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Zhang J, Xu X, Liang J, Huang W, Zhao L, Qiu H, Cao X. Natural Attenuation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol in Fe-Rich Soil during Redox Oscillations: Anoxic-Oxic Coupling Mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39028924 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c03244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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Natural attenuation of organic contaminants can occur under anoxic or oxic conditions. However, the effect of the coupling anoxic-oxic process, which often happens in subsurface soil, on contaminant transformation remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) transformation in Fe-rich soil under anoxic-oxic alternation. The anoxic and oxic periods in the alternating system showed faster 2,4-DCP transformation than the corresponding control single anoxic and oxic systems; therefore, a higher transformation rate (63.4%) was obtained in the alternating system relative to control systems (27.9-42.4%). Compared to stable pH in the alternating system, the control systems presented clear OH- accumulation, caused by more Fe(II) regeneration in the control anoxic system and longer oxygenation in the control oxic system. Since 2,4-DCP was transformed by ion exchangeable Fe(II) in soil via direct reduction in the anoxic process and induced ·OH oxidation in the oxic process, OH- accumulation was unbeneficial because it competed for proton with direct reduction and inhibited •OH generation via complexing with Fe(II). However, the alternating system exhibited OH--buffering capacity via anoxic-oxic coupling processes because the subsequent oxic periods intercepted Fe(II) regeneration in anoxic periods, while shorter exposure to O2 in oxic periods avoided excessive OH- generation. These findings highlight the significant role of anoxic-oxic alternation in contaminant attenuation persistently.
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- Jingyi Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
- National Field Observation and Research Station of Erhai Lake Ecosystem, Yunnan 671000, China
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Chen X, Hu Z, Xie H, Zhang J, Liang S, Wu H, Zhuang L. Priming effects of root exudates on the source-sink stability of benzo[a]pyrene in wetlands: A microcosm experiment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 429:128364. [PMID: 35114457 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although wetland is acknowledged as an effective ecosystem to remove persistent organic pollutants (POPs), the change of environmental factors would switch wetland from transient sink to permanent source. Thus, it is worthwhile to meticulously study its source-sink dynamics. In this study, root exudates' effect on the source-sink dynamics of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in a simulated wetland sediment system was investigated, and the identification results of labile, stable-adsorbed, and bound-residue fraction highlighted that root exudates' priming effects could accelerate fraction transformation and depuration of BaP in wetlands. The priming effects are the combination results of three different pathways, including decrease in the interfacial tension of BaP (1.21-4.19%), occurrence of co-metabolism processes (2.47-12.51%), and liberation of mineral-bound pathways (1.82-83.14%). All these pathways promoted the abiotic and biotic BaP removal processes, which reduced the half-life of BaP from 42 days to 13 days, and subsequently reduced the hazard potential of BaP in the wetland. Root exudates' priming effects accounted for over 99.84% in total dissipation of BaP, regulated the source-sink stability of the wetlands contaminated by BaP. The source-sink dynamics provides a conceptual framework for understanding environmental fate, risk assessment and further storage management of POPs in wetlands.
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- Xinhan Chen
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China.
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- Environmental Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China; College of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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Cheng Y, Ding J, Liang X, Ji X, Xu L, Xie X, Zhang YK. Fractions Transformation and Dissipation Mechanism of Dechlorane Plus in the Rhizosphere of the Soil-Plant System. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:6610-6620. [PMID: 32252527 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The fractions transformation and dissipation mechanism of Dechlorane Plus (DP) in the rhizosphere of soil-plant system were investigated and characterized by a 150-day experiment using a rhizobox system. The depuration, accumulation, and translocation of DP in rice plants were observed. The contributions of plant uptake, microbial degradation, and bound-residue formation to DP dissipation under the rhizosphere effect were modeled and quantified. The gradients of DP concentrations correlated well with microbial biomass in the rhizosphere (R2 = 0.898). The rhizosphere facilitated the bioavailability of DP (excitation) and modified the bound-residue formation of DP (aging). DP concentrations in roots were positively correlated with the labile fraction of DP in soil (R2 = 0.852-0.961). There were spatiotemporal variations in the DP fractions. Dissolved and soil organic carbon were important influences on fraction transformation. Contributions to total DP dissipation were in the following ranges: microbial degradation (8.33-54.14%), bound-residue formation (3.64-16.43%), and plant uptake (0.54-3.85%). With all of these processes operating, the half-life of DP in the rhizosphere was 105 days. The stereoselectivity of DP isomers in both rice and DP fractions in soil were observed, suggesting a link between stereoselective bioaccumulation of DP in terrestrial organisms and dissipation pathways in soil.
