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Wei L, Han Y, Zheng J, Xu X, Zhu L. Accelerated dissemination of antibiotic resistant genes via conjugative transfer driven by deficient denitrification in biochar-based biofiltration systems. Sci Total Environ 2024; 934:173268. [PMID: 38754503 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173268] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Biofiltration systems harbored and disseminated antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), when confronting antibiotic-contained wastewater. Biochar, a widely used environmental remediation material, can mitigate antibiotic stress on adjoining microbes by lowering the availability of sorbed antibiotics, and enhance the attachment of denitrifiers. Herein, bench-scale biofiltration systems, packed with commercial biochars, were established to explore the pivotal drivers affecting ARG emergence. Results showed that biofiltration columns, achieving higher TN removal and denitrification capacity, showed a significant decrease in ARG accumulation (p < 0.05). The relative abundance of ARGs (0.014 ± 0.0008) in the attached biofilms decreased to 1/5-folds of that in the control group (0.065 ± 0.004). Functional analysis indicated ARGs' accumulation was less attributed to ARG activation or horizontal gene transfer (HGT) driven by sorbed antibiotics. Most denitrifiers, like Bradyrhizobium, Geothrix, etc., were found to be enriched and host ARGs. Nitrosative stress from deficient denitrification was demonstrated to be the dominant driver for affecting ARG accumulation and dissemination. Metagenomic and metaproteomic analysis revealed that nitrosative stress promoted the conjugative HGT of ARGs mainly via increasing the transmembrane permeability and enhancing the amino acid transport and metabolism, such as cysteine, methionine, and valine metabolism. Overall, this study highlighted the risks of deficient denitrification in promoting ARG transfer and transmission in biofiltration systems and natural ecosystems.
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- Lecheng Wei
- Institute of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang University
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- Institute of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang University
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- Institute of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang University
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- Institute of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Water Pollution Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Water Pollution Control, Hangzhou 310058, China; Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang University.
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Cui E, Fan X, Cui B, Li S, Chen T, Gao F, Li J, Zhou Z. The introduction of influent sulfamethoxazole loads induces changes in the removal pathways of sulfamethoxazole in vertical flow constructed wetlands featuring hematite substrate. J Hazard Mater 2024; 469:133964. [PMID: 38452680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133964] [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: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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High frequent detection of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in wastewater cannot be effectively removed by constructed wetlands (CWs) with a traditional river sand substrate. The role of emerging substrate of hematite in promoting SMX removal and the effect of influent SMX loads remain unclear. The removal efficiency of SMX in hematite CWs was significantly higher than that in river sand CWs by 12.7-13.8% by improving substrate adsorption capacity, plant uptake and microbial degradation. With increasing influent SMX load, the removal efficiency of SMX in hematite CWs slightly increased, and the removal pathways varied significantly. The contribution of plant uptake was relatively small (< 0.1%) under different influent SMX loads. Substrate adsorption (37.8%) primarily contributed to SMX removal in hematite CWs treated with low-influent SMX. Higher influent SMX loads decreased the contribution of substrate adsorption, and microbial degradation (67.0%) became the main removal pathway. Metagenomic analyses revealed that the rising influent load increased the abundance of SMX-degrading relative bacteria and the activity of key enzymes. Moreover, the abundance of high-risk ARGs and sulfonamide resistance genes in hematite CWs did not increase with the increasing influent load. This study elucidates the potential improvements in CWs with hematite introduction under different influent SMX loads.
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- Erping Cui
- Institute of Farmland Irrigation of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China; Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Farmland Irrigation of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China
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- Institute of Farmland Irrigation of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China
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- Institute of Farmland Irrigation of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China; Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Farmland Irrigation of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China; Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Farmland Irrigation of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Guo X, Ong WM, Zhao HP, Lai CY. Enzyme-induced reactive oxygen species trigger oxidative degradation of sulfamethoxazole within a methanotrophic biofilm. Water Res 2024; 253:121330. [PMID: 38387268 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121330] [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: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Although microorganisms carrying copper-containing membrane-bound monooxygenase (CuMMOs), such as particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO) and ammonia monooxygenase (AMO), have been extensively documented for their capability to degrade organic micropollutants (OMPs), the underlying reactive mechanism remains elusive. In this study, we for the first time demonstrate biogenic reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles in the degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX), a representative OMP, within a methane-fed biofilm. Highly-efficient and consistent SMX biodegradation was achieved in a CH4-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR), manifesting a remarkable SMX removal rate of 1210.6 ± 39.0 μg·L-1·d-1. Enzyme inhibition and ROS clearance experiments confirmed the significant contribution of ROS, which were generated through the catalytic reaction of pMMO and AMO enzymes, in facilitating SMX degradation. Through a combination of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis, and transformation product detection, we elucidated that the ROS primarily targeted the aniline group in the SMX molecule, inducing the formation of aromatic radicals and its progressive mineralization. In contrast, the isoxazole-ring was not susceptible to electrophilic ROS attacks, leading to accumulation of 3-amino-5-methylisoxazole (3A5MI). Furthermore, microbiological analysis suggested Methylosarcina (a methanotroph) and Candidatus Nitrosotenuis (an ammonia-oxidizing archaea) collaborated as the SMX degraders, who carried highly conserved and expressed CuMMOs (pMMO and AMO) for ROS generation, thereby triggering the oxidative degradation of SMX. This study deciphers SMX biodegradation through a fresh perspective of free radical chemistry, and concurrently providing a theoretical framework for the advancement of environmental biotechnologies aimed at OMP removal.
