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Sarkar K, Wei G, Rosadi MY, Murata N, Li F. Characterization of DOM released from bacteria in response to chlorine in water based on indicator bacteria E. coli. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:193-207. [PMID: 35852481 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2102939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
ABSTRACTIn this study, Escherichia coli (E. coli) was used as an indicator bacterium treated with five different concentrations of chlorine (0.1; 0.5; 1.0; 2.0, and 5.0 mg/L) and without chlorine (0.0 mg/L) to evaluate the changes in the DOM characteristics. The dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration initially increased along with the chlorine concentrations and decreased after 24 h (0.0 and 0.1 mg/L) and 168 h (0.5; 1.0; 2.0 and 5.0 mg/L). Ultra-violet absorbance at 260 nm (UV260) showed that the absorbance decreased for control without chlorine (0.0 mg/L) and 0.1 mg/L chlorine, while increased for other concentrations of chlorine within 120 h. The DOC and UV260 results indicated that the high concentrations of chlorine initiated high contents of DOM which contained more humic-like molecules than the DOM released from E. coli without chlorine. Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) analysis suggested that the DOM released from E. coli without chlorine enriched with protein-like substances, whereas the fulvic-like and humic-like substances more intensified in the DOM for the high concentrations of chlorine (>1.0 mg/L). The molecular weight distribution of DOM showed that the intensity of high molecular weight substances and polydispersity increased along with chlorine concentration and contact time, whereas the low molecular weight substances were relatively higher in the DOM for control without chlorine. The obtained results of this study would be useful for a better understanding of the variation of DOM during treatment and could be used as an important reference for optimizing the operation condition of the water treatment plants.
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- Kanika Sarkar
- Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
- River Basin Research Centre, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Cadondon JG, Ong PMB, Vallar EA, Shiina T, Galvez MCD. Chlorophyll-a Pigment Measurement of Spirulina in Algal Growth Monitoring Using Portable Pulsed LED Fluorescence Lidar System. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22082940. [PMID: 35458924 PMCID: PMC9025811 DOI: 10.3390/s22082940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Chlorophyll-a measurement is important in algal growth and water quality monitoring in natural waters. A portable pulsed LED fluorescence lidar system based on the preliminary algal organic matter and pigments excitation–emission matrix (EEM) of commercialized AZTEC Spirulina powder at varying concentrations was developed. Fluorescence peaks from EEMs showed increasing intensity as the Spirulina concentration increases. Using this information, an LED fluorescence lidar with a wavelength of 385 nm, pulse width of 10 ns, and repetition frequency of 500 kHz was constructed for chlorophyll detection at 680 nm. Turbidity measurements were also conducted at 700 nm emission wavelength at the same excitation wavelength. Range-resolved fluorescence lidar signals from the portable pulsed LED fluorescence lidar system are highly correlated with the standard methods such as optical density at 680 nm (R2 = 0.87), EEM fluorescence chlorophyll-a pigment at 680 nm (R2 = 0.89), and corrected chlorophyll-a concentration (R2 =0.92). The F680/F700 lidar ratio was measured to provide a linear relationship of chlorophyll-a and turbidity in waters. The F680/F700 measurement showed strong correlations with Spirulina concentration (R2 = 0.94), absorbance at 680 nm (R2 = 0.84), EEM chlorophyll-a pigment at 680 nm (R2 = 0.83), and corrected chlorophyll-a concentration (R2 = 0.86). Results revealed that this new technique of chlorophyll-a measurement can be used as an alternative to other standard methods in algal growth monitoring.
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- Jumar G. Cadondon
- Environment And RemoTe sensing researcH (EARTH) Laboratory, Physics Department, College of Science, De La Salle University Manila, 1004 Taft Avenue, Manila 0922, Philippines; (P.M.B.O.); (E.A.V.); (M.C.D.G.)
- Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences, Miagao Campus, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao 5023, Philippines
- Correspondence:
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- Environment And RemoTe sensing researcH (EARTH) Laboratory, Physics Department, College of Science, De La Salle University Manila, 1004 Taft Avenue, Manila 0922, Philippines; (P.M.B.O.); (E.A.V.); (M.C.D.G.)
