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Moller SR, Wallace AF, Zahir R, Quadery A, Jaisi DP. Effect of temperature on the degradation of glyphosate by Mn-oxide: Products and pathways of degradation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2024; 461:132467. [PMID: 37716266 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the United States. In the environment, glyphosate residues can either degrade into more toxic and persistent byproducts such as aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) or environmentally benign species such as sarcosine or glycine. In this research, the birnessite-catalyzed degradation of glyphosate was studied under environmentally relevant temperatures (10-40 °C) using high-performance liquid chromatography, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, and theoretical calculations. Our results show a temperature-dependent degradation pathway preference for AMPA and glycine production. The AMPA and glycine pathways are competitive at short reaction times, but the glycine pathway became increasingly preferred as reaction time and temperature increased. The measured free energy barriers are comparable for both the glycine and AMPA pathways (93.5 kJ mol-1 for glycine and 97.1 kJ mol-1 for AMPA); however, the entropic energy penalty for the AMPA pathway is significantly greater than the glycine pathway (-TΔS‡ = 26.2 and 42.8 kJ mol-1 for glycine and AMPA, respectively). These findings provide possible routes for biasing glyphosate degradation towards safer products, thus to decrease the overall environmental toxicity.
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- Spencer R Moller
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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Kimbi Yaah VB, Ahmadi S, Quimbayo M J, Morales-Torres S, Ojala S. Recent technologies for glyphosate removal from aqueous environment: A critical review. Environ Res 2024; 240:117477. [PMID: 37918766 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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The growing demand for food has led to an increase in the use of herbicides and pesticides over the years. One of the most widely used herbicides is glyphosate (GLY). It has been used extensively since 1974 for weed control and is currently classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Group 2A substance, probably carcinogenic to humans. The industry and academia have some disagreements regarding GLY toxicity in humans and its effects on the environment. Even though this herbicide is not mentioned in the WHO water guidelines, some countries have decided to set maximum acceptable concentrations in tap water, while others have decided to ban its use in crop production completely. Researchers around the world have employed different technologies to remove or degrade GLY, mostly at the laboratory scale. Water treatment plants combine different technologies to remove it alongside other water pollutants, in some cases achieving acceptable removal efficiencies. Certainly, there are many challenges in upscaling purification technologies due to the costs and lack of factual information about their adverse effects. This review presents different technologies that have been used to remove GLY from water since 2012 to date, its detection and removal methods, challenges, and future perspectives.
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- Velma Beri Kimbi Yaah
- Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu. Oulu, Finland; NanoTech - Nanomaterials and Sustainable Chemical Technologies. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu. Oulu, Finland
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- Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu. Oulu, Finland; Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit (NANOMO), Faculty of Science, University of Oulu. Oulu, Finland
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- NanoTech - Nanomaterials and Sustainable Chemical Technologies. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu. Oulu, Finland
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Yang Z, Gaillard JF. Dissolution kinetics of copper oxide nanoparticles in presence of glyphosate. NanoImpact 2024; 33:100492. [PMID: 38195029 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2024.100492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Recently CuO nanoparticles (n-CuO) have been proposed as an alternative method to deliver a Cu-based pesticide for controlling fungal infestations. With the concomitant use of glyphosate as an herbicide, the interactions between n-CuO and this strong ligand need to be assessed. We investigated the dissolution kinetics of n-CuO and bulk-CuO (b-CuO) particles in the presence of a commercial glyphosate product and compared it to oxalate, a natural ligand present in soil water. We performed experiments at concentration levels representative of the conditions under which n-CuO and glyphosate would be used (∼0.9 mg/L n-CuO and 50 μM of glyphosate). As tenorite (CuO) dissolution kinetics are known to be surface controlled, we determined that at pH 6.5, T ∼ 20 °C, using KNO3 as background electrolyte, the presence of glyphosate leads to a dissolution rate of 9.3 ± 0.7 ×10-3 h-1. In contrast, in absence of glyphosate, and under the same conditions, it is 2 orders of magnitude less: 8.9 ± 3.6 ×10-5 h-1. In a more complex multi-electrolyte aqueous solution the same effect is observed; glyphosate promotes the dissolution rates of n-CuO and b-CuO within the first 10 h of reaction by a factor of ∼2 to ∼15. In the simple KNO3 electrolyte, oxalate leads to dissolution rates of CuO about two times faster than glyphosate. However, the kinetic rates within the first 10 h of reaction are about the same for the two ligands when the reaction takes place in the multi-electrolyte solution as oxalate is mostly bound to Ca2+ and Mg2+.
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- Zhaoxun Yang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3109, USA.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3109, USA.
