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Jimoh AA, Ikhimiukor OO, Adeleke R. Prospects in the bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants from hypersaline environments: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:35615-35642. [PMID: 35247173 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19299-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hypersaline environments are underappreciated and are frequently exposed to pollution from petroleum hydrocarbons. Unlike other environs, the high salinity conditions present are a deterrent to various remediation techniques. There is also production of hypersaline waters from oil-polluted ecosystems which contain toxic hydrophobic pollutants that are threat to public health, environmental protection, and sustainability. Currently, innovative advances are being proposed for the remediation of oil-contaminated hypersaline regions. Such advancements include the exploration and stimulation of native microbial communities capable of utilizing and degrading petroleum hydrocarbons. However, prevailing salinity in these environments is unfavourable for the growth of non-halophylic microorganisms, thus limiting effective bioremediation options. An in-depth understanding of the potentials of various remediation technologies of hydrocarbon-polluted hypersaline environments is lacking. Thus, we present an overview of petroleum hydrocarbon pollution in hypersaline ecosystems and discuss the challenges and prospects associated with several technologies that may be employed in remediation of hydrocarbon pollution in the presence of delimiting high salinities. The application of biological remediation technologies including the utilization of halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms is also discussed.
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- Abdullahi Adekilekun Jimoh
- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
- Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535, South Africa.
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- Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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Martínez-Toledo Á, del Carmen Cuevas-Díaz M, Guzmán-López O, López-Luna J, Ilizaliturri-Hernández C. Evaluation of in situ biosurfactant production by inoculum of P. putida and nutrient addition for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from aged oil-polluted soil. Biodegradation 2022; 33:135-155. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-022-09973-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Anjos CS, Lima RN, Porto ALM. An overview of neonicotinoids: biotransformation and biodegradation by microbiological processes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:37082-37109. [PMID: 34056690 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13531-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Neonicotinoids are a class of pesticides widely used in different phases of agricultural crops. Similar to other classes of pesticides, they can damage human and environmental health if overused, and can be resistent to degradation. This is especially relevant to insect health, pollination, and aquatic biodiversity. Nevertheless, application of pesticides is still crucial for food production and pest control, and should therefore be carefully monitored by the government to control or reduce neonicotinoid contamination reaching human and animal feed. Aware of this problem, studies have been carried out to reduce or eliminate neonicotinoid contamination from the environment. One example of a green protocol is bioremediation. This review discusses the most recent microbial biodegradation and bioremediation processes for neonicotinoids, which employ isolated microorganisms (bacteria and fungi), consortiums of microorganisms, and different types of soils, biobeds, and biomixtures.
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- Charlene S Anjos
- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Biocatálise, Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Ed. Química Ambiental, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Biocatálise, Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Ed. Química Ambiental, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Biocatálise, Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Ed. Química Ambiental, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil.
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Pinto ÉSM, Dorn M, Feltes BC. The tale of a versatile enzyme: Alpha-amylase evolution, structure, and potential biotechnological applications for the bioremediation of n-alkanes. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 250:126202. [PMID: 32092569 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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As the primary source of a wide range of industrial products, the study of petroleum-derived compounds is of pivotal importance. However, the process of oil extraction and refinement is among the most environmentally hazardous practices, impacting almost all levels of the ecological chain. So far, the most appropriate strategy to overcome such an issue is through bioremediation, which revolves around the employment of different microorganisms to degrade hazardous compounds, generating less environmental impact and lower monetary costs. In this sense, a myriad of organisms and enzymes are considered possible candidates for the bioremediation process. Amidst the potential candidates is α-amylase, an evolutionary conserved starch-degrading enzyme. Notably, α-amylase was not only seen to degrade n-alkanes, a subclass of alkanes considered the most abundant petroleum-derived compounds but also low-density polyethylene, a dangerous pollutant produced from petroleum. Thus, due to its high conservation in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic lineages, in addition to the capability to degrade different types of hazardous compounds, the study of α-amylase becomes a rising interest. Nevertheless, there are no studies that review all biotechnological applications of α-amylase for bioremediation. In this work, we critically review the potential biotechnological applications of α-amylase, focusing on the biodegradation of petroleum-derived compounds. Evolutionary aspects are discussed, as well for all structural information and all features that could impact on the employment of this protein in the biotechnological industry, such as pH, temperature, and medium conditions. New perspectives and critical assessments are conducted regarding the application of α-amylase in the bioremediation of n-alkanes.
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- Éderson Sales Moreira Pinto
- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Center for Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Institute of Informatics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Center for Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Institute of Informatics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Romano-Armada N, Yañez-Yazlle MF, Irazusta VP, Rajal VB, Moraga NB. Potential of Bioremediation and PGP Traits in Streptomyces as Strategies for Bio-Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils for Agriculture. Pathogens 2020; 9:E117. [PMID: 32069867 PMCID: PMC7169405 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9020117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Environmental limitations influence food production and distribution, adding up to global problems like world hunger. Conditions caused by climate change require global efforts to be improved, but others like soil degradation demand local management. For many years, saline soils were not a problem; indeed, natural salinity shaped different biomes around the world. However, overall saline soils present adverse conditions for plant growth, which then translate into limitations for agriculture. Shortage on the surface of productive land, either due to depletion of arable land or to soil degradation, represents a threat to the growing worldwide population. Hence, the need to use degraded land leads scientists to think of recovery alternatives. In the case of salt-affected soils (naturally occurring or human-made), which are traditionally washed or amended with calcium salts, bio-reclamation via microbiome presents itself as an innovative and environmentally friendly option. Due to their low pathogenicity, endurance to adverse environmental conditions, and production of a wide variety of secondary metabolic compounds, members of the genus Streptomyces are good candidates for bio-reclamation of salt-affected soils. Thus, plant growth promotion and soil bioremediation strategies combine to overcome biotic and abiotic stressors, providing green management options for agriculture in the near future.
