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Krett G, Romsics C, Jurecska L, Bódai V, Erdélyi B, Márialigeti K, Nagymáté Z. Field test of a bioaugmentation agent for the bioremediation of chlorinated ethene contaminated sites. Biol Futur 2024:10.1007/s42977-024-00230-6. [PMID: 39078604 DOI: 10.1007/s42977-024-00230-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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Chlorinated ethenes are toxic compounds that were widely used in the past, and their improper handling and storage caused notable pollutions worldwide. In situ bioremediation by reductive dechlorination of bacteria is a cost-effective and ecologically friendly way to eliminate these pollutions. During the present study, the efficiency of a previously developed bioaugmentation agent combined with biostimulation was tested under field conditions in contaminated soil. Furthermore, the preservation of dechlorinating ability was also investigated in a long-term experiment. Initially, aerobic conditions were present in the groundwater with possible presence of anaerobic micro-niches providing habitat for Brocadia related anammox bacteria. "Candidatus Omnitrophus" was also identified as a dominant member of community then. Significant changes were detected after the biostimulation, anaerobic conditions established and most of the dominant OTUs were related to fermentative taxa (e.g. Clostridium, Trichococcus and Macillibacteroides). Dominant presence of vinyl-chloride coupled with the lack of vinyl-chloride reductase gene was observed. The most notable change after the bioaugmentation was the significant decrease in the pollutant quantities and the parallel increase in the vcrA gene copy numbers. Similar to post-biostimulation state, fermentative bacteria dominated the community. Bacterial community composition transformed considerably with time after the treatment, dominance of fermentative-mainly Firmicutes related-taxa decreased and chemolithotrophic bacteria became abundant, but the dechlorinating potential of the community remained and could be induced by the reappearance of the pollutants even after 4 years.
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- Gergely Krett
- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. Sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. Sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. Sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. Sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. Sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
- Fermentia Ltd, Berlini Utca 47, 1045, Budapest, Hungary
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Fu M, Qiu S, Wang J, Zhu Y, Yuan M, Wang L. Tourmaline mediated enhanced autotrophic denitrification: The mechanisms of electron transfer and Paracoccus enrichment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 915:169847. [PMID: 38185169 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169847] [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: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Autotrophic denitrification (AD) without carbon source is an inevitable choice for denitrification of municipal wastewater under the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. This study first employed sulfur-tourmaline-AD (STAD) as an innovative nitrate removal trial technique in wastewater. STAD demonstrated a 2.23-fold increase in nitrate‑nitrogen (NO3--N) removal rate with reduced nitrite‑nitrogen (NO2--N) accumulation, effectively removing 99 % of nitrogen pollutants compared to sulfur denitrification. Some denitrifiers microorganisms that could secrete tyrosine, tryptophan, and aromatic protein (extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)). Moreover, according to the EPS composition and characteristics analysis, the secretion of loosely bound extracellular polymeric substances (LB-EPS) that bound to the bacterial endogenous respiration and enriched microbial abundance, was produced more in the STAD system, further improving the system stability. Furthermore, the addition of tourmaline (Tm) facilitated the discovery of a new genus (Paracoccus) that enhanced nitrate decomposition. Applying optimal electron donors through metabolic pathways and the microbial community helps to strengthen the AD process and treat low carbon/nitrogen ratio wastewater efficiently.
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- Mengqi Fu
- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150090, China.
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150090, China
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- Zhejiang Environment Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311100, China; Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150090, China
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Lu Y, Liang F, Qin F, Zhong L, Jiang J, Liu Q, Zhang S, Yan M, Fan C, Dong H. Tourmaline guiding the electric field and dechlorination pathway of 2,3-dichlorophenol by Desulfitobacterium hafniense. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 135:262-273. [PMID: 37778802 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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The dehalogenation of organohalides has been a research hotspot in bioremediation field; however, the influence of tourmaline, a natural ore that can generate spontaneous electric field, on organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB) and their dechlorination process is not well known. In this study, the effect and mechanism of tourmaline on the reductive dechlorination of 2,3-dichlorophenol (2,3-DCP) by Desulfitobacterium hafniense DCB-2T were explored. The characterization results confirmed that tourmaline had good stability and the optimal dosage of tourmaline was 2.5 g/L, which shortened the total time required for dechlorination reaction to 72 hr. Besides, tourmaline amendment also increased the proportion of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) from 18% to 30% of end products, while that of 3-CP decreased correspondingly. The theoretical calculations showed that the bond charge of the ortho-substituted chlorine declined from -0.179 to -0.067, and that of meta-substituted chlorine increased from -0.111 to -0.129, which indicated that the spontaneous electric field of tourmaline affected the charge distribution of 2,3-DCP and was more conducive to the generation of 2-CP. Overall, tourmaline with the spontaneous electric field affected the reductive dechlorination pathway of Desulfitobacterium,and the tourmaline-OHRB combining system might serve as a novel strategy for the bioremediation of environments polluted with chlorinated phenols.
