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Mukherjee P, Sharma RS, Rawat D, Sharma U, Karmakar S, Yadav A, Mishra V. Microbial communities drive flux of acid orange 7 and crystal violet dyes in water-sediment system. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 351:119699. [PMID: 38070426 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119699] [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: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
Abstract
Unchecked dye effluent discharge poses escalating environmental and economic concerns, especially in developing nations. While dyes are well-recognized water pollutants, the mechanisms of their environmental spread are least understood. Therefore, the present study examines the partitioning of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) and Crystal Violet (CV) dyes using water-sediment microcosms and reports that native microbes significantly affect AO7 decolorization and transfer. Both dyes transition from infused to pristine matrices, reaching equilibrium in a fortnight. While microbes influence CV partitioning, their role in decolorization is minimal, emphasizing their varied impact on the environmental fate of dyes. Metagenomic analyses reveal contrasting microbial composition between control and AO7-infused samples. Control water samples displayed a dominance of Proteobacteria (62%), Firmicutes (24%), and Bacteroidetes (9%). However, AO7 exposure led to Proteobacteria reducing to 57% and Bacteroidetes to 3%, with Firmicutes increasing to 34%. Sediment samples, primarily comprising Firmicutes (47%) and Proteobacteria (39%), shifted post-AO7 exposure: Proteobacteria increased to 53%, and Firmicutes dropped to 38%. At the genus level, water samples dominated by Niveispirillum (34%) declined after AO7 exposure, while Bacillus and Pseudomonas increased. Notably, Serratia and Sphingomonas, known for azo dye degradation, rose post-exposure, hinting at their role in AO7 decolorization. Conversely, sediment samples showed a decrease in the growth of Bacillus and an increase in that of Pseudomonas and Serratia. These findings emphasize the significant role of microbial communities in determining the environmental fate of dyes, providing insights on its environmental implications and management.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paromita Mukherjee
- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India; Delhi School of Climate Change & Sustainability, Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India; Department of Environmental Studies, Janki Devi Memorial College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, 110060, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Ram Lal Anand College, Benito Juarez Marg, South Campus, New Delhi-110021, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India; Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Mountain & Hill Environment (CISMHE), University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India; Biodiversity Parks, University of Delhi- Delhi Development Authority Programme, Delhi, 110007, India.
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Yeruva DK, S VM. Electrogenic engineered flow through tri-phasic wetland system for azo dye treatment: Microbial dynamics and functional metagenomics. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 334:122107. [PMID: 37369299 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Electrogenic engineered flow through tri-phasic wetland (EEFW) system based on nature-based ecological principles was studied by integrating successive biological microenvironments. The potential mechanism of the plant root-based microbial community and its functional diversity with the influence of plant-microbe-electrode synergism towards dye degradation was evaluated. The EEFW system was operated at three varied dye loads of 10, 25 and 50 mg L-1, where the results from the cumulative outlets revealed a maximum dye removal efficiency of 96%, 96.5% and 93%, respectively. Microbial community analysis depicted synergistic dependence on the plant-microbe-electrode interactions, influencing their functional diversity and metabolism towards detoxification of pollutants. The core microbial taxa enriched against the microenvironment variation were mostly associated with carbon and dye removal viz., Desulfomonile tiedjei and Rhodopseudomonas palustris in Tank 1 and Chloroflexi bacterium and Steroidobacter denitrificans in Tank 2. The degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chloroalkane/chloroalkene, nitrotoluene, bisphenol, caprolactam and 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) were observed to be predominant in Tank 1. EEFW system could be one of the option for utilizing nature-based processes for the treatment of wastewater by self-induced bioelectrogenesis to augment process efficiency.
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- Dileep Kumar Yeruva
- Bioengineering and Environmental Science Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, 500 007, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Science Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, 500 007, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Gomaa OM, Ibrahim SAEM, Mansour NM. Bacillus spizizenii DN and microbial consortia biostimulation followed by gamma irradiation for efficient textile wastewater treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:33907-33916. [PMID: 36502479 PMCID: PMC10017596 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24599-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Textile wastewater still poses a huge environmental problem due to its high water consumption and high effluent release that is full of toxic chemicals. In the present study, different approaches were studied to layout an operating procedure for textile wastewater treatment in order to obtain treated wastewater that is safe for non-potable uses. Our approach depended on (1) co-substrate to biostimulate indigenous microbial textile wastewater community by adding Tryptone Soy Broth (TSB) and TSB supplemented with 1% glucose, (2) co-culture (bioaugmentation) with Bacillus spizizenii DN cells (previously isolated, identified and characterized as efficient decolorizing bacteria), and (3) co-metabolites using Bacillus spizizenii DN metabolites. The obtained results show that using Bacillus spizizenii DN cells resulted in 97.78% decolorization while adding Bacillus spizizenii DN metabolites resulted in 82.92% decolorization, both after 48 h incubation under microaerophilic conditions. The phyla identified for all treatments were Bacteroidota, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria. The dynamic changes in the bacteria showed that both Clostridium and Acinetobacter disappeared for co-substrate, co-culture, and co-metabolite cultures. While Alkalibacterium and Stenotrophomonas appeared after adding Bacillus spizizenii DN cells, Flavobacterium increased for co-substrate and co-metabolic cultures while iron reducing bacteria appeared only for co-metabolic cultures. The use of 25 kGy gamma irradiation as a sterilization dose post bioremediation ensured safe use of treated wastewater. This was confirmed by cytotoxicity assay; the obtained IC50 tested on BJ fibroblasts obtained from skin showed that gamma irradiated treated wastewater are about 80.1% less toxic than non-irradiated treated wastewater. We conclude that (1) we can use combined bioaugmentation and biostimulation as initial steps for in situ bioremediation in collection tanks and that (2) the proposed protocol for bioremediation of industrial wastewater should be tailored based on the required application and level of safety needed for re-use.
