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Vesković J, Bulatović S, Ražić S, Lučić M, Miletić A, Nastasović A, Onjia A. Arsenic-contaminated groundwater of the Western Banat (Pannonian basin): Hydrogeochemical appraisal, pollution source apportionment, and Monte Carlo simulation of source-specific health risks. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2024; 96:e11087. [PMID: 39091038 DOI: 10.1002/wer.11087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Due to rapid urbanization and industrial growth, groundwater globally is continuously deteriorating, posing significant health risks to humans. This study employed a comprehensive methodology to analyze groundwater in the Western Banat Plain (Serbia). Using Piper and Gibbs plots, hydrogeochemistry was assessed, while the entropy-weighted water quality index (EWQI) was used to evaluate groundwater quality. Pollution sources were identified using positive matrix factorization (PMF) accompanied by Pearson correlation and hierarchical cluster analysis, while Monte Carlo simulation assessed health risks associated with groundwater consumption. Results showed that groundwater, mainly Ca-Mg-HCO3 type, is mostly suitable for drinking. Geogenic pollution, agricultural activities, and sewage were major pollution sources. Consumption of contaminated groundwater poses serious non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks. Additionally, arsenic from geogenic source was found to be the main health risks contributor, considering its worryingly elevated concentration, ranging up to 364 μg/L. These findings will be valuable for decision-makers and researchers in managing groundwater vulnerability. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Groundwater is severely contaminated with As in the northern part of the study area. The predominant hydrochemical type of groundwater in the area is Ca-Mg-HCO3. The PMF method apportioned three groundwater pollution sources. Monte Carlo identified rock dissolution as the primary health risk contributor. Health risks and mortality in the study area are positively correlated.
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Grants
- 451-03-66/2024-03/200161 Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia
- 451-03-65/2024-03/200135 Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia
- 451-03-66/2024-03/200026 Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia
- 451-03-66/2024-03/200287 Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia
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- Jelena Vesković
- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Chang X, Duan T, Feng J, Li YX. Contrasting fate and binding behavior of Mn and Cu with dissolved organic matter during in situ remediation using multicomponent capping in malodorous black water. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 253:121288. [PMID: 38359596 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The common use of peroxides in the remediation of malodorous black water may lead to the activation of heavy metals in sediment when eliminating black and odorous substances. The mechanisms of heavy metal interactions with dissolved organic matter (DOM) in response to in situ capping have not been elucidated, but this information could guide the optimization of capping materials. We developed a capping material consisting of hydrothermally carbonized sediment (HCS), hydrated magnesium carbonate (HMC) and sodium percarbonate (SPC) and used microcosm experiments to investigate the dynamics of Mn and Cu at the sediment-water interface in malodorous black water. The results showed that HCS, HMC and SPC contributed multiple functions of mechanical protection, chemical isolation and oxygen provision to the new caps. HMC promoted the conversion of Mn/Cu into carbonate minerals. The optimal mass proportions were 25 % HCS, 60 % HMC and 15 % SPC based on the mixture design. In situ capping altered the fate and transformation of metals in the sediment-overlying water profile in the short term through Mn immobilization and Cu activation. The complexation of Cu(II) ions was significantly stronger than that of Mn(II) ions. In situ capping had a significant effect on the order of complexation of different fluorescent DOM molecules with Mn(II)/Cu(II) ions: microbial byproducts and fulvic acid-like components were preferentially complexed with Cu(II) ions after capping, while phenolic and humic acid-like components preferentially interacted with Mn(II) ions. Humic-like components bound to Cu were affected the most by capping treatment, whereas protein-like components were relatively weakly affected. Our study provides valuable knowledge on the impact of in situ capping on DOM-metal complexes.
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- Xuan Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Zhang M, Zhao B, Yan Y, Cheng Z, Li Z, Han L, Sun Y, Zheng Y, Xia Y. Comamonas-dominant microbial community in carbon poor aquitard sediments revealed by metagenomic-based growth rate investigation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169203. [PMID: 38086476 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169203] [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: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The microbiological ecology of a low-nutrient shallow aquifer with high arsenic content in the Yinchuan Plain was investigated in this study. Amplicon sequencing data from five samples (depths: 1.5 m, 3.5 m, 11.2 m, 19.3 m, and 25.5 m) revealed diverse and adaptable microbial community. Among the microbial community, Comamonas was the most prominent, accounting for 10.52 % of the total. This genus displayed high growth rates, with a maximum growth rate of 12.06 d-1 and a corresponding doubling time of 1.38 days, as determined through an analysis of codon usage bias. Functional annotation of Metagenome-Assembled Genomes (MAGs) for samples at 1.5 m and 11.2 m depths revealed Comamonas' metabolic versatility, including various carbon pathways, assimilative sulfate reduction (ASR), and dissimilatory reduction to ammonium (DNRA). The TPM (Transcripts Per Kilobase of exon model per Million mapped reads) of MAGs at 11.2 m sample was 15.7 and 12.3. The presence of arsenic resistance genes in Comamonas aligns with sediment arsenic levels (65.8 mg/kg for 1.5 m depth, 32.8 mg/kg for 11.2 m depth). This study highlights the role of Comamonas as a 'generalist' bacteria in challenging oligotrophic sediments, emphasizing the significance of such organisms in community stability and ecological functions. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATION: Low-biomass limits the microbial activity and biogeochemical study in oligotrophic environments, which is the typical condition for underground aquatic ecosystems. Facilitated by growth rate estimation, our research focuses on active functional microorganisms and their biogeochemical metabolic in oligotrophic aquifer sediments, revealing their impact on the environment and response to arsenic threats. Findings illuminate the metabolic advantage of a 'generalist life-style' in carbon-scarce environments and contribute to a broader understanding of bacterial ecosystems and environmental impacts in oligotrophic aquifer sediments worldwide.
