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Wikström J, Forsberg SC, Maciute A, Nascimento FJA, Bonaglia S, Gunnarsson JS. Thin-layer capping with granular activated carbon and calcium-silicate to remediate organic and metal polluted harbor sediment - A mesocosm study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:174263. [PMID: 38936733 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174263] [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: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Sediments polluted with hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) and metals can pose environmental risks, yet effective remediation remains a challenge. We investigated a new composite sorbent comprising granular activated carbon (GAC) and a calcium-silicate (Polonite®, PO) for thin-layer capping of polluted sediment, with the aim to sequester both HOCs and metals. Box cores were collected in polluted Oskarshamn harbor, Sweden, and the sediments were treated with GAC and/or Polonite in a 10-week mesocosm study to measure endpoints ranging from contaminant immobilization to ecological side effects on native fauna and biogeochemical processes. The GAC particle size was 300-500 μm to reduce negative effects on benthic fauna (by being non-ingestible) and of biogenic origin (coconut) to have a small carbon footprint compared with traditional fossil ACs. The calcium-silicate was a fine-grained industrial by-product used to target metals and as a carrier for GAC to improve the cap integrity. GAC decreased the uptake of dioxins (PCDD/Fs) in the bivalve Macoma balthica by 47 % and the in vitro bioavailability of PCB by 40 %. The composite cap of GAC + Polonite decreased sediment-to-water release of Pb < Cu < Ni < Zn < Cd by 42-98 % (lowest to highest decrease) and bioaccumulation of Cd < Zn < Cu in the worm Hediste diversicolor by 50-65 %. Additionally, in vitro bioavailability of Pb < Cu < Zn, measured using digestive fluid extraction, decreased by 43-83 %. GAC showed no adverse effects on benthic fauna while Polonite caused short-term adverse effects on fauna diversity and abundance, partly due to its cohesiveness, which, in turn, can improve the cap integrity in situ. Fauna later recovered and bioturbated the cap. Both sorbents influenced biogeochemical processes; GAC sorbed ammonium, Polonite decreased respiration, and both sorbents reduced denitrification. In conclusion, the side effects were relatively mild, and the cap decreased the release and bioavailability of both HOCs and metals effectively, thus offering a promising sustainable and cost-effective solution to remediating polluted sediments.
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- Johan Wikström
- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Xu C, Sun S, Li Y, Gao Y, Zhang W, Tian L, Li T, Du Q, Cai J, Zhou L. Methane emission reduction oriented extracellular electron transfer and bioremediation of sediment microbial fuel cell: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 874:162508. [PMID: 36863582 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Sediment is the internal and external source of water environment pollution, so sediment remediation is the premise of water body purification. Sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC) can remove the organic pollutants in sediment by electroactive microorganisms, compete with methanogens for electrons, and realize resource recycling, methane emission inhibiting and energy recovering. Due to these characteristics, SMFC have attracted wide attention for sediment remediation. In this paper, we comprehensively summarized the recent advances of SMFC in the following areas: (1) The advantages and disadvantages of current applied sediment remediation technologies; (2) The basic principles and influencing factors of SMFC; (3) The application of SMFC for pollutant removal, phosphorus transformation and remote monitoring and power supply; (4) Enhancement strategies for SMFC in sediments remediation such as SMFC coupled with constructed wetland, aquatic plant and iron-based reaction. Finally, we have summarized the drawback of SMFC and discuss the future development directions of applying SMFC for sediment bioremediation.
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- Chong Xu
- Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province/School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province/School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province/School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province/School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province/School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- School of Municipal and Geomatics Engineering, Hunan City University, Yiyang 413000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province/School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China.
