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Xian L, Zhang Y, Cao Y, Wan T, Gong Y, Dai C, Ochieng WA, Nasimiyu AT, Li W, Liu F. Glutamate dehydrogenase plays an important role in ammonium detoxification by submerged macrophytes. Sci Total Environ 2020; 722:137859. [PMID: 32182513 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ammonium is a paradoxical chemical because it is a nutrient but also damages ecosystems at high concentration. As the most eco-friendly method of water restoration, phytoremediation technology still faces great challenges. To provide more theoretical support, we exploited six common submerged macrophytes and selected the most ammonium-tolerant and -sensitive species; then further explored and compared the mechanisms underlying ammonium detoxification. Our results showed the activity of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) in the ammonium-tolerant species Myriophyllum spicatum leaves performed a dose-response curve (increased 169% for NADH-dependent GDH and 103% for NADPH-dependent GDH) with the [NH4+-N] increasing from 0 to 100 mg/L while glutamine synthetase (GS) activity slightly changed. But for the ammonium-sensitive species, Potamogeton lucens, the activity of GDH recorded no major changes, while the GS increased slightly (17%). Based on this, we conclude that the alternative pathway of GDH is more important than the pathway catalyzed by GS in determining the tolerance of submerged macrophytes to high ammonium concentration (up to 100 mg N/L). Our present study identifies submerged macrophytes that are tolerant of high concentrations of ammonium and provides mechanistic support for practical water restoration by aquatic plants.
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- Ling Xian
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, Beijing, PR China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, PR China
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- Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Southern Subtropical Plant Diversity, Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Department of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, Beijing, PR China
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- Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, PR China; Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, PR China.
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Zhang Y, Liu H, Yan S, Wen X, Qin H, Wang Z, Zhang Z. Phosphorus removal from the hyper-eutrophic Lake Caohai (China) with large-scale water hyacinth cultivation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:12975-12984. [PMID: 30895539 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04469-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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A phytoremediation project involving the large-scale cultivation of water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) was conducted in Lake Caohai (China) from May to November during 2011-2013 to remove pollutants and decrease eutrophication. Water hyacinths were cultivated in two areas of Lake Caohai, Neicaohai, and Waicaohai, which are connected and function as a relatively independent water body. The areas for macrophyte growth varied in size from 4.30 km2 in 2011 to 0.85 km2 (2012) and 1.15 km2 (2013). Compared with historical data from 2007, the concentrations of total phosphorus decreased significantly, while dissolved oxygen concentrations increased slightly. After plant cultivation in 2011, the average concentrations of total phosphorus, total dissolved phosphorus, and phosphate anions decreased from 0.54, 0.35, and 0.23 mg L-1 upstream (river estuaries) to 0.15, 0.13, and 0.08 mg L-1 downstream (Xiyuan Channel), respectively. The amount of phosphorus assimilated by the macrophytes (44.31 t) was more than 100% of the total removed phosphorus (40.93 t) from lake water when water hyacinths covered 40.9% of the area, which could indicate sedimentary phosphorus release. Our study showed the great potential of utilizing water hyacinth phytoremediation to remove phosphorus in eutrophic waters.
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- Yingying Zhang
- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
- China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory at Yangtze River Plain for Agricultural Environment, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
- China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory at Yangtze River Plain for Agricultural Environment, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
- China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory at Yangtze River Plain for Agricultural Environment, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
- China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory at Yangtze River Plain for Agricultural Environment, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
- China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory at Yangtze River Plain for Agricultural Environment, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environment and Disaster Monitoring and Evaluation, Hubei, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Wuhan, 430077, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
- China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory at Yangtze River Plain for Agricultural Environment, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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Zhang L, Zhao B, Xu G, Guan Y. Characterizing fluvial heavy metal pollutions under different rainfall conditions: Implication for aquatic environment protection. Sci Total Environ 2018; 635:1495-1506. [PMID: 29710671 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Globally, fluvial heavy metal (HM) pollution has recently become an increasingly severe problem. However, few studies have investigated the variational characteristics of fluvial HMs after rain over long periods (≥1 year). The Dakan River in Xili Reservoir watershed (China) was selected as a case study to investigate pollution levels, influencing factors, and sources of HMs under different rainfall conditions during 2015 and 2016. Fluvial HMs showed evident spatiotemporal variations attributable to the coupled effects of pollution generation and rainfall diffusion. Fluvial HM concentrations were significantly associated with rainfall characteristics (e.g., rainfall intensity, rainfall amount, and antecedent dry period) and river flow, which influenced the generation and the transmission of fluvial HMs in various ways. Moreover, this interrelationship depended considerably on the HM type and particle size distribution. Mn, Pb, Cr, and Ni were major contributors to high values of the comprehensive pollution index; therefore, they should be afforded special attention. Additionally, quantitative source apportionment of fluvial HMs was conducted by combining principal component analysis with multiple linear regression and chemical mass balance models to obtain comprehensive source profiles. Finally, an environment-friendly control strategy coupling "source elimination" and "transport barriers" was proposed for aquatic environment protection.
