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Yang Q, Lu X, Chen W, Chen Y, Gu C, Jie S, Lei P, Gan M, Yin H, Zhu J. Geochip 5.0 insights into the association between bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediment and functional genes expressed in consortiums. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:49575-49588. [PMID: 39080164 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34506-0] [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: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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The heavy metal contamination in river and lake sediments endangers aquatic ecosystems. Herein, the feasibility of applying different exogenous mesophile consortiums in bioleaching multiple heavy metal-contaminated sediments from Xiangjiang River was investigated, and a comprehensive functional gene array (GeoChip 5.0) was used to analyze the functional gene expression to reveal the intrinsic association between metal solubilization efficiency and consortium structure. Among four consortiums, the Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans consortium had the highest solubilization efficiencies of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd after 15 days, reaching 50.33, 29.93, 47.49, and 79.65%, while Cu, Pb, and Hg had the highest solubilization efficiencies after 30 days, reaching 63.67, 45.33, and 52.07%. Geochip analysis revealed that 31,346 genes involved in different biogeochemical processes had been detected, and the systems of 15 days had lower proportions of unique genes than those of 30 days. Samples from the same stage had more genes overlapping with each other than those from different stages. Plentiful metal-resistant and organic remediation genes were also detected, which means the metal detoxification and organic pollutant degradation had happened with the bioleaching process. The Mantel test revealed that Pb, Zn, As, Cd, and Hg solubilized from sediment influenced the structure of expressed microbial functional genes during bioleaching. This work employed GeoChip to demonstrate the intrinsic association between functional gene expression of mesophile consortiums and the bioleaching efficiency of heavy metal-contaminated sediment, and it provides a good reference for future microbial consortium design and remediation of river and lake sediments.
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- Quanliu Yang
- Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Sciences, Guiyang, 550011, China
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- Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Sciences, Guiyang, 550011, China
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- Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Sciences, Guiyang, 550011, China
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- Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Sciences, Guiyang, 550011, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, South Lushan Road 932, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, South Lushan Road 932, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, South Lushan Road 932, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, South Lushan Road 932, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, South Lushan Road 932, Changsha, 410083, China
- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73019, USA
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, South Lushan Road 932, Changsha, 410083, China.
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Falagán C, Sbaffi T, Williams GB, Bargiela R, Dew DW, Hudson-Edwards KA. Nutrient optimization in bioleaching: are we overdosing? Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1359991. [PMID: 38827155 PMCID: PMC11140130 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1359991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
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The general trend in biomining (i.e., bioleaching and biooxidation) is the use of media with high concentrations of the nutrients (nitrogen as ammonium, phosphorous as phosphate, and K), which are considered to be essential for microbial growth. The depletion of any of the nutrients would affect negatively the bioleaching (and biooxidation) capacity of the microorganisms, so the formulation of the different media ensures that there is a surplus of nutrients. However, some of these nutrients (e.g., phosphate, K) may be already present in the ore and are made available to the microorganisms when the ore is exposed to the low-pH media used during bioleaching. The effect of phosphate addition (109 mg/L) and depletion on the bioleaching of low-grade sulfidic ore alongside the determination of ammonium (i.e., 25 mg/L, 50 mg/L, 109 mg/L, 409 mg/L, and 874 g/L) requirements were studied. The results of the experiments presented showed that the addition of phosphate did not have any effect on the bioleaching of the low-grade sulfidic ore while the addition of ammonium was necessary to obtain higher redox potentials (>650 mV vs. Ag/AgCl) and higher metal (Co, Cu, Ni, and Zn) dissolutions. Temperature was the factor that shaped the microbial communities, at 30°C, the microbial community at the end of all the experiments was dominated by Acidithiobacillus sp. as well as at 42°C, except when nutrients were not added and Sulfobacillus sp. was the dominant microorganism. At 55°C, DNA recovery was unsuccessful, and at 60°C, the microbial communities were dominated by Sulfolobus sp. In conclusion, the amount of nutrients in bioleaching could be reduced significantly to achieve the redox potentials and metal dissolution desired in bioleaching without affecting the microbial communities and bioleaching efficiencies.
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- Carmen Falagán
- Environment & Sustainability Institute and Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Ecology Group, Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Centre, NBFC, Palermo, Italy
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- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB), School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB), School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- Environment & Sustainability Institute and Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- Environment & Sustainability Institute and Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Sahito ZA, Zehra A, Yu S, Chen S, He Z, Yang X. Chinese sapindaceous tree species (Sapindus mukorosii) exhibits lead tolerance and long-term phytoremediation potential for moderately contaminated soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 338:139376. [PMID: 37437621 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139376] [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: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution in metropolitan soils poses significant risks to human health and the entire ecosystem. Effective mitigation strategies and technologies are crucial for addressing these environmental issues. Fast-growing trees are an essential part of phytoremediation projects all over the world and provide long-term ecological benefits to mankind. This study assessed the lead tolerance and phytoremediation potential of a fast-growing soapberry tree species (Sapindus mukorossi) in moderately contaminated soil. Two independent experiments were conducted to assess its tolerance at (i) germination level and (ii) prolonged growth stage. In the germination experiments, seeds were exposed to lead (II) nitrate Pb (NO₃)₂ at various concentrations (0, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 μM) for 120 days. Results showed significant differences in germination time, germination index, seedling vigor index, energy of germination, final germination, germination inhibition, seedling height and root/shoot weight compared to the control experiments. In the prolonged growth experiments, seedlings were grown for six months in soils amended/spiked with different Pb concentrations (T0 = 0, T1 = 20, T2 = 50, T3 = 100, T4 = 150 and T5 = 200 mg kg-1 soil) and their biomass was determined. The highest biomass achieved in six months (T0: 12.62 g plant-1), followed by (T1: 12.33 g plant-1), (T2: 12.42 g plant-1), (T3: 11.86 g plant-1), (T4: 10.86 g plant-1) and (T5: 10.06 g plant-1) respectively. S. mukorossi showed no visible signs of Pb toxicity over a six-month period. During six months of exposure, the total Pb content in S. mucrossi tissues were classified as roots > leaves > stems. The highest cumulative absorption of Pb occurred between the fourth and fifth months of exposure. Maximum transfer factor (TF) was detected during the fourth month ranging from 0.888 to 1.012 for the different Pb concentrations. Furthermore, the growth behavior, lead accumulation, bioconcentration factors (BCF) and tolerance index (TI) indicated that S. mucrossi may tolerate moderate Pb concentrations for longer periods. These findings suggest that S. mukorossi may be deployed for long-term phytoremediation coupled with urban forest applications in the future.
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- Zulfiqar Ali Sahito
- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech, University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, Florida, 34945, United States
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
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Yu Q, Gao B, Wu P, Chen M, He C, Zhang X. Effects of microplastics on the phytoremediation of Cd, Pb, and Zn contaminated soils by Solanum photeinocarpum and Lantana camara. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 231:116312. [PMID: 37270082 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Microplastics are emerging pollutants and have become a global environmental issue. The impacts of microplastics on the phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils are unclear. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of four additions (0, 0.1%, 0.5%, and 1% w·w-1) of polyethylene (PE) and cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) contaminated soil on the growth and heavy metal accumulation of two hyperaccumulators (Solanum photeinocarpum and Lantana camara). PE significantly decreased the pH and activities of dehydrogenase and phosphatase in soil, while it increased the bioavailability of Cd and Pb in soil. Peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (MDA) activity in the plant leaves were all considerably increased by PE. PE had no discernible impact on plant height, but it did significantly impede root growth. PE affected the morphological contents of heavy metals in soils and plants, while it did not alter their proportions. PE increased the content of heavy metals in the shoots and roots of the two plants by 8.01-38.32% and 12.24-46.28%, respectively. However, PE significantly reduced the Cd extraction amount in plant shoots, while it significantly increased the Zn extraction amount in the plant roots of S. photeinocarpum. For L. camara, a lower addition (0.1%) of PE inhibited the extraction amount of Pb and Zn in the plant shoots, but a higher addition (0.5% and 1%) of PE stimulated the Pb extraction amount in the plant roots and the Zn extraction amount in the plant shoots. Our results indicated that PE microplastics have negative effects on the soil environment, plant growth, and the phytoremediation efficiency of Cd and Pb. These findings contribute to a better knowledge of the interaction effects of microplastics and heavy metal-contaminated soils.
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- Qiankui Yu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- College of Tourism & Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China; Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
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Lu Y, Zeng Y, Wang W. Relation disentanglement, the potential risk assessment, and source identification of heavy metals in the sediment of the Changzhao Reservoir, Zhejiang Province. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-28149-w. [PMID: 37328724 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28149-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Heavy metal contamination in the water body is a distinctly important issue for the water security of the reservoir. 114 sediment samples of Changzhao Reservoir were collected to investigate the spatial (horizontal and vertical) distribution characteristics, risk assessment, and source identification of heavy metals. The concentrations of heavy metals at the surface layer of sediment were slightly higher compared with that at the middle and bottom layer sediment in the most sampling sites. The concentration of Zn and Cd was significantly different in the different depths of sediment (P ≤ 0.01, Tukey HSD test). pH and Cd were identified as the key factors for TOC in the sediment by the Boruta algorithm. The proportion of "uncontaminated to moderately contaminated" for Cd, Zn, and As in the surface layer was 84.21%, 47.37%, and 34.21%, which indicated that the quality of sediment was mostly impacted by Cd, Zn, and As. The agricultural non-point source pollution is dominant according to the source identification method of APCS-MLR. Overall, this paper presents the distribution and conversion trends of heavy metals and provides the insights of the reservoir protection in the future work.