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- Xu Guo
- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 310058
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 310058
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 310058
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 310058.
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Bai J, Liu G, Zhang Y, Luo H. Autotrophic degradation of sulfamethoxazole using sulfate-reducing biocathode in microbial photo-electrolysis system. Sci Total Environ 2024; 916:170332. [PMID: 38266726 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170332] [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: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Sulfamethoxazole is a representative of sulfonamide antibiotic pollutants. This study aims to investigate the degradation pathways of sulfamethoxazole and the response of microbial communities using the autotrophic biocathode in microbial photo-electrolysis systems (MPESs). Sulfamethoxazole with an initial concentration of 2 mg L-1 was degraded into small molecule propanol within 6 h with the biocathode. Elemental sulfur (S0) was detected in the cathode chamber, accounting for 57 % of the removed sulfate. The conversion from sulfate to S0 indicated that autotrophic microorganisms might adopt a novel pathway for sulfamethoxazole removal in the MPES. In the abiotic cathode, sulfamethoxazole degradation rate was 0.09 mg L-1 h-1 with the electrochemistry process. However, sulfamethoxazole was converted to products that still contain benzene rings, including p-aminothiophenol, 3-amino-5-methylisoxazole, and sulfonamide. The microbial community analysis indicated that the synergistic interaction of Desulfovibrio and Acetobacterium promoted the autotrophic degradation of sulfamethoxazole. The results suggested that autotrophic microorganisms may play an important role in the environmental transformation of sulfamethoxazole.
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- Jiamin Bai
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Environmental & Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Liu Y, Zhao N, Dai S, He R, Zhang Y. Metagenomic insights into phenanthrene biodegradation in electrical field-governed biofilms for groundwater bioremediation. J Hazard Mater 2024; 465:133477. [PMID: 38218033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133477] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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Electrical fields (EFs)-assisted in-situ bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated groundwater, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, has drawn increasing attention. However, the long-term stability, the EFs influence, and metabolic pathways are still poorly understood, hindering the further development of robust technology design. Herein, a series of EFs was applied to the phenanthrene-contaminated groundwater, and the corresponding system performance was investigated. The highest removal capacity of phenanthrene (phe) (7.63 g/(m3·d)) was achieved with EF_0.8 V biofilm at a hydrolytic retention time of 0.5 d. All the biofilms with four EFs exhibited a high removal efficiency of phe over 80% during a 100-d continuous-flow operation. Intermediates analysis revealed the main pathways of phe degradation: phthalate and salicylate via hydroxylation, methylation, carboxylation, and ring cleavage steps. Synergistic effects between phe-degraders (Dechloromonas), fermentative bacteria (Delftia), and electroactive microorganisms (Geobacter) were the main contributors to the complete phe mineralization. Genes encoding various proteins of methyl-accepting (mcp), response regulator (cheABDRY), and type IV pilus (pilABCMQV) were dominant, revealing the importance of cell motility and extracellular electron transfer. Metagenomics analysis unveiled phe-degrading genes, including ring reduction enzymes (bamBCDE), carboxylase of aromatics (ubiD), and methyltransferase protein (ubiE, pcm). These findings offered a molecular understanding of refractory organics' decompositions in EFs-governed biotechnology.
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- Yue Liu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; International Science and Technology Cooperation Platform for Low-carbon Recycling of Waste and Green Development, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; International Science and Technology Cooperation Platform for Low-carbon Recycling of Waste and Green Development, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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Liu Y, Han M, Li F, Zhang N, Lu S, Liu X, Wu F. Performance and mechanism of SMX removal by an electrolysis-integrated ecological floating bed at low temperatures: A new perspective of plant activity, iron plaque, and microbial functions. J Hazard Mater 2024; 463:132802. [PMID: 37922584 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132802] [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: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Improvements in plant activity and functional microbial communities are important to ensure the stability and efficiency of pollutant removal measures in cold regions. Although electrochemistry is known to accelerate pollutant degradation, cold stress acclimation of plants and the stability and activity of plant-microbial synergism remain poorly understood. The sulfamethoxazole (SMX) removal, iron plaque morphology, plant activity, microbial community, and function responses were investigated in an electrolysis-integrated ecological floating bed (EFB) at 6 ± 2 ℃. Electrochemistry significantly improved SMX removal and plant activity. Dense and uniform iron plaque was found on root surfaces in L-E-Fe which improved the plant adaptability at low temperatures and provided more adsorption sites for bacteria. The microbial community structure was optimized and the key functional bacteria for SMX degradation (e.g., Actinobacteriota, Pseudomonas) were enriched. Electrochemistry improves the relative abundance of enzymes related to energy metabolism, thereby increasing energy responses to SMX and low temperatures. Notably, electrochemistry improved the expression of target genes (sadB and sadC, especially sadC) involved in SMX degradation. Electrochemistry enhances hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions between SMX and sadC, thereby enhancing SMX degradation and transformation. This study provides a deeper understanding of the electrochemical stability of antibiotic degradation at low temperatures.
