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Chen X, Zhu Y, Zhang Y. Effects of polystyrene microplastics on the extracellular and intracellular dissolved organic matter released by Skeletonema costatum using a novel in situ method. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 359:124604. [PMID: 39053803 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124604] [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: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Microplastics (MPs) affect the physicochemical algal-dissolved organic matter properties, indirectly influencing the environmental behavior of contaminants including persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals. Limited research is available on the roles played by intracellular- and extracellular-dissolved organic matter (I-DOM and E-DOM) in the processes that affect the environmental behavior of contaminants. Furthermore, the effects of MPs on the production of I-DOM and E-DOM, as well as their environmental behaviors, remain uncertain. A critical issue lies in the challenge of quantitatively identifying I-DOM and E-DOM in situ. In this work, a new fluorescence ratio method was developed and applied to in situ examine the impacts of polystyrene (PS) MPs (50, 500 nm, and 5 μm) on the I-DOM and E-DOM released by Skeletonema costatum (S. costatum). The experimental results indicated that the detection limits were 0.06 mg L-1, with the respective minimum detectable proportions being 2% for both E-DOM and I-DOM. The suppressive effects of 10-50 mg L-1 of 50 and 500 nm PS MPs on the cell proliferation of S. costatum and the E-DOM secretion were most pronounced on day 6. And the rates of suppression of E-DOM secretion were 10.1%-18.2% and 4.2%-13.9%, respectively. The exposure of algal cells to 50 mg L-1 of 50 and 500 nm PS MPs led to cell rupture and the leakage of I-DOM on day 6. This suggests that the developed method in the laboratory could offer a promising approach for studying the generation of E-DOM and I-DOM in situ, as well as their environmental behaviors affected by MPs.
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- Xixue Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
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Long X, Zhang H, Liu H, Wang Z, Zeng L, Huang X, Chen X. Components of dissolved organic carbon in relation to environmental factors in lakes along an altitudinal gradient in central China. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:846. [PMID: 39190084 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-13020-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is an important organic substance that affects biogeochemical processes and underwater light conditions in aquatic ecosystems. To explore altitudinal variations in DOC components and water quality, 66 surface water samples were collected along an altitudinal gradient (10-1857 m) in three regions of central China, including a montane region (Enshi Prefecture) and two floodplain regions (Dongting Lake Basin and Wuhan City). DOC components were measured using a three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy, in conjunction with fluorescence regional integration (FRI) and fluorescence indices. Generally, lakes at high elevations (Enshi Prefecture) had higher DOC concentrations (a mean value of 6.43 mg L-1) than floodplain lakes in Dongting Basin (4.51 mg L-1) and Wuhan City (3.89 mg L-1). Fluorescence index (FI, a range of 1.37-1.92) and biological index (BIX, a range of 0.47-0.74) indicated that DOC mainly originated from allochthonous sources in the three regions. Enshi Prefecture had relatively lower FI and BIX values, suggestive of a larger contribution of allochthonous carbon in this montane region in comparison with the floodplain regions. Humic-like substances were more abundant than other four fluorescent components, including tyrosine-like, tryptophan-like, fulvic acid-like, microbial-like substances. Spearman rank correlation analyses showed that tryptophane-like substances were positively correlated with K+, Mg2+, and Na+, while humic-like substances were negatively correlated with these cations. Taken together, the results can improve our understanding on altitudinal variations in DOC components and potential driving forces.
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- Xuejing Long
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
- Observation and Research Station of Wetland Critical Zone in Dajiuhu, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
- Observation and Research Station of Wetland Critical Zone in Dajiuhu, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
- Observation and Research Station of Wetland Critical Zone in Dajiuhu, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
- Observation and Research Station of Wetland Critical Zone in Dajiuhu, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
- Observation and Research Station of Wetland Critical Zone in Dajiuhu, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
- Observation and Research Station of Wetland Critical Zone in Dajiuhu, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China.
- Observation and Research Station of Wetland Critical Zone in Dajiuhu, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan, 430078, China.
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Tu S, Li Q, Nie L, Gao H, Yu H. Appling fluorescence spectroscopy with absolute principal component coefficient to explore dynamic migration of DOM fractions from an urbanized river during torrential rainfall. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 314:124206. [PMID: 38560951 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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This research delves into the dynamic interplay between urbanization and the characteristics of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in the Anyang River, particularly under the stress of torrential rain. The motivation stems from a critical need to decipher how urban landscapes influence water quality, focusing on the intricate transformations and movements of DOM. Employing advanced fluorescence spectroscopy techniques like Excitation-Emission Matrices (EEM) and Parallel Factor Analysis (PARAFAC), the study meticulously differentiates DOM compositions in urban and agricultural settings. It unveils a pronounced distinction, with urban streams showing elevated proteinaceous DOM from wastewater, contrasting with the humic substances prevalent in agricultural runoff. The analysis also captures how intense rainfall events catalyze significant shifts in DOM profiles, thereby emphasizing the need for tailored water quality management strategies in urbanized catchments. This comprehensive approach not only bridges gaps in understanding the urban impact on riverine ecosystems but also sets a foundation for future research and policy development in the face of escalating environmental changes.