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- Yumiao Lu
- Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics & Estuary (Zhejiang Institute of Marine Planning and Design), Hangzhou, 310020, China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics & Estuary (Zhejiang Institute of Marine Planning and Design), Hangzhou, 310020, China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics & Estuary (Zhejiang Institute of Marine Planning and Design), Hangzhou, 310020, China.
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Wu C, Hu X, Wang H, Lin Q, Shen C, Lou L. Exploring key physicochemical sediment properties influencing bioleaching of heavy metals. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 445:130506. [PMID: 36495639 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Bioleaching is a promising technology to remediate sediments contaminated by heavy metals. However, the complex heterogeneities of the sediments can reduce the acidification efficiency and the heavy metal removal rate, thus hindering the practical application of sediment bioleaching. This experiment conducted comparative bioleaching experiments between the inoculated group (average leaching percentages: Cu 67.64%; Zn 54.44%; Ni 29.59%) and the non-inoculated control group (Cu 37.10%; Zn 41.04%; Ni 19.89%) on 28 sediments characterized by different physicochemical properties to explore the key factors influencing bioleaching. The results indicated that the bioleaching process was predominated by the indigenous bioleaching bacteria and the bioleaching inoculum, respectively. The ACCpH=4 (acid-consuming capacity), TOC (total organic carbon), and TN (total nitrogen) of the sediments played an essential role in influencing the microbial community structure and bioleaching performance: the ACCpH=4, as the inhibitive factor, could influence the succession growth of the indigenous bioleaching bacteria and the inoculum during the bioleaching process, while the TOC and TN, as the contributing factor, could influence the metabolism of the indigenous bioleaching bacteria. Based on these results, the bioleaching process was improved with the classification and pretreatments of sediment to realize successful bioleaching of all types of the sediments examined in this research.
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- Chuncheng Wu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310020, China.
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How CM, Kuo YH, Huang ML, Liao VHC. Assessing the ecological risk and ecotoxicity of the microbially mediated restoration of heavy metal-contaminated river sediment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159732. [PMID: 36309268 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Anthropogenic activities such as mining, smelting industries, and the application of pesticides in agriculture might result in contamination of multiple heavy metals in the environment. Heavy metal contamination of sediment is a serious environmental problem, and thus the remediation of contaminated sediment is a worldwide challenge. Several strategies have been developed for the remediation of contaminated sediment, however the ecological risk and ecotoxicity of the restored sediment have rarely been evaluated. We assessed whether river sediment highly contaminated with heavy metals could be restored using microbial bioleaching followed by evaluating the residual toxicity and ecological risk of the microbially remediated sediment. Sequential extraction revealed that the bioavailable levels of Cu, Ni, and Zn in the contaminated sediment exceeded sediment quality guideline (SQG) thresholds. It was consequently found that acidophilic sulfur-oxidizing Acidicaldus sp. SV5 effectively bioleached Cu, Ni, and Zn from the contaminated sediment, reducing the bioavailable fraction of these elements below SQG thresholds. The ecological risk assessment indicated that SV5-driven remediation significantly reduced the potential ecological risk of the contaminated sediment. The residual ecotoxicity of the microbially remediated sediment was also tested with the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. There was a significant decrease in the body burden of Cu, Ni, and Zn in C. elegans and a reduction in the toxicological effect on survival, growth, and reproduction in the microbially remediated sediment. Our study suggests that a combination of chemical analysis, chemical-based ecological risk assessment, and ecotoxicity tests would be helpful for the development of efficient and eco-friendly strategies for the restoration of contaminated sediment, which could be incorporated into sediment quality management practices.
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- Chun Ming How
- Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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Xu Z, Bai X, Li Y, Weng Y, Li F. New insights into the decrease in Cd 2+ bioavailability in sediments by microplastics: Role of geochemical properties. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 442:130103. [PMID: 36303335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) are considered to influence the bioavailability of heavy metals through direct adsorption, but this neglects the distribution of heavy metal chemical speciation indirectly influenced by MPs by altering geochemical properties. The present study aims to explore the link between the fractionation distribution of cadmium (Cd2+) and changes in geochemical properties in sediments induced by polyethylene terephthalate microplastics (PET-MPs). The PET-MPs reduced the acid-soluble fraction of Cd2+ in sediments and increased its organically bound fraction. In addition, the concentration of bioavailable Cd2+ in the sediment decreased by 4.09-25.96 % with increasing PET-MPs doses and aging. Whereas the thermal aging of PET-MPs led to a decrease in the molar ratio of oxygen-containing functional groups and the BET surface area, which is not favorable for improving the adsorption capacity of PET-MPs. On the other hand, the correlation analysis demonstrated the key role of PET-MPs in increasing the content of sediment organic matter and its humification level, which indirectly led to a decrease in Cd2+ bioavailability. The microbial analysis demonstrated that PET-MPs increase the relative abundances of Chloroflexi, hexokinase, and 6-phosphofructose kinase in sediments, thereby increasing the humification level of sediment organic matter. The present study provides a new perspective for understanding the environmental risks of MPs-altered heavy metals.
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- Zhenjia Xu
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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Shi P, Yang J, Sun D, Wang C. A simulation from offsite disturbance experiments on the metal resuspension process in the seafloor of the Western Pacific. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:137042. [PMID: 36419264 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137042] [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: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Deep-sea mining technology has developed rapidly in recent years. As an environmental concern of deep-sea mining, the impacts of sediment resuspension are not fully understood. To predict the threats to the deep-sea environment, the resuspension process of metals from solids to the dissolved phase was explored by conducting off-site artificial disturbance experiments in a nitrogen glove box. A magnetic stirring operation at 800 rpm for 20 min was set to simulate the resuspension process. Surface sediments from two multicore sampling stations (MC01 and MC08) were treated by two sediment-water ratios (1:3 and 1:10) simulating different disturbance intensities. The concentrations of dissolved metals in the overlying water before and after the perturbation experiment were analyzed after two filtration extraction methods (0.22 μm and 3 kDa). According to the observed behaviors, three groups of metals were distinguished: (1) metals whose concentrations were elevated after the disturbance, such as V, Rb, Mo, and Cd; (2) metals whose concentrations were depressed after the disturbance, such as Zn, Ga, Co, Cu, and Pb; and (3) metals whose behaviors were inconsistent between the stations, such as Li, Mn, Ni, and Cs. The disturbance-induced resuspension of metals was highly influenced by sediment compositions, such as the morphological states of metals in sediments and clay mineral composition. Instead, the particle concentration effect was less significant. Moreover, there was no evidence that colloids in the overlying water played a significant role in the remobilization of metals during the experiments. Considering the elevation of concentrations of V, Rb, Mo, and Cd in the overlying water after disturbance, the long-term impacts of these metals on the seafloor environments of the Western Pacific should be further explored in combination with temperature and pressure effects, as well as the tolerance of organisms to these metals.
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- Pengtao Shi
- School of Ocean Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Ocean Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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Tian Y, Hu X, Song X, Yang A. Bioleaching of rare earths elements from phosphate rock using Acidothiobacillus ferrooxidans. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 75:1111-1121. [PMID: 35611559 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Phosphate rock containing rare earth elements (REEs) is considered one of the most promising potential secondary sources of REEs, as evidenced by large tonnages of phosphate rock mined annually. The bioleaching of REEs from phosphate rock using A. ferrooxidans was done for the first time in this study, and it was found to be greater than abiotic leaching and was more environmentally friendly. The result showed that the total leaching rate of REEs in phosphate rock was 28.46% under the condition of 1% pulp concentration and pH=2, and the leaching rates of four key rare earths, Y, La, Ce, and Nd, were 35.7%, 37.03%, 27.92%, and 32.53%, respectively. The bioleaching process was found to be accomplished by bacterial contact and Fe2+ oxidation. The blank control group which contained Fe2+ was able to leach some of the rare earths, indicating that the oxidation of Fe2+ may affect the leaching of rare earths. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)analysis showed that the minerals were significantly altered and the intensity of the diffraction peaks of dolomite and apatite decreased significantly after microbial action compared to the blank control, and it was observed that bacteria adhere to the mineral surface and the minerals become smooth and angular after bioleaching by Scanning electron microscope (SEM), indicating that bacteria have a further effect on the rock based on Fe2+ oxidation.Finally.Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3DEEM) fluorescence spectra analysis showed that extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) participate in the bioleaching process.
