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Dong H, Wang Y, Zhi T, Guo H, Guo Y, Liu L, Yin Y, Shi J, He B, Hu L, Jiang G. Construction of protein-protein interaction network in sulfate-reducing bacteria: Unveiling of global response to Hg. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 351:124048. [PMID: 38714230 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124048] [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: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/09/2024]
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) play pivotal roles in the biotransformation of mercury (Hg). However, unrevealed global responses of SRB to Hg have restricted our understanding of details of Hg biotransformation processes. The absence of protein-protein interaction (PPI) network under Hg stimuli has been a bottleneck of proteomic analysis for molecular mechanisms of Hg transformation. This study constructed the first comprehensive PPI network of SRB in response to Hg, encompassing 67 connected nodes, 26 independent nodes, and 121 edges, covering 93% of differentially expressed proteins from both previous studies and this study. The network suggested that proteomic changes of SRB in response to Hg occurred globally, including microbial metabolism in diverse environments, carbon metabolism, nucleic acid metabolism and translation, nucleic acid repair, transport systems, nitrogen metabolism, and methyltransferase activity, partial of which could cover the known knowledge. Antibiotic resistance was the original response revealed by this network, providing insights into of Hg biotransformation mechanisms. This study firstly provided the foundational network for a comprehensive understanding of SRB's responses to Hg, convenient for exploration of potential targets for Hg biotransformation. Furthermore, the network indicated that Hg enhances the metabolic activities and modification pathways of SRB to maintain cellular activities, shedding light on the influences of Hg on the carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles at the cellular level.
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- Hongzhe Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory for Chronic Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, Beijing, 100049, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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Yang Y, Zhan C, Li Y, Zeng J, Lin K, Sun J, Jiang F. In-situ reactivation and reuse of micronsized sulfidated zero-valent iron using SRB-enriched culture: A sustainable PRB technology. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 253:121270. [PMID: 38359598 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
Abstract
Sulfidated zero-valent iron (S-ZVI) is an attractive material of permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) for the remediation of contaminated groundwater. However, S-ZVI is prone to be passivated due to the oxidation of reactive and conductive iron sulfide (FeSx) shell and the formation of inactive and non-conductive ferric (hydr)oxides, which serve as electron transfer barriers to hinder the electron flow from Fe° core to contaminants. This study thus proposed a novel approach for in-situ reactivation and reuse of micronsized S-ZVI (S-mZVI) in PRB using sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) enriched culture to realize long-lasting remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated groundwater. S-mZVI were passivated after reactions with Cr(VI) due to the formation of electron transfer barriers (mainly inactive and non-conductive Fe(III) (hyd)oxides, which increased the polarization resistance from 16.38 to 27.38 kΩ cm2 and hindered the electron transfer from the Fe° core. Interestingly, the passivated S-mZVI was efficiently reactivated by providing the SRB-enriched culture and organic carbon within 12 h, and the Cr(VI) removal capacity of S-mZVI in the three use cycles increased to 37.4 mg Cr/g, which was 2.1 times higher than that of the virgin S-mZVI. After biological reactivation, the Rp of reactivated S-mZVI decreased to 12.30 kΩ cm2. SRB-mediated reactivation removed the electron transfer barriers via biotic and abiotic reduction of Fe(III) (hyd)oxides. Especially, the microbial Fe(III) reduction mediated by FmnA-dmkA-fmnB-pplA-ndh2-eetAB-dmkB protein family enhanced the Fe2+ release from the surface and the subsequent re-formation of reactive and conductive FeSx shell. A long-term PRB column test further demonstrated the feasibility of in-situ biological reactivation and reuse of S-mZVI for enhanced Cr(VI)-contaminated groundwater remediation. Within 64 days, the Cr(VI) removal capacity of S-mZVI in the four use cycles increased by 3.2 times, compared to the virgin one. The bio-reactivation using the SRB-enriched culture and sulfate locally-available in groundwater will reduce the chemical and maintenance costs associated with the frequent replacement of reactive ZVI-based materials. The PRB technology based on the bio-renewable S-mZVI can be a sustainable alternative to the conventional PRBs for the long-lasting and low-cost remediation of groundwater contaminated by oxidative pollutants.
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- Yanduo Yang
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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OuYang S, Li Y, Liu M, Zhao Q, Wang J, Xia J, He J, Jiang F. Elimination of methylmercury production potential in excessive sludge in wastewater treatment plants by sulfur addition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 915:169934. [PMID: 38199371 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Mercury ions (Hg(II)) in wastewater can accumulate and transform into the highly neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) in activated sludge. The release of MeHg can have severe environmental consequences, making the treatment of MeHg-contaminated sludge a pressing concern. In this study, we found that all the collected activated sludge samples, from different wastewater treatment plants in four cities, had the potential for Hg methylation. The Hg-methylating capacity reached a maximum level of 0.70-0.92 μg/g volatile suspended solids after 48 h of exposure to 5 μg/L Hg(II) and showed an average MeHg production rate of 4.8±0.5%. Accordingly, a sludge treatment method involving the addition of elemental sulfur (S0) for a short-term or long-term duration (3 or 180 days, respectively) was proposed. The results demonstrated that this treatment approach effectively mitigated and potentially eliminated MeHg formation by simultaneously reducing Hg bioavailability and Hg-methylating bioactivity. We found that bioavailable Hg(II) ions were converted to a secondary phase similar to insoluble HgS after S0 addition treatment, leading to a decrease in Hg bioavailability in sludge. The enhancement of Hg and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) complexation via the increasing amount of thiol groups in EPS also reduced the Hg bioavailability after the long-term treatment. Furthermore, the long-term S0 addition significantly reduced the abundance of Hg-methylators with hgcA gene and promoted the growth of Hg-reducers with merA gene, which ensured the complete elimination of MeHg production potential of the excessive activated sludge. Our findings demonstrated that the proposed S0-addition sludge treatment is a promising and safe biotechnology for treating Hg-contaminated sludge. This approach has the potential to contribute significantly to the mitigation of MeHg pollution within environmental contexts.
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- Shenyu OuYang
- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ecological Environment Simulation and Protection, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Peng X, Yang Y, Yang S, Li L, Song L. Recent advance of microbial mercury methylation in the environment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:235. [PMID: 38407657 PMCID: PMC10896945 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12967-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Methylmercury formation is mainly driven by microbial-mediated process. The mechanism of microbial mercury methylation has become a crucial research topic for understanding methylation in the environment. Pioneering studies of microbial mercury methylation are focusing on functional strain isolation, microbial community composition characterization, and mechanism elucidation in various environments. Therefore, the functional genes of microbial mercury methylation, global isolations of Hg methylation strains, and their methylation potential were systematically analyzed, and methylators in typical environments were extensively reviewed. The main drivers (key physicochemical factors and microbiota) of microbial mercury methylation were summarized and discussed. Though significant progress on the mechanism of the Hg microbial methylation has been explored in recent decade, it is still limited in several aspects, including (1) molecular biology techniques for identifying methylators; (2) characterization methods for mercury methylation potential; and (3) complex environmental properties (environmental factors, complex communities, etc.). Accordingly, strategies for studying the Hg microbial methylation mechanism were proposed. These strategies include the following: (1) the development of new molecular biology methods to characterize methylation potential; (2) treating the environment as a micro-ecosystem and studying them from a holistic perspective to clearly understand mercury methylation; (3) a more reasonable and sensitive inhibition test needs to be considered. KEY POINTS: • Global Hg microbial methylation is phylogenetically and functionally discussed. • The main drivers of microbial methylation are compared in various condition. • Future study of Hg microbial methylation is proposed.