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- Ying Liu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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Zhang G, Lou M, Xu J, Li Y, Zhou J, Guo H, Qu G, Wang T, Jia H, Zhu L. Molecular insights into microbial transformation of bioaerosol-derived dissolved organic matter discharged from wastewater treatment plant. Environ Int 2024; 183:108404. [PMID: 38154320 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108404] [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: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are important sources of aerosol-derived dissolved organic matter (ADOM) which may threaten human health via the respiratory system. In this study, aerosols were sampled from a typical WWTP to explore the chemical molecular diversity, molecular ecological network, and potential toxicities of the ADOM in the aerosols. The high fluorescence index (>1.9) and biological index (0.66-1.17) indicated the strong autogenous microbial source characteristics of the ADOM in the WWTP. DOM and microbes in the wastewater were aerosolized due to strong agitation and bubbling in the treatment processes, and contributed to 74 % and 75 %, respectively, of the ADOM and microbes in the aerosols. The ADOM was mainly composed of CHO and CHOS accounting for 35 % and 29 % of the total number of molecules, respectively, with lignin-like (69 %) as the major constituent. 49 % of the ADOM transformations were thermodynamically limited, and intragroup transformations were easier than intergroup transformations. Bacteria in the aerosols involved in ADOM transformations exhibited both cooperative and divergent behaviors and tended to transform carbohydrate-like and amino sugar/protein-like into recalcitrant lignin-like. The microbial compositions were affected by atmosphere temperature and humidity indirectly by modulating the properties of ADOM. Tannin-like, lignin-like, and unsaturated hydrocarbon-like molecules in the ADOM were primary toxicity contributors, facilitating the expression of inflammatory factors IL-β (2.2-5.4 folds), TNF-α (3.5-7.0 folds), and IL-6 (3.5-11.2 folds), respectively.
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- Guodong Zhang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300385, China.
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Wu Q, Chen Y, He Y, Cheng Q, Wu Q, Liu Z, Li Y, Yang Z, Tan Y, Yuan Y. Enhanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal by a novel ecological floating bed integrated with three-dimensional biofilm electrode system. J Environ Manage 2023; 348:119346. [PMID: 37866187 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119346] [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: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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The ecological floating bed (EFB) has been used extensively for the purification of eutrophication water. However, the traditional EFB (T-EFB) often exhibits a decline in nitrogen and phosphorus removal because of the limited adsorption capacity of fillers and inadequate electron donors. In the present study, a series of electrolysis-ecological floating beds (EC-EFBs) were constructed to investigate the decontamination performance of conventional pollutants. EC-EFB outperformed T-EFB in terms of nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Its removal efficiency of total nitrogen and total phosphorus was 20.51-32.95% and 45.06-96.20%, which were higher than that in T-EFB.. Moreover, the plants in EC-EFB demonstrated higher metabolic activity than those in T-EFB. Under the electrolysis condition of 0.51 mA/cm2 for 24 h, the malondialdehyde content and superoxide dismutase activity in EC-EFB were 6.08 nmol/g and 22.61 U/g, which were significantly lower compared to T-EFB (38.65 nmol/g and 26.13 U/g). And the soluble protein content of plant leaves increased from 3.31 mg/g to 5.72 mg/g in EC-EFB. Microbial analysis revealed that electrolysis could significantly change the microbial community and facilitate the proliferation of nitrogen-functional microbes, such as Thermomonas, Hydrogenophaga, Deinococcus, and Zoogloea. It is important to highlight that the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode area facilitated phosphorus removal in EC-EFB, thereby inhibiting phosphorus leaching. This study provides a promising and innovative technology for the purification of eutrophic water.
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- Qingyu Wu
- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China
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- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China; Engineering Laboratory of Environmental Hydraulic Engineering of Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China.
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- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China
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- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China
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- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China
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- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China; Engineering Laboratory of Environmental Hydraulic Engineering of Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China
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- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China
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- Jiangjin Ecological Environment Monitoring Station, Chongqing, 402260, China
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- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China
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- School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China
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Xu Z, Ze S, Chen X, Song X, Wang Y. Mutual influence mechanism of nitrate and sulfamethoxazole on their biotransformation in poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate) supported denitrification biofilter for a long-term operation. J Environ Manage 2023; 345:118897. [PMID: 37683386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118897] [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: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Nitrate and SMX both play a critical role in their biotransformation in biodegradable polymer-supported denitrification biofilters. However, the mutual influences of nitrate and SMX on their biotransformation for long-term operation remained obscure. Results showed SMX and nitrate had divergent effects on SMX removal. SMX removal rates was positively related with its loading rates, whereas they were negatively related to NLRs. The most abundant metabolite C10H14O3N3S (the reduced form of SMX moiety) from the N-O bond cleavage pathway by UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS/MS and effluent TOC variations confirmed the presence of electron donor competition between nitrate and SMX. SMX less than 1000 μg/L had a negligible influence on denitrification performance. Denitrifiers such as Azospira and Denitratisoma were still enriched after chronic exposure, and nosZ/narG positively correlated with sul1/sul2 resistance genes, which were both responsible for the negligible influence of SMX. This work could guide the operational management of denitrification biofilters for simultaneous nitrate and antibiotics removal.
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- Zhongshuo Xu
- Donghua University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai, 201600, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Donghua University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai, 201600, China
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- Shanghai Fisheries Research Institute, Shanghai Fisheries Technical Extension Station, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Donghua University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai, 201600, China
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- Donghua University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai, 201600, China.