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- Lixun Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Urban Water Cycle and Water Environment Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Urban Water Cycle and Water Environment Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Urban Water Cycle and Water Environment Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Urban Water Cycle and Water Environment Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
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Yang X, Yu X, Cheng J, Zheng R, Wang K, Dai Y, Tong N, Chow AT. Impacts of land-use on surface waters at the watershed scale in southeastern China: Insight from fluorescence excitation-emission matrix and PARAFAC. Sci Total Environ 2018; 627:647-657. [PMID: 29426188 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In recent years, the Chinese government has strengthened its efforts in surface water protection and restoration through strict policies and heavy investments. A clear understanding of the impacts of land use on water quality is necessary in order to ensure an effective and efficient implementation of the ongoing surface water restoration program in China. To this end, four small watersheds (less than 5000 ha) in southeastern China, which have clear gradients in the intensities of agriculture (17.0-45.4%), forest (35.2-73.6%) and built-up area (3.3-8.5%), were investigated regarding the impacts of land use on water quality. In addition to the general water quality indices, characteristic components derived by fluorescence excitation-emission matrices (FEEMs) coupled with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) were employed to explore a more accurate association between land use and water quality. The results show that agricultural intensity has significant effects by elevating the concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC, an approximate six-fold increase) and total phosphorous (TP, an approximate four-fold increase) in the surface waters. A total of five PARAFAC components representing terrestrial (three components) and protein-like (two components) substances were identified. The PARAFAC results indicate that land-use patterns affected the dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the aspects of both amount and composition. The intensity (R.U.) of the terrestrial components showed a strong correlation (r2 = 0.95, p = 0.01) with agricultural land percentage. Moreover, although the proportion of built-up area varies with a relatively small range, a protein-like component could predict its impact with excellent sensitivity (r2 = 0.94, p = 0.02), whereas the general water quality indices were incapable of predicting the impact due to their multiple sources. The results of this study demonstrate that the FEEMs-PARAFAC technique provides an inexpensive and effective tool for policy makers to overcome the insensitivity of general water quality indices, particularly for the restoration of watersheds with complex land-use patterns.
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- Xueling Yang
- Faculty of Architectural, Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Faculty of Architectural, Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China.
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- Faculty of Architectural, Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Faculty of Architectural, Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Faculty of Architectural, Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China.
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- College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- Ningbo Tianhe Aquatic Ecosystem Co., Ltd., Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000, PR China
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- The Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University, Georgetown, 29440, USA; School of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, USA
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Qin H, Zhang Z, Liu H, Li D, Wen X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Yan S. Fenced cultivation of water hyacinth for cyanobacterial bloom control. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:17742-17752. [PMID: 27246563 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6799-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To achieve the goals of harmful cyanobacterial bloom control and nutrient removal, an eco-engineering project with water hyacinth planted in large-scale enclosures was conducted based on meteorological and hydrographical conditions in Lake Dianchi. Water quality, cyanobacteria distribution, and nutrient (TN, TP) bioaccumulation were investigated. Elevated concentrations of N and P and low Secchi depth (SD) were relevant to large amount of cyanobacteria trapped in regions with water hyacinth, where biomass of the dominant cyanobacteria Microcystis (4.95 × 10(10) cells L(-1)) was more than 30-fold compared with values of the control. A dramatic increase of TN and TP contents in the plants was found throughout the sampling period. Results from the present study confirmed the great potential to use water hyacinth for cyanobacterial bloom control and nutrient removal in algal lakes such as Lake Dianchi.
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- Hongjie Qin
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People's Republic of China.
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