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Li Z, Wu Z, Bo S, Chi J, Cui X, He W, Cui X, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Tong Y. Role of low-proportion, hydrophobic dissolved organic matter components in inhibiting methylmercury uptake by phytoplankton. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 358:142104. [PMID: 38653399 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Uptake of methylmercury (MeHg), a potent neurotoxin, by phytoplankton is a major concern due to its role as the primary pathway for MeHg entry into aquatic food webs, thereby posing a significant risk to human health. While it is widely believed that the MeHg uptake by plankton is negatively correlated with the concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the water, ongoing debates continue regarding the specific components of DOM that exerts the dominant influence on this process. In this study, we employed a widely-used resin fractionation approach to separate and classify DOM derived from algae (AOM) and natural rivers (NOM) into distinct components: strongly hydrophobic, weakly hydrophobic, and hydrophilic fractions. We conduct a comparative analysis of different DOM components using a combination of spectroscopy and mass spectrometry techniques, aiming to identify their impact on MeHg uptake by Microcystis elabens, a prevalent alga in freshwater environments. We found that the hydrophobic components had exhibited more pronounced spectral characteristics associated with the protein structures while protein-like compounds between hydrophobic and hydrophilic components displayed significant variations in both distributions and the values of m/z (mass-to-charge ratio) of the molecules. Regardless of DOM sources, the low-proportion hydrophobic components usually dominated inhibition of MeHg uptake by Microcystis elabens. Results inferred from the correlation analysis suggest that the uptake of MeHg by the phytoplankton was most strongly and negatively correlated with the presence of protein-like components. Our findings underscore the importance of considering the diverse impacts of different DOM fractions on inhibition of phytoplankton MeHg uptake. This information should be considered in future assessments and modeling endeavors aimed at understanding and predicting risks associated with aquatic Hg contamination.
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- Zhike Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; School of Resources and Environment, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621000, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Eco-Environmental Protection of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Ministry of Education), School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa, 850000, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Eco-Environmental Protection of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Ministry of Education), School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa, 850000, China.
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Zhiquan L, Rui H, Zhu W, Fuyi C, Chun H. Effects of the nutrient inhibition on the yield of DBPFPs by Microcystis aeruginosa. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2023; 21:1676-1685. [PMID: 38017598 PMCID: wh_2023_391 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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The yield of three disinfection byproduct formation potentials (DBPFPs), including trichloromethane, dichloroacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid formation potential (TCMFP, DCAAFP and TCAAFP), by Microcystis aeruginosa under the nitrate and phosphate inhibition conditions was investigated. The results showed that excessive nitrate could inhibit the growth of M. aeruginosa, but the concentration of DBPFPs in the five fractions of algal metabolites, including hydrophilic extracellular organic matter (EOM), hydrophobic EOM, hydrophilic intracellular organic matter, hydrophobic intracellular organic matter and cell debris, only decreased slightly. Accordingly, the productivity of DBPFPs by M. aeruginosa increased by approximately 40% under the nitrate inhibition condition and the increased productivity of DBPFPs mainly came from EOM. The phosphate inhibition also performed a similar pattern with a lesser extent. The nutrient inhibition did not change the proportion of these three DPBFPs, and TCMFP accounted for approximately 87% of the total DBPFPs. The inhibition could promote M. aeruginosa to secrete more metabolites. However, the cyanobacteria tended to secrete more DBPFPs under the nitrate inhibition condition, which resulted in an increased specific DBPFP, while they tended to secrete more non-DBPFPs under the phosphate inhibition condition, which resulted in a decreased specific DBPFP.