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- Yi Tian
- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystems Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystems Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystems Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystems Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China
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Fungi Can Be More Effective than Bacteria for the Bioremediation of Marine Sediments Highly Contaminated with Heavy Metals. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10050993. [PMID: 35630436 PMCID: PMC9145406 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10050993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The contamination of coastal marine sediments with heavy metals (HMs) is a widespread phenomenon that requires effective remediation actions. Bioremediation based on the use of bacteria is an economically and environmentally sustainable effective strategy for reducing HM contamination and/or toxicity in marine sediments. However, information on the efficiency of marine-derived fungi for HM decontamination of marine sediments is still largely lacking, despite evidence of the performance of terrestrial fungal strains on other contaminated matrixes (e.g., soils, freshwater sediments, industrial wastes). Here, we carried out for the first time an array of parallel laboratory experiments by using different combinations of chemical and microbial amendments (including acidophilic autotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria, as well as filamentous marine fungi) for the bioremediation of highly HM-contaminated sediments of the Portman Bay (NW Mediterranean Sea), an area largely affected by long-term historical discharges of mine tailings. Our results indicate that the bioleaching performance of metals from the sediment is based on the addition of fungi (Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma sp.), either alone or in combination with autotrophic bacteria, was higher when compared to other treatments. In particular, fungal addition allowed obtaining bioleaching yields for As eight times higher than those by chemical treatments and double compared with the addition of bacteria alone. Moreover, in our study, the fungal addition was the only treatment allowing effective bioleaching of otherwise not mobile fractions of Zn and Cd, thus overtaking bacterial treatments. We found that the lower the sediment pH reached by the experimental conditions, as in the case of fungal addition, the higher the solubilization yield of metals, suggesting that the specific metabolic features of A. niger and Trichoderma sp. enable lowering sediment pH and enhance HM bioleaching. Overall, our findings indicate that fungi can be more effective than acidophilic autotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria in HM bioleaching, and as such, their use can represent a promising and efficient strategy for the bioremediation of marine sediments highly contaminated with heavy metals.
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Hu X, Wu C, Shi H, Xu W, Hu B, Lou L. Potential threat of antibiotics resistance genes in bioleaching of heavy metals from sediment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 814:152750. [PMID: 34979232 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bioleaching is considered a promising technology for remediating heavy metals pollution in sediments. During bioleaching, the pressure from the metals bioleached is more likely to cause the spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The changes in abundance of ARGs in two typical heavy metal bioleaching treatments using indigenous bacteria or functional bacteria agent were compared in this study. Results showed that both treatments successfully bioleached heavy metals, with a higher removal ratio of Cu with functional bacteria agent. The absolute abundances of most ARGs decreased by one log unit after bioleaching, particularly tetR (p = 0.02) and tetX (p = 0.04), and intI1 decreased from 106 to 104 copies/g. As for the relative abundance, ARGs in the non-agent treatment increased from 3.90 × 10-4 to 1.67 × 10-3 copies/16S rRNA gene copies (p = 0.01), and in the treatment with agent, it reached 6.65 × 10-2 copies/16S rRNA gene copies, and intI1 relative abundance was maintained at 10-3 copies/16S rRNA gene copies. The relative abundance of ARGs associated with efflux pump mechanism and ribosomal protection mechanism increased the most. The co-occurrence network indicated that Cu bioleached was the environmental factor determining the distribution of ARGs, Firmicutes might be the potential hosts of ARGs. Compared to bioleaching with indigenous bacteria, the addition of functional bacteria agent engendered a decrease in microbial alpha diversity and an increase in the amount of Cu bioleached, resulting in a higher relative abundance of ARGs. Heavy metal pollution can be effectively removed from sediments using the two bioleaching treatments, however, the risk of ARGs propagation posed by those procedures should be considered, especially the treatment with functional bacteria agents. In the future, an economical and efficient green technology that simultaneously reduces both the absolute abundance and relative abundance of ARGs should be developed.
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- Xinyi Hu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety of Zhejiang Province, 310020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety of Zhejiang Province, 310020, People's Republic of China.
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Nguyen TH, Won S, Ha MG, Nguyen DD, Kang HY. Bioleaching for environmental remediation of toxic metals and metalloids: A review on soils, sediments, and mine tailings. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 282:131108. [PMID: 34119723 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Owing to industrial evolution, a huge mass of toxic metals, including Co, Cu, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn, and metalloids, such as As and Sb, has inevitably been released into the natural environment and accumulated in soils or sediments. Along with modern industrialization, many mineral mines have been explored and exploited to provide materials for industries. Mining industries also generate a vast amount of waste, such as mine tailings, which contain a high concentration of toxic metals and metalloids. Due to the low economic status, a majority of mine tailings are simply disposed into the surrounding environments, without any treatment. The mobilization and migration of toxic metals and metalloids from soils, sediments, and mining wastes to water systems via natural weathering processes put both the ecological system and human health at high risk. Considering both economic and environmental aspects, bioleaching is a preferable option for removing the toxic metals and metalloids because of its low cost and environmental safety. This chapter reviews the recent approaches of bioleaching for removing toxic metals and metalloids from soils, sediments, and mining wastes. The comparison between bioleaching and chemical leaching of various waste sources is also discussed in terms of efficiency and environmental safety. Additionally, the advanced perspectives of bioleaching for environmental remediation with consideration of other influencing factors are reviewed for future studies and applications.
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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- Korea Basic Science Institute, Busan Center, Busan 46742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy and Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon 16227, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Betremieux M, Mamindy-Pajany Y. Investigation of a biosurfactant-enhanced electrokinetic method and its effect on the potentially toxic trace elements in waterways sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 43:1-18. [PMID: 34044748 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1936202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, the biosurfactant-enhanced electrokinetic method was investigated for the removal of potentially toxic trace elements (As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se and Zn) in waterways sediments. The effect of this method was compared to the removal capacities of deionized water in the same conditions in order to assess its efficiency. After treatment, batch leaching tests have shown that almost toxic elements (As: 81.3%; Ba: 80%; Cr: 97.3%; Cu: 82%; Zn: 94.5%; Mo: 13.8%; Ni: 62.7%; Se: 66.8% and Sb: 9.3%) were less released in waters. On the whole sediment samples, Ba and Cd displayed the highest removal rates (Ba: 71.2% and Cd: 77.5%). The use of biosurfactant enhanced the electrokinetic method by improving the trace elements migration and altering pH and Eh locally generated by the system. Overall, the application of this new approach dredged sediments seems to be promising but needed further investigations for industrial applications.
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- Mathilde Betremieux
- Univ. Lille, Univ. Artois, IMT Lille Douai, JUNIA, ULR 4515 - LGCgE, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Univ. Artois, IMT Lille Douai, JUNIA, ULR 4515 - LGCgE, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement Lille, France
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Cecchi G, Cutroneo L, Di Piazza S, Besio G, Capello M, Zotti M. Port Sediments: Problem or Resource? A Review Concerning the Treatment and Decontamination of Port Sediments by Fungi and Bacteria. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9061279. [PMID: 34208305 PMCID: PMC8231108 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Contamination of marine sediments by organic and/or inorganic compounds represents one of the most critical problems in marine environments. This issue affects not only biodiversity but also ecosystems, with negative impacts on sea water quality. The scientific community and the European Commission have recently discussed marine environment and ecosystem protection and restoration by sustainable green technologies among the main objectives of their scientific programmes. One of the primary goals of sustainable restoration and remediation of contaminated marine sediments is research regarding new biotechnologies employable in the decontamination of marine sediments, to consider sediments as a resource in many fields such as industry. In this context, microorganisms—in particular, fungi and bacteria—play a central and crucial role as the best tools of sustainable and green remediation processes. This review, carried out in the framework of the Interreg IT-FR Maritime GEREMIA Project, collects and shows the bioremediation and mycoremediation studies carried out on marine sediments contaminated with ecotoxic metals and organic pollutants. This work evidences the potentialities and limiting factors of these biotechnologies and outlines the possible future scenarios of the bioremediation of marine sediments, and also highlights the opportunities of an integrated approach that involves fungi and bacteria together.
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- Grazia Cecchi
- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, I-16132 Genoa, Italy; (G.C.); (L.C.); (S.D.P.); (M.Z.)
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, I-16132 Genoa, Italy; (G.C.); (L.C.); (S.D.P.); (M.Z.)
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, I-16132 Genoa, Italy; (G.C.); (L.C.); (S.D.P.); (M.Z.)
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- DICCA, University of Genoa, 1 Via Montallegro, I-16145 Genoa, Italy;
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, I-16132 Genoa, Italy; (G.C.); (L.C.); (S.D.P.); (M.Z.)
- Correspondence:
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, I-16132 Genoa, Italy; (G.C.); (L.C.); (S.D.P.); (M.Z.)
