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Sah D, Rai JPN, Ghosh A, Chakraborty M. A review on biosurfactant producing bacteria for remediation of petroleum contaminated soils. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:218. [PMID: 35965658 PMCID: PMC9365905 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03277-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The discharge of potentially toxic petroleum hydrocarbons into the environment has been a matter of concern, as these organic pollutants accumulate in many ecosystems due to their hydrophobicity and low bioavailability. Petroleum hydrocarbons are neurotoxic and carcinogenic organic pollutants, extremely harmful to human and environmental health. Traditional treatment methods for removing hydrocarbons from polluted areas, including various mechanical and chemical strategies, are ineffective and costly. However, many indigenous microorganisms in soil and water can utilise hydrocarbon compounds as sources of carbon and energy and hence, can be employed to degrade hydrocarbon contaminants. Therefore, bioremediation using bacteria that degrade petroleum hydrocarbons is commonly viewed as an environmentally acceptable and effective method. The efficacy of bioremediation can be boosted further by using potential biosurfactant-producing microorganisms, as biosurfactants reduce surface tension, promote emulsification and micelle formation, making hydrocarbons bio-available for microbial breakdown. Further, introducing nanoparticles can improve the solubility of hydrophobic hydrocarbons as well as microbial synthesis of biosurfactants, hence establishing a favourable environment for microbial breakdown of these chemicals. The review provides insights into the role of microbes in the bioremediation of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and emphasises the significance of biosurfactants and potential biosurfactant-producing bacteria. The review partly focusses on how nanotechnology is being employed in different critical bioremediation processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diksha Sah
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 India
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Shi L, Liu Z, Yang L, Fan W. Effect of plant waste addition as exogenous nutrients on microbial remediation of petroleum-contaminated soil. ANN MICROBIOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s13213-022-01679-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Purpose
This study investigates the feasibility of bio-enhanced microbial remediation of petroleum-contaminated soil, and analyzes the effect of different plant wastes as exogenous stimulants on microbial remediation of petroleum-contaminated soil and the effect on soil microbial community structure, in order to guide the remediation of soil in long-term petroleum-contaminated areas with nutrient-poor soils.
Methods
The study was conducted in a representative oil extraction area in the Loess Hills, a typical ecologically fragile area in China. Through indoor simulated addition tests, combined with the determination of soil chemical and microbiological properties, the degradation efficiency of petroleum pollutants and the response characteristics of soil microbial community structure to the addition of different plant wastes in the area were comprehensively analyzed to obtain the optimal exogenous additive and explore the strengthening mechanism of plant wastes on microbial remediation of petroleum-contaminated soil.
Results
Compared with the naturally decaying petroleum-contaminated soil, the addition of plant waste increased the degradation rate of petroleum pollutants, that is, it strengthened the degradation power of indigenous degrading bacteria on petroleum pollutants, among which the highest degradation rate of petroleum pollutants was achieved when the exogenous additive was soybean straw; compared with the naturally decaying petroleum-contaminated soil, the addition of soybean straw and dead and fallen leaves of lemon mallow made the microbial species in the contaminated soil significantly reduced and the main dominant flora changed, but the flora capable of degrading petroleum pollutants increased significantly; the addition of exogenous nutrients had significant effects on soil microbial diversity and community structure.
Conclusions
Soybean straw can be added to the contaminated soil as the optimal exogenous organic nutrient system, which improves the physicochemical properties of the soil and gives a good living environment for indigenous microorganisms with the function of degrading petroleum pollutants, thus activating the indigenous degrading bacteria in the petroleum-contaminated soil and accelerating their growth and proliferation and new city metabolic activities, laying a foundation for further obtaining efficient, environmentally friendly and low-cost microbial enhanced remediation technology solutions. The foundation for further acquisition of efficient, environmentally friendly, and low-cost microbial-enhanced remediation technology solutions. It is important for improving soil remediation in areas with long-term oil contamination and nutrient-poor soils.