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- Liu Zhiquan
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China E-mail:
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- Guangdong GDH Water Co. Ltd, Shenzhen 518021, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Lei C, Chen Y, Li A, Gao R, Zhang Z, Chen J, Shi P, Zhou Q, Ma Y. A new process to further remove dissolved organic matter and disinfection by-product formation potential during drinking water treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:20959-20969. [PMID: 36264461 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23676-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biological activated carbon (BAC) will produce soluble microbial products (SMPs), which affect effluent quality. To clarify the mechanism by which BAC affects effluent water quality, the processes of a drinking water plant in Jiangsu Province were investigated. It was found that during the O3-BAC process, although ozonation could remove dissolved organic matter (DOC) to a certain extent, the DOC increased from 4.44 to 4.47 mg/L after BAC. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in effluent from different processes was divided into five fractions based on hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity by resin fractionation. Through fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy combined with DOC analysis, it was found that SMPs are mainly included in transitional hydrophilic neutral (TPIN) fraction, which was the main cause of the DOC increase. Therefore, a new combined process was designed to remove TPIN effectively by coagulation after biological treatment, and found that coagulation had a good removal rate (13.2%) on TPIN. The trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP) of TPIN could be reduced effectively by 44.9% after coagulation. Compared with the old process, the new combined process had a higher removal rate (14.2-30.0%) of DOC, as well as a greater reduction of THMFP (29.0-78.6%) and haloacetic acid formation potential (HAAFP) (46.4-75.3%). This study aims to reveal the mechanism by which SMPs affect effluent water quality and exacerbate health risks, and to propose a solution to provide theoretical support for the design and optimization of drinking water treatment processes.
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- Chongtian Lei
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, No.163, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Ma C, Wang G, Liu X, Li Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Chu X, Wang L, Zhao B, Zhang Z. A novel gravity sedimentation - Forward osmosis hybrid technology for microalgal dewatering. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136300. [PMID: 36064007 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136300] [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: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A novel gravity sedimentation - forward osmosis (G-FO) hybrid reactor was built up for separating and concentrating the biomass from the algal-rich water (microalgal dewatering). The extracellular organic matter (EOM) from Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) was divided into dissolved EOM (dEOM) and bound EOM (bEOM). Water flux, flux recovery rate and moisture content (MC) were investigated. Through sedimentation rate, zeta potential and hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity to analyze the experimental results. Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the different morphologies of accumulated algae cells and EOM on the surface of the membrane. The results showed that cell + bEOM solution had the fastest sedimentation rate and fewest negative charge, so the pollutants accumulated more easily on the membrane surface, resulting in the highest flux decline. Its algal cake layer was the densest from the view of SEM. Cell + bEOM + dEOM solution had the lowest flux decline and the cake layer was the loosest. Cell + bEOM solution had the most severe irreversible fouling and the lowest flux recovery rate (FRR). The membrane fouling of cell solution was lower than that of cell + bEOM + dEOM solution, and the FRR of cell solution was almost 100%. According to the nonionic macro-porous resin fraction results of EOM, cell + bEOM + dEOM solution contained more hydrophilic components, resulting in the lowest MC. On the contrary, cell + bEOM solution showed the highest MC, which contained more hydrophobic components. Effects of bEOM and dEOM on microalgae dewatering performance of a novel gravity sedimentation - forward osmosis (G-FO) hybrid system were investigated, which provided a theoretical basis for large-scale application of FO technology for microalgae dewatering.
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- Cong Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Tianjin Haiyuanhui Technology Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Water Engineering Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300222, China
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- Tianjin Water Engineering Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300222, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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Thuret-Benoist H, Pallier V, Feuillade-Cathalifaud G. Monitoring of the impact of the proliferations of cyanobacteria on the characteristics of Natural Organic Matter in a eutrophic water resource: Comparison between 2012-2013 and 2017-2018. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132834. [PMID: 34762893 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132834] [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: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The natural surface waters are widely impacted by the seasonal blooms of phytoplankton and in water rich in nutrients their developments are controlled by the climate. These proliferations modify the global quality of the water resources and the Algal Organic Matter (AOM) produced by the algae and the cyanobacteria impacts the content and the characteristics of the Natural Organic Matter (NOM). However, none study deals with the sustainable influence of the recurrent seasonal blooms of phytoplankton on the chemical quality of the water resources. The physico-chemical, chemical and biological quality of a water resource and more specifically the content and the characteristics of the NOM were thus in situ monitored in a eutrophic pond in 2017-2018 and compared to the characteristics observed in 2012-2013. The blooms of phytoplankton were more important in 2017-2018 and the increase of both the temperature of the air and the radiance promoted the domination of cyanobacteria. None significant evolution of the content in chlorophyll-a, the concentrations in nutrients and the pH was observed between 2012-2013 and 2017-2018. However, the concentrations in DOC increased, more in summer periods than winter, because of the production of AOM by the algae and the cyanobacteria and the NOM presented more hydrophilic and less aromatic characters. These evolutions of the characteristics of the NOM were more important in 2017-2018 than 2012-2013. The recurrent inputs of AOM every year in summer periods seemed thus to sustainably modify the intrinsic characteristics of the NOM.
