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Deng C, Chen Z, Li Y, Chen H, Chen Y, Zhou S, Niu R, Tan Y. Effective recovery of the nitritation process through hydrogen peroxide. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:28404-28417. [PMID: 38546918 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33056-9] [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: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/30/2024]
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This study successfully achieved stable nitritation by adding hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to the nitrification sludge whose nitritation stability had been destroyed. The batch experiment demonstrated that, the activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) was restored more rapidly than that of nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) after the addition of H2O2, thereby selectively promoting AOB enrichment and NOB washout. When the H2O2 concentration was 6.25 mg/L, the NOB activity was significantly reduced and the nitrite accumulation rate (NAR) was more than 95% after 18 cycles of nitrifying sludge restoration. As a result, H2O2 treatment enabled a nitrifying reactor to recover stable nitritation performance via H2O2 treatment, with the NAR and ammonia removal efficiency (ARE) both exceeding 90%. High-throughput sequencing analysis revealed that H2O2 treatment was successful in restoring nitritation, as the relative abundance of Nitrosomonas in the nitrifying reactor increased from 6.43% to 41.97%, and that of Nitrolancea decreased from 17.34% to 2.37%. Recovering nitritation by H2O2 inhibition is a low operational cost, high efficiency, and non-secondary pollution nitritation performance stabilization method. By leveraging the varying inhibition degrees of H2O2 on AOB and NOB, stable nitrification can be efficiently restored at a low cost and without causing secondary pollution.
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- Cuilan Deng
- Guangzhou Baiyun Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- Hua An Biotech Co., Ltd., Foshan, 528300, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Baiyun Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Guangzhou Baiyun Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, 510000, China
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Tolêdo CSS, Matheus MC, Fontoura GAT, Dezotti M, Fiaux SB. Impact of gradually-achieved high phenol loads on the nitrification and COD removal performance of an MBBR fed with synthetic wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:1326-1342. [PMID: 36322430 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2143286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Phenol is a noteworthy pollutant, found in effluents of many industrial processes, like oil refining and drugs production, which can impair the treatment efficiency of bioreactors. This study evaluated the performance of phenol, COD, and nitrogen removal of an aerobic bench-scale Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) exposed to gradually increasing phenol content over 233 days. The reactor had Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) set at 3 h and 40% filling degree (K1 media), and was fed with synthetic wastewater containing phenol (10, 20, 50, 100, 250 and 400 mg/L), glucose (400 mgCOD/L), and 40 mgN-NH3/L. Phenol, COD, and ammoniacal nitrogen removal averages were high - above 88%, 81%, and 82%, respectively -, even when the MBBR was exposed to the greatest phenol loads, indicating that the biofilm was able to acclimate and resist high phenol concentrations. However, the intense EPS production revealed the impact caused by phenol to the biofilm from the concentration of 250 mg/L onwards. Even though, at this concentration, the average removals of COD and phenol were 87.2% and 89.7%. The removal of ammoniacal nitrogen by nitrification was compromised, being 91.6% of the ammoniacal nitrogen removed by assimilation and only 0.35% removed by nitrification. At 400 mg phenol/L, the reactor provided COD and phenol average removals equal 88.6% and 80.9%, respectively. On the last day of operation, the removal of COD dropped to 55.4% and phenol removal was equal 49.0%. Novel microscopical evaluation of the MBBR's biofilm revealed some negative effects of the phenol on the microbiota composition.
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- Chemical Engineering Program/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Cubero-Cardoso J, Maluf Braga AF, Trujillo-Reyes Á, Alonso-Segovia G, Serrano A, Borja R, Fermoso FG. Effect of metals on mesophilic anaerobic digestion of strawberry extrudate in batch mode. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 326:116783. [PMID: 36435128 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116783] [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: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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According to recent studies, the anaerobic digestion of strawberry extrudate is a promising option with potential in the berry industry biorefinery. However, the lack and/or unbalance of concentrations of metals in some agro-industrial residues could hamper methane production during the anaerobic digestion of these kinds of wastes. In this study, a fractional factorial design was applied to screen the supplementation requirements regarding six metals (Co, Ni, Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn) for methane production from strawberry extrudate (SE). The logistic model was used to fit the experimental data of methane production-time. It allowed identifying two different stages in the anaerobic process and obtaining the kinetic parameters for each step. Maximum methane production obtained in the first (Bmax) kinetic stage, the methane production in the second stage (P), and the maximum methane production rates (Rmax) concluded a statistically significant effect for Ni and Zn. The second set of experiments was carried out with Ni and Zn through a central composite design to study the concentration effect in the anaerobic digestion process of the strawberry extrudate. The parameters P and Rmax demonstrated a positive interaction between Ni and Zn. Although, Bmax did not prove a statistically significant effect between Ni and Zn.
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- Juan Cubero-Cardoso
- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Biological Process Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av.João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain; Department of Microbiology, Pharmacy Faculty, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja S/n, Granada, 18071, Spain.
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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Paśmionka IB, Herbut P, Kaczor G, Chmielowski K, Gospodarek J, Boligłowa E, Bik-Małodzińska M, Vieira FMC. Influence of COD in Toxic Industrial Wastewater from a Chemical Concern on Nitrification Efficiency. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:14124. [PMID: 36361004 PMCID: PMC9657722 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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COD is an arbitrary indicator of the content of organic and inorganic compounds in wastewater. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of COD of industrial wastewater on the nitrification process. This research covered wastewater from acrylonitrile and styrene-butadiene rubbers, emulsifiers, polyvinyl acetate, styrene, solvents (butyl acetate, ethyl acetate) and owipian® (self-extinguishing polystyrene intended for expansion) production. The volume of the analyzed wastewater reflected the active sludge load in the real biological treatment system. This research was carried out by the method of short-term tests. The nitrification process was inhibited to the greatest extent by wastewater from the production of acrylonitrile (approx. 51%) and styrene-butadiene (approx. 60%) rubbers. In these wastewaters, nitrification inhibition occurred due to the high COD load and the presence of inhibitors. Four-fold dilution of the samples resulted in a two-fold reduction in the inhibition of nitrification. On the other hand, in the wastewater from the production of emulsifiers and polyvinyl acetate, a two-fold reduction in COD (to the values of 226.4 mgO2·dm-3 and 329.8 mgO2·dm-3, respectively) resulted in a significant decrease in nitrification inhibition. Wastewater from the production of styrene, solvents (butyl acetate, ethyl acetate) and owipian® inhibited nitrification under the influence of strong inhibitors. Lowering the COD value of these wastewaters did not significantly reduce the inhibition of nitrification.
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- Iwona B. Paśmionka
- Department of Microbiology and Biomonitoring, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Rural Building, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
- Biometeorology Study Group (GEBIOMET), Universida de Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Estrada para Boa Esperança, km 04, Comunidade São Cristóvão, Dois Vizinhos 85660-000, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biomonitoring, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biomonitoring, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Soil Science, Engineering and Environmental Management, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-069 Lublin, Poland
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- Biometeorology Study Group (GEBIOMET), Universida de Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Estrada para Boa Esperança, km 04, Comunidade São Cristóvão, Dois Vizinhos 85660-000, Brazil
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He T, Chen M, Ding C, Wu Q, Zhang M. Hypothermia Pseudomonas taiwanensis J488 exhibited strong tolerance capacity to high dosages of divalent metal ions during nitrogen removal process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 341:125785. [PMID: 34455248 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The nitrogen metabolic pathways of Pseudomonas taiwanensis J488 have not been confirmed from genomic function analysis and its divalent metal ion resistance remains poorly understood. In this study, the key denitrifying gene of Pseudomonas taiwanensis J488, nirB, was determined by draft genome sequencing. The nitrification of ammonium was insensitive to high concentrations of Ca(II), Mn(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II). Similarly, complete nitrite removal was achieved despite Mn(II) and Zn(II) reaching concentrations up to 30 mg/L. Furthermore, the efficiency of nitrate removal was significantly enhanced by 1.33%, 3.33%, 5.99%, and 1.53% with the addition of 0.5 mg/L Ca(II), 20 mg/L Mn(II), 5 mg/L Zn(II), and 2 mg/L Cd(II), respectively, comparison with the control. The bacterial growth in both nitrifying and denitrifying processes was substantially promoted by various dosages of divalent metal ions. These results indicate that divalent metal ions would not severely limit the capacity of strain J488 to purify nitrogen-polluted wastewater.