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- Xuya Peng
- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, No. 174, Shapingba Street, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, No. 174, Shapingba Street, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, No. 174, Shapingba Street, Chongqing, 400045, China.
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, No. 174, Shapingba Street, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- School of resources and environmental engineering, Anhui University, No 111 Jiulong Road, Economic and Technology Development Zone, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China.
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Huang Y, Yi J, Huang Y, Zhong S, Zhao B, Zhou J, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Du Y, Li F. Insights into the reduction of methylmercury accumulation in rice grains through biochar application: Hg transformation, isotope fractionation, and transcriptomic analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 340:122863. [PMID: 37925005 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122863] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Methylmercury (MeHg), a potent neurotoxin, easily moves from the soil into rice plants and subsequently accumulates within the grains. Although biochar can reduce MeHg accumulation in rice grains, the precise mechanism underlying biochar-mediated responses to mercury (Hg) stress, specifically regarding MeHg accumulation in rice, remains poorly understood. In the current study, we employed a 4% biochar amendment to remediate Hg-contaminated paddy soil, elucidate the impacts of biochar on MeHg accumulation through a comprehensive analysis involving Hg isotopic fractionation and transcriptomic analyses. The results demonstrated that biochar effectively lowered the levels of MeHg in paddy soils by decreasing bioavailable Hg and microbial Hg methylation. Furthermore, biochar reduced the uptake and translocation of MeHg in rice plants, ultimately leading to a reduction MeHg accumulation in rice grains. During the process of total mercury (THg) uptake, biochar induced a more pronounced negative isotope fractionation magnitude, whereas the effect was less pronounced during the upward transport of THg. Conversely, biochar caused a more pronounced positive isotope fractionation magnitude during the upward transport of MeHg. Transcriptomics analyses revealed that biochar altered the expression levels of genes associated with the metabolism of cysteine, glutathione, and metallothionein, cell wall biogenesis, and transport, which possibly enhance the sequestration of MeHg in rice roots. These findings provide novel insights into the effects of biochar application on Hg transformation and transport, highlighting its role in mitigating MeHg accumulation in rice.
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- Yingmei Huang
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China; Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou, 510405, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China; Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
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Gao Y, Cheng H, Xiong B, Du H, Liu L, Imanaka T, Igarashi Y, Ma M, Wang D, Luo F. Biogeochemical transformation of mercury driven by microbes involved in anaerobic digestion of municipal wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 344:118640. [PMID: 37478720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) with municipal wastewater contained heavy metal mercury (Hg) highly affects the utilization of activated sludge, and poses severe threat to the health of human beings. However, the biogeochemical transformation of Hg during AD remains unclear. Here, we investigated the biogeochemical transformation and environmental characteristics of Hg and the variations of dominant microbes during AD. The results showed that Hg(II) methylation is dominant in the early stage of AD, while methylmercury (MeHg) demethylation dominates in the later stage. Dissolved total Hg (DTHg) in the effluent sludge decreased with time, while THg levels enhanced to varying degrees at the final stage. Sulfate significant inhibits MeHg formation, reduces bioavailability of Hg(II) by microbes and thus inhibits Hg(II) methylation. Microbial community analysis reveals that strains in Methanosarcina and Aminobacterium from the class of Methanomicrobia, rather than Deltaproteobacteria, may be directly related to Hg(II) methylation and MeHg demethylation. Overall, this research provide insights into the biogeochemical transformation of Hg in the anaerobic digestion of municipal wastewater treatment. This work is beneficial for scientific treatment of municipal wastewater and effluent sludge, thus reducing the risk of MeHg to human beings.
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- Yuanqin Gao
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China; Center of Molecular Ecophysiology (CMEP), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biogenetics and Anaerobic Microecology, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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Wang T, Yang X, Li Z, Chen W, Wen X, He Y, Ma C, Yang Z, Zhang C. MeHg production in eutrophic lakes: Focusing on the roles of algal organic matter and iron-sulfur-phosphorus dynamics. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 457:131682. [PMID: 37270963 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The mechanisms by which eutrophication affects methylmercury (MeHg) production have not been comprehensively summarized, which hinders accurately predicting the MeHg risk in eutrophic lakes. In this review, we first discussed the effects of eutrophication on biogeochemical cycle of mercury (Hg). Special attentions were paid to the roles of algal organic matter (AOM) and iron (Fe)-sulfur (S)-phosphorus (P) dynamics in MeHg production. Finally, the suggestions for risk control of MeHg in eutrophic lakes were proposed. AOM can affect in situ Hg methylation by stimulating the abundance and activities of Hg methylating microorganisms and regulating Hg bioavailability, which are dependent on bacteria-strain and algae species, the molecular weight and composition of AOM as well as environmental conditions (e.g., light). Fe-S-P dynamics under eutrophication including sulfate reduction, FeS formation and P release could also play crucial but complicated roles in MeHg production, in which AOM may participate through influencing the dissolution and aggregation processes, structural order and surface properties of HgS nanoparticles (HgSNP). Future studies should pay more attention to the dynamics of AOM in responses to the changing environmental conditions (e.g., light penetration and redox fluctuations) and how such variations will subsequently affect MeHg production. The effects of Fe-S-P dynamics on MeHg production under eutrophication also deserve further investigations, especially the interactions between AOM and HgSNP. Remediation strategies with lower disturbance, greater stability and less cost like the technology of interfacial O2 nanobubbles are urgent to be explored. This review will deepen our understanding of the mechanisms of MeHg production in eutrophic lakes and provide theoretical guidance for its risk control.
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- Tantan Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China.
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Li Y, Zhu N, Hu W, Liu YR, Jia W, Lin G, Li H, Li Y, Gao Y, Zhao J. New insights into sulfur input induced methylmercury production and accumulation in paddy soil and rice. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 455:131602. [PMID: 37178535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Sulfur has a high affinity for mercury (Hg) and can serve as effective treating agent for Hg pollution. However, conflict effects between reducing Hg mobility and promoting Hg methylation by sulfur were found in recent studies, and there is a gap in understanding the potential mechanism of MeHg production under different sulfur-treated species and doses. Here, we investigated and compared the MeHg production in Hg-contaminated paddy soil and its accumulation in rice under elemental sulfur or sulfate treatment at a relatively low (500 mg·kg-1) or high (1000 mg·kg-1) level. The associated potential molecular mechanisms are also discussed with the help of density functional theory (DFT) calculation. Pot experiments demonstrate that both elemental sulfur and sulfate at high exposure levels increased MeHg production in soil (244.63-571.72 %) and its accumulation in raw rice (268.73-443.50 %). Coupling the reduction of sulfate or elemental sulfur and decrease of soil redox potential leads to the detachment of Hg-polysulfide complexes from the surface of HgS which can be explained by DFT calculations. Enhancement of free Hg and Fe release through reducing Fe(III) oxyhydroxides further promotes soil MeHg production. The results provide clues for understanding the mechanism by which exogenous sulfur promotes MeHg production in paddies and paddy-like environments and give new insights for decreasing Hg mobility by regulating soil conditions.
