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Degradation mechanism of surface hydrophobicity by ferrous ions in the sulfidization flotation system of smithsonite. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Niu ZS, Yan J, Guo XP, Xu M, Sun Y, Tou FY, Yin GY, Hou LJ, Liu M, Yang Y. Human activities can drive sulfate-reducing bacteria community in Chinese intertidal sediments by affecting metal distribution. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 786:147490. [PMID: 33975107 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), which are ubiquitous in intertidal sediments, play an important role in global sulfur and carbon cycles, and in the bioremediation of toxic metalloids/metals. Pollution from human activities is now a major challenge to the sustainable development of the intertidal zone, but little is known about how and to what extent various anthropic and/or natural factors affect the SRB community. In the current study, based on the dsrB gene, we investigated the SRB community in intertidal sediment along China's coastline. The results showed that dsrB gene abundances varied among different sampling sites, with the highest average abundance of SRB at XHR (near the Bohai Sea). The SRB community structures showed obvious spatial distribution patterns with latitude along the coastal areas of China, with Desulfobulbus generally being the dominant genus. Correlation analysis and redundancy discriminant analysis revealed that total organic carbon (TOC) and pH were significantly correlated with the richness of the SRB community, and salinity, pH, sulfate and climatic parameters could be the important natural factors influencing the composition of the SRB community. Moreover, metals, especially bioavailable metals, could regulate the diversity and composition of the SRB communities. Importantly, according to structural equation model (SEM) analysis, anthropic factors (e.g., population, economy and industrial activities) could drive SRB community diversity directly or by significantly affecting the concentrations of metals. This study provides the first comprehensive investigation of the direct and indirect anthropic factors on the SRB community in intertidal sediments on a continental scale.
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- Zuo-Shun Niu
- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China; Yangtze Delta Estuarine Wetland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education & Shanghai, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China; Institute of Eco-Chongming, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China; State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China; Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China; Yangtze Delta Estuarine Wetland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education & Shanghai, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
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Safonov A, Popova N, Andrushenko N, Boldyrev K, Yushin N, Zinicovscaia I. Investigation of materials for reactive permeable barrier in removing cadmium and chromium(VI) from aquifer near a solid domestic waste landfill. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:4645-4659. [PMID: 32946052 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10743-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The sorption characteristics of raw and biofilm-coated materials: vermiculite, lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA), perlite, zeolite, and shungite toward Cd and Cr(VI) ions were investigated to evaluate the possibility of their use as filtration barrier in the aquifer near a solid domestic waste landfill. The effectiveness of Cr(VI) removal by the raw materials changed in the following order: shungite > zeolite > perlite > vermiculite > LECA and for Cd: zeolite > shungite > vermiculite > perlite > LECA. After biofilm formation on the surface of the materials, the sorption capacity increased in some (perlite, LECA), while in others (zeolite) it was reduced. Four kinetic models were used to describe the experimental data. Mechanisms of metal removal were proposed: for Cr(VI), a characteristic combination of sorption processes was suggested, while the removal of Cd ions could occur by ion exchange and by complexation on the surface of the sorbent. Cr(VI) reduction by living bacterial cells forming a biofilm on the sorbent surface was assessed.
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- Alexey Safonov
- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Avenue, 31, 4, Moscow, Russia, 119071
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Avenue, 31, 4, Moscow, Russia, 119071
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Avenue, 31, 4, Moscow, Russia, 119071
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- Nuclear Safety Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshaya Tulskaya Street, 52, Moscow, Russia, 115191
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie Str., 6, Dubna, Russia, 1419890
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie Str., 6, Dubna, Russia, 1419890.
- Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului Str. MG-6, Bucharest -, Magurele, Romania.