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Albarano L, Toscanesi M, Trifuoggi M, Guida M, Lofrano G, Libralato G. In situ microcosm remediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons: influence and effectiveness of Nano-Zero Valent Iron and activated carbon. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:3235-3251. [PMID: 35943650 PMCID: PMC9892105 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22408-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nano-zero-valent iron (nZVI) and activated carbon (AC) addition are ongoing techniques for the remediation of hydrophobic organic compound-contaminated sediment and water, but with still unexplored eco(toxico)logical implications, especially when applied in situ. In this study, we investigated AC and nZVI as remediation methods for marine contaminated sediment and water, including chemical and toxicity (Artemia franciscana survival and genotoxicity) surveys. The removal efficiency of AC and nZVI (about 99%) was similar in both sediment and seawater, while the survival of nauplii and adults was mainly impacted by nZVI than AC. At the molecular level, the nZVI-addition induced down-regulation in the expression of two stress and one developmental genes, whereas AC was able to up-regulated only one gene involved in stress response. Results suggested that the use of AC is safer than nZVI that requires further investigation and potential optimization to reduce secondary undesired effects.
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- Luisa Albarano
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Vicinale Cupa Cintia 26, 80126, Naples, Italy.
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Naples, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Chimiche, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Vicinale Cupa Cintia 26, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Chimiche, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Via Vicinale Cupa Cintia 26, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Vicinale Cupa Cintia 26, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Vicinale Cupa Cintia 26, 80126, Naples, Italy
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Naples, Italy
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Ferraz MA, Kiyama AC, Primel EG, Barbosa SC, Castro ÍB, Choueri RB, Gallucci F. Does pH variation influence the toxicity of organic contaminants in estuarine sediments? Effects of Irgarol on nematode assemblages. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 815:152944. [PMID: 35007601 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.152944] [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: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Natural pH values in coastal waters vary largely among locations, ecosystems, and time periods; still, there is an ongoing acidification trend. In this scenario, more acidic pH values can alter bioavailability of organic contaminants, to organisms. Despite this, interactive effects between pH and chemical substances are not usually considered in Ecological Risk Assessment protocols. This study investigated the effects of pH on the toxicity of a hydrophobic organic compound on a benthic community using a microcosm experiment setup to assess the response of nematode assemblages exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of Irgarol at two natural pH conditions. Estuarine nematode assemblages were exposed to two concentrations of Irgarol at pH 7.0 and 8.0 for periods of 7 and 35 days. Lower diversity of nematode genera was observed at the highest tested Irgarol concentration (1281 ± 65 ng.g-1). The results showed that the effects of Irgarol contamination were independent of pH variation, indicating no influence of acidification within this range on the toxicity of Irgarol to benthic meiofauna. However, the results showed that estuarine nematode assemblages are impacted by long-term exposure to low (but naturally occurring) pHs. This indicates that estuarine organisms may be under naturally high physiological pressure and that permanent changes in the ecosystem's environmental factors, such as future coastal ocean acidification, may drive organisms closer to the edges of their tolerance windows.
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- Mariana Aliceda Ferraz
- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Rua Maria Máximo 168, 11030-100 Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Rua Maria Máximo 168, 11030-100 Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Escola de Química e Alimentos, Laboratório de Análise de Compostos Orgânicos e Metais (LACOM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av Itália, km 8, Rio Grande, RS 96201-900, Brazil
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- Escola de Química e Alimentos, Laboratório de Análise de Compostos Orgânicos e Metais (LACOM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av Itália, km 8, Rio Grande, RS 96201-900, Brazil
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Rua Maria Máximo 168, 11030-100 Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Rua Maria Máximo 168, 11030-100 Santos, SP, Brazil.
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- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Rua Maria Máximo 168, 11030-100 Santos, SP, Brazil
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Sallam ER, Fetouh HA. Comparative Study for the Production of Sustainable Electricity from Marine Sediment Using Recyclable Low‐Cost Solid Wastes Aluminum Foil and Graphite Anodes. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Eman R. Sallam
- Marine Chemistry Department National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) El Anfoushy, P.O. Box 21556 Alexandria 21321 EGYPT
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- Chemistry Department Faculty of Science Alexandria University 21568 EGYPT
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Lu J, Zhang Y, Wu J, Wang J, Zhang C, Wu J. Fate of land-based antibiotic resistance genes in marginal-sea sediment: Territorial differentiation and corresponding drivers. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 288:132540. [PMID: 34648792 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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No large-scale investigations on fate of land-based antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in marginal sea have been reported. The Yellow Sea which is an important marginal sea was selected to investigate the fate, territorial differentiation, and drivers of target ARGs in marginal-sea sediments. ARGs might spread from land to sea with the average absolute abundance of total ARGs in marine/coastal sediments reaching 1.23 × 104/9.79 × 104 copies/g. The Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass was firstly observed to possibly have potential inhibition effect on occurrence of ARGs in marine sediments. Marine sediments showed significant difference from coastal sediments by considering ARGs, microbial community, and sediment features. Network analysis showed that interaction between ARGs and microbial community in coastal sediments was more frequent than that in marine sediment. The anthropogenic factors posed high positive effect on ARGs in marine/coastal sediments with contribution coefficient of 0.524/1.094 while bacterial community mainly posed positive effect on ARGs in marine sediments with contribution coefficient of 0.475, illustrating that spread and proliferation of land-based ARGs in marine sediments might be mainly affected by anthropogenic and microbial factors. These findings provided new information on fate and drivers of ARGs in marginal sea.