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- Neli Romano-Armada
- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química (INIQUI), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Av. Bolivia 5150, Salta 4400, Argentina; (N.R.-A.); (M.F.Y.-Y.); (V.P.I.); (N.B.M.)
- Facultad de Ingeniería, UNSa, Salta 4400, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química (INIQUI), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Av. Bolivia 5150, Salta 4400, Argentina; (N.R.-A.); (M.F.Y.-Y.); (V.P.I.); (N.B.M.)
- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, UNSa, Salta 4400, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química (INIQUI), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Av. Bolivia 5150, Salta 4400, Argentina; (N.R.-A.); (M.F.Y.-Y.); (V.P.I.); (N.B.M.)
- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, UNSa, Salta 4400, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química (INIQUI), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Av. Bolivia 5150, Salta 4400, Argentina; (N.R.-A.); (M.F.Y.-Y.); (V.P.I.); (N.B.M.)
- Facultad de Ingeniería, UNSa, Salta 4400, Argentina
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química (INIQUI), Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Av. Bolivia 5150, Salta 4400, Argentina; (N.R.-A.); (M.F.Y.-Y.); (V.P.I.); (N.B.M.)
- Facultad de Ingeniería, UNSa, Salta 4400, Argentina
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Khoshkholgh Sima NA, Ebadi A, Reiahisamani N, Rasekh B. Bio-based remediation of petroleum-contaminated saline soils: Challenges, the current state-of-the-art and future prospects. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 250:109476. [PMID: 31476519 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Exploiting synergism between plants and microbes offers a potential means of remediating soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs). Salinity alters the physicochemical characteristics of soils and suppresses the growth of both plants and soil microbes, so the bioremediation of saline soils requires the use of plants and in microbes which can tolerate salinity. This review focuses on the management of PHC-contaminated saline soils, surveying what is currently known with respect to the potential of halophytes (plants adapted to saline environments) acting in concert with synergistic microbes to degrade PHCs. The priority is to identify optimal combinations of halophyte(s) and the bacteria present as endophytes and/or associated with the rhizosphere, and to determine what are the factors which most strongly affect their viability.
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- Nayer Azam Khoshkholgh Sima
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
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- Microbiology and Biotechnology Research Group, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran.
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Farber R, Rosenberg A, Rozenfeld S, Banet G, Cahan R. Bioremediation of Artificial Diesel-Contaminated Soil Using Bacterial Consortium Immobilized to Plasma-Pretreated Wood Waste. Microorganisms 2019; 7:E497. [PMID: 31661854 PMCID: PMC6921085 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7110497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bioaugmentation is a bioremediation option based on increasing the natural in-situ microbial population that possesses the ability to degrade the contaminating pollutant. In this study, a diesel-degrading consortium was obtained from an oil-contaminated soil. The diesel-degrading consortium was grown on wood waste that was plasma-pretreated. This plasma treatment led to an increase of bacterial attachment and diesel degradation rates. On the 7th day the biofilm viability on the plasma-treated wood waste reached 0.53 ± 0.02 OD 540 nm, compared to the non-treated wood waste which was only 0.34 ± 0.02. Biofilm attached to plasma-treated and untreated wood waste which was inoculated into artificially diesel-contaminated soil (0.15% g/g) achieved a degradation rate of 9.3 mg day-1 and 7.8 mg day-1, respectively. While, in the soil that was inoculated with planktonic bacteria, degradation was only 5.7 mg day-1. Exposing the soil sample to high temperature (50 °C) or to different soil acidity did not influence the degradation rate of the biofilm attached to the plasma-treated wood waste. The two most abundant bacterial distributions at the family level were Xanthomonadaceae and Sphingomonadaceae. To our knowledge, this is the first study that showed the advantages of biofilm attached to plasma-pretreated wood waste for diesel biodegradation in soil.
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- Ravit Farber
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel.
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- Dead Sea-Arava Science Center, Arava 86910, Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel.
