-scale treatments, including influent, regulation pool (RP), flotation pool (FP), up-flow anaerobic sludge bed (UA), anaerobic/oxic (AO) and effluent. DOM in influent featured a large molecular weight (5-17 kDa), toxicity (0.201 HgCl2 mg/L), and a protein content of 338 mg C/L. FP largely removed 5-17 kDa DOM with the formation of 0.45-5 kDa DOM. UA and AO removed 698 and 2042 chemicals, respectively, which were primarily saturated components (H/C > 1.5); however, both UA and AO contributed to the formation of 741 and 1378 stable chemicals, respectively. Good correlations were found among water quality indices and spectral/molecular indices. Our study reveals the molecular composition and transformation of WTIW DOM during treatments and encourages the optimization of the employed processes in WWTS.
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- Yaohui Lin
- Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology of MOE, Fujian Provincial Key Lab of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology of MOE, Fujian Provincial Key Lab of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China.
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Geng T, Wang Y, Yin XL, Chen W, Gu HW. A Comprehensive Review on the Excitation-Emission Matrix Fluorescence Spectroscopic Characterization of Petroleum-Containing Substances: Principles, Methods, and Applications. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2023:1-23. [PMID: 37155146 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2023.2205500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Petroleum-containing substance (PCS) is a general term used for petroleum and its derivatives. A comprehensive characterization of PCSs is crucial for resource exploitation, economic development and environmental protection. Fluorescence spectroscopy, especially excitation-emission matrix fluorescence (EEMF) spectroscopy, has been proved to be a powerful tool to characterize PCSs since its remarkable sensitivity, selectivity, simplicity and high efficiency. However, there is a lack of systematic review focusing on this field in the literature. This paper reviews the fundamental principles and measurements of EEMF for characterizing PCSs, and makes a systematic introduction to various information mining methods including basic peak information extraction, spectral parameterization and some commonly used chemometric methods. In addition, recent advances in applying EEMF to characterize PCSs during the whole life-cycle process of petroleum are also revisited. Furthermore, the current limitations of EEMF in the measurement and characterization of PCSs are discussed and corresponding solutions are provided. For promoting the future development of this field, the urgent need to build a relatively complete EEMF fingerprint library to trace PCSs, not only pollutants but also crude oil and petroleum products, is proposed. Finally, the extensions of EEMF to high-dimensional chemometrics and deep learning are prospected, with the expectation of solving more complex systems and problems.
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- Tao Geng
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Clean Production and Pollutant Control of Oil and Gas Fields, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Clean Production and Pollutant Control of Oil and Gas Fields, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Clean Production and Pollutant Control of Oil and Gas Fields, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Clean Production and Pollutant Control of Oil and Gas Fields, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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Zhang X, Yu H, Gao H, Lu K, Liu D. Explore variations of DOM components in different landcover areas of riparian zone by EEM-PARAFAC and partial least squares structural equation model. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 291:122300. [PMID: 36764052 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.122300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays key roles in species-distribution of contaminants and the biogeochemical cycle of carbon in ecosystems. Riparian zone is the representative of water-land ecotone and controls the DOM exchange between water and land. However, the variance of DOM in different landcover areas of an urban river riparian zone is unknown. In this study, fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy coupled with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) and partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) was applied to character dissolved organic matter (DOM) fractions in four types of landcover riparian areas (natural forest, artificial forest, semi-natural grassland, and cropland) of Puhe River and trace latent factors. Soil samples were collected at 0-20 cm, 20-40 cm, 40-60 cm, and 60-80 cm. The results showed that soil DOM components and humification varied between forests with grassland and cropland samples, and soil humification was obviously higher in the forest samples than that in the grassland and cropland samples. In the natural and artificial forest soils, the humic/fulvic-like were the dominant fractions of DOM, whose variations were smaller than the protein-like with soil depths. However, the tyrosine-like was the representative component in the grassland and cropland soils, whose variation was smaller than the humus substances. According to the PLS-SEM, the DOM components and humification were affected by soil physiochemical properties and DOM sources. The humification in the forest soils had a positive correlation with tryptophan-like, which derived from blended source of the autochthonous and terrigenous. Nevertheless, a positive correlation was observed between humification and humus substances, which could derive from microbial degradation of tyrosine-like, in the grassland and cropland soils. Moreover, the soil physiochemical properties were negatively related to DOM components in all soil samples, which could affect indirectly soil humification. Therefore, EEM combined with PARAFAC and PLS-SEM might be an effective method to investigate DOM fractions and trace the latent factors in different landcover areas of the riparian zone.
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- Xiulei Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Xie R, Qi J, Shi C, Zhang P, Wu R, Li J, Waniek JJ. Changes of dissolved organic matter following salinity invasion in different seasons in a nitrogen rich tidal reach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 880:163251. [PMID: 37023805 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a heterogeneous mixture of dissolved material found ubiquitously in aquatic systems and dissolved organic nitrogen is one of its most important components. We hypothesised nitrogen species and salinity intrusions affect the DOM changes. Here, using the nitrogen rich Minjiang River as an easily accessible natural laboratory 3 field surveys with 9 sampling sites (S1-S9) were conducted in November 2018, April and August 2019. The excitation emission matrices (EEMs) of DOM were explored with parallel factor (PARAFAC) and cosine-histogram similarity analysis. Four indices including fluorescence index (FI), biological index (BIX), humification index (HIX) and the fluorescent DOM (FDOM) were calculated and the impact of physicochemical properties was assessed. The results suggested that the highest salinities of 6.15, 2.98 and 10.10, during each campaign corresponded to DTN concentrations of 119.29-240.71, 149.12-262.42 and 88.27-155.29 μmol·L-1, respectively. PARAFAC analysis revealed the presence of tyrosine-like proteins (C1), tryptophan-like proteins or a combination of the peak N and tryptophan-like fluorophore (C2) and the humic-like material (C3). The EEMs in the upstream reach (i.e. S1-S3) were complex with larger spectra ranges, higher intensities and similar similarity. Subsequently, the fluorescence intensity of three components decreased significantly with low similarity of EEMs (i.e. S4-S7). At the downstream, the fluorescence levels dispersed significantly and no obvious peaks were seen except in August. In addition, FI and HIX increased, while BIX and FDOM decreased from upstream to downstream. The salinity positively correlated with FI and HIX, and negatively related to BIX and FDOM. Besides, the elevated DTN had a significant effect on the DOM fluorescence indices. Altogether, salinity intrusion and elevated nitrogen are relevant for the distribution of the DOM, which is helpful for the water management tracing the DOM source according to the on-line monitoring of salinity and nitrogen in estuaries.