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- Jian Lu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China
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- Yantai Research Institute, Harbin Engineering University, Yantai 264006, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China
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Avona A, Capodici M, Di Trapani D, Giustra MG, Greco Lucchina P, Lumia L, Di Bella G, Viviani G. Preliminary insights about the treatment of contaminated marine sediments by means of bioslurry reactor: Process evaluation and microbiological characterization. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150708. [PMID: 34600982 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Contaminated marine sediments represent a critical threat towards human health and ecosystems, since they constitute a potential reservoir of toxic compounds release. In the present study, a bioslurry reactor was studied for the treatment of real marine sediments contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons. The experimental campaign was divided in two periods: in the first period, microcosm trials were carried out to achieve useful indicators for biological hydrocarbon removal from sediments. The microcosm trials highlighted that the inoculum of halotolerant allochthonous bacteria provided the highest performance followed by autochthonous biomass. Based on the achieved results, in the second experimental period a bioslurry reactor was started up, based on a semisolid stirred tank reactor (STR) operated in batch mode. The process performances have been evaluated in terms of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal, coupled with the characterization of microbial community through a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and phytotoxicity tests through the Germination Index (GI) with Lepidium Sativum seeds. The achieved results showed good hydrocarbons removal, equal to 40%, with a maximum removal rate of 220 mgTPH kg-1 d-1, but highlighting that high contaminant concentrations might affect negatively the overall removal performance. In general, the observed results were encouraging towards the feasibility of biological treatment of marine sediments contaminated by hydrocarbons. The microbiological analysis allowed the identification of taxa most involved in the degradation of TPH, highlighting after the treatment a shift in the microbial community from that of the raw sediment.
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- Alessia Avona
- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
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- University of Enna Kore, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- University of Enna Kore, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy
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- University of Enna Kore, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Gidley PT, Lotufo GR, Kennedy AJ, Melby NL, Wooley AH, Laber CH, Burgess RM, Ruiz CE, Bridges TS. Effect of Activated Carbon in Thin Sand Caps Challenged with Ongoing PCB Inputs from Sediment Deposition: PCB Uptake in Clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) and Passive Samplers. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2022; 82:95-104. [PMID: 34669000 PMCID: PMC9093667 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-021-00894-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ongoing inputs, in the form of sediment deposition along with associated dissolved contaminants, have challenged the assessment of cap performance at contaminated sediment sites. To address this issue, thin 2-3 cm layer sand caps amended with activated carbon (AC) were investigated for the remediation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated marine sediments using 90-day mesocosms. All treatments were challenged with (1) ongoing clean or marker-PCB-spiked sediment inputs and (2) bioturbation. Bioaccumulation in hard clams (filter feeding near the cap-water interface) was evaluated to best understand cap effectiveness, relative to sheepshead minnows (confined to the surface water) and sandworms (which burrowed through the caps). All caps (sand and AC amended sand) provided isolation of native bedded PCBs (i.e., PCBs sourced from the bed), reducing uptake in organisms. Total PCB bioaccumulation in clams indicated that AC addition to the cap provided no benefit with spiked influx, or some benefit (56% reduction) with clean influx. Spiked input PCBs, when added to the depositional input sediment, were consistently detected in clams and passive samplers, with and without AC in the cap. PCB uptake by passive samplers located in the caps did not reflect the performance of the remedy, as defined by clam bioaccumulation. However, PCB uptake by passive samplers in the overlying water reasonably represented clam bioaccumulation results.