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Chen Y, Huang Y, Tian H, Ye L, Li R, Chen C, Dai Z, Huang D. Fluorine-doped BiVO 4 photocatalyst: Preferential cleavage of C-N bond for green degradation of glyphosate. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 127:60-68. [PMID: 36522089 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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With increasing concerns on the environment and human health, the degradation of glyphosate through the formation of less toxic intermediates is of great importance. Among the developed methods for the degradation of glyphosate, photodegradation is a clean and efficient strategy. In this work, we report a new photocatalyst by doping F ion on BiVO4 that can efficiently degrade glyphosate and reduce the toxic emissions of aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) through the selective (P)-C-N cleavage in comparison of BiVO4 catalyst. The results demonstrate that the best suppression of AMPA formation was achieved by the catalyst of 0.3F@BiVO4 at pH = 9 (AMPA formation below 10%). In situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transforms infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy indicates that the adsorption sites of glyphosate on BiVO4 and 0.3F@BiVO4 are altered due to the difference in electrostatic interactions. Such an absorption alteration leads to the preferential cleavage of the C-N bond on the N-C-P skeleton, thereby inhibiting the formation of toxic AMPA. These results improve our understanding of the photodegradation process of glyphosate catalyzed by BiVO4-based catalysts and pave a safe way for abiotic degradation of glyphosate.
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- Yunlong Chen
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; College of Biology & Pharmacy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; College of Biology & Pharmacy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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Li J, Liu H, Liu Z, Zhang X, Blake RE, Huang Z, Cai M, Wang F, Yu C. Transformation mechanism of methylphosphonate to methane by Burkholderia sp: Insight from multi-labeled water isotope probing and transcriptomic. Environ Res 2023; 218:114970. [PMID: 36470350 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Methylphosphonate (MPn), has been identified as a likely source of methane in aerobic ocean and may be responsible for the "ocean methane paradox", that is oversaturation of dissolved methane in oxic sea waters. However, the mechanism underlying the cleavage of C-P bonds during microbial degradation is not well understood. Using multi-labeled water isotope probing (MLWIP) and transcriptome analysis, we investigated the phosphate oxygen isotope systematics and mechanisms of microbial-mediated degradation of MPn in this study. In the aerobic culture containing MPn as the only phosphorus source, there was a significant release of inorganic phosphate (149.4 μmol/L) and free methane (268.3 mg/L). The oxygen isotopic composition of inorganic phosphorus (δ18OP) of accumulated released phosphate was 4.50‰, 23.96‰, and 40.88‰, respectively, in the corresponding 18O-labeled waters of -10.3‰, 9.9‰, and 30.6‰, and the slope obtained in plots of δ18OP versus the oxygen isotopic composition of water (δ18OW) was 0.89. Consequently, 89% of the oxygen atoms (Os) in phosphate (PO4) were exchanged with 18O-labeled waters in the medium, while the rest were exchanged with intracellular metabolic water. It has been confirmed that the C-P bond cleavage of MPn occurs in the cell with both ambient and metabolic water participation. Moreover, phn gene clusters play significant roles to cleave the C-P bond of MPn for Burkholderia sp. HQL1813, in which phnJ, phnM and phnI genes are significantly up-regulated during MPn decomposition to methane. In conclusion, the aerobic biotransformation of MPn to free methane by Burkholderia sp. HQL1813 has been elucidated, providing new insights into the mechanism that bio-cleaves C-P bonds to produce methane aerobically in aqueous environments for representative phosphonates.
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- Junhong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, 430062, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, 430062, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, 430062, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, 430062, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520-8109, USA
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, 300308, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Centre of Microbial Pesticides, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai, Haidian District, 100875, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, 430062, Wuhan, China.
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Won EJ, Yun HY, Lee DH, Shin KH. Application of Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis in Environmental Forensic and Strategic Management Avenue for Pesticide Residues. Molecules 2021; 26:4412. [PMID: 34361564 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Unintended pesticide pollution in soil, crops, and adjacent environments has caused several issues for both pesticide users and consumers. For users, pesticides utilized should provide higher yield and lower persistence while considering both the environment and agricultural products. Most people are concerned that agricultural products expose humans to pesticides accumulating in vegetation. Thus, many countries have guidelines for assessing and managing pesticide pollution, for farming in diverse environments, as all life forms in soil are untargeted to these pesticides. The stable isotope approach has been a useful technique to find the source of organic matter in studies relating to aquatic ecology and environmental sciences since the 1980s. In this study, we discuss commonly used analytical methods using liquid and gas chromatography coupled with isotopic ratio mass spectrometry, as well as the advanced compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA). CSIA applications are discussed for tracing organic pollutants and understanding chemical reactions (mechanisms) in natural environments. It shows great applicability for the issues on unintended pesticide pollution in several environments with the progress history of isotope application in agricultural and environmental studies. We also suggest future study directions based on the forensic applications of stable isotope analysis to trace pesticides in the environment and crops.