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- Miao Zhang
- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Jiang Z, Qian L, Cui M, Jiang Y, Shi L, Dong Y, Li J, Wang Y. Bacterial Sulfate Reduction Facilitates Iodine Mobilization in the Deep Confined Aquifer of the North China Plain. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:15277-15287. [PMID: 37751521 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Bacterial sulfate reduction plays a crucial role in the mobilization of toxic substances in aquifers. However, the role of bacterial sulfate reduction on iodine mobilization in geogenic high-iodine groundwater systems has been unexplored. In this study, the enrichment of groundwater δ34SSO4 (15.56 to 69.31‰) and its significantly positive correlation with iodide and total iodine concentrations in deep groundwater samples of the North China Plain suggested that bacterial sulfate reduction participates in the mobilization of groundwater iodine. Similar significantly positive correlations were further observed between the concentrations of iodide and total iodine and the relative abundance of the dsrB gene by qPCR, as well as the composition and abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) predicted from 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing data. Subsequent batch culture experiments by the SRB Desulfovibrio sp. B304 demonstrated that SRB could facilitate iodine mobilization through the enzyme-driven biotic and sulfide-driven abiotic reduction of iodate to iodide. In addition, the dehalogenation of organoiodine compounds by SRB and the reductive dissolution of iodine-bearing iron minerals by biogenic sulfide could liberate bound or adsorbed iodine into groundwater. The role of bacterial sulfate reduction in iodine mobilization revealed in this study provides new insights into our understanding of iodide enrichment in iodine-rich aquifers worldwide.
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- Zhou Jiang
- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan ,Hubei 430074, China
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Chen Z, Pang C, Wen Q. Coupled pyrite and sulfur autotrophic denitrification for simultaneous removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from secondary effluent: feasibility, performance and mechanisms. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 243:120422. [PMID: 37523921 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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The discharge standards of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have become increasingly strict to reduce water eutrophication. Further reducing N and P in effluent from municipal WWTPs need to be achieved effectively and eco-friendly. In this study, a carbon independent pyrite and sulfur autotrophic denitrification (PSAD) system using pyrite and sulfur as electron donor was developed and compared with pyrite autotrophic denitrification (PAD) and sulfur autotrophic denitrification (SAD) systems through batch and continuous flow biofilter experiments. Compare to PAD and SAD, PSAD was more effective in simultaneous removal in N and P. At hydraulic retention time (HRT) 3 h, average effluent concentrations of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphate (TP) of 1.40 ± 0.03 and 0.19 ± 0.02 mg/L were achieved when treating real secondary effluent with 20.65 ± 0.24 mg/L TN and 1.00 ± 0.24 mg/L TP. The improvement in simultaneous removal of N and P was attributed to the coupling of PAD and SAD in enhancing the transformation of sulfur and iron and enlarging the reaction zone in the pyrite and sulfur autotrophic denitrification biofilter (PSADB) system. Therefore, more biomass was accumulated and the microbial denitrification functional stability, including electrons transfer and consumption was enhanced on the surface of pyrite and sulfur particles in the PSADB system. Moreover, autotrophic denitrifiers (Thiobacillus and Ferritrophicum), sulfate-reducing bacteria (Desulfocapsa) and iron reducing bacteria (Geothrix), acting as contributors to microbial nitrogen, sulfur and iron cycle, were specially enriched. In addition, the leaching of iron ions was promoted, which facilitated the removal of phosphate in the form of Fe3(PO4)2·8H2O and Fe3PO4. PSADB has proven to be an efficient technology for simultaneous removal of N and P, which could meet increasingly stringent discharge standards effectively and eco-friendly.
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- Zhiqiang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Liu W, Qian K, Xie X, Xiao Z, Xue X, Wang Y. Co-occurrence of arsenic and iodine in the middle-deep groundwater of the Datong Basin: From the perspective of optical properties and isotopic characteristics. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 329:121686. [PMID: 37105462 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Redox processes can induce arsenic (As) and iodine (I) transformation and thus change As and I co-occurrence, yet there is no evidence that Fe-C-S coupled redox processes have such an impact on the co-occurrence of As and I. To fill this gap, middle-deep groundwater from the Datong Basin were samples for the purpose of exploring how dissolved organic matter (DOM) reactivity affects As and I enrichment and how iron reduction and sulfate reduction processes influence As and I co-occurrence. We identified three DOM components: reduced and oxidized quinone compounds (C1 and C3) and a labile DOM from terrestrial inputs (C2). Two pathways of DOM processing take place in the aquifer, including the degradation of labile DOM to HCO3- and the transformation of oxidized quinone compounds to reduced quinone compounds. Electrons transfer drives the reduction of the terminal electron acceptors. The supply of electrons promotes the reduction of iron and sulfate by microbes, enhancing As and I co-enrichment in groundwater. Thus, the reduction processes of iron and sulfate triggered by the dual roles of DOM affect dissolved As and I co-enrichment. As and I biogeochemical cycling interacts with C, Fe, and S cycling. These results provide isotopic and fluorescence evidence that explains the co-occurrence of arsenic and iodine in middle-deep aquifers.
