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Yang Y, Chen W, Meng D, Ma C, Li H. Investigation of arsenic contamination in soil and plants along the river of Xinzhou abandoned gold mine in Qingyuan, China. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 359:142350. [PMID: 38759813 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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The exploitation of mineral resources is very important for economic development, but disorderly exploitation poses a serious threat to the ecological environment. However, investigations on the advantages of plant species and environmental pollution in polluted mining areas are limited. Thus, a survey was conducted to evaluate the impacts of abandoned mines on the surrounding ecological environment along rivers in polluted areas and to determine the Arsenic (As) pollution status in soil and plants. The results showed that the soil and vegetation along the river in the survey area were seriously polluted by As. The total As content of the 15 samples was significantly greater than the national soil background value (GB 15618-2018), and degree of pollution was nonlinearly related to the distance from the mine source, R2 = 0.9844. B. bipinnata, P. vittata and B. nivea were predominant with degrees of dominance of 0.01-0.33, 0.05-0.11, and 0.06-0.14 respectively. The As enrichment capacities of Juncus and P. vittata were significantly greater than those of the other plants, while the bioaccumulation factors (BCFs) were 21.81 and 7.04, respectively.
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- Yanan Yang
- The Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety / College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety / College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety / College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- The Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region / Henry Fork School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, China
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- The Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety / College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; The Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region / Henry Fork School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, China.
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Dovletyarova EA, Slukovskaya MV, Ivanova TK, Mosendz IA, Novikov AI, Chaporgina AA, Soshina AS, Myazin VA, Korneykova MV, Ettler V, Yáñez C, Neaman A. Sensitivity of microbial bioindicators in assessing metal immobilization success in smelter-impacted soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 359:142296. [PMID: 38729440 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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While plant toxicity reduction remains the primary metric for judging the success of metal immobilization in soil, the suitability of microorganisms as universal indicators of its effectiveness in various contaminated soils remains a point of contention. This study assessed the sensitivity of microbial bioindicators in monitoring metal immobilization success in smelter-impacted soils. It compared plants and microorganisms as indicators of the efficiency of natural Fe-Mn nodules from the Gulf of Finland in immobilizing metals in soils contaminated by a Ni/Cu smelter, on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk region, Russia. Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) was grown on nodule-amended and control soils. Plant responses in the smelter-impacted soils proved to be sensitive and robust indicators of successful metal immobilization. However, microbial responses exhibited a more complex story. Despite the observed reductions in soluble metal concentrations, shoot metal contents in ryegrass, and significant improvements in plant growth, certain microbial bioindicators were unresponsive to metal immobilization success brought about by the addition of Fe-Mn nodules. Among microbial bioindicators studied, community-level physiological profiling, microbial biomass carbon, and basal respiration were sensitive indicators of metal immobilization success, whereas the number of saprotrophic, oligotrophic, and Fe-oxidizing bacteria and fungi, the biomass of bacteria and fungi, and enzymatic activity were less robust indicators. Interestingly, the correlations between different microbial responses measured were weak or even negative. Some microbial responses also exhibited negative correlations with plant biomass. These findings underscore the need for further research on comparative evaluations of plants and microorganisms as reliable indicators of metal immobilization efficacy in polluted environments.
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- Elvira A Dovletyarova
- Department of Landscape Design and Sustainable Ecosystems, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russian Federation
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- Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russian Federation
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- Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russian Federation
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- Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russian Federation
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- Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
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- Departamento de Recursos Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile.
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Safeer R, Liu G, Yousaf B, Ashraf A, Haider MIS, Cheema AI, Ijaz S, Rashid A, Sikandar A, Pikoń K. Insights into the biogeochemical transformation, environmental impacts and biochar-based soil decontamination of antimony. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 251:118645. [PMID: 38485077 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Every year, a significant amount of antimony (Sb) enters the environment from natural and anthropogenic sources like mining, smelting, industrial operations, ore processing, vehicle emissions, shooting activities, and coal power plants. Humans, plants, animals, and aquatic life are heavily exposed to hazardous Sb or antimonide by either direct consumption or indirect exposure to Sb in the environment. This review summarizes the current knowledge about Sb global occurrence, its fate, distribution, speciation, associated health hazards, and advanced biochar composites studies used for the remediation of soil contaminated with Sb to lessen Sb bioavailability and toxicity in soil. Anionic metal(loid) like Sb in the soil is significantly immobilized by pristine biochar and its composites, reducing their bioavailability. However, a comprehensive review of the impacts of biochar-based composites on soil Sb remediation is needed. Therefore, the current review focuses on (1) the fundamental aspects of Sb global occurrence, global soil Sb contamination, its transformation in soil, and associated health hazards, (2) the role of different biochar-based composites in the immobilization of Sb from soil to increase biochar applicability toward Sb decontamination. The review aids in developing advanced, efficient, and effective engineered biochar composites for Sb remediation by evaluating novel materials and techniques and through sustainable management of Sb-contaminated soil, ultimately reducing its environmental and health risks.