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- Hélène Thuret-Benoist
- University of Limoges, Laboratory PEIRENE, EA 7500, ENSIL-ENSCI, 16 Rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges, Cedex, France
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- University of Limoges, Laboratory PEIRENE, EA 7500, ENSIL-ENSCI, 16 Rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges, Cedex, France
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Wei P, Fu H, Xu Z, Zhu D, Qu X. Prediction of hydrophobic organic compound partition to algal organic matter through the growth cycle of Microcystis aeruginosa. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 289:117827. [PMID: 34340178 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117827] [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: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Algal organic matter (AOM) is an important source for the dissolved organic matter (DOM) pool in aquatic systems, particularly in eutrophic waters. In this study, we reported the dynamic pattern of AOM hydrophobicity during the growth cycle of Microcystis aeruginosa using the partition coefficients of AOM in the aqueous two-phase system (KATPS) as a simple quantitative measure. AOM hydrophobicity had significant and non-monotonic changes during the growth cycle. It increased in the lag and early exponential phases, then decreased in the late exponential and stationary phases, and rebounded in the decline phase. AOM hydrophobicity determined using the resin fractionation, SUVA254, and nuclear magnetic resonance methods shared similar non-monotonic pattern. Nevertheless, the correlations among these indicators were poor. The partition behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorobenzenes to AOM was assessed based the KATPS dataset and the two-phase system (TPS) model. The TPS model showed good prediction power for the partition behavior of AOM with an RMSE of 0.23, suggesting that it was applicable to AOM from Microcystis aeruginosa. Our results indicate that algae activity will influence the overall hydrophobicity of the DOM pool depending on the growth phase, resulting in changes in the bioavailability of hydrophobic organic compounds in aquatic systems.
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- Peiyun Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210023, China.
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Manivannan B, Massalha N, Halahlih F, Eltzov E, Nguyen TH, Sabbah I, Borisover M. Water toxicity evaluations: Comparing genetically modified bioluminescent bacteria and CHO cells as biomonitoring tools. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 203:110984. [PMID: 32888605 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The use of water for drinking and agriculture requires knowledge of its toxicity. In this study, we compared the use of genetically modified bioluminescent (GMB) bacteria whose luminescence increases in the presence of toxicants and Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells for the characterization of the toxicity of water samples collected from a lake and streams, hydroponic and aquaponic farms, and a wastewater treatment plant. GMB bacteria were used to probe genotoxicity, cytotoxicity and reactive oxygen species-induced effects in the whole water samples. Unlike GMB bacteria, the use of CHO cells requires XAD resin-based pre-concentration of toxic material present in water samples for the subsequent cytotoxicity assay. In addition to the examination of the toxicity of the water from the different sources, the GMB bacteria were also used to test the XAD extracts diluted to the concentrations causing 50% growth inhibition of the CHO cells. The two biomonitoring tools provided different results when they were used to test the above-mentioned diluted XAD extracts. A pre-concentration procedure based on adsorption by XAD resins with subsequent elution was not sufficient to represent the material responsible for the toxicity of the whole water samples toward the GMB bacteria. Therefore, the use of XAD resin extracts may lead to major underestimates of the toxicity of water samples. Although the toxicity findings obtained using the GMB bacteria and CHO cells may not correlate with each another, the GMB bacteria assay did provide a mechanism-specific biomonitoring tool to probe the toxicity of water samples without a need for the pre-concentration step.