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- Rongrong Xie
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Recycling of Fujian Province, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Digital Fujian Environmental Monitoring Internet of Things Laboratory, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Provincial Academy of Environmental Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Recycling of Fujian Province, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Digital Fujian Environmental Monitoring Internet of Things Laboratory, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde, Rostock 18119, Germany.
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Bai X, Yang G. Treatment of refractory organics in biologically treated landfill leachate by a zero valent iron enhanced Peroxone process: Degradation efficiency and mechanism study. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2023; 41:594-607. [PMID: 36169147 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x221126390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A zero valent iron (ZVI) enhanced Peroxone process (ZVI/Peroxone) was used to treat biologically treated landfill leachate (BTL). The treatment efficiency of the ZVI/Peroxone process was compared to single (ZVI, O3 and H2O2) and dual (ZVI/H2O2, Fe0/O3 and Peroxone) processes. The results showed that ZVI can greatly enhance the treatment capability of the Peroxone process, and the color number (CN), absorbance at 254 nm (UV254), and total organic carbon (TOC) removal efficiencies were 98.82, 84.30 and 66.38%, respectively. In the ZVI/Peroxone process, higher O3 and ZVI dosages improved organics removal, and H2O2 could promote organics removal within a certain dosage range. However, too much H2O2 decreased treatment efficiency. The best treatment performance by the ZVI/Peroxone process was obtained under acidic conditions. The three-dimensional excitation and emission matrix analysis showed that BTL mainly contained two fluorescent substances, which were fulvic-like substances in the ultraviolet region (Ex/Em = 235-255 nm/410-450 nm) and fulvic-like substances in the visible light region (Ex/Em = 310-360 nm/370-450 nm). Fluorescent substances could be substantially degraded by the ZVI/Peroxone process during the early stages of the reaction. An analysis of ZVI morphology and element valency changes showed that the micro Fe0 particles used in this study remained highly reactive during the process. The ZVI enhanced the homogenous Fenton, heterogeneous Fenton, and coagulation-flocculation effects during the Peroxone process.
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- Xue Bai
- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
- Southwest Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute of China, Chengdu, China
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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Yang N, Yang S, Yang L, Song Q, Zheng X. Exploration of browning reactions during alkaline thermal hydrolysis of sludge: Maillard reaction, caramelization and humic acid desorption. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 217:114814. [PMID: 36403650 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114814] [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] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The browning reaction produces melanoidins, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and humic acids which influence subsequent anaerobic digestion and protein recovery. This paper systematically evaluates the variation of organics that make sludge browning with heating temperature and reaction time, the effect of browning organics on protein recovery and anaerobic digestion, and finally proposes a pathway for the occurrence of the Maillard reaction (MR) in the sludge environment. The results show that the browning of sludge hydrolysate is related to the comprehensive influence of the MR, caramelization and humic acid desorption. The increase of temperature (80 °C-150 °C) and pH (9-13) will promote the extent of browning of sludge hydrolysate, and the sludge browning reaction basically stabilizes at the reaction time of 1 h. Humic acid and melanoidin could co-precipitate with the protein, thereby reducing the purity of the recovered protein. The inhibition of anaerobic digestion starts when the melanoidin concentration is 8.01 mmol/L. The three-dimensional fluorescence, GC-MS and FT-IR analysis show that melanoidins have the same functional groups and fluorescence properties as humic acid does, and the humic acid in the supernatant of the sludge treated with ATH was not only converted at its adsorbed state, but also possibly generated by the reaction of the dissolved proteins with polysaccharides. Finally, LC-MS/MS was used to identify the intermediate products of the MR and the possible structural formula of melanoidin. This study further clarifies the browning reaction in hydrothermal sludge treatment and provides help for the accuracy of subsequent studies.
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- Ning Yang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, Shaanxi, 710048, China
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Peer S, Vybornova A, Saracevic Z, Krampe J, Zessner M, Zoboli O. Enhanced statistical evaluation of fluorescence properties to identify dissolved organic matter dynamics during river high-flow events. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 851:158016. [PMID: 35973545 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158016] [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: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fluorescence spectroscopy has become a widely used technique to characterize dissolved organic matter (DOM) and organic hazardous micro-pollutants in natural and human-influenced water bodies. Especially in rivers highly impacted by municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants' effluents, the fluorescence signal at low-flow is mainly dominated by these discharges. At river high-flow, their influence decreases due to dilution effects, and at the same time, other compounds of DOM, stemming from diffuse inputs, can increase or even dominate. Therefore, whereas the analysis of DOM is little informative on the changing sources and pathways of emissions, fluorescence spectroscopy can enhance our understanding and our possibilities of monitoring such dynamics in river catchments. This paper analyzed samples from seven high-flow events in an Austrian river. Firstly, independent DOM components were discriminated using a parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) to show the varying composition of DOM during different phases of high-flow events. Furthermore, partial least squares (PLS) and sparse PLS (sPLS) regression were applied to identify excitation and emission wavelengths, serving as proxy parameters for quantifying dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and chloride. The PLS models show the best prediction accuracy but use the entire excitation-emission matrix in exchange. In selecting predictors, the use of excitation and emission wavelengths adjusted via sPLS is superior to the extracted PARAFAC components. The sPLS model yields 16 wavelength combinations for DOC (RMSEsPLS = 0.41 mg L-1) and 18 wavelength combinations for chloride (RMSEsPLS = 2.21 mg L-1). In contrast to other established optical measurement methods, which require different calibrations for low- and high-flow conditions, these models based on sPLS succeed in quantifying those parameters across the entire range of flow conditions and events of various magnitudes with a relative precision of about 5 %. These results show how the application of multivariate statistical techniques enhances the exploitation of the information provided by fluorescence spectroscopy.