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- Yu Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Nanjing Innovation Center for Environmental Protection Industry Company, Limited, Nanjing 210042, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
- Nanjing Innovation Center for Environmental Protection Industry Company, Limited, Nanjing 210042, P. R. China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
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Cheng Y, Ding J, Xie X, Ji X, Zhang Y. Validation and Application of a 3-Step Sequential Extraction Method to Investigate the Fraction Transformation of Organic Pollutants in Aging Soils: A Case Study of Dechlorane Plus. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:1325-1333. [PMID: 30595018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A 3-step sequential extraction method was developed to characterize the "labile," "stable-adsorbed," and "bound-residue" fractions of Dechlorane Plus (DP) in aging soils. Afterward, the proposed method was used to observe the transformation of DP fractions during aging. Slight decrease of total DP concentrations suggested there was a rather limited degradation, with only 4.2-8.2% of initial DP having degraded after 260 days. The labile fraction, which indicated the bioavailability of DP, decreased from 25.5% to 8.2%. The bound-residue fraction, usually regarded as a route for detoxification, increased from 0.1% to 18.5%. Model simulations were then developed to investigate the transformation, indicating that transformation rates were inconstant and distinguishable over time. Half-lives of DP were estimated to range from 1325 to 2948 days, indicating its environmental persistence in aging soils. Through Sobol Global Sensitivity Analysis (SGSA), degradation was evaluated to be the most sensitive factor of effecting the DP transformation in aging soils. Furthermore, the fsyn values increased from 0.26 to 0.37 in the labile fraction and decreased from 0.25 to 0.18 in the bound-residue fraction. The observed stereoselectivity difference might be the cause of the stereoselective accumulation of DP in terrestrial organisms.
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- Yu Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Center for Hydrosciences Research, School of the Environment, School of Life Science , Nanjing University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education. College of environment , Hohai University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Center for Hydrosciences Research, School of the Environment, School of Life Science , Nanjing University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Center for Hydrosciences Research, School of the Environment, School of Life Science , Nanjing University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Center for Hydrosciences Research, School of the Environment, School of Life Science , Nanjing University , Nanjing , P. R. China
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Yang L, Shi Y, Li J, Fang L, Luan T. Transformation of aqueous sulfonamides under horseradish peroxidase and characterization of sulfur dioxide extrusion products from sulfadiazine. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 200:164-172. [PMID: 29477765 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The potential of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) to catalyze the removal of sulfonamides from water and the effects of different H2O2 and HRP concentrations were investigated. Six sulfonamides, each with a five- or six-membered heterocyclic group, including sulfamethoxazole (SMX), sulfathiazole (STZ), sulfapyridine (SPD), sulfadiazine (SDZ), sulfamerazine (SMR) and sulfamethoxypyridazine (SMP) were selected as target compounds. All sulfonamides exhibit a pseudo-first-order dependence of the concentration versus the reaction time. The decay rate (k, h-1) of the six sulfonamides spiked individually exhibit a trend following the order of STZ > SMP, SPD > SMR > SDZ » SMX. When spiked together, the coexistent sulfonamides might act as mediators for the enhancement of SMX removal and as competitors for the decreased removal of most sulfonamides. Moreover, six transformation products of SDZ are identified by the Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap Elite technique. SDZ transformation involves two steps: one is the Smiles re-arrangement of the structure, and the other is oxidation and sulfur dioxide extrusion. This study is the first to report the removal dynamics of sulfonamides in HRP-catalyzed reactions and the identified products of SDZ.