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Lee J, Mahandra H, Hein GA, Ramsay J, Ghahreman A. Toward Sustainable Solution for Biooxidation of Waste and Refractory Materials Using Neutrophilic and Alkaliphilic Microorganisms—A Review. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:2274-2292. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Jung Lee
- Hydrometallurgy and Environment Laboratory, Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, 25 Union Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Hydrometallurgy and Environment Laboratory, Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, 25 Union Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Hydrometallurgy and Environment Laboratory, Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, 25 Union Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, 19 Division Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Hydrometallurgy and Environment Laboratory, Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, 25 Union Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Huang D, Chen N, Zhu C, Fang G, Zhou D. The overlooked oxidative dissolution of silver sulfide nanoparticles by thermal activation of persulfate: Processes, mechanisms, and influencing factors. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 760:144504. [PMID: 33360171 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The widely occurring silver sulfide nanoparticles (Ag2S-NPs) are regarded as stable Ag species in subsurface environments, where are often disturbed by human activities, such as the application of advanced oxidation technologies (e.g. persulfate based in situ chemical oxidation (PS-ISCO)) in the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. However, stability of Ag2S-NPs was rarely investigated referring to these processes. Here, we systematically investigated the dissolution process of Ag2S-NPs in thermal activation of PS system. Results showed that dissolution of Ag2S-NPs fitted the pseudo-first-order kinetics and the kobs increased from 0.017 h-1 to 0.249 h-1 with increasing PS concentration from 2 mM to 10 mM (36 h, 40 °C). Quenching experiments and EPR results showed that sulfate radical (SO4•-) and hydroxyl radical (•OH) were the dominant oxidants in inducing the oxidative dissolution of Ag2S-NPs. XPS analysis showed that surface-bound S2- in Ag2S-NPs was oxidized and transformed into aqueous sulfur species. The released Ag+ may also act as effective catalysts to activate PS and therefore promote the oxidation process. These findings suggest that stability of Ag2S-NPs should be reevaluated to better understand its risk to the ecological system in the subsurface environment where ISCO was widely applied.
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- Danyu Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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Li B, Wang H, Yu Q, Wei F, Zhang Q. Spatial distribution and ecological assessment of nickel in sediments of a typical small plateau lake from Yunnan Province, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:14469-14481. [PMID: 33215278 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11526-0] [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: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nickel (Ni) in small plateau lake sediments plays an important role in influencing the quality of lake ecosystems with a high degree of endemism and toxicity. This paper focuses on the spatial distribution and ecological risks of nickel in the sediments of Jianhu Lake, a small plateau lake in China, and the influence of pH and total organic carbon (TOC) on nickel concentrations. The results showed that average total nickel concentrations were 138.99 ± 57.57 mg/kg (n = 38) and 184.31 ± 92.12 mg/kg (n = 60) in surface sediments (0-10 cm top layer) and sediment cores (0-75 cm depth), respectively, and that the residual fraction was the main form of nickel. Simultaneously, through a semivariogram model, strong spatial dependence among pH, TOC, and the oxidizable fraction was revealed, whereas total nickel, exchangeable and the weak acid soluble fraction, reducible fraction, and residual fraction showed moderate spatial dependence. The vertical distribution revealed that nickel accumulated mainly in the bottom 5 cm (70-75 cm) of the sediment layer and that the pH was higher there, whereas TOC was concentrated mainly in the top 5 cm of sediment. Using geoaccumulation and a potential ecological risk index, moderate nickel pollution and moderate risk levels were found in most surface sediments, but moderate nickel pollution and high risk levels were observed in most sediment cores. In addition, pH and TOC were found to have a strong effect on the distribution and concentration of nickel and its fractions in the small plateau lake. In summary, nickel posed a certain degree of pollution and ecological risk, which deserves attention in the sediments of small plateau lakes.
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- Bo Li
- College of Wetlands, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China
- National Plateau Wetlands Research Center, Kunming, 650224, China
- Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Wetlands, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China
- National Plateau Wetlands Research Center, Kunming, 650224, China
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- College of Wetlands, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China.
- National Plateau Wetlands Research Center, Kunming, 650224, China.
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China
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- College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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Sun W, Zhu B, Yang F, Dai M, Sehar S, Peng C, Ali I, Naz I. Optimization of biosurfactant production from Pseudomonas sp. CQ2 and its application for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 265:129090. [PMID: 33293052 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present study was conducted to enhance the biosurfactant production yield of Pseudomonas sp. CQ2 isolated from the Chongqing oilfield (China). Besides, the capability of biosurfactant and underlying mechanism for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil was also investigated. Our results suggested that maximum biosurfactant production (40.7 g/L) was attained at 35 °C by using soybean oil and ammonium nitrate as carbon and nitrogen sources with pH 7, rotational speed of 175 rpm and inoculation ratio of 3%). The removal efficiencies of 78.7, 65.7 and 56.9% for Cd, Cu and Pb respectively were achieved at optimized bioleaching conditions (pH: 11, soil/solution ratio: 30:1 and non-sterilized soil), comparative tests between common chemical surfactants (SDS, Tween-80) and biosurfactants demonstrated the larger removal capacity of biosurfactants. Through SEM-EDX, it was found that the granular material disappeared, the content of Cd, Cu and Pb decreased significantly, and the soil surface became smooth with hole formation after soil washing following bioleaching. ATR-FTIR results showed that the carboxyl functional groups in biosurfactants could chelate heavy metals. These results indicated that biosurfactants from Pseudomonas sp. CQ2 could effectively eliminate Cd, Cu, and Pb from soil.
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- Wuyang Sun
- School of Petrochemical Engineering & Environment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, Zhejiang.
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering & Environment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, Zhejiang.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China.
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, 526061, China.
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, PO Box 32038, Sakhir, Bahrain.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, 526061, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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- Department of Biology, Deanship of Educational Services, Qassim University, Buraidah, 51452, Saudi Arabia.
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Bioleaching of Iron, Copper, Lead, and Zinc from the Sludge Mining Sediment at Different Particle Sizes, pH, and Pulp Density Using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. MINERALS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/min10111013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Globally, the amounts of metal ore deposits have been declining, so the research directions investigating the extraction of metals from materials that are classified as waste are gaining more importance every year. High concentrations of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Fe were analyzed in the sludge sediment (Zlaté Hory, Czech Republic), which is a waste product of the mining industry. In the bioleaching process, bacterial cells have been established as being able to convert metals from solid to liquid phase. However, the most important parameters of bioleaching are particle size, pH, and pulp density, thus our research focused on their optimization. The acidophilic and mesophilic bacteria Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans were applied due to the high Fe content in the sample. The recovery of metals in the leachate was determined by F-AAS and the residual metal concentrations in the waste fraction were analyzed by XRF. The grain size fractions <40 µm –200 µm were investigated. The atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) results show that the highest Fe (76.48%), Cu (82.01%), and Pb (88.90%) recoveries were obtained at particle size of 71–100 μm. Zn was dissolved for all fractions above 90%. Experiments with different pH values were performed at a pH of 1.6–2.0. The highest dissolution rates of Zn, Fe, and Cu were achieved with a suspension pH of 1.8, where 98.73% of Zn, 85.42% of Fe, and 96.44% of Cu were recovered. Due to the high percentage dissolution of metals, experiments were performed under pilot conditions in a bioreactor at a pulp density of 2.5% and 4.2% (w/v). From an economic point of view, the leaching time of 28 days was evaluated as sufficient.
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Wu C, Jiang M, Hsieh L, Cai Y, Shen Y, Wang H, Lin Q, Shen C, Hu B, Lou L. Feasibility of bioleaching of heavy metals from sediment with indigenous bacteria using agricultural sulfur soil conditioners. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 703:134812. [PMID: 31734500 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sediment bioleaching using a sulfur substrate is a promising approach to the removal of heavy metals. Compared with commercial sulfur powder used as the sulfur substrate, agricultural sulfur soil conditioners may reduce secondary pollution and facilitate the reuse of sediment. This study explored the bioleaching effect of three agricultural sulfur soil conditioners, including sulfur-coated urea, bentonite sulfur, and bio-sulfur, and the bioleaching potential of the indigenous sediment bacteria. The results showed that the sulfur-coated urea had a comparable bioleaching effect with sulfur powder (Ni 35.35%, Cu 74.27%, Zn 69.92%) and the highest maximum bioleaching rate because of the additional nitrogen. The bentonite sulfur leached the least but increased the proportion of the residual state due to its adsorption of heavy metal. Similar changes to the microbial flora structure and bioleaching mechanism were found with the use of sulfur powder, sulfur-coated urea, and bentonite sulfur as the bioleaching substrate. There was no significant difference between the indigenous bacteria and the sludge-enriched bacteria in the bioleaching effect except for bio-sulfur, which only performed well with the sludge-enriched bacteria. In the absence of inoculum, the bio-sulfur hindered the bioleaching process due to high levels of organic matter. This study provides insights into the practical application of bioleaching heavy metal removal technology from the perspective of sulfur substrate selection.
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- Chuncheng Wu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety of Zhejiang Province 310020, People's Republic of China.