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Huang J, Yin W, Li P, Bu H, Lv S, Fang Z, Yan M, Wu J. Nitrate mediated biotic zero valent iron corrosion for enhanced Cd(II) removal. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 744:140715. [PMID: 32698046 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, nitrate mediated biotic zero-valent iron (Fe0) corrosion was employed to enhance cadmium (Cd) removal from groundwater. In comparison with a 17.5% Cd(II) removal treated with abiotic Fe0, a 3.9 times higher Cd(II) removal of 86.2% was recorded in the nitrate-mediated biotic Fe0 system. Solids phase characterization confirmed that biogenic minerals such as green rust and iron sulfide could be formed in the nitrate-amended biotic Fe0 system, offering large amount of adsorption sites for Cd(II) removal. The decrease of nitrate concentration and the competition with cathodic hydrogen for biological nitrate reduction by extra organic substance such as sodium acetate both showed significant inhibition on Cd(II) removal, further proving that hydrogenotrophic denitrification was the main mechanism for enhanced Cd(II) removal. Besides, a relatively high Cd(II) removal efficiency was observed over a pH range of 5-8, and it increased with declining pH values. These results demonstrated that the bio-amended iron corrosion technology coupled Fe0-assisted H2 production with hydrogenotrophic denitrification exhibited excellent Cd(II) removal capacity, which enabled this technology a promising potential for Cd(II)-contaminated groundwater treatment and an alternative strategy for Cd(II) and nitrate co-contaminated groundwater remediation.
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- Jingling Huang
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- SINTEF Industry, Department of Materials and Nanotechnology, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Eco-Remediation of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Kamali M, Persson KM, Costa ME, Capela I. Sustainability criteria for assessing nanotechnology applicability in industrial wastewater treatment: Current status and future outlook. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 125:261-276. [PMID: 30731376 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Application of engineered nanomaterials for the treatment of industrial effluents and to deal with recalcitrant pollutants has been noticeably promoted in recent years. Laboratory, pilot and full-scale studies emphasize the potential of this technology to offer promising treatment options to meet the future needs for clean water resources and to comply with stringent environmental regulations. The technology is now in the stage of being transferred to the real applications. Therefore, the assessment of its performance according to sustainability criteria and their incorporation into the decision-making process is a key task to ensure that long term benefits are achieved from the nano-treatment technologies. In this study, the importance of sustainability criteria for the conventional and novel technologies for the treatment of industrial effluents was determined in a general approach assisted by a fuzzy-Delphi method. The criteria were categorized in technical, economic, environmental and social branches and the current situation of the nanotechnology regarding the criteria was critically discussed. The results indicate that the efficiency and safety are the most important parameters to make sustainable choices for the treatment of industrial effluents. Also, in addition to the need for scaling-up the nanotechnology in various stages, the study on their environmental footprint must continue in deeper scales under expected environmental conditions, in particular the synthesis of engineered nanomaterials and the development of reactors with the ability of recovery and reuse the nanomaterials. This paper will aid to select the most sustainable types of nanomaterials for the real applications and to guide the future studies in this field.
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- Mohammadreza Kamali
- Department of Environment and Planning, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies, CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Materials and Ceramics Engineering, Aveiro Institute of Materials, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Building and Environmental Technology/Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, PO Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Ceramics Engineering, Aveiro Institute of Materials, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Environment and Planning, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies, CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Wu Y, Wang Y, Huang X, Simonnot MO, Wu W, Cai X, Chen S, Wang S, Qiu R, Zhang W. Surfactant-facilitated dechlorination of 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorinated biphenyl using zero-valent iron in soil/sediment solution: Integrated effects of plausible factors. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 212:845-852. [PMID: 30193233 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 08/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Surfactants are used to assist the zero-valent iron-mediated reductive dechlorination (ZVI-RD) of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs). Although the effect of surfactants has been investigated in single-factor systems, the relationships between the surfactant and the matrix properties during RD are not well understood. Thus, an orthogonal experiment and post-experiment characterization of ZVI were conducted in the present study to estimate the integrated effects of plausible factors. The results showed that the introduction of surfactants significantly influenced the reduction of 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorinated biphenyl (PCB-52) by altering the contact between ZVI and PCB-52. An anionic surfactant was able to alleviate the adverse impact of high amounts of non-ionic surfactants and humic acid (used as representative soil organic matter) by changing their sorption behaviors, which were also influenced by the initial pH value. However, the reduction of ZVI by humic acid decreased the electron transfer efficiency of ZVI, and also reduced the contact between ZVI and PCB-52 by generating FeCO3. These results suggest that the rate-limiting process for the ZVI-RD of HOCs in the soil/sediment solution is the contact between ZVI and HOCs, which can be improved by the addition of surfactants at concentrations corresponding to the maximum adsorption capacity of HOCs on the ZVI surface.