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Li H, Cao H, Li T, He Z, Zhao J, Zhang Y, Song HL. Biofilm electrode reactor coupled manganese ore substrate up-flow microbial fuel cell-constructed wetland system: High removal efficiencies of antibiotic, zinc (II), and the corresponding antibiotic resistance genes. J Hazard Mater 2023; 460:132394. [PMID: 37657329 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132394] [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: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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A coupled system comprised of a biofilm electrode reactor (BER) and a manganese ore substrate microbial fuel cell-constructed wetland (MFC-CW) system was used to remove co-exposed antibiotic and Zn (II), as well as simultaneously reduce copies of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the current study. In this system, BER primarily reduced the concentrations of antibiotics and Zn (II), and the effluent was used as the input to the MFC-CW, thereby providing electricity to BER. Co-exposure to a high concentration of Zn (II) decreased the relative abundances (RAs) of ARGs in the BER effluent, whereas the remaining sub-lethal concentration of Zn (II) increased the RAs of ARGs in the MFC-CW effluent. Even though the absolute copies of ARGs in the effluents increased during co-exposure, the total number of target ARG copies in the effluent of MFC-CW was significantly lower than that of BER. Moreover, BER pre-treatment eliminated most of Zn (II), which improved the electrical power generation characteristic of the MFC-CW unit. Correspondingly, the bacterial community and the ARGs hosts were analyzed to demonstrate the mechanism. In conclusion, the coupled system demonstrates significant potential to reduce antibiotics, Zn (II) and environmental risks posed by ARGs.
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- Hua Li
- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Environmental Risk Prevention and Emergency Response Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Wenyuan Road 1, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Youssef YA, Abuarab ME, Mahrous A, Mahmoud M. Enhanced degradation of ibuprofen in an integrated constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell: treatment efficiency, electrochemical characterization, and microbial community dynamics. RSC Adv 2023; 13:29809-29818. [PMID: 37829716 PMCID: PMC10566547 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05729a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Over the past few decades, there has been a growing concern regarding the fate and transport of pharmaceuticals, particularly antibiotics, as emerging contaminants in the environment. It has been proposed that the presence of antibiotics at concentrations typically found in wastewater can impact the dynamics of bacterial populations and facilitate the spread of antibiotic resistance. The efficiency of currently-used wastewater treatment technologies in eliminating pharmaceuticals is often insufficient, resulting in the release of low concentrations of these compounds into the environment. In this study, we addressed these challenges by evaluating how different influent ibuprofen (IBU) concentrations influenced the efficiency of a laboratory-scale, integrated constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) system seeded with Eichhornia crassipes, in terms of organic matter removal, electricity generation, and change of bacterial community structure compared to unplanted, sediment MFC (S-MFC) and abiotic S-MFC (AS-MFC). We observed that the addition of IBU (5 mg L-1) resulted in a notable decrease in chemical oxygen demand (COD) and electricity generation, suggesting that high influent IBU concentrations caused partial inhibition for the electroactive microbial community due to its complexity and aromaticity. However, CW-MFC could recover from IBU inhibition after an acclimation period compared to unplanted S-MFC, even though the influent IBU level was increased up to 20 mg L-1, suggesting that plants in CW-MFCs have a beneficial role in relieving the inhibition of anode respiration due to the presence of high levels of IBU; thus, promoting the metabolic activity of the electroactive microbial community. Similarly, IBU removal efficiency for CW-MFC (i.e., 49-62%) was much higher compared to SMFC (i.e., 29-42%), and AS-MFC (i.e., 20-22%) during all experimental phases. In addition, our high throughput sequencing revealed that the high performance of CW-MFCs compared to S-MFC was associated with increasing the relative abundances of several microbial groups that are closely affiliated with anode respiration and organic matter fermentation. In summary, our results show that the CW-MFC system demonstrates suitability for high removal efficiency of IBU and effective electricity generation.
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- Youssef A Youssef
- Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University Giza 12613 Egypt
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- Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University Giza 12613 Egypt
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- Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University Giza 12613 Egypt
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- Water Pollution Research Department, National Research Centre 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki Cairo 12311 Egypt
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Li X, Fan S, Zhang Y, Li D, Su C, Qi Z, Liang H, Gao S, Chen M. Performance and microbial metabolic mechanism of imidacloprid removal in a microbial electrolysis cell-integrated adsorption biological coupling system. Bioresour Technol 2023; 386:129513. [PMID: 37468017 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129513] [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: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Coke used as a filler to treat imidacloprid (IMI) wastewater by both adsorption biological coupling and microbial electrolysis cells (MEC)-adsorption biological coupling technologies, the removal efficiencies on pollutions in wastewater containing IMI were investigated, and the key functional genes related to IMI degradation pathways were also revealed. Results showed that the removal rates of COD, ammonia nitrogen, TP, and IMI under the adsorption biological coupling treatment and MEC-adsorption biological coupling treatment were 94.61-95.54%, 93.37-95.79%, 73.69-83.80%, and 100%, respectively. MEC increased the relative abundance of Proteobacteria by 9.01% and transformed the dominant bacteria from Lysobacter and Reyranella to Brevundimonas and Aquincola. Moreover, MEC up-regulated the abundance of the coding genes PK (9.30%), narG (2.26%), pstS (3.63%), and phnD (1.32%), and converted the IMI degradation products to smaller molecular weight C6H8N2 and C6H6ClNO. This study provided an important reference information for efficient treatment of IMI wastewater using the MEC-adsorption biological coupling technology.
