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Bünemann EK, Reimer M, Smolders E, Smith SR, Bigalke M, Palmqvist A, Brandt KK, Möller K, Harder R, Hermann L, Speiser B, Oudshoorn F, Løes AK, Magid J. Do contaminants compromise the use of recycled nutrients in organic agriculture? A review and synthesis of current knowledge on contaminant concentrations, fate in the environment and risk assessment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:168901. [PMID: 38042198 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168901] [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: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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Use of nutrients recycled from societal waste streams in agriculture is part of the circular economy, and in line with organic farming principles. Nevertheless, diverse contaminants in waste streams create doubts among organic farmers about potential risks for soil health. Here, we gather the current knowledge on contaminant levels in waste streams and recycled nutrient sources, and discuss associated risks. For potentially toxic elements (PTEs), the input of zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) from mineral feed supplements remains of concern, while concentrations of PTEs in many waste streams have decreased substantially in Europe. The same applies to organic contaminants, although new chemical groups such as flame retardants are of emerging concern and globally contamination levels differ strongly. Compared to inorganic fertilizers, application of organic fertilizers derived from human or animal feces is associated with an increased risk for environmental dissemination of antibiotic resistance. The risk depends on the quality of the organic fertilizers, which varies between geographical regions, but farmland application of sewage sludge appears to be a safe practice as shown by some studies (e.g. from Sweden). Microplastic concentrations in agricultural soils show a wide spread and our understanding of its toxicity is limited, hampering a sound risk assessment. Methods for assessing public health risks for organic contaminants must include emerging contaminants and potential interactions of multiple compounds. Evidence from long-term field experiments suggests that soils may be more resilient and capable to degrade or stabilize pollutants than often assumed. In view of the need to source nutrients for expanding areas under organic farming, we discuss inputs originating from conventional farms vs. non-agricultural (i.e. societal) inputs. Closing nutrient cycles between agriculture and society is feasible in many cases, without being compromised by contaminants, and should be enhanced, aided by improved source control, waste treatment and sound risk assessments.
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- E K Bünemann
- Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, 5070 Frick, Switzerland.
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- University of Hohenheim, Department of Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, Fruwirthstr. 20, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany; Aarhus University, Department of Agroecology, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Division Soil and Water Management, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Soil Mineralogy and Soil Chemistry, Institute for Applied Geosciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstraße 9, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- University of Hohenheim, Department of Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, Fruwirthstr. 20, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Environmental Engineering Group, Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
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- Proman Management GmbH, Weingartenstrasse 92, 2214 Auersthal, Austria
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- Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, 5070 Frick, Switzerland
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- Innovation Centre for Organic Farming (ICOEL), Agro Food Park 26, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Norwegian Centre for Organic Agriculture (NORSØK), Gunnars veg 6, N-6630 Tingvoll, Norway
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Almansa X, Starostka R, Raskin L, Zeeman G, De Los Reyes F, Waechter J, Yeh D, Radu T. Anaerobic Digestion as a Core Technology in Addressing the Global Sanitation Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:19078-19087. [PMID: 37956995 PMCID: PMC10702437 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Successfully addressing the complex global sanitation problem is a massive undertaking. Anaerobic digestion (AD), coupled with post-treatment, has been identified as a promising technology to contribute to meeting this goal. It offers multiple benefits to the end users, such as the potential inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms in waste and the recovery of resources, including renewable energy and nutrients. This feature article provides an overview of the most frequently applied AD systems for decentralized communities and low- and lower-middle-income countries with an emphasis on sanitation, including technologies for which pathogen inactivation was considered during the design. Challenges to AD use are then identified, such as experience, economics, knowledge/training of personnel and users, and stakeholder analysis. Finally, accelerators for AD implementation are noted, such as the inclusion of field studies in academic journals, analysis of emerging contaminants, the use of sanitation toolboxes and life cycle assessment in design, incorporation of artificial intelligence in monitoring, and expansion of undergraduate and graduate curricula focused on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH).
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Wageningen
University & Research, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7908, United
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Florida 33620, United States
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- School
of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, United
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Zheng X, Chen X, Qu A, Yang W, Tao L, Li F, Huang J, Xu X, Tang J, Hou P, Han W. Valorisation of food waste for valuable by-products generation with economic assessment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 338:117762. [PMID: 37003224 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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This study assessed the techno-economic feasibility of a biorefinery for valuable by-products (mainly hydrogen, ethanol and fertilizer) generation from food waste. The plant was designed to be built in Zhejiang province (China) with a processing capacity of 100 t food waste per day. It was found that the total capital investment (TCI) and annual operation cost (AOC) of the plant were US$ 7625549 and US$ 2432290.7 year-1, respectively. After the tax, US$ 3141867.6 year-1 of net profit could be reached. The payback period (PBP) was 3.5 years at a 7% discount rate. The internal rate of return (IRR) and return on investment (ROI) were 45.54% and 43.88%, respectively. Shutdown condition could happen with the feed of food waste less than 7.84 t day-1 (2587.2 t year-1) for the plant. This work was beneficial for attracting interests and even investment for valuable by-products generation from food waste in large scale.
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- Xietian Zheng
- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Xi'an 712100, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China; School of Automation, The Belt and Road Information Research Institute, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Automation, The Belt and Road Information Research Institute, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Automation, The Belt and Road Information Research Institute, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China; School of Automation, The Belt and Road Information Research Institute, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez Ordoñez A, Bolton D, Bover‐Cid S, Chemaly M, Herman L, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Nonno R, Peixe L, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Fernandez Escamez P, Gonzales‐Barron U, Roberts H, Ru G, Simmons M, Cruz RB, Lourenço Martins J, Messens W, Ortiz‐Pelaez A, Simon AC, De Cesare A. Assessment on the efficacy of methods 2 to 5 and method 7 set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 to inactivate relevant pathogens when producing processed animal protein of porcine origin intended to feed poultry and aquaculture animals. EFSA J 2023; 21:e08093. [PMID: 37416785 PMCID: PMC10320699 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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An assessment was conducted on the level of inactivation of relevant pathogens that could be present in processed animal protein of porcine origin intended to feed poultry and aquaculture animals when methods 2 to 5 and method 7, as detailed in Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, are applied. Five approved scenarios were selected for method 7. Salmonella Senftenberg, Enterococcus faecalis, spores of Clostridium perfringens and parvoviruses were shortlisted as target indicators. Inactivation parameters for these indicators were extracted from extensive literature search and a recent EFSA scientific opinion. An adapted Bigelow model was fitted to retrieved data to estimate the probability that methods 2 to 5, in coincidental and consecutive modes, and the five scenarios of method 7 are able to achieve a 5 log10 and a 3 log10 reduction of bacterial indicators and parvoviruses, respectively. Spores of C. perfringens were the indicator with the lowest probability of achieving the target reduction by methods 2 to 5, in coincidental and consecutive mode, and by the five considered scenarios of method 7. An expert knowledge elicitation was conducted to estimate the certainty of achieving a 5 log10 reduction of spores of C. perfringens considering the results of the model and additional evidence. A 5 log10 reduction of C. perfringens spores was judged: 99-100% certain for methods 2 and 3 in coincidental mode; 98-100% certain for method 7 scenario 3; 80-99% certain for method 5 in coincidental mode; 66-100% certain for method 4 in coincidental mode and for method 7 scenarios 4 and 5; 25-75% certain for method 7 scenario 2; and 0-5% certain for method 7 scenario 1. Higher certainty is expected for methods 2 to 5 in consecutive mode compared to coincidental mode.
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Wehner M, Kleidorfer I, Whittle I, Bischof D, Bockreis A, Insam H, Mueller W, Hupfauf S. Decentralised system for demand-oriented collection of food waste - Assessment of biomethane potential, pathogen development and microbial community structure. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 376:128894. [PMID: 36931445 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Enormous amounts of food waste (FW) are produced worldwide, requiring efficient disposal strategies, both economically and ecologically. Anaerobic digestion to produce biomethane is among the most promising strategies, but requires proper solutions for storage and delivery of the waste material. Here, a decentralized system for demand-oriented FW storage and its practical usability was assessed. FW was stored under batch and fed-batch strategies at 5 °C, 20 °C and 30 °C for 28 days. The results showed that FW can be stored without cooling since bacterially produced lactic acid rapidly stabilized the material and inactivated pathogens. While FW storage worked well under all storage conditions and strategies, 16S analysis revealed a distinct microbiota, which was highly characteristic for each storage temperature. Moreover, FW storage had no negative impact on methane yield and stored FW contained readily degradable substances for demand-oriented biogas production.
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- Marco Wehner
- Unit of Environmental Engineering, Department of Infrastructure, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 13, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Unit of Environmental Engineering, Department of Infrastructure, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 13, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Unit of Environmental Engineering, Department of Infrastructure, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 13, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; BioTreaT GmbH, Technikerstraße 21, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; BioTreaT GmbH, Technikerstraße 21, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Unit of Environmental Engineering, Department of Infrastructure, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 13, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Pietruszka A, Maślanko M, Ciecholewska-Juśko D. Sanitization of Biomass in Agricultural Biogas Plants Depends on the Type of Substrates. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13050855. [PMID: 36899713 PMCID: PMC10000083 DOI: 10.3390/ani13050855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Large-scale pig farming is associated with the production of large amounts of animal excrement, which, after processing into the form of, e.g., slurry, are managed on agricultural land as natural fertilizers. The utilization of pig manure on agricultural land in an excessive and uncontrolled manner may pose a threat to zoonoses due to the significant amounts of potentially pathogenic microorganisms within its content. This study aims to determine the impact of the methane fermentation process carried out in two agricultural biogas plants on the efficiency of sanitization of pig slurry, input biomass, and digestate. The biogas plants differed in terms of the substrate used; one used pig slurry from a maternal (breeding) farm (BP-M), and the other utilized pig slurry from a fattening farm (BP-F). The physicochemical analyses showed that the slurry, input biomass, and digestate from the BP-F were characterized by a significantly higher contents of organic dry matter, ash, and ammonium nitrogen than the slurry, input biomass, and digestate from the BP-M. The parameters of the methane fermentation process, including temperature and pH, reached higher values in the BP-F compared to the BP-M. The microbiological analyses led to the conclusion that the efficiency of sanitization of input biomass, including pig slurry, was significantly higher in the BP-F compared to the BP-M. Due to the above findings, locating biogas plants near pig fattening farms should be recommended.