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- Tengxia He
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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Zheng Z, Li J, Wang C. Rapid cultivation of the aerobic granules for simultaneous phenol degradation and ammonium oxidation in a sequencing batch reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 325:124414. [PMID: 33493744 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rapid cultivation strategy of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) for simultaneous phenol degradation and ammonium oxidation was studied in a sequence batch reactor (SBR). The short-term inhibitory kinetics of phenol was studied through batch experiments. For the sodium acetate fed AGS, the phenol inhibition constants (Ki) of specific oxygen utilization rate by heterotrophic bacteria (SOURh) was 508.6 mg/L. The Ki of specific ammonium utilization rate (SAUR) was 232.3 mg/L. After 28 days' acclimatization, the phenol and NH4+-N removal rates of the SBR reached 94.0% and 96.4% when the influent phenol and NH4+-N concentrations were 1000 and 33.5 mg/L, respectively. The phenol removal loading rate was 1.69 kg/(m3·d). For the mature phenol&ammonium degrading AGS, the polysaccharide (PS) and protein (PN) concentrations were 247.4 ± 10.3 and 68.6 ± 6.5 mg/g VSS, respectively. The functional groups analysis showed that the amount of OH, NH, CO and CC groups remained unchanged in the mature phenol&ammonium degrading AGS.
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- Zhaoming Zheng
- National Engineering Laboratory for Wastewater Treatment Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Wastewater Treatment Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Wastewater Treatment Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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Wang J, Huang J, Jiang S, Zhang J, Zhang Q, Ning Y, Fang M, Liu S. Parametric optimization and kinetic study of l-lactic acid production by homologous batch fermentation of Lactobacillus pentosus cells. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 68:809-822. [PMID: 32738151 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Parametric optimization always plays important roles in bioengineering systems to obtain a high product yield under the proper conditions. The parametric conditions of lactic acid production by homologous batch fermentation of Lactobacillus pentosus cells was optimized by the Box-Behnken design. The highest l-lactic acid yield was obtained as 0.836 ± 0.003 g/g glucose with the productivity of 0.906 ± 0.003 g/(L × H) under the optimum conditions of 34.7 °C, pH 6.2, 148 rpm agitation speed, and 9.3 g/L nitrogen source concentration determined by quadratic response surface with high accuracy. The adequate kinetic models of cell growth rate, lactic production rate, and glucose consumption rate were also established to describe the fermentation behavior of L. pentosus cells with the correlation coefficients of 09985, 0.9990, and 0.9989, respectively.
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- Jianfei Wang
- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA.,The Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA
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Wang Q, Lv R, Rene ER, Qi X, Hao Q, Du Y, Zhao C, Xu F, Kong Q. Characterization of microbial community and resistance gene (CzcA) shifts in up-flow constructed wetlands-microbial fuel cell treating Zn (II) contaminated wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 302:122867. [PMID: 32007853 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The main aim of this work was to characterize the microbial community structure and resistance gene (CzcA) shifts in up-flow constructed wetlands-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) treating Zn (II) contaminated wastewater. Two CW-MFC devices were operated, i.e. the experimental group (EG) treating Zn (II) wastewater, and the control group (CG) treating Zn (II)-free wastewater. The results showed the CW-MFC combination exhibited good removal efficiency on Zn (II), while the average voltage, the power density and the removal rates (TP, TN, NH4+-N and COD) significantly reduced (p < 0.05). The microbial community structure showed that the Zn (II) significantly reduced the abundance of some functional genus (p < 0.05), such as Ochrobactrum, Nitrosomonas, Pseudomonas and Dechloromonas. Zn (II) inhibited the microbial richness in the anode, but it played a positive role in the cathode. Anew, the expression of the CzcA in the CW-MFC was promoted by Zn (II), particularly in the cathode.
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- Qian Wang
- College of Geography and Environment, Collaborative Innovation Center of Human-Nature and Green Development in the Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Collaborative Innovation Center of Human-Nature and Green Development in the Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China; Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
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- College of Geography and Environment, Collaborative Innovation Center of Human-Nature and Green Development in the Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- Center for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- College of Geography and Environment, Collaborative Innovation Center of Human-Nature and Green Development in the Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Collaborative Innovation Center of Human-Nature and Green Development in the Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Collaborative Innovation Center of Human-Nature and Green Development in the Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Collaborative Innovation Center of Human-Nature and Green Development in the Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore.
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Benito V, Etxebarria J, Goñi-de-Cerio F, Gonzalez I, Brettes P, Urkiaga A. Better understanding of the activated sludge process combining fluorescence-based methods and flow cytometry: A case study. J Environ Sci (China) 2020; 90:51-58. [PMID: 32081340 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study aims to demonstrate the validity of fluorescence-based methods, together with flow cytometry, as a complementary tool to conventional physicochemical analyses carried out in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), for the control of the currently largely unknown activated sludge process. Staining with SYTO 9, propidium iodide and 5-(and 6)-carboxy-2',7'-difluorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (carboxy-H2DFFDA) was used for cell viability and oxidative stress monitoring of the bacterial population forming the activated sludge of a WWTP. Throughout the period of research, several unstable periods were detected, where the non-viable bacteria exceeded the 75% of the total bacterial population in the activated sludge, but only in one case the cells with oxidative stress grew to 9%, exceeding the typical values of 2%-5% of this plant. These periods coincided in two cases with high values of total suspended solids (SST) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the effluent, and with an excess of ammonia in other case. A correlation between flow cytometric and physicochemical data was found, which enabled to clarify the possible origin of each case of instability in the biological system. This experience supports the application of bacterial fluorescence staining, together with flow cytometric analysis, as a simple, rapid and reliable tool for the control and better understanding of the bacteria dynamics in a biological wastewater treatment process.
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- Vanesa Benito
- GAIKER, Parque Tecnológico, Ed. 202, 48170, Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- EDAR Galindo, Bilbao Bizkaia Water Consortium, Sestao 48910, Bizkaia, Spain
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- GAIKER, Parque Tecnológico, Ed. 202, 48170, Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- GAIKER, Parque Tecnológico, Ed. 202, 48170, Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain
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He T, Xie D, Ni J, Li Z. Ca(II) and Mg(II) significantly enhanced the nitrogen removal capacity of Arthrobacter arilaitensis relative to Zn(II) and Ni(II). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 368:594-601. [PMID: 30716569 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study investigated the impacts of alkaline-earth metals [Ca(II), Mg(II)] and heavy metals [Zn(II), Ni(II)] on the nitrogen removal capacity of Arthrobacter arilaitensis Y-10. StrainY-10 was able to tolerate 20 mg/L Ca(II) and its ammonium removal efficiency was 100%. 0.5 mg/L Ca(II) effectively promoted total nitrogen removal from wastewater containing nitrite. Mg(II) supplementation substantially enhanced the bacterial growth and nitrogen reduction. As Mg(II) concentrations increased from 0 to 2 mg/L, the ammonium, nitrate and nitrite removal efficiencies increased by 40.62%, 69.91% and 64.68%, respectively. Although the nitrogen removal ability of strain Y-10 was sharply hindered by Zn(II) and Ni(II), it occurred continuously even when the Zn(II) concentration reached 30 mg/L. However, the ammonium and total nitrogen removal almost stopped at 8 mg/L Ni(II), and the denitrification capacity was lost when the Ni(II) concentration exceeded 1 mg/L. The results demonstrate that Ca(II) and especially Mg(II) could significantly enhance the nitrogen removal capacity of Arthrobacter arilaitensis relative to Zn(II) and Ni(II).