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- Wenjing Liu
- School of Environmental Studies & State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Environmental Studies & State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 430074, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Environmental Studies & State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Environmental Studies & State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Institute of Hubei Geological Bureau, Jingzhou, Hubei, 434020, China
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- School of Environmental Studies & State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 430074, Wuhan, China
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Feng F, Jiang Y, Jia Y, Lian X, Shang C, Zhao M. Exogenous-organic-matter-driven mobilization of groundwater arsenic. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 15:100243. [PMID: 36896144 PMCID: PMC9989647 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The potential release capacity of arsenic (As) from sediment was evaluated under a high level of exogenous organic matter (EOM) with both bioreactive and chemically reactive organic matters (OMs). The OMs were characterized by FI, HIX, BIX, and SUVA254 fluorescence indices showing the biological activities were kept at a high level during the experimental period. At the genus level, Fe/Mn/As-reducing bacteria (Geobacter, Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Clostridium) and bacteria (Paenibacillus, Acidovorax, Delftia, and Sphingomonas) that can participate in metabolic transformation using EOM were identified. The reducing condition occurs which promoted As, Fe, and Mn releases at very high concentrations of OM. However, As release increased during the first 15-20 days, followed by a decline contributed by secondary iron precipitation. The degree of As release may be limited by the reactivity of Fe (hydro)oxides. The EOM infiltration enhances As and Mn releases in aqueous conditions causing the risk of groundwater pollution, which could occur in specific sites such as landfills, petrochemical sites, and managed aquifer recharge projects.
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- Fan Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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Zhang X, Ke X, Du Y, Tao Y, Xue J, Li Q, Xie X, Deng Y. Coupled effects of sedimentary iron oxides and organic matter on geogenic phosphorus mobilization in alluvial-lacustrine aquifers. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 878:163216. [PMID: 37004762 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The organic matter (OM) biodegradation and reductive dissolution of iron oxides have been acknowledged as key factors in the release of geogenic phosphorus (P) to groundwater. However, the coupled effects of natural OM with iron oxides on the mobilization of geogenic P remain unclear. Groundwater with high and low P concentrations has been observed in two boreholes in the alluvial-lacustrine aquifer system of the Central Yangtze River Basin. Sediment samples from these boreholes were examined for their P and Fe species as well as their OM properties. The results show that sediments from borehole S1 with high P levels contain more bioavailable P, particularly iron oxide bound P (Fe-P) and organic P (OP) than those from borehole S2 with low P levels. Regarding borehole S2, Fe-P and OP show positive correlations with total organic carbon as well as amorphous iron oxides (FeOX1), which indicate the presence of Fe-OM-P ternary complexes, further evidenced by FTIR results. In a reducing environment, the protein-like component (C3) and terrestrial humic-like component (C2) will biodegrade. In the process of C3 biodegradation, FeOX1 will act as electron acceptors and then undergo reductive dissolution. In the process of C2 biodegradation, FeOX1 and crystalline iron oxides (FeOX2) will act as electron acceptors. FeOX2 will also act as conduits in the microbial utilization pathway. However, the formation of stable P-Fe-OM ternary complexes will inhibit the reductive dissolution of iron oxides and OM biodegradation, thus inhibiting the mobilization of P. This study provides new insights into the enrichment and mobilization of P in alluvial-lacustrine aquifer systems.
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- Xinxin Zhang
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan Center, China Geological Survey (Central South China Innovation Center for Geosciences), Wuhan 430205, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan Center, China Geological Survey (Central South China Innovation Center for Geosciences), Wuhan 430205, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Saha A, Gupta A, Sar P. Metagenome based analysis of groundwater from arsenic contaminated sites of West Bengal revealed community diversity and their metabolic potential. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2023; 58:91-106. [PMID: 36852697 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2023.2173919] [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: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The study of microbial community in groundwater systems is considered to be essential to improve our understanding of arsenic (As) biogeochemical cycling in aquifers, mainly as it relates to the fate and transport of As. The present study was conducted to determine the microbial community composition and its functional potential using As-contaminated groundwater from part of the Bengal Delta Plain (BDP) in West Bengal, India. Geochemical analyses indicated low to moderate dissolved oxygen (0.42-3.02 mg/L), varying As (2.5-311 µg/L) and Fe (0.19-1.2 mg/L) content, while low concentrations of total organic carbon (TOC), total inorganic carbon (TIC), nitrate, and sulfate were detected. Proteobacteria was the most abundant phylum, while the indiscriminate presence of an array of archaeal phyla, Euryarchaeota, Crenarchaeota, Nanoarchaeota, etc., was noteworthy. The core community members were affiliated to Sideroxydans, Acidovorax, Pseudoxanthomonas, Brevundimonas, etc. However, diversity assessed over multiple seasons indicated a shift from Sideroxydans to Pseudomonas or Brevundimonas dominant community, suggestive of microbial response to seasonally fluctuating geochemical stimuli. Taxonomy-based functional potential showed prospects for As biotransformation, methanogenesis, sulfate respiration, denitrification, etc. Thus, this study strengthened existing reports from this region by capturing the less abundant or difficult-to-culture taxa collectively forming a major fraction of the microbial community.