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Cui G, Lartey-Young G, Chen C, Ma L. Photodegradation of pesticides using compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA): a review. RSC Adv 2021; 11:25122-25140. [PMID: 35478915 PMCID: PMC9037106 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01658j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Pesticides are commonly applied in agriculture to protect crops from pests, weeds, and harmful pathogens. However, chronic, low-level exposure to pesticides can be toxic to humans. Photochemical degradation of pesticides in water, soil, and other environmental media can alter their environmental fate and toxicity. Compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) is an advanced diagnostic tool to quantify the degradation of organic pollutants and provide insight into reaction mechanisms without the need to identify transformation products. CSIA allows for the direct quantification of organic degradation, including pesticides. This review summarizes the recent developments observed in photodegradation studies on different categories of pesticides using CSIA technology. Only seven pesticides have been studied using photodegradation, and these studies have mostly occurred in the last five years. Knowledge gaps in the current literature, as well as potential approaches for CSIA technology for pesticide monitoring, are discussed in this review. Furthermore, the CSIA analytical method is challenged by chemical element types, the accuracy of instrument analysis, reaction conditions, and the stability of degradation products. Finally, future research applications and the operability of this method are also discussed.
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- Guolu Cui
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University 1239 Siping Road Shanghai 200092 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai 200092 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University 1239 Siping Road Shanghai 200092 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai 200092 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University 1239 Siping Road Shanghai 200092 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai 200092 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University 1239 Siping Road Shanghai 200092 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai 200092 China
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Chen Z, Fang F, Shao Y, Jiang Y, Huang J, Guo J. The biotransformation of soil phosphorus in the water level fluctuation zone could increase eutrophication in reservoirs. Sci Total Environ 2021; 763:142976. [PMID: 33139007 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The massive amounts of phosphorus (P) entering into rivers and reservoirs may induce eutrophication. However, the link between the transport and transformation of soil P and the dynamics of P availability in reservoir regions are not well demonstrated. The present study selected the Pengxi River suffering the anti-seasonal water level fluctuation of the Three Gorgers Reservoir as the study area. Soil nutrients along the longitudinal and lateral gradients of the Pengxi River were investigated to illustrate the spatial distribution patterns, analyzed by the Hedley extraction schemes. The effects of biotic and abiotic factors on soil P transformation and the dynamics of bioavailable P were evaluated via determinations of enzymatic hydrolysis phosphorus (EHP) with and without ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The results indicated that soil nutrients varied significantly between the water level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) and upland along the river longitudinal gradients, where the trends of the extracted OP were the same in H2O, NaHCO3 and NaOH extractions. The EHP accounted for 33.67 ± 15.87% of the total extracted OP, of which Monoester P, Phytate-like P and NHOP were determined at all extracts but Diester P was mainly found at H2O and NaOH extracts. UV irradiation significantly increased P bioavailability up to 24.44%. These results could demonstrate the mechanism of soil P transformation via UV irradiation and enzymatic hydrolysis. Therefore, the bioavailable P enters the water body during the submergence period may lead to eutrophication in the Pengxi River, which could pose a risk to the reservoir ecosystem.
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- Zhongli Chen
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China.
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Papagiannaki D, Medana C, Binetti R, Calza P, Roslev P. Effect of UV-A, UV-B and UV-C irradiation of glyphosate on photolysis and mitigation of aquatic toxicity. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20247. [PMID: 33219238 PMCID: PMC7679408 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The active herbicide ingredient glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] is frequently detected as a contaminant in groundwater and surface waters. This study investigated effects of UV-A (365 nm), UV-B (302 nm) and UV-C (254 nm) irradiation of glyphosate in water on photolysis and toxicity to aquatic organisms from different trophic levels. A test battery with bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Aliivibrio fischeri), a green microalga (Raphidocelis subcapitata), and a crustacean (Daphnia magna) was used to assess biological effect of glyphosate and bioactive transformation products before and after UV irradiation (4.7-70 J/cm2). UV-C irradiation at 20 J/cm2 resulted in a 2-23-fold decrease in toxicity of glyphosate to aquatic test organisms. UV-B irradiation at 70 J/cm2 caused a twofold decrease whereas UV-A did not affect glyphosate toxicity at doses ≤ 70 J/cm2. UV-C irradiation of glyphosate in drinking water and groundwater with naturally occurring organic and inorganic constituents showed comparable or greater reduction in toxicity compared to irradiation in deionized water. High-resolution mass spectrometry analyses of samples after UV-C irradiation showed > 90% decreases in glyphosate concentrations and the presence of multiple transformation products. The study suggests that UV mediated indirect photolysis can decrease concentrations of glyphosate and generate less toxic products with decreased overall toxicity to aquatic organisms.
