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Luo H, Dai X, Wang Q, Yang Y, Xie S. The accumulation and release characteristics of heavy metals on the cultivation environment in Gracilaria litters during decay process. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 879:163091. [PMID: 37001267 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Gracilaria bioremediates heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Pb, Ni, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mn) and improves water quality in mariculture zones. However, Gracilaria litter produced during the growth and harvest process has become a critical bottleneck problem that limits the sustainable development of the Gracilaria cultivation industry. Experiments of decaying dried (dead) and frozen fresh (falling and dying) G. lemaneiformis and G. lichenosdies were carried out using the litterbag technique under laboratory-controlled and in situ conditions. The results showed that decay rates (k), decomposed time in 50 % (t50) and in 95 % (t95) varied between dried and frozen fresh Gracilaria and were different between G. lemaneiformis and G. lichenosdies. All Gracilaria samples showed an 80 %-90 % weight loss in 15-45 d. The variation in MAIs (accumulation index of metals) between the dried and frozen fresh Gracilaria litters differed significantly and provided evidence that metals could be imported or exported from litter to the environment. Based on our estimates from the 15-45 d experiment, the decay of Gracilaria can release and adsorb heavy metals. The enrichment of Fe, Pb, and Mn was more significant than the release, but the release of Cr, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Ni was more significant than the enrichment. Heavy metals in Gracilaria litters were accumulated and released simultaneously during decay. The present study simulated and underscores that Gracilaria cultivation intensely influences heavy metals recycled in marine environments It provides a theoretical basis for seaweed management for the sustainable development of the seaweed industry in the mariculture zone.
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- Hongtian Luo
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science in Guangdong Province of Jinan University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou 510632, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Engineering Research Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science in Guangdong Province of Jinan University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science in Guangdong Province of Jinan University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou 510632, China; Engineering Research Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science in Guangdong Province of Jinan University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou 510632, China; Engineering Research Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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Luo H, Yang Y, Xie S. The ecological effect of large-scale coastal natural and cultivated seaweed litter decay processes: An overview and perspective. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 341:118091. [PMID: 37150170 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Seaweeds are important components of marine ecosystems and can form a large biomass in a few months. The decomposition of seaweed litter provides energy and material for primary producers and consumers and is an important link between material circulation and energy flow in the ecosystem. However, during the growth process, part of the seaweed is deposited on the sediment surface in the form of litter. Under the joint action of the environment and organisms, elements enriched in seaweed can be released back into the environment in a short time, causing pollution problems. The cultivation yield of seaweed worldwide reached 34.7 million tons in 2019, but the litter produced during the growth and harvest process has become a vital bottleneck that restricts the further improvement of production and sustainable development of the seaweed cultivation industry. Seaweed outbreaks worldwide occur frequently, producing a mass of litter and resulting in environmental pollution on coasts and economic losses, which have negative effects on coastal ecosystems. The objective of this review is to discuss the decomposition process and ecological environmental effects of seaweed litter from the aspects of the research progress on seaweed litter; the impact of seaweed litter on the environment; and its interaction with organisms. Understanding the decomposition process and environmental impact of seaweed litter can provide theoretical support for coastal environmental protection, seaweed resource conservation and sustainable development of the seaweed cultivation industry worldwide. This review suggests that in the process of large-scale seaweed cultivation and seaweed outbreaks, ageing or falling litter should be cleared in a timely manner, mature seaweed should be harvested in stages, and dried seaweed produced after harvest and washed up on shore should be handled properly to ensure the benefits of environmental protection provided by seaweed growth and sustainable seaweed resource development.
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- Hongtian Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China; Institute of Hydrobiology, Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science in Guangdong Province of Jinan University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science in Guangdong Province of Jinan University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
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Kumwimba MN, Dzakpasu M, Li X, Huang J, Ajibade FO, Muyembe DK, Mihiranga HKM. Vegetated urban streams have sufficient purification ability but high internal nutrient loadings: Microbial communities and nutrient release dynamics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 863:160921. [PMID: 36535486 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The release of nutrients back into the water column due to macrophyte litter decay could offset the benefits of nutrient removal by hydrophytes within urban streams. However, the influence of this internal nutrient cycling on the overlying water quality and bacterial community structure is still an open question. Hence, litter decomposition trials using six hydrophytes, Typha latifolia (TL), Phragmites australis (PAU), Hydrilla verticillata (HV), Oenanthe javanica (OJ), Myriophyllum aquaticum (MA), and Potamogeton crispus (PC), were performed using the litterbag approach to mimic a 150-day plant litter decay in sediment-water systems. Field assessment using simple in/out mass balances and uptake by plant species was carried out to show the potential for phytoremediation and its mechanisms. Results from two years of monitoring (2020-2021) indicated mean total nitrogen (TN) retention efficiencies of 7.2-60.14 % and 9.5-55.6 % for total phosphorus (TP) in the studied vegetated urban streams. Nutrient retention efficiencies showed temporal variations, which depended on seasonal temperature. Mass balance analysis indicated that macrophyte assimilation, sediment adsorption, and microbial transformation accounted for 10.31-41.74 %, 0.84-3.00 %, and 6.92-48.24 % removal of the inlet TN loading, respectively. Hydrophyte detritus decay induced alterations in physicochemical parameters while significantly increasing the N and P levels in the overlying water and sediment. Decay rates varied among macrophytes in the order of HV (0.00436 g day-1) > MA (0.00284 g day-1) > PC (0.00251 g day-1) > OJ (0.00135 g day-1) > TL (0.00095 g day-1) > PAU (0.00057 g day-1). 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis showed an increase in microbial species richness and diversity in the early phase of litter decay. The abundances of denitrification (nirS and nirK) and nitrification (AOA and AOB) genes also increased in the early stage and then decreased during the decay process. Results of this study conducted in seven urban streams in northern China demonstrate the direct effects of hydrophytes in encouraging nutrient transformation and stream self-purification. Results also demonstrate that macrophyte detritus decay could drive not only the nutrient conversions but also the microbial community structure and activities in sediment-water systems. Consequently, to manage internal sources and conversions of nutrients, hydrophytic detritus (e.g., floating/submerged macrophytes) must be suppressed and harvested.
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- Mathieu Nsenga Kumwimba
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Faculty of Agronomy, University of Lubumbashi, RDCongo
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, 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 Urban and Regional Ecology, 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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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure PMB 704, Nigeria
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, 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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