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Wang L, Liu Z, Jiang X, Li A. Aerobic granulation of nitrifying activated sludge enhanced removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 801:149546. [PMID: 34438142 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The positive correlation between the nitrification activity of activated sludge and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) removal has been widely reported. However, up to now the effect of the granulation of nitrifying activated sludge (NAS) on EE2 removal has not been determined. In this study, nitrifying granular sludge (NGS) exhibited more effective EE2 removal efficiency with 3.705 μgEE2∙(gMLSS∙h)-1 in a sequential batch reactor (SBR). Through the artificial neural network (ANN) model and Spearman correlation analysis, nitrite accumulation was demonstrated to be the key factor affecting EE2 removal. Notably, under the same aeration condition (0.15 L/min), nitrite accumulation was more easily achieved in NGS because of its dense structure. Full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing suggested that EE2 could strongly influence the microbial communities of NAS and NGS. NGS exhibited an increase in community diversity and richness, but NAS exhibited a decrease. In addition, the relative abundance of Nitrosomonas (ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, AOB) decreased considerably in both NAS and NGS, whereas the expression of amoA and nirK genes in Nitrosomonas was upregulated. It was suggested that Nitrosomonas was forced to regulate its gene expression to resist the negative effects of EE2. Denitrifying bacteria, such as Comamonas, were enriched in both NAS and NGS, and there were more species of heterotrophs that can degrade micropollutants in NGS with exposure to EE2. The transformation pathways of EE2 were uniform in NAS and NGS. Ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) in AOB directly biotransformed EE2 while reactive species produced by AOB chemically transformed EE2. Heterotrophs degraded EE2 and its transformation products (TPs) generated by AOB. According to TPs and microbial structure, NGS exhibited better performance than NAS regarding the collaborative removal of EE2 by AOB and heterotrophs. These results provide important information for the development and application of NGS to treat wastewater containing estrogen and high-strength ammonium.
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- Lili Wang
- Key Laboratory of Water and sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Cydzik-Kwiatkowska A, Zielińska M, Bernat K, Bułkowska K, Wojnowska-Baryła I. Insights into mechanisms of bisphenol A biodegradation in aerobic granular sludge. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 315:123806. [PMID: 32688251 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Wastewater is the major source of bisphenol A (BPA) in the environment, however, the results regarding main mechanisms of BPA biodegradation in wastewater treatment systems are divergent. The effect of BPA concentration in wastewater (0, 2, 6, 12 mg BPA/L) on respirometric activity and expression of selected genes in aerobic granules was examined. A real-time protocol for analysis of direct BPA-degrader activity targeting gene coding for ferredoxin was developed. At 2 mg BPA/L, respirometric activity of granules was the highest, which favored the fastest pollutant removal, and BPA-degraders were active at the beginning of the reactor cycle and no by-products of BPA degradation were detected. At 6 and 12 mg BPA/L, the activity of BPA-degraders was much higher, peaking after feeding and again when a BPA metabolite (3-(benzyloxy)benzoic acid) appeared in the reactor. The upregulation of gene coding for ammonia monooxygenase indicated that co-metabolism occurred mostly at 12 mg BPA/L.
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- Agnieszka Cydzik-Kwiatkowska
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Geoengineering, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Sloneczna 45G, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Geoengineering, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Sloneczna 45G, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland
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- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Geoengineering, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Sloneczna 45G, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland
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- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Geoengineering, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Sloneczna 45G, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland
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- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Geoengineering, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Sloneczna 45G, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland
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Arabi S, Pellegrin ML, Aguinaldo J, Sadler ME, McCandless R, Sadreddini S, Wong J, Burbano MS, Koduri S, Abella K, Moskal J, Alimoradi S, Azimi Y, Dow A, Tootchi L, Kinser K, Kaushik V, Saldanha V. Membrane processes. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2020; 92:1447-1498. [PMID: 32602987 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This literature review provides a review for publications in 2018 and 2019 and includes information membrane processes findings for municipal and industrial applications. This review is a subsection of the annual Water Environment Federation literature review for Treatment Systems section. The following topics are covered in this literature review: industrial wastewater and membrane. Bioreactor (MBR) configuration, membrane fouling, design, reuse, nutrient removal, operation, anaerobic membrane systems, microconstituents removal, membrane technology advances, and modeling. Other sub-sections of the Treatment Systems section that might relate to this literature review include the following: Biological Fixed-Film Systems, Activated Sludge, and Other Aerobic Suspended Culture Processes, Anaerobic Processes, and Water Reclamation and Reuse. This publication might also have related information on membrane processes: Industrial Wastes, Hazardous Wastes, and Fate and Effects of Pollutants.