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- Lihua Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou 510275, China; South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Zhao H, Zhang D, Du P, Li H, Liu C, Li Y, Cao H, Crittenden JC, Huang Q. A combination of electro-enzymatic catalysis and electrocoagulation for the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals from water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 297:269-277. [PMID: 25978190 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.04.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We in this study investigated a novel electrochemical approach combining electro-enzyme and electrocoagulation to precipitate bisphenol A (BPA) from water containing humic acid (HA). Horseradish peroxidase was immobilized on the graphite felt of Ti electrode as HRP-GF/Ti cathode, with aluminum plate anode establishing a pair of working electrodes. BPA was 100% removed and the reduction of total organic carbon (TOC) reached 95.1% after 20-min sequencing treatment with the current density of 2.3 mA/cm(2). Real wastewater (TOC=28.76 mg/L, BPA=4.1 μg/L) also can achieve 94% BPA removal and 52% TOC reduction after sequencing treatment. Additionally, coupled electro-system with continuous flow only required energy of 0.016 kWh/m(3) to achieve simultaneous 90% BPA and 85% TOC removal. As indicated in the time-of-flight mass spectrometry and FTIR spectra, the electro-enzymatic process not only oxidized BPA into dimer and BPA-3,4-quinone, but also greatly altered the chemical and structural features of HA, where hydrophilic moieties (phenolic and alcohols) transformed into hydrophobic forms (ethers, quinone and aliphatic). These polymerized products were effectively separated from aquous solution during anodic electrocoagulation, leading to significant removal of BPA and TOC. Thus, the coupled process may provide a faster and less energy strategy to control certain emerging contaminants in water/wastewater treatment.
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- He Zhao
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, United States
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- College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223, United States.
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Enzymatic technologies for remediation of hydrophobic organic pollutants in soil. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:8815-29. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6872-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Nowak KM, Girardi C, Miltner A, Gehre M, Schäffer A, Kästner M. Contribution of microorganisms to non-extractable residue formation during biodegradation of ibuprofen in soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 445-446:377-384. [PMID: 23361042 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 12/05/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Non-extractable residues (NER) formed during biodegradation of organic contaminants in soil are considered to be mainly composed of parent compounds or their primary metabolites with hazardous potential. However, in the case of biodegradable organic compounds, the soil NER may also contain microbial biomass components, for example fatty acids (FA) and amino acids (AA). After cell death, these biomolecules are subsequently incorporated into non-living soil organic matter (SOM) and are stabilised ultimately forming hardly extractable residues of biogenic origin. We investigated biodegradation of (13)C(6)-ibuprofen, in particular the metabolic incorporation of the (13)C-label into FA and AA and their fate in soil over 90 days. (13)C-FA and (13)C-AA amounts in the living microbial biomass fraction initially increased, then decreased over time and were continuously incorporated into the non-living SOM pool. The (13)C-FA in the non-living SOM remained stable from day 59 whereas the contents of (13)C-AA slightly increased until the end. After 90 days, nearly all NER were biogenic as they were made up almost completely by natural biomass compounds. The presented data demonstrated that the potential environmental risks related to the ibuprofen-derived NER are overestimated.
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- Karolina M Nowak
- UFZ, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
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Smídová K, Hofman J, Ite AE, Semple KT. Fate and bioavailability of ¹⁴C-pyrene and ¹⁴C-lindane in sterile natural and artificial soils and the influence of aging. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2012; 171:93-98. [PMID: 22892571 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Revised: 07/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Soil organic matter is used to extrapolate the toxicity and bioavailability of organic pollutants between different soils. However, it has been shown that other factors such as microbial activity are crucial. The aim of this study was to investigate if sterilization can reduce differences in the fate and bioavailability of organic pollutants between different soils. Three natural soils with increasing total organic carbon (TOC) content were collected and three artificial soils were prepared to obtain similar TOCs. Soils were sterilized and spiked with (14)C-pyrene and (14)C-lindane. Total (14)C radioactivity, HPCD extractability, and bioaccumulation in Eisenia fetida were measured over 56 days. When compared to non-sterile soils, differences between the natural and artificial soils and the influence of soil-contaminant contact time were generally reduced in the sterile soils (especially with middle TOC). The results indicate the possibility of using sterile soils as "the worst case scenario" in soil ecotoxicity studies.