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- Tengxia He
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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Schopf A, Delatolla R, Mathew R, Tsitouras A, Kirkwood KM. Investigation of copper inhibition of nitrifying moving bed biofilm (MBBR) reactors during long term operations. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2018; 41:1485-1495. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-018-1976-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang X, Chen Z, Ma Y, Zhou Y, Zhao S, Wang L, Zhai H. Influence of elevated Zn (II) on Anammox system: Microbial variation and zinc tolerance. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 251:108-113. [PMID: 29272769 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.12.035] [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: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nitrogen removal by anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) has attracted increasing attention in nowadays. An Anammox biofilter was subjected to a continuous loading of elevated Zn (II). The influence of Zn (II) on the nitrogen removal, microbial community and biofilm property was investigated in the condition of 23-26 °C and 3.5 h HRT. The nitrogen removal greatly decreased to 0.054 from the initial 0.502 kg m-3 d-1, with the Zn (II) addition. Anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AAOB) had self-adaption to Zn (II) in 1-10 mg L-1 and was significantly enhanced after long-term acclimatization, while the suppression threshold was 20 mg L-1. Soluble microbial products (SMP) increased correspondingly with Zn (II), while extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) climbed up initially and then decreased. Anammox biofilm performed the highest zinc adsorption as 158.27 mg g-1 SS in biofilm. High Zn (II) improved the microbial diversity and lowered the Candidatus Kuenenia abuandance to 1.38% from 20.89%.
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- Xiaojing Zhang
- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Güven D, Hanhan O, Aksoy EC, Insel G, Çokgör E. Impact of paint shop decanter effluents on biological treatability of automotive industry wastewater. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 330:61-67. [PMID: 28212510 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A lab-scale Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) was implemented to investigate biological treatability and kinetic characteristics of paint shop wastewater (PSW) together with main stream wastewater (MSW) of a bus production factory. Readily biodegradable and slowly biodegradable COD fractions of MWS were determined by respirometric analysis: 4.2% (SS), 10.4% (SH) and 59.3% (XS). Carbon and nitrogen removal performance of the SBR feeding with MSW alone were obtained as 89% and 58%, respectively. When PSW was introduced to MSW, both carbon and nitrogen removal were deteriorated. Model simulation indicated that maximum heterotrophic growth rate decreased from 7.2 to 5.7day-1, maximum hydrolysis rates were reduced from 6 to 4day-1 (khS) and 4 to 1day-1 (khX). Based on the dynamic model simulation for the evaluation of nitrogen removal, a maximum specific nitrifier growth rate was obtained as 0.45day-1 for MSW feeding alone. When PSW was introduced, nitrification was completely inhibited and following the termination of PSW addition, nitrogen removal performance was recovered in about 100 days, however with a much lower nitrifier growth rate (0.1day-1), possibly due to accumulation of toxic compounds in the sludge. Obviously, a longer recovery period is required to ensure an active nitrifier community.
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- Didem Güven
- Istanbul Technical University, Applied Biopolymer and Bioplastics Production Technologies Research Center, 34469, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Daimler Buses EvoBus GmbH, Carl-Zeiss-Str. 2, 89231 Neu-Ulm, Germany.
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- Istanbul Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, 34469, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Istanbul Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, 34469, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Zhang X, Zhou Y, Zhang N, Zheng K, Wang L, Han G, Zhang H. Short-term and long-term effects of Zn (II) on the microbial activity and sludge property of partial nitrification process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 228:315-321. [PMID: 28086172 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Autotrophic nitrogen removal was an innovative and economical nitrogen removal technology with less oxygen and no organics consumption, in which partial nitrification (PN) is the key component. It is necessary to clear the impact of metal ions on PN since the development of industry increased their opportunity for entering into wastewater. In this study, PN process was successfully started-up in an SBR, the short-term and long-term effects of Zn (II) on microbial bioactivity and the sludge adsorption ability for Zn (II) were investigated. Results suggested that low Zn (II) were favorable for AOB bioactivity, while the long-term effect also induced NOB bioactivity. The suppression threshold of Zn (II) on AOB in short-term effect was 10mgL-1, which rose to 50mgL-1 in the long-term effect due to the self-adaption. The PN sludge presented prominent absorbability for zinc and performed a quadratic relation with the Zn (II) concentration.
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- Xiaojing Zhang
- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China; Key Laboratory of Pollution Treatment and Resource, China National Light Industry, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Kapoor V, Li X, Chandran K, Impellitteri CA, Santo Domingo JW. Use of functional gene expression and respirometry to study wastewater nitrification activity after exposure to low doses of copper. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:6443-6450. [PMID: 26627696 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5843-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Autotrophic nitrification in biological nitrogen removal systems has been shown to be sensitive to the presence of heavy metals in wastewater treatment plants. Using transcriptase-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) data, we examined the effect of copper on the relative expression of functional genes (i.e., amoA, hao, nirK, and norB) involved in redox nitrogen transformation in batch enrichment cultures obtained from a nitrifying bioreactor operated as a continuous reactor (24-h hydraulic retention time). 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene next-generation sequencing showed that Nitrosomonas-like populations represented 60-70% of the bacterial community, while other nitrifiers represented <5%. We observed a strong correspondence between the relative expression of amoA and hao and ammonia removal in the bioreactor. There were no considerable changes in the transcript levels of amoA, hao, nirK, and norB for nitrifying samples exposed to copper dosages ranging from 0.01 to 10 mg/L for a period of 12 h. Similar results were obtained when ammonia oxidation activity was measured via specific oxygen uptake rate (sOUR). The lack of nitrification inhibition by copper at doses lower than 10 mg/L may be attributed to the role of copper as cofactor for ammonia monooxygenase or to the sub-inhibitory concentrations of copper used in this study. Overall, these results demonstrate the use of molecular methods combined with conventional respirometry assays to better understand the response of wastewater nitrifying systems to the presence of copper.
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- Vikram Kapoor
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA.