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- Sandra Peer
- Institute for Water Quality and Resource Management, TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute for Water Quality and Resource Management, TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Water Quality and Resource Management, TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Water Quality and Resource Management, TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Water Quality and Resource Management, TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Water Quality and Resource Management, TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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Ji Z, Yang X, Qi X, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Xia X, Pei Y. Facile synthesis of waste-based CdS-loaded hierarchically porous geopolymer for adsorption-photocatalysis of organic contamination and its environmental risks. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136144. [PMID: 36029860 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In order to obtain an adsorbent-photocatalyst with low-cost, strong stability and great reusability/recyclability, a waste-based and CdS-loaded hierarchically porous geopolymer (HPG) was prepared by facile synthesis. The adsorption-photocatalysis ability, reusability, and stability of HPG under different conditions were determined. Results indicated that HPG showed better adsorption-photocatalysis performance for organic dyes under alkaline environment, and it remained a high adsorption-photocatalysis efficiency after used for five times. Furthermore, HPG was stable in different environment conditions (strong acidic, acid raining, neutral, high salinity, and high alkali environment). The mass loss of HPG were around 3.22-6.68% (7 days extraction), and the immobilization rates of Cd2+ in neutral, high salinity, and high alkali environments were higher than 99.99%. Under visible light irradiation, HPG effectively photo-degraded the organic substances in overlying water of polluted sediments. After 330 min irradiation, the concentrations of COD and TOC were decreased from 47.52 mg/L and 20.9 mg/L to 16.58 mg/L and 11.19 mg/L, respectively. The humic-like and fulvic-like substances were transformed to protein-like substances under photo-degradation effect. This study confirmed that HPG possesses advantages in cost, chemical stability, and reusability, and it has a great potential to be used as in-situ remediation environmental functional material for organic contaminants in lake.
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- Zehua Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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Ma XY, Chen W, Tang L, Wang YK, Li M, Wang XC. The impact of natural sunlight irradiation on the biotoxicities of different molecular sizes EfOM/SRNOM and its relationship with spectral and molecular level parameters. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 843:156972. [PMID: 35772563 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156972] [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: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Natural sunlight irradiation is regarded as an efficient and low-carbon method for controlling the biotoxicity of effluents from domestic wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Dissolved organic matter in WWTPs effluent (EfOM) is responsible for the non-specific biotoxicity of effluent. In the present study, the variation in spectral characteristics, molecular composition, luminescent bacteria toxicity, and genotoxicity of EfOM of different molecular sizes (MOSs) during natural sunlight irradiation were investigated from a systematic perspective, and the standard natural organic matter from the Suwannee River (SRNOM) was synchronously assessed for comparative purposes. To further explore the cause of the biotoxicity changes, the relationships between the spectral or molecular level parameters (obtained from FT-ICR MS analysis) and biotoxicity were assessed using correlation analysis. The molecules in <1 kDa EfOM with lower molecular weight, higher unsaturation degree, and higher humification and fluorescence had higher luminescent bacteria toxicity under sunlight irradiation. However, in the <1 kDa SRNOM, the molecules which were characterized by higher humification and fluorescence had higher luminescent bacteria toxicity. The notable genotoxicity reduction of EfOM under sunlight irradiation was attributed to the photochemical degradation of components with a high unsaturation degree. Such findings could enable ecological safety improvement of aquatic environments using natural sunlight.
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- Xiaoyan Y Ma
- Key Lab of Environmental Engineering (Shaanxi province), School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China.
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- Key Lab of Environmental Engineering (Shaanxi province), School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Environmental Engineering (Shaanxi province), School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- School of Environment and Tourism, West Anhui University, Lùan 237000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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- Key Lab of Environmental Engineering (Shaanxi province), School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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Lan J, Liu L, Wang X, Wu X, Wang Z. DOM tracking and prediction of rural domestic sewage with UV-vis and EEM in the Yangtze River Delta, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:74579-74590. [PMID: 35639319 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20979-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Compared with the urban sewage treatment plants, the operation of rural decentralized sewage facilities is trapped by the absence of professionals, thus having to be run dependently on the self-adaptive operation of the facilities, which makes timely monitoring particularly important. In this study, organic pollutants in rural domestic sewage and urban domestic sewage are analyzed using ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) and Fourier transform infrared reflectance (FTIR). Compared with the UV-vis absorption spectrum, EEM can not only make up the deficiency in the detection of some easily degradable organics in sewage, but also reveal the transformation of different components, thus indicating timely the treatment progress of rural sewage. Linear fitting of COD and spectrum shows that UV254 combined with fluorescence excitation-emission at Ex/Em = 250/330 nm might be more suitable for the prediction of COD in rural water than the UV254 alone. This is of great significance for guiding the self-adaptive operation of rural domestic sewage facilities, improving their stability and efficiency, so as to improve the rural living environment.
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- Jinjing Lan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control On Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control On Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
- China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Matos MC, Tadini AM, da Conceição FR, Junior AM, Menegatti CR, Mounier S, Caires ARL, Nicolodelli G. Dissolved organic matter in bovine slaughterhouse wastewater using fluorescence spectroscopy associated with CP/PARAFAC and PCA methods. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:6590-6598. [PMID: 36255885 DOI: 10.1364/ao.461746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this work, we evaluated the potential application of fluorescence spectroscopy, associated with the canonical polyadic/parallel factor analysis and principal component analysis, to monitor the dissolved organic matter (DOM) generated from a slaughterhouse industry. During the monitoring process, we analyzed the residual water at the entrance and exit sites of the slaughterhouse effluent treatment as well as downstream and upstream the effluent receiving water body of a local river. The results revealed that the fluorescence analysis was able to identify proteins, chlorophylls, and humic substances at the entrance and exit sites of the slaughterhouse treatment plant and humic substances at the river water bodies. Our data also demonstrated that the industrial effluent discharged into the river did not impact the receiving water body quality as determined by the biological and humification indices obtained by fluorescence analysis, which was confirmed by conventional physicochemical analysis. In summary, the present findings indicate that fluorescence spectroscopy, in association with multivariate analysis, can be successfully applied as an analytical tool for evaluating the quality of DOM in slaughterhouse wastewater.
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Gao Z, Su J, Ali A, Wang X, Bai Y, Wang Y, Wang Z. Denitrification strategy of Pantoea sp. MFG10 coupled with microbial dissimilatory manganese reduction: Deciphering the physiological response based on extracellular secretion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 355:127278. [PMID: 35545210 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127278] [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: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, the manganese (Mn) reduction-coupled denitrification strategy of dissimilatory Mn reducing bacteria was insightfully investigated. Different parameters (MnO2 level, pH, and temperature) were optimized by kinetic fitting to improve denitrification and Mn reduction effects. The 300 mg L-1 MnO2 addition achieved 98.72% NO3--N removal in 12 h, which was 54.62% higher than blank group without MnO2. Scale-up studies showed that the metabolic activity of the bacteria was effectively enhanced by the addition of MnO2. Besides the deepening of humification in the system, tryptophan-like protein and polysaccharide as potential electron donor precursors revealed remarkable contributions to the extracellular secretion-dependent denitrification process of DMRB. The effect of EPS on Mn reduction depends mainly on the capture of MnO2 by the LB-EPS layer versus its dissolution in the TB-EPS layer. Ultimately, the EPS possess a dual effect of accelerated denitrification and Mn reduction efficiency due to the enhanced EET process.
