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López-Cabeza R, Cox L, Gámiz B, Galán-Pérez JA, Celis R. Adsorption of sulfamethoxazole and ethofumesate in biochar- and organoclay-amended soil: Changes with adsorbent aging in the laboratory and in the field. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 939:173501. [PMID: 38797398 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173501] [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: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Biochars and organoclays have been proposed as efficient adsorbents to reduce the mobility of agrochemicals in soils. However, following their application to soils, these adsorbents undergo changes in their physicochemical properties over time due to their interaction with soil components. In this study, the adsorption capacity of a commercial biochar and a commercial organoclay for the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SFMX) and the pesticide ethofumesate (ETFM) was evaluated over aging periods of 3 months in the laboratory and 1 year in the field, subsequent to their application to a Mediterranean soil. The results showed that the adsorption of SFMX and ETFM in the soil amended with the adsorbents was greater than in the unamended soil, but for both chemicals, adsorption decreased with aging of the adsorbents in the soil. Characterization of the adsorbents before and after aging revealed physical blocking of adsorption sites by soil components. The loss of adsorption capacity of the adsorbents upon aging led to higher leaching of SFMX and ETFM in the soil containing field-aged adsorbents, although leaching remained lower than in unamended soil. Our findings reveal that, under the Mediterranean environment studied, the efficacy of the studied materials as adsorbents is maintained to a considerable extent for at least one year after their field application, which would have positive implications in their use for attenuating the dispersion of agricultural contaminants in the environment.
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- Rocío López-Cabeza
- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Química para la Energía y Medioambiente (IQUEMA), Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Environmental Sustainability and Health Institute, Technological University of Dublin, Greenway Hub, Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Terrón-Sánchez J, Martín-Franco C, Vicente LA, Fernández-Rodríguez D, Albarrán Á, Rato Nunes JM, Peña D, López-Piñeiro A. Combined use of biochar and alternative management systems for imazamox induced pollution control in rice growing environments. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 334:117430. [PMID: 36801681 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117430] [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: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Imazamox (IMZX) is a persistent herbicide having probable risks for non-target organisms in the environment and water contamination. Alternatives to conventional flooding rice production, including biochar amendment, may induce changes in soil properties which can greatly modify the environmental fate of IMZX. This two-year study is the first to evaluate how tillage and irrigation practices, with or without fresh or aged biochar (Bc), that are alternatives to conventional rice production impact IMZX's environmental fate. The treatments were: conventional tillage and flooding irrigation (CTFI), conventional tillage and sprinkler irrigation (CTSI), no-tillage and sprinkler irrigation (NTSI), and the corresponding Bc-amendment treatments (CTFI-Bc, CTSI-Bc, and NTSI-Bc). Fresh and aged Bc amendment decreased IMZX's sorption onto the soil in tillage treatments, with Kf values decreasing 3.7 and 4.2-fold (fresh case) and 1.5 and 2.6-fold (aged case) for CTSI-Bc and CTFI-Bc, respectively. The transition to sprinkler irrigation reduced IMZX persistence. Overall, Bc amendment also reduced chemical persistence with half-life values decreasing 1.6 and 1.5-fold for CTFI and CTSI (fresh year) and 1.1, 1.1, and 1.3-fold for CTFI, CTSI, and NTSI (aged year), respectively. Sprinkler irrigation reduced IMZX leaching by up to a factor of 2.2. The use of Bc as amendment led to a significant decrease in IMZX leaching only under tillage conditions, but notable in particular for the CTFI case where leaching losses were reduced in the fresh year from 80% to 34% and, in the aged year, from 74% to 50%. Hence the change in irrigation from flooding to sprinkler either alone or in combination with the use of Bc (fresh or aged) amendment could be considered an effective way to sharply mitigate IMZX contamination of water in environments where rice is grown, particularly in those managed with tillage.
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- Jaime Terrón-Sánchez
- Área de Producción Vegetal, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Cáceres, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de Elvas S/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de Elvas S/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Producción Vegetal, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Cáceres, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Producción Vegetal, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Cáceres, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias- IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Cáceres, 06071, Badajoz, Spain.