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Khan AHA, Ayaz M, Arshad M, Yousaf S, Khan MA, Anees M, Sultan A, Nawaz I, Iqbal M. Biogeochemical Cycle, Occurrence and Biological Treatments of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION A-SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40995-017-0393-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Liu Y, Li C, Huang L, He Y, Zhao T, Han B, Jia X. Combination of a crude oil-degrading bacterial consortium under the guidance of strain tolerance and a pilot-scale degradation test. Chin J Chem Eng 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Corona L, Dendooven L, Chicken A, Hernández O, Iturbe R. Removal of Two High Molecular Weight PAHs from Soils with Different Water Content. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2017; 99:619-624. [PMID: 28887580 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2168-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as benz[a]anthracene (BA) and dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DBA), which are considered toxic, are frequently found in contaminated soils in Mexico. A laboratory-scale study monitored the degradation of the mixture of these two PAHs in three soils from different Mexican states (Tabasco, Morelos and Veracruz), each with different organic matter content, particle size distribution and incubated under different water content conditions. The hydrocarbons were extracted using microwave digestion and quantified by GC/MS. The removal of the PAHs, the growth of aerobic bacteria and microbial activity were determined in soil samples with and without a bacterial growth inhibitor (HgCl2). The conclusion is that more than 90% of both contaminants was removed from the three soils, independently of the soil water content or the application of a bacterial growth inhibitor. Biological properties of the soils showed changes at the end of the experiment, but the results of the removal of PAHs were similar in the three soils.
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- Lilia Corona
- Coordinación de Ingeniería Ambiental, Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, Circuito escolar sn Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510, DF, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Ecología del Suelo, Departamento de Biotecnología, Cinvestav, México, DF, Mexico
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- Coordinación de Ingeniería Ambiental, Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, Circuito escolar sn Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510, DF, Mexico
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- Coordinación de Ingeniería Ambiental, Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, Circuito escolar sn Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510, DF, Mexico
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- Coordinación de Ingeniería Ambiental, Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, Circuito escolar sn Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510, DF, Mexico
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Paul VG, Mormile MR. A case for the protection of saline and hypersaline environments: a microbiological perspective. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 93:3950317. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Isolation and Characterization of Biosurfactant Producing and Crude Oil Degrading Bacteria from Oil Contaminated Soils. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION A-SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40995-017-0162-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Guo G, Fang T, Wang C, Huang Y, Tian F, Cui Q, Wang H. Isolation and characterization of two novel halotolerant Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenases from a halophilic bacterial consortium. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17603. [PMID: 26621792 PMCID: PMC4664950 DOI: 10.1038/srep17603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Study of enzymes in halophiles will help to understand the mechanism of aromatic hydrocarbons degradation in saline environment. In this study, two novel catechol 2,3-dioxygenases (C23O1 and C23O2) were cloned and overexpressed from a halophilic bacterial consortium enriched from an oil-contaminated saline soil. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the novel C23Os and their relatives formed a new branch in subfamily I.2.A of extradiol dioxygenases and the sequence differences were further analyzed by amino acid sequence alignment. Two enzymes with the halotolerant feature were active over a range of 0–30% salinity and they performed more stable at high salinity than in the absence of salt. Surface electrostatic potential and amino acids composition calculation suggested high acidic residues content, accounting for their tolerance to high salinity. Moreover, two enzymes were further characterized. The enzymes activity both increased in the presence of Fe3+, Fe2+, Cu2+ and Al3+ and showed no significant inhibition by other tested metal ions. The optimal temperatures for the C23Os were 40 °C and 60 °C and their best substrates were catechol and 4-methylcatechol respectively. As the firstly isolated and characterized catechol dioxygenases from halophiles, the two halotolerant C23Os presented novel characteristics suggesting their potential application in aromatic hydrocarbons biodegradation.
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- Guang Guo
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Li X, Wang X, Ren ZJ, Zhang Y, Li N, Zhou Q. Sand amendment enhances bioelectrochemical remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 141:62-70. [PMID: 26135976 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Bioelectrochemical system is an emerging technology for the remediation of soils contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons. However, performance of such systems can be limited by the inefficient mass transport in soil. Here we report a new method of sand amendment, which significantly increases both oxygen and proton transports, resulting to increased soil porosity (from 44.5% to 51.3%), decreased Ohmic resistance (by 46%), and increased charge output (from 2.5 to 3.5Cg(-1)soil). The degradation rates of petroleum hydrocarbons increased by up to 268% in 135d. The degradation of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with high molecular weight was accelerated, and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis showed that the microbial community close to the air-cathode was substantially stimulated by the induced current, especially the hydrocarbon degrading bacteria Alcanivorax. The bioelectrochemical stimulation imposed a selective pressure on the microbial community of anodes, including that far from the cathode. These results suggested that sand amendment can be an effective approach for soil conditioning that will enhances the bioelectrochemical removal of hydrocarbons in contaminated soils.
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- Xiaojing Li
- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Ravanipour M, Kalantary RR, Mohseni-Bandpi A, Esrafili A, Farzadkia M, Hashemi-Najafabadi S. Experimental design approach to the optimization of PAHs bioremediation from artificially contaminated soil: application of variables screening development. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2015; 13:22. [PMID: 25834738 PMCID: PMC4381363 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-015-0178-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effectiveness of bioremediation systems for PAH-contaminated soil may be constrained by physicochemical properties of contaminants and environmental factors. Information on what is the most effective factor in bioremediation process is essential in the decision of what stimulations can be taken to assist the biodegradation efficacy. METHODS In this study, four factors of surfactant (Tween 80), humic acid (HA), salinity and nutrients in a 2(4) full factorial design were screened in bioremediation of phenanthrene contaminated soil by using a consortium of bacteria. RESULTS Between the employed levels of the factors only salinity had not significant effect. Optimal concentrations of surfactant, HA and nutrient were obtained by a response surface design. For phenanthrene biodegradation, a central composite face centred design (CCFD) showed that nutrient, surfactant and HA concentrations had highly significant, significant and insignificant effects, respectively. The best conditions with 87.1% phenanthrene biodegradation were 150 mg HA/Kg soil, 12.68 μg/L surfactant, and nutrients as K2HPO4, 0.8; KH2PO4, 0.2 and KNO3, 1 g/L. A high similarity was between the model prediction and experimental results. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that nutrient with 81.27% efficiency could be considered as the most effective factor for practical implications of bioremediation process for PAHs contaminated soil cleanup strategies.