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- Arkadiusz Pietruszka
- Department of Monogastric Animal Sciences, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland
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Wang T, Ahmad S, Yang L, Yan X, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Wang L, Luo Y. Preparation, biocontrol activity and growth promotion of biofertilizer containing Streptomyces aureoverticillatus HN6. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1090689. [PMID: 36589102 PMCID: PMC9798099 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1090689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Nowadays, due to the excessive dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agricultural production, many problems, such as soil hardening and soil-borne diseases, have become increasingly prominent, which seriously restrict the sustainable development of agriculture. The application of microbial fertilizer prepared by biocontrol microorganisms can not only improve soil structure and increase fertility but also have the function of controlling diseases. Streptomyces aureoverticillatus HN6 has obvious disease prevention and growth promotive effect, which can improve the rhizosphere fertility of plants and even regulate the rhizosphere microbial community of plants. Based on the comparison of frame composting and natural composting, we used the response surface method to optimize the preparation conditions of Streptomyces HN6 bacterial fertilizer. The results showed that natural composting not only produced higher composting temperatures and maintained long high temperature periods in accordance with local conditions, but was also more suitable for composting in the field according to local conditions. Therefore, the substrate's conductivity changed more, the ash accumulation increased, and the substrate decomposed more thoroughly. Thus, this composting method is highly recommended. Additionally, Streptomyces HN6 microbial fertilizer EC20 can reduce cowpea fusarium wilt and promote cowpea growth. The number of plant leaves, plant height and fresh weight, increased significantly in the microbial fertilizer EC20. Moreover, Streptomyces HN6 fertilizer EC20 could significantly induce soil invertase, urease and catalase activities. Our study highlights the potential use of Streptomyces HN6 as a biofertilizer to improve plant productivity and biological control of plant pathogenic fungi.
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- *Correspondence: Yanping Luo, ; Lanying Wang,
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Hotte H, Neveux MS, Ollivier F, Mariette N, Folcher L, Le Roux AC. Can quarantine plant-parasitic nematodes within wastes be managed by useful tools in a circular economy approach? JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 323:116184. [PMID: 36108509 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116184] [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: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Seen as an integral part of sustainable development, circular economy represents a model of production and consumption notably based on the limitation of both resource wastage and environmental impact. Laboratories and commercial companies working on plant pathogens, in particular quarantine species, must effectively disinfect their waste to avoid disseminating these organisms. The methods used for waste disinfection can however incur high energy costs or pose environmental and human health hazards. Here, we tested the effectiveness of five disinfection methods - chlorination, heat treatment, composting, mesophilic methanation and waste stabilization ponds - on plant-parasitic nematodes belonging to the genera Globodera and Meloidogyne. For the widely used chlorination and heat treatment methods, we showed that they can be very effective in inactivating nematodes at relatively low chlorine doses and temperatures (60 °C-3 min and 50 °C-30 min), respectively. For the three other disinfection methods tested, initially designed for waste recycling, we obtained different levels of efficiency. Composting and mesophilic methanation (based on cattle or pig slurry) both led to the complete elimination of nematodes, even for short treatment durations. However, waste stabilization ponds showed contrasting results, ranging from virtually no effect to high levels of inactivation of nematodes. Our study demonstrates that it is possible to use more environmentally friendly disinfection methods to control plant-parasitic nematodes. In particular, this finding paves the way towards the treatment of infected plant materials using composting or methanation, providing that disinfection is still reached under other (real-life) treatment conditions, especially with other kinds of waste. Both composting and methanation recycle and thus valorize infected waste; they are viable alternatives to landfilling or incineration, thereby demonstrating the usefulness of a circular economy approach.
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- Hoël Hotte
- ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Nematology Unit, Domaine de la Motte Au Vicomte, BP 35327, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France.
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- FN3PT/inov3PT, INRAe-UMR IGEPP, Domaine de la Motte Au Vicomte, BP 35327, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France.
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- ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Nematology Unit, Domaine de la Motte Au Vicomte, BP 35327, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France.
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- ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Nematology Unit, Domaine de la Motte Au Vicomte, BP 35327, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France.
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- ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Nematology Unit, Domaine de la Motte Au Vicomte, BP 35327, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France.
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- FN3PT/inov3PT, INRAe-UMR IGEPP, Domaine de la Motte Au Vicomte, BP 35327, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France.
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Alteration of Manure Antibiotic Resistance Genes via Soil Fauna Is Associated with the Intestinal Microbiome. mSystems 2022; 7:e0052922. [PMID: 35938729 PMCID: PMC9426575 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00529-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Livestock wastes contain high levels of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and a variety of human-related pathogens. Bioconversion of livestock manure using larvae of the beetle Protaetia brevitarsis is an effective technique for waste reduction and value creation; however, the fate of manure ARGs during gut passage and interaction with the gut microbiome of P. brevitarsis remains unclear. To investigate this, we fed P. brevitarsis with dry chicken manure for 6 days and measured bacterial community dynamics and ARG abundance and diversity along the P. brevitarsis gut tract using high-throughput quantitative PCR and metagenomics approaches. The diversity of ARGs was significantly lower in larval midgut, hindgut, and frass than in raw chicken manure, and around 80% of pathogenicity-related genes (PRGs) exhibited reduced abundance. Network analysis demonstrated that Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were the key bacterial phyla associated with ARG reduction. Metagenomic analysis further indicated that ARGs, mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and PRGs were simultaneously attenuated in the hindgut, implicating a decreased likelihood for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of ARGs among bacteria and pathogens during manure bioconversion. Our findings demonstrated that the attenuation of ARGs is strongly associated with the variation of the gut microbiome of P. brevitarsis, providing insights into mechanisms of risk mitigation of ARG dissemination during manure bioconversion. IMPORTANCE Saprophagous fauna like the oriental edible beetle (P. brevitarsis) plays a fundamental role in converting organic wastes into biofertilizer. Accumulating evidence has shown that soil fauna can reduce the abundance of ARGs, although the underlying mechanism of ARG reduction is still unclear. In our previous research, we found a large reduction of ARGs in vegetable roots and leaves from frass compared with raw manure, providing a promising biofertilizer for soil-vegetable systems. Therefore, in this study, temporal dynamic changes in the microbiomes of the donor (chicken manure) and host (P. brevitarsis) were investigated, and we found a close association between the gut microbiome and the alteration of ARGs. These results shed new light on how the insect gut microbiome can mitigate manure-borne ARGs and provide insights into the bioconversion process via a typical member of the saprophagous fauna, P. brevitarsis.
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Thakali A, MacRae JD, Isenhour C, Blackmer T. Composition and contamination of source separated food waste from different sources and regulatory environments. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 314:115043. [PMID: 35429688 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Food waste recycling is needed to create a more sustainable, circular food system; however, the process must be carefully managed to avoid the introduction and build-up of contaminants. We collected and screened source-separated food waste for five classes of contaminants (physical contaminants, heavy metals, halogenated organics, pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes) from two regulatory environments (voluntary vs mandated food separation) to quantify contamination. Physical contamination was frequently found; 57% of samples contained non-compostable waste. Most heavy metals were not detected, and although copper and zinc were present in most samples, they were always below the most stringent global standards for compost. Some samples had detectable halogenated organics, including perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which is cause for concern because some of these accumulate in the food chain. PFBA was detected in 60%, PFHxS in 8% and PFNA in 4% of samples tested. The pathogen Salmonella was present in 3% (2/71) and L. monocytogenes in 11% (8/71) of samples. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli was not detected. Next generation sequencing showed the presence of several genera that contain foodborne pathogens, most commonly Yersinia. Antibiotic resistance genes tet(M) and blaTEM were present in 96% and 97% of samples respectively, however the last-resort colistin resistance gene mcr-1 was not detected. Overall contamination in our source-separated samples was low, with the exception of some antibiotic resistance genes, however our processing method might have underestimated packaging-associated contamination. Regulatory environment did not affect contamination, but carbon, nitrogen phosphorus, calcium, copper, tet (M), and physical contamination varied by source type.
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- Astha Thakali
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, 5711, Boardman Hall, Orono, ME, USA.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, 5711, Boardman Hall, Orono, ME, USA.
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- Department of Anthropology and Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 5773, S. Stevens Hall, Orono, ME, USA.
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- School of Economics, University of Maine, 200 Winslow Hall, Orono, ME, USA.
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Digestate-Derived Ammonium Fertilizers and Their Blends as Substitutes to Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizers. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12083787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Nutrient recovery from biomass streams generates novel recycling-derived fertilizers (RDFs). The effect of RDFs depends on their nutrient content and variability, which can aid or hinder their use by end-users. Detailed characterization of RDFs can help in evaluating product properties, whereas blending RDFs can optimize their nutrient ratios and reduce nutrient variability. This study assesses ammonium nitrate (AN) from stripping-scrubbing, ammonium water (AW) and concentrate (CaE) from evaporation, and two tailor-made blends (AN + CaE and AW + CaE), for their potential as nitrogen (N) fertilizers in the pot cultivation of lettuce. Parallelly, a soil incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the N release dynamics of the tested RDFs. The RDFs were compared against the commercial calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and an unfertilized control. AN and AW fertilization resulted in a similar crop yield and N uptake to the CAN treatment. CaE and blends exhibited poor yield and N uptake, possibly due to the sodium toxicity detected. AN and AW displayed N fertilizer replacement values above 100%, whereas CaE and blends exhibited poor results in the current experiments. The soil incubation experiment showed a positive soil priming effect in AN and AW treatment, as their N release was over 100%. Further research under uncontrolled field conditions utilizing AN and AW for diverse crop types can validate their N replacement potential.
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Zhang D, Yang Y, Li M, Lu Y, Liu Y, Jiang J, Liu R, Liu J, Huang X, Li G, Qu J. Ecological Barrier Deterioration Driven by Human Activities Poses Fatal Threats to Public Health due to Emerging Infectious Diseases. ENGINEERING (BEIJING, CHINA) 2022; 10:155-166. [PMID: 33903827 PMCID: PMC8060651 DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and concerns about several other pandemics in the 21st century have attracted extensive global attention. These emerging infectious diseases threaten global public health and raise urgent studies on unraveling the underlying mechanisms of their transmission from animals to humans. Although numerous works have intensively discussed the cross-species and endemic barriers to the occurrence and spread of emerging infectious diseases, both types of barriers play synergistic roles in wildlife habitats. Thus far, there is still a lack of a complete understanding of viral diffusion, migration, and transmission in ecosystems from a macro perspective. In this review, we conceptualize the ecological barrier that represents the combined effects of cross-species and endemic barriers for either the natural or intermediate hosts of viruses. We comprehensively discuss the key influential factors affecting the ecological barrier against viral transmission from virus hosts in their natural habitats into human society, including transmission routes, contact probability, contact frequency, and viral characteristics. Considering the significant impacts of human activities and global industrialization on the strength of the ecological barrier, ecological barrier deterioration driven by human activities is critically analyzed for potential mechanisms. Global climate change can trigger and expand the range of emerging infectious diseases, and human disturbances promote higher contact frequency and greater transmission possibility. In addition, globalization drives more transmission routes and produces new high-risk regions in city areas. This review aims to provide a new concept for and comprehensive evidence of the ecological barrier blocking the transmission and spread of emerging infectious diseases. It also offers new insights into potential strategies to protect the ecological barrier and reduce the wide-ranging risks of emerging infectious diseases to public health.