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- Shengqiang Tu
- 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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- 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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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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Wei Z, Li N, Zhang X, Zheng L, Mo S, Korshin G, Li Q, Yan M. Characterizing photochemical production carboxyl content of dissolved organic matters using absorbance spectroscopy combined with FT-ICR MS. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 344:140352. [PMID: 37806326 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140352] [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: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Irradiation can significantly impact the structure, reactivity and environmental behavior of dissolved organic matter (DOM). The extent of these processes remains to be ascertained in more detail but the heterogeneity and site-specificity of DOM, and the lack of methods to characterize DOM at its environmentally-relevant concentrations make it a challenge. In this study, the differences of DOM response to photodegradation in four typical origins (i.e., surface water, sediment and intracellular and extracellular algal DOM) were tracked on the molecular-level using Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FT-ICR MS). Changes of the carboxyl and phenolic DOM moieties induced by irradiation were quantified by spectroscopic titrations, and the mechanism of functional groups affecting the changes of specific molecular composition was qualitatively proposed. The results demonstrated that intracellular algal organic matter (I-DOM) was most susceptible to photodegradation (ca. 63% DOM loss), then came extracellular algal organic matter (E-DOM) and surface water DOM (W-DOM) (ca. 15% DOM loss). Sediment DOM (S-DOM) was most resistant to irradiation, with a very small level of its mineralization. Lipids, lignin-like compounds and tannin-like compounds in I-DOM and E-DOM were relatively photo-labile. The photodegradation of lipids was related to the decarboxylation of carboxyl functional groups, while the photodegradation of tannin-like compounds was related to the rupture of phenolic functional groups. In comparison, the molecular composition of W-DOM and S-DOM was less affected by irradiation, which was also reflected in the fact that the carboxyl and phenolic functional groups were highly photo-resistant. This study showed that the photoactivity of DOM in surface water was closely related to the abundance of algae, so controlling the excessive reproduction of algae may have a positive effect on stability of quality and quantity of organic matter in surface water.
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- Zizhuo Wei
- College of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China; Qinhuangdao key Laboratory of Water-saving Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, College of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, 066004, Hebei, China
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- College of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China; Qinhuangdao key Laboratory of Water-saving Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, College of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, 066004, Hebei, China
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- College of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102208, China
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- College of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102208, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352700, Seattle, WA 98195-2700, United States
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- College of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China; Qinhuangdao key Laboratory of Water-saving Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, College of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, 066004, Hebei, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China.
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Xu L, Hu Q, Jian M, Mao K, Liu Z, Liao W, Yan Y, Shen R, Zhong A. Exploring the optical properties and molecular characteristics of dissolved organic matter in a large river-connected lake (Poyang Lake, China) using optical spectroscopy and FT-ICR MS analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 879:162999. [PMID: 36966846 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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River-connected lakes are complicated and dynamic ecosystems due to their distinctive hydrological pattern, which could significantly impact the generation, degradation, and transformation processes of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and further regulate DOM chemistry in lakes. However, the molecular compositions and characteristics of DOM in river-connected lakes are still poorly understood. Thus, here the spatial variations of optical properties and molecular characteristics of DOM in a large river-connected lake (Poyang Lake) were explored via spectroscopic techniques and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS). The results showed high degree of spatial heterogeneity of DOM chemistry (variations in DOC concentrations, optical parameters, and molecular compounds) in Poyang Lake, and the diversity at the molecular level was primarily caused by the heteroatom compounds (N- and S- containing). Compared with classic lakes and rivers, DOM compositions of the river-connected lake had distinctive characteristics (differences in the AImod and DBE values, and CHOS proportions). And the composition characteristics of DOM between the southern and northern parts of Poyang Lake were different (such as the lability and molecular compounds), suggesting the changes of hydrologic conditions may affect the DOM chemistry. In addition, various sources of DOM (autochthonous, allochthonous, and anthropogenic inputs) were identified agreeably based on optical properties and molecular compounds. Overall, this study first characterizes the DOM chemistry and reveals its spatial variations in Poyang Lake at the molecular level, which could improve our understanding of DOM in large river-connected lake systems. Further studies are encouraged to investigate the seasonal variations of DOM chemistry under different hydrologic conditions in Poyang Lake to enrich the knowledge of carbon cycling in river-connected lake systems.
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- Lei Xu
- Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China.
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- Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China
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- College of Life Science, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Subtropical Plant Resources, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China
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- Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China
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- Wetland Research Center, Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang 330032, China
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- Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecosystem Change and Biodiversity, Center for Watershed Ecology, Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; Jiangxi Poyang Lake Wetland Conservation and Restoration National Permanent Scientific Research Base, National Ecosystem Research Station of Jiangxi Poyang Lake Wetland, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China.
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Wang T, Yang X, Li Z, Chen W, Wen X, He Y, Ma C, Yang Z, Zhang C. MeHg production in eutrophic lakes: Focusing on the roles of algal organic matter and iron-sulfur-phosphorus dynamics. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 457:131682. [PMID: 37270963 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The mechanisms by which eutrophication affects methylmercury (MeHg) production have not been comprehensively summarized, which hinders accurately predicting the MeHg risk in eutrophic lakes. In this review, we first discussed the effects of eutrophication on biogeochemical cycle of mercury (Hg). Special attentions were paid to the roles of algal organic matter (AOM) and iron (Fe)-sulfur (S)-phosphorus (P) dynamics in MeHg production. Finally, the suggestions for risk control of MeHg in eutrophic lakes were proposed. AOM can affect in situ Hg methylation by stimulating the abundance and activities of Hg methylating microorganisms and regulating Hg bioavailability, which are dependent on bacteria-strain and algae species, the molecular weight and composition of AOM as well as environmental conditions (e.g., light). Fe-S-P dynamics under eutrophication including sulfate reduction, FeS formation and P release could also play crucial but complicated roles in MeHg production, in which AOM may participate through influencing the dissolution and aggregation processes, structural order and surface properties of HgS nanoparticles (HgSNP). Future studies should pay more attention to the dynamics of AOM in responses to the changing environmental conditions (e.g., light penetration and redox fluctuations) and how such variations will subsequently affect MeHg production. The effects of Fe-S-P dynamics on MeHg production under eutrophication also deserve further investigations, especially the interactions between AOM and HgSNP. Remediation strategies with lower disturbance, greater stability and less cost like the technology of interfacial O2 nanobubbles are urgent to be explored. This review will deepen our understanding of the mechanisms of MeHg production in eutrophic lakes and provide theoretical guidance for its risk control.