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- Klára Smídová
- Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 126/3, Brno CZ-62500, Czech Republic
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Palomo M, Bhandari A. Stabilization of enzymatically polymerized phenolic chemicals in a model soil organic matter-free geomaterial. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2012; 41:1916-1922. [PMID: 23128748 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A variety of remediation methods, including contaminant transformation by peroxidase-mediated oxidative polymerization, have been proposed to manage soils and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated phenols. Phenol stabilization has been successfully observed during cross polymerization between phenolic polymers and soil organic matter (SOM) for soils with SOM >3%. This study evaluates peroxidase-mediated transformation and removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) from an aqueous phase in contact with a natural geomaterial modified to contain negligible (<0.3%) SOM. The results are compared with those for soils with higher SOM. The SOM-free sorbent was generated by removing SOM using a NaOCl oxidation. When horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was used to induce polymerization of DCP, the soil-water phase distribution relationship (PDR) of DCP polymerization products (DPP) was complete within 1 d and PDRs did not significantly change over the 28 d of study. The conversion of DCP to DPP was close to 95% efficient. Extractable solute consisted entirely of DPP with 5% or less of unreacted DCP. The aqueous extractability of DPP from SOM-free geomaterial decreased at longer contact times and at smaller residual aqueous concentrations of DPP. DCP stabilization appeared to have resulted from a combination of sorption, precipitation, and ligand exchange between oligomeric products and the exposed mineral surfaces. Modification of the mineral surface through coverage with DPP enhanced the time-dependent retention of the oligomers. DPP stabilization in SOM-free geomaterial was comparable with that reported in the literature with soil containing SOM contents >1%. Results from this study suggest that the effectiveness of HRP-mediated stabilization of phenolic compounds not only depends on the cross-coupling with SOM, but also on the modification of the surface of the sorbent that can augment affinity with oligomers and enhance stabilization. Coverage of the mineral surface by phenolic oligomers may be analogous to SOM that can potentially sorb other xenobiotics. HRP- mediated reactions can be used to stabilize DCP associated with low SOM mineral soils or aquifer media, thereby restricting the transport of phenolic contaminants in the soil environment.
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- Mónica Palomo
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA.
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Wang Z, Chen S, Xu Y, Tang J. Aging effects on sorption–desorption behaviors of PAHs in different natural organic matters. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 382:117-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fluorescence characterization of the interaction Suwannee river fulvic acid with the herbicide dichlorprop (2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionic acid) in the absence and presence of aluminum or erbium. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 105:1469-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 08/15/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yang L, Li Z, Zou L, Gao H. Removal capacity and pathways of phenolic endocrine disruptors in an estuarine wetland of natural reed bed. CHEMOSPHERE 2011; 83:233-239. [PMID: 21269659 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.12.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2010] [Revised: 12/28/2010] [Accepted: 12/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Phenolic compounds are partly known as endocrine disruptors with various harmful effects including feminization and carcinogenesis at very low concentrations. Consequently, the pathways and removal of these compounds in natural and artificial sewage treatment systems such as wetlands have received wide concern. In this paper, a natural reed bed wetland with an area of 695ha located in the Liaohe River estuary in Northeast China was employed as a demonstration site to study the retention and removal efficiency of phenolic compounds including 4-nonylphenol (4-NP), bisphenol A (BPA), 4-t-octylphenol (4-t-OP), and 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP), and to evaluate their purification capacity via water and mass balance analyses during an irrigation period from May 9 to September 8, 2009. The results showed that the phenolic compounds could be retained in the wetland system and removed through various processes. On average, 27.5% of phenolic compounds could be retained by the wetland substrate during the initial three-day irrigation period with a retention capacity order of 4-t-OP>4-NP>BPA>DCP. During the following 120d irrigation period, the phenolic compounds could be efficiently removed with an average percentage of 91.6%. It is estimated that 1.76kgd(-1) of phenolic compounds could be removed by the Liaohe River estuarine wetland (∼8×10(4)ha). The reed bed wetland system therefore provides a feasible mitigation option for phenolic pollutants in sewage and wastewater.