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- Dayi Zhang
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Microbiological Control in Decontamination of Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plant. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10020406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Dynamics of the microbiological indicators of fresh sludge from wastewater treatment plants with a concentration of CaO, 10% and 20%, and ash, −30% and 50%, and treated with quicklime, ash, and microbial fertilizer for a 50-day period of composting were studied. The influence of temperature, water content, and oxygen on the development of microbes was established in laboratory conditions. Microbiological analysis included the determination of non-pathogenic (non-spore-forming bacteria, bacilli, actinomycetes, micromycetes, bacteria digesting mineral nitrogen), and pathogenic (Salmonella, Listeria, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus, Clostridium perfringens) microorganisms. Of the beneficial microflora in the sludge before treating, the amount of non-spore-forming bacteria was the highest, followed by bacilli and micromycetes. It was found that actinomycetes were absent in the untreated sludge. Clostridium perfringens occupied a major share in the composition of the pathogenic microflora, followed by Escherichia coli, Enterococcus, and Listeria. The best results for decontamination of the sludge were obtained by adding 20% quicklime and 50% ash. Alkalization of the sludge after treatment led to the destruction of pathogenic microflora but also reduced the number of beneficial microorganisms. The decrease in pH during the study period determined the redevelopment of pathogenic microflora. Combined variants with lime or ash and microbial fertilizer showed better results for the development of non-pathogenic microflora and the destruction of pathogens.
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Mozhiarasi V, Natarajan TS. Slaughterhouse and poultry wastes: management practices, feedstocks for renewable energy production, and recovery of value added products. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY 2022:1-24. [PMID: 35194536 PMCID: PMC8830992 DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-02352-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The slaughterhouse and poultry industry is possibly one of the fastest-growing sectors driven by the increasing demand in food availability. Subsequently, the wastes produced from the slaughterhouse and poultry industry are in huge quantities, which could be a promising resource for the recovery of value added products, and bioenergy production to minimize the dependence on fossil fuels. Furthermore, the wastes from slaughterhouses and poultry are a hub of pathogens that is capable of infecting humans and animals. This demands the emerging need for an effective and safe disposal method to reduce the spread of diseases following animal slaughtering. In light of that, the state of the production of slaughterhouse and poultry wastes was presented at first. Following this, the impact of solid waste exposure in terms of air, water, and soil pollution and the associated health challenges due to improper solid waste management practices were presented to highlight the importance of the topic. Secondly, the potency of these solid wastes and the various waste-to-energy technologies that have been employed for effective management and resource utilization of wastes generated from slaughterhouses and poultry were reviewed in detail. Finally, this review also highlights the opportunities and challenges associated with effective solid waste management, future requirements for the development of effective technologies for the recovery of value added products (like keratin, fibreboards), and biofuel production.
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- Velusamy Mozhiarasi
- CLRI Regional Centre, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Punjab Jalandhar, 144021 India
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- Environmental Science Laboratory, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Chennai, 600020 Tamil Nadu India
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Lin M, Wang A, Ren L, Qiao W, Wandera SM, Dong R. Challenges of pathogen inactivation in animal manure through anaerobic digestion: a short review. Bioengineered 2022; 13:1149-1161. [PMID: 35258411 PMCID: PMC8805936 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2017717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Animal manure is the main source of bioenergy production by anaerobic digestion (AD). However, the pathogenic bacteria in manure may pose a high risk to human health by contaminating the environment if not effectively inactivated during AD. Worldwide, more than 20,000 biogas plants are running for the treatment of animal manure. AD has been playing the important role in establishing a circular economy in the agricultural sector and may contribute to the United Nations sustainable development goal (UN SDG). Nevertheless, whether AD is a reliable approach for pathogens inactivation has been challenged. A comprehensive understanding of the coping mechanisms of pathogens with adverse conditions and the challenges of establishing the AD process to inactivate effectively pathogens are yet to be analyzed. In this review, the diversity and resistance of pathogens in animal manure are summarized. The efficiencies and the difficulties of their inactivations in AD are also analyzed. In particular, three forms of pathogens i.e. sporing-forming pathogens, viable but non-culturable (VBNC) pathogens, and persistent pathogens are discussed. The factors influencing the pathogens’ inactivation and AD efficiencies are analyzed. The trade-off between energy production and pathogens inactivation in an AD system was consequently pointed out. This review concluded that the development of anaerobic processes should meet the goals of high efficient bioenergy production and deep hygienization.
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- Min Lin
- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Li M, Song G, Liu R, Huang X, Liu H. Inactivation and risk control of pathogenic microorganisms in municipal sludge treatment: A review. FRONTIERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2022; 16:70. [PMID: 34608423 PMCID: PMC8482957 DOI: 10.1007/s11783-021-1504-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The rapid global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has promoted concern over human pathogens and their significant threats to public health security. The monitoring and control of human pathogens in public sanitation and health facilities are of great importance. Excessive sludge is an inevitable byproduct of sewage that contains human and animal feces in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). It is an important sink of different pollutants and pathogens, and the proper treatment and disposal of sludge are important to minimize potential risks to the environment and public health. However, there is a lack of comprehensive analysis of the diversity, exposure risks, assessment methods and inactivation techniques of pathogenic microorganisms in sludge. Based on this consideration, this review summarizes the control performance of pathogenic microorganisms such as enterovirus, Salmonella spp., and Escherichia coli by different sludge treatment technologies, including composting, anaerobic digestion, aerobic digestion, and microwave irradiation, and the mechanisms of pathogenic microorganism inactivation in sludge treatment processes are discussed. Additionally, this study reviews the diversity, detection methods, and exposure risks of pathogenic microorganisms in sludge. This review advances the quantitative assessment of pathogenic microorganism risks involved in sludge reuse and is practically valuable to optimize the treatment and disposal of sludge for pathogenic microorganism control.
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- Mengtian Li
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 China
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Nag R, Auer A, Nolan S, Russell L, Markey BK, Whyte P, O'Flaherty V, Bolton D, Fenton O, Richards KG, Cummins E. Evaluation of pathogen concentration in anaerobic digestate using a predictive modelling approach (ADRISK). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 800:149574. [PMID: 34399337 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149574] [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: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Farmyard manure and slurry (FYM&S) is a valuable feedstock for anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. However, FYM&S may contain high concentrations of pathogens, and complete inactivation through the AD process is unlikely. Thus, following land application of digestate, pathogens may contaminate a range of environmental media posing a potential threat to public health. The present study aimed to combine primary laboratory data with literature-based secondary data to develop an Excel-based exposure assessment model (ADRISK) using a gamma generalised linear model to predict the final microorganism count in the digestate. This research examines the behaviour of a suite of pathogens (Cryptosporidium parvum, norovirus, Mycobacterium spp., Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium spp., and pathogenic Escherichia coli) and indicators (total coliforms, E. coli, and enterococci) during mesophilic anaerobic digestion (M-AD) at 37 °C, pre/post-AD pasteurisation, and after a period of storage (with/without lime) for different feedstock proportions (slurry:food waste: 0:1, 1:3, 2:1, and 3:1). ADRISK tool simulations of faecal indicator bacteria levels across all scenarios show that the digestate can meet the EU standard without pasteurisation if the AD runs at 37 °C or a higher temperature with a higher C:N ratio (recipe 3) and a hydraulic retention time ≥ 7 days. The storage of digestate also reduced levels of microorganisms in the digestate. The Irish pasteurisation process (60 °C for 4 days), although more energy-intensive, is more effective than the EU pasteurisation (70 °C for 1 h) specification. Pre-AD pasteurisation was more effective for C. parvum, norovirus, Mycobacterium thermoresistibile. However, post-AD literature-based pasteurisation is most likely to assure the safety of the digestate. The information generated from this model can inform policy-makers regarding the optimal M-AD process parameters necessary to maximise the inactivation of microorganisms, ensuring adverse environmental impact is minimised, and public health is protected.
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- Rajat Nag
- University College Dublin School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- National University of Ireland Galway, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; TEAGASC, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- National University of Ireland Galway, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Bolton D, Bover‐Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Herman L, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Bottari B, Cummins E, Ylivainio K, Muñoz Guajardo I, Ortiz‐Pelaez A, Alvarez‐Ordóñez A. Inactivation of indicator microorganisms and biological hazards by standard and/or alternative processing methods in Category 2 and 3 animal by-products and derived products to be used as organic fertilisers and/or soil improvers. EFSA J 2021; 19:e06932. [PMID: 34900004 PMCID: PMC8638561 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The European Commission requested EFSA to assess if different thermal processes achieve a 5 log10 reduction in Enterococcus faecalis or Salmonella Senftenberg (775W) and (if relevant) a 3 log10 reduction in thermoresistant viruses (e.g. Parvovirus) as well as if different chemical processes achieve a 3 log10 reduction of eggs of Ascaris sp., in eight groups of Category 2 and 3 derived products and animal by-products (ABP). These included (1) ash derived from incineration, co-incineration and combustion; (2) glycerine derived from the production of biodiesel and renewable fuels; (3) other materials derived from the production of biodiesel and renewable fuels; (4) hides and skins; (5) wool and hair; (6) feathers and down; (7) pig bristles; and (8) horns, horn products, hooves and hoof products. Data on the presence of viral hazards and on thermal and chemical inactivation of the targeted indicator microorganisms and biological hazards under relevant processing conditions were extracted via extensive literature searches. The evidence was assessed via expert knowledge elicitation. The certainty that the required log10 reductions in the most resistant indicator microorganisms or biological hazards will be achieved for each of the eight groups of materials mentioned above by the thermal and/or chemical processes was (1) 99-100% for the two processes assessed; (2) 98-100% in Category 2 ABP, at least 90-99% in Category 3 ABP; (3) 90-99% in Category 2 ABP; at least 66-90% in Category 3 ABP; (4) 10-66% and 33-66%; (5) 1-33% and 10-50%; (6) 66-90%; (7) 33-66% and 50-95%; (8) 66-95%, respectively. Data generation on the occurrence and reduction of biological hazards by thermal and/or chemical methods in these materials and on the characterisation of the usage pathways of ABP as organic fertilisers/soil improvers is recommended.