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- Anumeha Saha
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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Fan Z, Zhang C, Xu Y, Nan C, Lv Y, Liao X, Tang M, Xu J. The influence of water level fluctuations on the migration and enrichment of phosphorus in an agricultural groundwater system, Jianghan Plain. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:21213-21224. [PMID: 36269473 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23618-0] [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: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The enrichment of phosphorus (P) in groundwater (GW) has been regarded as one of the most important sources of water eutrophication, but its sources and mechanisms have remained unclear. This study focused on hydraulic change show that drove the migration of P in an agricultural groundwater system, Jianghan Plain, Central China. Based on four rounds of field investigation over different seasons and across two consecutive years. Seasonable water table fluctuations (WLFs) reached 1.6 m and 3.8 m in GW and surface water (SW), respectively. Moreover, the concentrations of P in GW were obviously higher than those in SW where 54.1% of all GW samples presented higher content of P than the World Health Organization (WHO) limit of 0.4 mg/L with the highest one arriving to 1.97 mg/L. Although the trends and amplitudes varied at different points and depths, the spatial and temporal distribution of P corresponded with the local WLFs that were responsible for the enrichment of GW P. On the one hand, WLFs changed hydraulic conditions to enhance the migration of soluble P in the unsaturated zone into the aquifer. On the other hand, WLFs resulted in changes to the redox conditions or to the GW hydrochemical compositions, which promoted the dissolution of Fe or Mn containing P. These caused the release and enrichment of P in GW. Therefore, this study helps understand the geochemical cycling of P and improves GW management in the local GW system, Jianghan Plain.
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- Zenghui Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Enviromental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Enviromental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Enviromental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Enviromental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Enviromental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Enviromental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Enviromental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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Xu M, Zhang K, Wang Y, Zhang B, Mao K, Zhang H. Health Risk Assessments and Microbial Community Analyses of Groundwater from a Heavy Metal-Contaminated Site in Hezhou City, Southwest China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 20:604. [PMID: 36612924 PMCID: PMC9819039 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010604] [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: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In industrial site groundwater, heavy metal pollution is relatively common, causing great harm to the surrounding environment and human health. To explore the relationships between the heavy metal concentration, health risks and microbial community distribution, the groundwater from a polluted site at an abandoned processing plant in Hezhou City, China, is taken as the research object. A health risk assessment model recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is used for the evaluation, and high-throughput sequencing technology is used to analyze the characteristics of the microbial community in the groundwater. The results show that the heavy metal pollution levels of five monitoring wells are different. The monitoring well labelled HLJ2 is polluted by Cu, Mn, Ni and Cd, and the other four monitoring wells are polluted by As and Cd to varying degrees. The carcinogenic risk values of heavy metals in the groundwater environments of the five monitoring wells are all greater than the acceptable range, and only the noncarcinogenic risk value of the HLJ2 monitoring well exceeds 1, which greatly impacts health. The risks posed by the contaminants in the site groundwater through the ingestion route of drinking water are greater than those caused by the ingestion route of skin contact. The groundwater environments of the five monitoring wells contain Proteobacteria and Patescibacteria, indicating that these two bacteria have certain tolerances to heavy metal pollution. The microbial community composition varies between the monitoring wells, suggesting that different concentrations and types of heavy metal contamination promote different types of bacterial growth. Studies have shown that Proteobacteria have many heavy metal resistance genes, improving their tolerance in heavy metal-polluted environments; additionally, Proteobacteria can transport heavy metals, which is conducive to the restoration of polluted sites.
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- Mingjie Xu
- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- College of Eco-Environment Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
- School of food and biotechnology of Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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Yang Y, Xie X, Chen M, Xie Z, Wang J. Effects of Sulfide Input on Arsenate Bioreduction and Its Reduction Product Formation in Sulfidic Groundwater. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:16987. [PMID: 36554867 PMCID: PMC9779320 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Microbes have important impacts on the mobilization of arsenic in groundwater. To study the effects of sulfide on As(V) bioreduction in sulfidic groundwater, Citrobacter sp. JH012-1 isolated from sediments in the Jianghan Plain was used in a microcosm experiment. The results showed that sulfide significantly enhanced As(V) bioreduction as an additional electron donor. The reduction rates of As(V) were 21.8%, 34.5%, 73.6% and 85.9% under 0, 15, 75 and 150 µM sulfide inputting, respectively. The main products of As(V) bioreduction were thioarsenite and orpiment and the concentration of thioarsenite reached to 5.5 and 7.1 µM in the solution with the initial 75 and 150 µM sulfide, respectively. However, under 0 and 15 µM sulfide inputting, the dominant product was arsenite with no thioarsenite accumulation. The decrease in pH enhanced the bioreduction of As(V) and promoted the formation of thioarsenite and orpiment. In addition, the percentage of thioarsenite in total arsenic decreased with the decrease in the ratio of sulfur to arsenic, indicating that the formation of thioarsenite was limited by the concentration of initial sulfide. Therefore, the presence of sulfide had a significant effect on the transformation of arsenic in groundwater. This study provides new insights into the bioreduction of As(V) and the formation of thioarsenite in sulfidic groundwater.