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- Lina Yang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
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Nowak KM, Miltner A, Gehre M, Schäffer A, Kästner M. Formation and fate of bound residues from microbial biomass during 2,4-D degradation in soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2011; 45:999-1006. [PMID: 21186826 DOI: 10.1021/es103097f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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During organic contaminant degradation in soil, bound or nonextractable residues (NER) are formed. Part of these residues may be biogenic, because degrading microorganisms assimilate carbon derived from the pollutant and mineralized CO(2) to form cellular components for example, [fatty acids (FA) and amino acids (AA)], which are subsequently stabilized within soil organic matter (SOM). We investigated the formation and fate of FA and AA from biodegradation of (13)C(6)-2,4-D in soil and the incorporation of the (13)C-label into living biomass via (13)CO(2) fixation. After 64 days of incubation, (13)C-AA in SOM indicated that 44% of the initially applied (13)C(6)-2,4-D equivalents had been converted to microbial biomass and finally to biogenic residues. The intermediate maximum of (13)C-FA in SOM indicated a 20% conversion of (13)C(6)-2,4-D to biomass, but (13)C-FA decreased to 50% of that value whereas (13)C-AA in the SOM remained stable. We provide the first evidence that nearly all bound residues from 2,4-D are biogenic, containing natural microbial residues stabilized in SOM. Because of biogenic residue formation, the potential risk of bound residues from readily metabolized xenobiotics in soils is highly overestimated. Hence, the formation of biogenic residues must be considered in general when performing mass balances of pollutant biodegradation in soils.
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- Karolina M Nowak
- UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Permoserstraβe 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
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Palomo M, Bhandari A. Peroxidase-catalyzed stabilization of 2,4-dichlorophenol in alkali-extracted soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2011; 40:126-132. [PMID: 21488501 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Horseradish peroxidase- (HRP) mediated stabilization of phenolic contaminants is a topic of interest due to its potential for remediation of contaminated soils. This study evaluated the sorption of 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) and its HRP-mediated stabilization in two alkali-extracted soils. Alkali extraction reduced the soil organic matter (SOM) contents of the geomaterials and enriched the residual SOM with humin C. Sorption of DCP on these sorbents was complete within 1 d. However, most of the sorbed DCP was removed from the geomaterials by water and methanol, suggesting weak solute-sorbent interactions. The addition of HRP resulted in the generation of DCP polymerization products (DPP), which partitioned between the aqueous and solid phases. The DPP phase distribution was rapid and complete within 24 h. Between 70 and 90% of the added DCP was converted to DPP and up to 43% of the initial aqueous phase contaminant was transformed into a residue that was resistant to extraction with methanol. Bound residues of DPP increased with initial aqueous phase solute concentration and remained fairly constant after 7 d of contact. Contaminant stabilization was noted to be high in the humin-mineral geomaterial. Results illustrate that HRP may be effective in stabilizing phenolic contaminants in subsoils that are likely to contain SOM enriched in humin C.
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- Mónica Palomo
- Dep. of Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona, Building 17, Room 2663, Pomona, CA 91768, USA.