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Lorine D, Céline D, Caroline LM, Frédéric B, Lorette H, Julie B, Laure M, Christine Z, Typhaine P, Sandra R, Emmanuelle H, Rabab SZ, Jeanne C, Anne-Marie P. Influence of operating conditions on the persistence of E. coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridioides difficile in semi-continuous mesophilic anaerobic reactors. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 134:32-41. [PMID: 34403994 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.08.003] [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: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study examined the combined effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT), organic loading rate (OLR) and heat pretreatment of manure (70 °C, 1 h) on the fate of E. coli, enterococci, C. perfringens, C. difficile, and on chemical parameters (volatile fatty acids and ammonia) that may inactivate pathogens. Semi-continuous mesophilic anaerobic reactors were fed with pig manure and horse feed. The operating conditions were 2, 3, 4 COD.L-1.d-1 (OLR), 24, 35, 46 days (HRT) and use or not of a thermal pretreatment. The levels of the chemical parameters did not reach concentrations capable of inactivating the four bacteria. Anaerobic digestion led to a Log10 removal > 3 (E. coli), 0.9-2.1 (enterococci), 0.1-0.6 (C. perfringens) and 0-1 (C. difficile). Increasing HRT only reduced the concentration of E. coli in the digestate. Increasing OLR reduced the Log10 removal of enterococci and C. difficile. The heat pretreatment led to non-detection of E. coli in the digestate, reduced the concentration of C. perfringens by 0.8-1.3 Log10 and increased the concentration of C. difficile by 0.04-0.7 Log10. Enterococci, not detected in the heated manure, were present in the digestate. The distribution of genes encoding virulence factors of C. difficile (tcdA and tcdB) and C. perfringens (cpa, cpb2 and cpb) was not impacted by anaerobic digestion or by the heat pretreatment. Enterococci, C. perfringens, C. difficile were present in the digestate at relatively stable concentrations regardless of the operating conditions, indicating that even with heat pretreatment, the biosafety of digestate cannot be guaranteed in mesophilic conditions.
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- Derongs Lorine
- INRAE, OPAALE Research Unit, CS 64427, F-35044 Rennes, France
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- INRAE, OPAALE Research Unit, CS 64427, F-35044 Rennes, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané Laboratory, Hygiene and Quality of Poultry and Pig Products Unit, BP53, F-22440 Ploufragan, France
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- National Reference Laboratory for Clostridium difficile, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris, 34 rue Crozatier, 75012 Paris, France; UMR INSERM S-1139, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, Université de Paris, France
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- INRAE, OPAALE Research Unit, CS 64427, F-35044 Rennes, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané Laboratory, Hygiene and Quality of Poultry and Pig Products Unit, BP53, F-22440 Ploufragan, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané Laboratory, Hygiene and Quality of Poultry and Pig Products Unit, BP53, F-22440 Ploufragan, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané Laboratory, Hygiene and Quality of Poultry and Pig Products Unit, BP53, F-22440 Ploufragan, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané Laboratory, Hygiene and Quality of Poultry and Pig Products Unit, BP53, F-22440 Ploufragan, France
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- National Reference Laboratory for Clostridium difficile, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris, 34 rue Crozatier, 75012 Paris, France; UMR INSERM S-1139, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, Université de Paris, France
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- National Reference Laboratory for Clostridium difficile, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris, 34 rue Crozatier, 75012 Paris, France; UMR INSERM S-1139, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, Université de Paris, France
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Pan Z, Qi G, Andriamanohiarisoamanana FJ, Yamashiro T, Iwasaki M, Umetsu K. Anaerobic co-digestion of dairy manure and Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) under thermophilic condition: Optimal ratio for biochemical methane production. Anim Sci J 2021; 92:e13523. [PMID: 33605507 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Anaerobic co-digestion of animal manure and lignocellulosic biomass is a potent approach for sustainable biomethane production. Co-digestion of dairy manure (DM) and Japanese knotweed (JK), which was collected from a riverbank, was investigated at five different DM-to-JK mixing ratios (100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 60:40, and 0:100; wet weight basis) under thermophilic condition. The results showed that the methane yields obtain from the co-digestion of DM and JK were much higher than that obtained from JK alone (104 ml/gVS), which indicates the synergistic effect and the benefits of co-digesting JK with DM. The highest methane yield (232 ml/gVS) was obtained from the DM-to-JK ratio of 90:10, which was 14.9% and 123.1% higher than that from DM and JK alone, respectively. It also showed the highest synergistic effect (61 ml/gVS). However, further increase in JK ratios led to the decrease in methane yield and synergistic effect. Therefore, applying the co-digestion of DM and JK at a ratio of 90:10 is recommended for biomethane production.
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- Zhifei Pan
- School of Environmental Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, China.,Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, China.,Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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Risk of Invasive Lupinus polyphyllus Seed Survival in Biomass Treatment Processes. DIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/d13060264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Invasive plant species threaten native species and habitats causing ecologic, economic and social burden. When creating climate friendly solutions by utilizing plant biomasses in biogas and fertilizer production, safety should be ensured concerning the use of residues. This study concentrates on the treatment of biomasses containing invasive plant material by tunnel and windrow composting, and by farm-scale and laboratory-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) in mesophilic conditions. Germination of the nationally settled and harmful invasive species Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. was investigated after these processes. In addition, the role of the conditions found in the processes that destroyed seeds were studied, such as the time of exposure, temperature and static pressure. Dormant seeds are well protected against harsh conditions and can survive through various stress factors, but also become vulnerable as more factors are combined and time of exposure is extended. Our results suggest that the risks involved for the utilization of harmful invasive species increase with mesophilic temperatures and single treatments if the processing conditions are not stabile. One-month treatment with windrow composting showed a high risk for dormant seeds of L. polyphyllus seeds to survive, whereby extending the processing time reduced it substantially. Hard coated seeds can thus be broken with a combination of thermophilic temperatures, moisture and static pressure.
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Conventional and Innovative Hygienization of Feedstock for Biogas Production: Resistance of Indicator Bacteria to Thermal Pasteurization, Pulsed Electric Field Treatment, and Anaerobic Digestion. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14071938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Animal by-products (ABP) can be valorized via anaerobic digestion (AD) for biogas energy generation. The digestate issued from AD process is usually used to fertilize farming land for agricultural activities, which may cause potential sanitary risk to the environment. The European Union (EU) requires that certain ABP be thermally pasteurized in order to minimize this sanitary risk. This process is called hygienization, which can be replaced by alternative nonthermal technologies like pulsed electric field (PEF). In the present study, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 19433 and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 were used as indicator bacteria. Their resistance to thermal pasteurization and PEF treatment were characterized. Results show that Ent. faecalis and E. coli are reduced by 5 log10 in less than 1 min during thermal pasteurization at 70 °C. The critical electric field strength was estimated at 18 kV∙cm−1 for Ent. faecalis and 1 kV∙cm−1 for E. coli. “G+” bacteria Ent. faecalis are generally more resistant than “G−” bacteria E. coli. AD process also plays an important role in pathogens inactivation, whose performance depends on the microorganisms considered, digestion temperature, residence time, and type of feedstock. Thermophilic digestion is usually more efficient in pathogens removal than mesophilic digestion.
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Coelho JJ, Prieto ML, Hennessy A, Casey I, Woodcock T, Kennedy N. Determination of microbial numbers in anaerobically digested biofertilisers. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:753-763. [PMID: 31314692 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1645214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study aimed to quantity total numbers of bacteria, fungi and archaea in different types of commercial liquid anaerobic digestates, and to identify common patterns in their microbial numbers post-digestion and possible implications of their use as biofertiliser. Relationships between microbial numbers and physical-chemical traits of the digestates were also investigated. Quantification was performed using culturable and molecular (quantitative PCR) approaches. Bacterial and fungal CFUs ranged up to five orders of magnitude (105-1010; 0-105 g-1 DW, respectively) between different types of anaerobic digestates. Bacterial, archaeal and fungal gene copy numbers (GCN) varied by two orders of magnitude (108-1010; 107-109; 104-106 g-1 DW, respectively) between digestates. All microbial variables analysed showed significant differences between the different types of anaerobic digestate investigated (p < 0.05). Culturable microbial numbers for fungi (6.43 × 104 CFU g-1 DW) were much lower than for bacteria (2.23 × 109 CFU g-1 DW). Gene copy numbers were highest for bacteria (16S) (1.09 × 1010 g-1 DW), followed by archaea (16S) (5.87 × 108 g-1 DW), and fungi (18S) (1.77 × 106 g-1 DW). Liquid anaerobic digestates were predominantly dominated by bacteria, followed by archaeal and fungal populations. At 50% similarity level, the microbial profiles of the eleven anaerobic digestates tested separated into just two groups, indicating a broad relative degree of similarity in terms of microbial numbers. Higher bacterial (16S) GCN was associated with low OM and C/N ratio in digestates.
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- Janerson Jose Coelho
- Eco-Innovation Research Centre, Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Eco-Innovation Research Centre, Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Eco-Innovation Research Centre, Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Eco-Innovation Research Centre, Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Eco-Innovation Research Centre, Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Eco-Innovation Research Centre, Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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Xiao Y, Liu Y, Ma C, Muhammad T, Zhou B, Zhou Y, Song P, Li Y. Using electromagnetic fields to inhibit biofouling and scaling in biogas slurry drip irrigation emitters. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 401:123265. [PMID: 32629347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Reusing biogas slurry (BS) in agricultural drip irrigation systems may provide a solution to deal with the adverse environmental impacts of applying BS. Biofouling and scaling are two leading issues in drip irrigation emitters. This study investigated a practice that applied electromagnetic fields (EMFs) to control biofilms and scales. The bacterial communities and mineral precipitations in the clogging substances of emitters were determined. Results showed that EMFs inhibited the growth of microbes, and influenced BS physicochemical parameters. Consequently, EMFs shifted the bacterial communities with reduced diversities. Network analyses revealed that bacterial species under EMFs treatments showed lower average connectivities and simpler interactions, which were responsible for the decreases of extracellular polymers substances (EPS). Moreover, EMFs treatments not only reduced the carbonates in emitters, but also prevented the depositions of phosphates, silicates, and quartzes. EMFs also had impacts on the lattice parameters and crystal volumes of carbonates. In addition, the changes in bacterial communities and EPS contents were associated with the reductions of various minerals. Accordingly, EMFs effectively mitigated biofilms and scales with the fixed clogging substances reduced by 29.1-53.8 %. These findings demonstrated that applying EMFs is an effective anti-biofouling and anti-scaling treatment with potential applications in BS irrigation systems.