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- Yue Lu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; China Machinery International Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., Changsha 410007, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center for Water Treatment Process & Equipment, Changsha 410007, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Hunan Univerisy, Shenzhen 510082, China
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Comparison of Four Tourmalines for PS Activation to Degrade Sulfamethazine: Efficiency, Kinetics and Mechanisms. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19063244. [PMID: 35328932 PMCID: PMC8951620 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Four types of tourmalines (TMs, S1, S2, S3 and S4) for activating persulfate (PS) to degrade sulfamethazine (SMT) were compared to find the most efficient catalyst. The four TMs were mesoporous materials with abundant functional groups, but were different in terms of size, composition, specific surface area, contact angle, and zero potential point. The removal of SMT in S1, S2, S3 and S4 systems with PS at the optimum reaction conditions ([SMT]0 = 5 mg/L, [PS]0 = 4 mM, [TM]0 = 5 g/L, pH0 = 5, and T = 25 °C) were 99.0%, 25.5%, 26.0%, and 51.0%, respectively, which might be related to the metal content of TM. Although the degradation of SMT in the S1/PS/SMT system was not dominated by SO4•− and •OH, the radicals contributed to the SMT removal in the S2, S3, and S4 systems. 1O2 and holes both contributed to the degradation of SMT in the four systems. The metal at the X position might be related to the generation of 1O2 and holes, while Fe of TM was mainly related to the generation of free radicals, such as SO4•−. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests confirmed that the separation of electrons and holes on the TM surface could be promoted by adding PS and SMT. S1 presented a higher electron-transfer rate than the other three TMs. The PS activation by TM with a high metal content at the X position provided an efficient and low-consumption treatment for antibiotic refractory wastewater.
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Lo KH, Lu CW, Chien CC, Sheu YT, Lin WH, Chen SC, Kao CM. Cleanup chlorinated ethene-polluted groundwater using an innovative immobilized Clostridium butyricum column scheme: A pilot-scale study. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 311:114836. [PMID: 35272161 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, the developed innovative immobilized Clostridium butyricum (ICB) (hydrogen-producing bacteria) column scheme was applied to cleanup chlorinated-ethene [mainly cis-1,2-dichloroethene (cis-DCE)] polluted groundwater in situ via the anaerobic reductive dechlorinating processes. The objectives were to assess the effectiveness of the field application of ICB scheme on the cleanup of cis-DCE polluted groundwater, and characterize changes of microbial communities after ICB application. Three remediation wells and two monitor wells were installed within the cis-DCE plume. In the remediation well, a 1.2-m PVC column (radius = 2.5 cm) (filled with ICB beads) and 20 L of slow polycolloid-releasing substrate (SPRS) were supplied for hydrogen production enhancement and primary carbon supply, respectively. Groundwater samples from remediation and monitor wells were analyzed periodically for cis-DCE and its degradation byproducts, microbial diversity, reductive dehalogenase, and geochemical indicators. Results reveal that cis-DCE was significantly decreased within the ICB and SPRS influence zone. In a remediation well with ICB injection, approximately 98.4% of cis-DCE removal (initial concentration = 1.46 mg/L) was observed with the production of ethene (end-product of cis-DCE dechlorination) after 56 days of system operation. Up to 0.72 mg/L of hydrogen was observed in remediation wells after 14 days of ICB and SPRS introduction, which corresponded with the increased population of Dehalococcoides spp. (Dhc) (increased from 3.76 × 103 to 5.08 × 105 gene copies/L). Results of metagenomics analyses show that the SPRS and ICB introduction caused significant impacts on the bacterial communities, and increased Bacteroides, Citrobacter, and Desulfovibrio populations were observed, which had significant contributions to the reductive dechlorination of cis-DCE. Application of ICB could effectively result in increased populations of Dhc and RDase genes, which corresponded with improved dechlorination of cis-DCE and vinyl chloride. Introduction of ICB and SPRS could be applied as a potential in situ remedial option to enhance anaerobic dechlorination efficiencies of chlorinated ethenes.