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- Yunyun Li
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecology-Toxicological Effects & Control for Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Information Atlas, College of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Putian University, Putian 351100, China; Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecology-Toxicological Effects & Control for Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Information Atlas, College of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Putian University, Putian 351100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecology-Toxicological Effects & Control for Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Information Atlas, College of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Putian University, Putian 351100, China
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- Centre for Bioimaging Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117557, Singapore.
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Zou J, Qiu YY, Li H, Jiang F. Sulfur disproportionation realizes an organic-free sulfidogenic process for sustainable treatment of acid mine drainage. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 232:119647. [PMID: 36738555 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biological sulfidogenic processes (BSPs) have been considered effective biotechnologies for the treatment of organic-deficit acid mine drainage (AMD) and heavy metal recovery. However, high-rate sulfide production relies on the continuous addition of exogenous organic substrates as electron donors to facilitate dissimilatory sulfate reduction, which substantially increases the operational cost and CO2 emission and also limits the wide application of BSPs in AMD treatment. In this study, we proposed a novel chemoautotrophic elemental sulfur disproportionation (SD) process as an alternative to conventional BSPs for treating AMD, in which sulfur-disproportionating bacteria (SDB) disproportionates sulfur to sulfide and sulfate without organic substrate supplementation. During the 393-day lab-scale test, we observed that the sulfur-disproportionating reactor (SDR) achieved a stable high-rate sulfide production, with a maximal rate of 21.10 mg S/L-h at an organic-substrate-free condition. This high rate of sulfide production suggested that the SD process could provide sufficient sulfide to precipitate metal ions from AMD. Thermodynamics analysis and batch tests further revealed that alkalinity rather than sulfate was the critical factor influencing the SD process, suggesting that the abundant sulfate present in AMD would not inhibit the SD process. The critical condition of SD in the SDR was therefore determined. Microbial community analysis showed that Dissulfurimicrobium sp. was the dominant SDB during the long-term operation regardless of dynamic sulfate and/or alkalinity concentrations, which provides evidence that SDB can be employed for sustainable and high-rate sulfide production for engineering purposes. A multi-stage AMD treatment system equipped with a SDR removed over 99% of the influent metals (i.e., Fe, Al, Zn, Cu, Pb) from AMD except for Mn. This study demonstrated that the novel SD process is a green and promising biotechnology for the sustainable treatment of organic-deficient metal-laden wastewater, such as AMD.
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- Jiahui Zou
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial International Joint Research Center on Urban Water Management and Treatment, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Fan K, Wang W, Xu X, Yuan Y, Ren N, Lee DJ, Chen C. Recent Advances in Biotechnologies for the Treatment of Environmental Pollutants Based on Reactive Sulfur Species. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12030767. [PMID: 36979016 PMCID: PMC10044940 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The definition of reactive sulfur species (RSS) is inspired by the reactivity and variable chemical valence of sulfur. Sulfur is an essential element for life and is a part of global geochemical cycles. Wastewater treatment bioreactors can be divided into two major categories: sulfur reduction and sulfur oxidation. We review the origins of the definition of RSS and related biotechnological processes in environmental management. Sulfate reduction, sulfide oxidation, and sulfur-based redox reactions are key to driving the coupled global carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur co-cycles. This shows the coupling of the sulfur cycle with the carbon and nitrogen cycles and provides insights into the global material-chemical cycle. We also review the biological classification and RSS metabolic mechanisms of functional microorganisms involved in the biological processes, such as sulfate-reducing and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. Developments in molecular biology and genomic technologies have allowed us to obtain detailed information on these bacteria. The importance of RSS in environmental technologies requires further consideration.
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- Kaili Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Beijing Polytechnic, Beijing 100176, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Liang Z, Wu D, Li G, Sun J, Jiang F, Li Y. Experimental and modeling investigations on the unexpected hydrogen sulfide rebound in a sewer receiving nitrate addition: Mechanism and solution. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 125:630-640. [PMID: 36375945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biogenic hydrogen sulfide is an odorous, toxic and corrosive gas released from sewage in sewers. To control sulfide generation and emission, nitrate is extensively applied in sewer systems for decades. However, the unexpected sulfide rebound after nitrate addition is being questioned in recent studies. Possible reasons for the sulfide rebounds have been studied, but the mechanism is still unclear, so the countermeasure is not yet proposed. In this study, a lab-scale sewer system was developed for investigating the unexpected sulfide rebounds via the traditional strategy of nitrate addition during 195-days of operation. It was observed that the sulfide pollution was even severe in a sewer receiving nitrate addition. The mechanism for the sulfide rebound can be differentiated into short-term and long-term effects based on the dominant contribution. The accumulation of intermediate elemental sulfur in biofilm resulted in a rapid sulfide rebound via the high-rate sulfur reduction after the depletion of nitrate in a short period. The presence of nitrate in sewer promoted the microorganism proliferation in biofilm, increased the biofilm thickness, re-shaped the microbial community and enhanced biological denitrification and sulfur production, which further weakened the effect of nitrate on sulfide control during the long-term operation. An optimized biofilm-initiated sewer process model demonstrated that neither the intermittent nitrate addition nor the continuous nitrate addition was a sustainable strategy for the sulfide control. To minimize the negative impact from sulfide rebounds, a (bi)monthly routine maintenance (e.g., hydraulic flushing with nitrate spike) to remove the proliferative microorganism in biofilm is necessary.
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- Zhensheng Liang
- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Redemidation Technology, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Li Y, Zhao Q, Liu M, Guo J, Xia J, Wang J, Qiu Y, Zou J, He W, Jiang F. Treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated water and groundwater in mining areas by biological sulfidogenic processes: A review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 443:130377. [PMID: 36444068 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution in the mining areas leads to serious environmental problems. The biological sulfidogenic process (BSP) mediated by sulfidogenic bacteria has been considered an attractive technology for the treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated water and groundwater. Notwithstanding, BSP driven by different sulfidogenic bacteria could affect the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the treatment performance in practical applications, such as the microbial intolerance of pH and metal ions, the formation of toxic byproducts, and the consumption of organic electron donors. Sulfur-reducing bacteria (S0RB)-driven BSP has been demonstrated to be a promising alternative to the commonly used sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)-driven BSP for treating metal-contaminated wastewater and groundwater, due to the cost-saving in chemical addition, the high efficiency in sulfide production and metal removal efficiency. Although the S0RB-driven BSP has been developed and applied for decades, the present review works mainly focus on the developments in SRB-driven BSP for the treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated wastewater and groundwater. Accordingly, a comprehensive review for metal-contaminated wastewater treatment and groundwater remediation should be provided with the incorporation of the SRB- and S0RB-driven BSP. To identify the bottlenecks and to improve BSP performance, this paper reviews sulfidogenic bacteria presenting in metal-contaminated water and groundwater; highlight the critical factors for the metabolism of sulfidogenic bacteria during BSP; the ecological roles of sulfidogenic bacteria and the mechanisms of metal removal by sulfidogenic bacteria; and the application of the present sulfidogenic systems and their drawbacks. Accordingly, the research knowledge gaps, current process limitations, and future prospects were provided for improving the performance of BSP in the treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated wastewater and groundwater in mining areas.