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Assessing desorption resistance of PAHs in dissolved humic substances by membrane-based passive samplers. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 350:348-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 06/10/2010] [Accepted: 06/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The impacts of contact time on the extractability, the availability of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in different soils (paddy soil, red soil, and fluvo-aquic soil) and bioaccumulation in earthworm Eisenia foetida were investigated under controlled conditions in laboratory. Results indicated that the aging rate of HCB displaying a biphasic character in different soils: a rapid aging in the first 60 d followed by a slow aging in the next 120 d incubation time. Moreover, most of extractable HCB (about 90%) decline occurred in the first 60 d after HCB was spiked into the soils. The aging rate of HCB in the paddy soil was higher than that in the fluvo-aquic soil or the red soil. The amount of HCB accumulated in the earthworms and its accumulative ability, expressed as a bioaccumulation factor (BAF), declined as the aging time increased from 1 to 180 d. Although the extractable HCB decreased with increasing residence time in soil, much of HCB could still be accumulated by earthworms (457.6-984.3 ng/g) through bioaccumulation, which poses a potential risk to soil ecological safety.
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- Hongjian Gao
- School of Resources and Environmental Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Jung JW, Lee S, Ryu H, Kang KH, Nam K. Detoxification of phenol through bound residue formation by birnessite in soil: transformation kinetics and toxicity. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2008; 43:255-261. [PMID: 18205056 DOI: 10.1080/10934520701792746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Oxidative coupling reaction of phenol mediated by birnessite was studied in aqueous phase and soil. Phenol was readily transformed by birnessite and almost all phenol disappeared in both samples after 24 hours of reaction. Phenol transformation kinetics was investigated by plotting reaction time against logarithm concentrations of residual phenol, revealing that exponential decrease of phenol was evident both in aqueous phase and soil, and maximum removal rates were 2.31-2.54 times higher in the presence of soil. Reaction products of phenol were identified by LC-MS and capillary electrophoresis. In aqueous phase, polyphenols were formed by self-coupling reaction of phenoxy radicals whereas phenol was found to be present as bound residues in soil, probably due to the cross-coupling reaction between the radicals and soil organic matter. Microtox System was employed to determine the toxicity after birnessite treatment, and the toxicity of phenol-spiked solution and soil samples decreased remarkably compared to that of phenol solution before treatment.
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- Jae-Woong Jung
- School of Civil, Urban & Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Chiron S, Minero C, Vione D. Occurrence of 2,4-dichlorophenol and of 2,4-dichloro-6-nitrophenol in the Rhone River Delta (Southern France). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:3127-33. [PMID: 17539515 DOI: 10.1021/es0626638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The compounds 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) and 2,4-dichloro-6-nitrophenol (6-nitro-2,4-DCP) have been detected at microg L(-1) levels (10(-9)-10(-8) M) during the summer season 2005 in the water of the Rhône river delta. Compound 2,4-DCP would mainly derive from the transformation of the herbicide dichlorprop, heavily used in flooded rice farming (1400 kg in the delta region in 2005), in addition to being an impurity of the commercial herbicide. Field data show a fast concentration decrease of 2,4-DCP in the period June 21st to July 5th, accompanied by a corresponding increase of 6-nitro-2,4-DCP. This could imply a possible nitration process of 2,4-DCP into 6-nitro-2,4-DCP, with quite elevated yield (33%). Nitration of 2,4-DCP can be induced by photoproduced *NO2, the reaction kinetics (calculated in the presence of Fe(III) + nitrite under irradiation as model system) being d[6-nitro-2,4-DCP]/dt = 650 [2,4-DCP] [*NO2]. Interestingly, the yield of the process (38%) is similar to that suggested by field data. An indirect assessment of [*NO2] in surface water in different sites of the Rhône delta indicated that 2,4-DCP could be transformed into 6-nitro-2,4-DCP in a couple of weeks or less in the shallow water (10 cm depth) of the rice fields, a time scale that is compatible with field data. Photonitration of 2,4-DCP is thus a possible process to account for the occurrence of 6-nitro-2,4-DCP in the Rhône delta.
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- Serge Chiron
- Laboratoire Chimie et Environnement, Université de Provence, 3 place Victor Hugo, 13331 Marseille cedex 3, France
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