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- Yang Xiao
- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Agga GE, Kasumba J, Loughrin JH, Conte ED. Anaerobic Digestion of Tetracycline Spiked Livestock Manure and Poultry Litter Increased the Abundances of Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance Genes. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:614424. [PMID: 33391245 PMCID: PMC7775313 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.614424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Anaerobic digestion is used for the treatment of animal manure by generating biogas. Heavy metals cause environmental pollutions and co-select for antimicrobial resistance. We evaluated the impact of mesophilic anaerobic digestion of cattle manure (CM), swine manure (SM) and poultry litter (PL) on the concentrations of seven tetracycline [tet(A), tet(B), tet(G), tet(M), tet(O), tet(Q), and tet(W)], macrolide [erm(B)], methicillin (mecA and mecC), copper (copB, pcoA, pcoD, and tcrB) and zinc (czrC) resistance genes, and three bacterial species (E. coli, Enterococcus spp. and Staphylococcus aureus). The total bacterial population and total abundance of the seven tet genes significantly increased in the three manure types after digestion. Concentration of tet(M) was strongly correlated with that of erm(B) and enterococci. As concentration of tetracyclines declined during anaerobic digestion, that of four tet genes (A, B, Q, and W) and 16S rRNA increased, that of tet(M) decreased, and that of tet(G) and tet(O) did not change. Concentrations of copB and pcoA did not change; while that of pcoD did not change in the PL, it increased in the SM and CM. While the concentration of enterococci remained unchanged in CM, it significantly increased in the PL and SM. Concentrations of tcrB significantly increased in the three manure types. While concentrations of S. aureus significantly increased in the CM and PL, that of SM was not affected. Concentrations of mecC significantly increased in all manure types after digestion; while mecA concentrations did not change in the SM, they significantly increased in CM and PL. While concentration of czrC remained low in the CM, it increased in the PL but declined in the SM. In conclusion, while mesophilic anaerobic digestion of animal manure decreased concentration of tetracyclines, it increased the concentrations of total bacteria, tet genes, E. coli, enterococci and S. aureus and methicillin resistance genes. It did not have any effect on concentrations of heavy metals; concentrations of heavy metal resistance genes either increased or remained unaffected depending on the animal species. This study showed the need for post-digestion treatments of animal manure to remove bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, heavy metals and their resistance genes.
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- Getahun E Agga
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Food Animal Environmental Systems Research Unit, Bowling Green, KY, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Food Animal Environmental Systems Research Unit, Bowling Green, KY, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States
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Zhi L, Zhipeng R, Minglong L, Rongjun B, Xiaoyu L, Haifei L, Kun C, Xuhui Z, Jufeng Z, Lianqing L, Marios D, Stephen J, Natarjan I, Genxing P. Pyrolyzed biowastes deactivated potentially toxic metals and eliminated antibiotic resistant genes for healthy vegetable production. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 2020; 276:124208. [PMID: 32982076 PMCID: PMC7502011 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Potentially toxic metals (PTEs) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) present in bio-wastes were the major environmental and health risks for soil use. If pyrolyzing bio-wastes into biochar could minimize such risks had not been elucidated. This study evaluated PTE pools, microbial and ARGs abundances of wheat straw (WS), swine manure (SM) and sewage sludge (SS) before and after pyrolysis, which were again tested for soil amendment at a 2% dosage in a pot experiment with a vegetable crop of pak choi (Brassica campestris L.). Pyrolysis led to PTEs concentration in biochars but reduced greatly their mobility, availability and migration potential, as revealed respectively by leaching, CaCl2 extraction and risk assessment coding. In SM and SS after pyrolysis, gene abundance was removed by 4-5 orders for bacterial, by 2-3 orders for fungi and by 3-5 orders for total ARGs. With these material amended, PTEs available pool decreased by 25%-85% while all ARGs eliminated to background in the pot soil. Unlike a >50% yield decrease and a >30% quality decline with unpyrolyzed SM and SS, their biochars significantly increased biomass production and overall quality of pak choi grown in the amended soil. Comparatively, amendment of the biochars decreased plant PTEs content by 23-57% and greatly reduced health risk of pak choi, with total target hazard quotient values well below the guideline limit for subsistence diet by adult. Furthermore, biochar soil amendment enabled a synergic improvement on soil fertility, product quality, and biomass production as well as metal stabilization in the soil-plant system. Thus, biowastes pyrolysis and reuse in vegetable production could help build up a closed loop of production-waste-biochar-production, addressing not only circular economy but healthy food and climate nexus also and contributing to achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals.
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- Lin Zhi
- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, and Department of Soil Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Center of Biomass Green Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Recycling and Eco-treatment of Waste Biomass of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Science & Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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Kooienga EM, Baugher C, Currin M, Tomberlin JK, Jordan HR. Effects of Bacterial Supplementation on Black Soldier Fly Growth and Development at Benchtop and Industrial Scale. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:587979. [PMID: 33324369 PMCID: PMC7721674 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.587979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Historically, research examining the use of microbes as a means to optimize black soldier fly (BSF) growth has explored few taxa. Furthermore, previous research has been done at the benchtop scale, and extrapolating these numbers to industrial scale is questionable. The objectives of this study were to explore the impact of microbes as supplements in larval diets on growth and production of the BSF. Three experiments were conducted to measure the impact of the following on BSF life-history traits on (1) Arthrobacter AK19 supplementation at benchtop scale, (2) Bifidobacterium breve supplementation at benchtop scale, and (3) Arthrobacter AK19 and Rhodococcus rhodochrous 21198 as separate supplements at an industrial scale. Maximum weight, time to maximum weight, growth rate, conversion level of diet to insect biomass, and associated microbial community structure and function were assessed for treatments in comparison to a control. Supplementation with Arthrobacter AK19 at benchtop scale enhanced growth rate by double at select time points and waste conversion by approximately 25–30% with no impact on the microbial community. Predicted gene expression in microbes from Arthrobacter AK19 treatment was enriched for functions involved in protein digestion and absorption. Bifidobacterium breve, on the other hand, had the inverse effect with larvae being 50% less in final weight, experiencing 20% less conversion, and experienced suppression of microbial community diversity. For those tested at the industrial scale, Arthrobacter AK19 and R. rhodochrous 21198 did not impact larval growth differently as both resulted in approximately 22% or more greater growth than those in the control. Waste conversion with the bacteria was similar to that recorded for the control. Diets treated with the supplemental bacteria showed increased percent difference in predicted genes compared to control samples for functions involved in nutritional assimilation (e.g., protein digestion and absorption, energy metabolism, lipid metabolism). Through these studies, it was demonstrated that benchtop and industrial scale results can differ. Furthermore, select microbes can be used at an industrial scale for optimizing BSF larval production and waste conversion, while others cannot. Thus, targeted microbes for such practices should be evaluated prior to implementation.
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- Emilia M Kooienga
- Department of Biology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States
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- Department of Biology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States
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- Department of Biology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States
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Nolan S, Thorn CE, Ashekuzzaman SM, Kavanagh I, Nag R, Bolton D, Cummins E, O'Flaherty V, Abram F, Richards K, Fenton O. Landspreading with co-digested cattle slurry, with or without pasteurisation, as a mitigation strategy against pathogen, nutrient and metal contamination associated with untreated slurry. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 744:140841. [PMID: 32755776 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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North Atlantic European grassland systems have a low nutrient use efficiency and high rainfall. This grassland is typically amended with unprocessed slurry, which counteracts soil organic matter depletion and provides essential plant micronutrients but can be mobilised during rainfall events thereby contributing to pathogen, nutrient and metal incidental losses. Co-digesting slurry with waste from food processing mitigates agriculture-associated environmental impacts but may alter microbial, nutrient and metal profiles and their transmission to watercourses, and/or soil persistence, grass yield and uptake. The impact of EU and alternative pasteurisation regimes on transmission potential of these various pollutants is not clearly understood, particularly in pasture-based agricultural systems. This study utilized simulated rainfall (Amsterdam drip-type) at a high intensity indicative of a worst-case scenario of ~11 mm hr-1 applied to plots 1, 2, 15 and 30 days after grassland application of slurry, unpasteurised digestate, pasteurised digestate (two conditions) and untreated controls. Runoff and soil samples were collected and analysed for a suite of potential pollutants including bacteria, nutrients and metals following rainfall simulation. Grass samples were collected for three months following application to assess yield as well as nutrient and metal uptake. For each environmental parameter tested: microbial, nutrient and metal runoff losses; accumulation in soil and uptake in grass, digestate from anaerobic co-digestion of slurry with food processing waste resulted in lower pollution potential than traditional landspreading of slurry without treatment. Reduced microbial runoff from digestate was the most prominent advantage of digestate application. Pasteurisation of the digestate further augmented those environmental benefits, without impacting grass output. Anaerobic co-digestion of slurry is therefore a multi-beneficial circular approach to reducing impacts of livestock production on the environment.
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- S Nolan
- Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Co. Galway, Ireland; Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Co. Galway, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, UCD, Dublin, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland
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- School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, UCD, Dublin, Ireland
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- Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Co. Galway, Ireland
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- Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Co. Galway, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
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Qi G, Pan Z, Andriamanohiarisoamanana FJ, Yamashiro T, Iwasaki M, Ihara I, Umetsu K. Effect of solid-liquid separation on anaerobic digestion of dairy manure in semi-continuous stirred tank reactors: Process performance and digestate characteristics. Anim Sci J 2020; 91:e13393. [PMID: 32558001 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of solid-liquid separation on anaerobic digestion of dairy manure in semi-continuous stirred tank reactors. Reactors fed with liquid fraction of dairy manure (screened liquid manure) were kept in water baths at mesophilic (Run 1) and thermophilic (Run 3) temperatures, respectively, while reactors fed with water diluted manure and kept at mesophilic (Run 2) and thermophilic (Run 4) temperatures as control reactors. The performances of reactors were compared in terms of biogas and methane production, and digestate characteristics. The methane yields obtained from screened manure were higher than those from diluted manure at both mesophilic and thermophilic temperatures, while the highest methane yield was 185 L/kg VSadded under thermophilic temperature. Solid-liquid separation also had improved the effect on digestate fertilizer characteristics. Among four digestates from reactors, the highest contents of nutrients, N (4.12 g/kg) and P (2.36 g/kg) were found in Run 3, while the highest content of K (3.42 g/kg) was found in Run 1. These results showed the benefits of solid-liquid separation of dairy manure on process performance and digestate characteristics.