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- Tantan Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China.
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Ifon BE, Adyari B, Hou L, Ohore OE, Rashid A, Yu CP, Anyi H. Urbanization influenced the interactions between dissolved organic matter and bacterial communities in rivers. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 341:117986. [PMID: 37172350 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Increased urbanization and anthropogenic activities can alter dissolved organic matter (DOM) and complicate its interaction with bacteria in rivers' ecosystems, however, there is limited information about how bacterial communities respond to DOM components in rivers with different urbanization levels. Here, we combined spectroscopy-based DOM analysis and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to investigate the associations of bacterial taxa and DOM properties as well as the impacts of DOM on bacterial niche breadth in North River (NR) and West River (WR) of Jiulong River watershed, southern China, which had low and high urbanization levels, respectively. Spectroscopy analysis showed that hydrophilic DOM was predominant in both rivers whereas chromophoric DOM was higher in WR. Network analysis indicated that only seven bacterial genera (i.e., hg clade, chthoniobacter, Geobacter, Acidibacter, Alphal Cluster, Fluviicola, and Lacunisphaera) showed strong associations with DOM optical variables in both rivers, whereas more than 85% of DOM-bacterial genera associations were different between rivers. These results suggest that the relationship between DOM and bacterial communities had different responses in rivers with different urbanization levels. The partial least square path model indicated that the total standardized effect of physico-chemicals on bacterial niche breadth was higher in NR (0.62) than in WR (0.35), whereas humic substances showed an opposite pattern (NR: -0.42; WR: 1.67). The distinct effects of physico-chemicals and DOM on bacterial niche breadths between rivers could be due to the different effects of urbanization and human activities on the environmental conditions of riverine ecosystems. Our findings revealed a huge dissimilarity in the bacteria-DOM co-occurrence networks between rivers with different urbanization levels and provide a novel insight that urbanization may enhance DOM's importance to bacterial niche breadths.
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- Binessi Edouard Ifon
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 4521, Cotonou, Benin, Benin
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Universitas Pertamina, Jakarta, 12220, Indonesia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Utah, UT, 84322, USA
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- Institute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, The University of Haripur, Haripur, 22620, Pakistan
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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Park TJ, Shin HS, Hur J. Prediction of polarity-dependent environmental behaviors of humic substances (HS) using a HS hydrophobicity index based on hydrophilic interaction chromatography. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 843:156993. [PMID: 35772533 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A variety of analytical methods have been applied to describe the properties of aquatic humic substances (HS). However, there are only a few methods available to probe HS hydrophobicity because of the heterogeneous character of HS. In this study, hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) equipped with a UV detector was employed to describe the heterogeneous distribution of HS with respect to its hydrophobicity and to suggest a representative HS hydrophobicity index. To this end, various mobile phases were explored to achieve the optimal separation capability of HILIC. The highest resolution was obtained with a mobile phase comprising acetonitrile and water at a ratio of 70:30 (v:v). A calibration curve was successfully constructed using eight different HS precursor compounds, which allowed for the successful conversion of the retention time (RT) into the octanol-water partition coefficient (Kow) (log Kow = -2.83 × (RT) + 17.44, R2 = 0.950). Several possible HS hydrophobicity indices were derived from the HILIC chromatogram. Among those, the weight-average log KOW value exhibited the strongest negative correlation with the well-known polarity index, (O + N)/C ratios, of seven reference HS samples. This new HILIC-based index (i.e., average log KOW) also presented a good relationship with the HS binding coefficients with pyrene as well as the extent of HS adsorption onto kaolinite at a given solution chemistry (i.e., at a high ionic strength and a neutral pH), both of which are known to be largely governed by the hydrophobic nature of HS. This study demonstrated that the average KOW value based on HILIC is an intuitive and robust HS hydrophobicity index to fully represent the heterogeneous distribution of hydrophobicity within a bulk HS and could be applied to predict many environmental behaviors related to HS hydrophobicity or HS polarity.
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- Tae Jun Park
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Seoul 01811, South Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea.
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Zhang H, Zheng Y, Wang XC, Wang Y, Dzakpasu M. Characterization and biogeochemical implications of dissolved organic matter in aquatic environments. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 294:113041. [PMID: 34126535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is viewed as one of the most chemically active organic substances on earth. It plays vital roles in the fate, bioavailability and toxicity of aquatic exogenous chemical species (e.g., heavy metals, organic pollutants, and nanomaterials). The characteristics of DOM such low concentrations, salt interference and complexity in aquatic environments and limitations of pretreatment for sample preparation and application of characterization techniques severely limit understanding of its nature and environmental roles. This review provides a characterization continuum of aquatic DOM, and demonstrate its biogeochemical implications, enabling in-depth insight into its nature and environmental roles. A synthesis of the effective DOM pretreatment strategies, comprising extraction and fractionation methods, and characterization techniques is presented. Additionally, the biogeochemical dynamics of aquatic DOM and its environmental implications are discussed. The findings indicate the collection of representative DOM samples from water as the first and critical step for characterizing its properties, dynamics, and environmental implications. However, various pretreatment procedures may alter DOM composition and structure, producing highly variable recoveries and even influencing its subsequent characterization. Therefore, complimentary use of various characterization techniques is highly recommended to obtain as much information on DOM as possible, as each characterization technique exhibits various advantages and limitations. Moreover, DOM could markedly change the physical and chemical properties of exogenous chemical species, influencing their transformation and mobility, and finally altering their potential bioavailability and toxicity. Several research gaps to be addressed include the impact of pretreatment on the composition and structure of aquatic DOM, molecular-level structural elucidation for DOM, and assessment of the effects of DOM dynamics on the fate, bioavailability and toxicity of exogenous chemical species.