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- Environment And RemoTe sensing researcH (EARTH) Laboratory, Physics Department, College of Science, De La Salle University Manila, 1004 Taft Avenue, Manila 0922, Philippines; (P.M.B.O.); (E.A.V.); (M.C.D.G.)
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Yayoi-cho, Chiba 263-8522, Japan;
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- Environment And RemoTe sensing researcH (EARTH) Laboratory, Physics Department, College of Science, De La Salle University Manila, 1004 Taft Avenue, Manila 0922, Philippines; (P.M.B.O.); (E.A.V.); (M.C.D.G.)
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Thuret-Benoist H, Pallier V, Feuillade-Cathalifaud G. Monitoring of the impact of the proliferations of cyanobacteria on the characteristics of Natural Organic Matter in a eutrophic water resource: Comparison between 2012-2013 and 2017-2018. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132834. [PMID: 34762893 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132834] [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: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The natural surface waters are widely impacted by the seasonal blooms of phytoplankton and in water rich in nutrients their developments are controlled by the climate. These proliferations modify the global quality of the water resources and the Algal Organic Matter (AOM) produced by the algae and the cyanobacteria impacts the content and the characteristics of the Natural Organic Matter (NOM). However, none study deals with the sustainable influence of the recurrent seasonal blooms of phytoplankton on the chemical quality of the water resources. The physico-chemical, chemical and biological quality of a water resource and more specifically the content and the characteristics of the NOM were thus in situ monitored in a eutrophic pond in 2017-2018 and compared to the characteristics observed in 2012-2013. The blooms of phytoplankton were more important in 2017-2018 and the increase of both the temperature of the air and the radiance promoted the domination of cyanobacteria. None significant evolution of the content in chlorophyll-a, the concentrations in nutrients and the pH was observed between 2012-2013 and 2017-2018. However, the concentrations in DOC increased, more in summer periods than winter, because of the production of AOM by the algae and the cyanobacteria and the NOM presented more hydrophilic and less aromatic characters. These evolutions of the characteristics of the NOM were more important in 2017-2018 than 2012-2013. The recurrent inputs of AOM every year in summer periods seemed thus to sustainably modify the intrinsic characteristics of the NOM.
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- Hélène Thuret-Benoist
- University of Limoges, Laboratory PEIRENE, EA 7500, ENSIL-ENSCI, 16 Rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges, Cedex, France
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- University of Limoges, Laboratory PEIRENE, EA 7500, ENSIL-ENSCI, 16 Rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges, Cedex, France
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Lin JL, Ika AR. Pre-oxidation of Microcystis aeruginosa-laden water by intensified chlorination: Impact of growth phase on cell degradation and in-situ formation of carbonaceous disinfection by-products. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 805:150285. [PMID: 34537707 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Algal growth strongly affects the change in characteristics of algal organic matter (AOM) in algae-laden water. AOM has adverse effects on algal cell removal from natural water by coagulation-sedimentation, frequently results in the significant formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs), such as trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs). This study aimed to investigate the effects of pre-chlorination on Microcystis aeruginosa (MA)-laden water collected in exponential and decline phases and the corresponding in-situ formed carbonaceous DBPs (C-DBPs) within 10 min exposure time. An automated fluorescent cell counter was used to determine the changes in cell degradation and viability, and fluorescent organic matters were characterized. The results have shown that MA cells suffer a faster and stronger degradation in chlorination at the exponential phase to cause more pronounced viability loss (>70%) than that at the decline phase, resulting in more significant released AOM degradation and C-DBPs formation, especially for THMs formation. In chlorination, a significant degradation in SMP-like and HA-like substances occurs at the exponential phase, while AP-like and SMP-like organics are predominantly degraded at the decline phase. Both THM and HAA precursors play an important role towards in-situ formation of C-DBPs at the exponential phase while THM precursors are dominant at the decline phase. THMs formation decreases with increasing HAAs formation over time during chlorination at the exponential phase, but stagnant THMs and HAAs formation occurs at the decline phase. Intensified pre-chlorination at high dosing ratio (Cl2:DOC = 1:1) favors to facilitate in-situ formation of THMs. It is concluded that algal growth phase impact on cell removal and C-DBPs formation should be concerned for intensified pre-chlorination towards MA-laden water for drinking water treatment.