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- Bhuvaneshwari Manivannan
- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel.
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- The Institute of Applied Research, The Galilee Society, P.O. Box 437, Shefa-Amr, Israel; Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Management, Faculty of Management, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa, 3498838, Israel.
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- The Institute of Applied Research, The Galilee Society, P.O. Box 437, Shefa-Amr, Israel.
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Safe Global Water Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
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- The Institute of Applied Research, The Galilee Society, P.O. Box 437, Shefa-Amr, Israel; Prof. Ephraim Katzir Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Braude College, Karmiel, Israel.
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel.
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Gursoy-Haksevenler BH, Arslan-Alaton I. Effects of treatment on the characterization of organic matter in wastewater: a review on size distribution and structural fractionation. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2020; 82:799-828. [PMID: 33031062 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Since it is difficult to analyze the components of organic matter in complex effluent matrices individually, the use of more collective, but at the same time, specific wastewater characterization methods would be more appropriate to evaluate changes in effluent characteristics during wastewater treatment. For this purpose, size distribution and structural (resin) fractionation tools have recently been proposed to categorize wastewater. There are several case studies available in the scientific literature being devoted to the application of these fractionation methods. This paper aimed to review the most relevant studies dealing with the evaluation of changes in wastewater characteristics using size distribution and structural (resin) fractionation tools. According to these studies, sequential filtration-ultrafiltration procedures, as well as XAD resins, are frequently employed for size and structural fractionations, respectively. This review focuses on the most relevant publications including biological treatment processes, as well as chemical treatment methods such as coagulation-flocculation, electrocoagulation, the Fenton's reagent and ozonation. This study aims at providing an insight into the possible treatment mechanisms and details the understanding what structural features of wastewater components enabled or prevented efficient treatment (removal) or targeted pollutants.
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- B Hande Gursoy-Haksevenler
- Faculty of Political Science, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Marmara University, 34820 Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail:
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- School of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
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Zhao Z, Sun W, Ray AK, Mao T, Ray MB. Coagulation and disinfection by-products formation potential of extracellular and intracellular matter of algae and cyanobacteria. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 245:125669. [PMID: 31881385 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Coagulation and flocculation can remove particulate algal cells effectively; however, they are not very effective for removing dissolved algal organic matter (AOM) in drinking water plants. In this work, optimum coagulation conditions using alum for both extracellular and intracellular organic matter of six different algal and cyanobacterial species were determined. Different coagulation conditions such as alum dosage, pH, and initial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were tested. Hydrophobicity, hydrophilicty, and transphilicity of the cellular materials were determined using resin fractionation method. The removal of DOC by coagulation correlated well with the hydrophobicity of the AOM. The disinfection by-product formation potential (DBPFP) of various fractions of AOM was determined after coagulation. Although, higher removal occurred for hydrophobic AOM during coagulation, specific DBPFP, which varied from 10 to 147 μg/mg-C was higher for hydrophobic AOM. Of all the six species, highest DBPFP occurred for Phaeodactylum tricornutum, an abundant marine diatom species, but is increasingly found in surface water.
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- Ziming Zhao
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua University, Jiangsu, 215163, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Trojan Technologies, London, Ontario, N5V 4T7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada.