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- Yu Li
- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ecological Environment Simulation and Protection, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Lab, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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The Transformation of Hg 2+ during Anaerobic S 0 Reduction by an AMD Environmental Enrichment Culture. Microorganisms 2022; 11:microorganisms11010072. [PMID: 36677364 PMCID: PMC9865316 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic and persistent heavy metal pollutant. The acid mine drainage (AMD) environment in sulfide-mining areas is a typical Hg pollution source. In this paper, the transformation of Hg2+ during anaerobic S0 reduction by an AMD environmental enrichment culture was studied by multiple spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. The experimental results showed that the microbial S0 reduction of the AMD enrichment culture was significantly inhibited in the presence of Hg2+. The results of cell surface morphology and composition analysis showed that there was obvious aggregation of flocculent particles on the cell surface in the presence of Hg2+, and the components of extracellular polymeric substances on the cell surface changed significantly. The results of surface morphology and C/S/Hg speciation transformation analyses of the solid particulate showed that Hg2+ gradually transformed to mercuric sulfide and Hg0 under anaerobic S0 reduction by the AMD enrichment culture. The microbial community structure results showed that Hg2+ significantly changed the enrichment community structure by decreasing their evenness. The dominant microorganisms with S0 reduction functions are closely related to mercury transformation and are the key driving force for the transformation of substrate solid particulate and cellular substances, as well as the fixation of Hg2+.
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Qiu Y, Zhang Z, Zhang T, Zhang P. Sulfide modifies physicochemical properties and mercury adsorption of microplastics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 848:157802. [PMID: 35931169 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) tend to accumulate and undergo a sulfur weathering process that leads to significant surface changes in sulfur-rich anaerobic environments, such as sewage and wastewater treatment plants. Aged MPs can have a profound impact on environmental behaviors of various toxic pollutants, especially heavy metals. Although previous studies have investigated the adsorption characteristics of metal ions on MPs that are aged in aerobic environments, the sorptive interactions of sulfur-aged MPs in anaerobic environments with mercury, i.e., Hg(II), are largely unknown. In this study, laboratory investigations were conducted to study the sorptive behaviors of Hg(II) by six common MPs treated anaerobically in the presence of sulfide. Adsorption isotherms show that the sulfur aging process greatly enhances the MP sorption capacity of Hg(II). The mechanisms including changes in the specific surface area, electrostatic interactions, surface precipitation, and surface functional groups are responsible for the enhanced adsorption capacities of sulfur-aged MPs. The thiol group that forms on the MP surface plays a dominant role in enhancing the MP adsorption capacity of Hg(II), which is determined by the formation of unsaturated bonds in the molecular chains of MPs. Furthermore, the pathways of surface chemical transformation of MPs during sulfur aging have been proposed. This study promotes our understanding of the potential hazard of MPs as well as the fate and transport of heavy metals in the presence of aged MPs.
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- Ye Qiu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau.
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Wang S, Wang Y, Li P, Wang L, Su Q, Zuo J. Development and characterizations of hydrogenotrophic denitrification granular process: Nitrogen removal capacity and adaptability. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 363:127973. [PMID: 36122846 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hydrogenotrophic denitrification (HD) is a promising autotrophic biological process for advanced nitrogen removal, while sludge granulation was seldom reported. This study aimed to cultivate granular sludge to improve capacity and stability of HD process. The resulting HD granular sludge performed high nitrogen removal rate (NRR) of 0.42 ± 0.0.4 kgN/(m3·d) with low accumulation of nitrite and nitrous oxide emission. HD granular sludge reactor performed over 3 times higher NRR compared to that in HD fixed-bed biofilm reactor (0.13 ± 0.01 kgN/(m3·d). Besides, granular sludge reactor could treat groundwater well even at the low temperature of 15 °C. The dominant genera were Hydrogenophaga and Comamonas in granular sludge, and Dechloromonas in biofilm. Noticeably, sulfate in the groundwater stimulated the growth of sulfur converting microbes with increasing abundances of sulfite reductase gene and sulfate-reducing bacteria Desulfovibrio. This study highlights the potential implementation of HD process in granular sludge reactor for advance nitrogen removal from impaired groundwater.
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- Sike Wang
- Department of Material and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China; Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, USA; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs., Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Wang J, Dai J, Chen G, Jiang F. Role of sulfur biogeochemical cycle in mercury methylation in estuarine sediments: A review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 423:126964. [PMID: 34523493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Estuaries are sinks for mercury, in which the most toxic mercury form, neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg), is produced by mercury methylators and accumulates in estuarine sediments. In the same area, the microbial sulfur cycle is triggered by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), which is considered as the main mercury methylator. In this review, we analyzed the sulfur and mercury speciation in sediments from 70 estuaries globally. Abundant mercury and sulfur species were found in the global estuarine sediments. Up to 727 μg THg/g dw and 880 ng MeHg/g dw were found in estuarine sediments, showing the serious risk of mercury to aquatic ecological systems. Significant correlations between sulfur and MeHg concentrations were discovered. Especially, the porewater sulfate concentration positively correlated to MeHg production. The sulfur cycle affects MeHg formation via activating mercury methylator activities and limiting mercury bioavailability, leading to promote or inhibit MeHg formation at different sulfur speciation concentrations. These results suggest that sulfur biogeochemical cycle plays an important role in mercury methylation in estuarine sediments, and the effect of the sulfur cycle on mercury methylation deserves to be further explored in future research.
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- Jinting Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Lab, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control and Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Lab, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control and Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Lab, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control and Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Pereira GF, Pilz-Junior HL, Corção G. The impact of bacterial diversity on resistance to biocides in oilfields. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23027. [PMID: 34845279 PMCID: PMC8630110 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02494-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Extreme conditions and the availability of determinate substrates in oil fields promote the growth of a specific microbiome. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and acid-producing bacteria (APB) are usually found in these places and can harm important processes due to increases in corrosion rates, biofouling and reservoir biosouring. Biocides such as glutaraldehyde, dibromo-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA), tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (THPS) and alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC) are commonly used in oil fields to mitigate uncontrolled microbial growth. The aim of this work was to evaluate the differences among microbiome compositions and their resistance to standard biocides in four different Brazilian produced water samples, two from a Southeast Brazil offshore oil field and two from different Northeast Brazil onshore oil fields. Microbiome evaluations were carried out through 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. To evaluate the biocidal resistance, the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the standard biocides were analyzed using enriched consortia of SRB and APB from the produced water samples. The data showed important differences in terms of taxonomy but similar functional characterization, indicating the high diversity of the microbiomes. The APB and SRB consortia demonstrated varying resistance levels against the biocides. These results will help to customize biocidal treatments in oil fields.