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- Dipartimento di Biotechnologie Molecolari e Scienze della Salute, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Società Metropolitana Acque Torino S.p.A.-Centro Ricerche, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Gao JM, Chen ZM, Wang C, Fang F, Huang JJ, Guo JS. Bioavailability of organic phosphorus in the water level fluctuation zone soil and the effects of ultraviolet irradiation on it in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Sci Total Environ 2020; 738:139912. [PMID: 32531607 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is an abiotic pathway for the transformation of complex phosphorus (P) components into inorganic P in ecosystems. To explore the effect of UV irradiation on organic P (OP) bioavailability in the water level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) soil, we collected representative soil samples from WLFZ of the Pengxi River, a tributary of the TGR, China. We determined the contents of different forms of OP in the WLFZ soil through sequential extraction. The bioavailability of different forms of OP and the effect of UV light were characterised using a combination of enzymatic hydrolysis and UV irradiation. The OP contents of the different extracts (Po) were ranked as NaOH-Po > NaHCO3-Po > H2O-Po, whereas those of enzymatically hydrolysable organic P (EHP) were ranked as NaOH-EHP > NaHCO3-EHP > H2O-EHP. UV irradiation was found to improve OP bioavailability, as demonstrated by increased levels of UV-sensitive P (UV-P) and EHP in the extracts after irradiation. The total contents of bioavailable Po in extracts were 5.6-35.3% higher after UV irradiation than before irradiation. Thus, the effect of UV irradiation on the OP bioavailability and release activity cannot be neglected in TGR WLFZ soil.
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- Jun-Min Gao
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's EcoEnvironments of MOE, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's EcoEnvironments of MOE, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's EcoEnvironments of MOE, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's EcoEnvironments of MOE, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's EcoEnvironments of MOE, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's EcoEnvironments of MOE, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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Feng D, Malleret L, Soric A, Boutin O. Kinetic study of glyphosate degradation in wet air oxidation conditions. Chemosphere 2020; 247:125930. [PMID: 31978662 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.125930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world against perennial and annual weeds. It has been reported to be a micro pollutant, and its degradation in different wastewater treatment processes must be studied. For that purpose, the kinetics of wet air oxidation of glyphosate was studied in an autoclave reactor at a temperature range of 423-523 K and under a total pressure of 15 MPa. Oxidation reactions obeyed the first-order kinetics with respect to glyphosate concentration. The activation energy for glyphosate oxidation was found to be equal to 68.4 kJ mol-1. Furthermore, the possible reaction intermediates and main end products of glyphosate degradation in the wet air oxidation process were identified and quantified using UV-spectrophotometry and liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry. A degradation pathway for glyphosate oxidation was proposed.
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- Dan Feng
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, M2P2, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, M2P2, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, M2P2, Marseille, France.
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Liu J, Fan J, He T, Xu X, Ai Y, Tang H, Gu H, Lu T, Liu Y, Liu G. The mechanism of aquatic photodegradation of organophosphorus sensitized by humic acid-Fe 3+ complexes. J Hazard Mater 2020; 384:121466. [PMID: 31679891 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Organic phosphorus is an important source of eutrophication. In this study, to understand the mechanism of organophosphorus photodegradation, humic acid-Fe3+ (HA-Fe3+) complexes were prepared as a sensitizer, and glyphosate (GP) was used as a substrate for photodegradation. The effects of the initial GP concentration, HA concentration, Fe3+ concentration and microbial factors on photodegradation were investigated. The initial concentrations of GP, HA and Fe3+ could significantly affect the degradation rate of GP. Phosphate is the main product of GP photodegradation. Based on the identification of the active species in the reaction process, t-butanol was found to have the most significant inhibitory effect on the degradation. The reaction rate after t-butanol treatment was reduced from 0.017 to 0.003. This confirmed that OH was the main oxidant in the system, which was also demonstrated by EPR spectroscopy. A possible mechanism of GP photodegradation sensitized by HA-Fe3+ complexes was revealed for the first time. The HA-Fe3+ complexes in the reaction system were photodegraded and oxidized to finally produce OH, which promotes GP photodegradation. This study facilitates understanding the phosphorus cycle in a water environment and provides a scientific basis for the restoration of eutrophic lakes.
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- Jing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, People's Republic of China.