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- Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias - IACYS, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de Elvas S/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
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Jin L, Wei D, Li Y, Zou G, Wang L, Ding J, Zhang Y, Sun L, Wang W, Ma X, Shen H, Wang Y, Wang J, Lu X, Sun Y, Ding X, Li D, Yin D. Effects of Biochar on the Fluorescence Spectra of Water-Soluble Organic Matter in Black Soil Profile after Application for Six Years. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:831. [PMID: 36840177 PMCID: PMC9965516 DOI: 10.3390/plants12040831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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At present, extracting water-soluble organic matter (WSOM) from agricultural organic waste is primarily used to evaluate soil organic matter content in farmland. However, only a few studies have focused on its vertical behavior in the soil profile. This study aims to clarify the three-dimensional fluorescence spectrum characteristics of the WSOM samples in 0-60 cm black soil profile before and after different chemical fertilizer treatments after six years of fertilization. Fluorescence spectroscopy combined with fluorescence and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopies are used to divide four different fertilization types: no fertilization (T0), nitrogen phosphorus potassium (NPK) (T1), biochar (T2), biochar + NPK (T3), and biochar + N (T4) in a typical black soil area. The vertical characteristics of WSOC are also analyzed. The results showed that after six years of nitrogen application, T2 had a significant effect on the fluorescence intensity of Zone II (decreasing by 9.6% in the 0-20 cm soil layer) and Zone V (increasing by 8.5% in the 0-20 cm soil layer). The fluorescent components identified in each treatment group include ultraviolet radiation A humic acid-like substances (C1), ultraviolet radiation C humic acid-like substances (C2), and tryptophan-like substance (C3). As compared with the land with T1, the content of C2 in the 20-60 cm soil layer with T2 was lower, while that of C2 in the surface and subsoil with T3 was higher. In addiiton, there were no significant differences in the contents of C1, C2, and C3 by comparing the soils applied with T3 and T4, respectively. The composition of soil WSOM was found to be significantly influenced by the addition of a mixture of biochar and chemical fertilizers. The addition of biochar alone exerted a positive effect on the humification process in the surface soil (0-10 cm). NPK treatment could stimulate biological activity by increasing biological index values in deeper soil layers (40-50 cm). Nitrogen is the sovereign factor that improves the synergism effect of chemical fertilizer and biochar during the humification process. According to the UV-Vis spectrum and optical index, soil WSOM originates from land and microorganisms. This study reveals the dynamics of WSOC in the 0-60 cm soil layer and the biogeochemical effect of BC fertilizer treatment on the agricultural soil ecosystem.
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- Liang Jin
- Plant Nutrition and Resources Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Plant Nutrition and Resources Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Plant Nutrition and Resources Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Plant Nutrition and Resources Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Plant Nutrition and Resources Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Plant Nutrition and Resources Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing 100101, China
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- Heilongjiang Institute of Black Soil Protection and Utilization, Harbin 150086, China
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- Heilongjiang Institute of Black Soil Protection and Utilization, Harbin 150086, China
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- Heilongjiang Institute of Black Soil Protection and Utilization, Harbin 150086, China
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- Qiqihar Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar 161005, China
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- Qiqihar Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar 161005, China
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- Qiqihar Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar 161005, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150027, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar 161005, China
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- Qiqihar Agricultural Technology Promotion Center, Qiqihar 161000, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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Karuppaiah B, Jeyaraman A, Chen SM, Chavan PR, Karthik R, Hasan M, Shim JJ. Effect of bismuth doping on zircon-type gadolinium vanadate: Effective electrocatalyst for determination of hazardous herbicide mesotrione. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 313:137543. [PMID: 36535502 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137543] [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: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Pesticides are used to promote the growth of plants and crops by killing weeds and other pests. On the other hand, overused and unused pesticides can leach into groundwater and agricultural lands, easily contaminating water, air, and soil resources. Doping with metal ions is an effective method to improve the catalytic activity of potential electrode materials. In the present study, an electrochemical sensor based on Bi3+-doped gadolinium vanadate nanoparticles (GVB NPs) was fabricated for sensitive and selective detection of harmful pesticide mesotrione (MST). The crystalline nature, functional groups, and elemental composition of the prepared electrocatalysts were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) showed that the undoped gadolinium vanadate had a rice-like nanostructure and was designated as GV NRs, while GVB had the morphology of nanoparticles. The fabricated electrode exhibited a well-resolved MST reduction peak in cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). Bismuth doping effectively enhanced the MST reduction and produced a stronger cathodic current response than bare and GV NRs-modified GCE. Moreover, GVB NPs/GCE show a nanomolar detection limit of 45 nM with a sensitivity of 0.43 μA μM-1 cm-2. The proposed sensor showed good repeatability, reproducibility, and stability in LSV analysis. The fabricated MST sensor was successfully applied to the analysis of real samples (river water and corn) with good recovery results.