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- Rabia Safeer
- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China.
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- Department of Technologies and Installations for Waste Management, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44 -100, Gliwice, Poland
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650500, Yunnan, PR China
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- Department of Technologies and Installations for Waste Management, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44 -100, Gliwice, Poland
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Li D, Zhang X, Chen J, Li J. Toxicity factors to assess the ecological risk for soil microbial communities. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 270:115867. [PMID: 38142592 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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The toxicity factor (TF), a critical parameter within the potential ecological risk index (RI), is determined without accounting for microbial factors. It is considerable uncertainty exists concerning its validity for quantitatively assessing the influence of metal(loid)s on microorganisms. To evaluate the suitability of TF, we constructed microcosm experiments with varying RI levels (RI = 100, 200, 300, 500, and 700) by externally adding zinc (Zn), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) to uncontaminated soil (CK). Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) and high-throughput sequencing techniques were employed to measure the abundance and community of bacteria and fungi, and high-throughput qPCR was utilised to quantify functional genes associated with CNPS cycles. The results demonstrated that microbial diversity and function exhibited significant alterations (p < 0.05) in response to increasing RI levels, and the influences on microbial community structure, enzyme activity, and functional gene abundances were different due to the types of metal(loid)s treatments. At the same RI level, significant differences (p < 0.05) were discerned in microbial diversity and function across metal(loid) treatments, and these differences became more pronounced (p < 0.001) at higher levels. These findings suggest that TF may not be suitable for the quantitative assessment of microbial ecological risk. Therefore, we adjusted the TF by following three steps (1) determining the adjustment criteria, (2) deriving the initial TF, and (3) adjusting and optimizing the TF. Ultimately, the optimal adjusted TF was established as Zn = 1.5, Cr = 4.5, Cu = 6, Pb = 4.5, Ni = 5, Cd = 22, and Hg = 34. Our results provide a new reference for quantitatively assessing the ecological risks caused by metal(loid)s to microorganisms.
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- Dale Li
- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China.
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Wang A, He M, Liu H, Ouyang W, Liu X, Li Q, Lin C, Liu X. Distribution heterogeneity of sediment bacterial community in the river-lake system impacted by nonferrous metal mines: Diversity, composition and co-occurrence patterns. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 338:122715. [PMID: 37821043 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122715] [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: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Metal(loid) pollution caused by mining activities can affect microbial communities. However, knowledge of the diversity, composition, and co-occurrence patterns of bacterial communities in aquatic systems impacted by nonferrous metal mines. Here, the metal(loid) contents and bacterial communities in sediments from the Zijiang River (tributary to mainstream) to Dongting Lake were investigated by geochemical and molecular biology methods. The results indicated that the river sediments had lower pH and higher ecological risk of metal(loid)s than the lake sediment. The diversity and composition of bacterial communities in river sediments significantly (p < 0.05) differed from those in lake sediments, showing distributional heterogeneity. The biomarkers of tributary, mainstream, and lake sediments were mainly members of Deltaproteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Nitrospirae, respectively, reflecting species sorting in different habitats. Multivariate statistical analysis demonstrated that total and bioavailable Sb, As, and Zn were positively correlated with bacterial community richness. pH, TOC, TN, and Zn were crucial factors in shaping the distribution difference of bacterial communities. Environment-bacteria network analysis indicated that pH, SO42-, and total and bioavailable As and Sb greatly influenced the bacterial composition at the genus level. Bacteria-bacteria network analysis manifested that the co-occurrence network in mainstream sediments with a higher risk of metal(loid) pollution exhibited higher modularity and connectivity, which might be the survival mechanism for bacterial communities adapted to metal(loid) pollution. This study can provide a theoretical basis for understanding the ecological status of aquatic systems.