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Xu M, Liu Y, Deng Y, Zhang S, Hao X, Zhu P, Zhou J, Yin H, Liang Y, Liu H, Liu X, Bai L, Jiang L, Jiang H. Bioremediation of cadmium-contaminated paddy soil using an autotrophic and heterotrophic mixture. RSC Adv 2020; 10:26090-26101. [PMID: 35519775 PMCID: PMC9055442 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03935g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) pollution poses a serious risk to human health and ecological security. Bioremediation can be a promising and effective remediation technology for treating Cd contaminated soils. In this study, seven heterotrophic strains were isolated from Cd contaminated soil and 7 autotrophic strains were isolated from acid mine drainage. Cd removal efficiencies were compared after leaching with autotrophic bacteria (Att-sys), heterotrophic isolates (Htt-sys) and cooperative leaching systems (Co-sys) in laboratory agitating reactors. The results indicated that Cd removal efficiency of Co-sys (32.09%) was significantly higher than that of Att-sys (23.24%) and Htt-sys (0.74%). By analyzing the soil microbial community in different bioleaching systems, we found that the addition of heterotrophic isolates significantly promoted the growth of some heavy metal resistant inhabitants (Massilia, Alicyclobacillus, Micromonospora, etc.), and Co-sys had a minor effect on the growth of soil indigenous microbes. In Co-sys, the content of the four Cd fractions all decreased compared with other leaching systems. The analysis of soil physicochemical parameters during the leaching process showed that pH and ORP (oxidation reduction potential) were not the only determinants for Cd removal efficiency in Co-sys, synergistic metabolic activities of autotrophic and heterotrophic strains may be other determinants. This study demonstrated that cooperative bioremediation may prove to be a safe and efficient technique for field application in heavy metal soil pollution. Bioremediation can be a promising and effective remediation technology for treating Cd contaminated soils. Cooperative bioremediation using heterotrophic and autotrophic mixtures proved to be an efficient, short-term bioremediation strategy for heavy metal contaminated soil.![]()
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Effects of Solid Content and Substrate Concentration on Bioleaching of Heavy Metals from Sewage Sludge Using Aspergillus niger. METALS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/met9090994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The presence of heavy metals in sewage sludge not only affects the performance of sludge anaerobic digestion process but also restricts the land application of treated sewage sludge. Therefore, a fungi-mediated bioleaching process for simultaneous metal leaching and sludge digestion by Aspergillus niger was developed to treat the sewage sludge containing heavy metals in this study. The effects of two important parameters, sludge solid content and substrate (sucrose) concentration, on the performance of fungal bioleaching were investigated in this study. The results showed that the rate of pH reduction increased with increasing sludge solid contents and sucrose concentrations. In this study, the efficiency of metal removal decreases in the order of Mn > Zn > Ni > Pb. The efficiencies of metal leaching and solid degradation (SS and VSS) were found to be decreased with an increase of sludge solid content and a decrease of sucrose concentration. At 2 days of reaction time, the maximum efficiency of metal solubilization was 95, 56, 21 and 13% for Mn, Zn, Ni and Pb, respectively.
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Zeng J, Li J, Gou M, Xia ZY, Sun ZY, Tang YQ. Effective strategy for improving sludge treatment rate and microbial mechanisms during chromium bioleaching of tannery sludge. Process Biochem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Hao X, Zhu P, Zhang H, Liang Y, Yin H, Liu X, Bai L, Liu H, Jiang H. Mixotrophic acidophiles increase cadmium soluble fraction and phytoextraction efficiency from cadmium contaminated soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 655:347-355. [PMID: 30471603 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A profound concern in developing microbially-assisted phytoextraction is that introduced microbes not only remove heavy metals from contaminated soils but also enhance metal uptake into plant tissues from the treated soils. Cadmium (Cd) removal efficiencies were compared after leaching with deionized water (CK), acidified basal salts medium (acid control), cell-free spent medium (spent bioleaching) and mixotrophic acidophiles (two-step bioleaching). Two-step bioleaching using the mixotrophic acidophiles removed 34% of total Cd and 87% of available Cd, significantly more than CK (3% and 4%), acid control (12% and 51%) and spent bioleaching (26% and 75%). Pot experiments of water spinach growing in four treated soils were conducted to evaluate the Cd uptake performance in plants. Notably, the mixotrophic acidophiles increased Cd concentration in plant tissues by 78% compared to the CK group. More interestingly, the mixotrophic acidophiles were not colonized in soils but caused the compositional increase of indigenous microbes such as the genera of Alicyclobacillus, Clostridium sensu strict and Streptacidiphilus. Meanwhile, two-step bioleaching had little effects on soil structure and physicochemical properties determined by the spectroscopy characteristics analysis. These results implied that the mixotrophic acidophiles facilitated the development of microbially-assisted phytoextraction technology.
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- Xiaodong Hao
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China; School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.
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Chang CY, Chen SY, Klipkhayai P, Chiemchaisri C. Bioleaching of heavy metals from harbor sediment using sulfur-oxidizing microflora acclimated from native sediment and exogenous soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:6818-6828. [PMID: 30635877 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The harbor sediment containing high concentration of heavy metals may pose serious impacts on the marine ecosystem and environmental quality. The bioleaching process has been considered as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative for removing heavy metals from contaminated sediments. In this study, a series of experiments were performed to investigate the feasibility of bioleaching process for removing heavy metals from the contaminated harbor sediments. The performance of the bioleaching process inoculated with sulfur-oxidizing microflora acclimated from the native harbor sediment was compared with that acclimated from the exogenous soil. In the bioleaching experiment with inoculants from native sediment, the efficiency of Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, and Ni (30 days) reached 39-100%, 21-94%, 8-63%, 5-74%, and 19-77%, respectively. While 59-100% of Zn, 22-100% of Cu, 0-95% of Cr, 0-100% of Pb, and 22-100% of Ni were respectively removed in the bioleaching experiment with inoculants from exogenous soil after 30 days of reaction time. The results show that the rate and efficiency of metal removal in the bioleaching process decreased with an increase of sediment solid content from 10 to 40 g/L. The efficiency of metal removal in the bioleaching process with inoculants from the native sediment was lower than those from the exogenous soil due to the bacterial activity. By the fractionation of metal in the harbor sediment, exchangeable, carbonate-bound, and Fe/Mn oxide-bound metals (mobile fractions) were found to be apparently reduced and even organic matter/sulfide-bound and residual metals (stable fractions) were slightly removed after the bioleaching experiment.
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- Chia-Yuan Chang
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 71710, Taiwan
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, 1 University Road, Yanchao, Kaohsiung, 824, Taiwan.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, 71710, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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Camargo FP, Prado PFD, Tonello PS, Dos Santos ACA, Duarte ICS. Bioleaching of toxic metals from sewage sludge by co-inoculation of Acidithiobacillus and the biosurfactant-producing yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 211:28-35. [PMID: 29408077 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of this research is to evaluate the influence of co-inoculation of Acidithiobacillus bacteria and the biosurfactant-producing yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii in bioleaching processes. The tests were carried out using sewage sludge from UASB reactors co-inoculated with cultures of Acidithiobacillus and M. guilliermondii to promote the solubilization of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn which were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP- OES). After 10 days of incubation, 76.5% of Zn, 59.8% of Ni, 22.0% of Cu, 9.8% of Cd, 9.8% Cr and 7.1% of Pb were solubilized. It was observed that the presence of yeast accelerated the time required for Cd solubilization from 240 to 96 h and there was a 20.1% reduction in nitrogen concentration and 7.6% for phosphorus in this assay. After the bioleaching and co-inoculation assays, the product obtained reached the maximum permissible concentrations for soil disposal for all the analyzed metals in the State of São Paulo, United States and also European Community standards.
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- Franciele Pereira Camargo
- Graduate Program of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia João Leme dos Santos, km 110, Itinga, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program of Environmental Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Avenida Traês de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Environmental Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Avenida Traês de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia João Leme dos Santos, km 110, Itinga, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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Wu L, Liu G, Zhou C, Liu R, Xi S, Da C, Liu F. Spatial distributions, fractionation characteristics, and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in sediments of Chaohu Lake, a large eutrophic freshwater lake in eastern China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:588-600. [PMID: 29047067 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0462-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The concentrations, spatial distribution, fractionation characteristics, and potential ecological risks of trace elements (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Ni, and Co) in the surface sediment samples collected from 32 sites in Chaohu Lake were investigated. The improved BCR sequential extraction procedure was applied to analyze the chemical forms of trace elements in sediments. The enrichment factor (EF), sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), potential ecological risk index (PERI), and risk assessment code (RAC) were employed to evaluate the pollution levels and the potential ecological risks. The results found that the concentrations of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Ni, and Co in the surface sediments were 78.59, 36.91, 161.84, 98.87, 38.92, and 10.09 mg kg-1, respectively. The lower concentrations of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, and Ni were almost found in the middle part of the lake, while Co increased from the western toward the eastern parts of the lake. Cr, Ni, Co, and Zn predominantly existed in the residual fractions, with the average values of 76.35, 59.22, 45.60, and 44.30%, respectively. Cu and Pb were mainly combined with Fe/Mn oxides in reducible fraction, with the average values of 66.4 and 69.1%, respectively. The pollution levels were different among the selected elements. Cu had the highest potential ecological risk, while Cr had the lowest potential ecological risk.