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Muthukumar B, Parthipan P, AlSalhi MS, Prabhu NS, Rao TN, Devanesan S, Maruthamuthu MK, Rajasekar A. Characterization of bacterial community in oil-contaminated soil and its biodegradation efficiency of high molecular weight (>C40) hydrocarbon. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 289:133168. [PMID: 34890617 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, two biosurfactant producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa sp. were isolated from motor oil contaminated soil for crude oil, alkane and PAH degradation studies. Metagenomics analysis identified as proteobacteria phyla was the dominant. Isolated two bacterial species were well grown in mineral salt medium with 1% of crude oil, alkanes (dotriacontane and tetratetracontane) and PAH (pyrene, benzopyrene and anthracene) as sole carbon sources. Total biodegradation efficiency (BE) of strains PP3 and PP4 in Crude oil degradation evaluated by the analysis of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry was 50% and 86% respectively. BE of PP3, PP4 and mixed consortium in alkane biodegradation were 46%, 47% and 36%, respectively. BE of PP3, PP4 and mixed consortium in PAH biodegradation were 22%, 48% and 35%, respectively. Based on the results revealed that strain pp4 was more efficient bacteria to degrade the crude oil, alkane and PAH than pp3. This was due to the higher production of biosurfactant by PP4 than PP3 and also confirmed in the test of emulsification index (E24). FTIR results showed that the produced biosurfactant could partially solubilize the crude oil hydrocarbons, alkanes and PAH and confirmed as glycolipid (rhamnolipid) in nature. Thus, the obtained results from the GCMS showed that all hydrocarbons were utilized by bacteria as carbon source for biosurfactant production and utilize the high molecular weight hydrocarbons. Based on the present study we can suggest that identified potential biosurfactant producing bacteria are used for biodegradation of high molecular weight hydrocarbon (>C40).
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- Balakrishnan Muthukumar
- Environmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632115, India
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- Electro-Materials Research Laboratory, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605014, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Bharathidasan University, Palkalaiperur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Krishna University, Machilipatnam, AP, 521001, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632115, India.
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Li H, Li Y, Bao M, Li S. Solid inoculants as a practice for bioaugmentation to enhance bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated areas. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 263:128175. [PMID: 33297143 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Vacuum freeze-drying is a scientifically advanced method to prepare solid inoculants from oil degrading bacterium. The introduction of oil-degrading microbes or bioaugmentation can be an efficient way to bioremediate oil spills in marine areas, where oil-degrading bacteria are deficient. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential use of solid inoculants of LZ-2 bacteria to enhance the degradation rate of crude oil. In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) was incorporated into the experimental design to optimize a response, which is influenced by different protectants. Our results showed that five factors have interactive and synergistic protective effects on the growth of LZ-2. Optimal growth of freeze-dried LZ-2 (63.8%) was observed with a 10.5% solution of skim milk supplemented with 14.3% sucrose, 14.4% of trehalose, 4.9% of glycerin and 14.7% of β-cyclodextrin. The culture grew in medium containing crude oil (3 g L-1) at 37 °C at 150 rpm for 30 d, GC and GC-MS analysis showed biodegradation of 44.2 and 21.6% for total saturate and aromatic hydrocarbons respectively. These results indicated that the solid inoculants of LZ-2 bacteria had the potential to be used for ex-situ bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants associated with crude oil.
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- Haoshuai Li
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education / Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), Beijing, 100728, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education / Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education / Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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Lofthus S, Bakke I, Tremblay J, Greer CW, Brakstad OG. Biodegradation of weathered crude oil in seawater with frazil ice. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 154:111090. [PMID: 32319919 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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As ice extent in the Arctic is declining, oil and gas activities will increase, with higher risk of oil spills to the marine environment. To determine biotransformation of dispersed weathered oil in newly formed ice, oil dispersions (2-3 ppm) were incubated in a mixture of natural seawater and frazil ice for 125 days at -2 °C. Dispersed oil in seawater without frazil ice were included in the experimental setup. Presence or absence of frazil ice was a strong driver for microbial community structures and affected the rate of oil degradation. n-alkanes were degraded faster in the presence of frazil ice, the opposite was the case for naphthalenes and 2-3 ring PAHs. No degradation of 4-6 ring PAHs was observed in any of the treatments. The total petroleum oil was not degraded to any significant degree, suggesting that oil will freeze into the ice matrix and persist throughout the icy season.