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- Aihua Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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Li XT, Huang ZS, Huang Y, Jiang Z, Liang ZL, Yin HQ, Zhang GJ, Jia Y, Deng Y, Liu SJ, Jiang CY. Responses of microbial community to geochemical parameters on vertical depth in bioheap system of low-grade copper sulfide. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 869:161752. [PMID: 36690115 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161752] [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: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Monitoring of the microbial community in bioleaching system is essential for control process parameters and enhance the leaching efficiency. Due to the difficulty of sampling, microbial distribution, community succession and bioleaching activity along the vertical depth of bioleaching heaps remain unresolved. This study investigated the geochemical parameters and microbial community structure along a depth profile in a bioleaching heap and leachate. 80 ore samples at different heap depths and 9 leaching solution samples from three bioheaps of Zijin Copper Mine were collected. Microbial composition, mineral types and geochemical parameters of these samples were analyzed by 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing and a series of chemical measurement technologies. The results revealed that the pH, Cu, Fe and the total sulfur contents were the major factors shaping the composition of the microbial communities in the bioleaching system. The extent of mineral oxidation increased as the sample depth increases, followed by the increasing of sulfur oxidizers. The abundance of sulfur and iron oxidizers including members of Acidithiobacillus, Sulfobacillus and Acidiferrobacter were significantly higher in the leaching heap than in the leaching solution, meanwhile, they showed strong positive interactions with other members within the same genera and iron oxidizer Leptospirillum and Ferroplasma. Besides, Acidithiobacillus negatively interacted with heterotrophs such as Sphingobium, Exiguobacterium, Brevundimonas and so on. On the contrast, members of Leptospirillum and unclassified Archaea were significantly abundant in the leaching solution and revealed strong interactions with members of Thermoplasmatales. The main conclusion of this study, especially the leaching potential of microorganisms prevailing in bioheaps and their relationships with geochemical factors, provides theoretical guidance for future process design such as the control of processing parameters and microbial community in heap leaching.
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- Xiu-Tong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China; Zijin Mining Group Company Limited, Shanghang 364200, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Schommer VA, Vanin AP, Nazari MT, Ferrari V, Dettmer A, Colla LM, Piccin JS. Biochar-immobilized Bacillus spp. for heavy metals bioremediation: A review on immobilization techniques, bioremediation mechanisms and effects on soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 881:163385. [PMID: 37054796 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Heavy metals contamination present risks to ecosystems and human health. Bioremediation is a technology that has been applied to minimize the levels of heavy metals contamination. However, the efficiency of this process varies according to several biotic and abiotic aspects, especially in environments with high concentrations of heavy metals. Therefore, microorganisms immobilization in different materials, such as biochar, emerges as an alternative to alleviate the stress that heavy metals have on microorganisms and thus improve the bioremediation efficiency. In this context, this review aimed to compile recent advances in the use of biochar as a carrier of bacteria, specifically Bacillus spp., with subsequent application for the bioremediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals. We present three different techniques to immobilize Bacillus spp. on biochar. Bacillus strains are capable of reducing the toxicity and bioavailability of metals, while biochar is a material that serves as a shelter for microorganisms and also contributes to bioremediation through the adsorption of contaminants. Thus, there is a synergistic effect between Bacillus spp. and biochar for the heavy metals bioremediation. Biomineralization, biosorption, bioreduction, bioaccumulation and adsorption are the mechanisms involved in this process. The application of biochar-immobilized Bacillus strains results in beneficial effects on the contaminated soil, such as the reduction of toxicity and accumulation of metals in plants, favoring their growth, in addition to increasing microbial and enzymatic activity in soil. However, competition and reduction of microbial diversity and the toxic characteristics of biochar are reported as negative impacts of this strategy. More studies using this emerging technology are essential to improve its efficiency, to elucidate the mechanisms and to balance positive and negative impacts, especially at the field scale.
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- Vera Analise Schommer
- Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering (PPGEng), University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering (PPGEng), University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering (PPGEng), University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (PPGE3M), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology (PPGCTA), University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering (PPGEng), University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering (PPGEng), University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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