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- Hengfeng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China.
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Kahla O, Melliti Ben Garali S, Karray F, Ben Abdallah M, Kallel N, Mhiri N, Zaghden H, Barhoumi B, Pringault O, Quéméneur M, Tedetti M, Sayadi S, Sakka Hlaili A. Efficiency of benthic diatom-associated bacteria in the removal of benzo(a)pyrene and fluoranthene. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 751:141399. [PMID: 32866829 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We investigated the efficiency of a benthic diatom-associated bacteria in removing benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and fluoranthene (Flt). The diatom, isolated from a PAH-contaminated sediment of the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia), was exposed in axenic and non-axenic cultures to PAHs over 7 days. The diversity of the associated bacteria, both attached (AB) and free-living bacteria (FB), was analyzed by the 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The diatom, which maintained continuous growth under PAH treatments, was able to accumulate BaP and Flt, with different efficiencies between axenic and non-axenic cultures. Biodegradation, which constituted the main process for PAH elimination, was enhanced in the presence of bacteria, indicating the co-metabolic synergy of microalgae and associated bacteria in removing BaP and Flt. Diatom and bacteria showed different capacities in the degradation of BaP and Flt. Nitzschia sp. harbored bacterial communities with a distinct composition between attached and free-living bacteria. The AB fraction exhibited higher diversity and abundance relative to FB, while the FB fraction contained genera with the known ability of PAH degradation, such as Marivita, Erythrobacter, and Alcaligenes. Moreover, strains of Staphylococcus and Micrococcus, isolated from the FB community, showed the capacity to grow in the presence of crude oil. These results suggest that a "benthic Nitzschia sp.-associated hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria" consortium can be applied in the bioremediation of PAH-contaminated sites.
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- Oumayma Kahla
- Laboratoire of Phytoplanctonology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; University El Manar of Tunis, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Laboratory of Environmental Sciences, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms LR18ES41, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire of Phytoplanctonology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; University El Manar of Tunis, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Laboratory of Environmental Sciences, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms LR18ES41, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Hetero-Organic Compounds and Nanostructured Materials (LR18ES11), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021 Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Aix Marseille Univ., University of Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ., University of Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ., University of Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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- Laboratoire of Phytoplanctonology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia; University El Manar of Tunis, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Laboratory of Environmental Sciences, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms LR18ES41, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Ren P, Zhu Y, Chen X, Zhang Y. Investigation on the interaction differences of algogenic dissolved organic matter released by Prorocentrum donghaiense with phenanthrene and 3-methylphenanthrene using spectroscopy. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 267:115459. [PMID: 32882461 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite the high algogenic dissolved organic matter (A-DOM) content in the marine environment, the impact of A-DOM on the environmental behavior of alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (A-PAHs) has rarely been reported. Thus, this study sought to investigate the changes in A-DOM and its interaction with phenanthrene (Phe) and 3-methylphenanthrene (3-MPhe). The results showed that the spectroscopic characteristics of A-DOM changed dynamically during the entire growth period of Prorocentrum donghaiense. The total proportions of humic-like components in A-DOM, including marine humic-like and longer wavelength humic-like components, increased from 26.30% at the initial phase to 40.42% at the decline phase, but those of protein-like components decreased. Humic-like components showed stronger interaction capabilities with Phe/3-MPhe than that of protein-like components. The interaction characteristics and increased the humic-like components content indicated their prominent role in the interaction of A-DOM and Phe/3-MPhe. 3-MPhe had stronger hydrophobic interactions with the humic-like components and the methyl group increased π-π interactions with A-DOM on day 28. Methyl group also increased the molecular weight and steric hindrance of 3-MPhe, resulting in a lower interaction capability with A-DOM than that of Phe on day 16. The diverse interaction behaviors of A-DOM fluorescent components with Phe and 3-MPhe were largely attributed to dynamic changes in the A-DOM characteristics. Methyl substitution varied the hydrophobicity and molecular weight of Phe and 3-MPhe, and further influenced the interactions with A-DOM fluorescent components. These results highlight the vital impact of dynamic A-DOM on the environmental behavior of PAHs, and the differences in the environmental behavior between parent and alkylated PAHs should also receive additional attention.
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- Pei Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China.
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Wei C, Zhu Y, Zhang Y. Effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on the dissolved organic matter released by Prorocentrum donghaiense: Results of spectroscopic studies. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 194:110447. [PMID: 32171959 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110447] [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: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Many reports have investigated the effects of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the properties of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (DOM), which could significantly altered its binding affinity for contaminants. However, the effects of CNTs on algogenic DOM are largely unknown. To address this issue, the properties of algogenic DOM released by Prorocentrum donghaiense (P. donghaiense-DOM) under the stress from 0.1 to 10.0 mg/L graphitized multiwalled CNTs were nondestructively characterized by the use of UV-visible absorption and fluorescence excitation-emission matrices with parallel factor analysis. The results showed that the changes in the properties of P. donghaiense-DOM were highly dependent on the CNTs concentration. The properties of P. donghaiense-DOM under 0.1 mg/L CNTs treatment showed no obvious differences compared to the control. The addition of 0.5-10.0 mg/L CNTs changed the release pathways of P. donghaiense-DOM, resulting in significant alterations to the properties of P. donghaiense-DOM. The aromaticity, molecular weight, protein-like and humic-like components were enhanced under stress from 0.5 to 1.0 mg/L CNTs on day 4, which can be ascribed to the overproduction of extracellular DOM (EDOM) that occurred in response to the significant increase in intracellular ROS levels. CNTs at 5.0 and 10.0 mg/L significantly induced membrane damage to P. donghaiense on day 4, which led to the leakage of intracellular DOM (IDOM) and then increased the molecular weight and protein-like components but decreased the aromaticity and humic-like components. After the P. donghaiense recovered to its normal growth under 0.5-10.0 mg/L CNTs treatments, the changes in the properties of P. donghaiense-DOM were attributed to the release pathways of P. donghaiense-DOM that were governed by the production of EDOM and the leakage of IDOM in the stationary and declining phases, respectively.