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Baccot C, Pallier V, Thom MT, Thuret-Benoist H, Feuillade-Cathalifaud G. Valorization of extracted organic matter from municipal solid waste leachate: Application to soils from France and Togo. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 102:161-169. [PMID: 31678802 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hydrophobic like (HPO*) and transphilic like (TPH*) fractions of organic matter (OM) were extracted from municipal solid waste leachate (MSWL) to assess their opportunity of valorization as organic amendments. Two soils with different carbon organic (Corg) content were studied: a soil from Togo (Corg = 0.3% in top horizon) and a soil from France (Corg = 4.2% in top horizon). HPO* and TPH* fractions were characterized by combining elemental analysis, determination of specific ultra-violet absorbance (SUVA) index and distribution of apparent molecular weight (AMW). Comparison to natural organic matter (NOM) fractions from surface water confirmed high similarities in composition except a lower oxygen percentage explained by the different genesis processes. HPO* and TPH* adsorption tests were conducted under batch experiments on each horizon of both soils to evaluate the impact of OM fractions on the physico-chemical characteristics of soils, to determine the carbon adsorption and to calculate their adsorption capacity. Whatever the soil, Corg adsorption did not correlate with clay content but rather with initial Corg content in the horizon. HPO* fraction was better adsorbed than TPH* fraction. Besides, while Corg adsorption percentages on each horizon of soils were higher for French soil, the adsorption capacities, explained as the ratio of organic carbon mass adsorbed on soils on its initial carbon mass, were 2 to 10 times higher for soil from Togo.
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- Camille Baccot
- University of Limoges, PEREINE Laboratory, EA 7500, ENSIL-ENSCI, 16 rue Atlantis, 87068 Limoges Cedex, France
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- University of Limoges, PEREINE Laboratory, EA 7500, ENSIL-ENSCI, 16 rue Atlantis, 87068 Limoges Cedex, France
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- University of Limoges, PEREINE Laboratory, EA 7500, ENSIL-ENSCI, 16 rue Atlantis, 87068 Limoges Cedex, France
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- University of Limoges, PEREINE Laboratory, EA 7500, ENSIL-ENSCI, 16 rue Atlantis, 87068 Limoges Cedex, France
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Huang R, Liu Z, Yan B, Zhang J, Liu D, Xu Y, Wang P, Cui F, Liu Z. Formation kinetics of disinfection byproducts in algal-laden water during chlorination: A new insight into evaluating disinfection formation risk. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 245:63-70. [PMID: 30414550 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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It is necessary and important to investigate the formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in water treatment systems for the management of disinfection formation risk. In the present study, the formation potential of trichloromethane (TCM) and haloacetic acids in different algal metabolites were compared, and the formation kinetics of these DBPs were investigated. The results indicated that DBP formation potential, the traditional index widely used to evaluate the disinfection formation risk, can represent neither the total precursors of DBPs nor the possible generated amounts of DBPs in drinking water systems. Kinetic analyses showed that the formation of DBPs could be well described by a classical second-order reaction kinetic model and that the actual concentrations of DBPs during chlorination were predictable with the model. The formation of DBPs in drinking water treatment systems was highly dependent on the total precursors of DBPs in water and the formation rate of DBPs with chlorine; the latter is usually underestimated in previous studies. Because of their high reactivity, TCM in hydrophilic extracellular organic matter and trichloroacetic acid in all algal metabolites should be serious considerations in the management of disinfection formation risk.
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- Rui Huang
- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- Beijing Spacecrafts, Beijing, 100086, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China; Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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The Selectivity of Different Sized Catalysts on DOM Fractional Removal during the Catalytic Ozonation of Municipal Sewage. Catalysts 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9010014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a typical kind of pollutant with a complex composition, and different advanced treatments demonstrate different abilities toward its fractional removal. Hence, it is necessary to analyze the fraction of DOM that remains when using advanced treatments. In this paper, ozonation was used to deal with the biological effluents and comparisons of the catalytic ozonation with different particle sizes of γ-Al2O3 were made. The results of these comparisons indicated that the catalysts were active in improving the removal of DOM and γ-Al2O3 with different particle sizes can selectively remove DOM. The result of fluorescence showed that a decrease in the catalyst particle size contributes to a significant decrease in the fluorescence intensity, except for tryptophan-like substances. Meanwhile, DOM fractions with large molecular weights could be decomposed into small molecules by ozonation, resulting in increased hydrophilicity. However, the use of a catalyst in ozonation increased the removal of hydrophilic components. Additionally, a smaller catalyst particle size increased the removal of hydrophilic components. The results of catalyst analysis implied that the surface hydroxyl groups of catalyst γ-Al2O3 and the diffusion of DOM in the catalyst γ-Al2O3 played important roles in the ozonation catalytic process for the removal of DOM.