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Chen H, Chen QQ, Jiang XY, Hu HY, Shi ML, Jin RC. Insight into the short- and long-term effects of Cu(II) on denitrifying biogranules. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 304:448-456. [PMID: 26610098 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the short- and long-term effects of Cu(2+) on the activity and performance of denitrifying bacteria. The short-term effects of various concentrations of Cu(2+) on the denitrifying bacteria were evaluated using batch assays. The specific denitrifying activity (SDA) decreased from 14.3 ± 2.2 (without Cu(2+)) to 6.1 ± 0.1 mg N h(-1)g(-1) VSS (100 mg Cu(2+)L(-1)) when Cu(2+) increased from 0 to 100 mg L(-1) with an increment of 10 mg Cu(2+)L(-1). A non-competitive inhibition model was used to calculate the 50% inhibition concentration (IC50) of Cu(2+) on denitrifying sludge (30.6 ± 2.5 mg L(-1)). Monod and Luong models were applied to investigate the influence of the initial substrate concentration, and the results suggested that the maximum substrate removal rate would be reduced with Cu(2+) supplementation. Pre-exposure to Cu(2+) could lead to an 18.2-46.2% decrease in the SDA and decreasing percentage of the SDA increased with both exposure time and concentration. In the continuous-flow test, Cu(2+) concentration varied from 1 to 75 mg L(-1); however, no clear deterioration was observed in the reactor, and the reactor was kept stable, with the total nitrogen removal efficiency and total organic carbon efficiency greater than 89.0 and 85.0%, respectively. The results demonstrated the short-term inhibition of Cu(2+) upon denitrification, and no notable adversity was observed during the continuous-flow test after long-term acclimation.
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- Hui Chen
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China; Key Laboratory of Hangzhou City for Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China; Key Laboratory of Hangzhou City for Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China; Key Laboratory of Hangzhou City for Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China; Key Laboratory of Hangzhou City for Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China.
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Wang Y, Ji M, Zhao Y, Zhai H. Recovery of nitrification in cadmium-inhibited activated sludge system by bio-accelerators. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 200:812-819. [PMID: 26587790 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.10.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is toxic to nitrifying bacteria, but current studies on recovery process in Cd-inhibited activated sludge system are limited, especially on intensify-recovery processes with developing and optimizing nontoxic bio-accelerators. In this study, bioactivity recovery effects were demonstrated with respect to effluent NH4(+)-N, NO2(-)-N, NO3(-)-N concentrations, specific oxygen uptake rates and cadmium distribution in five parallel SBRs. Results indicated that bioactivity of nitrifying bacteria was mainly inhibited by surface-bound Cd. Dosing biotin, l-aspartic acid and cytokinin simultaneously was the most effective. Linear chain, together with amide (NH) and carboxyl (COOH) groups, may be important factors in fast nitrification recovery process. In terms of dosage and dosing mode, six-multiple dosage of optimal mixture with dosing at each cycle evenly was the most effective and bioactivities of nitrifying bacteria could 100% recovered within 7days. The bio-accelerators and optimum usage can be potentially applied to cope with heavy metal shock-loading emergency situations.
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- Yue Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Tianjin Engineering Center of Urban River Eco-Purification Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Tianjin Engineering Center of Urban River Eco-Purification Technology, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Tianjin Engineering Center of Urban River Eco-Purification Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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Kapoor V, Li X, Elk M, Chandran K, Impellitteri CA, Santo Domingo JW. Impact of Heavy Metals on Transcriptional and Physiological Activity of Nitrifying Bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:13454-62. [PMID: 26501957 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Heavy metals can inhibit nitrification, a key process for nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment. The transcriptional responses of amoA, hao, nirK, and norB were measured in conjunction with specific oxygen uptake rate (sOUR) for nitrifying enrichment cultures exposed to different metals (Ni(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II)). There was significant decrease in sOUR with increasing concentrations for Ni(II) (0.03-3 mg/L), Zn(II) (0.1-10 mg/L), and Cd(II) (0.03-1 mg/L) (p < 0.05). However, no considerable changes in sOUR were observed with Pb(II) (1-100 mg/L), except at a dosage of 1000 mg/L causing 84% inhibition. Based on RT-qPCR data, the transcript levels of amoA and hao decreased when exposed to Ni(II) dosages. Slight up-regulation of amoA, hao, and nirK (0.5-1.5-fold) occurred after exposure to 0.3-3 mg/L Zn(II), although their expression decreased for 10 mg/L Zn(II). With the exception of 1000 mg/L Pb(II), stimulation of all genes occurred on Cd(II) and Pb(II) exposure. While overall the results show that RNA-based function-specific assays can be used as potential surrogates for measuring nitrification activity, the degree of inhibition inferred from sOUR and gene transcription is different. We suggest that variations in transcription of functional genes may supplement sOUR based assays as early warning indicators of upsets in nitrification.
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- Vikram Kapoor
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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- Pegasus Technical Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University , New York, New York 10027, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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Di Palma L, Petrucci E, Pietrangeli B. Environmental effects of using chelating agents in polluted sediment remediation. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2015; 94:340-344. [PMID: 25476737 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1437-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The results of laboratory scale experimental tests of contaminant extraction from marine sediment slurries are presented and discussed. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of EDTA and rhamnolipid in copper removal from an artificially contaminated sediment. The comparison was made in terms of metal extraction yield, and in the evaluation of its mobilization towards the more exchangeable fractions in the sediment. Results show that, under acidic conditions established during washing, EDTA ensured higher extractions efficiencies of Cu (up to 95 %) than rhamnolipid, although there was less mobilization into bioavailable forms with the use of rhamnolipid. In addition, in the view of a biological treatment of the spent solution, the use of rhamnolipid resulted in a lower decrease of the specific oxygen uptake rate with respect to EDTA. In fact, the low surfactants concentration required, partially compensated the toxic effect of Cu towards biomass.
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- Luca Di Palma
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, via Eudossiana 18, 00184, Rome, Italy,
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Evaluation of inhibitory effects of heavy metals on anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) by continuous feeding tests. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:6965-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5735-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kappel C, Kemperman A, Temmink H, Zwijnenburg A, Rijnaarts H, Nijmeijer K. Impacts of NF concentrate recirculation on membrane performance in an integrated MBR and NF membrane process for wastewater treatment. J Memb Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Radniecki TS, Schneider MC, Semprini L. The influence of Corexit 9500A and weathering on Alaska North Slope crude oil toxicity to the ammonia oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosomonas europaea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2013; 68:64-70. [PMID: 23385120 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Revised: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The toxicity of the water associated fraction (WAF) of Alaska North Slope Crude oil (ANSC), Corexit 9500A and the dispersant enhanced WAF (DEWAF) of ANSC:Corexit 9500A mixtures were examined on the model ammonia oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosomonas europaea. Corexit 9500A was not toxic at environmentally relevant concentrations. Corexit 9500A greatly increased the toxicity of ANSC by increasing the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the DEWAF. However, a majority of the DEWAF compounds were not toxic to N. europaea. Weathered WAF and DEWAF were not toxic to N. europaea even though their COD did not change compared to non-weathered controls, suggesting that toxicity was due to a small volatile fraction of the ANSC. The over-expression of the NE1545 gene, a marker for aromatic hydrocarbon exposure, in N. europaea cells exposed to WAF and DEWAF suggests that aromatic hydrocarbons are bioavailable to the cells and may play a role in the observed toxicity.
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- Tyler S Radniecki
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1324, USA.
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A DO- and pH-based early warning system of nitrification inhibition for biological nitrogen removal processes. SENSORS 2012; 12:16334-52. [PMID: 23443381 PMCID: PMC3571785 DOI: 10.3390/s121216334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2012] [Revised: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In Korea, more than 80% of municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) with capacities of 500 m3·d−1 or more are capable of removing nitrogen from wastewater through biological nitrification and denitrification processes. Normally, these biological processes show excellent performance, but if a toxic chemical is present in the influent to a WWTP, the biological processes (especially, the nitrification process) may be affected and fail to function normally; nitrifying bacteria are known very vulnerable to toxic substances. Then, the toxic compound as well as the nitrogen in wastewater may be discharged into a receiving water body without any proper treatment. Moreover, it may take significant time for the process to return back its normal state. In this study, a DO- and pH-based strategy to identify potential nitrification inhibition was developed to detect early the inflow of toxic compounds to a biological nitrogen removal process. This strategy utilizes significant changes observed in the oxygen uptake rate and the pH profiles of the mixed liquor when the activity of nitrifying bacteria is inhibited. Using the strategy, the toxicity from test wastewater with 2.5 mg·L−1 Hg2+, 0.5 mg·L−1 allythiourea, or 0.25 mg·L−1 chloroform could be successfully detected.