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- Chaoxian Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
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Zhang X, Li B, Deng J, Qin B, Wells M, Tefsen B. Regional-scale investigation of dissolved organic matter and lead binding in a large impacted lake with a focus on environmental risk assessment. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 172:115478. [PMID: 32000128 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Environmental risk assessment (ERA) increasingly relies on speciation modeling of bioavailability. Heavy metals are the most prevalent pollutants globally, and dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays an important role in speciation and bioavailability of heavy metals. Due to the variation of DOM properties in natural aquatic systems, improvements to the standard one-size-fits-all approach to modeling metal-DOM interactions are needed for ERA. In this study, we investigate variations in DOM and lead (Pb)-DOM binding in Lake Tai (Taihu), a large, impacted lake in eastern China that is characterized by a complex drainage network and is an important water resource at a regional level, and we assess implications of our findings within the context of ERA needs. In our study, DOM in water samples collected from across the 2,400 km2 area of Taihu was characterized using three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy spectra, the latter being used to calculate conditional stability constants for metal binding. Parallel factor analysis and peak picking were used to assess contributions of protein- and humic-like components of DOM, and fluorescence indices indicative of diagenetic processes were calculated. These quantities calculated from spectroscopic studies, in addition to water quality parameters, were analyzed by bivariate and multivariate analysis. Results show that different DOM components are highly variable across different regions of Taihu, and bivariate and multivariate analyses confirm that water quality and DOM characterization parameters are strongly interrelated. This reflects the different inputs, diagenetic and transport processes across the large expanse of Taihu. We find that the conditional stability constant of Pb-DOM binding is strongly affected by the water chemical properties and composition of DOM, though the conditional stability constant is not itself a parameter that differentiates lake water properties in different regions of the lake. The variability of DOM composition and Pb-DOM binding strength across Taihu is consistent with prior findings that a one-size-fits-all approach to metal-DOM binding may lead to inaccuracies in commonly used speciation models, and therefore such generalized approaches need improvement for regional-level ERA in complex watersheds. The approach taken here to obtain site-specific metal-DOM conditional stability constants for use in increasing the accuracy of speciation modeling is fit-for-purpose for ERA applications at regional levels because the approach is relatively simple, inexpensive, and amenable to high throughput analysis.
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- Xiaokai Zhang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, People's Republic of China; Department of Environmental Science, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, People's Republic of China; Department of Environmental Science, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, UK
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- Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Freshwater Ecology Group, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand; Environmental Sciences, Ronin Institute, 127 Haddon Place, Montclair, NJ, 07043, United States.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, People's Republic of China
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Liu S, He Z, Tang Z, Liu L, Hou J, Li T, Zhang Y, Shi Q, Giesy JP, Wu F. Linking the molecular composition of autochthonous dissolved organic matter to source identification for freshwater lake ecosystems by combination of optical spectroscopy and FT-ICR-MS analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 703:134764. [PMID: 31726300 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Autochthonous dissolved organic matter (DOM) is increasingly released in lakes due to eutrophication, and thus affects the composition and environmental behaviors of DOM in eutrophic lakes. However, there are only limited studies on the molecular characteristics of autochthonous DOM and its influencing mechanisms. Herein, end-member DOM samples of macrophytes, algae, sediments and freshwater DOM samples in eutrophic lakes (Ch:Taihu and Dianchi) were collected and characterized by optical spectroscopy and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS). The results revealed the chemical structures of autochthonous DOM were more aliphatic and less oxidized, which was marked by increases in lipid compounds and decreases in the lignin components as compared to the allochthonous DOM-dominated freshwaters. More specially, algae-derived DOM contains more lipid compounds, while macrophyte-derived DOM was dominated by lignin and tannin compounds according to Van Krevelen plots. Sediment-derived DOM contained more N-containing compounds. The traditional optical indices indicated the relative aromaticity covaried with polyphenolic and polycyclic aromatics, whereas those reflecting autochthonous DOM covaried with more aliphatic compounds. Multivariate analysis of FT-ICR-MS data of end-members and freshwaters revealed the predominant terrestrial input to Lake Taihu and greater contribution of algae released DOM to Dianchi. This study provides critical information about the characteristics of autochthonous DOM at a molecular level and confirmed autochthonous DOM was compositionally distinct from allochthonous DOM. Overall autochthonous DOM should be gained more attention in the eutrophic lakes.