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- Gabriela Feix Pereira
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil.,Dorf Ketal Research and Development Center, Rua da Pedreira 559, Nova Santa Rita, RS, 92480-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil.
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Guo J, Li Y, Sun J, Sun R, Zhou S, Duan J, Feng W, Liu G, Jiang F. pH-dependent biological sulfidogenic processes for metal-laden wastewater treatment: Sulfate reduction or sulfur reduction? WATER RESEARCH 2021; 204:117628. [PMID: 34507021 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Both biological sulfate reduction process and sulfur reduction process are attractive technologies for metal-laden wastewater treatment. However, the acidity stress of metal-laden wastewater could affect the sulfidogenic performance and the microbial community, weaken the stability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the biological sulfidogenic processes (BSP). In this study, long-term lab-scale trials were conducted with a sulfate-reducing bioreactor and a sulfur-reducing bioreactor to evaluate the effects of acidity on sulfidogenic activities and the microbial community of the BSP. In the 300-day trial, the sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)-driven BSP was stable in terms of sulfidogenic performance and microbial community with the decline of pH, while the sulfur-reducing bacteria (S0RB)-driven BSP achieved high-rate and low-cost sulfide production under neutral conditions but unstable under acidic conditions. With the decline of pH, the sulfide production rate (SPR) of the SRB-driven BSP stably increased from 30 to 83 mg S/L-h; while it decreased from 56 to 37 mg S/L-h in the S0RB-driven BSP with high fluctuation. The results of estimation were consistent with the thermodynamical calculations, in which the sulfur reduction process showed a better performance at pH 5-7, while the sulfate reduction process might gain more energy when pH<5. The stable sulfidogenic performance and microbial community diversity of the SRB-driven BSP could be attributed to the alkalinity produced in sulfate reduction to buffer the acidic stress. In comparison, the microbial community in the S0RB-driven BSP was significantly re-shaped by acidity stress, and the predominant sulfidogenic bacterium changed from Desulfovibrio at neutral condition, to Desulfurella at pH≤5.4. The stability of the microbial community significantly affected the SPR and the operational cost. Nevertheless, the organic consumption for sulfide production of the S0RB-driven BSP was still less than the SRB-driven BSP even in acidic conditions. Collectively, the S0RB-driven BSP was recommended under neutral or mild acid conditions, while the SRB-driven BSP was more suitable under fluctuating pH conditions, especially at low pH. Overall, this study presented the long-term performance of SRB- and S0RB-driven BSP under varying pH conditions, and provided guidance to determine the suitable BSP and operational cost for different metal-laden wastewater.
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- Jiahua Guo
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety and MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety and MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety and MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety and MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety and MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Zhang L, Qiu YY, Zhou Y, Chen GH, van Loosdrecht MCM, Jiang F. Elemental sulfur as electron donor and/or acceptor: Mechanisms, applications and perspectives for biological water and wastewater treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 202:117373. [PMID: 34243051 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biochemical oxidation and reduction are the principle of biological water and wastewater treatment, in which electron donor and/or acceptor shall be provided. Elemental sulfur (S0) as a non-toxic and easily available material with low price, possesses both reductive and oxidative characteristics, suggesting that it is a suitable material for water and wastewater treatment. Recent advanced understanding of S0-respiring microorganisms and their metabolism further stimulated the development of S0-based technologies. As such, S0-based biotechnologies have emerged as cost-effective and attractive alternatives to conventional biological methods for water and wastewater treatment. For instance, S0-driven autotrophic denitrification substantially lower the operational cost for nitrogen removal from water and wastewater, compared to the conventional process with exogenous carbon source supplementation. The introduction of S0 can also avoid secondary pollution commonly caused by overdose of organic carbon. S0 reduction processes cost-effectively mineralize organic matter with low sludge production. Biological sulfide production using S0 as electron acceptor is also an attractive technology for metal-laden wastewater treatment, e.g. acid mine drainage. This paper outlines an overview of the fundamentals, characteristics and advances of the S0-based biotechnologies and highlights the functional S0-related microorganisms. In particular, the mechanisms of microorganisms accessing insoluble S0 and feasibility to improve S0 bio-utilization efficiency are critically discussed. Additionally, the research knowledge gaps, current process limitations, and required further developments are identified and discussed.
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- Liang Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution (Hong Kong Branch) and Water Technology Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, the Netherlands
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Li G, Liang Z, Sun J, Qiu Y, Qiu C, Liang X, Zhu Y, Wang P, Li Y, Jiang F. A pilot-scale sulfur-based sulfidogenic system for the treatment of Cu-laden electroplating wastewater using real domestic sewage as electron donor. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 195:116999. [PMID: 33714911 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Elemental sulfur (S0) reduction process has been demonstrated as an attractive and cost-efficient approach for metal-laden wastewater treatment in lab-scale studies. However, the system performance and stability have not been evaluated in pilot- or large-scale wastewater treatment. Especially, the sulfide production rate and microbial community structure may significantly vary from lab-scale system to pilot- or large-scale systems using real domestic sewage as carbon source, which brings questions to this novel technology. In this study, therefore, a pilot-scale sulfur-based sulfidogenic treatment system was newly developed and applied for the treatment of Cu-laden electroplating wastewaters using domestic sewage as carbon source. During the 175-d operation, >99.9% of Cu2+ (i.e., 5580 and 1187 mg Cu/L for two types of electroplating wastewaters) was efficiently removed by the biogenic hydrogen sulfide that produced through S0 reduction. Relatively high level of sulfide production (200 mg S/L) can be achieved by utilizing organics in raw domestic sewage, which was easily affected by the organic content and pH value of the domestic sewage. The long-term feeding of domestic sewage significantly re-shaped the microbial community in sulfur-reducing bioreactors. Compared to the reported lab-scale bioreactors, higher microbial community diversity was found in our pilot-scale bioreactors. The presence of hydrolytic, fermentative and sulfur-reducing bacteria was the critical factor for system stability. Accordingly, a two-step ecological interaction among fermentative and sulfur-reducing bacteria was newly proposed for sulfide production: biodegradable particulate organic carbon (BPOC) was firstly degraded to dissolved organic carbon (DOC) by the hydrolytic and fermentative bacteria. Then, sulfur-reducing bacteria utilized the total DOC (both DOC degraded from BPOC and the original DOC present in domestic sewage) as electron donor and reduced the S0 to sulfide. Afterwards, the sulfide precipitated Cu2+ in the post sedimentation tank. Compared with other reported technologies, the sulfur-based treatment system remarkable reduced the total chemical cost by 87.5‒99.6% for the same level of Cu2+ removal. Therefore, this pilot-scale study demonstrated that S0 reduction process can be a sustainable technology to generate sulfide for the co-treatment of Cu-laden electroplating wastewater and domestic sewage, achieving higher Cu2+removal and higher cost-effectiveness than the conventional technologies.