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- Guangdou Qi
- School of Environmental Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, China.,Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, China.,Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering and Socio-Economics, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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Roccotelli A, Araniti F, Tursi A, Di Rauso Simeone G, Rao MA, Lania I, Chidichimo G, Abenavoli MR, Gelsomino A. Organic Matter Characterization and Phytotoxic Potential Assessment of a Solid Anaerobic Digestate Following Chemical Stabilization by an Iron-Based Fenton Reaction. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:9461-9474. [PMID: 32809829 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c03570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Digestates, a byproduct of the anaerobic bioconversion of organic wastes for the production of biogas, are highly variable in chemical and biological properties, thus limiting their potential use in agriculture as soil amendment. Using a lab-scale glass reactor, we aimed to assess the feasibility to chemically stabilize the solid fraction of an anaerobic digestate by applying a Fenton reaction under constant pH (3.0), temperature (70 °C), reaction time (8 h), and various combinations of H2O2 and Fe2+. In Fenton-treated samples, the phytotoxic potential (determined on a test plant), total phenols, and the bad smell odor index markedly declined, whereas total C and N remained unaltered. Thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy revealed contrasting changes in extracted humic and fulvic fractions being increased or depleted, respectively, in aromatic substances. Process feasibility and optimum conditions for an effective biomass stabilization were achieved with a H2O2/Fe2+ ratio between 0.02 and 0.03.
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- Angela Roccotelli
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, (CS), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, (CS), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, (CS), Italy
- Research Consortium TEBAID c/o Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, (CS), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Arias DE, Veluchamy C, Dunfield KE, Habash MB, Gilroyed BH. Hygienization and microbial metabolic adaptation during anaerobic co-digestion of swine manure and corn stover. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 306:123168. [PMID: 32192959 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study assessed the effect of different swine manure (SM)/corn stover (CS) mixtures based on total solids (TS) content with respect to hygienization, microbial community dynamics and methane yields on batch anaerobic co-digestion performance. Different ratios of SM and CS with TS content between 0.69 and 6% digested at 75 d revealed SM had the greatest methane yield at 403.9 mL g-1 volatile solids added (VS) and 86.31% VS reduction. BIOLOG AN microplates and lignocellulolytic enzyme assays proved to be rapid tools for characterizing microbial community metabolism as noted by the different carbon source utilization patterns between TS loadings. Hygienization of fecal indicator bacteria groups was achieved with some (E. coli) but not all groups (Clostridia spp.). The results showed that colorimetric biochemical assays and culture-based techniques can rapidly assess microbial community dynamics during co-digestion, and that TS- in the form of lignocellulosic biomass- influences microbial metabolic activities.
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- Daniel E Arias
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown N0P 2C0, Canada
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- Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown N0P 2C0, Canada.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown N0P 2C0, Canada; Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown N0P 2C0, Canada
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Nag R, Whyte P, Markey BK, O'Flaherty V, Bolton D, Fenton O, Richards KG, Cummins E. Ranking hazards pertaining to human health concerns from land application of anaerobic digestate. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 710:136297. [PMID: 32050363 PMCID: PMC7126561 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been identified as one of the cleanest producers of green energy. AD typically uses organic materials as feedstock and, through a series of biological processes, produces methane. Farmyard manure and slurry (FYM&S) are important AD feedstock and are typically mixed with agricultural waste, grass and/or food wastes. The feedstock may contain many different pathogens which can survive the AD process and hence also possibly be present in the final digestate. In this study, a semi-quantitative screening tool was developed to rank pathogens of potential health concern emerging from AD digestate. A scoring system was used to categorise likely inactivation during AD, hazard pathways and finally, severity as determined from reported human mortality rates, number of global human-deaths and infections per 100,000 populations. Five different conditions including mesophilic and thermophilic AD and three different pasteurisation conditions were assessed in terms of specific pathogen inactivation. In addition, a number of scenarios were assessed to consider foodborne incidence data from Ireland and Europe and to investigate the impact of raw FYM&S application (without AD and pasteurisation). A sensitivity analysis revealed that the score for the mortality rate (S3) was the most sensitive parameter (rank coefficient 0.49) to influence the final score S; followed by thermal inactivation score (S1, 0.25) and potential contamination pathways (S2, 0.16). Across all the scenarios considered, the screening tool prioritised Cryptosporidium parvum, Salmonella spp., norovirus, Streptococcus pyogenes, enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Mycobacterium spp., Salmonella typhi (followed by S. paratyphi), Clostridium spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Campylobacter coli as the highest-ranking pathogens of human health concern resulting from AD digestate in Ireland. This tool prioritises potentially harmful pathogens which can emerge from AD digestate and highlights where regulation and intervention may be required.
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- Rajat Nag
- University College Dublin School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- National University of Ireland Galway, School of Natural Sciences, Galway, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Hupfauf S, Winkler A, Wagner AO, Podmirseg SM, Insam H. Biomethanation at 45 °C offers high process efficiency and supports hygienisation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 300:122671. [PMID: 31901776 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The aim of this work was to prove a process temperature of 45 °C as a practical alternative to commonly applied mesophilic (37 °C) and thermophilic (55 °C) anaerobic digestion (AD). Regarding methane production, no differences were found between the three temperature regimes. However, the maximum possible loading rate at 45 °C exceeded that at 37 °C and 55 °C. Pathogen inactivation at 45 °C was higher than at 37 °C and similarly efficient as at 55 °C. At each process temperature, a unique microbial community established. In addition, the archaeome at 55 °C was dominated by hydrogenotrophs, while at 37 °C and 45 °C it was dominated by acetotrophs. For the investigated substrate mixture, liquid cattle manure with wheat straw as co-substrate, 45 °C turned out to be preferable for AD. For other substrates, these findings still need to be confirmed.
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- Sebastian Hupfauf
- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Pathogen Reduction Potential in Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste and Food Waste. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25020275. [PMID: 31936589 PMCID: PMC7024283 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25020275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a commonly used method of processing waste. Regardless of the type of the used digestate (fertilizer, feedstock in case of solid-state fermentation, raw-material in case of thermal treatment) effective pathogen risk elimination, even in the case of high pathogen concentration is essential. An investigation of the survival time and inactivation rate of the Salmonella Senftenberg W775, Enterococcus spp., and Ascaris suum eggs during thermophilic anaerobic digestion performed on laboratory scale and confirmation of hygienization in full-scale operation were performed in this study. Except for sanitization efficiency, the AD process performance and stability were also verified based on determination of pH value, dry matter content, acidity, alkalinity, and content of fatty acids. The elimination of pathogen was met within 6.06 h, 5.5 h, and about 10 h for the Salmonella Senftenberg W775, Enterococcus spp., and Ascaris suum, respectively in the laboratory trials. The obtained results were confirmed in full-scale tests, using 1500 m3 Kompogas® reactors, operating in MBT Plant located in Poland. Sanitization of the digestate was achieved. Furthermore, the process was stable. The pH value, suspended solids, and ammonium content remained stable at 8.5, 35%, and 3.8 g/kg, respectively. The acetic acid content was noted between almost 0.8 and over 1.1 g/kg, while the concentration of propionic acid was noted at maximum level of about 100 mg/kg. The AD conditions could positively affect the pathogen elimination. Based on these results it can be found that anaerobic digestion under thermophilic conditions results in high sanitation efficiency.
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Tajarudin HAB, Othman MFB, Serri NAB, Tamat MRB. Biological Treatment Technology for Landfill Leachate. WASTE MANAGEMENT 2020:775-806. [DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1210-4.ch036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Biological process for environmental preservation and treatment is not a new technology. It was used a decade ago until now. The most important tools in biological processes are the microorganism and upstream instruments (bioreactor, pond and others) to run the process. Furthermore, the efficiency of the process depends on many factors such as temperature, pH, type of microorganism, conditions, and other nutrients. To understand the factors that will affect the process, mechanisms of microorganisms to treat or protect the environment must be considered. For leachate treatment, biological process is one of the most widely used techniques for low cost and environmentally friendly.
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Okonkwo O, Escudie R, Bernet N, Mangayil R, Lakaniemi AM, Trably E. Bioaugmentation enhances dark fermentative hydrogen production in cultures exposed to short-term temperature fluctuations. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 104:439-449. [PMID: 31754763 PMCID: PMC6942602 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10203-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Hydrogen-producing mixed cultures were subjected to a 48-h downward or upward temperature fluctuation from 55 to 35 or 75 °C. Hydrogen production was monitored during the fluctuations and for three consecutive batch cultivations at 55 °C to evaluate the impact of temperature fluctuations and bioaugmentation with synthetic mixed culture of known H2 producers either during or after the fluctuation. Without augmentation, H2 production was significantly reduced during the downward temperature fluctuation and no H2 was produced during the upward fluctuation. H2 production improved significantly during temperature fluctuation when bioaugmentation was applied to cultures exposed to downward or upward temperatures. However, when bioaugmentation was applied after the fluctuation, i.e., when the cultures were returned to 55 °C, the H2 yields obtained were between 1.6 and 5% higher than when bioaugmentation was applied during the fluctuation. Thus, the results indicate the usefulness of bioaugmentation in process recovery, especially if bioaugmentation time is optimised.