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- Yingxin Wu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, 135 Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés CNRS-Université de Lorraine, 1, rue Grandville BP20451, 54001, Nancy Cedex, France; South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 7 West Street, Yuancun, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, 135 Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, 135 Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés CNRS-Université de Lorraine, 1, rue Grandville BP20451, 54001, Nancy Cedex, France
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 7 West Street, Yuancun, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 7 West Street, Yuancun, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, 135 Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, 135 Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, 135 Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, 135 Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Wang W, Wu Y. Effects of biological clogging on 1,1,1-TCA and its intermediates distribution and fate in heterogeneous saturated bio-augmented permeable reactive barriers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:28628-28641. [PMID: 30094670 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2908-z] [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: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Biological clogging in porous media was an important concern in the design of bio-augmented permeable reactive barriers (Bio-PRBs) that were used to remediate groundwater with dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs). Here, we used laboratory sandbox experiments to develop and calibrate reactive transport models (C1 and C2) simulating 1,1,1-trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA) change in heterogeneous saturated porous media. The routine (1,1,1-TCA chain kinetic reactions) and subroutine (the relationship between hydraulic conductivity (K) and time (t)) were included in the model computer code. The simulation results suggested that the model C1 had the applicability for simulating contaminant transport and fate in bio-augmented flow field. By using the model C1 which was suitable for constant K condition, the performance of different types of Bio-PRBs was evaluated, and the regularity of contaminants chain kinetic reactions in different heterogeneous saturated porous media was obtained. The results demonstrated that Bio-PRBs in immobilized microorganism (IM) protocol were more superior to Bio-PRBs in free microorganism (FM) protocol. In addition, by using the model C2 (updated model C1) which was suitable for decreasing K condition, the different and optimized regularity of contaminants transport and transformation was obtained. The results showed that microbial growth which further decreased K was beneficial to preventing the transport of contaminants and accelerating the transformation of contaminants. However, the negative effects of biological clogging on hydraulic conductivity and relative hydraulic conductivity ratio in FM Bio-PRBs were significantly stronger than that in IM Bio-PRBs. Deploying IM Bio-PRBs for groundwater remediation would be much more efficient and meet the design criteria. The research work had guiding significance to engineering and provided consultation for designing and optimizing Bio-PRBs system. To make the design and optimization of Bio-PRBs system convenient, it was very essential to choose the suitable mathematical model (C1 or C2).
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- Wenbing Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China.
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Peng W, Li X, Liu T, Liu Y, Ren J, Liang D, Fan W. Biostabilization of cadmium contaminated sediments using indigenous sulfate reducing bacteria: Efficiency and process. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 201:697-707. [PMID: 29547858 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) was used to stabilize cadmium (Cd) in sediments spiked with Cd. The study found that the Cd in sediments (≤600 mg kg-1) was successfully stabilized after 166 d SRB bio-treatment. This was verified by directly and indirectly examining Cd speciation in sediments, mobilization index, and Cd content in interstitial water. After 166 d bio-treatment, compared with control groups, Cd concentrations in interstitial water of Cd-spiked sediments were reduced by 77.6-96.4%. The bioavailable fractions of Cd (e.g., exchangeable and carbonate bound phases) were reduced, while more stable fractions of Cd (e.g., Fe-Mn oxide, organic bound, and residual phases) were increased. However, Cd mobilization in sediment was observed during the first part of bio-treatment (32 d), leading to an increase of Cd concentrations in the overlying water. Bacterial community composition (e.g., richness, diversity, and typical SRB) played an important role in Cd mobilization, dissolution, and stabilization. Bacterial community richness and diversity, including the typical SRB (e.g., Desulfobacteraceae and Desulfobulbaceae), were enhanced. However, bacterial communities were also influenced by Cd content and its speciations (especially the exchangeable and carbonate bound phases) in sediments, as well as total organic carbon in overlying water.