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Kuhn R, Jensch R, Bryant IM, Fischer T, Liebsch S, Martienssen M. Photodegradation of ethylenediaminetetra(methylenephosphonic acid) – The effect of the system configuration. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.112192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Xia C, Geng H, Li X, Zhang Y, Wang F, Tang X, Blake RE, Li H, Chang SJ, Yu C. Mechanism of methylphosphonic acid photo-degradation based on phosphate oxygen isotopes and density functional theory. RSC Adv 2019; 9:31325-31332. [PMID: 35527942 PMCID: PMC9072446 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05169d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Methylphosphonic acid (MPn) is an intermediate in the synthesis of the phosphorus-containing nerve agents, such as sarin and VX, and a biosynthesis product of marine microbes with ramifications to global climate change and eutrophication. Here, we applied the multi-labeled water isotope probing (MLWIP) approach to investigate the C-P bond cleavage mechanism of MPn under UV irradiation and density functional theory (DFT) to simulate the photo-oxidation reaction process involving reactive oxygen species (ROS). The results contrasted with those of the addition of the ROS-quenching compounds, 2-propanol and NaN3. The degradation kinetics results indicated that the extent of MPn degradation was more under alkaline conditions and that the degradation process was more rapid at the initial stage of the reaction. The phosphate oxygen isotope data confirmed that one exogenous oxygen atom was incorporated into the product orthophosphate (PO4) following the C-P bond cleavage, and the oxygen isotopic composition of this free PO4 was found to vary with pH. The combined results of the ROS-quenching experiments and DFT indicate that the C-P bond was cleaved by OH-/˙OH and not by other reactive oxygen species. Based on these results, we have established a mechanistic model for the photolysis of MPn, which provides new insights into the fate of MPn and other phosphonate/organophosphate compounds in the environment.
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- Congcong Xia
- Jiangxi Transportation Institute China 809 Jinsha Road 330038 Nanchang China
- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing 30 Xueyuan Road 100083 Beijing China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing 30 Xueyuan Road 100083 Beijing China
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- Jiangxi Transportation Institute China 809 Jinsha Road 330038 Nanchang China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing 30 Xueyuan Road 100083 Beijing China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing 30 Xueyuan Road 100083 Beijing China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yet-sen University 510006 Guangzhou China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing 30 Xueyuan Road 100083 Beijing China
- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University P.O. Box 208109 New Haven CT 06520-8109 USA
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University P.O. Box 208109 New Haven CT 06520-8109 USA
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University P.O. Box 208109 New Haven CT 06520-8109 USA
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing 30 Xueyuan Road 100083 Beijing China
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Zhang X, Li J, Fan WY, Sheng GP. Photomineralization of Effluent Organic Phosphorus to Orthophosphate under Simulated Light Illumination. Environ Sci Technol 2019; 53:4997-5004. [PMID: 30998323 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Organic phosphorus (OP), one of the main forms of phosphorus in effluent from biological wastewater treatment plants, may contribute to the bioavailable phosphorus pool as well as water eutrophication. However, little is known about the photomineralization of OP or the possible impacts on the phosphorus cycle in water bodies. Herein, the photomineralization of effluent OP was investigated. An increase in orthophosphate concentration was observed under illumination. The 31P liquid nuclear magnetic resonance spectra demonstrated that the release of orthophosphate resulted from photomineralization of OP. Furthermore, the photoproduced hydroxyl radicals (·OH) were proved to play a dominant role in the OP photomineralization. Nitrate, effluent organic matter (EfOM), and Fe(III) presented in effluent were the main chromophores for ·OH photoproduction, and their contributions to ·OH production and photomineralization of OP followed the order: nitrate > EfOM > Fe(III). Additionally, the carbonate (or bicarbonate) in the effluent and high pH were unfavorable for OP photomineralization. The present study revealed the photomineralization behavior of OP in actual effluent, suggesting that photomineralization of OP might contribute to eutrophication and may play a non-negligible role in phosphorus turnover in water bodies.
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- Xin Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , P. R. China
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Yu C, Wang F, Chang SJ, Yao J, Blake RE. Phosphate oxygen isotope evidence for methylphosphonate sources of methane and dissolved inorganic phosphate. Sci Total Environ 2018; 644:747-753. [PMID: 29990922 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The ocean is an important source of methane, however, the sources of oceanic methane and mechanisms of its release to the atmosphere have only recently begun to be understood. Recent studies have identified methylphosphonate (MPn) as a previously unknown and likely source of methane in the aerobic ocean (Karl et al., 2008), as well as shown the biosynthesis of methylphosphonic acid to be a widespread trait in marine microbes (Metcalf et al., 2012). The mechanisms and reaction pathways from MPn to free methane, however, have not been well studied. Here we present results of laboratory studies on the photo-degradation of MPn, a likely mechanism of methane release to the atmosphere and phosphate release to the surface oceans. Phosphonoacetic acid was also studied as an additional model compound for comparison. We used the multi-labeled water isotope probing (MLWIP) approach, involving 18O-labeled waters to probe the photolytic mechanism of CP bond cleavage in phosphates through analysis of P released from MPn as PO4. These studies identified distinct reaction pathways involving phosphates compared with other common organophosphorus compounds (e.g., phosphoesters), as well as suggest the involvement of both ambient water and atmospheric oxygen in CP bond cleavage. There is only a small amount of water oxygen incorporated into product PO4 after cleavage of the CP bond in MPn, suggesting atmospheric O2 or radicals formed from O2 under Ultra Violet Radiation (UVR), as the primary source of O that replaces C in the CP bond of MPn. Model calculations suggest that the δ18OP signature of phosphate released via UV-degradation of phosphates is largely (75%) inherited from the original phosphate substrate. This opens up the possibility of tracing and differentiating specific phosphate sources of dissolved phosphate from other organophosphorus (Porg) sources (e.g., phosphoesters) used in primary production, as well as for tracing specific MPn sources of atmospheric methane.