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- Shasha Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environment Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center, 1100 Robert E Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA
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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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- Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, 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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- 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 Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, 18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, 18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, China
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- Department of Biomedical and Veterinary Biosciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan SK S7N 5B3, Canada
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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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Lee YK, Lee MH, Hur J. A new molecular weight (MW) descriptor of dissolved organic matter to represent the MW-dependent distribution of aromatic condensation: Insights from biodegradation and pyrene binding experiments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 660:169-176. [PMID: 30640085 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, we utilized a size exclusion chromatography (SEC) system that was equipped with a fluorescence emission scanning mode to explore the heterogeneous distribution of the humification index (HIX) values within bulk dissolved organic matter (DOM). The HIX-based SEC chromatograms showed that the molecular weight (MW)-dependent distribution of aromatic condensation was heavily affected by the DOM sources and the progress of biodegradation. The HIX heterogeneity across different MW was more pronounced for terrestrial versus aquatic DOM sources. Microbial incubation of leaf litter DOM led to the initial enhancement of the HIX at a relatively low MW, followed by a gradual increase at larger MW values. The dynamic changes of the HIX can be attributed to (1) the preferential removal of non-aromatic or less-aromatic molecules by microorganisms, (2) the production of microbial metabolites, (3) microbial humification, and (4) self-assemblage of humic-like molecules. From the SEC chromatograms, the HIX-based average molecular weight (or MWHIX) was proposed as a unifying surrogate to represent an MW that was highly associated with aromatic condensation. The MWHIX discriminated four different DOM sources and described well the biodegradation-induced changes. The MWHIX also presented a good positive correlation with pyrene organic carbon-normalized binding coefficients (Koc). The prediction capability of the MWHIX for pyrene Koc was higher than those based on the single descriptors of bulk DOM, such as HIX and MW, which revealed its superior linkage with the DOM reactivity related to both MW and HIX.
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- Yun Kyung Lee
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea.
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Zhou S, Zhang Y, Huang T, Liu Y, Fang K, Zhang C. Microbial aerobic denitrification dominates nitrogen losses from reservoir ecosystem in the spring of Zhoucun reservoir. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 651:998-1010. [PMID: 30266057 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The mechanism and factors influencing nitrogen loss in the Zhoucun reservoir were explored during the spring. The results showed that the nitrate and total nitrogen concentration decreased from 1.84 ± 0.01 mg/L and 2.34 ± 0.06 mg/L to 0.06 ± 0.01 mg/L and 0.48 ± 0.09 mg/L, respectively. Meanwhile, the nitrate and total nitrogen removal rate reached 97.02% ± 0.25 and 79.38% ± 3.32, respectively. Moreover, the abundance of nirS gene and aerobic denitrification bacteria increased from 1.04-3.38 × 103 copies/mL and 0.71 ± 0.22 × 102 cfu/mL to 5.36-5.81 × 103 copies/mL and 8.64 ± 2.08 × 103 cfu/mL, respectively. The low MW fractions of DOM (<5 kDa) increased from 0.94 ± 0.02 mg/L in February to 1.51 ± 0.09 mg/L in April. E3/E4 and absorption spectral slope ratio (SR) showed that fulvic acid accounted for the main proportion with autochthonous characteristics. These findings were consistent with the fluorescence components and fluorescence characteristic indices based on EEM-PARAFAC. Meanwhile, the microbial metabolism activity increased significantly from February to April, which contributed to the cycle of nutrients within the reservoir water system. Moreover, the abundance of the bacterial species involved in denitrification (Exiguobacterium, Brevundimonas, Deinococcus, Paracoccus, and Pseudomonas) increased significantly. The relative abundance of KOs related to nitrogen metabolism, were initially increased and then decreased. Specifically, K02567 (napA) represented the main proportion of KOs related to denitrification. The abundance of napA-type denitrifying bacteria (Dechloromonas, Pseudomonas, Azospira, Rhodopseudomonas, Aeromonas, Zobellella, Sulfuritalea, Bradyrhizobium, Achromobacter, Enterobacter, Thauera, and Magnetospirillum) increased significantly during the period of nitrogen loss. Furthermore, the levels of nitrate, T, DO, and AWCD were the most important factors affecting the N-functional bacteria composition. The systematic investigation of the nitrogen loss would provide a theoretical foundation for the remediation of the water reservoir via aerobic denitrification in the future.
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- Shilei Zhou
- Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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Yang X, Zheng X, Wu L, Cao X, Li Y, Niu J, Meng F. Interactions between algal (AOM) and natural organic matter (NOM): Impacts on their photodegradation in surface waters. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 242:1185-1197. [PMID: 30114600 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The occurrence of algae bloom would lead to the release of algae-derived organic matter (AOM) and then alter the abundance and behavior of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the characteristics and photodegradation of AOM, naturally occurring organic matter (NOM) derived from soil and plants and their mixtures were explored to reveal the potential interactions between AOM and NOM in water. Results indicated that the protein-like components from AOM and the humic-like components from SRNOM took place inter-component interactions in the AOM-NOM mixtures. Meanwhile, application of two-dimensional Fourier transform infrared correlation spectroscopic (2D-FTIR-COS) analysis revealed that carboxylic C=O had a high priority to bind with other functional groups (e.g., phenolic-OH, polysaccharides C-O, amideⅡC-N/N-H and celluloses C-H). More crucially, it was found that the AOM-NOM mixtures subjected to a very different photodegradation behavior to their end-members (i.e., AOM and NOM), likely because of the occurrence of AOM-NOM interactions as well as their roles in mediating the yield of reactive oxygen species. For instance, the presence of AOM led to increased photodegradation degrees of the chromophoric fraction in NOM. In contrast, the NOM did not exhibit any photosensitization role in the photodegradation of the proteins from AOM. This study has potential implications for our understanding of the carbon cycling in anthropogenically impacted aquatic systems such as inland rivers and lakes.