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- Lei Wu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710075, China
- Department of Water Environmental Research, Anhui Academy of Environmental Science Research, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710075, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710075, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710075, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710075, China
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, China
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Costa HS, Tejerina-Garro FL, Rocha C. Trace elements: water-sediment interactions in tropical rivers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:22018-22025. [PMID: 28785945 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9698-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This research aimed to determine the water-sediment interaction (partition coefficient Kd) of trace element (Cd, Cu, total Cr, Pb, and Zn) in tropical rivers of the Upper Paraná River basin, Central Brazil. Three trace elements (Cu, total Cr, and Zn) presented quantifiable concentration values in the water and sediment. Neither the element trace considered nor the rivers displayed a similar water-sediment interaction. The evaluation of Kd values indicates the tendency of total Cr to be adsorbed into the sediment (min Kd = 6.244, max Kd = 131.389), mainly in one sampling station (São Francisco River, Kd = 131.389) and the availability of Zn in the water column in all sampling stations (min Kd = 0.234, max Kd = 1.289). The sediment concentrations of Cr in the São Francisco sampling station (0.118 mg L-1) are above international reference values suggesting a risk of contamination for the biota, whereas in four rivers, Cr concentrations represent a risk. The water-sediment interaction of Cu is influenced by water temperature, whereas the pH influenced the Zn interaction.
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- Henrique Santana Costa
- Programa de Doutorado em Biotecnologia e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Rua 235, s/n, Setor Leste Universitário, Goiânia, GO, 74605-050, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biologia Aquática, Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Campus II, Av. Engler, s/n, Jd. Mariliza, Goiânia, GO, 74605-010, Brazil
- Programa de Mestrado em Sociedade, Tecnologia e Meio Ambiente, UniEVANGÉLICA, Av. Universitária, km 3,5, Cidade Universitária, Anápolis, GO, 75083-515, Brazil
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- Programa de Doutorado em Biotecnologia e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Rua 235, s/n, Setor Leste Universitário, Goiânia, GO, 74605-050, Brazil
- Escola de Ciências Exatas e da Computação, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Rua 235, s/n, Setor Leste Universitário, Goiânia, GO, 74605-010, Brazil
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Zhou Q, Gao J, Li Y, Zhu S, He L, Nie W, Zhang R. Bioleaching in batch tests for improving sludge dewaterability and metal removal using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans after cold acclimation. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2017; 76:1347-1359. [PMID: 28953461 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Bioleaching is a promising technology for removal of metals from sludge and improvement of its dewaterability. Most of the previous studies of bioleaching were focused on removal of metals; bioleaching in cold environments has not been studied extensively. In this study, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans were acclimated at 15 °C and co-inoculated to explore the optimal conditions for improvement of sludge dewaterability and removal of metals by the sequencing batch reactors. The data show after 6 days of bioleaching at 15 °C, 89.6% of Zn, 72.8% of Cu and 39.4% of Pb were removed and the specific resistance to filtration (SRF) was reduced to ∼12%. In addition, the best conditions for bioleaching are an initial pH of 6, a 15% (v/v) inoculum concentration, and A. thiooxidans and A. ferrooxidans mixed in a ratio of 4:1. We found that bioleaching of heavy metals is closely related to final pH, while the sludge SRF is dominated by other factors. Bioleaching can be completed in 6 days, and the sludge dewaterability and removal of metals at 15 °C meet the requirements of most sewage treatment plants.
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- Qingyang Zhou
- The College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering/Institute of Environmental Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Water Conservancy and Environmental Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China E-mail:
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering/Institute of Environmental Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering/Institute of Environmental Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering/Institute of Environmental Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering/Institute of Environmental Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Zhang S, Tian K, Jiang SF, Jiang H. Preventing the Release of Cu2+ and 4-CP from Contaminated Sediments by Employing a Biochar Capping Treatment. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shun Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion,
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion,
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion,
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion,
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Ye M, Yan P, Sun S, Han D, Xiao X, Zheng L, Huang S, Chen Y, Zhuang S. Bioleaching combined brine leaching of heavy metals from lead-zinc mine tailings: Transformations during the leaching process. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 168:1115-1125. [PMID: 27884516 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.10.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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During the process of bioleaching, lead (Pb) recovery is low. This low recovery is caused by a problem with the bioleaching technique. This research investigated the bioleaching combination of bioleaching with brine leaching to remove heavy metals from lead-zinc mine tailings. The impact of different parameters were studied, including the effects of initial pH (1.5-3.0) and solid concentration (5-20%) for bioleaching, and the effects of sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration (10-200 g/L) and temperature (25 and 50 °C) for brine leaching. Complementary characterization experiments (Sequential extraction, X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electronic microscope (SEM)) were also conducted to explore the transformation of tailings during the leaching process. The results showed that bioleaching efficiency was significantly influenced by initial pH and solid concentration. Approximately 85.45% of iron (Fe), 4.12% of Pb, and 97.85% of zinc (Zn) were recovered through bioleaching in optimum conditions. Increasing the brine concentration and temperature promoted lead recovery. Lead was recovered from the bioleaching residues at a rate of 94.70% at 25 °C and at a rate of 99.46% at 50 °C when the NaCl concentration was 150 g/L. The study showed that bioleaching significantly changed the speciation of heavy metals and the formation and surface morphology of tailings. The metals were mainly bound in stable fractions after bioleaching.
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- Maoyou Ye
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Industry Heavy Metals Pollution Control of Environmental Protection of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Industry Heavy Metals Pollution Control of Environmental Protection of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Polytechnic College of Environmental Protection Engineering, Foshan 528216, China; Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Industry Heavy Metals Pollution Control of Environmental Protection of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Industry Heavy Metals Pollution Control of Environmental Protection of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Industry Heavy Metals Pollution Control of Environmental Protection of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Fonti V, Dell'Anno A, Beolchini F. Does bioleaching represent a biotechnological strategy for remediation of contaminated sediments? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 563-564:302-319. [PMID: 27139303 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Bioleaching is a consolidated biotechnology in the mining industry and in bio-hydrometallurgy, where microorganisms mediate the solubilisation of metals and semi-metals from mineral ores and concentrates. Bioleaching also has the potential for ex-situ/on-site remediation of aquatic sediments that are contaminated with metals, which represent a key environmental issue of global concern. By eliminating or reducing (semi-)metal contamination of aquatic sediments, bioleaching may represent an environmentally friendly and low-cost strategy for management of contaminated dredged sediments. Nevertheless, the efficiency of bioleaching in this context is greatly influenced by several abiotic and biotic factors. These factors need to be carefully taken into account before selecting bioleaching as a suitable remediation strategy. Here we review the application of bioleaching for sediment bioremediation, and provide a critical view of the main factors that affect its performance. We also discuss future research needs to improve bioleaching strategies for contaminated aquatic sediments, in view of large-scale applications.
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- Viviana Fonti
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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Barhoumi B, Elbarhoumi A, Clérandeau C, Al-Rawabdeh AM, Atyaoui A, Touil S, Driss MR, Cachot J. Using an Integrated Approach to Assess the Sediment Quality of an Mediterranean Lagoon, the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia). ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2016; 25:1082-1104. [PMID: 27146821 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-016-1664-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The present study investigates the quality of surface sediments from the Bizerte lagoon (North Tunisia) using an integrated approach including chemical contaminant analysis, bioassays and sediment quality guidelines (SQGs). Sediment samples were collected at 9 sites and analyzed for eight heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Fe and Mn). PAHs, PCBs, OCPs were measured previously in the same sediment samples. Our results indicated that the highest concentrations of metals were found near urban areas due to the municipial and industrial wastewater discharges. Sediment pollution assessment was carried out using geoaccumulation index and enrichment factor, which indicate a widespread pollution by Cd, Pb, Ni and Zn in the studied sediments. For bioassays, aqueous and organic extracts were used to assess toxicity and genotoxicity in sediments by using Microtox(®) and SOS Chromotest, respectively. Toxicity levels were compared to metallic and organic pollutants contents. Our results highlight differences in the pattern of responses between the different assays and show no correlation with all the studied contaminants, emphasizing the influence of other contaminants not analyzed in the present study. Based on SQGs, the results of toxicity assessment indicated that adverse effects caused by Ni and Zn would be expected frequently. Nickel was found to have the highest predicted acute toxicity, followed by Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu and Cr. There was no significant relationship between sediment toxicity calculated from heavy metal concentrations (SQG approach) and those measured with bioassays. These findings support the use of integrated approachs for evaluating the environmental risks of sediments.
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- Badreddine Barhoumi
- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Laboratory of Heteroatom Organic Chemistry, University of Carthage, 7021, Jarzouna, Tunisia.
- University of Bordeaux, Avenue des Facultés CNRS EPOC 5805, 33405, Talence Cedex, France.