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- Kai-Hung Lo
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li City, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li City, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- General Education Center, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li City, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Insights into the nonradical degradation mechanisms of antibiotics in persulfate activation by tourmaline. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Li T, Wen J, Li B, Ding S, Wang W. Biological effects of tourmaline treatment on Dehalococcoides spp. during the reductive dechlorination of trichloroethylene. RSC Adv 2021; 11:12086-12094. [PMID: 35423729 PMCID: PMC8697016 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10830h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In the present study, to develop the application of biostimulation for the in situ remediation of trichloroethylene (TCE) in contaminated groundwater/soil, a mixed culture containing Dehalococcoides spp. was employed to investigate the biological effects of the polarized mineral tourmaline on the dechlorination performance, community structure, cell proliferation and expression of two model gene (tceA and vcrA) coding for reductive dehalogenases (Rdase). It was observed that tourmaline could speed up the biological dechlorination of TCE by promoting the growth and metabolism of the bacteria, impacting the expression of RDase genes. Compared with the bacteria system, the time for the complete removal of TCE was reduced from 7 d to 4 d when 5 g L−1 tourmaline was added to the bacterial system, and the yield of the innocuous product ethene increased from 53% to 91% on the 15th day of reaction. At this time, the community similarity of the tourmaline-added bacteria system and the bacteria system was 83.1%. The Dehalococcoides spp. in the tourmaline system grew 2 times more than that in the bacteria system. Moreover, an increase in the expression levels and decrease in the relative expression ratios of the functional genes (tceA and vcrA) were observed with the addition of tourmaline. The above analysis provides a molecular basis for the investigation of the biostimulation process by minerals. To explore the application of mineral in bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, this study investigated tourmaline-induced changes in TCE degradation, community structure, cell proliferation and gene expression of dechlorinating bacteria.![]()
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- Tielong Li
- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Nankai University
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Nankai University
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Nankai University
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Nankai University
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Nankai University
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Lin WH, Chen CC, Sheu YT, Tsang DCW, Lo KH, Kao CM. Growth inhibition of sulfate-reducing bacteria for trichloroethylene dechlorination enhancement. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 187:109629. [PMID: 32460090 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a frequently found organic contaminant in polluted-groundwater. In this microcosm study, effects of hydrogen-producing bacteria [Clostridium butyricum (Clostridium sp.)] and inhibitor of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) addition on the enhancement of TCE dechlorination were evaluated. Results indicate that Clostridium sp. supplement could effectively enhance TCE reductive dechlorination (97.4% of TCE removal) due to increased hydrogen concentration and Dehalococcoides (DHC) populations (increased to 1 × 104 gene copies/L). However, addition of Clostridium sp. also caused the increase in dsrA (dissimilatory sulfide reductase subunit A) (increased to 2 × 108 gene copies/L), and thus, part of the hydrogen was consumed by SRB, which would limit the effective application of hydrogen by DHC. Control of Clostridium sp. addition is a necessity to minimize the adverse impact of Clostridium sp. on DHC growth. Ferric citrate caused the slight raise of the oxidation-reduction state, which resulted in growth inhibition of SRB. Molybdate addition inhibited the growth of SRB, and thus, the dsrA concentrations (dropped from 4 × 107 to 9 × 105 gene copies/L) and sulfate reduction efficiency were decreased. Increased DHC populations (increased from 8 × 103 to 1 × 105 gene copies/L) were due to increased available hydrogen (increased from 0 to 2 mg/L), which enhanced TCE dechlorination (99.3% TCE removal). Metagenomic analyses show that a significant microbial diversity was detected in microcosms with different treatments. Clostridium sp., ferric citrate, and molybdate addition caused a decreased SRB communities and increased fatty acid production microbial communities (increased from 4.9% to 20.2%), which would be beneficial to the hydrogen production and TCE dechlorination processes.
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- Wei-Han Lin
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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