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- Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Suez Water Technologies & Solutions, Oakville, ON, Canada
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- Donohue and Associates, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Jia Y, Eltoukhy A, Wang J, Li X, Hlaing TS, Aung MM, Nwe MT, Lamraoui I, Yan Y. Biodegradation of Bisphenol A by Sphingobium sp. YC-JY1 and the Essential Role of Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21103588. [PMID: 32438730 PMCID: PMC7278973 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widespread pollutant threatening the ecosystem and human health. An effective BPA degrader YC-JY1 was isolated and identified as Sphingobium sp. The optimal temperature and pH for the degradation of BPA by strain YC-JY1 were 30 °C and 6.5, respectively. The biodegradation pathway was proposed based on the identification of the metabolites. The addition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole significantly decreased the degradation of BPA by Sphingobium sp. YC-JY1. Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells harboring pET28a-bisdAB achieved the ability to degrade BPA. The bisdB gene knockout strain YC-JY1ΔbisdB was unable to degrade BPA indicating that P450bisdB was an essential initiator of BPA metabolism in strain YC-JY1. For BPA polluted soil remediation, strain YC-JY1 considerably stimulated biodegradation of BPA associated with the soil microbial community. These results point out that strain YC-JY1 is a promising microbe for BPA removal and possesses great application potential.
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- Yang Jia
- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.J.); (A.E.); (J.W.); (X.L.); (T.S.H.); (M.M.A.); (M.T.N.)
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.J.); (A.E.); (J.W.); (X.L.); (T.S.H.); (M.M.A.); (M.T.N.)
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.J.); (A.E.); (J.W.); (X.L.); (T.S.H.); (M.M.A.); (M.T.N.)
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.J.); (A.E.); (J.W.); (X.L.); (T.S.H.); (M.M.A.); (M.T.N.)
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.J.); (A.E.); (J.W.); (X.L.); (T.S.H.); (M.M.A.); (M.T.N.)
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.J.); (A.E.); (J.W.); (X.L.); (T.S.H.); (M.M.A.); (M.T.N.)
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.J.); (A.E.); (J.W.); (X.L.); (T.S.H.); (M.M.A.); (M.T.N.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China;
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.J.); (A.E.); (J.W.); (X.L.); (T.S.H.); (M.M.A.); (M.T.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-10-82109685
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Hu Y, Zhu Q, Yan X, Liao C, Jiang G. Occurrence, fate and risk assessment of BPA and its substituents in wastewater treatment plant: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 178:108732. [PMID: 31541806 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Several bisphenol analogues (BPs) are gradually replacing bisphenol A (BPA) in many fields, following strict restrictions on the production and use of BPA. The presence of micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) may pose risks to the aquatic ecosystem and human health. In this review, we outlined the occurrence and fate of BPs in WWTPs, and estimated their potential risks to the aquatic ecosystem. BPA is still the most predominant bisphenol analogue in WWTPs with high detection rate and concentration, followed by bisphenol S (BPS) and F (BPF). Biodegradation and adsorption are the main removal pathways for removal of BPs in WWTPs. The secondary (activated sludge process, biological aerated filter, and membrane bioreactor) and advanced (membrane technique, ultraviolet disinfection, adsorption process, and ozonation) treatment processes show high removal efficiency for BPs, which are influenced by many factors such as sludge retention time and redox conditions. BPs other than BPA (assessed in this review) in effluent of WWTPs have low risks to Daphnia magna and early life stages on medaka, while BPA shows a medium or high risk under certain conditions. Knowledge gaps have been identified and future line of research on this class of chemicals in WWTPs is recommended. More data are needed to illustrate the occurrence and fate of BPs in WWTPs. Environmental risks of BPs other than BPA initiating from wastewater discharge to aquatic organisms remain largely unknown.
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- Yu Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, 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; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, 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; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, 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; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 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; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Moussavi G, Abbaszadeh Haddad F. Bacterial peroxidase-mediated enhanced biodegradation and mineralization of bisphenol A in a batch bioreactor. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 222:549-555. [PMID: 30721814 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The present study focused on the enhanced biodegradation and mineralization of bisphenol A (BPA) as a toxic endocrine disrupting compound using peroxidase-mediated bioprocess under H2O2-infusion. The complete biodegradation of 100 mg/L BPA was achieved within 54 h reaction time at the optimum H2O2:BPA molar ratio of 10. BPA concentrations up to 100 mg/L had no inhibitory effect on the bacterial biomass at which a dehydrogenase activity of 9.1 μg TF/gbiomass and a peroxidase activity of 1.4 U/mL was obtained. The increase in biomass concentration from 90 to 450 mg/L improved the BPA biodegradation from 70.3% to 97.8% and its mineralization from 11.5% to 71.2% at the reaction time of 36 h. The highest BPA biodegradation rate was found to be 10.8 mg BPA/gbiomass. h. Accordingly, infusing H2O2 into the bioreactor stimulated the bacteria to produce peroxidase and allowed peroxidase-mediated enhanced biodegradation of BPA.
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- Gholamreza Moussavi
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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