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- Zhihong Gao
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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Zhang Y, Liu C, Li Y, Song L, Yang J, Zuo R, Li J, Teng Y, Wang J. Spectroscopic Characteristics and Speciation Distribution of Fe(III) Binding to Molecular Weight-Dependent Standard Pahokee Peat Fulvic Acid. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137838. [PMID: 35805509 PMCID: PMC9266197 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Peat-derived organic matter, as powerful chelators, is of great significance for the transport of Fe to the ocean and the enhancement of dissolved Fe. However, the iron binding capacity of molecular weight (MW)-fractionated dissolved organic matter is variable, due to its structure and composition heterogeneity. In this work, we used the standard Pahokee Peat fulvic acid (PPFA) as an example, and investigated the spectroscopy properties and Fe(III) binding ability of PPFA and different molecular weight fractions by UV−Vis absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy and the Donnan Membrane Technique (DMT). The results showed binding sites for Fe(III) at the 263 nm and >320 nm regions in differential absorbance spectra. Upon increasing the iron concentration to 18.00 μmol·L−1, the critical binding capacity was exceeded, which resulted in a decrease in absorbance. Fe(III) was found to prefer to bind to humic-like components, and ultraviolet humic-like fluorophores displayed stronger binding strength. High molecular weight PPFA fractions (>10 kDa) possessed more aromatic and hydrophobic components, displayed a higher degree of humification, and exhibited higher metal binding potential. Furthermore, the speciation analysis and stability constant (cK) were calculated using Donnan membrane equilibrium. The correlation between cK values and PPFA spectral properties demonstrated that aromaticity, hydrophobicity, molecular weight and humification degree were crucial indices of PPFA−Fe(III) affinity. Significantly, the humification degree, represented by HIX, showed the strongest correlation (r = 0.929, p = 0.003), which could be used to estimate the binding strength. This study provides further understanding of the complexation mechanism of iron and DOM in the peat environment and identifies the considerable effect of molecular weight.
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- Yaqin Zhang
- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
- Correspondence: (L.S.); (J.Y.)
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
- Correspondence: (L.S.); (J.Y.)
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (Y.Z.); (C.L.); (Y.L.); (R.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.T.); (J.W.)
- Engineering Research Center of Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100875, China
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Duan P, Wei M, Yao L, Li M. Relationship between non-point source pollution and fluorescence fingerprint of riverine dissolved organic matter is season dependent. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 823:153617. [PMID: 35124063 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The source identification of water pollution and quantification of pollution sources are vital for water environment management. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) affects the form, solubility, and toxicity of pollutants, so the migration and transformation of DOM are crucial for water quality assessment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify pollution sources and quantify their contribution in water environments using fluorescence fingerprint of DOM. The Danjiangkou Reservoir and its main tributaries were selected as the study area. The DOM fluorescence components of pollution source samples were analyzed and the quantitative relationship between DOM spectral indices and nitrate isotopes (δ15N-NO3- and δ18O-NO3-) was established. It was found that humic-like substances were mainly derived from non-point source (NPS) pollution and protein-like substances were from point source (PS) pollution. The fluorescence index (FI) of DOM was positively correlated with PS pollution and negatively correlated with NPS pollution. The quantitative relationship between three-dimensional (3D) fluorescence spectra characteristics of DOM and water quality indicators or NPS pollution was established, which realized the convenient quantitative evaluation of pollution load and pollution source contribution using DOM fluorescence spectra characteristics. The strength of the correlation between DOM fluorescence spectra characteristics and water quality indicators (or NPS pollution) was affected by seasonal rainfall due to changes in the contribution of PS and NPS pollution. This study provides a new approach for source identification of water pollution and quantification of pollution sources using 3D fluorescence fingerprint of DOM.
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- Pengfei Duan
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Remediation and Pollution Control for Urban Ecological Environment, Numerical Simulation Group for Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China.
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Investigating Biochar-Derived Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Components Extracted Using a Sequential Extraction Protocol. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15113865. [PMID: 35683162 PMCID: PMC9182520 DOI: 10.3390/ma15113865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Biochar-derived dissolved organic carbon (DOC), as the most important component of biochar, can be released on farmland, improving fertility and playing a role in soil amendment and remediation. The complexity of molecular structures and diversity of DOC compounds have influenced these functions to some extent. A sequential extract protocol consisting of water (25 °C), hot water (80 °C), and NaOH solution (0.05 M) was used to fully extract DOC compounds and gain a thorough understanding of the possible DOC components released from biochar. Rape straw (RS), apple tree branches (ATB), and pine sawdust (PS) were pyrolyzed at 300, 500, and 700 °C, respectively, to make nine distinct biochars. A TOC analyser, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV–vis), and excitation–emission fluorescence (EEM) spectrophotometer were used in conjunction with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) to determine the distribution of DOC content, the diversity of aromaticity, molecular weight characteristics and components of biochar-derived DOC. The results show that the relative distribution of water-extractable fractions ranged from 3.21 to 35.57%, with a low-aromaticity and extremely hydrophilic fulvic-acid-like compounds being found in the highest amounts (C2 and C3). The smallest amount of hot water-extractable components was produced from the release of small-molecule aliphatic compounds adsorbed on biochar and susceptible to migration loss once in a soil solution. More than half of the biochar-derived DOC was released in a NaOH solution, which primarily consisted of humic-acid-like compounds (C1), with higher molecular weights, more aromaticity, and lower bioavailability, according to the distribution of DOC in various extractants. In addition, the pyrolysis temperature and biomass type had a significant impact on the DOC properties released by biochar. As a result, the findings of this study showed that using a sequential extract protocol of water, hot water, and NaOH solution in combination with spectroscopic methods could successfully reveal the diversity of biochar-derived components, which could lead to new insights for the accurate assessment of potential environmental impacts and new directions for biochar applications.