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- Yang Yang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan 430014, China
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Xiao C, Chen Y, Ma T, Xiong W. Impact of Pressure on Arsenic Released from Pore Water in Clayey Sediment. TOXICS 2022; 10:738. [PMID: 36548571 PMCID: PMC9785127 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10120738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Overpumping can cause arsenic to be released from the pore water in clayey aquitards into aquifers. The amount of water pumped during groundwater exploitation may change over time, leading to different soil-compaction rates or patterns. However, the impact of pressure on the release of arsenic during the compaction of a clayey aquitard is poorly understood. We performed a laboratory-compaction experiment using clayey sediment to identify the effects of compaction rates and patterns on arsenic release by analyzing the chemical characteristics and arsenic species present in pore water samples collected at different stages of the compaction experiment. A rapid (PV increased linearly) and a slow (PV increased exponentially) water-release patterns were recognized according to the compaction rate. We observed that arsenic concentrations in the slow pattern (6.7 to 36.4 μg/L) were considerably higher than those in the rapid pattern (7.6 to 16.1 μg/L). Furthermore, concentrations were the highest in the accelerated compaction pattern (16.8 to 47.4 μg/L), followed by those in the constant and decelerated patterns (4.3 to 14.4 μg/L). Overall, compaction rate and pattern did not alter the arsenic-release mechanism; however, they did alter the moisture content of the sediment at each stage, which indirectly led to differences in the released arsenic concentrations. These results suggest that pumping rates and patterns must be considered to prevent arsenic contamination in groundwater-extraction scenarios.
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- Cong Xiao
- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Enivironment, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Enivironment, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Enivironment, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
- Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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Gao L, Sun K, Xu D, Zhang K, Gao B. Equilibrium partitioning behaviors and remobilization of trace metals in the sediment profiles in the tributaries of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 849:157882. [PMID: 35944632 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Geochemical behaviors of trace metals in the sediment profiles are crucial for predicting the associated environmental risks in aquatic ecosystems. However, the comprehensive transport of trace metals under both equilibrium and dynamic conditions is still unclear under the changing hydrological regime. Here, the equilibrium partitioning behaviors and remobilization of five trace metals (Ni, Cu, Zn, As, and Pb) in sedimentary profiles within the tributaries of the Three Gorges Reservoir were explored by the partitioning coefficient (Kd), diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT), and DGT induced flux in sediments (DIFS) model. According to the Kd values, As posed the highest migration ability among the trace metals in the sediment profiles under equilibrium circumstances. Similarly, the dynamic processes of trace metals simulated by the DIFS model also suggested that As displayed the highest desorption rate despite having the lowest labile pool size. Moreover, all trace metals were classified as the "partially sustained" case, while the supply abilities of As and other trace metals were limited by the diffusion and the desorption kinetics, respectively. In addition, DGT-labile trace metals showed a diffusion trend from the sediment to the water column (except for Zn) at the sediment-water interface, indicating potential risks to water quality. Specifically, the equilibrium partitioning behaviors revealed the potential labile pool of trace metals in the solid phase, and the dynamic resupply process between the solid phase and porewater remained undetermined. In comparison, although DGT simulated the kinetic process of trace metals in the sediments, the labile pool of the trace metals could not be obtained. This study provided a holistic insight into the complementary trace metal behaviors under both equilibrium and dynamic conditions in the sediment and was beneficial to the water quality protection and internal pollution remediation in the aquatic environment.
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- Li Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China
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- Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China.
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Gao H, Wang C, Chen J, Wang P, Zhang J, Zhang B, Wang R, Wu C. Enhancement effects of decabromodiphenyl ether on microbial sulfate reduction in eutrophic lake sediments: A study on sulfate-reducing bacteria using dsrA and dsrB amplicon sequencing. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 843:157073. [PMID: 35780888 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although sulfate (SO42-) reduction by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) is an important sulfur cycling processes, little is known about how the persistent organic pollutants affect the SO42- reduction process in the eutrophic lake sediments. Here, we carried out a 120-day microcosm experiment to explore the effects of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) on SO42- reduction mediated by SRB in sediment collected from Taihu Lake, a typical eutrophic lake in China. The results showed that BDE-209 contamination significantly enhanced the activity of dissimilatory sulfite reductase (DSR) (r = 0.83), which led to an increased concentration of sulfide produced by SO42- reduction. This stimulatory effect of BDE-209 on DSR activity was closely related to variations in the dsrA- and dsrB-type SRB communities. The abundances and diversities of the dsrA- and dsrB-containing SRB increased and their community composition varied in response to BDE-209 contamination. The gene copies (r = 0.72), Chao 1 (r = 0.50), Shannon (r = 0.55), and Simpson (r = 0.70) indices of dsrB-containing SRB was positively correlated with BDE-209 contamination. Co-occurrence network analysis revealed that network complexity, connectivity, and the interspecific cooperative relationship in SRB were strengthened by BDE-209 contamination. The keystone species identified in the SRB community mainly belonged to the genera Candidatus Sulfopaludibacter for the dsrA-containing SRB and Desulfatiglans for the dsrB-containing SRB, and their relative abundances were positively correlated with DSR activity in the sediment. The relative abundance of the keystone species and SRB diversity were important microbial factors directly contributing to the variations in DSR activity based on structural equation modeling analysis. Notably, the results of abundance, community structure, and interspecific relationships showed that the dsrB-containing SRB may be more sensitive to the BDE-209 contamination than the dsrA-containing SRB. These results will help us understand the effects of BDE-209 on microbial sulfate reduction in eutrophic lakes.