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- Masoumeh Ravanipour
- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ouvrard S, Leglize P, Morel JL. PAH phytoremediation: rhizodegradation or rhizoattenuation? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2014; 16:46-61. [PMID: 24912214 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.759527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Dealing with soil contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (POP) is an increasing concern amplified by both regulatory constraints and the dramatic impact of human activities on the soil resource. The most used management options are treatments which totally eradicate the toxic compounds targeted. When possible, environmental-friendly processes should be used, and recent years have seen the emergence of green technologies using biological energies involving microorganisms (bioremediation) and plants (phytoremediation). Research has focused on phytoremediation and many have presented this technology as the process ideally combining efficiency, low cost and environmental acceptance. However, the applicability of phytoremediation on soils contaminated by bio-recalcitrant organic compounds, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), has not yet proved as successful as expected. We propose here a review and discussion of the overall question of PAH status in soil and their potential for treatment. The limits and applicability of bioremediation technologies are discussed, and the specific beneficial effect of plants is objectively evaluated with a special interest to processes which lead to rhizoattenuation. Given the PAH high affinity to soil organic matter, availability is the main limitation to phytoremediation. In this context, bioavailability quantification remains an issue as well as the characterization of the recalcitrant fraction.
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Kalantary RR, Mohseni-Bandpi A, Esrafili A, Nasseri S, Ashmagh FR, Jorfi S, Ja’fari M. Effectiveness of biostimulation through nutrient content on the bioremediation of phenanthrene contaminated soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2014; 12:143. [PMID: 25610635 PMCID: PMC4301987 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-014-0143-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Bioremediation has shown its applicability for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from soil and sediments. In the present study, the effect of biostimulation on phenanthrene removal from contaminated soil via adding macro and/or micronutrients and trace elements was investigated. For these purposes three macro nutrients (as N, P and K), eight micronutrients (as Mg, S, Fe, Cl, Zn, Mn, Cu and Na) and four trace elements (as B, Mo, Co and Ni) in 11 mineral salts (MS) as variables were used. Placket-Burman statistical design was used to evaluate significance of variables (MS) in two levels of high and low. A consortium of adapted microorganisms with PAHs was used for inoculation to the soil slurry which was spiked with phenanthrene in concentration of 500 mg/kg soil. The optimal reduction resulted when a high level of macro nutrient in the range of 67-87% and low level of micro nutrient in the range of 12-32% were used with the nitrogen as the dominant macronutrient. The Pareto chart showed that NH4NO3 was the most effective variable in this experiment. The effect of elements on phenanthrene biodegradation showed following sequence as N > K > P > Cl > Na > Mg. Effectiveness of the other elements in all runs was less than 1%. The type and concentration of nutrient can play an important role in biodegradation of phenanthrene. Biostimulation with suitable combination of nutrient can enhance bioremediation of PAHs contaminated soils.
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- Roshanak Rezaei Kalantary
- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Center for Water Quality Research, Institute forEnvironmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Environmental Technology Research Center, Ahvaz Jondishapour University of MedicalSciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- />School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jondishapour University of MedicalSciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- />Petroleum University of technology, Abadan faculty of petroleum engineering, Abadan, Iran
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Uptake, accumulation and translocation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by winter wheat cultured on oily sludge-amended soil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11631-013-0635-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Betancur-Galvis LA, Carrillo H, Luna-Guido M, Marsch R, Dendooven L. Enhanced dissipation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the rhizosphere of the Athel tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla L. Karst.) grown in saline-alkaline soils of the former lake Texcoco. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2012; 14:741-753. [PMID: 22908641 DOI: 10.1080/15226510903535080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated alkaline saline soil with phreatophyte or "water loving plants" was investigated by spiking soil from the former lake Texcoco with 100 mg phenanthrene (Phen) kg(-1) soil, 120 mg anthracene (Ant)kg(-1) soil and 45 mg benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) kg(-1) soil and vegetating it with Athel tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla L Karst.). The growth of the Athel tamarisk was not affected by the PAHs. In soil cultivated with Athel tamarisk, the leaching of PAHs to the 32-34 cm layer decreased 2-fold compared to the uncultivated soil. The BaP concentration decreased to 39% of the initial concentration at a distance smaller than 3 cm from the roots and to 45% at a distance larger than 3cm, but 59% remained in unvegetated soil after 240 days. Dissipation of Ant and Phen decreased with depth, but not BaP. The biodegradation of PAHs was affected by their chemical properties and increased in the presence of T. aphylla, but decreased with depth.