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- Balamurugan Karuppaiah
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea
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The Role of Nanoengineered Biochar Activated with Fe for Sulfanilamide Removal from Soils and Water. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27217418. [DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Biochar is a nanoengineered sorbent proposed to control the contamination derived from the presence of residual concentrations of sulfonamides in soil. In this work, we evaluated the sorption of sulfanilamide (SFA) in commercial biochar (BC) produced at 500 °C from oak hardwood (Quercus ilex) and its analog activated with 2% (w/w) Fe (BC-Fe). Subsequently, the effect on dissipation and transport of SFA in untreated soil and soil treated with BC and BC-Fe was also assessed. Laboratory batch studies revealed that BC-Fe increased the sorption of SFA as compared to the pristine BC with Kd of 278 and 98 L/kg, respectively. The dissipation of SFA in either untreated soil or soil treated with BC or BC-Fe was similar, displaying half-lives ranging between 4 and 6.4 days. Conversely, the concurrent determination of sorption during the incubation experiment showed that lower amounts of SFA in solution at the beginning of the experiments were bioavailable in BC-Fe-treated soil when compared to the rest of the treatments shortly after application. Leaching column studies confirmed the amendment’s capability to bind the SFA compound. Therefore, the decrease in bioavailability and movement of SFA in treated soils suggest that biochar soil application can reduce SFA soil and water contamination. According to our results, BC surface modification after Fe activation may be more appropriate for water decontamination than for soil since there were no significant differences between the two types of biochar when added to the soil. Therefore, these outcomes should be considered to optimize the SFA mitigation potential of biochar.
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Sun Y, Lyu H, Cheng Z, Wang Y, Tang J. Insight into the mechanisms of ball-milled biochar addition on soil tetracycline degradation enhancement: Physicochemical properties and microbial community structure. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132691. [PMID: 34755608 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A set of soil under the addition of ball-milled biochar (BM-biochar) from different feedstocks (wheat straw (WS) and rice husk (RH)) and pyrolysis temperature (300 °C, 500 °C, and 700 °C) was established to analyze the tetracycline (TC) degradation performance enhancement and greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrous oxide (N2O) emission reduction from various angles, including physicochemical properties of soil and microbial community structure. After 45 days' incubation, the pH value decreased slightly from 7.34 to 7.22 for WS biochar-treated soil, while slightly increased from 7.34 to 7.50 for RH biochar-treated soil. The lowest KCl-leachable TC concentrations of BMWS700 and RH700 was about 0.0037 mg/L. Ball-milled 500 °C and 700 °C biochars enhanced the removal rate of TC significantly. The maximum reduction of TC was from 2.17 to 0.079 mg/kg, equivalent to 96% removal after ball-milled 500 °C wheat straw biochar (BMWS500) addition, suggesting the promoting effect of biochars on microorganisms for adsorption and degradation of TC. Biochars' addition reduced CO2 and N2O emissions, BM-biochar enlarged this effect under the pyrolysis temperature 500 °C for both feedstock types. Ball milled rice husk biochar pyrolyzed under 500 °C (BMRH500) presented the maximum inhibitory effect CO2 emission. The addition of BM-biochar changed the microbial community and diversity. The relative abundance of bacterium and fungus such as Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Chlorofexi, Mortierella, and Chaetomium increased due to BM-biochar addition, which promoted the degradation of TC and gave rise to more healthy soil environment for plant or microbes. The larger specific surface area, π-π interactions, hydrophobic interaction, and hydrogen bonding are account for better adsorption and degradation of TC by BM-biochars. This work elucidated the management of organic contaminants in real soil by BM-biochar.