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- Han Gao
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Department on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Department on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Department on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Department on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Department on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Department on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Department on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Kunming Engineering Corporation Limited, Power China, 115 People's East Road, Kunming 650051, PR China
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Xu Y, Deng Y, Zheng T, Du Y, Jiang H, Pi K, Xie X, Gan Y, Ma T, Wang Y. New evidence for linking the formation of high arsenic aquifers in the central Yangtze River Basin to climate change since Last Glacial Maximum. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 439:129684. [PMID: 36104910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The prevalence of arsenic (As)-affected groundwater in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene aquifers leads to serious arsenicosis worldwide. However, the geogenic foundational processes underlying the high As aquifers remain elusive. Here we present joint lines of evidences from chronological, sediment geochemical and geomicrobial analysis that climate change since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) initiates the genesis of high As aquifers in the central Yangtze River Basin, which represents Quaternary alluvial-lacustrine floodplains affected by arsenicosis occurrence. Optically stimulated luminescence-based sediments dating and grain size characterization indicate that the LGM depositional boundary also separates the Late-Pleistocene/Holocene high arsenic aquifers from the underlying arsenic-depleted aquifers. Further examination of solid-phase As/Fe/S speciation and associated microbial communities function suggests that the pre-LGM depositional environments characteristic of S metabolism engender the fixation of As in pyrite, whereas during the post-LGM period climate change to warm and humid leads to As repartitioning to Fe/Mn oxides in response to strong chemical weathering. This may have contributed to a dynamic fate of As in the post-LGM depositional environments and thus a highly variable aqueous As concentrations over depth. Our results highlight the important roles of climate change has played in the genesis of high As aquifers, with implications for other LGM-affected regions worldwide as well as for the evolution of high arsenic aquifers under future climate change.
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- Yuxiao Xu
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Battaglia-Brunet F, Naveau A, Cary L, Bueno M, Briais J, Charron M, Joulian C, Thouin H. Biogeochemical behaviour of geogenic As in a confined aquifer of the Sologne region, France. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 304:135252. [PMID: 35691389 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is one of the main toxic elements of geogenic origin that impact groundwater quality and human health worldwide. In some groundwater wells of the Sologne region (Val de Loire, France), drilled in a confined aquifer, As concentrations exceed the European drinking water standard (10 μg L-1). The monitoring of one of these drinking water wells showed As concentrations in the range 20-25 μg L-1. The presence of dissolved iron (Fe), low oxygen concentration and traces of ammonium indicated reducing conditions. The δ34SSO4 was anticorrelated with sulphate concentration. Drilling allowed to collect detrital material corresponding to a Miocene floodplain and crevasse splay with preserved plant debris. The level that contained the highest total As concentration was a silty-sandy clay containing 26.9 mg kg-1 As. The influence of alternating redox conditions on the behaviour of As was studied by incubating this material with site groundwater, in biotic or inhibited bacterial activities conditions, without synthetic organic nutrient supply, in presence of H2 during the reducing periods. The development of both AsV-reducing and AsIII-oxidising microorganisms in biotic conditions was evidenced. At the end of the reducing periods, total As concentration strongly increased in biotic conditions. The microflora influenced As speciation, released Fe and consumed nitrate and sulphate in the water phase. Microbial communities observed in groundwater samples strongly differed from those obtained at the end of the incubation experiment, this result being potentially related to influence of the sediment compartment and to different physico-chemical conditions. However, both included major Operating Taxonomic Units (OTU) potentially involved in Fe and S biogeocycles. Methanogens emerged in the incubated sediment presenting the highest solubilised As and Fe. Results support the hypothesis of in-situ As mobilisation and speciation mediated by active biogeochemical processes.
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- Fabienne Battaglia-Brunet
- BRGM, F-45060, Orléans, France; ISTO, UMR7327, Université D'Orléans, CNRS, BRGM, F-45071, Orléans, France.
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), Université de Poitiers/CNRS, UMR 7285, Rue Michel Brunet, F-86022, Poitiers Cedex, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de L'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physicochimie pour L'Environnement et Les Matériaux-IPREM, UMR5254, 64000, Pau, France
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Lu T, Li R, Ferrer ASN, Xiong S, Zou P, Peng H. Hydrochemical characteristics and quality assessment of shallow groundwater in Yangtze River Delta of eastern China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:57215-57231. [PMID: 35347611 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19881-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Water resource is in high demand within the Yangtze River Delta, given its developed economy. Long-term exploitation of this resource has posed risks of artificial pollution and seawater intrusion to the shallow groundwater. This study aims to reveal the hydrochemical characteristics and health risks of shallow groundwater in the coastal plain of the Yangtze River Delta, as well as to discuss the possible factors affecting groundwater quality. Standard methods for hydrochemical parameter measurements, water quality assessment, and health risk models were applied to fulfill the objectives of the study. The results showed that the shallow groundwater was slightly alkaline, and the average values of total dissolved solids (TDS) and total hardness (TH) were 930.74 mg/L and 436.20 mg/L, respectively. The main hydrochemical types of groundwater were HCO3-Ca·Mg and HCO3-Ca·Na, accounting for 44.3% and 47.5%, respectively. In addition, As concentration was generally high, with a mean value of 0.0115 mg/L. The principal factors affecting the groundwater components include water-rock interactions (especially silicate), cation exchange, seawater intrusion, and human activities. The data also showed that As is strongly influenced by the redox of Fe, Mn, and NO3-. The results of the groundwater quality evaluation indicated that the shallow groundwater in some regions was unsuitable for drinking and agricultural irrigation. Health risk assessment showed that 44.3% of the water samples had significant health risks, which was attributed to the high As concentration. Therefore, it is urgent to establish long-term As monitoring to maintain sustainable groundwater management and drinking water safety. The results of this study provide essential data for water resource management and human health security in the Yangtze River Delta.