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- Weihua Peng
- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University, No. 37, XueYuan Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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Luo T, Ye L, Chan T, Jing C. Mobilization of arsenic on nano-TiO 2 in soil columns with sulfate reducing bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 234:762-768. [PMID: 29245150 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Arsenic (As) remediation in contaminated water using nanoparticles is promising. However, the fate and transport of As associated with nano-adsorbents in natural environment is poorly understood. To investigate the fate of adsorbed As on nano-TiO2 in changed redox condition from oxic to anoxic, we added the As(V)-TiO2 suspension in groundwater to an autoclaved soil column which inoculated a sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfovibrio vulgaris DP4. The dissolved As(V) in effluent increased to 798 μg/L for the biotic column and to 1510 μg/L for the abiotic control, and dissolved As(III) was observed only in biotic column. The total As (dissolved plus particulate) in the biotic column effluent (high to 2.5 mg/L) was substantially higher than the abiotic control (1.5 mg/L). Therefore SRB restrained the release of dissolved As, and facilitated the transport of particulate As. Micro-XRF analysis suggested that the nano-TiO2 with As was mainly retained in the influent front and that its transport was negligible. Our pe-pH calculation and XANES analysis demonstrated that generated secondary iron minerals containing magnetite and mackinawite mainly were responsible for dissolved As retention, and then transported with As as particulate As. The results shed light on the mobilization of adsorbed As on a nano-adsorbent in an anoxic environment.
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- Ting Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, 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; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchy Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan.
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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; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Kumar N, Labille J, Bossa N, Auffan M, Doumenq P, Rose J, Bottero JY. Enhanced transportability of zero valent iron nanoparticles in aquifer sediments: surface modifications, reactivity, and particle traveling distances. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:9269-9277. [PMID: 28224341 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8597-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this study, we assessed the transportability of zero valent iron nanoparticles (nano-Fe0) coated with different organics (carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC), poly acrylic acid (PAA), and xanthan gum) in standard porous sand and in real aquifer sediments. Our results suggest that the organic surface coatings optimized for nano-Fe0 in porous sand media do not necessarily reflect the same transportability in real field aquifer sediment. Xanthan gum-coated nano-Fe0 showed highest transportability in standard porous sand, but the performance was much lower in real aquifer sediment, whereas the PAA-coated nano-Fe0 particle showed better transportability both in aquifer sediment and in porous sand media. Nano-Fe0 without organic surface coating exhibited very low transportability and was largely retained by the porous medium. Our results suggest that the molecular weight and surface charge density of the organic may play a role in transportability of these nanoparticles. To assess the impact of organic coating on the nanoparticle reactivity with contaminants, we also conducted batch tests to follow TCE degradation using different surface coatings and found no significant difference albeit a minor delay in kinetics. Using theoretical calculations, we also estimated the potential distance traveled by nanoparticles in porous sand as well as in aquifer sediment. Our results suggest that using xanthan gum and PAA as surface coating, nano-Fe0 could travel up to 9.8 and 4.1 m, respectively, in the porous sand media as compared to 0.2 and 0.9 m in real aquifer sediment, respectively. Graphical abstract Nanoparticle mobility in porous sand vs and aquifer sediment.
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- Naresh Kumar
- CEREGE, CNRS Aix Marseille Université-IRD-Collège de France, UM 7330, 13545, Aix-en-Provence, France.
- International Consortium for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology iCEINT, Aix-en-Provence, France.
- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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- CEREGE, CNRS Aix Marseille Université-IRD-Collège de France, UM 7330, 13545, Aix-en-Provence, France
- International Consortium for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology iCEINT, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- CEREGE, CNRS Aix Marseille Université-IRD-Collège de France, UM 7330, 13545, Aix-en-Provence, France
- International Consortium for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology iCEINT, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- CEREGE, CNRS Aix Marseille Université-IRD-Collège de France, UM 7330, 13545, Aix-en-Provence, France
- International Consortium for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology iCEINT, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LCE, FRE 3416, Bâtiment Villemin, Europôle de l'Arbois, Avenue Louis Philibert, BP 80, 13545, Aix en Provence, France
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- CEREGE, CNRS Aix Marseille Université-IRD-Collège de France, UM 7330, 13545, Aix-en-Provence, France
- International Consortium for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology iCEINT, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- CEREGE, CNRS Aix Marseille Université-IRD-Collège de France, UM 7330, 13545, Aix-en-Provence, France
- International Consortium for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology iCEINT, Aix-en-Provence, France