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- Department of Earth Sciences Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- University of Bordeaux, Avenue des Facultés CNRS EPOC 5805, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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- Office National des Mines, Siège social de l'ONM 24, rue de L'Energie, 2035 La Charguia - Tunis, 1080, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Laboratory of Heteroatom Organic Chemistry, University of Carthage, 7021, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Laboratory of Heteroatom Organic Chemistry, University of Carthage, 7021, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- University of Bordeaux, Avenue des Facultés CNRS EPOC 5805, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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Kong M, Hang X, Wang L, Yin H, Zhang Y. Accumulation and risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments and zoobenthos (Bellamya aeruginosa and Corbicula fluminea) from Lake Taihu. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2016; 73:203-14. [PMID: 26744952 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Accumulation and risk assessment of metals in sediments and zoobenthos (Bellamya aeruginosa and Corbicula fluminea) from Lake Taihu were studied. Results showed that metal (Cr, Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Ni) concentrations in Lake Taihu varied greatly, and Cd in the Zhushan Bay showed higher bioavailability compared to the other metals studied. The spatial distribution of metals in B. aeruginosa and C. fluminea was similar to that in sediments. Zn and Cu exhibited the higher mean concentration in B. aeruginosa and C. fluminea, which was in good accordance with its higher content in surrounding sediment. Labile fractions (i.e., acid-soluble (F1), reducible (F2) and F1+F2) of Cu and Zn in sediments showed a significant positive correlation with them in B. aeruginosa (P<0.01); no correlation relationship was found for metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb and Ni) between in the tissue of C. fluminea and in sediments. The results of ecological risk assessment showed that Zhushan Bay was seriously contaminated by metal Cd, as it made the main contribution of all the metals. Total target hazard quotients indicated that adults and children both had potential health risk through consuming C. fluminea. Hazard index values suggested that adults and children might experience adverse health effects through consuming B. aeruginosa and C. fluminea.
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- Ming Kong
- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, 210042 Nanjing, China E-mail: ; State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, 210008 Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, 210042 Nanjing, China E-mail:
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, 210042 Nanjing, China E-mail:
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, 210008 Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, 210042 Nanjing, China E-mail:
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Gan M, Jie S, Li M, Zhu J, Liu X. Bioleaching of multiple metals from contaminated sediment by moderate thermophiles. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 97:47-55. [PMID: 26140749 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A moderately thermophilic consortium was applied in bioleaching multiple metals from contaminated sediment. The consortium got higher acidification and metals soubilization efficiency than that of the pure strains. The synergistic effect of the thermophilic consortium accelerated substrates utilization. The utilization of substrate started with sulfur in the early stage, and then the pH declined, giving rise to making use of the pyrite. Community dynamic showed that A. caldus was the predominant bacteria during the whole bioleaching process while the abundance of S. thermotolerans increased together with pyrite utilization. Solubilization efficiency of Zn, Cu, Mn and Cd reached 98%, 94%, 95%, and 89% respectively, while As, Hg, Pb was only 45%, 34%, 22%. Logistic model was used to simulate the bioleaching process, whose fitting degree was higher than 90%. Correlation analysis revealed that metal leaching was mainly an acid solubilization process. Fraction analysis revealed that metals decreased in mobility and bioavailability.
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- Min Gan
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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Shi C, Zhu N, Shang R, Kang N, Wu P. Simultaneous heavy metals removal and municipal sewage sludge dewaterability improvement in bioleaching processes by various inoculums. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 31:1719-28. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-015-1922-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Fonti V, Dell’Anno A, Beolchini F. Biogeochemical Interactions In The Application Of Biotechnological Strategies To Marine Sediments Contaminated With Metals. NOVA BIOTECHNOLOGICA ET CHIMICA 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/nbec-2015-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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AbstractSediment contamination in coastal areas with high anthropogenic pressure is a widespread environmental problem. Metal contaminants are of particular concern, since they are persistent and cannot be degraded. Microorganisms can influence metal mobility in the sediment by several direct and indirect processes. However, the actual fate of metals in the environment is not easily predictable and several biogeochemical constraints affect their behaviour. In addition, the geochemical characteristics of the sediment play an important role and the general assumptions for soils or freshwater sediments cannot be extended to marine sediments. In this paper we analysed the correlation between metal mobility and main geochemical properties of the sediment. Although the prediction of metal fate in sediment environment, both forex-situbioleaching treatments andin-situbiostimulation strategies, appears to require metal-specific and site-specific tools, we found that TOM and pH are likely the main variables in describing and predicting Zn behaviour. Arsenic solubilisation/increase in mobility appears to correlate positively with carbonate content. Cd, Pb and Ni appear to require multivariate and/or non-linear approaches.
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Zeng X, Twardowska I, Wei S, Sun L, Wang J, Zhu J, Cai J. Removal of trace metals and improvement of dredged sediment dewaterability by bioleaching combined with Fenton-like reaction. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 288:51-59. [PMID: 25682517 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Bioleaching by Aspergillus niger strain SY1 combined with Fenton-like reaction was optimized to improve trace metal removal and dewaterability of dredged sediments. The major optimized parameters were the duration of bioleaching and H₂O₂ dose in Fenton-like process (5 days and 2g H₂O₂/L, respectively). Bioleaching resulted in the removal of ≈90% of Cd, ≈60% of Zn and Cu, ≈20% of Pb, and in decrease of sediment pH from 6.6 to 2.5 due to organic acids produced by A. niger. After addition of H₂O₂, Fenton-like reaction was initiated and further metal removal occurred. Overall efficiency of the combined process comprised: (i) reduction of Cd content in sediment by 99.5%, Cu and Zn by >70% and Pb by 39% as a result of metal release bound in all mobilizable fractions; (ii) decrease of sediment capillary suction time (CST) from 98.2s to 10.1s (by 89.8%) and specific resistance to filtration (SRF) from 37.4×10(12)m/kg to 6.2×10(12)m/kg (by 83.8%), due to reducing amount of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) by 68.7% and bound water content by 79.1%. The combined process was found to be an efficient method to remove trace metals and improve dewaterability of contaminated dredged sediments.
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- Xiangfeng Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environment Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, PR China; Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze 41-819, Poland
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environment Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, PR China.
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- Key Lab of Regional Environment and Eco-Remediation (Ministry of Education), Shenyang University, 110073, PR China
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- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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Huang Q, Yu Z, Pang Y, Wang Y, Cai Z. Coupling bioleaching and electrokinetics to remediate heavy metal contaminated soils. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2015; 94:519-524. [PMID: 25680933 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1500-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, bioleaching was coupled with electrokinetics (BE) to remove heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cr and Pb) from contaminated soil. For comparison, bioleaching (BL), electrokinetics (EK), and the chemical extraction method were also applied alone to remove the metals. The results showed that the BE method removed more heavy metals from the contaminated soil than the BL method or the EK method alone. The BE method was able to achieve metal solubilization rates of more than 70 % for Cu, Zn and Cr and of more than 40 % for Pb. Within the range of low current densities (<1 mA cm(-2)), higher current density led to more metal removal. However, the metal solubilization rates did not increase with increasing current density when the current density was higher than 1 mA cm(-2). Therefore, it is suggested that bioleaching coupled with electrokinetics can effectively remediate heavy metal-contaminated soils and that preliminary tests should be conducted before field operation to detect the lowest current density for the greatest metal removal.
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- Qingyun Huang
- College of Bioscience and Biotechonology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, People's Republic of China
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Michalec BK, Lenart-Boroń AM, Cupak AK, Wałęga AS. The evaluation of heavy metal content in water and sediments of small reservoirs in light of various environmental quality regulations. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2014; 49:827-832. [PMID: 24679090 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2014.882645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This article reports the heavy metal concentrations assessed both in bottom sediments and water flowing into two small reservoirs at Krempna and Zesławice, southern Poland. The experiments were carried out in spring, summer, autumn and winter 2010-2011. The resulting concentrations of lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium and copper were compared with the Environmental Quality Standards, guidelines of the Regulation of the Minister of Environmental Protection, regulations of the Polish Geological Institute and State Institute of Environment Protection, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, and with the regulations adopted in Germany, Denmark, the United States and Canada. Regarding the total heavy metal concentrations, water flowing into the examined reservoirs was not polluted. The highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in water flowing into the reservoirs in spring and summer. The heavy metal concentrations in sediments of the reservoirs at Krempna and Zesławice were much higher than the concentrations of the elements discussed present in waters flowing into these reservoirs.
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- Bogusław K Michalec
- a Department of Water Engineering , University of Agriculture , Cracow , Poland
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Fonti V, Dell'Anno A, Beolchini F. Influence of biogeochemical interactions on metal bioleaching performance in contaminated marine sediment. WATER RESEARCH 2013; 47:5139-5152. [PMID: 23866143 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bioleaching strategies are still far from finding real applications in sediment clean-up, although metabolic mechanisms governing bioleaching processes have been deeply studied and can be considered well established. In this study, we carried out bioleaching experiments, using autotrophic and heterotrophic acidophilic bacteria strains, and worked with marine sediments characterized by different geochemical properties and metal concentrations and speciations. The solubilization efficiency of the metals was highly variable, with the highest for Zn (40%-76%) and the lowest for Pb (0%-7%). Our data suggest that the role of autotrophic Fe/S oxidizing bacteria is mainly associated with the production and re-cycling of leaching chemical species, mainly as protons and ferric ions. Metal solubilization appears to be more related to establishing environmental conditions that allow each metal or semimetal to remain stable in the solution phase. Thus, the maintenance of acid and oxidative conditions, the chemical behavior in aqueous environment of each metal species and the geochemical characteristics of sediment interact intimately to influence metal solubilization in site-specific and metal-specific way.