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- Synnøve Lofthus
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Trondheim, Norway; SINTEF Ocean AS, Environment and New Resources, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Trondheim, Norway
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- National Research Council Canada, Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lofthus S, Netzer R, Lewin AS, Heggeset TMB, Haugen T, Brakstad OG. Biodegradation of n-alkanes on oil–seawater interfaces at different temperatures and microbial communities associated with the degradation. Biodegradation 2018; 29:141-157. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-018-9819-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Farag S, Soliman NA, Abdel-Fattah YR. Statistical optimization of crude oil bio-degradation by a local marine bacterium isolate Pseudomonas sp. sp48. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2018; 16:409-420. [PMID: 30733754 PMCID: PMC6353655 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pseudomonas sp. sp48, a marine bacterium isolated from Bahary area (Alexandria, Egypt), showed a high potency for oil degradation up to 1.5%. Additionally, it showed an ability to consume aromatic hydrocarbons (phenol & naphthalene) and aliphatic (pentadecane) reaching to 79; 73; 62%, respectively. In the current study, Plackett-Burman factorial design was applied to evaluate culture conditions affecting the degradation potency. Analysis of Plackett-Burman design results revealed that, the most significant variables affecting oil removal were magnesium sulfate, inoculum size, glucose and Triton X-100. To optimize the levels of these significant variables Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was followed. In this respect, the three-level Box-Behnken design was employed and a polynomial model was created to correlate the relationship between the three variables and oil removal. The optimal combinations of the major constituents of media that was evaluated from the non-linear optimization algorithm of EXCEL-Solver was as follows: (w/v%) 1 crude oil, 0.5 peptone, 0.5 yeast-extract, 1 ammonium chloride, 0.7418 D-glucose, 0.5 MgSO4·7H2O, 0.1 Triton X-100 and inoculums size 4.18 ml% in natural sea water at pH 7; 30 °C incubation temperature, 200 rpm for 6 days. The predicted optimum oil removal was 89%, which is 2.4 times more than the basal medium.
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- Soha Farag
- Environmental Biotechnology Department Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Bioprocess Development Department. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Bioprocess Development Department. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria, Egypt
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Talaiekhozani A, Jafarzadeh N, Fulazzaky MA, Talaie MR, Beheshti M. Kinetics of substrate utilization and bacterial growth of crude oil degraded by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2015; 13:64. [PMID: 26413306 PMCID: PMC4582619 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-015-0221-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Pollution associated with crude oil (CO) extraction degrades the quality of waters, threatens drinking water sources and may ham air quality. The systems biology approach aims at learning the kinetics of substrate utilization and bacterial growth for a biological process for which very limited knowledge is available. This study uses the Pseudomonas aeruginosa to degrade CO and determines the kinetic parameters of substrate utilization and bacterial growth modeled from a completely mixed batch reactor. The ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa can remove 91 % of the total petroleum hydrocarbons and 83 % of the aromatic compounds from oily environment. The value k of 9.31 g of substrate g(-1) of microorganism d(-1) could be far higher than the value k obtained for petrochemical wastewater treatment and that for municipal wastewater treatment. The production of new cells of using CO as the sole carbon and energy source can exceed 2(3) of the existing cells per day. The kinetic parameters are verified to contribute to improving the biological removal of CO from oily environment.
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- Amirreza Talaiekhozani
- />Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jami Institute of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
- />Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Bahru, Johor Malaysia
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- />Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Jondishapour University of Medical Science, Ahwaz, Iran
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- />Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Bahru, Johor Malaysia
- />Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Bahru, Johor Malaysia
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- />Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- />Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
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- />Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
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Long-term oil contamination causes similar changes in microbial communities of two distinct soils. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:10299-310. [PMID: 26254788 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6880-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Since total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) are toxic and persistent in environments, studying the impact of oil contamination on microbial communities in different soils is vital to oil production engineering, effective soil management and pollution control. This study analyzed the impact of oil contamination on the structure, activity and function in carbon metabolism of microbial communities of Chernozem soil from Daqing oil field and Cinnamon soil from Huabei oil field through both culture-dependent techniques and a culture-independent technique-pyrosequencing. Results revealed that pristine microbial communities in these two soils presented disparate patterns, where Cinnamon soil showed higher abundance of alkane, (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) PAHs and TPH degraders, number of cultivable microbes, bacterial richness, bacterial biodiversity, and stronger microbial activity and function in carbon metabolism than Chernozem soil. It suggested that complicated properties of microbes and soils resulted in the difference in soil microbial patterns. However, the changes of microbial communities caused by oil contamination were similar in respect of two dominant phenomena. Firstly, the microbial community structures were greatly changed, with higher abundance, higher bacterial biodiversity, occurrence of Candidate_division_BRC1 and TAO6, disappearance of BD1-5 and Candidate_division_OD1, dominance of Streptomyces, higher percentage of hydrocarbon-degrading groups, and lower percentage of nitrogen-transforming groups. Secondly, microbial activity and function in carbon metabolism were significantly enhanced. Based on the characteristics of microbial communities in the two soils, appropriate strategy for in situ bioremediation was provided for each oil field. This research underscored the usefulness of combination of culture-dependent techniques and next-generation sequencing techniques both to unravel the microbial patterns and understand the ecological impact of contamination.