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Casentini B, Falcione FT, Amalfitano S, Fazi S, Rossetti S. Arsenic removal by discontinuous ZVI two steps system for drinking water production at household scale. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 106:135-145. [PMID: 27710797 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.09.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Different countries in Europe still suffer of elevated arsenic (As) concentration in groundwaters used for human consumption. In the case of households not connected to the distribution system, decentralized water supply systems, such as Point of Use (POU) and Point of Entry (POE), offer a direct benefit for the consumers. Field scale ex-situ treatment systems based on metallic iron (ZVI) are already available for the production of reduced volumes of drinking water in remote areas (village scale). To address drinking water needs at larger scale, we designed a pilot unit able to produce an elevated daily volume of water for human consumption. We tested the long-term As removal efficiency of a two steps ZVI treatment unit for the production of 400 L/day clean water based on the combination of ZVI corrosion process with sedimentation and retention of freshly formed Fe precipitates. The system treated 100 μg/L As(V)-contaminated oxic groundwater in a discontinuous operation mode at a flow rate of 1 L/min for 31 days. Final removal was 77-96% and the most performing step was aeration/sedimentation (A/S) tank with a 60-94% efficiency. Arsenic in the outflow slightly exceeded the drinking water limit of 10 μg/L only after 6000 L treated and Fe concentration was always below 0.2 mg/L. Under proposed operating conditions ZVI passivation readily occurred and, as a consequence, Fe production sharply decreased. Arsenic mobility attached to particulate was 13-60% after ZVI column and 37-100% after A/S tank. Uniform amorphous cluster of Fe nanoparticles (100 nm) formed during aeration drove As removal process with an adsorption capacity corresponding to 20.5 mgAs/gFe. Research studies often focus only on chemico-physical aspects disregarding the importance of biological processes that may co-occur and interfere with ZVI corrosion, As removal and safe water production. We explored the microbial transport dynamics by flow cytometry, proved as a suitable tool to monitor the fate of both single cells and bioactive particles along the treatment train of the pilot unit. A net release of bioactive particles, representing on average 26.5% of flow cytometric events, was promoted by the ZVI filter, with densities 10 times higher than those found in the inflow. In conclusion, the proposed system was efficient to treat large daily volumes of As contaminated groundwater. However, filter design and operating conditions should be carefully adapted to specific situation, since several key factors affect As removal efficiency. An effort in the optimization of ZVI filter design should be made to reduce fast observed ZVI passivation and low As adsorption capacity of the whole filter. More attention to biomass retention and bioactive particles travelling within the unit should be given in order to elucidate bacteria influences on As removal efficiency and related sanitary risks on long term basis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Barbara Casentini
- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome, 00015, Italy.
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome, 00015, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome, 00015, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome, 00015, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA - CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, Rome, 00015, Italy
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Kumar N, Couture RM, Millot R, Battaglia-Brunet F, Rose J. Microbial Sulfate Reduction Enhances Arsenic Mobility Downstream of Zerovalent-Iron-Based Permeable Reactive Barrier. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:7610-7. [PMID: 27309856 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
We assessed the potential of zerovalent-iron- (Fe(0)) based permeable reactive barrier (PRB) systems for arsenic (As) remediation in the presence or absence of microbial sulfate reduction. We conducted long-term (200 day) flow-through column experiments to investigate the mechanisms of As transformation and mobility in aquifer sediment (in particular, the PRB downstream linkage). Changes in As speciation in the aqueous phase were monitored continuously. Speciation in the solid phase was determined at the end of the experiment using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy analysis. We identified thio-As species in solution and AsS in solid phase, which suggests that the As(V) was reduced to As(III) and precipitated as AsS under sulfate-reducing conditions and remained as As(V) under abiotic conditions, even with low redox potential and high Fe(II) content (4.5 mM). Our results suggest that the microbial sulfate reduction plays a key role in the mobilization of As from Fe-rich aquifer sediment under anoxic conditions. Furthermore, they illustrate that the upstream-downstream linkage of PRB affects the speciation and mobility of As in downstream aquifer sediment, where up to 47% of total As initially present in the sediment was leached out in the form of mobile thio-As species.
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- Naresh Kumar
- BRGM , French Geological Survey, Laboratory Division and ‡Water Environment and Ecotechnology Division, 3 av. Claude Guillemin, 45060 Orléans cedex 02, France
- CEREGE, CNRS-Aix Marseille University - IRD - Collège de France, UM-34 , 13545 Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research-NIVA , Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
- Ecohydrology Group, University of Waterloo , 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada
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- BRGM , French Geological Survey, Laboratory Division and ‡Water Environment and Ecotechnology Division, 3 av. Claude Guillemin, 45060 Orléans cedex 02, France
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- CEREGE, CNRS-Aix Marseille University - IRD - Collège de France, UM-34 , 13545 Aix-en-Provence, France
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