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- Taotao Lu
- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Faculty of Public Administration, Shandong Agriculture University, Taian, 71011, China
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- Department of Hydrology, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BAYCEER), University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Wuhan Zondy W&R Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- Yantai New Era Health Industry Chemical Commodity Co., Ltd., Yantai, 264000, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geoscience, Wuhan, 430078, China.
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Liang Y, Ma R, Nghiem A, Xu J, Tang L, Wei W, Prommer H, Gan Y. Sources of ammonium enriched in groundwater in the central Yangtze River Basin: Anthropogenic or geogenic? ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 306:119463. [PMID: 35569622 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The occurrence of excessive ammonium in groundwater threatens human and aquatic ecosystem health across many places worldwide. As the fate of ammonium in groundwater systems is often affected by a complex mixture of transport and biogeochemical transformation processes, identifying the sources of groundwater ammonium is an important prerequisite for planning effective mitigation strategies. Elevated ammonium was found in both a shallow and an underlying deep groundwater system in an alluvial aquifer system beneath an agricultural area in the central Yangtze River Basin, China. In this study we develop and apply a novel, indirect approach, which couples the random forest classification (RFC) of machine learning method and fluorescence excitation-emission matrices with parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC), to distinguish multiple sources of ammonium in a multi-layer aquifer. EEM-PARAFAC was applied to provide insights into potential ammonium sources as well as the carbon and nitrogen cycling processes affecting ammonium fate. Specifically, RFC was used to unravel the different key factors controlling the high levels of ammonium prevailing in the shallow and deep aquifer sections, respectively. Our results reveal that high concentrations of ammonium in the shallow groundwater system primarily originate from anthropogenic sources, before being modulated by intensive microbially mediated nitrogen transformation processes such as nitrification, denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA). By contrast, the linkage between high concentrations of ammonium and decomposition of soil organic matter, which ubiquitously contained nitrogen, suggested that mineralization of soil organic nitrogen compounds is the primary mechanism for the enrichment of ammonium in deeper groundwaters.
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- Ying Liang
- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia; School of Earth Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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Huang G, Pei L, Li L, Liu C. Natural background levels in groundwater in the Pearl River Delta after the rapid expansion of urbanization: A new pre-selection method. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 813:151890. [PMID: 34822899 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Establishment of natural background levels (NBL) of groundwater in urbanized areas such as the Pearl River Delta (PRD) is challenging. Pre-selection methods are the most common approaches for NBL assessment, but it will overestimate (or underestimate) contaminated groundwater in urbanized areas by using present pre-selection methods with empirical definite values because of complicated human activities. Unlike present pre-selection methods, this study aims to establish a new pre-selection method with the indicative of Cl/Br ratios to identify contaminated groundwaters with convincing evidences. Specifically, this new method consists of indicatives of the oxidation capacity and the Cl/Br ratio combining with contaminated-markers. In addition, factors controlling NBL of Cl and NO3 in groundwater in various hydrogeological units in the PRD were also discussed. Main procedures of this new method: contaminated-markers in various hydrogeological units are extracted by a hierarchical cluster analysis, thereby determining threshold values of Cl/Br ratios and Cl concentration in various hydrogeological units for identifying contaminated groundwater; After that, groundwater chemical datasets was selected by the oxidation capacity, and then tested by Grubbs' test until normal distributions. Groundwater Cl and NO3 concentrations in datasets before and after this new method are dependent and independent of urbanization levels, respectively, indicating that the new method is useful for groundwater NBL assessment in urbanized areas such as the PRD. Both the seawater intrusion and the diffusion of Cl from marine deposits are likely to be responsible for the much higher NBL-Cl in coastal-alluvial and marine aquifers than in other hydrogeological units. Groundwater Cl enrichment resulted from groundwater recharge and evaporation is mainly responsible for the higher NBL-Cl in alluvial-proluvial aquifers than in lacustrine aquifers, fissured aquifers, as well as karst aquifers. More than double times NBL-NO3 in alluvial-proluvial and fissured aquifers than in other hydrogeological units is probably attributed to more oxidizing conditions of their vadose zones and groundwaters.
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- Guanxing Huang
- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Groundwater Remediation, Shijiazhuang, China.
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- Haikou Marine Geological Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Haikou, China
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- Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, USA
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- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
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Influence of Sulfate Reduction on Arsenic Migration and Transformation in Groundwater Environment. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14060942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The sulfate-reducing bacteria-mediated reduction process is considered to be an important mechanism affecting arsenic migration and transformation in anaerobic environments. To investigate the effect of sulfate-reducing bacteria in a high-arsenic aquifer on arsenic migration and transformation, the typical sulfate-reducing bacteria Desulfovibrio vulgaris was selected for micro-cosmic experiments to simulate a groundwater environment with or without sulfate amendment. The reduction of Fe(III) and As(V) by Desulfovibrio vulgaris was identified, and Fe(III) and As(V) were reduced in both sulfate-free and sulfate-containing systems. However, the addition of 1 mM sulfate significantly enhanced Fe(III) and As(V) reduction. Compared with no sulfate addition, 1 mM sulfate increased the reduction rates of Fe(III) and As(V) by 111.9% and 402.2%, respectively. The sulfate process mediated by Desulfovibrio vulgaris also remarkably promoted arsenic release in sediments. These results indicated that sulfate concentration should be considered when sulfate reduction is used as a remediation method for arsenic pollution in groundwater.