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- Jr-Lin Lin
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, ROC; Center for Environmental Risk Management, College of Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, ROC; Center for Environmental Toxin and Emerging-Contaminant Research, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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Ren P, Zhu Y, Chen X, Zhang Y. Investigation on the interaction differences of algogenic dissolved organic matter released by Prorocentrum donghaiense with phenanthrene and 3-methylphenanthrene using spectroscopy. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 267:115459. [PMID: 32882461 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite the high algogenic dissolved organic matter (A-DOM) content in the marine environment, the impact of A-DOM on the environmental behavior of alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (A-PAHs) has rarely been reported. Thus, this study sought to investigate the changes in A-DOM and its interaction with phenanthrene (Phe) and 3-methylphenanthrene (3-MPhe). The results showed that the spectroscopic characteristics of A-DOM changed dynamically during the entire growth period of Prorocentrum donghaiense. The total proportions of humic-like components in A-DOM, including marine humic-like and longer wavelength humic-like components, increased from 26.30% at the initial phase to 40.42% at the decline phase, but those of protein-like components decreased. Humic-like components showed stronger interaction capabilities with Phe/3-MPhe than that of protein-like components. The interaction characteristics and increased the humic-like components content indicated their prominent role in the interaction of A-DOM and Phe/3-MPhe. 3-MPhe had stronger hydrophobic interactions with the humic-like components and the methyl group increased π-π interactions with A-DOM on day 28. Methyl group also increased the molecular weight and steric hindrance of 3-MPhe, resulting in a lower interaction capability with A-DOM than that of Phe on day 16. The diverse interaction behaviors of A-DOM fluorescent components with Phe and 3-MPhe were largely attributed to dynamic changes in the A-DOM characteristics. Methyl substitution varied the hydrophobicity and molecular weight of Phe and 3-MPhe, and further influenced the interactions with A-DOM fluorescent components. These results highlight the vital impact of dynamic A-DOM on the environmental behavior of PAHs, and the differences in the environmental behavior between parent and alkylated PAHs should also receive additional attention.
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- Pei Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of China (Xiamen University), College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China.
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Zhao Z, Sun W, Ray AK, Mao T, Ray MB. Coagulation and disinfection by-products formation potential of extracellular and intracellular matter of algae and cyanobacteria. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 245:125669. [PMID: 31881385 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Coagulation and flocculation can remove particulate algal cells effectively; however, they are not very effective for removing dissolved algal organic matter (AOM) in drinking water plants. In this work, optimum coagulation conditions using alum for both extracellular and intracellular organic matter of six different algal and cyanobacterial species were determined. Different coagulation conditions such as alum dosage, pH, and initial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were tested. Hydrophobicity, hydrophilicty, and transphilicity of the cellular materials were determined using resin fractionation method. The removal of DOC by coagulation correlated well with the hydrophobicity of the AOM. The disinfection by-product formation potential (DBPFP) of various fractions of AOM was determined after coagulation. Although, higher removal occurred for hydrophobic AOM during coagulation, specific DBPFP, which varied from 10 to 147 μg/mg-C was higher for hydrophobic AOM. Of all the six species, highest DBPFP occurred for Phaeodactylum tricornutum, an abundant marine diatom species, but is increasingly found in surface water.
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- Ziming Zhao
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua University, Jiangsu, 215163, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Trojan Technologies, London, Ontario, N5V 4T7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada.
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Tsai KP, Uzun H, Karanfil T, Chow AT. Dynamic Changes of Disinfection Byproduct Precursors following Exposures of Microcystis aeruginosa to Wildfire Ash Solutions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:8272-8282. [PMID: 28666088 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Wildfires can elevate dissolved organic matter (DOM) levels due to ash input and algal growth in source waters, and consequently impacting disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation in finished water; however, it remains unclear how quality and quantity of overall allochthonous and autochthonous DOM as well as associated DBP formation are changed during an entire algal life cycle. Microcystis aeruginosa was cultured in the medium containing low and high concentrations [10% and 65% (v/v)] of black and white ash water extracts (BE and WE) to study dynamic changes of carbonaceous, nitrogenous, and oxygenated DBP precursors during algal growth. DOM was characterized by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy and chlorination/chloramination-based DBP formation experiments. Throughout the entire experiment, C-DBP precursors in the control ranged from 2.41 to 3.09 mmol/mol-C. In the treatment with 10% BE, the amount of C-DBP precursors decreased from 6.8 to 3.0 mmol/mol-C at initial-exponential phase then increased to 4.2 mmol/mol-C at death phase. The same trend was observed for O-DBP precursors. However, these dynamic changes of C- and O-DBP precursors exhibited opposite patterns in 65% extracts. Similar patterns were also observed in the WE treatments. On the other hand, N-DBP precursors continuously declined in all treatments. These results indicate that postfire ash loading and algal bloom stage may significantly affect DBP formation in source water.