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Vitte I, Duran R, Hernandez-Raquet G, Mounier J, Jézéquel R, Bellet V, Balaguer P, Caumette P, Cravo-Laureau C. Dynamics of metabolically active bacterial communities involved in PAH and toxicity elimination from oil-contaminated sludge during anoxic/oxic oscillations. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 97:4199-211. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4219-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2012] [Revised: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Gao Y, Miao C, Wang Y, Xia J, Zhou P. Metal-resistant microorganisms and metal chelators synergistically enhance the phytoremediation efficiency of Solanum nigrum L. in Cd- and Pb-contaminated soil. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2012; 33:1383-1389. [PMID: 22856313 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.629006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The effects of metal-resistant microorganisms and metal chelators on the ability of Solanum nigrum L. to accumulate heavy metals were investigated. In the presence of multiple metal contaminants (Cd and Pb), citric acid (CA) significantly enhanced the biomass and Cd accumulation of S. nigrum, but these conditions decreased the accumulation of Pb. Application of Cd- or Pb-resistant microorganisms improved the ability of S. nigrum to accumulate heavy metals and increased plant yield, but the effects of microorganisms on phytoextraction were smaller than the effects of CA. When plants were grown in the presence of Cd contamination, the co-application of CA and metal-resistant strains enhanced biomass by 30-50% and increased Cd accumulation by 25-35%. However, these conditions decreased Pb accumulation in the presence of Pb pollution. S. nigrum could tolerate a combination of Cd and Pb pollution. In the presence of CA and the metal-resistant microorganisms, the plants were able to acquire 15-25% more Cd and 10-15% more Pb than control plants. We propose that the synergistic combination of plants, microorganisms and chelators can enhance phytoremediation efficiency in the presence of multiple metal contaminants.
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- Yang Gao
- Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Wang S, Li X, Liu W, Li P, Kong L, Ren W, Wu H, Tu Y. Degradation of pyrene by immobilized microorganisms in saline-alkaline soil. J Environ Sci (China) 2012; 24:1662-1669. [PMID: 23520875 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(11)60963-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is very difficult in saline-alkaline soil due to the inhibition of microbial growth under saline-alkaline stress. The microorganisms that can most effectively degrade PAHs were screened by introducing microorganisms immobilized on farm byproducts and assessing the validity of the immobilizing technique for PAHs degradation in pyrene-contaminated saline-alkaline soil. Among the microorganisms examined, it was found that Mycobacterium sp. B2 is the best, and can degrade 82.2% and 83.2% of pyrene for free and immobilized cells after 30 days of incubation. The immobilization technique could increase the degradation of pyrene significantly, especially for fungi. The degradation of pyrene by the immobilized microorganisms Mucor sp. F2, fungal consortium MF and co-cultures of MB+MF was increased by 161.7% (P < 0.05), 60.1% (P < 0.05) and 59.6% (P < 0.05) after 30 days, respectively, when compared with free F2, MF and MB+MF. Scanning electron micrographs of the immobilized microstructure proved the positive effects of the immobilized microbial technique on pyrene remediation in saline-alkaline soil, as the interspace of the carrier material structure was relatively large, providing enough space for cell growth. Co-cultures of different bacterial and fungal species showed different abilities to degrade PAHs. The present study suggests that Mycobacterium sp. B2 can be employed for in situ bioremediation of PAHs in saline-alkaline soil, and immobilization of fungi on farm byproducts and nutrients as carriers will enhance fungus PAH-degradation ability in saline-alkaline soil.
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- Shanxian Wang
- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Zhou J, Li X, Jiang Y, Wu Y, Chen J, Hu F, Li H. Combined effects of bacterial-feeding nematodes and prometryne on the soil microbial activity. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 192:1243-1249. [PMID: 21752543 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2010] [Revised: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Microcosm experiments were carried out to study the effects of bacterial-feeding nematodes and indigenous microbes and their interactions on the degradation of prometryne and soil microbial activity in contaminated soil. The results showed that soil indigenous microbes could degrade prometryne up to 59.6-67.9%; bacterial-feeding nematodes accelerated the degradation of prometryne in contaminated soil, and prometryne degradation was raised by 8.36-10.69%. Soil microbial biomass C (C(mic)), basal soil respiration (BSR), and respiratory quotient (qCO(2)) increased in the beginning of the experiment and decreased in the later stage of the experiment. Nematodes grew and reproduced quite fast, and did increase the growth of soil microbes and enhance soil microbial activity in prometryne contaminated soil during the incubation period.
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- Jihai Zhou
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210095, China.