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- LBE, Univ Montpellier, INRA, Narbonne, France
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Nag R, Auer A, Markey BK, Whyte P, Nolan S, O'Flaherty V, Russell L, Bolton D, Fenton O, Richards K, Cummins E. Anaerobic digestion of agricultural manure and biomass - Critical indicators of risk and knowledge gaps. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 690:460-479. [PMID: 31299578 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been identified as a potential green technology to treat food and municipal waste, agricultural residues, including farmyard manure and slurry (FYM&S), to produce biogas. FYM&S and digestate can act as soil conditioners and provide valuable nutrients to plants; however, it may also contain harmful pathogens. This study looks at the critical indicators in determining the microbial inactivation potential of AD and the possible implications for human and environmental health of spreading the resulting digestate on agricultural land. In addition, available strategies for risk assessment in the context of EU and Irish legislation are assessed. Storage time and process parameters (including temperature, pH, organic loading rate, hydraulic retention time), feedstock recipe (carbon-nitrogen ratio) to the AD plant (both mesophilic and thermophilic) were all assessed to significantly influence pathogen inactivation. However, complete inactivation of all pathogens is unlikely. There are limited studies evaluating risks from FYM&S as a feedstock in AD and the spreading of resulting digestate. The lack of process standardisation and varying feedstocks between AD farms means risk must be evaluated on a case by case basis and calls for a more unified risk assessment methodology. In addition, there is a need for the enhancement of AD farm-based modelling techniques and datasets to help in advancing knowledge in this area.
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- Rajat Nag
- University College Dublin School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- National University of Ireland Galway, School of Natural Sciences, Galway, Ireland
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- National University of Ireland Galway, School of Natural Sciences, Galway, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, Ireland.
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- TEAGASC, Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, County Wexford, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Kirby M, Mirza M, Leigh T, Oldershaw L, Reilly M, Jeffery S. Destruction of Staphylococcus aureus and the impact of chlortetracycline on biomethane production during anaerobic digestion of chicken manure. Heliyon 2019; 5:e02749. [PMID: 31763470 PMCID: PMC6859293 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Research was undertaken to ascertain the effect on biogas potential during the anaerobic digestion of chicken manure containing Staphylococcus aureus and chlortetracycline (antibiotic) from infected chicken flocks. S. aureus is a pathogenic bacteria in chicken flocks that is usually treated with the broad-spectrum antibiotic, chlortetracycline. Veterinary antibiotics are often prescribed in the poultry sector for on-farm use at the flock level to control disease; consequently, significant quantities of antibiotics are excreted from the bird into the manure. Subsequent anaerobic digestion of this chicken manure could lead to pathogens and antibiotics affecting the digestion process. Anaerobic digestion biochemical methane potential assays were completed at 35°C for 39 days, with some assays receiving S. aureus and some receiving S. aureus and chlortetracycline. No viable S. aureus cells were detected after Day 0 of the experiment. A further experiment utilising an order of magnitude greater concentration of S. aureus demonstrated a significant reduction (>400 fold) in S. aureus within 24 h when inoculated into anaerobic digestate, with no viable S. aureus cells detected by the end of 3 days. Furthermore, the efficacy of chlortetracycline was significantly reduced when applied to anaerobic digestate compared to water alone. Total biogas yields from chicken manure were significantly lowered by the addition of S. aureus, with and without chlortetracycline. However, there was no significant difference in methane yields between treatments. The cellulose control assays showed a lag phase in methane production after receiving chlortetracycline. In comparison, the absence of a lag phase when the antibiotic were added to chicken manure may have been due to the relatively high nitrogen content of the feedstock reducing the inhibition of chlortetracycline on methanogens. Therefore, this study demonstrates that the addition of S. aureus and chlortetracycline does not have a commercially relevant effect on the digestion of chicken manure.
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- M.E. Kirby
- Agricultural Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems (ACSES), Animal Production, Welfare and Veterinary Sciences Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
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- Agricultural Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems (ACSES), Animal Production, Welfare and Veterinary Sciences Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
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- Princess Margaret Science Laboratories, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
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- Princess Margaret Science Laboratories, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
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- Agricultural Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems (ACSES), Animal Production, Welfare and Veterinary Sciences Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
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- Crop and Environmental Sciences Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
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López A, Baguer B, Goñi P, Rubio E, Gómez J, Mosteo R, Ormad MP. Assessment of the methodologies used in microbiological control of sewage sludge. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 96:168-174. [PMID: 31376961 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.07.024] [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: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sewage sludge usually contains potentially polluting substances such as heavy metals, organic pollutants and various organisms including bacteria, protozoa, helminths, viruses and algae, some of which may be pathogenic. Certain of these pathogens could be transferred to the soil if the sludge is used on agricultural or land recovery applications. For its application on agricultural land, sewage sludge must comply with the limits established in the legislation, which in Europe does not include quality standards regarding microbiological parameters. Nevertheless, the presence of pathogens could limit its agricultural use, as it could pose a risk to human, animal and environmental health. This study compares 4 different methodologies used in microbiological analysis in order to identify the most efficient and reliable method on determining bacteria in sewage sludge. Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecium are used as bacterial indicators. The results obtained in this work indicate that results obtained with three different plate count methods cannot be comparable with those obtained with the MPN method. The membrane filtration method is recommended for its high precision and sensitivity, both in low and high bacterial loads. It is also concluded that it would be necessary to establish the quality standard in concordance with the method used.
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- A López
- Water and Environmental Health Research Group, Environmental Sciences Institute (IUCA), Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza, Calle María de Luna 3, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Water and Environmental Health Research Group, Environmental Sciences Institute (IUCA), Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza, Calle María de Luna 3, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Water and Environmental Health Research Group, Environmental Sciences Institute (IUCA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Calle Domingo Miral, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Water and Environmental Health Research Group, Environmental Sciences Institute (IUCA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Calle Domingo Miral, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Navarra de Infraestructuras Locales S.A (NILSA), Avenida Barañain 22, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Water and Environmental Health Research Group, Environmental Sciences Institute (IUCA), Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza, Calle María de Luna 3, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Water and Environmental Health Research Group, Environmental Sciences Institute (IUCA), Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza, Calle María de Luna 3, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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Zhao Q, Liu Y. Is anaerobic digestion a reliable barrier for deactivation of pathogens in biosludge? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 668:893-902. [PMID: 30870755 PMCID: PMC7112049 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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As World Health Organization advocates, the global burden of sanitation related disease and access to safely managed sanitation and safely treated wastewater should be monitored strictly. However, the spread of pathogens through various agricultural applications or direct discharge of sewage sludge generated in municipal wastewater treatment plants poses a serious challenge on the environment and public health. Anaerobic digestion (AD), the principal method of stabilizing biosolids, can efficiently and largely deactivate viable pathogens, including parasite, virus, and the pathogens harboring antibiotic resistance genes. This review aims to provide a critical overview regarding the deactivation of sludge-associated pathogens by AD, through which a serious concern on the effectiveness and rationality of AD towards sludge pathogens control was raised. Meanwhile, the underlying deactivation mechanisms and affecting factors were all discussed, with the focus on pathogen-associated modeling, engineering design and technological aspects of AD. Lastly, a matric method incorporating the operating strategy of AD with the risk assessment was proposed for evaluating the reliability of AD-based pathogen deactivation, while the research agenda forward was also outlined.
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- Qian Zhao
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan 250101, China; Shandong Province Co-Innovation Center of Green Building, Jinan 250101, China; Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, 637141, Singapore.
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Belloulid MO, Hamdi H, Mandi L, Ouazzani N. Solar drying of wastewater sludge: a case study in Marrakesh, Morocco. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2019; 40:1316-1322. [PMID: 29280674 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1421713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This paper presents a site-specific study of solar drying of wastewater sludge in the region of Marrakesh in Morocco. During the course of the experiments, drying pans (DP) and solar greenhouse drying processes were studied in summer and winter seasons. To simulate the DP process, representative samples were dried in plastic cylindrical plates in ambient conditions, near an Open Greenhouse Sludge Dryer (OGSD) designed and constructed as a tunnel plant. Results showed that the dry solids' (DS) concentration of 80% was reached in only 32 h in summer and 57 h in winter by DP process. The OGSD reached the same concentration in 45 and 65 h in summer and winter, respectively. The important influence of wind speed had a greater effect than the temperature on drying rate. The sludge water evaporation caused a large volume reduction during DP and OGSD processes in both seasons. The removal of total and fecal coliforms during summer experiment was noticeably better in the OGSD, even for Clostridium perfringens. Based on the obtained results, the solar greenhouse drying was practical and beneficial to wastewater sludge management and can be recommended as an alternative to DP in arid climate zones generally, and in Marrakesh particularly.
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- Mohamed Oussama Belloulid
- a National Center for Studies and Research on Water and Energy (CNEREE), University Cadi Ayyad , Marrakesh , Morocco
- b Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Ecotoxicology and Sanitation (LHEA URAC 33) , University Cadi Ayyad , Marrakesh , Morocco
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- a National Center for Studies and Research on Water and Energy (CNEREE), University Cadi Ayyad , Marrakesh , Morocco
- c Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics and Energetics (LMFE) , University Cadi Ayyad , Marrakesh , Morocco
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- a National Center for Studies and Research on Water and Energy (CNEREE), University Cadi Ayyad , Marrakesh , Morocco
- b Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Ecotoxicology and Sanitation (LHEA URAC 33) , University Cadi Ayyad , Marrakesh , Morocco
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- a National Center for Studies and Research on Water and Energy (CNEREE), University Cadi Ayyad , Marrakesh , Morocco
- b Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Ecotoxicology and Sanitation (LHEA URAC 33) , University Cadi Ayyad , Marrakesh , Morocco
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Thomas C, Idler C, Ammon C, Herrmann C, Amon T. Inactivation of ESBL-/AmpC-producing Escherichia coli during mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of chicken manure. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 84:74-82. [PMID: 30691915 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The high prevalence of extended-spectrum-ß-lactamase (ESBL)-/AmpC-producing Escherichia (E.) coli in European broiler farms leads to the possible dissemination of antibiotic-resistant strains into the environment using contaminated feces as organic fertilizer. The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of temperature on the reduction kinetics of two artificially added ESBL-/AmpC-producing E. coli strains during lab-scale mesophilic (37 °C, 42 °C) and thermophilic (55 °C) anaerobic digestion of chicken manure. The decimal reduction times (D-value) were approximately 3-6 days at 37 °C, 1.5 days at 42 °C and 48 min at 55 °C. Starting with initial E. coli counts of 7 log10 colony forming units (CFU) per milliliter, both E. coli strains were below the detection limit after 35 days at all temperatures; however, at 37 °C and 42 °C, ESBL-producing E. coli were still partially detectable by enrichment. Temperature and retention time were the main inactivation factors. No direct correlation could be found between pH, volatile fatty acids (VFA) or ammonia (NH3) and E. coli reduction. D-values were predicted for several temperatures between 37 °C and 55 °C and may help define time-temperature guidelines. Thermophilic digestion is an adequate method to rapidly inactivate ESBL-producing E. coli in chicken manure. At mesophilic temperatures, however, strict compliance of retention times and the prevention of short-circuiting become essential to gain an ESBL-producing E. coli free digestate.