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- Xinjuan Li
- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China; College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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Li H, Wang K, Xu J, Wu H, Ma Y, Zou R, Song HL. Enhanced removal of antibiotic and antibiotic resistance genes by coupling biofilm electrode reactor and manganese ore substrate up-flow microbial fuel cell constructed wetland system. Chemosphere 2023; 338:139461. [PMID: 37437616 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139461] [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: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Manganese ore substrate up-flow microbial fuel cell constructed wetland (UCW-MFC(Mn)) as an innovative wastewater treatment technology for purifying antibiotics and electricity generation with few antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) generation has attracted attention. However, antibiotic purifying effects should be further enhanced. In this study, a biofilm electrode reactor (BER) that needs direct current driving was powered by a Mn ore anode (UCW-MFC(Mn)) to form a coupled system without requiring direct-current source. Removal efficiencies of sulfadiazine (SDZ), ciprofloxacin (CIP) and the corresponding ARGs in the coupled system were compared with composite (BER was powered by direct-current source) and anaerobic systems (both of BER and UCW-MFC were in open circuit mode). The result showed that higher antibiotic removal efficiency (94% for SDZ and 99.1% for CIP) in the coupled system was achieved than the anaerobic system (88.5% for SDZ and 98.2% for CIP). Moreover, electrical stimulation reduced antibiotic selective pressure and horizontal gene transfer potential in BER, and UCW-MFC further reduced ARG abundances by strengthening the electro-adsorption of ARG hosts determined by Network analysis. Bacterial community diversity continuously decreased in BER while it increased in UCW-MFC, indicating that BER mitigated the toxicity of antibiotic. Degree of modularity, some functional bacteria (antibiotic degrading bacteria, fermentative bacteria and EAB), and P450 enzyme related to antibiotic and xenobiotics biodegradation genes were enriched in electric field existing UCW-MFC, accounting for the higher degradation efficiency. In conclusion, this study provided an effective strategy for removing antibiotics and ARGs in wastewater by operating a BER-UCW-MFC coupled system.
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- Hua Li
- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China.
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- Department of Sustain, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, 2800, Denmark.
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Environmental Risk Prevention and Emergency Response Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Wenyuan Road 1, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Bao H, Yin W, Wang H, Lu Y, Jiang S, Ajibade FO, Ouyang Q, Wang Y, Nie S, Bai Y, Gao H, Wang A. Automated machine learning-based models for predicting and evaluating antibiotic removal in constructed wetlands. Bioresour Technol 2023; 385:129436. [PMID: 37399962 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129436] [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: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Machine learning models can improve antibiotic removal performance in constructed wetlands (CWs) by optimizing the operation process. However, robust modeling approaches for revealing the complex biochemical treatment process of antibiotics in CWs are still lacking. In this study, two automated machine learning (AutoML) models achieved good performance with different sizes of the training dataset (mean absolute error = 9.94-13.68, coefficient of determination = 0.780-0.877), demonstrating the ability to predict antibiotic removal performance without human intervention. Explainable analysis results (the variable importance and Shapley additive explanations) revealed that the variable substrate type was more influential than the variables of influent wastewater quality and plant type. This study proposed a potential approach to comprehensively understanding the complex effects of key operational variables on antibiotic removal, which serve as a reference for optimizing operational adjustments in the CW process.
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- Hongxu Bao
- College of the Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- College of the Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- College of Environment and Surveying and Mapping, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- College of the Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Shenshui Hynar Water Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenshui Hynar Water Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shandong Hynar Water Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., Caoxian, China
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- Unicom Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing 100032, China
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- Shenyang Water Group Co., Ltd, Shenyang 110036 China
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- College of the Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Wang W, Dong L, Zhai T, Wang W, Wu H, Kong F, Cui Y, Wang S. Bio-clogging mitigation in constructed wetland using microbial fuel cells with novel hybrid air-photocathode. Sci Total Environ 2023; 881:163423. [PMID: 37062319 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163423] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Excessive accumulation of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in constructed wetland (CW) substrate can lead to bio-clogging and affect the long-term stable operation of CW. In this study, a microbial fuel cell (MFC) was coupled with air-photocathode to mitigate CW bio-clogging by enhancing the micro-electric field environment. Because TiO2/biochar could catalyze and accelerate oxygen reduction reaction, further promoting the gain of electric energy, the electricity generation of the tandem CW-photocatalytic fuel cell (CW-PFC) reached 90.78 mW m-3. After bio-clogging was mitigated in situ in tandem CW-PFC, the porosity of CW could be restored to about 62.5 % of the initial porosity, and the zeta potential of EPS showed an obvious increase (-14.98 mV). The removal efficiencies of NH4+-N and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in tandem CW-PFC were respectively 31.8 ± 7.2 % and 86.1 ± 6.8 %, higher than those in control system (21.1 ± 11.0 % and 73.3 ± 5.6 %). Tandem CW-PFC could accelerate the degradation of EPS into small molecules (such as aromatic protein) by enhancing the electron transfer. Furthermore, microbiome structure analysis indicated that the enrichment of characteristic microorganisms (Anaerovorax) for degradation of protein-related pollutants, and electroactive bacteria (Geobacter and Trichococcus) promoted EPS degradation and electron transfer. The degradation of EPS might be attributed to the up-regulation of the abundances of carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism. This study provided a promising new strategy for synergic mitigation and prevention of bio-clogging in CW by coupling with MFC and photocatalysis.