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Tejada M, Masciandaro G. Application of organic wastes on a benzo(a)pyrene polluted soil. Response of soil biochemical properties and role of Eisenia fetida. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2011; 74:668-674. [PMID: 21112089 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2010] [Revised: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 10/07/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this paper we studied the bioremediation effects of a soil artificially contaminated by benzo(a)pyrene with and without two organic wastes (organic municipal solid waste, MSW, and poultry manure, PM) and with and without worms (Eisenia fetida) over 90 days. For the organic treatments, soil samples were mixed with MSW at a rate of 10% or PM at a rate of 7.6%, in order to apply the same amount of organic matter to the soil. An unamended and non-polluted soil was used as control. Cellulase and glutathione-S-transferase activities in worms and the earthworms' weight were measured at four different incubation times (3, 15, 60 and 90 days). Cocoon numbers, average weight per cocoon and number of juveniles per cocoon were measured 30 days after the benzo(a)pyrene exposure. Extractable benzo(a)pyrene in soils and E. fetida was determined during the incubation period. To observe the effects of bioremediation of the contaminated soil, ATP, urease and phosphatase activities were measured. At the end of the incubation period and when compared with the polluted soil without worms and organic matter, the extractable benzo(a)pyrene decreased by 41.2% for the unamended polluted soil and without worms, by 45.8% for the organic-PM polluted soil and without worms, 48.3% for the organic-MSW polluted soil and without worms, 55.4% for the organic-PM polluted soil and with worms, and 66.3% for the organic-MSW polluted soil and with worms. This meant that worm hydrocarbon absorption was lowest in the contaminated soil amended with MSW and with worms, causing an increase in catabolic activity of the soil. These results suggested that the co-application of organic wastes and E. fetida for the bioremediation of benzo(a)pyrene polluted soil is potentially advantageous.
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- Manuel Tejada
- Department of Crystallography, Mineralogy and AgroChemistry, Crta de Utrera Km1, University of Seville, E-41013 Seville, Spain.
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Bacteria-mediated PAH degradation in soil and sediment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 89:1357-71. [PMID: 21210104 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-3072-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Revised: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the natural environment and easily accumulate in soil and sediment due to their low solubility and high hydrophobicity, rendering them less available for biological degradation. However, microbial degradation is a promising mechanism which is responsible for the ecological recovery of PAH-contaminated soil and sediment for removing these recalcitrant compounds compared with chemical degradation of PAHs. The goal of this review is to provide an outline of the current knowledge of biodegradation of PAHs in related aspects. Over 102 publications related to PAH biodegradation in soil and sediment are compiled, discussed, and analyzed. This review aims to discuss PAH degradation under various redox potential conditions, the factors affecting the biodegradation rates, degrading bacteria, the relevant genes in molecular monitoring methods, and some recent-year bioremediation field studies. The comprehensive understanding of the bioremediation kinetics and molecular means will be helpful for optimizing and monitoring the process, and overcoming its limitations in practical projects.
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Fernández-Luqueño F, Valenzuela-Encinas C, Marsch R, Martínez-Suárez C, Vázquez-Núñez E, Dendooven L. Microbial communities to mitigate contamination of PAHs in soil--possibilities and challenges: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2011; 18:12-30. [PMID: 20623198 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0371-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND, AIM, AND SCOPE Although highly diverse and specialized prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial communities in soil degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), most of these are removed slowly. This review will discuss the biotechnological possibilities to increase the microbial dissipation of PAHs from soil as well as the main biological and biotechnological challenges. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Microorganism provides effective and economically feasible solutions for soil cleanup and restoration. However, when the PAHs contamination is greater than the microbial ability to dissipate them, then applying genetically modified microorganisms might help to remove the contaminant. Nevertheless, it is necessary to have a more holistic review of the different individual reactions that are simultaneously taking place in a microbial cell and of the interactions microorganism-microorganism, microorganism-plant, microorganism-soil, and microorganisms-PAHs. PERSPECTIVES Elucidating the function of genes from the PAHs-polluted soil and the study in pure cultures of isolated PAHs-degrading organisms as well as the generation of microorganisms in the laboratory that will accelerate the dissipation of PAHs and their safe application in situ have not been studied extensively. There is a latent environmental risk when genetically engineered microorganisms are used to remedy PAHs-contaminated soil.
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- F Fernández-Luqueño
- Renewable Energy Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica de Tulancingo, Tulancingo, Hidalgo 43642, México.
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Andrade JDA, Augusto F, Jardim ICSF. Biorremediação de solos contaminados por petróleo e seus derivados. ECLÉTICA QUÍMICA 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-46702010000300002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Em vista da eficiência comprovada da biorremediação na degradação de compostos tóxicos ao ser humano, como o benzeno, tolueno, etilbenzeno e xilenos (BTEX), diversas empresas, principalmente as relacionadas com consultorias e remediação ambiental, têm despertado grandes interesses pela implantação da biorremediação como opção para a reabilitação de áreas contaminadas. Em países desenvolvidos, como os Estados Unidos, Canadá e vários países da Europa, a técnica bioquímica de remediação vem sendo amplamente utilizada em trabalhos que se baseiam, por exemplo, no tratamento de solos contaminados por hidrocarbonetos de petróleo. Porém, ao contrário do que se tem notado nesses países, no Brasil, os projetos de biorremediação ainda estão no campo da teoria, com poucos casos práticos, embora exista uma probabilidade real de expansão. A esse despeito, uma das maiores pertinências dessa revisão é elucidar as vantagens que essa técnica pode oferecer quando é utilizada para a degradação de compostos, como os BTEX, em solos tipicamente brasileiros, cujas características físico-químicas contribuem, em muito, para a degradação desses contaminantes. Nessa conjuntura, pesquisas revelam que os fatores ambientais (como teores de umidade e oxigênio) e a disponibilidade de nutrientes nos solos, além das condições climáticas do Brasil, são bastante adequadas para o emprego dessa técnica. Isso pode trazer como vantagens, ótima relação custo-benefício e maior eficiência na degradação de compostos tóxicos e recalcitrantes frente à maioria das técnicas convencionais de remediação. Em síntese, a presente revisão busca enfocar o estado da arte das técnicas de biorremediação de contaminantes em solos, apresentando as mais atuais e recentes aplicações e inovações, tanto no âmbito nacional quanto no internacional.