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- Corinna Thomas
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; Institute of Animal Hygiene and Environmental Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Free University Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
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Qi G, Pan Z, Yamamoto Y, Andriamanohiarisoamanana FJ, Yamashiro T, Iwasaki M, Ihara I, Tangtaweewipat S, Umetsu K. The survival of pathogenic bacteria and plant growth promoting bacteria during mesophilic anaerobic digestion in full-scale biogas plants. Anim Sci J 2018; 90:297-303. [PMID: 30554439 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The introduction of biogas plants is a promising way to recycle organic wastes with renewable energy production and reducing greenhouse gas. Application of anaerobic digestate as a fertilizer reduces the consumption of chemical fertilizers. In this study, the survival of pathogenic bacteria and plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) in two full-scale biogas plants operated at mesophilic condition were investigated. Feedstock and anaerobic digestate samples were collected from biogas plants and bacteria load in samples were detected using standard dilution plate method. Pathogenic bacteria were reduced to not detected level through mesophilic digestion tank except for Campylobacter. However, it could be reduced by 98.7% through a sterilization tank. Bacillus was detected at 8.00 and 7.81 log10 CFU/g dry matter in anaerobic digestates, and it was also resistant to sterilization tank. Bacillus spp. is considered to be the safe bacteria that hold remarkable abilities for promoting plant growth. The results showed that treatment at biogas plants is effective to reduce pathogenic bacteria in dairy manure, and sterilization could further reduce the sanitary risks of pathogenic bacteria relating to anaerobic digestate application. Anaerobic digestates could also be utilized as bio-fertilizer as the high load of plant growth promoting bacteria.
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- Guangdou Qi
- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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Hupfauf S, Plattner P, Wagner AO, Kaufmann R, Insam H, Podmirseg SM. Temperature shapes the microbiota in anaerobic digestion and drives efficiency to a maximum at 45 °C. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 269:309-318. [PMID: 30195223 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Throwing longstanding habits over the pile may be necessary to improve biogas production, in particular when it comes to the process temperature. Its effect on biogas production was investigated with lab-scale reactors operated in fed-batch mode (cattle slurry and maize straw) at 10-55 °C over six months. Biochemical and microbial changes were comprehensively investigated. Production was highest and most efficient at 45 °C with an average methane yield of 166 NL kg-1 VS, and thus 12.8% and 9.6% higher than at 37 and 55 °C. Temperature significantly affected the microbiota and higher temperature provoked a shift from Bacteroidetes/Proteobacteria to Firmicutes. A transition from hydrogenotrophic to acetoclastic methanogenesis was observed from 10 to 45 °C, while the trend was reversed at 55 °C. The results contest the textbook notion of preferred and most efficient temperatures for AD and suggest reconsideration of the temperature range around 45 °C for efficient manure-based co-fermentation.
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- Sebastian Hupfauf
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut für Ökologie, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Jiang Y, Dennehy C, Lawlor PG, Hu Z, Yang Q, McCarthy G, Tan SP, Zhan X, Gardiner GE. Inactivation of Salmonella during dry co-digestion of food waste and pig manure. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 82:231-240. [PMID: 30509585 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 10/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Extremely high volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and ammonia concentrations can accumulate during dry co-digestion of organic wastes, which may inactivate pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, inactivation of Salmonella during dry co-digestion of pig manure (PM) and food waste (FW), which are both reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens, was examined. The effects of pH, VFAs, ammonia and their interactions were assessed on three inoculated Salmonella serotypes. The results show that dry co-digestion significantly decreased the Salmonella inactivation time from several months (in wet digestion) to as short as 6-7 days. A modified Weibull distribution was proposed to simulate Salmonella reduction and to calculate or predict the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of VFAs and ammonia. Statistical analysis showed that all the factors (pH, VFA type, VFA/ammonia concentration and Salmonella serotype) significantly impacted Salmonella inactivation (P < 0.01). The inhibitory effect sequence was pH > VFA concentration > VFA type > Salmonella serotype in VFA MIC tests, and ammonia concentration > pH > Salmonella serotype in ammonia MIC tests. The toxicity of VFAs was much greater than that of ammonia, and an antagonistic effect was found between VFAs and ammonia on Salmonella inactivation. Apart from the toxicity of free VFAs and free ammonia, the inhibitory effects of pH alone, ionized VFAs and ammonium were also observed.
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- Yan Jiang
- Civil Engineering, College of Engineering & Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Civil Engineering, College of Engineering & Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Pig Development Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui Province, China
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- Civil Engineering, College of Engineering & Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Civil Engineering, College of Engineering & Informatics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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Characterisation and Antibiotic Resistance of Selected Bacterial Pathogens Recovered from Dairy Cattle Manure during Anaerobic Mono-Digestion in a Balloon-Type Digester. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/app8112088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Dairy cattle manure serves as a potential source of contamination and infection of animals, humans and the environment. Manure samples withdrawn from a balloon-type digester during anaerobic digestion were evaluated for the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens. The bacterial load of the samples was determined via a viable plate count method and the recovered isolates were subjected to characterisation and identification. These isolates were employed in antibiotic susceptibility testing using a disc diffusion method against a suite of 10 conventional antibiotics. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index was calculated and MAR phenotypes were generated. Although all the bacterial pathogens showed a certain degree of resistance to the studied antibiotics, a marked resistance was demonstrated by Campylobacter sp. to co-trimoxazole (87.5%) and nalidixic acid (81.5%). Remarkably, a high resistance (82.42%) was demonstrated against the antibiotic class, macrolide, followed by beta-lactams (40.44%), suggesting that bacterial resistance depended on the chemical structure of the antibiotics. However, individual bacterial isolates varied in resistance to particular antibiotics. Of the 83 bacterial isolates, 40(48.19%) observed MAR > 0.2 and, thus, were described as multidrug-resistant isolates. A total of 28 MAR phenotypes were revealed with the highest frequency of MAR phenotypes (37.5%) expressed against 3 antibiotics. Results indicated a high risk of exposure to various antibiotics and wide diversity of antibiotic resistance.
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Ziganshina EE, Mohammed WS, Shagimardanova EI, Shigapova LH, Ziganshin AM. Draft genome sequence of Staphylococcus sp. EZ-P03 isolated from a mesophilic anaerobic digester. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11:694. [PMID: 30285843 PMCID: PMC6171152 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3784-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Staphylococcus species of the family Staphylococcaceae are facultatively anaerobic Gram-positive cocci growing in clusters, pairs and occasionally in short chains. Staphylococci can be detected in different environments. They are common commensals, but some can also cause infections in humans. Hence, their investigation is required to understand ecology and genetics and to create an opportunity for comparative studies. DATA DESCRIPTION In this study, we report the determination of a draft genome sequence of Staphylococcus sp. strain EZ-P03 which was isolated from anaerobically digested chicken waste materials. The draft genome of Staphylococcus sp. EZ-P03 constituted a total of 62 contigs (> 500 bp) amounting to 2,689,358 bp with a G+C content of 37.3% and a N50 contig size of 126,562 bp. The whole genome shotgun project of Staphylococcus sp. strain EZ-P03 has been deposited at DDBJ/ENA/GenBank under the accession number QPMO00000000.
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- Elvira E. Ziganshina
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology Kazan (Volga Region), Federal University, Kremlyovskaya STR. 18, Kazan, 420008 Russia
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology Kazan (Volga Region), Federal University, Kremlyovskaya STR. 18, Kazan, 420008 Russia
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- Laboratory of Extreme Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology Kazan (Volga Region), Federal University, Kazan, 420021 Russia
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- Laboratory of Extreme Biology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology Kazan (Volga Region), Federal University, Kazan, 420021 Russia
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology Kazan (Volga Region), Federal University, Kremlyovskaya STR. 18, Kazan, 420008 Russia
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Development of a Field Laboratory for Monitoring of Fecal-Sludge Treatment Plants. WATER 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/w10091153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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In urban humanitarian-aid operations, safe treatment of fecal sludge is highly important. While currently field-deployable fecal-sludge treatment plants are being developed, field-ready analytical equipment for process-control and public health monitoring is missing. Within the Microbial Sludge Quality project, a field laboratory was developed. A minimum set of parameters for the considered processes was developed through literature research. The analytical methods were tested on their field applicability and, if necessary, modified. The following methods were modified for field use: bacteriological analysis (sample homogenization and counting), chemical oxygen demand (sample digestion), volatile fatty acid–alkalinity titration (redesigned test setup), total solids (redesigned test setup), and ammonia determination (redesigned test setup). For bacteriological analysis, chemical oxygen demand, and total solids the modifications lead to highly comparable analytical results. The results obtained by the field methodology for volatile fatty acid–alkalinity titration and ammonia determination were sufficient for field-process monitoring; however, they did not correlate as well. To enable rapid startup of the laboratory during humanitarian-aid missions, it was developed to include analytical and support equipment. The usage of the developed laboratory should allow close-in-time process monitoring and public-health assessments of fecal-sludge treatment plants.
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De Vrieze J, Boon N, Verstraete W. Taking the technical microbiome into the next decade. Environ Microbiol 2018; 20:1991-2000. [PMID: 29745026 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The 'microbiome' has become a buzzword. Multiple new technologies allow to gather information about microbial communities as they evolve under stable and variable environmental conditions. The challenge of the next decade will be to develop strategies to compose and manage microbiomes. Here, key aspects are considered that will be of crucial importance for future microbial technological developments. First, the need to deal not only with genotypes but also particularly with phenotypes is addressed. Microbial technologies are often highly dependent on specific core organisms to obtain the desired process outcome. Hence, it is essential to combine omics data with phenotypic information to invoke and control specific phenotypes in the microbiome. Second, the development and application of synthetic microbiomes is evaluated. The central importance of the core species is a no-brainer, but the implementation of proper satellite species is an important route to explore. Overall, for the next decade, microbiome research should no longer almost exclusively focus on its capacity to degrade and dissipate but rather on its remarkable capability to capture disordered components and upgrade them into high-value microbial products. These products can become valuable commodities in the cyclic economy, as reflected in the case of 'reversed sanitation', which is introduced here.
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- Jo De Vrieze
- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Gent 9000, Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Gent 9000, Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Gent 9000, Belgium.,Avecom NV, Industrieweg 122P, Wondelgem 9032, Belgium
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