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- Ola M Gomaa
- Radiation Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), 3 Ahmad El Zomor St., Cairo, Egypt.
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- Radiation Microbiology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), 3 Ahmad El Zomor St., Cairo, Egypt
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- Gut Microbiota and Immunology Group, Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research Industries, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, P.O. Box: 12622, Giza, Egypt
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Biodegradation, Decolorization, and Detoxification of Di-Azo Dye Direct Red 81 by Halotolerant, Alkali-Thermo-Tolerant Bacterial Mixed Cultures. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10050994. [PMID: 35630437 PMCID: PMC9147255 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10050994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Azo dyes impact the environment and deserve attention due to their widespread use in textile and tanning industries and challenging degradation. The high temperature, pH, and salinity used in these industries render industrial effluent decolorization and detoxification a challenging process. An enrichment technique was employed to screen for cost-effective biodegraders of Direct Red 81 (DR81) as a model for diazo dye recalcitrant to degradation. Our results showed that three mixed bacterial cultures achieved ≥80% decolorization within 8 h of 40 mg/L dye in a minimal salt medium with 0.1% yeast extract (MSM-Y) and real wastewater. Moreover, these mixed cultures showed ≥70% decolorization within 24 h when challenged with dye up to 600 mg/L in real wastewater and tolerated temperatures up to 60 °C, pH 10, and 5% salinity in MSM-Y. Azoreductase was the main contributor to DR81 decolorization based on crude oxidative and reductive enzymatic activity of cell-free supernatants and was stable at a wide range of pH and temperatures. Molecular identification of azoreductase genes suggested multiple AzoR genes per mixed culture with a possible novel azoreductase gene. Metabolite analysis using hyphenated techniques suggested two reductive pathways for DR81 biodegradation involving symmetric and asymmetric azo-bond cleavage. The DR81 metabolites were non-toxic to Artemia salina nauplii and Lepidium sativum seeds. This study provided evidence for DR81 degradation using robust stress-tolerant mixed cultures with potential use in azo dye wastewater treatment.
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Santhanarajan AE, Rhee C, Sul WJ, Yoo K, Seong HJ, Kim HG, Koh SC. Transcriptomic Analysis of Degradative Pathways for Azo Dye Acid Blue 113 in Sphingomonas melonis B-2 from the Dye Wastewater Treatment Process. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10020438. [PMID: 35208892 PMCID: PMC8877305 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10020438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background: Acid Blue 113 (AB113) is a typical azo dye, and the resulting wastewater is toxic and difficult to remove. Methods: The experimental culture was set up for the biodegradation of the azo dye AB113, and the cell growth and dye decolorization were monitored. Transcriptome sequencing was performed in the presence and absence of AB113 treatment. The key pathways and enzymes involved in AB113 degradation were found through pathway analysis and enrichment software (GO, EggNog and KEGG). Results: S. melonis B-2 achieved more than 80% decolorization within 24 h (50 and 100 mg/L dye). There was a positive relationship between cell growth and the azo dye degradation rate. The expression level of enzymes involved in benzoate and naphthalene degradation pathways (NADH quinone oxidoreductase, N-acetyltransferase and aromatic ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase) increased significantly after the treatment of AB113. Conclusions: Benzoate and naphthalene degradation pathways were the key pathways for AB113 degradation. NADH quinone oxidoreductase, N-acetyltransferase, aromatic ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase and CYP450 were the key enzymes for AB113 degradation. This study provides evidence for the process of AB113 biodegradation at the molecular and biochemical level that will be useful in monitoring the dye wastewater treatment process at the full-scale treatment.
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- Aalfin-Emmanuel Santhanarajan
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Korea; (A.-E.S.); (K.Y.)
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Future Convergence Technology Research Institute, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Korea;
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 06974, Korea; (W.J.S.); (H.J.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Korea; (A.-E.S.); (K.Y.)
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 06974, Korea; (W.J.S.); (H.J.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Korea; (A.-E.S.); (K.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-10-9900-7294
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From Adsorbent to Photocatalyst: The Sensitization Effect of SnO 2 Surface towards Dye Photodecomposition. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237123. [PMID: 34885705 PMCID: PMC8659128 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Semiconductor photocatalysis is considered one of the most promising technologies for water purification from toxic organic dyes. However, to reliably evaluate the possibility of using a given material as a photocatalyst, it is crucial to investigate not only the photocatalytic activity but also its affinity towards various dyes and reusability. In this work, we studied the adsorptive/photocatalytic properties of hollow-spherical raspberry-like SnO2 and its SnO2/SnS2 heterostructures that were obtained via a chemical conversion method using three different concentrations of a sulfide precursor (thioacetamide). The adsorptive/photocatalytic properties of the samples towards cationic rhodamine B (RhB) and anionic indigo carmine (IC) were analyzed using uncommon wall zeta potential measurements, hydrodynamic diameter studies, and adsorption/photodecomposition tests. Moreover, after conducting cyclic experiments, we investigated the (micro)structural changes of the reused photocatalysts by scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The obtained results revealed that the sensitization of SnO2 resulted not only in the significantly enhanced photocatalytic performance of the heterostructures, but also completely changed their affinity towards dyes. Furthermore, despite the seemingly best photocatalytic performance, the sample with the highest SnS2 content was unstable due to its (micro)structure. This work demonstrates that dye adsorption/desorption processes may overlap the results of cyclic photodecomposition kinetics.
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