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- Guibiao Li
- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Zhiye Synthetic Inorganic Salt Material. Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Guangzhou Zhiye Synthetic Inorganic Salt Material. Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- Water Desalination and Reuse Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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Kumar V, Dwivedi SK. Mycoremediation of heavy metals: processes, mechanisms, and affecting factors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:10375-10412. [PMID: 33410020 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11491-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Industrial processes and mining of coal and metal ores are generating a number of threats by polluting natural water bodies. Contamination of heavy metals (HMs) in water and soil is the most serious problem caused by industrial and mining processes and other anthropogenic activities. The available literature suggests that existing conventional technologies are costly and generated hazardous waste that necessitates disposal. So, there is a need for cheap and green approaches for the treatment of such contaminated wastewater. Bioremediation is considered a sustainable way where fungi seem to be good bioremediation agents to treat HM-polluted wastewater. Fungi have high adsorption and accumulation capacity of HMs and can be potentially utilized. The most important biomechanisms which are involved in HM tolerance and removal by fungi are bioaccumulation, bioadsorption, biosynthesis, biomineralisation, bioreduction, bio-oxidation, extracellular precipitation, intracellular precipitation, surface sorption, etc. which vary from species to species. However, the time, pH, temperature, concentration of HMs, the dose of fungal biomass, and shaking rate are the most influencing factors that affect the bioremediation of HMs and vary with characteristics of the fungi and nature of the HMs. In this review, we have discussed the application of fungi, involved tolerance and removal strategies in fungi, and factors affecting the removal of HMs.
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- Vinay Kumar
- Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 226025, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 226025, India
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Wang R, Hou D, Chen J, Li J, Fu Y, Wang S, Zheng W, Lu L, Tian S. Distinct rhizobacterial functional assemblies assist two Sedum alfredii ecotypes to adopt different survival strategies under lead stress. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 143:105912. [PMID: 32650147 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lead (Pb) contamination presents a widespread environmental plague. Sedum alfredii is widely used for soil phytoremediation owing to its capacity to extract heavy metals, such as Pb. Although efficient Pb extraction is mediated by complex interactions between the roots and rhizospheric bacteria, the mechanism by which S. alfredii recruits microorganisms under Pb stress remains unclear. The Pb-accumulating ecotype (AE) and non-accumulating ecotype (NAE) of S. alfredii recruited different rhizobacterial communities. Under Pb stress, AE rhizosphere-enriched bacteria assembled into stable-connected clusters with higher phylogenetic and functional diversity. These microbes, e.g., Flavobacterium, could release indoleacetic acid to promote plant growth and siderophores, thereby increasing Pb availability. The NAE rhizosphere-enriched functional bacteria "desperately" assembled into highly specialized functional clusters with extremely low phylogenetic diversity. These bacteria, e.g., Pseudomonas, could enhance phosphorus solubilization and Pb precipitation, thereby reducing Pb stress and plant Pb accumulation. High niche overlap level of the rhizo-enriched species raised challenges in soil resource utilization, whereas the NAE community assembly was markedly constrained by environmental "selection effect" than that of AE rhizobacterial community. These results indicate that different ecotypes of S. alfredii recruit distinct bacterial functional assemblies to drive specific plant-soil feedbacks for different survival in Pb-contaminated soils. To cope with heavy metal stress, NAE formed a highly functional and specialized but vulnerable community and efficiently blocked heavy metal absorption by plants. However, the AE community adopted a more stable and elegant strategy to promote plant growth and the accumulation of dry matter via multiple evolutionary strategies that ensured a high yield of heavy metal phytoextraction. This for the first time provides new insights into the roles of rhizosphere microbes in plant adaptations to abiotic stresses.
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- Runze Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Yan J, Liu J, Ye W, Yuan W, Lin J, Xie J, Huang X, Xie J, Bao M, Yang J, Liu S, Chen W, Chen Y, Zhang H. Enhanced organic compounds utilization and desalination of coal-fired power plant FGD wastewater by mixed bacterial sulphate reducing consortium. Biochem Eng J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2020.107549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Duan JL, Sun JW, Ji MM, Ma Y, Cui ZT, Tian RK, Xu PC, Sun WL, Yuan XZ. Indicatory bacteria and chemical composition related to sulfur distribution in the river-lake systems. Microbiol Res 2020; 236:126453. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2020.126453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Yu X, Sun J, Li G, Huang Y, Li Y, Xia D, Jiang F. Integration of •SO 4--based AOP mediated by reusable iron particles and a sulfidogenic process to degrade and detoxify Orange II. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 174:115622. [PMID: 32145554 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The sulfate radical (•SO4-)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for the degradation of refractory organic pollutants consume a large amount of persulfate activators and often generate toxic organic by-products. In this study, we proposed a novel iron-cycling process integrating •SO4--based AOP mediated by reusable iron particles and a sulfidogenic process to degrade and detoxify Orange II completely. The rusted waste iron particles (Fe0@FexOy), which contained FeII/FeIII oxides (FexOy) on the shell and zero-valent iron (Fe0) in the core, efficiently activated persulfate to produce •SO4- and hydroxyl radicals (•OH) to degrade over 95% of Orange II within 120 min. Both •SO4- and •OH destructed Orange II through a sequence of electron transfer, electrophilic addition and hydrogen abstraction reactions to generate several organic by-products (e.g., aromatic amines and phenol), which were more toxic than the untreated Orange II. The AOP-generated organic by-products were further mineralized and detoxified in a sulfidogenic bioreactor with sewage treatment together. In a 170-d trial, the organic carbon removal efficiency was up to 90%. The inhibition of the bioreactor effluents on the growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa became negligible, due to the complete degradation and mineralization of toxic AOP-generated by-products by aromatic-degrading bacteria (e.g., Clostridium and Dechloromonas) and other bacteria. The sulfidogenic process also well recovered the used Fe0@FexOy particles through the reduction of surface FeIII back into FeII by hydrogen sulfide formed and iron-reducing bacteria (e.g., Sulfurospirillum and Paracoccus). The regenerated Fe0@FexOy particles had more reactive surface FeII sites and exhibited much better reactivity in activating persulfate in at least 20 reuse cycles. The findings demonstrate that the integrated process is a promising solution to the remediation of toxic and refractory organic pollutants because it reduces the chemical cost of persulfate activation and also completely detoxifies the toxic by-products.