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Wang B, Liu C, Chen Y, Dong F, Chen S, Zhang D, Zhu J. Structural characteristics, analytical techniques and interactions with organic contaminants of dissolved organic matter derived from crop straw: a critical review. RSC Adv 2018; 8:36927-36938. [PMID: 35558903 PMCID: PMC9089241 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra06978f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) represents one of the most mobile and reactive organic compounds in an ecosystem and plays an important role in the fate and transport of soil organic pollutants, nutrient cycling and more importantly global climate change. Advances in environment geochemistry in the past two decades have improved our knowledge about the genesis, composition, and structure of DOM, and its effect on the environment. Application of analytical technology, for example UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy (3D-EEM) have resulted in these advances. At present, crop straw, as a part of energy development strategy, is mainly used for soil amendment, fodder, fertilizer and industrial materials. Moreover, the fermentation and decomposition of straw should be also promoted for ecological agriculture. However, few studies have focused on the structural properties of DOM derived from crop straw in farmland soil. In this article, DOM derived from crop straw, which is abbreviated to "CDOM", presents active physicochemical properties that can affect the migration and bioavailability of organic contaminants (OCs) in terrestrial ecosystems. The objectives of this review paper are: (i) to discuss the structural characteristics, analytical techniques and interactions between CDOM and OCs in farmland soil; (ii) to present a critical analysis of the impact of CDOM on the physicochemical transformation and transport of OCs in farmland soils; (iii) to provide the perspectives in future research. Therefore, the findings obtained from this study can be utilized to evaluate the relations of interactions between CDOM and OCs in agricultural soils, in order to support some suggestions for future development in agricultural waste recycling, buffering of organic pollution, and the effect on the global carbon cycle.
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- Bin Wang
- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China +86 816 2419018 +86 816 2419018
- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China
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- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China +86 816 2419018 +86 816 2419018
- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China
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- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China +86 816 2419018 +86 816 2419018
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University Sudbury P3E 2C6 Canada
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- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China +86 816 2419018 +86 816 2419018
- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China
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- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China +86 816 2419018 +86 816 2419018
- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China
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- Faculty of Environment Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology Yunnan 650500 PR China +86 15887215550
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- School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China +86 816 2419018 +86 816 2419018
- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sichuan 621010 PR China
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Zheng J, Lin T, Chen W. Removal of the precursors of N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), an emerging disinfection byproduct, in drinking water treatment process and its toxicity to adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 191:1028-1037. [PMID: 29145131 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) is one of the emerging nitrogenous disinfection byproducts with probable cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and carcinogenesis. Its potential toxicological effects have received extensive attention but remain to be poorly understood. In this study, changes in NDEA precursors in drinking water treatment process were studied using the trial of its formation potential (FP), and the toxicity induced by NDEA to adult zebrafish was investigated. NDEA FP in the raw water of Taihu Lake ranged from 46.9 to 68.3 ng/L. The NDEA precursors were removed effectively by O3/BAC process. Hydrophilic fraction and low-molecular-weight fraction (<1 kDa) had the highest NDEA FP. The toxicity results demonstrated that the acute lethal concentration of NDEA causing 50% mortality in 96 h (96-h LC50) was 210.4 mg/L, and NDEA was more likely to be accumulated in kidney, followed by liver and gill. NDEA induced oxidative stress and antioxidant defense to zebrafish metabolism system at concentrations over 5 μg/L. After a 42-day exposure, a significant DNA damage was observed in zebrafish liver cells at NDEA concentrations beyond 500 μg/L. This study investigated NDEA properties in both engineering prospective and toxicity evaluation, thus providing comprehensive information on its control in drinking water treatment process and its toxicity effect on zebrafish as a model animal.