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- Chan Yu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, 430062 Wuhan, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USA; Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, University of Geosciences, 100083 Beijing, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USA.
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Kuhn R, Jensch R, Bryant IM, Fischer T, Liebsch S, Martienssen M. The influence of selected bivalent metal ions on the photolysis of diethylenetriamine penta(methylenephosphonic acid). Chemosphere 2018; 210:726-733. [PMID: 30036820 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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DTPMP is predominantly utilized as scale inhibitor. We investigated the reaction rates and degradation mechanism of DTPMP with and without addition of Fe2+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ by performing LC/MS and 31P NMR analyses. DTPMP undergoes conversion with and without addition of bivalent metal ions. The initial cleavage of DTPMP is initiated at the CN bond leading to release of IDMP as its major breakdown product. The release of smaller quantities of EABMP and AMPA confirmed the nucleophilic attack on the DTPMP amines. Oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+ during the initial 30 min indicated an intramolecular electron transfer changing the electron density distribution at the nitrogen centre, which increased the radical attack during UV irradiation. Independent of the fact that Fe2+ acted as catalyst and Mg2+ and Ca2+ acted as reactants, we found no significant differences in their degradation mechanisms. However, the reaction rates were strongly affected by the addition of the bivalent metal ions as Fe2+ accelerated most DTPMP degradation followed by Mg2+ and Ca2+. The UV treatment without metal ion addition was four times slower compared with Fe2+ addition. We conclude that in environments rich in ferrous iron and/or at reduced redox potential, photolysis of DTPMP will be catalysed by iron and will lead to accumulation of IDMP, EABMP and AMPA and several other none-quantifiable breakdown products.
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- Ramona Kuhn
- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute of Environmental Technology and Process Engineering, Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment, 03046 Cottbus, Germany.
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- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute of Environmental Technology and Process Engineering, Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute of Environmental Technology and Process Engineering, Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Central Analytical Laboratory, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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- Zschimmer & Schwarz Mohsdorf GmbH Co KG, 09127 Burgstädt, Germany
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- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute of Environmental Technology and Process Engineering, Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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Zhao J, Jiang Y, Kong M, Liu G, Dionysiou DD. Fe(III)-oxalate complex mediated phosphate released from diazinon photodegradation: Pathway signatures based on oxygen isotopes. J Hazard Mater 2018; 358:319-326. [PMID: 29990820 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The photodegradation of organophosphorus pesticides has an important influence on their fate and bioavailability in the water environment. In this study, the kinetics and mechanisms of diazinon photodegradation by Fe(III)-oxalate complex have been determined. Special attention was given to the pathway by which phosphate is released following diazinon photodegradation, as assessed by HPLC-ESI-Q/TOF-MS coupled with oxygen isotope. The results showed that diazinon was stable under dark treatment. However, the degradation of diazinon was observed in the UV-only, UV-Fe(III), and UV-Fe(III)-oxalate treatments. The degradation rate constant is the largest in the UV-Fe(III)-oxalate treatment and clearly influenced by the pH and Fe(III) / oxalate ratio. The hydroxyl radical (OH) was the main reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the UV-Fe(III)-oxalate complex treatment and the steady-state concentration of OH was 5.75 × 10-14 M. The products analysis revealed that phosphate could be released during the photodegradation of diazinon; the intermediate products were diazonon, 2-hydroxydiazonon, hydroxydiazonon, hydrogen phosphorothioate, O,O-diethyl thiophosphate (DETP), diethyl phosphate (DEP) and pyrimidinol (IMP). Compound stable oxygen isotope analysis coupled to Q-TOF/MS revealed that the degradation of diazinon initiated by the P-O bond cleavage.
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- Jianwei Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture/College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture/College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA.
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA.