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- Xiaoyu Yu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Guangdong Polytechnic of Environmental Protection Engineering, Foshan, 528216, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Yan J, Ye W, Liang X, Wang S, Xie J, Zhong K, Bao M, Yang J, Wen H, Li S, Chen Y, Gu JD, Zhang H. Enhanced reduction of sulfate and chromium under sulfate-reducing condition by synergism between extracellular polymeric substances and graphene oxide. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 183:109157. [PMID: 32006768 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Microbial reduction of sulfate and metal were simultaneously enhanced in the presence of graphene oxide (GO)-like nanomaterials, however, the mechanism remained unclear. In this study, bio-reduction of Cr was compared between free-living bacterium BY7 and immobilized BY7 (BY-rGO) on reduced GO particles. The role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and rGO material on reduction of sulfate and Cr was investigated. Cr(VI) was reduced to Cr(III) and elemental Cr by BY-rGO particles up to 51% and 28%, respectively. EPS produced by the bacterium BY7 mainly consisted of proteins, polysaccharides, nucleic acids and humic substances. Concentration of EPS was sharply increased (about 54%) with the addition of graphene oxide, while the composition of EPS components was strongly affected by the exposure to Cr. By removing surface EPS without breaking the cells, reduction activities of sulfate and chromium by both BY-rGO particles and free-living BY7 cells were decreased. In contrast, reduction of sulfate and Cr by the free-living BY7 cells was enhanced with external addition of extracted EPS. Based on electrochemical analysis, the reduction peak indicating enhanced electron transfer was lost after removing EPS. Moreover, the contribution of each EPS fractions on sulfate and Cr reduction followed an order of polysaccharides > proteins > humic substances. Therefore, microbial sulfate and Cr reduction processes in the presence of BY-rGO particles were enhanced by the increasing amounts of EPS, which likely mediated electron transfer during sulfate and Cr reduction, and relieved bacteria from metal toxicity. Nevertheless, the presence of rGO was crucially important for elemental Cr production under sulfate-reducing condition, which might contribute to lowering electric potential or reducing activation energy for Cr(III) reduction. This work provided direct evidences for enhancing sulfate and Cr reduction activities by supplement of EPS as an additive to increase treatment efficiency in environmental bioremediation.
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- Jia Yan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Guangzhou University-Linköping University Research Center on Urban Sustainable Development, Guangzhou University, 510006, Guangzhou, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Guangzhou University-Linköping University Research Center on Urban Sustainable Development, Guangzhou University, 510006, Guangzhou, PR China.
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Qiu YY, Zhang L, Mu X, Li G, Guan X, Hong J, Jiang F. Overlooked pathways of denitrification in a sulfur-based denitrification system with organic supplementation. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 169:115084. [PMID: 31669906 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Elemental sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification (SADN) is a cost-effective approach for treating secondary effluent from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Additional organics are generally supplemented to promote total nitrogen (TN) removal, reduce nitrite accumulation and sulfate production, and balance the pH decrease induced by SADN. However, understanding of the impacts of organic supplementation on microbial communities, nitrogen metabolism, denitrifier activity, and SADN rates in sulfur-based denitrification reactors is still limited. Here, a sulfur-based denitrification reactor was continuously operated for 272 days during which six different C/N ratios were tested successively (2.7, 1.5, 0.7, 0.5, 0.25, and 0). Organic supplementation improved TN removal and decreased NO2- accumulation, but reduced the relative abundance of denitrifiers and the contribution of autotrophic nitrate-reducing bacteria (aNRB) to TN removal during the long-term operation of reactor. Predictive functional profiling showed that nitrogen metabolism potential increased with decreasing C/N ratios. SADN was the predominant removal process when the C/N ratio was ≤0.7 (achieving 60% contribution when C/N = 0.7). Although organic supplementation weakened the dominant role of aNRB in denitrification, batch tests for the first time demonstrated that it could accelerate the SADN rate, attributed to the improvement of sulfur bioavailability, likely via the formation of polysulfide. A possible nitrogen removal pathway with multiple electron donors (i.e., sulfur, organics, sulfide, and polysulfide) in a sulfur-based denitrification reactor with organic supplementation was therefore proposed. However, supplementation with a high level of organics could increase the operational cost and effluent concentrations of sulfide and organics as well as enrich heterotrophic denitrifiers. Moreover, microbial community had substantial changes at C/N ratios of >0.5. Accordingly, an optimal C/N ratio of 0.25-0.5 was suggested, which could simultaneously minimize the additional operating cost associated with organic supplementation and maximize TN removal and SADN rates.
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- Yan-Ying Qiu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Guo J, Wang J, Qiu Y, Sun J, Jiang F. Realizing a high-rate sulfidogenic reactor driven by sulfur-reducing bacteria with organic substrate dosage minimization and cost-effectiveness maximization. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 236:124381. [PMID: 31545190 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Biological sulfur reduction is an attractive sulfidogenic technology for the treatment of organics-deficient metal-laden wastewater, because it theoretically reduces the electron donor consumption by 75%, compared to sulfate reduction. However, reducing the external organic substrate dosage may lower the sulfur reduction rate. Supplying with a more biodegradable organic substrate could possibly enhance sulfidogenic activity but also increase the chemical cost. Therefore, the sulfide production performance of a sulfur-reducing bioreactor feeding with varied levels of organic supply, and different types of organic substrates were investigated. The results showed that high-rate sulfide production (12.30 mg S/L/h) in a sulfur-reducing bioreactor can be achieved at the minimal dosage of organic substrate as low as 39 mg C/L of organic carbon in the influent. Changing the type of organic substrate posed a significant effect on the sulfidogenic activity in the sulfur-reducing bioreactor. Sodium acetate was found to be the optimal substrate to achieve the highest sulfide production rate (28.20 mg S/L/h) by sulfur-reducing bacteria (S0RB), followed by ethanol, methanol, glycerol, pyruvic acid, acetic acid, glucose, sucrose, malic acid, sodium formate, formic acid, N-propanol, N-butanol, lactic acid, sodium lactate, propionic acid and sodium propionate (2.87 mg S/L/h as the lowest rate). However, the cost-effectiveness analysis showed that glucose was the most cost-effective organic substrate to realize the sulfur reduction process in high sulfide production rate (20.13 mg S/L/h) and low chemical cost (5.94 kg S/$). The utilization pathway of the different organic substrates in the sulfur-reducing bioreactor was also discussed.
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- Jiahua Guo
- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Lab, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China; School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Wang J, Hong Y, Lin Z, Zhu C, Da J, Chen G, Jiang F. A novel biological sulfur reduction process for mercury-contaminated wastewater treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 160:288-295. [PMID: 31154126 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
The sulfidogenic process driven by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) is not suitable for mercury-contaminated wastewater treatment due to the highly toxic methyl-mercury (MeHg) produced by SRB. In our previous study, we observed in short-term batch tests that sulfur-reducing bacteria (S0RB) could remove mercury ions without MeHg production. Thus, the aim of this study is to develop a biological sulfur reduction process driven by S0RB for mercury-contaminated wastewater, and investigate its long-term performance on mercury removal and MeHg accumulation. Receiving mercury-contaminated wastewater containing 0-50 mg Hg(II)/L for 326 days, S0RB in the sulfur-reducing bioreactor showed high tolerance with mercury toxicity, and removed 99.4% ± 1.4% of the influent Hg(II) by biogenic sulfide. MeHg was always found to be undetectable in the bioreactor, even though the sulfidogenic bacteria were exposed to high levels of Hg(II) in long-term trials. The result of qPCR analysis further revealed that the mercury-methylation functional gene (hgcA) concentration in the bioreactor sludge was found to be extremely lower than in the SRB-enriched sludge, Geobacter sulfurreducens PCA and Desulfomicrobium baculatum DSM 4028, implying that there was no or few mercury methylators in the bioreactor. In short, the biological sulfur reduction process using S0RB can efficiently treat mercury-contaminated wastewater, with high Hg(II) removal efficiency and no MeHg accumulation.