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Pinto AJ, Love NG. Bioreactor function under perturbation scenarios is affected by interactions between bacteria and protozoa. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:7558-7566. [PMID: 22703282 DOI: 10.1021/es301220f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study investigated the impact of transient cadmium perturbations on the structure and function of the microbial community in an activated sludge system. The impact of cadmium perturbation on the bioreactor performance, bacterial activity, bacterial community structure, and bacteria-protozoa interactions was examined. The bacterial community exhibited a short-term inhibition following a pulse perturbation of cadmium. Process recovery was associated with an increase in bacterial abundance above the unperturbed control reactor, followed by high biomass activity after the washout of cadmium. This trend was seen for multiple experiments at both laboratory- and pilot-scale. The increase in biomass activity could not be explained by changes in bacterial community structure. Independent experiments showed that the increase in bacterial abundance, and by association biomass activity, was caused by the decrease in the protozoal grazing due to the higher inhibition of ciliated protozoa as compared to bacteria when exposed to cadmium. This paper highlights the importance of expanding the investigative boundaries of the microbial ecology of bioengineered systems to include protozoal grazing, especially under perturbation scenarios.
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- Ameet J Pinto
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Pringault O, Viret H, Duran R. Interactions between Zn and bacteria in marine tropical coastal sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2012; 19:879-892. [PMID: 21953181 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0621-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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PURPOSE The main goals of this study were (1) to examine the effects of zinc on the microbial community structure of anthropogenically impacted sediments in a tropical coastal ecosystem and (2) to determine whether these microbial benthic communities may enhance the adsorption of zinc. METHODS The interactions between zinc and bacteria in tropical sediments were studied in sediment microcosms amended with 2.5 mg L⁻¹ of Zn in the water phase and incubated for 8 days under different environmental conditions, oxic/anoxic and glucose addition. At the end of incubation, microbial structure was assessed by molecular fingerprints (T-RFLP) analysis and Zn speciation in the sediment was determined by sequential extraction. RESULTS In the three studied sediments, Zn spiking resulted in only slight changes in bacterial community structure. In contrast, the addition of low concentrations of glucose (5 mM) strongly modified the bacterial community structure: <20% of similarity with the initial structure concomitant with a strong diminution of the specific richness. Overall, these results suggest that highly labile organic matter has a larger impact on microbial structure than heavy metal. These weak impacts of Zn on bacteria diversity might be partly explained by (1) the strong adsorption of Zn in the presence of bacteria and/or (2) the incorporation of Zn into a nonbioavailable fraction. Nevertheless, Zn spiking resulted in significant changes in nutrient cycles, suggesting that bacterial metabolisms were impacted by the heavy metal. This led to an increase in nutrient supplies to the water column, potentially enhancing eutrophication in a nutrient-limited, oligotrophic ecosystem.
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- Olivier Pringault
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 5119, IRD, CNRS, Université Montpellier 2, Station Méditerranéenne de l'Environnement Littoral 2 Rue des Chantiers, 34200 Sete, France.
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Malamis S, Katsou E, Daskalakis N, Haralambous KJ. Investigation of the inhibitory effects of heavy metals on heterotrophic biomass activity and their mitigation through the use of natural minerals. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2012; 47:1992-1999. [PMID: 22870996 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.695266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study examined the inhibitory effects of lead, copper, nickel and zinc on heterotrophic biomass and their potential mitigation through the use of low-cost, natural minerals. Activated sludge was placed in batch reactors and specific heavy metal concentrations were added. Subsequently, the biomass specific oxygen uptake rate (sOUR) was determined to assess the level of biomass inhibition. Biomass inhibition by heavy metals followed the order Cu(2+)>Pb(2+)>Zn(2+)>Ni(2+), with copper being the most toxic metal, causing high inhibition of heterotrophic biomass even at relatively low concentrations (i.e. 10 mg·L(-1)). Zn had very small toxic effect at 10 mg·L(-1), while at 40 mg·L(-1) the level of biomass inhibition reached 80%. Nickel stimulated activated sludge activity at concentrations of the order of 10 mg·L(-1). The addition of 10 g·L(-1) bentonite and zeolite in activated sludge resulted in the decrease of the inhibitory effect of heavy metals on biomass respiratory activity. In some cases, mineral addition was very favorable as inhibition was reduced from 69-90% to less than 55% and even up to 12%. The beneficial action of minerals is attributed both to the adsorption of heavy metals on the mineral and on the potential aggregation between mineral and sludge particles.
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- Simos Malamis
- Unit of Environmental Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, Athens, Greece.
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Wu D, Yang Z, Tian G. Inhibitory effects of Cu (II) on fermentative methane production using bamboo wastewater as substrate. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 195:170-174. [PMID: 21880423 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Revised: 08/01/2011] [Accepted: 08/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The toxic effects of Cu (II) present in bamboo industry wastewater (BIWW) upon its anaerobic biodegradability of organic content were investigated. The analysis through the Modified Gompertz model indicated that the optimum chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration for digestion was 22,780 mg L(-1) with a maximum R(m) (maximum CH(4) production rate) value of 2.8 mL h(-1), corresponding to a specific methanogenic activity (SMA) of 2.38 mL CH(4) g VSS(-1)h(-1). The inhibitory effects of Cu (II) on cumulative methane production depended on its concentration and contact time. Low concentrations (5 mg L(-1)) of Cu (II) showed a stimulating effect on methanogenesis. Methane was not detected when the Cu (II) concentration was increased beyond 300 mg L(-1). The IC(50) value of Cu (II), the Cu (II) concentration that causes a 50% reduction in the cumulative methane production, was 18.32 mg L(-1) (15.9 mg Cu(II) gVSS(-1)).
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- Donglei Wu
- College of Environmental and Resources, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, PR China.
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Katsou E, Malamis S, Haralambous K. Pre-treatment of industrial wastewater polluted with lead using adsorbents and ultrafiltration or microfiltration membranes. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2011; 83:298-312. [PMID: 21553586 DOI: 10.2175/106143010x12681059117256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This work investigated the use of ultrafiltration (UF) or microfiltration (MF) membranes combined with natural minerals for the pre-treatment of wastewater containing high amounts of lead. The effects of initial lead concentration, solution pH, membrane pore size, mineral type and concentration and mineral - metal contact time were investigated. Lead removal accomplished by the UF system was higher in wastewater compared to that obtained in aqueous solutions and this was attributed to the formation of insoluble metal precipitates/complexes, which were effectively retained by the membranes. At pH = 6 the dominant removal mechanism was precipitation/complexation, while mineral adsorption enhanced lead removal. The combined use of minerals and UF/MF membranes can effectively remove lead from wastewater resulting in a final effluent that can be further treated biologically with no biomass inhibition problems or can be safely discharged into municipal sewers. Kinetics investigation revealed a two-stage diffusion process for all minerals employed. The Langmuir isotherm exhibited the best fit to the experimental data.
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- Evina Katsou
- National Technical University of Athens, Department of Chemical Engineering, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., Zographou Campus; PC 157 73 Athens, Greece.