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- Xiaofang Yang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Dongguan University of Technology, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Zhao M, Chen X, Ma N, Zhang Q, Qu D, Li M. Overvalued allelopathy and overlooked effects of humic acid-like substances on Microcystis aeruginosa and Scenedesmus obliquus competition. HARMFUL ALGAE 2018; 78:18-26. [PMID: 30196921 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2018.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2018] [Revised: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To form Microcystis blooms, Microcystis must be competitively dominant to other phytoplankton species to produce enough biomass. The aim of this study was to determine the competition mechanisms between Microcystis aeruginosa and Scenedesmus obliquus. M. aeruginosa and S. obliquus were separately cultured in the filtrate of mono and mixed cultures of M. aeruginosa and S. obliquus with varying treatments concerning N, P and iron availability. The inhibition rate for M. aeruginosa was 20-31% when cultured in mono and mixed culture filtrates enriched with N and P, but this rate was reduced to -15 to 19% when cultured in filtrates enriched with N, P and iron. The inhibition rate for M. aeruginosa decreased from 80 to 100% to 11-39% in dialytic filtrates. However, there were no differences in inhibition rate for S. obliquus, regardless of filtrate or dialytic filtrate treatments. The potential allelochemical, 2-butyl-octanol (0.144 mg L-1), was found to have little inhibitory effect to M. aeruginosa or S. obliquus. Thus, previously reported allelopathy to Microcystis would be overestimated. We also report a new mechanism in phytoplankton competition in this study. The phytoplankton secreted humic acid-like substances that can reduce the bioavailability of iron, resulting in the inhibition of other phytoplankton.
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- Miaomiao Zhao
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China; Department of Water Environment Research, Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan 430010, PR China.
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Yang C, Liu Y, Cen Q, Zhu Y, Zhang Y. Insight into the heterogeneous adsorption of humic acid fluorescent components on multi-walled carbon nanotubes by excitation-emission matrix and parallel factor analysis. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 148:194-200. [PMID: 29055203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The heterogeneous adsorption behavior of commercial humic acid (HA) on pristine and functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was investigated by fluorescence excitation-emission matrix and parallel factor (EEM- PARAFAC) analysis. The kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics and mechanisms of adsorption of HA fluorescent components onto MWCNTs were the focus of the present study. Three humic-like fluorescent components were distinguished, including one carboxylic-like fluorophore C1 (λex/λem= (250, 310) nm/428nm), and two phenolic-like fluorophores, C2 (λex/λem= (300, 460) nm/552nm) and C3 (λex/λem= (270, 375) nm/520nm). The Lagergren pseudo-second-order model can be used to describe the adsorption kinetics of the HA fluorescent components. In addition, both the Freundlich and Langmuir models can be suitably employed to describe the adsorption of the HA fluorescent components onto MWCNTs with significantly high correlation coefficients (R2> 0.94, P< 0.05). The dissimilarity in the adsorption affinity (Kd) and nonlinear adsorption degree from the HA fluorescent components to MWCNTs was clearly observed. The adsorption mechanism suggested that the π-π electron donor-acceptor (EDA) interaction played an important role in the interaction between HA fluorescent components and the three MWCNTs. Furthermore, the values of the thermodynamic parameters, including the Gibbs free energy change (ΔG°), enthalpy change (ΔH°) and entropy change (ΔS°), showed that the adsorption of the HA fluorescent components on MWCNTs was spontaneous and exothermic.
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- Chenghu Yang
- Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research for Fishery Resource of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316021, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, PR China.
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Greish S, Rinnan Å, Marcussen H, Holm PE, Christensen JH. Interaction mechanisms between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organic soil washing agents. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:299-311. [PMID: 29034424 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0374-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Understanding interaction mechanisms between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and soil-washing agents can help in choosing efficient agents which are able to desorb and solubilize PAHs. This study investigated interaction mechanisms between pyrene and four washing agents including: two dissolved organic matters (DOM) F-DOM and CRC-DOM, and two commercial bio-based surfactants BBE-1000 and Supersolv using fluorescence spectroscopy combined with multivariate curve resolution alternating regression (MCR-AR). The efficiencies of these washing agents in removing PAHs from the soil were tested in a soil washing experiment. Pyrene showed π-π interactions with F-DOM and no interaction with CRC-DOM. This could be attributed to the more aromatic structures in F-DOM compared to CRC-DOM. The two DOMs were inefficient in soil washing which might be attributed to the relatively weak effect of π-π interactions in releasing PAHs from the soil. Interaction mechanisms between pyrene and the bio-based surfactants were elucidated with MCR-AR, which resolved three spectroscopically active species from pyrene emission spectra as a function of pyrene and bio-based surfactants concentrations. These species resembled pyrene emission in a polar and nonpolar microenvironment, respectively and of an excimer. Concentration profiles retrieved by the model for the three species showed that, below the critical micelle concentration (CMC), Supersolv created more nonpolar interactions with pyrene compared to BBE-1000. In soil washing, Supersolv showed the highest efficiency in extracting PAHs from the soil. This highlighted the importance of nonpolar interactions in desorbing PAHs from soils, which could then be solubilized in micelles. This study demonstrated the potential of fluorescence spectroscopy combined with the MCR-AR model for selecting efficient soil-washing agents.