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- Yanfang Sun
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China; School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China
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- Tianjin Tianmai Energy-saving Equipment Co., Ltd., Tianjin, 300112, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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Rajaji U, Chinnapaiyan S, Chen SM, Govindasamy M, Oliveira Filho JID, Khushaim W, Mani V. Design and Fabrication of Yttrium Ferrite Garnet-Embedded Graphitic Carbon Nitride: A Sensitive Electrocatalyst for Smartphone-Enabled Point-of-Care Pesticide (Mesotrione) Analysis in Food Samples. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:24865-24876. [PMID: 34009929 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04597] [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] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As the use of pesticides in agriculture is increasing at an alarming rate, food contamination by pesticide residues is becoming a huge global problem. It is essential to develop a sensitive and user-friendly sensor device to quantify trace levels of pesticide and herbicide residues in food samples. Herein, we report an electrocatalyst made up of yttrium iron garnet (Y3Fe5O12; YIG) and graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) to attain picomolar-level detection sensitivity for mesotrione (MTO), which is a widely used herbicide in agriculture. First, YIG was prepared by a hydrothermal route; then, it was loaded on GCN sheets via a calcination method. The surface structures, composition, crystallinity, and interfacial and electrocatalytic properties of the YIG and YIG/GCN were analyzed. As the YIG/GCN displayed better surface and catalytic properties than YIG, YIG/GCN was modified on a screen-printed carbon electrode to fabricate a sensor for MTO. The YIG/GCN-modified electrode displayed a detection limit of 950 pM for MTO. The method was demonstrated in (spiked) fruits and vegetables. Then, the modified electrode was integrated with a miniaturized potentiostat called KAUSTat, which can be operated wirelessly by a smartphone. A first smartphone-based portable sensor was demonstrated for MTO that is suitable for use in nonlaboratory settings.
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- Umamaheswari Rajaji
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Section 3, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Section 3, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Section 3, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Section 3, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Pandey SD, Mendonça FG, Rodrigues MN, Faria BPZ, Campos JLE, Noronha IFPC, Vieira SS, Santos NAV, Fernandes LA, Sampaio RA, Colen F, Magriotis ZM, Jorio A. Structural and elemental analysis of biochars in the search of a synthetic path to mimetize anthropic Amazon soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 279:111685. [PMID: 33321351 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, chemical and structural properties of various biochars were analyzed and compared with those from a highly stable anthropic soil, Terra Preta de Índio (TPI). TPI is believed to be responsible for the fertility of Amazonian soils and their stability; therefore, the production of a synthetic TPI would be of great interest for agricultural applications. Biochar produced from different raw biomasses were comprehensively characterized and, based on the obtained results, a preliminary study was performed testing three different routes of chemical activation using nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and potassium hydroxide as activating agents. After chemical activations, metal contents in the biochars decreased, as expected, and high degrees of carbonization were observed. In the case of the activation performed with HNO3, intense signals related to carboxylic groups in TG-MS analysis and in potentiometric titrations point out to a highly oxygenated biochar. Structural analysis showed that activations generated point defects in sp2-carbon structures of biochar, with the material obtained after KOH activation showing a high surface area (569 m2 g-1), an important feature for the use as soil amendment.
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- Sugandha D Pandey
- Departamento de Física, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Departamento de Quimica, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Departamento de Engenharia, DESA, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Quimica, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia, DESA, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Av. Doutor Sylvio Menicucci, 1001 - Kennedy, 37200-900, Lavras, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia, Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Av. Doutor Sylvio Menicucci, 1001 - Kennedy, 37200-900, Lavras, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Gámiz B, López-Cabeza R, Velarde P, Spokas KA, Cox L. Biochar changes the bioavailability and bioefficacy of the allelochemical coumarin in agricultural soils. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:834-843. [PMID: 32926587 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Allelochemicals can act as biopesticides or enhance the action of synthetic pesticides. In this work, we assessed the bioavailability of the allelochemical coumarin in soils amended with fresh or field-aged biochars (BCs). The fresh BC from oak wood (Fresh BC) was prepared at 550 °C and was buried for aging in two different places: in a sandy loam soil in Spain for 15 months (Aged BC_1) and a sandy loam soil in USA for six months (Aged BC_2). RESULTS Sorption experiments showed that all BCs were able to increase the affinity of soil towards coumarin, with the distribution coefficient following the order: unamended soil < Aged BC_2-amended soil < Aged BC_1-amended soil < Fresh BC-amended soil. All biochars ensure greater persistence of coumarin and the effect was more pronounced at high chemical dose (10 mg kg-1 ). Conversely, leaching studies in soil columns revealed that BCs were able to maintain coumarin within the first 5 cm of top-soil with total amount extracted ranging between 17% and 22% for BC-amended soil and <1% for unamended soil. Leaching was only observed when coumarin was added at the highest rate. Likewise, the bioefficacy of coumarin against lettuce was enhanced only at 10 kg ha-1 with BC-amended soil. CONCLUSIONS Biochar application to agricultural soils is a promising tool for the management of natural compounds with potential use as biopesticides, such as coumarin, because it increases sorption, persistence and, in some cases, bioefficacy. The results reveal that this effect still persists with aging of BC in soils.