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Munz G, Lubello C, Oleszkiewicz JA. Factors affecting the growth rates of ammonium and nitrite oxidizing bacteria. CHEMOSPHERE 2011; 83:720-725. [PMID: 21345481 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.01.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Revised: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The maximum specific growth rates of both ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) were investigated under varying aerobic solids retention time (SRT(a)) and in the presence/absence of anoxic (alternating) conditions. Two bench SBRs, reactor R1 and R2, were run in parallel for 150d. Reactor R1 was operated in aerobic conditions while R2 operated in alternating anoxic/aerobic conditions. The feed (synthetic wastewater), temperature, hydraulic retention time and mixing were identical in both reactors. The SRT(a) in both reactors was, sequentially, set at four values: 5, 4, 3 and 2d. Kinetic tests with the biomasses from both reactors were carried out to estimate the maximum specific growth rates (μ(max)) at each tested SRT(a) and decay rates, in both aerobic and anoxic conditions. The kinetic parameters of nitrifier were estimated through the calibration of a two step nitrification-denitrification activated sludge model. The results point to a slightly higher μ(max,AOB) and μ(max,NOB) in alternating conditions, while both μ(max,AOB) and μ(max,NOB) were shown not to vary in the tested range of SRT(a) (from 2 to 5d) at 20°C. They were relatively high when compared to literature data: 1.05d(-1)<μ(max,AOB)<1.4d(-1) and 0.91d(-1)<μ(max,NOB)<1.31d(-1). The decay coefficients of both AOB and NOB were much higher in aerobic (from 0.22d(-1) to 0.28d(-1)) than in anoxic (0.04d(-1) to 0.16d(-1)) conditions both in R1 and R2, which explained the higher nitrification rates observed in the alternating reactor.
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- Giulio Munz
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 5V6.
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Malamis S, Katsou E, Haralambous KJ. Evaluation of the Efficiency of a Combined Adsorption–Ultrafiltration System for the Removal of Heavy Metals, Color, and Organic Matter from Textile Wastewater. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.551166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lee S, Cho K, Lim J, Kim W, Hwang S. Acclimation and activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria with respect to variations in zinc concentration, temperature, and microbial population. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:4196-4203. [PMID: 21196116 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) to simultaneous variation in Zn(2+) concentration (0.01-3.5mg/L), temperature (23-33°C), and AOB concentration (3-30 × 10(6)gene copies/mL) in a steel industry wastewater treatment plant was evaluated. Two equations were developed to describe the lag period (i.e., AOB acclimation) and ammonia oxidation rate (i.e., growth of the AOB) depending on the variables. AOB concentration and temperature both had significant effects on lag period and the ammonia oxidation rate. Zn(2+) concentration only had a significant effect on ammonia oxidation rate at 5% α-level. There was a significant interaction between AOB concentration and temperature for both lag period and ammonia oxidation rate. The effects of the variables were not significant when AOB concentration was higher than 2.0 × 10(7)copies/mL. There was no visible shift or changes in AOB communities based on DGGE analysis with amoA gene primers.
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- Seungyong Lee
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, South Korea
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Zhou XH, Tong Y, Shi HC, Shi HM. Temporal and spatial inhibitory effects of zinc and copper on wastewater biofilms from oxygen concentration profiles determined by microelectrodes. WATER RESEARCH 2011; 45:953-959. [PMID: 20950839 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Revised: 09/26/2010] [Accepted: 09/27/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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To understand the temporal and spatial toxic effect of heavy metals on the microbial activities of biofilms, microelectrodes were used to measure the inhibitory oxygen (O(2)) concentration profiles resulted from the effects of zinc (Zn(2+)) and copper (Cu(2+)). Using the O(2) microprofiles as bases, the spatial distributions of net specific O(2) respiration were determined in biofilms with and without treatment of 5 mg/L Zn(2+) or 1 mg/L Cu(2+). Results show that microbial activities were inhibited only in the outer layer (∼400 μm) of the biofilms and bacteria present in the deeper sections of the biofilms became even more active. The inhibition caused by the heavy metals was evaluated by two methods. One was derived from the oxygen influx at the interface and the other was based on the integral of the oxygen consumption calculated from the entire O(2) profile. The two methods yielded significantly different results. We argue that the integral method results in more accurate assessment of toxicity than the surface flux determination.
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- Xiao-Hong Zhou
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Radniecki TS, Gilroy CA, Semprini L. Linking NE1545 gene expression with cell volume changes in Nitrosomonas europaea cells exposed to aromatic hydrocarbons. CHEMOSPHERE 2011; 82:514-520. [PMID: 21106218 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2010] [Revised: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Nitrosomonas europaea, a model ammonia oxidizing bacterium, was exposed to a wide variety of aromatic hydrocarbons in 3 h batch assays. The expression of NE1545, a phenol sentinel gene involved in fatty acid metabolism, was monitored via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and a Coulter Counter technique was used to monitor changes in cell volume. Decreases in cell volume and NE1545 gene expression correlated strongly with exposure to aromatic hydrocarbons that possessed a single polar group substitution (e.g. phenol and aniline). Aromatic hydrocarbons that contain no polar group substitutions (e.g. toluene) or multiple polar group substitutions (e.g. p-hydroquinone) caused negligible changes in NE1545 expression and cell volume. The oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons by N. europaea from configurations without a single polar group to one with two polar groups (e.g. p-cresol oxidized to 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol) and from configurations with no polar groups to one with a single polar group (e.g. ethylbenzene oxidized to 4-ethylphenol) greatly influenced NE1545 gene expression and observed changes in cell volume. Nitrification inhibition in N. europaea by the aromatic hydrocarbons was found to be completely reversible; however, the decreases in cell volume were not reversible suggesting a physical change in cell membrane composition. Ammonia monooxygenase blocking studies showed that the chemical exposure that was responsible for the cell volume decrease and up-regulation in gene expression and not the observed inhibition. N. europaea is the first bacterium shown to experience significant changes in cell volume when exposed to μM concentrations of aromatic hydrocarbons, three orders of magnitude lower than previous studies with other bacteria.
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Cheng L, Li X, Jiang R, Wang C, Yin HB. Effects of Cr(VI) on the performance and kinetics of the activated sludge process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:797-804. [PMID: 20855201 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.08.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2010] [Revised: 08/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The substrates removal performance, removal kinetics and the electron transport system (ETS) of sludge were investigated by sequencing batch reactors (SBR) and batch assays, respectively. Compared to the control system, significant decreases were observed in substrate removal efficiency with the Cr(VI)-feeding concentration up to 5 mg L(-1) in SBR system. And the recovery for NH4+-N removal were more difficult than that of COD after the termination of Cr(VI)-feeding. Significant inhibitory effects of Cr(VI) on the ETS activity and substrate removal kinetics were observed in the batch assays. The inhibitory effects of Cr(VI) would be overestimated on COD removal and underestimated on NH4+-N removal by the short-term batch assay as compared to the long-term operations. Additionally, significant correlations between the ETS activity and the inhibitory rates of Cr(VI) on substrate removal indicated the ETS activity can provide effective predictions on the potential performance of substrate removal in activated sludge.