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Dai Y, Wang H, Wang J, Wang X, Wang Z, Ge X. Prediction of water quality based on SVR by fluorescence excitation-emission matrix and UV-Vis absorption spectrum. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 273:121059. [PMID: 35220050 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As a result of economic development, the pollution of freshwater resources in urban areas of China is becoming more and more serious. Therefore, it is urgent and necessary to develop a real-time monitoring method for the water quality of urban streams and rivers. In this study, a novel method (CFFA) Combined by peak-picking method, Fluorescence spectral indexes, Fluorescence regional integration, and Absorption spectral indexes were designed to extract wide-ranging information from the combination of the excitation-emission matrix (EEM) and absorption spectrum (Abs) of water samples. More than 600 freshwater samples were collected at 180 sections of 60 rivers in the Yangzhou urban region from April 2018 and May 2019. The CFFA inputs form was applied to establish the prediction models of water quality indexes (CODCr, CODMn, NH3-N, TP, TN, and BOD5) based on ε-Support Vector Regression (ε-SVR). To examine the performance of the prediction models, contrastive analysis among CFFA and the other three input models was carried out. Results show that CFFA input models have shorter modeling time, lower RMSE and MAPE, and higher R2 in both training and testing sets, and each constituent part of CFFA is important to the precise prediction on the basis of the ablating analysis. Our study highlights that SVR models with the CFFA input trained by numerous and various water samples could effectively predict multiple indexes for real-time water quality monitoring.
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- Yuan Dai
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China; Yangzhou Environmental Monitoring Center, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Yangzhou Environmental Monitoring Center, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Yangzhou Environmental Monitoring Center, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
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Yang Y, Ricoveri A, Demeestere K, Van Hulle S. Surrogate-based follow-up of activated carbon adsorption preceded by ozonation for removal of bulk organics and micropollutants from landfill leachate. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:153349. [PMID: 35077794 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153349] [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: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although combined ozonation with activated carbon (AC) adsorption is a promising technique for leachate treatment, little is known about how ozone-induced changes in leachate characteristics affect the organics adsorption, especially in view of emerging micropollutants (MPs) removal. Furthermore, the online monitoring of MPs is challenging but desirable for efficient treatment operation. This study investigates how preceding ozonation impacts the adsorption of bulk organics (expressed as chemical oxygen demand (COD)) and ozone-recalcitrant MPs, i.e., primidone, atrazine and alachlor, in leachate using batch and column adsorption tests. Additionally, a new surrogate-based model was evaluated for predicting MPs breakthrough. Batch tests revealed that ozonation results in a decreasing apparent affinity of COD towards AC, but the non-adsorbable part did not obviously change. The adsorption of MPs in ozonated leachate was (1-41%) higher than that in non-ozonated leachate, especially for the more hydrophobic alachlor and atrazine, due to a reduced sites competition from bulk organics. Column adsorption showed that ozonation delayed COD and MPs breakthrough due to the reduced COD loading and sites competition, respectively. An increased empty bed contact time (EBCT, 10-40 min) led to an increased COD uptake by a factor of 3.0-3.2 for ozonated and non-ozonated leachates, while MPs adsorption also increased, suggesting that pore blockage rather than site competition could be the dominant inhibitory effect. The data from column adsorption demonstrate the applicability of developed surrogate-based model for predicting MPs breakthrough. Particularly, the fitting parameters were not affected by change of leachate characteristics, while they were impacted by change of EBCT.
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- Yongyuan Yang
- LIWET, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Campus Kortrijk, Graaf Karel De Goedelaan 5, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.
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- LIWET, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Campus Kortrijk, Graaf Karel De Goedelaan 5, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Research Group Environmental Organic Chemistry and Technology (EnVOC), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- LIWET, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Campus Kortrijk, Graaf Karel De Goedelaan 5, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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Lu K, Gao H, Yu H, Liu D, Zhu N, Wan K. Insight into variations of DOM fractions in different latitudinal rural black-odor waterbodies of eastern China using fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with structure equation model. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 816:151531. [PMID: 34780815 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The structural compositions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) could profoundly affect formation and evolution of black-odor waterbodies (BOWs). In this study, 81 samples of BOWs were collected from three different latitudinal rural regions in eastern China, including low, middle and high latitude regions. Based on fluorescence index (FI) and biological index (BIX) deduced from excitation-emission matrices (EEMs) of rural BOWs, biological source of DOM was dominant in low latitude, while DOM derived from both biological and terrestrial in mid-latitude and high-latitude. Furthermore, humification degree of DOM in the former was lower than those in the latter based on humification index (HIX) deduced from EEMs. Seven fluorescence components of DOM were extracted by EEMs combined with parallel factor analysis: components 1 and 2 (C1 and C2) known as tryptophan-like substances, C3 and C4 associated with tyrosine-like, C5 related with biological byproducts, C6 relative to fulvic-like, and C7 referred as humic-like. The roughly decreasing order of percentages in DOM fractions from the rural BOWs was tyrosine-like > tryptophan-like > fulvic-like > microbial byproduct > humic-like in three regions. According to hierarchical cluster analysis and redundancy analysis, the autochthonous fresh DOM was dominant in low latitudinal rural BOWs, which was relative to actions of phytoplankton and microorganisms. However, humification degree of DOM increased with a rise in latitude, which could attribute to variations of climate and agriculture industrial structure. Based on structure equation model, the C5 and FI were the potential factors of the rural BOWs, which suggested that microbial activity and pollution sources should affect formation and evolution of rural BOWs. These findings are conductive to reveal composition and fluorescence properties of DOM and in recognizing the potential factors of forming mechanism in rural BOWs, which could provide basic theoretical support for policymakers to regulate and treat it.
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- Kuotian Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, PR China; College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 20358, PR China
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- Technical Centre for Soil, Agricultural and Rural Ecology and Environment, Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing 100012, PR China
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Rodríguez-Vidal FJ, García-Valverde M, Ortega-Azabache B, González-Martínez Á, Bellido-Fernández A, Díez-Blanco V, Ruíz-Pérez MO. Monitoring the performance of wastewater treatment plants for organic matter removal using excitation-emission matrix fluorescence. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Park JW, Kim SY, Noh JH, Bae YH, Lee JW, Maeng SK. A shift from chemical oxygen demand to total organic carbon for stringent industrial wastewater regulations: Utilization of organic matter characteristics. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 305:114412. [PMID: 34991028 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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From 2022, industrial wastewater discharge regulations in South Korea will replace chemical oxygen demand (CODMn) with total organic carbon (TOC). A shift from CODMn to TOC is a pioneering change in protecting water bodies from organic contaminants. However, several industries are struggling to meet these TOC requirements even though their effluents met the CODMn limits. Effluent CODMn/TOC ratios (1.28 ± 0.64) found in our study were lower than the CODMn/TOC coefficients (1.33-1.80) suggested by the Ministry of Environment in South Korea. Aliphatic and particulate organic matter contents in effluents likely influenced the CODMn/TOC ratio. Regardless of the industrial category, dissolved organic carbon often consists of low molecular weight neutrals, hydrophobic organic carbon, and protein-like substances in raw and treated industrial wastewaters. The present study also revealed that TOC and CODMn represented different organic matter fractions in the paper mill and oil refinery wastewater, whereas the industrial park wastewater showed similar dissolved organic matter characteristics. Specifically, CODMn was effective in the determination of humic content in paper mill wastewater but was underestimated in oil refinery wastewater. Additionally, only paper mill effluents exceeded the TOC requirements (4 of 6 samples) and required an additional post-treatment process owing to higher organic loads.