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- Viviana Fonti
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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Guven DE, Akinci G. Effect of sediment size on bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediments of Izmir Inner Bay. J Environ Sci (China) 2013; 25:1784-1794. [PMID: 24520720 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(12)60198-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effect of sediment size on metals bioleaching from bay sediments was investigated by using fine (< 45 microm), medium (45-300 microm), and coarse (300-2000 microm) size fractions of a sediment sample contaminated with Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn. Chemical speciation of the metals in bulk and size fractions of sediment were studied before and after bioleaching. Microbial activity was provided with mixed cultures of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. The bioleaching process was carried out in flask experiments for 48 days, by using 5% (W/V) of solid concentration in suspension. Bioleaching was found to be efficient for the removal of selected heavy metals from every size fraction of sediments, where the experiments with the smaller particles resulted in the highest solubilization ratios. At the end of the experimental period, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn were solubilized to the ratios of 68%, 88%, 72%, and 91% from the fine sediment, respectively. Higher removal efficiencies can be explained by the larger surface area provided by the smaller particles. The changes in the chemical forms of metals were determined and most of the metal releases were observed from the reducible and organic fractions independent from grain size. Higher concentrations were monitored in the residual fraction after bioleaching period, suggesting they are trapped in this fraction, and cannot be solubilized under natural conditions.
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- Duyusen E Guven
- Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering, Kaynaklar Campus, 35160, Buca, Izmir Turkey.
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- Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering, Kaynaklar Campus, 35160, Buca, Izmir Turkey
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Zhou J, Zheng G, Wong JWC, Zhou L. Degradation of inhibitory substances in sludge by Galactomyces sp. Z3 and the role of its extracellular polymeric substances in improving bioleaching. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 132:217-223. [PMID: 23411451 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Revised: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study sought to elucidate the effect and mechanism of Galactomyces sp. Z3 in improving the bioleaching of heavy metals from sludge. Results showed that co-inoculation of Galactomyces sp. Z3 and two Acidithiobacillus strains (Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans LX5 and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans TS6) reduced the period required for sludge bioleaching by 4.5days compared to Acidithiobacillus alone. Further, removal efficiencies of Cu, Zn and oxidation rate of Fe(2+) and S(0) were higher in co-inoculation system than the Acidithiobacillus alone. Galactomyces sp. Z3 consumed the acetate, propionate, iso-butyrate, butyrate, and iso-valerate in sludge from the initial concentrations of 109.50, 28.80, 7.70, 34.30, and 18.40mg/L to 10.20, 0.61, 0.63, 19.40 and 1.30mg/L, respectively, after 12h in the co-inoculation system, significantly lower than the concentrations observed in the Acidithiobacillus alone. Meanwhile, the surfactant properties of the extracellular polymeric substances produced by the Galactomyces accelerated the rate of sulfur oxidization by A. thiooxidans.
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- Jun Zhou
- Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Zhou J, Zheng G, Zhou L, Liu F, Zheng C, Cui C. The role of heterotrophic microorganism Galactomyces sp. Z3 in improving pig slurry bioleaching. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2013; 34:35-43. [PMID: 23530313 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.679699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The feasibility of removing heavy metals and eliminating pathogens from pig slurry through bioleaching involving the fungus Galactomyces sp. Z3 and two acidophilic thiobacillus (A. ferrooxidans LX5 and A. thiooxidans TS6) was investigated. It was found that the isolated pig slurry dissolved organic matter (DOM) degrader Z3 was identified as Galactomyces sp. Z3, which could grow well at pH 2.5-7 and degrade pig slurry DOM from 1973 to 942 mg/l within 48 h. During the successive multi-batch bioleaching systems, the co-inoculation of pig slurry degrader Galactomyces sp. Z3 and the two Acidithiobacillus species could improve pig slurry bioleaching efficiency compared to the single system without Galactomyces sp. Z3. The removal efficiency of Zn and Cu exceeded 94% and 85%, respectively. In addition, the elimination efficiencies of pathogens, including both total coliform and faecal coliform counts, exceeded 99% after bioleaching treatment. However, the counts of Galactomyces sp. Z3 decreased with the fall of pH and did not restore to the initial level during successive multi-batch bioleaching systems, and it is necessary to re-inoculate Galactomyces sp. Z3 cells into the bioleaching system to maintain its role in degrading pig slurry DOM. Therefore, a bioleaching technique involving both Galactomyces sp. Z3 and Acidithiobacillus species is an efficient method for removing heavy metals and eliminating pathogens from pig slurry.
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- Jun Zhou
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Zhou J, Zhou L, Liu F, Zheng C, Deng W. Transformation of heavy metals and the formation of secondary iron minerals during pig manure bioleaching by the co-inoculation acidophilic thiobacillus. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2012; 33:2553-2560. [PMID: 23437654 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.668944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Bioleaching of heavy metals from pig manure using a mixture of harmless iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in an air-lift reactor was conducted. The transformation of heavy metals and the formation of secondary Fe minerals during bioleaching were also investigated in the present study. The removal efficiencies of Zn, Cu, and Mn from pig manure were 95.1%, 80.9%, and 87.5%, respectively. Zn mainly existed in the form of Fe-Mn oxides in fresh pig manure; most of the pig manure-borne Cu was in organic matter form; Mn existed mainly in Fe-Mn oxides, carbonates, and residual forms. The pig manure can be applied to land more safely after bioleaching because the heavy metals mainly existed in stable forms. The removal efficiencies Zn, Cu, and Mn had good relationships with pH and oxidation reduction potential during bioleaching. A mixture ofjarosite and schwertmannite was found in the bioleached pig manure, which might have an adverse effect on the solubilization efficiency of toxic metals from pig manure. The bioleaching process using a mixture of harmless iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria was shown to be a very feasible technology for the removal of heavy metals from pig manure.
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- Jun Zhou
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Bartoli G, Papa S, Sagnella E, Fioretto A. Heavy metal content in sediments along the Calore river: relationships with physical-chemical characteristics. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2012; 95 Suppl:S9-S14. [PMID: 21546150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Revised: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In the present study, trace metals contents (V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) and physico-chemical parameters (nitrogen, organic and inorganic carbon, pH and particle size) in sediments samples along the Calore river were analyzed in two seasons. Sediment samples were collected in ten sites upstream and downstream of the city of Benevento and its industrial area, the confluence of Sabato and Tammaro tributaries, and the confluence of Calore and Volturno rivers. The highest contents of trace metals were found, generally, in the sites immediately downstream of industrial area and of Benevento city. The sites on the Tammaro and Sabato also showed relatively high contents of Ni and, only for Sabato sites, of Cr, and Fe. With the exception of Cd, the heavy metal contents were highest in the last site of Calore river, which therefore is a source of pollution to the Volturno river. Besides the sites downstream of Benevento city showed the higher pH values and also the highest contents of fine particles size and organic matter. Positive correlations among trace metals, organic substance, particle size sediments were found. The data obtained in this study were analyzed with reference to Interim Sediment Quality Guidelines and indicated moderate-to-high pollution by some trace metals (V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu).
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- G Bartoli
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Vivaldi n° 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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Bacterial biodiversity from anthropogenic extreme environments: a hyper-alkaline and hyper-saline industrial residue contaminated by chromium and iron. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 97:369-78. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3923-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2010] [Revised: 01/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sabra N, Dubourguier HC, Hamieh T. Fungal Leaching of Heavy Metals from Sediments Dredged from the Deûle Canal, France. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/aces.2012.21001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Jiang X, Wang W, Wang S, Zhang B, Hu J. Initial identification of heavy metals contamination in Taihu Lake, a eutrophic lake in China. J Environ Sci (China) 2012; 24:1539-48. [PMID: 23520860 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(11)60986-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
A detailed investigation of seven heavy metals (Cu, Cd, Cr, As, Pb, Zn, Ni) in the water column, interstitial water and surface sediment was conducted to quantify the extent of their contamination in Taihu Lake. Results showed the average total concentrations ranged from 0.93 microg/L for Cd to 47.03 microg/L for Zn. The dissolved concentrations in the overlying water ranged from 0.06 microg/L for Cd to 15.86 microg/L for Zn. The metals in the Taihu Lake surface water were primarily in the particulate phase, especially for Cd, whose particulate concentration represented 94.3% of the total. In the surface sediment, the mean concentrations for Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd and Pb were 41.50, 28.72, 27.82, 65.46, 5.94, 0.82 and 41.17 mg/kg, respectively. The metals in the water column and sediments of Taihu Lake displayed significant spatial variations, and the higher metal concentrations mainly occurred in the north and west of Taihu Lake, especially in Zhushan Bay and West Taihu Lake. A quality assessment indicated that most of the metals in the surface water of Taihu Lake had no or low adverse health effects on organisms, except for Pb and Cu, which may cause chronic toxicity. Compared with the "Consensus-Based Sediment Quality Guidelines", the polluting metals were Cr, Ni and Cd, and the polluted regions were confined to Zhushan Bay, Meiliang Bay and the west of Taihu Lake, especially for north of Zhushan Bay. The polluted areas for Cr, Ni and Cd were 14.36, 34.70 and 13.24 km2, respectively. We suggest that Cr, Ni, and Cd in the polluted areas should be addressed and that tissue chemistry and sediment toxicity assessments be performed as soon as possible.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xia Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection of Lake Pollution Control, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, China.
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