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- Li Cheng
- Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering College, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, Taian 271018, PR China
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Figuerola ELM, Erijman L. Diversity of nitrifying bacteria in a full-scale petroleum refinery wastewater treatment plant experiencing unstable nitrification. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2010; 181:281-288. [PMID: 20570044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2010] [Revised: 03/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We have investigated bacterial populations relevant to nitrification in a full-scale activated sludge plant receiving wastewater from a petroleum refinery showing unstable nitrification. Inhibition of ammonia oxidation was related to phenol concentration according to a model of non-competitive inhibition. While the number of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) did not correlate with nitrification performance, the total number of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) dropped considerably during periods of nitrite accumulation or no nitrification. Diversity of nitrifiers in the sludge of the full-scale facility was examined at a time of full nitrification with the construction of clone libraries of ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) gene and of the 16S rRNA gene of NOB. Nucleotide sequences of amoA gene belonged to one dominant population, associated with Nitrosomonas europaea, and to a minor population related to the Nitrosomonas nitrosa lineage. The majority of sequences retrieved in the NOB-like clone library also clustered within a single operational taxonomic unit. The high dominance of Nitrobacter over Nitrospira and the low diversity of nitrifying bacteria observed in this wastewater treatment plant might account for the increased risk of failure in the presence of disturbances.
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- Eva L M Figuerola
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular (INGEBI-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Effects of long-term addition of Cu(II) and Ni(II) on the biochemical properties of aerobic granules in sequencing batch reactors. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 86:1967-75. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2467-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2009] [Revised: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 01/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pai TY, Wang SC, Lo HM, Chiang CF, Liu MH, Chiou RJ, Chen WY, Hung PS, Liao WC, Leu HG. Novel modeling concept for evaluating the effects of cadmium and copper on heterotrophic growth and lysis rates in activated sludge process. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 166:200-206. [PMID: 19168283 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2007] [Revised: 09/23/2008] [Accepted: 11/06/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A new modeling concept to evaluate the effects of cadmium and copper on heterotrophic growth rate constant (mu(H)) and lysis rate constant (b(H)) in activated sludge was introduced. The oxygen uptake rate (OUR) was employed to measure the constants. The results indicated that the mu(H) value decreased from 4.52 to 3.26 d(-1) or by 28% when 0.7 mg L(-1) of cadmium was added. Contrarily the b(H) value increased from 0.31 to 0.35 d(-1) or by 11%. When adding 0.7 mg L(-1) of copper, the mu(H) value decreased to 2.80 d(-1) or by 38%. The b(H) value increased to 0.42 d(-1) or by 35%. After regression, the inhibitory effect was in a good agreement with non-competitive inhibition kinetic. The inhibition coefficient values for cadmium and copper were 1.82 and 1.21 mg L(-1), respectively. The relation between the b(H) values and heavy metal concentrations agreed with exponential type well. The heavy metal would enhance b(H) value. Using these data, a new kinetic model was established and used to simulate the degree of inhibition. It was evident that not only the inhibitory effect on mu(H) but also that the enhancement effect on b(H) should be considered when heavy metal presented.
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- T Y Pai
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Wufeng, Taichung 41349, Taiwan.
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Pagnanelli F, Mainelli S, Bornoroni L, Dionisi D, Toro L. Mechanisms of heavy-metal removal by activated sludge. CHEMOSPHERE 2009; 75:1028-1034. [PMID: 19211126 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2008] [Revised: 01/11/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This paper investigates the chemical mechanisms operating in cadmium and lead removal by activated sludge in sequencing batch reactors. Selective extraction and acid digestion of sludge samples denoted that both Cd and Pb are mainly present as surface-bound metals. Characterisation of sludge samples by potentiometric titrations and IR spectra suggested that carboxylic and amino groups are the main active sites responsible for the binding properties of the biomass. Simulation of metal speciation implemented with complexation constants determined in biosorption tests, showed that cadmium predominates as biosorbed species, while lead was mainly removed by precipitation.
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- F Pagnanelli
- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Altaş L. Inhibitory effect of heavy metals on methane-producing anaerobic granular sludge. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 162:1551-6. [PMID: 18640779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2008] [Revised: 06/13/2008] [Accepted: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Heavy metals could potentially have a negative impact on methane-producing anaerobic granular sludge. The objective of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of zinc(II), chromium(VI), nickel(II), and cadmium(II) on the methane-producing activity of granular sludge sampled from the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor that treats the wastewaters of a yeast factory, for a range of concentrations between 0 and 128 mg L(-1). The modified Gompertz, Logistic, and Richards equations were applied to describe the inactivation of anaerobic culture by heavy metals. According to these models, the values of methane production potential (mL) for a heavy metal concentration of 128 mg L(-1) were in the following order: Ni (44.82+/-0.67)>Cd (28.73+/-0.11)>Cr (15.52+/-1.63)>Zn (0.65+/-0.00). The IC(50) values, the metal concentrations that cause a 50% reduction in the cumulative methane production over a fixed period of exposure time (24h), for the individual heavy metals were found to be in the following order: Zn (most toxic; 7.5 mg L(-1))>Cr (27 mg L(-1))>Ni (35 mg L(-1)) approximately Cd (least toxic; 36 mg L(-1)).
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- Levent Altaş
- Aksaray University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey.
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Radniecki TS, Semprini L, Dolan ME. Expression ofmerA,amoAandhaoin continuously culturedNitrosomonas europaeacells exposed to zinc chloride additions. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 102:546-53. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.22069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Do H, Lim J, Shin SG, Wu YJ, Ahn JH, Hwang S. Simultaneous effect of temperature, cyanide and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria concentrations on ammonia oxidation. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 35:1331-8. [PMID: 18712557 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-008-0415-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2008] [Accepted: 07/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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For biological nitrification, a set of experiments were carried out to approximate the response of lag period along with ammonia oxidation rate with respect to different concentrations of cyanide (CN-) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), and temperature variation in laboratory-scale batch reactors. The effects of simultaneous changes in these three factors on ammonia oxidation were quantitatively estimated and modeled using response surface analysis. The lag period and the ammonia oxidation rate responded differently to changes in the three factors. The lag period and the ammonia oxidation rate were significantly affected by the CN- and AOB concentrations, while temperature changes only affected the ammonia oxidation rate. The increase of AOB concentration and temperature alleviated the inhibition effect of cyanide on ammonia oxidation. The statistical method used in this study can be extended to estimate the quantitative effects of other environmental factors that can change simultaneously.
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- Hyojin Do
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 790-784, South Korea
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Candidate stress genes of Nitrosomonas europaea for monitoring inhibition of nitrification by heavy metals. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:5475-82. [PMID: 18606795 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00500-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Heavy metals have been shown to be strong inhibitors of nitrification in wastewater treatment plants. In this research, the effects of cadmium, copper, and mercury on Nitrosomonas europaea were studied in quasi-steady-state batch reactors. When cells were exposed to 1 microM CdCl2, 6 microM HgCl2, or 8 microM CuCl2, ammonia oxidation rates were decreased by about 90%. Whole-genome transcriptional and proteomic responses of N. europaea to cadmium were used to identify heavy metal stress response genes. When cells were exposed to 1 microM CdCl2 for 1 h, 66 genes (of the total of 2,460 genes) were upregulated, and 50 genes were downregulated more than twofold. Of these, the mercury resistance genes (merTPCADE) averaged 277-fold upregulation under 1 microM CdCl2, with merA (mercuric reductase) showing 297-fold upregulation. In N. europaea cells exposed to 6 microM HgCl2 or to 8 microM CuCl2, merA showed 250-fold and 1.7-fold upregulation, respectively. Cells showed the ability to recover quickly from Hg2+-related toxic effects, apparently associated with upregulation of the mercury resistance genes and amoA, but no such recovery was evident in Cd2+-exposed cells even though merTPCADE were highly upregulated. We suggest that the upregulation of merA in response to CdCl2 and HgCl2 exposure may provide a means to develop an early-warning indicator for inhibition of nitrification by these metals.