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- Ji Won Park
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea; Department of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX, Delft, the Netherlands; Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Water Environment Management, Effluent Toxicity Management Division, Korea Environment Corporation (KECO), 42 Hwangyeong-ro, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea University, Sejong, 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea.
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Liu Y, Wang X, Sun J. Transformations of Diatom-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter by Bacillus pumilus Under Warming and Acidification Conditions. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:833670. [PMID: 35283861 PMCID: PMC8914222 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.833670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Heterotrophic bacteria are assumed to play an important role in processing of phytoplankton-derived dissolved organic matter (DOM). Although the algae-derived organic matter is commonly studied, the transformation and processing of DOM by epiphytic bacteria for phytoplankton have rarely been investigated, especially under warming and acidification. In this study, Bacillus pumilus is used to explore the ecologically important marine diatom Skeletonema dohrnii-derived DOM under different conditions (temperature, 27°C and 31°C; pCO2, 400 and 1,000 ppm), utilizing fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) combined with parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC). Fluorescence regional integration and the peak selecting method are used to generate B, T, N, A, M, and C peaks in the EEM fluorescence spectroscopy. The main known fluorophores including that protein-like components (peaks B and T), unknown components (peak N), and humic-like component (peaks A, M, and C). Our experimental results showed that under higher temperature and pressure of CO2 (pCO2) conditions, S. dohrnii-derived DOM fluorescence was dominated by a protein-like signal that slower waning throughout the experiment, becoming an increasingly humic-like substance, implying that processing by the epiphytic bacteria (B. pumilus) produced more complex molecules. In addition, spectroscopic indices (e.g., fluorescence index, biological index, freshness index β/α, and humification index) were changed in varying degrees. This study reveals and confirms the direct participation of heterotrophic bacteria in the transformation and generation of algae-derived DOM in the laboratory, underlining the influence of global warming and ocean acidification on this process.
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- Yang Liu
- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
- Research Center for Indian Ocean Ecosystem, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center for Indian Ocean Ecosystem, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center for Indian Ocean Ecosystem, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- College of Marine Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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Chu YX, Wang J, Jiang L, Tian G, He R. Intermittent aeration reducing N 2O emissions from bioreactor landfills with gas-water joint regulation. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 139:309-320. [PMID: 34999438 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Landfills are important emission sources of atmospheric N2O, especially bioreactor landfills with leachate recirculation. In this study, N2O emissions were characterized in four bioreactor landfills with different ventilation methods, including intermittent (2-h aeration per 12 h or 4 h/d in continuous) and continuous aeration (20 h/d), in comparison to a traditional landfill without aeration. During the experiment, the N2O emissions from the landfill reactors with intermittent aeration were 7.48 and 7.15 mg, accounting for only 20.8% and 19.9% of those with continuous aeration, respectively. Continuous aeration was more favorable for the biodegradation of organic matter than intermittent aeration in the landfilled waste and leachate. Intermittent and continuous aeration could both effectively remove total nitrogen (TN) and NH4+-N with removal efficiencies above 64% in the leachate. In the experimental landfill reactors with gas-water joint regulation, the proportion of N2O-N to TN loss ranged from 0.02% to 0.75%. Luteimonas, Pseudomonas, Thauera, Pusillimonas and Comamonas were the dominant denitrifying bacteria in the landfill reactors. The denitrifying bacterial community in the landfilled waste was closely related to its degree of stabilization and nitrogenous compound concentrations in the landfilled waste and leachate. The NO3--N and NO2--N concentrations of leachate were the most important environmental factors affecting the succession of nirS-type and nirK-type denitrifying microbial communities in the landfilled waste. These findings indicated that intermittent aeration was an economical and effective way to accelerate the stabilization of landfilled waste and reduce the pollutants in leachate and N2O emissions during landfill mining and reclamation.
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- Yi-Xuan Chu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Song W, Ding S, Zhou L, Li N, Zhang Y, Li H, Ding J, Lu J. The performance of co-immobilized strains isolated from activated sludge combined with Scenedesmus quadricauda to remove nutrients and organics in black odorous water. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 345:126571. [PMID: 34921924 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126571] [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: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, three bacteria were isolated from activated sludge (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Dietzia maris). After that, isolated strains and Scenedesmus quadricauda that could degrade refractory organics, as co-immobilization species, were prepared gel beads to treat black odorous water. Under the optimized conditions, the removal rate of chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) reached 94.36%, 95.7%, 91.22% and 95.27%, respectively, and organics (including aromatic proteins and microbial-by-product-like compounds) were also significantly removed. Microbial analysis reveals that the community structure had a significant difference before and after treatment, and the main dominant at the genus level was transformed from Nitrospirillum (approximately 18.03%) to Flavobacterium (approximately 17.64%). This study also found that the immobilized gel beads have excellent stability and reusability, which provided a feasible and robust bioremediation strategy for the treatment of actual black-odor water.
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- Wanchao Song
- Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China
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- Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China; Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China.