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- Wenyue Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Carbon Neutrality and Eco-Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Qingdao, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Carbon Neutrality and Eco-Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Qingdao, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Carbon Neutrality and Eco-Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Qingdao, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Carbon Neutrality and Eco-Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Qingdao, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Carbon Neutrality and Eco-Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Qingdao, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Carbon Neutrality and Eco-Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Qingdao, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Carbon Neutrality and Eco-Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Qingdao, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Carbon Neutrality and Eco-Environmental Technology Innovation Center of Qingdao, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Zhao Q, Hu Z, Zhang J, Wang Y. Determination of the fate of antibiotic resistance genes and the response mechanism of plants during enhanced antibiotic degradation in a bioelectrochemical-constructed wetland system. J Hazard Mater 2023; 451:131207. [PMID: 36931217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Chloramphenicol (CAP) has a high concentration and detection frequency in aquatic environments due to its insufficient degradation in traditional biological wastewater treatment processes. In this study, bioelectrochemical assistant-constructed wetland systems (BES-CWs) were developed as advanced processes for efficient CAP removal, in which the degradation and transfer of CAP and the fate of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were evaluated. The CAP removal efficiency could reach as high as 90.2%, while the removed CAP can be partially adsorbed and bioaccumulated in plants, significantly affecting plant growth. The vertical gene transfer and horizontal gene transfer increased the abundance of ARGs under high voltage and CAP concentrations. Microbial community analysis showed that CAP pressure and electrical stimulation selected the functional bacteria to increase CAP removal and antibiotic resistance. CAP degradation species carrying ARGs could increase their opposition to the biotoxicity of CAP and maintain system performance. In addition, ARGs are transferred into the plant and upward, which can potentially enter the food chain. This study provides an essential reference for enhancing antibiotic degradation and offers fundamental support for the underlying mechanism and ARG proliferation during antibiotic biodegradation.
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- Qian Zhao
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China; College of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China; CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China.
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Mishra S, Singh AK, Cheng L, Hussain A, Maiti A. Occurrence of antibiotics in wastewater: Potential ecological risk and removal through anaerobic-aerobic systems. Environ Res 2023; 226:115678. [PMID: 36921787 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Antibiotics are intensively used to improve public health, prevent diseases and enhance productivity in animal farms. Contrarily, when released, the antibiotics laden wastewater produced from pharmaceutical industries and their application sources poses a potential ecological risk to the environment. This study provides a discussion on the occurrence of various antibiotics in wastewater and their potential ecological risk in the environment. Further, a critical review of anaerobic-aerobic processes based on three major systems (such as constructed wetland, high-rate bioreactor, and integrated treatment technologies) applied for antibiotics removal from wastewater is performed. The review also explores microbial dynamics responsible for antibiotic biodegradation in anaerobic-aerobic systems and its economic feasibility at wider-scale applications. The operational problems and prospective modifications are discussed to define key future research directions. The appropriate selection of treatment processes, sources control, understanding of antibiotic fate, and adopting precise monitoring strategies could eliminate the potential ecological risks of antibiotics. Integrated bio-electrochemical systems exhibit antibiotics removal ≥95% by dominant Geobacter sp. at short HRT ∼4-10 h. Major process factors like organic loading rate, hydraulic loading rate (HRT), and solid retention time significantly affect the system performance. This review will be beneficial to the researchers by providing in-depth understanding of antibiotic pollution and its abatement via anaerobic-aerobic processes to develop sustainable wastewater treatment technology in the future.
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- Saurabh Mishra
- College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210098, China.
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- University School of Chemical Technology, Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector 16c Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078, India
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- College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210098, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Mackenzie Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India
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Feng Y, Nuerla A, Tian M, Mamat A, Si A, Chang J, Abudureheman M, He C, Zhu J, Tong Z, Liu Z. Removal of chloramphenicol and resistance gene changes in electric-integrated vertical flow constructed wetlands. J Environ Manage 2023; 342:118143. [PMID: 37196621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118143] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The performance of an electric-integrated vertical flow constructed wetland (E-VFCW) for chloramphenicol (CAP) removal, changes in microbial community structure, and the fate of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were evaluated. CAP removal in the E-VFCW system was 92.73% ± 0.78% (planted) and 90.80% ± 0.61% (unplanted), both were higher than the control system which was 68.17% ± 1.27%. The contribution of anaerobic cathodic chambers in CAP removal was higher than the aerobic anodic chambers. Plant physiochemical indicators in the reactor revealed electrical stimulation increased oxidase activity. Electrical stimulation enhanced the enrichment of ARGs in the electrode layer of the E-VFCW system (except floR). Plant ARGs and intI1 levels were higher in the E-VFCW than in the control system, suggesting electrical stimulation induces plants to absorb ARGs, reducing ARGs in the wetland. The distribution of intI1 and sul1 genes in plants suggests that horizontal transfer may be the main mechanism dispersing ARGs in plants. High throughput sequencing analysis revealed electrical stimulation selectively enriched CAP degrading functional bacteria (Geobacter and Trichlorobacter). Quantitative correlation analysis between bacterial communities and ARGs confirmed the abundance of ARGs relates to the distribution of potential hosts and mobile genetic elements (intI1). E-VFCW is effective in treating antibiotic wastewater, however ARGs potentially accumulate.