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- Jinting Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- MOE Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China; School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Sun J, Yang J, Liu Y, Guo M, Wen Q, Sun W, Yao J, Li Y, Jiang F. Magnetically-mediated regeneration and reuse of core-shell Fe 0@Fe III granules for in-situ hydrogen sulfide control in the river sediments. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 157:621-629. [PMID: 31004978 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Revised: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
A novel iron-cycling process based on core-shell iron granules, which contained zero-valent iron (Fe0) in the core and maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) on the shell (Fe0@FeIII granules), was proposed to in-situ control hydrogen sulfide in the sediments of the polluted urban rivers. The Fe0@FeIII granules added in the top sediment layer removed 97% of sulfide generated by sulfate-reducing bacteria in the sediments, and the sulfide removal capacity of virgin granules was 163 mg S/g Fe (114 mg S/g granule). The Fe0@FeIII granules removed the formed sulfide through the abiotic sulfide oxidation and precipitation, and they also stimulated the microbial iron reduction, which competitively consumed wastewater-derived organics and partially inhibited the sulfate reduction in the sediments. The used Fe0@FeIII granules were easily regenerated through magnetic separation from sediments and air exposure for 12 h, which enhanced the sulfide removal capacities of the regenerated granules by 12%-22%, compared to the virgin granules. During the air exposure, ferrous products (i.e., iron sulfide and surface-associated FeII) on the granule shell were completely oxidized to poorly ordered FeIII hydroxides (γ-FeOOH and amorphous FeOOH) having larger specific surface areas and higher reactivity to sulfide than γ-Fe2O3 on the virgin granules. Meanwhile, the Fe0 in the core was also partially oxidized through the indirect electron transfer, which was facilitated by the electrically conductive iron oxide minerals (Fe3O4 and Fe2O3) and the microbial electron carriers (e.g., Geobacter). The oxidation of Fe0 core contributed additional FeIII hydroxides to the sulfide control. The Fe0@FeIII granules were reused for four times in a 293-day trial, and their overall sulfide removal capacity was at least 920 mg S/g Fe. The proposed iron-cycling process can be a chemical-saving, energy-saving and cost-effective approach for the hydrogen sulfide control in the sediments of polluted urban rivers, as well as lakes, aquaculture ponds and marine.
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- Jianliang Sun
- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Sun J, Hong Y, Guo J, Yang J, Huang D, Lin Z, Jiang F. Arsenite removal without thioarsenite formation in a sulfidogenic system driven by sulfur reducing bacteria under acidic conditions. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 151:362-370. [PMID: 30616048 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Sulfidogenic process using sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) has been used to remove arsenite from the arsenic-contaminated waters through the precipitation of arsenite with sulfide. However, excessive sulfide production and significant pH increase induced by sulfate reduction result in the formation of the mobile thioarsenite by-products and the inefficiency and instability of arsenite removal, especially when the arsenite level fluctuates. In this study, we proposed a novel sulfidogenic process driven by sulfur reducing bacteria (S0RB) for the arsenite removal under acidic conditions. In a long term experiment, efficient sulfide production (0.42 ± 0.2 kg S/m3-d) was achieved without changing the acidic condition (pH around 4.3) in a sulfur reduction bio-reactor. With the acidic sulfide-containing effluents from the bio-reactor, over 99% of arsenite (10 mg As/L) in the arsenic-contaminated water was precipitated without the formation of soluble thioarsenite by-products, even in the presence of excessive sulfide. Maintaining the acidic condition (pH around 4.3) of the sulfide-containing effluent was essential to ensure the efficient arsenite precipitation and minimize the formation of thioarsenite by-products when the arsenite to sulfide molar ratios ranged from 0.1 to 0.46. An acid-tolerant S0RB, Desulfurella, was found to be responsible for the efficient dissimilatory sulfur reduction under acidic conditions without changing the solution pH significantly. The microbial sulfur reduction may proceed through the direct electron transfer between the S0RB and sulfur particles, and also through the indirect electron transport mediated by electron carriers. The findings of this study demonstrate that the proposed sulfidogenic process driven by S0RB working under acidic conditions can be a promising alternative to the SRB-based process for arsenite removal from the arsenic-contaminated waters.
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- Jianliang Sun
- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Liu YR, Johs A, Bi L, Lu X, Hu HW, Sun D, He JZ, Gu B. Unraveling Microbial Communities Associated with Methylmercury Production in Paddy Soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:13110-13118. [PMID: 30335986 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Rice consumption is now recognized as an important pathway of human exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg), particularly in countries where rice is a staple food. Although the discovery of a two-gene cluster hgcAB has linked Hg methylation to several phylogenetically diverse groups of anaerobic microorganisms converting inorganic mercury (Hg) to MeHg, the prevalence and diversity of Hg methylators in microbial communities of rice paddy soils remain unclear. We characterized the abundance and distribution of hgcAB genes using third-generation PacBio long-read sequencing and Illumina short-read metagenomic sequencing, in combination with quantitative PCR analyses in several mine-impacted paddy soils from southwest China. Both Illumina and PacBio sequencing analyses revealed that Hg methylating communities were dominated by iron-reducing bacteria (i.e., Geobacter) and methanogens, with a relatively low abundance of hgcA + sulfate-reducing bacteria in the soil. A positive correlation was observed between the MeHg content in soil and the relative abundance of Geobacter carrying the hgcA gene. Phylogenetic analysis also uncovered some hgcAB sequences closely related to three novel Hg methylators, Geobacter anodireducens, Desulfuromonas sp. DDH964, and Desulfovibrio sp. J2, among which G. anodireducens was validated for its ability to methylate Hg. These findings shed new light on microbial community composition and major clades likely driving Hg methylation in rice paddy soils.
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- Yu-Rong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology , Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing Shi 100085 , China
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- Environmental Sciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology , Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing Shi 100085 , China
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- Environmental Sciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- Department of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences , The University of Melbourne , Melbourne , Victoria 3004 , Australia
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- Ocean College , Zhejiang University , Zhejiang , 310058 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology , Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing Shi 100085 , China
- Department of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences , The University of Melbourne , Melbourne , Victoria 3004 , Australia
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- Environmental Sciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
- Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee 37996 , United States
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