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- Sarah Greish
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bai L, Cao C, Wang C, Wang C, Zhang H, Jiang H. Roles of phytoplankton- and macrophyte-derived dissolved organic matter in sulfamethazine adsorption on goethite. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 230:87-95. [PMID: 28649045 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Phytoplankton-derived dissolved organic matter (PDOM) and macrophyte-derived dissolved organic matter (MDOM) exist ubiquitously in eutrophic freshwater lakes. To understand the heterogeneous roles of individual fluorescent DOM components in the adsorption of antibiotics onto sediment minerals, the adsorptive fractionation of DOM on goethite (α-FeOOH) and its interaction with sulfamethazine (SMT) were investigated using fluorescence excitation-emission matrix combined with parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC). The affinity sequence for goethite of the 4 fluorescent PARAFAC components followed the order of: tryptophan- > tyrosine- > long emission wavelength (LEW) humic- > and short emission wavelength (SEW) humic-like component. This sequence indicated the preferential adsorption of protein-like substances. Meanwhile, tyrosine-like components can strongly form complexes with SMT with a large binding constant, followed by tryptophan- and SEW humic-like components. However, LEW humic-like component did not effectively react with SMT. The main mechanism of fluorescence quenching between DOM and SMT was static quenching. The result indicated that protein-like substances in DOM were favorable to SMT adsorption by acting as a bridge to form complexes with both goethite surface and SMT molecules, whereas humic-like substances played secondary roles in the DOM-goethite-SMT ternary system. Due to its higher content of protein-like substances, PDOM improved the SMT adsorption on goethite more than MDOM. Therefore, the abundant DOM released from phytoplankton and macrophytes affected the transport of antibiotics to sediments and might eventually change their bioavailability and toxicity to organisms.
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- Leilei Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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Guigue C, Tedetti M, Dang DH, Mullot JU, Garnier C, Goutx M. Remobilization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic matter in seawater during sediment resuspension experiments from a polluted coastal environment: Insights from Toulon Bay (France). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 229:627-638. [PMID: 28689151 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.06.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organic matter contents were measured in seawater during resuspension experiments using sediments collected from Toulon Bay (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea, France). The studied sediments were very highly contaminated in PAHs, especially in 4-ring compounds emitted from combustion processes. The sediments used for resuspension experiments were collected at 0-2 cm (diagenetically new organic matter, OM) and 30-32 cm depths (diagenetically transformed OM). They were both mostly composed of fine particles (<63 μm), enriched in organic carbon (8.2 and 6.3%, respectively) and in PAHs (concentration of Σ34 PAHs: 38.2 and 35.7 × 103 ng g-1, respectively). The resuspension of these sediments led to an increase in concentrations of dissolved Σ34 PAHs, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved humic- and tryptophan-like fluorophores in seawater up to 10-, 1.3-, 4.4- and 5.7-fold, respectively. The remobilization in seawater was higher for 4-6 ring PAHs, especially benzo(g,h,i)perylene, whose concentration exceeded the threshold values of the European Water Framework Directive. This noted the potential harmful effects of sediment resuspension on marine biota. From these sediment resuspension experiments, we determined OC-normalized partition coefficients of PAHs between sediment and water (Koc) and found that during such events, the transfer of PAHs from sediment particles to seawater was lower than that predicted from octanol-water partition coefficients (Kow) (i.e., measured Koc > Koc predicted from Kow). The results confirmed the sequestration role of sedimentary OC quality and grain size on PAHs; the OM diagenetic state seemed to impact the partition process but in a relatively minor way. Furthermore, differences were observed between 2-4 ring and 5-6 ring PAHs, with the latter displaying a relatively higher mobility towards seawater. These differences may be explained by the distribution of these two PAH pools within different OM moieties, such as humic substances and black carbon.
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- Catherine Guigue
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO) UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO) UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire PROTEE, EA 3819, Université de Toulon, BP 20132, 83957 La Garde, France
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- Laboratoire PROTEE, EA 3819, Université de Toulon, BP 20132, 83957 La Garde, France; Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UMR7294, 83041 Toulon Cedex 9, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO) UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France
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Wu H, Lin L, Shen G, Li M. Heavy-metal pollution alters dissolved organic matter released by bloom-forming Microcystis aeruginosa. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00414a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The risk of heavy metals to aquatic ecosystems was paid much attention in recent years, however, the knowledge on effects of heavy metals on dissolved organic matter (DOM) released byMicrocystiswas quite poor, especially in eutrophic lakes.
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- Haiming Wu
- College of Resources and Environment
- Northwest A&F University
- Yangling 712100
- PR China
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- Department of Water Environment Research
- Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute
- Wuhan 430010
- P. R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Northwest A&F University
- Yangling 712100
- PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Northwest A&F University
- Yangling 712100
- PR China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China
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Sun H, Guo S, Zhu N, Sang N, Chen Z. In situ determination of multiple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons uptake by crop leaf surfaces using multi-way models. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 218:523-529. [PMID: 27431694 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the atmosphere can partition into agricultural crops, which poses a potential risk to human health through the food chain. In this study, controlled chamber experiments were conducted to investigate the kinetic uptake of anthracene (Ant), phenanthrene (Phe), fluoranthene (Fla) and pyrene (Pyr), individually or as a mixture, by the leaf surfaces of living soybean and corn seedlings using the excitation-emission matrix (EEM) coupled with three-way parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) and n-way partial least squares (n-PLS). The four selected PAHs achieved equilibrium between the air and the two living crop leaf surfaces over the 15-day monitoring period. Inter-species and inter-chemical variability existed in terms of the time required to achieve equilibrium, mass transfer coefficients (kAL) and the equilibrated adsorption capacity (EAC), which was mainly attributed to the different lg KOA values among the four PAHs and the variable leaf-wax content between the soybean and corn species. Compared with when the PAHs existed singly, the time required to achieve adsorption equilibrium was longer while the EAC was reduced for each of the four PAHs in a mixture, which was attributed to competitive adsorption among the coexisting components. These findings prove that the novel analytical method provides a novel platform for the in situ characterization of the environmental behaviors of multiple PAHs, with their spectra overlapping, between the air and plant skin. The coexistence of multiple PAHs in the air inhibits their individual uptake capacity by crop leaf skin, but increases the total adsorption of PAHs, potentially reducing crop security and increasing human health risk via the terrestrial food web.
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- Haifeng Sun
- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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