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Rodríguez-Vidal FJ, Ortega-Azabache B, González-Martínez Á, Bellido-Fernández A. Comprehensive characterization of industrial wastewaters using EEM fluorescence, FT-IR and 1H NMR techniques. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 805:150417. [PMID: 34818815 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150417] [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: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The organic matter present in six industrial wastewaters (pulp and paper mill, brewery, textile, dairy, slaughterhouse effluents and a municipal landfill leachate) has been studied in this work using three analytical techniques: excitation-emission matrix fluorescence (EEMF), proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The pulp and paper mill effluent shows characteristic signals of the presence of lignins, carbohydrates and carboxylic acids, as well as sulfate, carbonate and sulfonates (coming from surfactants used in the cleaning of tanks). The main constituents of the brewery effluent are peptides and proteins coming mainly from spent yeast and diatomite filters (the presence of the latter was confirmed by SiO bands in the FTIR spectrum). The municipal landfill leachate is characterized by the majority presence of humic substances (typical of an old landfill) and a residual presence of small peptides, amino acids and carboxylic acids. Additionally, several inorganic compounds were identified by FTIR, such as nitrate, sulfate, phosphate and cyanide ions. The textile effluent from a cotton-based industry contains carbohydrates, carboxylic acids and sulfonates, which can act as auxochromes in the textile industry. The dairy effluent comprises amino acids and small peptides coming from the biodegradation of milk and whey in addition to carbohydrates (lactose) and carboxylic acids (mainly lactic acid). The presence of tyrosine-like peaks B in the EEMF spectrum of the slaughterhouse effluent indicates the existence of small peptides and amino acids coming from the biodegradation of blood proteins. Additionally, residual glucose, fatty acids, phosphate and sulfate were also identified in this effluent.
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- Francisco J Rodríguez-Vidal
- Department of Chemistry, Higher Polytechnic School, University of Burgos, Av Cantabria s/n, 09006 Burgos, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry. Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Pz Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry. Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Pz Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry. Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Pz Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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Cheng Y, Li JY, Ren X, Li Y, Kou YY, Chon K, Hwang MH, Ko MH. High efficiency of simultaneous nitrification, denitrification, and organics removal in the real-scale treatment of high C/N ratio food-processing wastewater using micro-aerobic reactors. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.108218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Jin T, Meng Q, Li X, Zhou L. Fluorescence Characteristics of Coalbed Methane Produced Water and Its Influence on Freshwater Bacteria in the South Qinshui Basin, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182412921. [PMID: 34948531 PMCID: PMC8701165 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182412921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Production of coalbed methane (CBM) resources commonly requires using hydraulic fracturing and chemical production well additives. Concern exists for the existence of chemical compounds in CBM produced water, due to the risk of environmental receptor contamination. In this study, parallel factor method analysis (PARAFAC), fluorescence index, and the fluorescence area integral methods were used to analyse the properties of CBM produced water sampled from Shizhuang Block (one of the most active CBM-producing regions in the Qinshui Basin). A culture experiment was designed to determine the effect of discharged CBM produced water on microorganisms in freshwater. Water quality analysis shows the hydrochemistry of most water samples as Na-HCO3 type produced water of CBM appears as a generally weak alkaline (pH 8.69 ± 0.185) with high salinity, high alkalinity, and a high chemical oxygen demand (COD) value. Three individual components were identified by using parallel factor method analysis as humic-like components (C1), fulvic-like components (C2), and amino acid-like substances (C3). The fluorescence characteristic index comprehensively explains that the fluorescent substances in CBM produced water has the characteristics of a low degree of humification and a high recent self-generating source. The region integration results of characteristic peaks show that tyrosine-like and tryptophan-like materials account for more than 67% of fluorescent substances in CBM produced water. The addition of produced water from coalbed methane promotes the growth of freshwater bacteria, and this process is accompanied by the decrease of the proportion of fulvic acid, humic acid, and the increase of the proportion of soluble microbial metabolites. This paper proposes a convenient method for organic matter identification of CBM produced water and provides some theoretical support and reference for the improvement of CBM water treatment and utilization.
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- Tao Jin
- School of Environmental Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; (T.J.); (X.L.); (L.Z.)
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- School of Environmental Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; (T.J.); (X.L.); (L.Z.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Resource Utilization and Ecological Restoration of Old Industrial Base, Xuzhou 221116, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-138-5203-7608
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- School of Environmental Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; (T.J.); (X.L.); (L.Z.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Resource Utilization and Ecological Restoration of Old Industrial Base, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; (T.J.); (X.L.); (L.Z.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Resource Utilization and Ecological Restoration of Old Industrial Base, Xuzhou 221116, China
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Liu Y, Liu X, Sun J. Response of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Characteristics and Dissolved Organic Matter for Marine Diatom Skeletonema dohrnii under Stress from Penicillin and Zn 2. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:2684. [PMID: 34961155 PMCID: PMC8708301 DOI: 10.3390/plants10122684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Skeletonema dohrnii is a good model diatom for studying environmental stress and has promising applications and prospects in various fields. Antibiotics and heavy metals are commonly exceeded in the nearshore marine habitats. In this work, we investigated the effects of an antibiotic (penicillin, 2 µg/L) and a heavy metal ion (Zn2+, 10 µmol/L) stress on marine diatom S. dohrnii, mainly using excitation-emission matrices (EEMs) fluorescence methods and OJIP test. Results indicated that algal cells grown with the antibiotic showed higher biomass, specific growth rate, doubling time, chlorophyll a, and chlorophyll fluorescence variables. Moreover, excess zinc had negative effects on S. dohrnii. We found that zinc not only inhibited the relative photosynthetic electron transfer efficiency but also reduced the Chl a content, which ultimately affected algal growth and organic matter production. In addition, the combined effect of penicillin and Zn2+ further affected the physiological state of S. dohrnii. The dissolved organic matter (DOM) characteristics of the four cultures were also different, including fluorescence indices (fluorescence index, biological index, β/α, and humification index) and fluorescence peaks (peaks A, C, M and T). In brief, characterization of chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics and DOM-related variables are important for understanding the effects of environmental stress on microalgae.
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- Yang Liu
- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China;
- College of Marine Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China;
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- College of Marine Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China;
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- College of Marine Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China;
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Xu F, Sun R, Wang H, Wang Y, Liu Y, Jin X, Zhao Z, Zhang Y, Cai W, Wang C, Kong Q. Improving the outcomes from electroactive constructed wetlands by mixing wastewaters from different beverage-processing industries. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 283:131203. [PMID: 34147984 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Denitrification in electroactive constructed wetland (EW) systems is constrained by the carbon source and the carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio (the COD/TN ratio). In this study, wastewater with a high C/N from a brewery was added to wastewater with a low C/N (dairy wastewater) in an EW system, and the pollutant removal, bioelectricity generation, transformations of dissolved organic matter, and microbial community structures were evaluated. The results showed that the average removal rates of ammonium nitrogen, total nitrogen, and chemical oxygen demand from the wastewater mixture were 6.40%, 46.44%, and 23.85% higher than those from the wastewater with a low C/N, respectively. Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium was effectively inhibited, and the NH4+-N removal was 25.52% higher, when the wastewater mixture was used instead of the high C/N wastewater. Similarly, the output voltage was significantly increased, and the internal resistance of the device was reduced, for the wastewater mixture. The structure of the microbial community improved, the relative abundance of electrochemically active bacteria was higher, and the protein-like and humic-like components were lower, in the mixture treatment than in the individual treatment. The results show that the nitrogen removal and biopower generation improved in an EW system when high C/N wastewater was used as the carbon source.