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Zhuang X, Han Z, Bai Z, Zhuang G, Shim H. Progress in decontamination by halophilic microorganisms in saline wastewater and soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2010; 158:1119-1126. [PMID: 20163899 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2009] [Revised: 01/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Environments with high-salt concentrations are often populated by dense microbial communities. Halophilic microorganisms can be isolated from different saline environments and different strains even belonging to the same genus have various applications. Wastewater and soil rich in both organic matter and salt are difficult to treat using conventional microorganisms typically found in wastewater treatment and soil bioremediation facilities. Studies on decontaminative capabilities and decontamination pathways of organic contaminants (i.e., aromatic compounds benzoate, cinnamate, 3-phenylpropionate, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid), heavy metals (i.e., tellurium, vanadium), and nutrients in the biological treatment of saline wastewater and soil by halophilic microorganisms are discussed in this review.
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- Xuliang Zhuang
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, China.
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Núñez EV, Rodríguez V, Gaytán AG, Luna-Guido M, Betancur-Galvis LA, Marsch R, Dendooven L. Using acetone as solvent to study removal of anthracene in soil inhibits microbial activity and alters nitrogen dynamics. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2009; 57:239-246. [PMID: 18972061 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-008-9253-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/06/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Acetone is often used as a carrier to contaminate soil with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and then to study the factors that control their removal. Acetone is an organic solvent that might affect soil processes. An alkaline saline (Texcoco soil) and an agricultural soil (Acolman soil) were amended with or without acetone, nitrogen + phosphorus (NP), and contaminated with anthracene at 520 mg/kg soil while emissions of CO2 and N2O and concentrations of NH4+, NO2(-) and NO3(-) were monitored. The CO2 emission rate decreased greater than 10 times in the soils amended with acetone. Emission of N2O decreased 70 times in the Acolman soil amended with acetone and NP and 5 times in the Texcoco soil. The concentration of NH4+ decreased in the unamended Acolman and Texcoco soil but increased when acetone was added in the first and remained constant in the latter. Acetone inhibited the increase in the amount of NO3(-) in the Acolman soil but not in the Texcoco soil. It was found that microbial activity as evidenced by the emission of CO2, nitrification, and production of N2O were inhibited by acetone. The amount of acetone used as solvent should thus be kept to a minimum, but it can be assumed that its effect on soil processes will be temporary, as microorganisms are known to repopulate soil quickly.
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- Edgar Vázquez Núñez
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, Mexico D.F, C.P. 07000, Mexico.
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Fernandez-Luqueno F, Thalasso F, Luna-Guido ML, Ceballos-Ramírez JM, Ordoñez-Ruiz IM, Dendooven L. Flocculant in wastewater affects dynamics of inorganic N and accelerates removal of phenanthrene and anthracene in soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2009; 90:2813-2818. [PMID: 19395149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Revised: 02/23/2009] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Recycling of municipal wastewater requires treatment with flocculants, such as polyacrylamide. It is unknown how polyacrylamide in sludge affects removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from soil. An alkaline-saline soil and an agricultural soil were contaminated with phenanthrene and anthracene. Sludge with or without polyacrylamide was added while emission of CO(2) and concentrations of NH(4)(+), NO(3)(-), NO(2)(-), phenanthrene and anthracene were monitored in an aerobic incubation experiment. Polyacrylamide in the sludge had no effect on the production of CO(2), but it reduced the concentration of NH(4)(+), increased the concentration of NO(3)(-) in the Acolman soil and NO(2)(-) in the Texcoco soil, and increased N mineralization compared to the soil amended with sludge without polyacrylamide. After 112d, polyacrylamide accelerated the removal of anthracene from both soils and that of phenanthrene in the Acolman soil. It was found that polyacrylamide accelerated removal of phenanthrene and anthracene from soil.
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- F Fernandez-Luqueno
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, México, DF, Mexico
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Vázquez Núñez E, García Gaytán A, Luna-Guido M, Marsch R, Dendooven L. Impact of moisture dynamic and sun light on anthracene removal from soil. Biodegradation 2008; 20:191-8. [PMID: 18704699 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-008-9212-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2007] [Accepted: 07/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In a previous study, remediation of anthracene from soil was faster in the top 0-2 cm layer than in the lower soil layers. It was not clear whether this faster decrease was due to biotic or abiotic processes. Anthracene-contaminated soil columns were covered with black or transparent perforated polyethylene so that aeration occurred but that fluctuations in water content were minimal and light could reach (LIGHT treatment) or not reach the soil surface (DARK treatment), or left uncovered so that soil water content fluctuate and light reached the soil surface (OPEN treatment). The amount of anthracene, microbial biomass C, and microbial activity as reflected by the amount of CO(2) produced within 3 days were determined in the 0-2 cm, 2-8 cm, and 8-15 cm layer after 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28 days. In the 0-2 cm layer of the OPEN treatment, 17% anthracene remained, 48% in the LIGHT treatment and 61% in the DARK treatment after 28 days. In the 2-8 cm and 8-15 cm layer, treatment had no significant effect on the dissipation of anthracene from soil after 14 and 28 days. It was found that light and fluctuations in water content stimulated the removal of anthracene from the top 0-2 cm soil layer, but not from the lower soil layers. It can be speculated that covering contaminated soil or piling it up will inhibit the dissipation of the contaminant.