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- Philip T Gidley
- Environmental Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA.
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- Environmental Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- Environmental Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- Environmental Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- Environmental Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- Environmental Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Atlantic Ecology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI, USA
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- Environmental Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- Environmental Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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Zhang Y, Labianca C, Chen L, De Gisi S, Notarnicola M, Guo B, Sun J, Ding S, Wang L. Sustainable ex-situ remediation of contaminated sediment: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117333. [PMID: 34000670 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Routine waterway dredging activities generate huge volumes of dredged sediment. The remediation of dredged contaminated sediment is a worldwide challenge. Novel and sustainable ex-situ remediation technologies for contaminated sediment have been developed and adopted in recent years. In this review paper, the state-of-art ex-situ treatment technologies and resource utilisation methods for contaminated sediment were critically reviewed. By applying different techniques, sediment could been successfully transformed into sustainable construction materials, such as ceramsite, supplementary cementitious materials, fill materials, paving blocks, partition blocks, ready-mixed concrete, and foamed concrete. We highlighted that proper remediation technologies should be cleverly selected and designed according to the physical and chemical characteristics of sediment, without neglecting important aspects, such as cost, safety, environmental impacts, readiness level of the technology and social acceptability. The combination of different assessment methods (e.g., environmental impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis and life cycle assessment) should be employed to comprehensively evaluate the feasibility of different sustainable remediation technologies. We call on the scientific community in a multidisciplinary fashion to evaluate the sustainability of various remediation technologies for contaminated sediment.
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- Yuying Zhang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona N. 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona N. 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona N. 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Institute of Construction Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany.
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Albarano L, Zupo V, Caramiello D, Toscanesi M, Trifuoggi M, Guida M, Libralato G, Costantini M. Sub-Chronic Effects of Slight PAH- and PCB-Contaminated Mesocosms in Paracentrotus lividus Lmk: A Multi-Endpoint Approach and De Novo Transcriptomic. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22136674. [PMID: 34206685 PMCID: PMC8268688 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22136674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sediment pollution is a major issue in coastal areas, potentially endangering human health and the marine environments. We investigated the short-term sublethal effects of sediments contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus for two months. Spiking occurred at concentrations below threshold limit values permitted by the law (TLVPAHs = 900 µg/L, TLVPCBs = 8 µg/L, Legislative Italian Decree 173/2016). A multi-endpoint approach was adopted, considering both adults (mortality, bioaccumulation and gonadal index) and embryos (embryotoxicity, genotoxicity and de novo transcriptome assembly). The slight concentrations of PAHs and PCBs added to the mesocosms were observed to readily compartmentalize in adults, resulting below the detection limits just one week after their addition. Reconstructed sediment and seawater, as negative controls, did not affect sea urchins. PAH- and PCB-spiked mesocosms were observed to impair P. lividus at various endpoints, including bioaccumulation and embryo development (mainly PAHs) and genotoxicity (PAHs and PCBs). In particular, genotoxicity tests revealed that PAHs and PCBs affected the development of P. lividus embryos deriving from exposed adults. Negative effects were also detected by generating a de novo transcriptome assembly and its annotation, as well as by real-time qPCR performed to identify genes differentially expressed in adults exposed to the two contaminants. The effects on sea urchins (both adults and embryos) at background concentrations of PAHs and PCBs below TLV suggest a need for further investigations on the impact of slight concentrations of such contaminants on marine biota.
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- Luisa Albarano
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (G.L.)
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy;
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Villa Dohrn, Punta San Pietro, 80077 Naples, Italy;
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Research Infrastructures for Marine Biological Resources, Marine Organisms Core Facility, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy; (M.T.); (M.T.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy; (M.T.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy;
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (G.L.)
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy;
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (G.L.)