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- Yuran Feng
- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, School of Chemistry, Resources and Environment, Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, 614000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi, 830017, PR China
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Wang D, Ma Q, Lin H, Zhou J, Yuan S, Ma B, Bai Y, Qu J. Enhancement of micropollutant biotransformation by adding manganese sand in constructed wetlands. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15092. [PMID: 37089304 PMCID: PMC10119567 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Recent investigations have shown that the addition of manganese (Mn) sand to constructed wetlands (i.e., Mn-amended CWs) can improve the performance of organic micropollutants (MPs) removal. In addition to the direct oxidation and adsorption of Mn oxides, the indirect role of Mn oxides in MP biotransformation is crucial to the removal of MPs but has seldom been referred to. Herein, we constructed lab-scale CWs with or without the addition of natural Mn sand (∼35% Mn oxides) to decipher the influence of Mn oxides on the biotransformation of the six selected MPs which commonly existed in the wastewater. The experimental results showed that the addition of Mn sand to CWs can improve the removal of MPs (8.48% atrazine, 13.16% atenolol, and 6.27% sulfamethoxazole [pairwise Wilcoxon test p < 0.05]). Combining the detection of transformation products and metagenomic sequencing, we found that the enhanced removal of atrazine in the Mn-amended CWs was mainly due to the bioaugmented hydroxylation process. The enrichment of biotransformation-related genes and associated microbes of atenolol and sulfamethoxazole in Mn-amended CWs indicated that the addition of Mn sand to CWs can strengthen the biotransformation of MPs. Furthermore, we found that these MP-biodegrading microbes were widely present in the full-scale CWs. Overall, our research provides fundamental information and insights for further application of Mn-amended CWs in MP removal.
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Li L, Zhang J, Shi Q, Lu S. Comparison of nitrogen removal performance and mechanism from low-polluted wastewater by constructed wetlands with two oxygen supply strategies: Tidal flow and intermittent aeration. Chemosphere 2023; 313:137364. [PMID: 36427582 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Due to dissolved oxygen (DO) limited nitrogen removal efficiency in constructed wetlands (CWs), two representative oxygen-suppling CWs, i.e., tidal flow constructed wetlands (TFCWs) and intermittently aerated constructed wetlands (IACWs) were proposed to compare the effect of oxygen supply strategies on the nitrogen removal performance and mechanism. Results showed that the removal efficiencies of NH4+-N and COD in IACWs were as high as 90.35-97.14% and 91.14-92.44%, respectively. In terms of TN, TFCWs (83.82%) showed a significantly higher removal efficiency than IACWs, and this result was derived with the flooded/drained phase (FP/DP) ratio of 21 h:3 h in TFCWs, because rhythmic FP and DP formed a high oxygen gradient at different depths of the system, which intensified the nitrification and denitrification simultaneously. The potential nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria (e.g., Nitrospira, Azospira, Haliangium, Bradyrhizobium and Arenimonas) were enriched more significantly in TFCWs compared with IACWs, as well as Bacillus for simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, which promoted nitrogen transformation together. Also, the results of molecular ecological network analysis showed that bacterial community structure in IACWs was more complex and robust than in TFCWs, because there were obviously more nodes and links as well as a higher proportion of negative interference. However, the relationship between genera in TFCWs was closer depending on shorter path distances, and the keystone genus (Nitrosomonas) in related to nitrification was considered to play an important role in nitrogen transformation performance.
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- Linlin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China; College of Water Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China; College of Water Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, PR China.
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Hu X, Huo J, Xie H, Hu Z, Liang S, Zhang J. Removal performance, biotransformation pathways and products of sulfamethoxazole in vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands with different substrates. Chemosphere 2023; 313:137572. [PMID: 36528159 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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For decades, sulfamethoxazole (SMX) has been frequently detected in the aquatic environments due to its high usage and refractory to degradation. Constructed wetland (CW) is regarded as an efficient advanced wastewater technology to eliminate organic pollutants including SMX. In CW system, substrate adsorption and further biodegradation are extremely important in SMX removal; however, the removal performance of SMX by CWs with different substrates varies greatly, and the biotransformation pathways, products, and mechanisms of SMX remain unclear. To address this, we constructed a CW with conventional substrate (CS, gravel) as control (C-CW) and three CWs with emerging substrates (ES, biochar, zeolite and pyrite for B-CW, Z-CW and P-CW, respectively), and explored the performance and mechanisms of SMX removal in CWs. Results illustrated that the removal performance of SMX in CWs with ES reached 94.89-99.35%, and significantly higher than that with CS of 89.50% (p < 0.05). Biodegradation contributed >90% SMX removal in all CWs. The microbial compositions and functions differed among CWs at the middle layer (mixed layer), which shaped diverse resistance pattern and metabolism pathways of microbiomes under SMX stress: P-CW and B-CW cope with SMX stress by enhancing material and energy metabolism, whereas Z-CW does that by enhancing metabolism and exocytosis of xenobiotics. Additionally, nine transformation pathways with 15 transformation products were detected in this study. A reversible process of desamino-SMX being reconverted to SMX might exist in P-CW, which caused a lower SMX removal efficiency in P-CW. This study provided a comprehensive insight into the processes and mechanisms of SMX removal in CWs with different substrates, which would be a useful guidance for substrate selection in CWs in terms of enhanced micropollutants removal.