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- Edgar Vázquez Núñez
- Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Cinvestav, Mexico D.F, Mexico
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Lin X, Li X, Li P, Li F, Zhang L, Zhou Q. Evaluation of plant-microorganism synergy for the remediation of diesel fuel contaminated soil. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2008; 81:19-24. [PMID: 18493697 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-008-9438-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Accepted: 04/14/2008] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The remediation of diesel fuel contaminated soil over a 2-year period by the plant-microorganism synergy was evaluated. Results indicated that the growth of Astragalus adsurgens was affected significantly, when the diesel fuel concentration was higher than 10 g kg(-1) dry soil. After a 2-year period, the removal of diesel fuel was >67%, and about 58-70% removal of aromatic hydrocarbons was obtained in these treatments. The removal of diesel fuel and its components was 13-30% higher than that of plant alone. These results show that an appropriate plant-microorganism synergy may serve as a low-cost, effective remedial technology for diesel-contaminated soil.
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- Xin Lin
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shenyang, 110044, People's Republic of China
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Fahy A, Ball A, Lethbridge G, Timmis K, McGenity T. Isolation of alkali-tolerant benzene-degrading bacteria from a contaminated aquifer. Lett Appl Microbiol 2008; 47:60-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2008.02386.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Venkata Mohan S, Sirisha K, Sreenivasa Rao R, Sarma PN. Bioslurry phase remediation of chlorpyrifos contaminated soil: process evaluation and optimization by Taguchi design of experimental (DOE) methodology. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2007; 68:252-62. [PMID: 17640730 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2006] [Revised: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Design of experimental (DOE) methodology using Taguchi orthogonal array (OA) was applied to evaluate the influence of eight biotic and abiotic factors (substrate-loading rate, slurry phase pH, slurry phase dissolved oxygen (DO), soil water ratio, temperature, soil microflora load, application of bioaugmentation and humic substance concentration) on the soil bound chlorpyrifos bioremediation in bioslurry phase reactor. The selected eight factors were considered at three levels (18 experiments) in the experimental design. Substrate-loading rate showed significant influence on the bioremediation process among the selected factors. Derived optimum operating conditions obtained by the methodology showed enhanced chlorpyrifos degradation from 1479.99 to 2458.33microg/g (over all 39.82% enhancement). The proposed method facilitated systematic mathematical approach to understand the complex bioremediation process and the optimization of near optimum design parameters, only with a few well-defined experimental sets.
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- S Venkata Mohan
- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, AP 500007, India.
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Contreras-Ramos SM, Alvarez-Bernal D, Dendooven L. Dynamics of nitrogen in a PAHs contaminated soil amended with biosolid or vermicompost in the presence of earthworms. CHEMOSPHERE 2007; 67:2072-81. [PMID: 17307221 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2006] [Revised: 10/21/2006] [Accepted: 10/28/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Nitrogen mineralization in PAHs contaminated soil in presence of Eisenia fetida amended with biosolid or vermicompost was investigated. Sterilized and unsterilized soil was contaminated with PAHs, added with E. fetida and biosolid or vermicompost and incubated aerobically for 70 days, while dynamics of inorganic N were monitored. Addition of E. fetida to sterilized soil increased concentration of NH(4)(+) 100> mg N kg(-1), while concentrations in unsterilized remained <60 mg N kg(-1) except for soil amended with biosolid plus PAHs where it increased to >80 mg kg(-1). Addition of PAHs had no significant effect on concentration of NH(4)(+) compared to the unamended soil, except in the soil added with biosolid. Addition of E. fetida to sterilized soil increased concentration of NO(2)(-) 15> mg N kg(-1) while concentrations in unsterilized soil remained <7.5 mg N kg(-1) except for soil amended with biosolid where it increased to >20 mg kg(-1). Addition of PAHs had no significant effect on concentration of NO(2)(-) compared to the unamended soil. Addition of biosolid and vermicompost increased concentration of NO(3)(-), while addition of E. fetida decreased concentration of NO(3)(-) in biosolid amended soil. It was found that NH(4)(+) and NO(2)(-) oxidizers were present in the gut of E. fetida, but their activity was not sufficient enough to inhibit a temporarily increase in concentrations of NH(4)(+) and NO(2)(-). Contamination with PAHs induced immobilization of N in biosolid or vermicompost amended soil, as did feeding of E. fetida on biosolid or vermicompost.
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- S M Contreras-Ramos
- Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Cinvestav, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, CP 07360 México, DF, Mexico
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