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- Beatriz Gámiz
- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, Sevilla, Spain
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- Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, Sevilla, Spain
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, St Paul, MN, USA
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, Sevilla, Spain
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Zhang X, Xu Z, Qian X, Lin D, Zeng T, Filser J, Li L, Kah M. Assessing the Impacts of Cu(OH) 2 Nanopesticide and Ionic Copper on the Soil Enzyme Activity and Bacterial Community. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:3372-3381. [PMID: 32109358 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nanopesticides are being introduced in agriculture, and the associated environmental risks and benefits must be carefully assessed before their widespread agricultural applications. We investigated the impacts of a commercial Cu(OH)2 nanopesticide formulation (NPF) at different agricultural application doses (e.g., 0.5, 5, and 50 mg of Cu kg-1) on enzyme activities and bacterial communities of loamy soil (organic matter content of 3.61%) over 21 days. Results were compared to its ionic analogue (i.e., CuSO4) and nano-Cu(OH)2, including both the commercial unformulated active ingredient of NPF (AI-NPF) and synthesized Cu(OH)2 nanorods (NR). There were negligible changes in the activity of acid phosphatase, regardless of exposure dose, whereas significant (p < 0.05) variations in activities of invertase, urease, and catalase were observed at a dose of 5 mg kg-1 or higher. Invertase activity decreased with an increasing bioavailable Cu concentration in soil under various treatments. In comparison to CuSO4, both Cu(OH)2 nanopesticide (i.e., NPF) and nano-Cu(OH)2 (i.e., AI-NPF and NR) caused a significant (p < 0.05) inhibition of urease activity, wherein a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the activity of catalase was observed, representing serious oxidative stress. Accordingly, NPF, AI-NPF, and NR differently affected soil bacterial abundance, diversity, and community compared to CuSO4, which could have resulted from the changes in the bioavailable Cu concentration as a result of the distinct nature of copper spiked (i.e., nano form versus salt). Moreover, minor differences in the soil enzyme activity and bacterial community were observed between NPF and AI-NPF, reflecting that the impact of the Cu(OH)2 nanopesticide was primarily attributed to the presence of nano-Cu(OH)2. In total, the impacts of nano-Cu(OH)2 on the soil bacterial community and enzyme activity tested in this study differed from CuSO4, shedding light on the environmental risks of the Cu(OH)2 nanopesticide in the long run.
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- Xiaoxia Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard of Agro-Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology (UFT), Department General and Theoretical Ecology, Faculty 2 (Biology/Chemistry), University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Sashidhar P, Kochar M, Singh B, Gupta M, Cahill D, Adholeya A, Dubey M. Biochar for delivery of agri-inputs: Current status and future perspectives. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 703:134892. [PMID: 31767299 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Biochar, a carbonaceous porous material produced from the pyrolysis of agricultural residues and solid wastes has been widely used as a soil amendment. Recent publications on biochar are primarily focussed with its application in climatic aspects, contaminant immobilization, soil amendment strategies, nutrient recovery, engineered material production and waste-water treatment. Numerous studies have reported the positive attribute of biochar's nutrient value that helps in improving plant growth and fertilizer use efficiency. The renewability, low-cost, high porosity, high surface area and customizable surface chemistry of biochar offers ample prospect in several engineering applications, some of which needs significant attention. This review aims at systematically assessing the uses of biochar as a potential carrier material for delivery of agrochemicals and microbes. The key parameters of biochar that are crucial to assess the potential of any material to be used for delivery purposes are discussed. The parameters such as the physicochemical properties of biochar, the mechanistic aspects of adsorption and release of agrochemicals and microbes from biochar, comparative assessment of biochar over other carrier materials, long-term effects of biochar and the economic and environmental benefits of biochar are discussed in detail. At the end, a brief perspective has also been laid out to discuss how nano-interventions could further be helpful to tailor biochar properties useful for delivery applications.
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- Poonam Sashidhar
- TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Gram, Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, Haryana 122003, India; Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Gram, Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, Haryana 122003, India
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- TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Gram, Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, Haryana 122003, India
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- TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Gram, Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, Haryana 122003, India
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- Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Gram, Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, Haryana 122003, India
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- TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Gram, Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, Haryana 122003, India.
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