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- Xiaojin Hu
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- China Energy Engineering Group East China Electric Power Test Research Institute Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, 311200, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China; College of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China
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Huang Y, Yang J. Kinetics and mechanisms for sulfamethoxazole transformation in the phenolic acid-laccase (Trametes versicolor) system. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:62941-62951. [PMID: 35445921 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20281-3] [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: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Oxidation of phenolic acids (PCs) by laccase could produce various kinds of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which is expected to have substantial impact on the transformation of antibiotics like sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in soil and aquatic environments. In this study, the formation of semiquinones radical (SQ●-), superoxide anion radical (O2●-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), hydroxyl radical (●OH), and singlet oxygen (1O2) in a laccase-gallic acid (GA) reaction system was confirmed. Meanwhile, GA would be transformed to its monomeric quinone and quinones of di- and tri-polymers. Transformation of SMX by laccase alone is negligible, while which was greatly enhanced in the presence of GA at the optimal pH of 5.5. The dissolved O2 was the requisite for transformation of SMX due to its fundamental role in the formation of SQ●-, the key species initializing the chain reactions for the generation of other ROS. The quenching experiments indicated O2●- and 1O2 were the main ROS responsible for SMX transformation. A total of thirteen products were proposed for the SMX transformation, with the pathways including the breaking of S-N bond, the cleavage of oxazole ring, electrophilic substitution, Michael addition, and condensation reactions. Moreover, the existence of electron-withdrawing substitution group on the benzene ring of PCs and less stability of SQ●- was believed to be favorable for the transformation of SMX. The results above expand our understanding on the role of oxidation of PCs by laccase in the SMX transformation in environments and are of significance in relation to use of laccase in dealing with SMX pollution.
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- Yu Huang
- College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China
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- College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China.
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Liu X, Chen J, Liu Y, Wan Z, Guo X, Lu S, Qiu D. Sulfamethoxazole degradation by Pseudomonas silesiensis F6a isolated from bioelectrochemical technology-integrated constructed wetlands. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2022; 240:113698. [PMID: 35636241 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The antibiotic-degrading ability and mechanism of the bacteria in the novel and ecological bioelectrochemical technology-integrated constructed wetlands (BICW) remain unknown. In this study, the sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degrading strain Pseudomonas silesiensis F6a (F6a), which had high degradation efficiency, was firstly isolated from a substrate sample in BICW. The SMX degradation process of F6a follows pseudo first order kinetics. Four metabolic pathways and twelve degradation products were identified. Based on genomics and proteomics analysis, six key SMX-degrading genes, Gene4641 deoC, Gene0552 narI, Gene0546 luxS, Gene1753 nuoH, Gene0655 and Gene4650, were identified, which were mainly participated in C-S cleavage, S-N hydrolysis and isoxazole ring cleavage. Interestingly, we found the corresponding sulfonamides resistance genes were not detected in F6a, which may provide an evidence for low abundance of the sulfonamides resistance genes in BICW system. These findings would contribute to a better understanding of biotransformation of antibiotic in the BICW.
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- Xiaohui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430070, China; Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Liu W, Chu Y, Tan Q, Chen J, Yang L, Ma L, Zhang Y, Wu Z, He F. Cold temperature mediated nitrate removal pathways in electrolysis-assisted constructed wetland systems under different influent C/N ratios and anode materials. Chemosphere 2022; 295:133867. [PMID: 35143860 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Electrolysis had proven to be useful for the enhanced performance in constructed wetlands (CWs). While at cold temperature, the nitrate removal pathways, plant physiological characteristics and microbial community structure in electrolysis-assisted CWs were unclear. Therefore, the purification performance of three electrolysis-assisted horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands (E-HSCWs) with different anodes and a control system in cold seasons were evaluated in this study. E-HSCWs showed a 2.02-83.21% increase of total nitrogen (TN) removal when compared to control, and the gaps were enlarged with increasing C/N (chemical oxygen demand/total nitrogen, COD/TN) ratios. Nitrite accumulation in E-HSCWs presented a first increase then went down trend with increasing C/N ratios, compared to a steady increase in control system. The optimum C/N ratio was 8 in E-HSCWs for both TN and COD removal. Moreover, Ti|IrO2-Ta2O5 (Ti) anode showed the highest potential for TN and COD removal. Less root weight, shorter root length and reduced TN and total phosphorus (TP) contents in roots were observed in wetland plants (Iris sibirica) of E-HSCWs. In E-HSCWs with Fe and C anodes, the nitrate removal was mainly accomplished by autotrophic denitrifier Hydrogenophaga. While in E-HSCWs with Ti anode, the synergistic effect of autotrophic denitrifier Hydrogenophaga and heterotrophic denitrifiers Acidovorax, Simplicispira, Zoogloea accounted for the nitrate removal. These results showed that E-HSCWs at proper C/N ratio of 8 would be promising for nitrate removal at cold temperature.
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- Wei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, PR China.
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