- Correspondence:
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Davin M, Colinet G, Fauconnier ML. Targeting the right parameters in PAH remediation studies. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 278:116857. [PMID: 33711627 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Contaminated land burdens the economy of many countries and must be dealt with. Researchers have published thousands of documents studying and developing soil and sediment remediation treatments. Amongst the targeted pollutants are the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), described as a class of persistent organic compounds, potentially harmful to ecosystems and living organisms. The present paper reviews and discusses three scientific trends that are leading current PAH-contaminated soil/sediment remediation studies and management. First, the choice of compounds that are being studied and targeted in the scientific literature is discussed, and we suggest that the classical 16 US-EPA PAH compounds might no longer be sufficient to meet current environmental challenges. Second, we discuss the choice of experimental material in remediation studies. Using bibliometric measures, we show the lack of PAH remediation trials based on co-contaminated or aged-contaminated material. Finally, the systematic use of the recently validated bioavailability measurement protocol (ISO/TS 16751) in remediation trials is discussed, and we suggest it should be implemented as a tool to improve remediation processes and management strategies.
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- Marie Davin
- Soil-Water-Plant Exchanges, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium; Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Molecules, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium.
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- Soil-Water-Plant Exchanges, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Molecules, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium.
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Huang D, Zhang Z, Sun M, Feng Z, Ye M. Characterization and ecological function of bacterial communities in seabed sediments of the southwestern Yellow Sea and northwestern East China Sea, Western Pacific. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 761:143233. [PMID: 33158535 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
The marine ecosystems of the marginal seas of the Western Pacific region are frequently disturbed by terrigenous materials. It is of great significance to investigate the ecological functioning of these marine areas, which can be well understood by exploring the microbial communities of sediments. However, the geographical distribution, composition, and genetic functions of sedimentary bacterial communities of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea (YEC Seas) are poorly understood. In this work, sediment samples were collected from YEC Sea areas to investigate bacterial communities by high-throughput sequencing. A total of 1960 genera were determined, with Proteobacteria being the dominant phylum (45.03%), followed by Planctomycetes, Bacteroidetes, Acidobacteria, and Chloroflexi. Correlation analysis indicates that the bacterial composition is influenced by environmental factors, including pressure, depth, seawater density, salinity, organic matter content, nutrient, and heavy metal. Approximately 178 metabolism pathways annotated in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database were detected in the bacterial communities, including ones for nutrient metabolism (C, 3.04%; S, 0.70%; N, 0.52%; and P, 0.22%) and exogenous pollutant metabolism (e.g., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chlorobenzene, and benzoate; up to 4.97%). The results demonstrate that the abundant bacterial communities in the sediments of the YEC Seas are important for maintaining marine ecological functioning, especially for elemental biogeochemical cycling and exogenous pollutant transformation.
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- Dan Huang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Nanjing, PR China
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- College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China.
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Albarano L, Lofrano G, Costantini M, Zupo V, Carraturo F, Guida M, Libralato G. Comparison of in situ sediment remediation amendments: Risk perspectives from species sensitivity distribution. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 272:115995. [PMID: 33187838 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Contaminated sediment is a major issue for aquatic environments, but attention must be kept even during remediation activities that can negatively affect resident biota especially when applied in situ. For the first time, the species sensitivity distribution (SSD) approach was applied to amendments used for in situ sediment remediation considering 39 papers including both freshwater (F) and saltwater (S) effect data (i.e. n = 17 only F, n = 19 only S, and n = 3 both F and S). Toxicity data related to the application of activated carbon (AC), nano-Zero-Valent-Iron (nZVI), apatite (A), organoclay (OC) and zeolite (Z) were collected and analyzed. SSD curves were constructed by lognormal model providing comprehensive comparisons of the sensitivities of different species to the relative testing methods. Results indicated that Bacteria were the most sensitive group of testing organisms, while Crustaceans were the less sensitive. The hazardous concentration for 5% of the affected species (HC5) were derived to determine the concentration protecting 95% of the species. OC, A and Z presented both acute and chronic toxicity. The HC5 values in descending order are: AC (4.79 g/L) > nZVI (0.02 g/L) > OC, A and Z (1.77E-04 g/L). AC and nZVI can be considered safer than OC, A and Z in sediment remediation activities, even if in situ long-term effects remained still underexplored.
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- L Albarano
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Naples, Italy; Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy
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- Centro Servizi Metrologici e Tecnologici Avanzati (CeSMA), Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Naples, Italy; Centro Servizi Metrologici e Tecnologici Avanzati (CeSMA), Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Naples, Italy.
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