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Li H, Wallace AF, Sun M, Reardon P, Jaisi DP. Degradation of Glyphosate by Mn-Oxide May Bypass Sarcosine and Form Glycine Directly after C-N Bond Cleavage. Environ Sci Technol 2018; 52:1109-1117. [PMID: 29298390 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Glyphosate is the active ingredient of the common herbicide Roundup. The increasing presence of glyphosate and its byproducts has raised concerns about its potential impact on the environment and human health. In this research, we investigated abiotic pathways of glyphosate degradation as catalyzed by birnessite under aerobic and neutral pH conditions to determine whether certain pathways have the potential to generate less harmful intermediate products. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were utilized to identify and quantify reaction products, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to investigate the bond critical point (BCP) properties of the C-N bond in glyphosate and Mn(IV)-complexed glyphosate. We found that sarcosine, the commonly recognized precursor to glycine, was not present at detectable levels in any of our experiments despite the fact that its half-life (∼13.6 h) was greater than our sampling intervals. Abiotic degradation of glyphosate largely followed the glycine pathway rather than the AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid) pathway. Preferential cleavage of the phosphonate adjacent C-N bond to form glycine directly was also supported by our BCP analysis, which revealed that this C-N bond was disproportionately affected by the interaction of glyphosate with Mn(IV). Overall, these results provide useful insights into the potential pathways through which glyphosate may degrade via relatively benign intermediates.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- NMR Facility, Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Li X, Zhou Y, Liu G, Lei H, Zhu D. Mechanisms of the photochemical release of phosphate from resuspended sediments under solar irradiation. Sci Total Environ 2017; 595:779-786. [PMID: 28410527 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In previous studies, resuspended sediments that were exposed to simulated solar irradiation could release dissolved phosphate (PO43-). However, the mechanisms of phosphate release remain unclear. In this research, a battery of experiments was performed to reveal the mechanisms of the photochemical release of phosphate from resuspended sediments of a shallow eutrophic lake under solar irradiation. The results show that the PO43- released in resuspended sediments was significantly higher than that in the dark control or in water alone after treatment with solar irradiation for 6h. The results of sequential chemical extractions showed that the concentrations of labile organic, moderately labile organic and residual organic phosphorus decreased in the resuspended sediment after 6h of solar irradiation; of these, moderately labile organic phosphorus was the greatest contributor to the release of dissolved phosphate in resuspended sediment. Orthophosphate, phosphate monoesters, phosphate diesters and pyrophosphate were detected with 31P NMR. It is worth mentioning that the diester-P and pyro-P species disappeared after 6h of irradiation. In addition, enzyme activity and radical trapping experiments were applied to identify the roles of biomineralization and photochemical degradation during phosphate release from resuspended sediments under solar irradiation. The amount of PO43- released in fresh sediment was greater than that in the autoclaved sediment, which should be attributed to the higher alkaline phosphatase activity in the fresh sediment. However, the PO43- released from the photochemical degradation of organic phosphorus is the primary phosphate source during sediment resuspension under 6h of solar irradiation. The phosphate photorelease was inhibited when methanol was added to the suspension and decreased significantly when the concentration of methanol was increased from 0.5M to 2.0M. All of these results suggest that photochemical processes may lead to PO43- release from sediment in aquatic environments.
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- Xiaolu Li
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- School of Water resources, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River) Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Aspergillus oryzae A-F02, a glyphosate-degrading fungus, was isolated from an aeration tank in a pesticide factory. The pathway and rate-limiting step of glyphosate (GP) degradation were investigated through metabolite analysis. GP, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), and methylamine were detected in the fermentation liquid of A. oryzae A-F02, whereas sarcosine and glycine were not. The pathway of GP degradation in A. oryzae A-F02 was revealed: GP was first degraded into AMPA, which was then degraded into methylamine. Finally, methylamine was further degraded into other products. Investigating the effects of the exogenous addition of substrates and metabolites showed that the degradation of GP to AMPA is the rate-limiting step of GP degradation by A. oryzae A-F02. In addition, the accumulation of AMPA and methylamine did not cause feedback inhibition in GP degradation. Results showed that degrading GP to AMPA was a crucial step in the degradation of GP, which determines the degradation rate of GP by A. oryzae A-F02.
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- Gui-Ming Fu
- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Engineering Department, Life Science and Food Engineering College , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Engineering Department, Life Science and Food Engineering College , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Engineering Department, Life Science and Food Engineering College , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Engineering Department, Life Science and Food Engineering College , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Engineering Department, Life Science and Food Engineering College , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Engineering Department, Life Science and Food Engineering College , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Engineering Department, Life Science and Food Engineering College , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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Jaisi DP, Li H, Wallace AF, Paudel P, Sun M, Balakrishna A, Lerch RN. Mechanisms of Bond Cleavage during Manganese Oxide and UV Degradation of Glyphosate: Results from Phosphate Oxygen Isotopes and Molecular Simulations. J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:8474-8482. [PMID: 27775891 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Degradation of glyphosate in the presence of manganese oxide and UV light was analyzed using phosphate oxygen isotope ratios and density function theory (DFT). The preference of C-P or C-N bond cleavage was found to vary with changing glyphosate/manganese oxide ratios, indicating the potential role of sorption-induced conformational changes on the composition of intermediate degradation products. Isotope data confirmed that one oxygen atom derived solely from water was incorporated into the released phosphate during glyphosate degradation, and this might suggest similar nucleophilic substitution at P centers and C-P bond cleavage both in manganese oxide- and UV light-mediated degradation. The DFT results reveal that the C-P bond could be cleaved by water, OH- or •OH, with the energy barrier opposing bond dissociation being lowest in the presence of the radical species, and that C-N bond cleavage is favored by the formation of both nitrogen- and carbon-centered radicals. Overall, these results highlight the factors controlling the dominance of C-P or C-N bond cleavage that determines the composition of intermediate/final products and ultimately the degradation pathway.