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Xiu W, Ke T, Lloyd JR, Shen J, Bassil NM, Song H, Polya DA, Zhao Y, Guo H. Understanding Microbial Arsenic-Mobilization in Multiple Aquifers: Insight from DNA and RNA Analyses. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:15181-15195. [PMID: 34706533 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biogeochemical processes critically control the groundwater arsenic (As) enrichment; however, the key active As-mobilizing biogeochemical processes and associated microbes in high dissolved As and sulfate aquifers are poorly understood. To address this issue, the groundwater-sediment geochemistry, total and active microbial communities, and their potential functions in the groundwater-sediment microbiota from the western Hetao basin were determined using 16S rRNA gene (rDNA) and associated 16S rRNA (rRNA) sequencing. The relative abundances of either sediment or groundwater total and active microbial communities were positively correlated. Interestingly, groundwater active microbial communities were mainly associated with ammonium and sulfide, while sediment active communities were highly related to water-extractable nitrate. Both sediment-sourced and groundwater-sourced active microorganisms (rRNA/rDNA ratios > 1) noted Fe(III)-reducers (induced by ammonium oxidation) and As(V)-reducers, emphasizing the As mobilization via Fe(III) and/or As(V) reduction. Moreover, active cryptic sulfur cycling between groundwater and sediments was implicated in affecting As mobilization. Sediment-sourced active microorganisms were potentially involved in anaerobic pyrite oxidation (driven by denitrification), while groundwater-sourced organisms were associated with sulfur disproportionation and sulfate reduction. This study provides an extended whole-picture concept model of active As-N-S-Fe biogeochemical processes affecting As mobilization in high dissolved As and sulfate aquifers.
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- Wei Xiu
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
- Institute of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P.R. China
- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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Gao L, Li R, Liang Z, Wu Q, Yang Z, Li M, Chen J, Hou L. Mobilization mechanisms and toxicity risk of sediment trace metals (Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb) based on diffusive gradients in thin films: A case study in the Xizhi River basin, South China. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 410:124590. [PMID: 33234397 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Identifying the mobilization mechanisms and predicting the potential toxicity risk of metals in sediment are essential to contamination remediation in river basins. In this study, a sequential extraction procedure and diffusive gradients in thin film (DGT) were employed to investigate the mobilization mechanisms, release characteristics, and potential toxicity of sediment metals (Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb). Acid-soluble and reducible fractions were the dominant geochemical species of Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb in sediments, indicating high mobility potentials for these metals under reducing conditions. In summer, the sediment acted as a source of water-column metals due to mineralization of organic matter and reductive dissolution of iron/manganese oxides in surface sediments, and the formation of metal sulfide precipitates markedly lowered DGT-labile metal concentrations with depth, while localized sulfide oxidation was responsible for fluctuating labile metal concentrations. Stable distribution patterns of labile metals resulted from the weak reducing conditions of sediment in winter, when the sediment shifted to a metal sink. The interstitial water criteria toxicity unit (IWCTU), calculated from DGT measurements, indicated no and low-to-moderate toxic risk of sediments in summer and winter seasons, respectively, and Pb was the major contributor to the predicted toxic effects in the soft interstitial water.
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- Lei Gao
- School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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Gao J, Zheng T, Deng Y, Jiang H. Microbially mediated mobilization of arsenic from aquifer sediments under bacterial sulfate reduction. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 768:144709. [PMID: 33736355 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Understanding the biogeochemical processes controlling arsenic (As) mobilization under bacterial sulfate reduction (BSR) in aquifer sediments is essential for the remediation of high As groundwater. Here, we conducted microcosm experiments with shallow aquifer sediments from the Jianghan Plain (central Yangtze River Basin) under the stimulation of exogenous sulfate. Initially, co-increases of As(III) (from 0.0 to 88.5 μg/L), Fe(II) (from 0.5 to 6.0 mg/L), and S(-II) (from 0.0 to 90.0 μg/L) indicated the concurrent occurrence of sulfate, Fe(III), and arsenate reduction. The corresponding increase of the relative abundance of OTUs classified as sulfate-reducing bacteria, Desulfomicrobium (from 0.5 to 30.6%), and dsrB gene abundance indicated the strong occurrence of BSR during the incubation. The underlying mechanisms of As mobilization could be attributed to the biotic and abiotic reduction of As-bearing iron (hydro)oxides either through the iron-reducing bacteria or the bacterially generated sulfide, which were supported by the variations in solid speciation of Fe, S, and As. As the incubation progressed, we observed a transient attenuation followed by a re-increase of aqueous As, due to the limited abundance of newly-formed Fe-sulfide minerals with a weak ability of As sequestration. Moreover, the formation of thioarsenate (H2AsS4-) during the mobilization of As from the sediments was observed, highlighting that BSR could facilitate As mobilization through multiple pathways. The present results provided new insights for the biogeochemical processes accounting for As mobilization from sediments under BSR conditions.
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- Jie Gao
- Geological Survey, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- Geological Survey, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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