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- Fei Xu
- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- College of Arts, Shandong Management University, Jinan, 250357, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Geo-Mineral Engineering Co., Ltd., Jinan, 250013, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Geo-Mineral Engineering Co., Ltd., Jinan, 250013, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China.
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Different combined systems with Fenton-like oxidation and ultrafiltration for industrial wastewater treatment. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ritigala T, Demissie H, Chen Y, Zheng J, Zheng L, Zhu J, Fan H, Li J, Wang D, Weragoda SK, Weerasooriya R, Wei Y. Optimized pre-treatment of high strength food waste digestate by high content aluminum-nanocluster based magnetic coagulation. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 104:430-443. [PMID: 33985745 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Coagulation-based pre-treatment efficiency of high strength digestate of food waste (HSDFW) anaerobic digestion is negated by organic ligand-catalyzed decomposition of coagulants. In this study, an efficient HSDFW pre-treatment method, magnetic seeds (MS) coagulation, was employed by using highly stable Keggin Al30 nanocluster (PAC30), MS and polyacrylamide (PAM), and its operation was optimized by evaluating the performance of removing turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and total phosphorous (TP) phosphate. Results showed that at the optimum dosage of 4.82 g/L, PAC30 demonstrated excellent removals as high as 98.93% ± 0.1% of turbidity, 98.04% ± 0.1% of TSS, 58.28% ± 0.3% of total COD, 99.98% ± 0.01% of TP and 99.50% ± 0.01% of dissolved phosphate, respectively. Apparent molecular weight (AMW) and three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy analyses demonstrated more efficient removal of dissolved organic matter (DOM), particularly non-biodegradable and hydrophobic components by PAC30 than commercial coagulant. The sedimentation was much improved from 40 min by coagulation/flocculation to about 5 min settling by MS coagulation. The PAC30 based magnetic coagulation (MC) presents theoretical guidance on a cost-effective and much less footprint pre-treatment alternative for high strength wastewater.
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- Tharindu Ritigala
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Department of Chemistry College of Natural Sciences, Arbaminch University 1000, Ethiopia
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Beijing Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100101, China
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- Beijing Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100101, China
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- Beijing Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka.
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Rodríguez-Vidal FJ, García-Valverde M, Ortega-Azabache B, González-Martínez Á, Bellido-Fernández A. Using excitation-emission matrix fluorescence to evaluate the performance of water treatment plants for dissolved organic matter removal. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 249:119298. [PMID: 33341750 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study is aimed at assessing the performance of water treatment plants (both wastewater and drinking water treatment plants) for dissolved organic matter (DOM) removal using excitation-emission matrix fluorescence (EEMF) as the monitoring technique. The influent from the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of Burgos (Spain) is characterized from the presence of protein-like peaks (T1 and T2) and humic-like peaks (A and C), T2 and A showing the highest fluorescence intensity. The percentages of total removal in the effluent were in the following order: peak T1 (65%) > peak A (45%) > peak C (34%) > peak T2 (26%). The humic-like peaks were the most removed at the primary sedimentation stage, whereas peak T1 was by far the most removed in the biological reactor. Protein-like peaks T1 and T2 experienced a slight increase in the final effluent in comparison to their fluorescence at the previous stage (the exit of the biological reactor), an increase that can be explained by the release of SMP (soluble microbial products) from the biomass in the secondary clarifier. A poor correlation was obtained between peak T2 fluorescence and COD, BOD (r2 = 0.34-0.38). The natural water from the Úzquiza reservoir in Burgos (Spain) is characterized by the only presence of humic substances: a majority peak A (fulvic-like) and a weak peak C (humic-like). The whole fluorescent DOM was removed by coagulation-flocculation but a low fluorescence peak T2 appeared at the final stage, coming from protein-like SMPs released by the biomass attached to the filters.
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- Francisco J Rodríguez-Vidal
- Department of Chemistry, Higher Polytechnic School, University of Burgos. Av Cantabria s/n, 09006 Burgos, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Pz Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Pz Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Pz Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Pz Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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Characterizing Humic Substances from Native Halophyte Soils by Fluorescence Spectroscopy Combined with Parallel Factor Analysis and Canonical Correlation Analysis. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12239787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Soil is one of the principal substrates of human life and can serve as a reservoir of water and nutrients. Humic substances, indicators of soil fertility, are dominant in soil organic matter. However, soil degradation has been occurring all over the world, usually by soil salinization. Sustainable soil productivity has become an urgent problem to be solved. In this study, fluorescence excitation-emission matrices integrated with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) and canonical correlation analysis (CCA) were applied to characterize the components of fulvic acid (FA) and humic acid (HA) substances extracted from soils from the Liaohe River Delta, China. Along the saline gradient, soil samples with four disparate depths were gathered from four aboriginal halophyte communities, i.e., the Suaeda salsa Community (SSC), Chenopodium album Community (CAC), Phragmites australis Community (PAC), and Artemisia selengensis Community (ASC). Six components (C1 to C6) were identified in the FA and HA substances. The FA dominant fractions accounted for an average of 45.81% of the samples, whereas the HA dominant fractions accounted for an average of 42.72%. Mature levels of the HA fractions were higher than those of the FA fractions, so was the condensation degree, microbial activity, and humification degree of the FA fractions. C1 was associated with the ultraviolet FA, C2 was referred to as visible FA, C3 and C4 were relative to ultraviolet HA, C5 represented microbial humic-like substances (MH), and C6 referred to visible HA. C1, C2, C5 and C6 were latent factors of the FA fractions, determined using the CCA method and could possibly be used to differentiate among the SSC, CAC, PAC and ASC samples. C3, C4, C6 and C5 were latent factors of the HA fractions, which might be able to distinguish the ASC samples from the SSC, CAC and PAC samples. Fluorescence spectroscopy combined with the PARAFAC and CCA is a practical technique that is applied to assess the humic substance content of salinized soils.
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