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Radniecki TS, Dolan ME, Semprini L. Physiological and transcriptional responses of Nitrosomonas europaea to toluene and benzene inhibition. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2008; 42:4093-4098. [PMID: 18589971 DOI: 10.1021/es702623s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) are inhibited by many compounds found in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) influent, including aromatic hydrocarbons. The detection of "sentinel genes" to identify the presence of aromatic hydrocarbons could be useful to WWTP operators. In this study, the transcriptomic responses of Nitrosomonas europaea during the cometabolism of benzene to phenol and toluene to benzyl alcohol and benzaldehyde were evaluated using whole genome Affymetrix microarrays and qRT-PCR. Benzyl alcohol and benzaldehyde were found not to inhibit N. europaea. However, phenol concentrations as low as 5 microM directly inhibited ammonia oxidation. Surprisingly, there were no significant up- or down-regulation of genes in N. europaea cells exposed to 20 microM toluene, which caused 50% inhibition of ammonia oxidation. Exposing N. europaea to 40 microM benzene, which caused a similar degree of inhibition, resulted in the up-regulation of seven adjacent genes, including NE 1545 (a putative pirin protein) and NE 1546 (a putative membrane protein), that appear to be involved with fatty-acid metabolism, lipid biosynthesis, and membrane protein synthesis. qRT-PCR analysis revealed that NE 1545 and NE 1546 were significantly up-regulated upon exposure to benzene and phenol, but not upon exposure to toluene. Transmission electron microscope images revealed a shift in outer cell structure in response to benzene exposure.
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- Tyler S Radniecki
- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering; 101 Gleeson Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA.
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Radniecki T, Ely R. Zinc chloride inhibition ofNitrosococcus mobilis. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 99:1085-95. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.21672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Influence of the activated sludge system configuration on heavy metal toxicity reduction. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9629-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Quantifying community dynamics of nitrifiers in functionally stable reactors. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 74:286-93. [PMID: 17981943 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01006-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A sequential batch reactor (SBR) and a membrane bioreactor (MBR) were inoculated with the same sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant, supplemented with ammonium, and operated in parallel for 84 days. It was investigated whether the functional stability of the nitrification process corresponded with a static ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) community. The SBR provided complete nitrification during nearly the whole experimental run, whereas the MBR showed a buildup of 0 to 2 mg nitrite-N liter(-1) from day 45 until day 84. Based on the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles, two novel approaches were introduced to characterize and quantify the community dynamics and interspecies abundance ratios: (i) the rate of change [Delta(t)((week))] parameter and (ii) the Pareto-Lorenz curve distribution pattern. During the whole sampling period, it was observed that neither of the reactor types maintained a static microbial community and that the SBR evolved more gradually than the MBR, particularly with respect to AOB (i.e., average weekly community changes of 12.6% +/- 5.2% for the SBR and 24.6% +/- 14.3% for the MBR). Based on the Pareto-Lorenz curves, it was observed that only a small group of AOB species played a numerically dominant role in the nitritation of both reactors, and this was true especially for the MBR. The remaining less dominant species were speculated to constitute a reserve of AOB which can proliferate to replace the dominant species. The value of these parameters in terms of tools to assist the operation of activated-sludge systems is discussed.
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Scullion J, Winson M, Matthews R. Inhibition and recovery in a fixed microbial film leachate treatment system subject to shock loading of copper and zinc. WATER RESEARCH 2007; 41:4129-38. [PMID: 17624394 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2006] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/29/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The impacts of shock loadings of copper and zinc (up to 50 mg l(-1)) on the treatment efficiency of a mesoscale-fixed microbial film landfill leachate treatment system were investigated. Treatment inhibition and recovery were monitored in sequence over two 36 h experimental runs. The fate of added metals was also investigated. Copper, and to a lesser extent zinc, added to the treatment systems accumulated on the biofilm media. Increasing copper inputs (>10 mg l(-1)) progressively inhibited biological treatment of ammoniacal-nitrogen and carbon; this inhibition persisted into the recovery phase for nitrogen but not for carbon. Only the highest input of zinc affected media metal contents and carbon treatment rates; the latter inhibitory effect did not persist into the recovery phase. A small proportion of the metals accumulated on the biofilm media during the inhibition phase was released into the bulk leachate during the recovery experiment. These findings suggest a need to manage metal inputs into leachate treatment systems in order to ensure their continued efficacy.
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- John Scullion
- Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK.
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Ozbelge TA, Ozbelge HO, Altinten P. Effect of acclimatization of microorganisms to heavy metals on the performance of activated sludge process. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2007; 142:332-9. [PMID: 16987600 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2005] [Revised: 08/02/2006] [Accepted: 08/11/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Although selected heavy metals (HMs) stimulate biological reactions at low concentrations, all HMs are toxic to microorganisms (MOs) at moderate concentrations and can cause inhibitory effects on the biological processes. Therefore, MOs must be acclimated to HMs or other toxic substances present in wastewaters (WWs) before they are used in an activated sludge process (ASP). In this study, combined effect of Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) ions in a synthetic WW on the efficiency of a laboratory-scale ASP without recycle was investigated using acclimated MOs at different extents.A synthetic feed solution of 1222 mg L(-1) proteose-peptone (corresponding to 1300 mg COD L(-1)) served as a source of carbon. Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) ions at different concentrations (1.5, 4.5 and 9, 27 mg L(-1), respectively) were introduced in the feed to a continuously stirred activated sludge reactor at different hydraulic residence times (2-40 h) keeping pH, temperature and stock feed composition constant. The combined effects of copper and zinc ions were determined by mixing these metallic ions at the specified combinations of concentrations such as "1.5 mg L(-1) of Cu(2+)+9 mg L(-1) of Zn(2+)" and "4.5 mg L(-1) of Cu(2+)+27 mg L(-1) of Zn(2+)". It was observed that using seed MOs acclimatized to two times of the combined threshold concentration of these HMs for an unduly long period of time (1-4 months) caused adverse effects on the ASP performance. Besides, it was found that usual inhibition effects of these HMs were enhanced with increasing period of acclimation. Substantially lower substrate removal efficiencies were obtained with acclimatized MOs than those obtained with non-acclimatized MOs. At the higher initial substrate concentration of 2500 mg COD L(-1), substrate-inhibition occurred causing a decrease in the specific growth rate constant (k); however, HM inhibition was suppressed, resulting to about 20% increase in treatment efficiency of the ASP. It can be concluded that the time period necessary for acclimatization of seed MOs must be adjusted carefully with concentrations of HMs lower than their threshold concentrations to achieve an optimal operation of an aerobic biological process.
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- Tülay A Ozbelge
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey.
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Dionisi D, Levantesi C, Majone M, Bornoroni L, De Sanctis M. Effect of Micropollutants (Organic Xenobiotics and Heavy Metals) on the Activated Sludge Process. Ind Eng Chem Res 2007. [DOI: 10.1021/ie061688c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Davide Dionisi
- Department of Chemistry, SapienzaUniversity of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy, and Water Research Institute, National Research Council, via Reno 1, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, SapienzaUniversity of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy, and Water Research Institute, National Research Council, via Reno 1, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, SapienzaUniversity of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy, and Water Research Institute, National Research Council, via Reno 1, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, SapienzaUniversity of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy, and Water Research Institute, National Research Council, via Reno 1, 00198 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, SapienzaUniversity of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy, and Water Research Institute, National Research Council, via Reno 1, 00198 Rome, Italy
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Lin CW, Chen SY, Cheng YW. Effect of metals on biodegradation kinetics for methyl tert-butyl ether. Biochem Eng J 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2006.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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