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- Jian Zheng
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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Han L, Xu B, Qi F, Chen Z. Effect of nitrogen/phosphorus concentration on algal organic matter generation of the diatom Nitzschia palea: Total indicators and spectroscopic characterization. J Environ Sci (China) 2016; 47:130-142. [PMID: 27593280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2016.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Critical algal blooms in great lakes increase the level of algal organic matters (AOMs), significantly altering the composition of natural organic matters (NOMs) in freshwater of lake. This study examined the AOM's characteristics of Nitzschia palea (N. palea), one kind of the predominant diatom and an important biomarker of water quality in the great lakes of China, to investigate the effect of AOMs on the variation of NOMs in lakes and the process of algal energy. Excitation-emission matrix fluorescence (EEM) spectroscopy, synchronous fluorescence (SF) spectroscopy and deconvolution UV-vis (D-UV) spectroscopy were utilized to characterize AOMs to study the effects of nutrient loading on the composition change of AOMs. From results, it was revealed that the phosphorus is the limiting factor for N. palea's growth and the generation of both total organic carbon and amino acids but the nitrogen is more important for the generation of carbohydrates and proteins. EEM spectra revealed differences in the composition of extracellular organic matter and intracellular organic matter. Regardless of the nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations, aromatic proteins and soluble microbial products were the main components, but the nitrogen concentration had a significant impact on their composition. The SF spectra were used to study the AOMs for the first time and identified that the protein-like substances were the major component of AOMs, creating as a result of aromatic group condensation. The D-UV spectra showed carboxylic acid and esters were the main functional groups in the EOMs, with -OCH3, -SO2NH2, -CN, -NH2, -O- and -COCH3 functional groups substituting into benzene rings.
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- Linlin Han
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of the Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Zhou Z, Yang Y, Li X, Liu Y, Su Z. An Insight into Dissolved Organic Matter Removal Characteristics of Recycling Filter Backwash Water: A Comparative Study. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2014.945599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Leloup M, Nicolau R, Pallier V, Yéprémian C, Feuillade-Cathalifaud G. Organic matter produced by algae and cyanobacteria: quantitative and qualitative characterization. J Environ Sci (China) 2013; 25:1089-1097. [PMID: 24191597 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(12)60208-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This work aims at characterizing organic matter produced by an alga Euglena gracilis and a cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa and assessing the evolution of its characteristics during growth. A culture medium was optimized. The species growth phases were monitored using both visible spectrophotometry and flow cytometry cell counting. Organic matter fractionation according to hydrophobicity and specific UV absorbance (SUVA) index were used to specifically characterize the produced algal organic matter (AOM). The AOM characteristics were both growth phase and species dependent. However, a similar evolution was observed. The hydrophilic fraction (HPI) was the major fraction whatever the growth phases and was almost the only one produced during lag and exponential phases. It represented around 75% of AOM during exponential phase and then decreased when the stationary phase appeared. It represented 46% and 60% of the AOM during late decline phase for the cyanobacteria and the alga respectively. The hydrophobic (HPO) and transphilic (TPH) fractions started to appear from the beginning of the stationary phase with more hydrophobic compounds coming from intracellular organic material of dying cells. HPO and TPH percentages still increased during the decline phase probably because of two additional processes: photo-dissolution and leaching of particulate organic matter from cells fragments. A comparison of AOM during late decline phase and natural organic matter (NOM) from Glane River (France) underlined that AOM was more hydrophilic and presented a lower SUVA for each fractions than NOM. However, the difference between NOM and AOM hydrophobicity narrowed during decline phase.
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- Maud Leloup
- University of Limoges, EA 4330, Groupement de Recherche Eau, Sol, Environnement (GRESE), ENSIL, Parc d'ESTER Technopôle, 16 rue Atlantis, F-87068 Limoges Cedex, France
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