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- Deb P Jaisi
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences , University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences , University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences , University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences , University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences , University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences , University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- USDA-ARS , Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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Fu GM, Li RY, Li KM, Hu M, Yuan XQ, Li B, Wang FX, Liu CM, Wan Y. Optimization of liquid-state fermentation conditions for the glyphosate degradation enzyme production of strain Aspergillus oryzae by ultraviolet mutagenesis. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2016; 46:780-787. [PMID: 26795747 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2015.1135462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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This study aimed to obtain strains with high glyphosate-degrading ability and improve the ability of glyphosate degradation enzyme by the optimization of fermentation conditions. Spore from Aspergillus oryzae A-F02 was subjected to ultraviolet mutagenesis. Single-factor experiment and response surface methodology were used to optimize glyphosate degradation enzyme production from mutant strain by liquid-state fermentation. Four mutant strains were obtained and named as FUJX 001, FUJX 002, FUJX 003, and FUJX 004, in which FUJX 001 gave the highest total enzyme activity. Starch concentration at 0.56%, GP concentration at 1,370 mg/l, initial pH at 6.8, and temperature at 30°C were the optimum conditions for the improved glyphosate degradation endoenzyme production of A. oryzae FUJX 001. Under these conditions, the experimental endoenzyme activity was 784.15 U/100 ml fermentation liquor. The result (784.15 U/100 ml fermentation liquor) was approximately 14-fold higher than that of the original strain. The result highlights the potential of glyphosate degradation enzyme to degrade glyphosate.
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- Gui-Ming Fu
- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- b Sino-German Food Engineering Center , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
- c Food Science College, Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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Elsner M, Imfeld G. Compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) of micropollutants in the environment - current developments and future challenges. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2016; 41:60-72. [PMID: 27340797 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Over the last decade, the occurrence of micropollutants in the environment has become a worldwide issue of increasing concern. Compound-specific stable-isotope analysis (CSIA) of natural isotopic abundance may greatly enhance the evaluation of sources and transformation processes of micropollutants, such as pesticides, personal care products or pharmaceuticals. We summarize recent advances from laboratory studies, review current limitations and analytical challenges associated with low concentrations and high polarity of micropollutants, and delineate the potential of micropolluant CSIA for field applications. We highlight future challenges and prospects regarding source apportionment, identification of biotic and abiotic transformation reactions on a mechanistic level, as well as integrative evaluation of degradation hot spots on the catchment scale. Such advances may feed into a framework for risk assessment of micropollutants that includes CSIA.
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- Martin Elsner
- Institute of Groundwater Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Laboratoire d'Hydrologie et de Géochimie de Strasbourg (LHyGeS), UMR 7517, Université de Strasbourg/EOST, CNRS, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine], an active ingredient of the herbicide Roundup, and its main metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), have been frequently reported to be present in soils and other environments and thus have heightened public concerns on their potential adverse effects. Understanding the fate of these compounds and differentiating them from other naturally occurring compounds require a toolbox of methods that can go beyond conventional methods. Here, we applied individual isotope labeling technique whereby each compound or mineral involved in the glyphosate and AMPA degradation reaction was either synthesized or chosen to have distinct (18)O/(16)O ratios so that the source of incorporated oxygen in the orthophosphate generated and corresponding isotope effect during C-P bond cleavage could be identified. Furthermore, we measured original isotope signatures of a few commercial glyphosate sources to identify their source-specific isotope signatures. Our degradation kinetics results showed that the rate of glyphosate degradation was higher than that of AMPA in all experimental conditions, and both the rate and extent of degradation were lowest under anoxic conditions. Oxygen isotope ratios (δ(18)OP) of orthophosphate generated from glyphosate and AMPA degradation suggested that one external oxygen atom from ambient water, not from dissolved oxygen or mineral, was incorporated into orthophosphate with the other three oxygen atoms inherited from the parent molecule. Interestingly, δ(18)OP values of all commercial glyphosate products studied were found to be the lightest among all orthophosphates known so far. Furthermore, isotope composition was found to be unaffected due to variable degradation kinetics, light/dark, and oxic/anoxic conditions. These results highlight the importance of phosphate oxygen isotope ratios as a nonconventional tool to potentially distinguish glyphosate sources and products from other organophosphorus compounds and orthophosphate in the environment.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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