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- Kuo-Pei Tsai
- Biogeochemistry & Environmental Quality Research Group, Clemson University , Georgetown, South Carolina 29440, United States
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Biogeochemistry & Environmental Quality Research Group, Clemson University , Georgetown, South Carolina 29440, United States
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Hu SW, Chen S. Large-Scale Membrane- and Lignin-Modified Adsorbent-Assisted Extraction and Preconcentration of Triazine Analogs and Aflatoxins. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040801. [PMID: 28398252 PMCID: PMC5412385 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The large-scale simultaneous extraction and concentration of aqueous solutions of triazine analogs, and aflatoxins, through a hydrocarbon-based membrane (e.g., polyethylene, polyethylene/polypropylene copolymer) under ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure is reported. The subsequent adsorption of analyte in the extraction chamber over the lignin-modified silica gel facilitates the process by reducing the operating time. The maximum adsorption capacity values for triazine analogs and aflatoxins are mainly adsorption mechanism-dependent and were calculated to be 0.432 and 0.297 mg/10 mg, respectively. The permeation, and therefore the percentage of analyte extracted, ranges from 1% to almost 100%, and varies among the solvents examined. It is considered to be vapor pressure- and chemical polarity-dependent, and is thus highly affected by the nature and thickness of the membrane, the discrepancy in the solubility values of the analyte between the two liquid phases, and the amount of adsorbent used in the process. A dependence on the size of the analyte was observed in the adsorption capacity measurement, but not in the extraction process. The theoretical interaction simulation and FTIR data show that the planar aflatoxin molecule releases much more energy when facing toward the membrane molecule when approaching it, and the mechanism leading to the adsorption.
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- Shun-Wei Hu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.
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Tsai KP, Chow AT. Growing Algae Alter Spectroscopic Characteristics and Chlorine Reactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter from Thermally-Altered Forest Litters. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:7991-8000. [PMID: 27366813 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Previous studies demonstrated that wildfires alter spectroscopic characteristics of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (DOM) and increase specific disinfection byproduct formation potential (SDBP-FP). However, it is unclear whether characteristics of thermally altered DOM (TA-DOM) are altered by biogeochemical processes (e.g., transformed by growing algae) before entering water treatment facilities. The freshwater green algae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and blue-green algae Microcystis aeruginosa were separately incubated in the mixture of cultural medium and pine (Pinus palustris) litter-derived TA-DOMs (50 °C, 250 °C, and 400 °C) over 7 days to demonstrate the effects of algal growth on alterations in SDBP-FP. TA-DOM optical characteristics and SDBP-FP were quantified by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy and chlorination-based DBP-FP experiments. After the inoculation with P. subcapitata, TA-DOM aromaticity (indicated by SUVA254) increased from 1.19 to 1.90 L/mg/m for 50 °C-extract but decreased from 4.95 to 3.75 L/mg/m for 400 °C-extract. The fraction of tyrosine-like components decreased from 25.9 to 9.3% for 50 °C-extract but increased from 0.9 to 1.3% for 400 °C-extract. Same patterns were also observed for M. aeruginosa. Growing algae generally increased chlorine reactivities and formations of trihalomethanes, haloacetonitriles, chloral hydrate, and haloketones. Our data suggest that the biodegradable dissolved organic carbon in TA-DOM decreases as fire intensity (i.e., temperature) increases. Postfire algal blooms can increase chlorine reactivity of fire-affected terrestrial DOM for DBP formation.
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- Kuo-Pei Tsai
- Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University , Anderson, South Carolina 29625, United States
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