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Xia WX, Xia Y, Li JC, Zhang DF, Zhou Q, Wang XP. Studies on crude oil removal from pebbles by the application of biodiesel. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 91:288-94. [PMID: 25510547 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Oil residues along shorelines are hard to remove after an oil spill. The effect of biodiesel to eliminate crude oil from pebbles alone and in combination with petroleum degrading bacteria was investigated in simulated systems. Adding biodiesel made oil detach from pebbles and formed oil-biodiesel mixtures, most of which remained on top of seawater. The total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal efficiency increased with biodiesel quantities but the magnitude of augment decreased gradually. When used with petroleum degrading bacteria, the addition of biodiesel (BD), nutrients (NUT) and BD+NUT increased the dehydrogenase activity and decreased the biodegradation half lives. When BD and NUT were replenished at the same time, the TPH removal efficiency was 7.4% higher compared to the total improvement of efficiency when BD and NUT was added separately, indicating an additive effect of biodiesel and nutrients on oil biodegradation.
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- Wen-xiang Xia
- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao Technological University, Qingdao 266033, China
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao Technological University, Qingdao 266033, China
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao Technological University, Qingdao 266033, China.
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao Technological University, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Spill Oil Identification and Damage Assessment Technology, North China Sea Environmental Monitoring Center of State Oceanic Administration, Shandong, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Spill Oil Identification and Damage Assessment Technology, North China Sea Environmental Monitoring Center of State Oceanic Administration, Shandong, Qingdao 266033, China
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Turner RE, Overton EB, Meyer BM, Miles MS, Hooper-Bui L. Changes in the concentration and relative abundance of alkanes and PAHs from the Deepwater Horizon oiling of coastal marshes. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2014; 86:291-297. [PMID: 25127500 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 06/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We determined changes of 28 alkanes and 43 different PAHs in 418 wetland soil samples collected on ten sampling trips to three Louisiana estuaries before and after they were oiled from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. There was a significant decline in 22 of the 28 alkane analytes (0.42% day(-1)), no change in 6, over 2.5 years. The concentration of five aromatic petroleum hydrocarbons (PAHs) increased (range 0.25-0.70% day(-1)), whereas the total PAH pool did not change. Of these five, naphthalene and C-1-naphthalenes are suggested to be of higher toxicity than the other three because of their relatively higher volatility or solubility. The relative proportions of alkane analytes, but not PAHs, does not yet resemble that in the pre-oiled marshes after 3 years, The trajectories of nine indicators for degradation/weathering were either inconclusive or misleading (alkanes) or confirmed the relatively meager degradation of PAHs.
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- R E Turner
- Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
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Zinjarde S, Apte M, Mohite P, Kumar AR. Yarrowia lipolytica and pollutants: Interactions and applications. Biotechnol Adv 2014; 32:920-33. [PMID: 24780156 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Revised: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yarrowia lipolytica is a dimorphic, non-pathogenic, ascomycetous yeast species with distinctive physiological features and biochemical characteristics that are significant in environment-related matters. Strains naturally present in soils, sea water, sediments and waste waters have inherent abilities to degrade hydrocarbons such as alkanes (short and medium chain) and aromatic compounds (biphenyl and dibenzofuran). With the application of slow release fertilizers, design of immobilization techniques and development of microbial consortia, scale-up studies and in situ applications have been possible. In general, hydrocarbon uptake in this yeast is mediated by attachment to large droplets (via hydrophobic cell surfaces) or is aided by surfactants and emulsifiers. Subsequently, the internalized hydrocarbons are degraded by relevant enzymes innately present in the yeast. Some wild-type or recombinant strains also detoxify nitroaromatic (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene), halogenated (chlorinated and brominated hydrocarbons) and organophosphate (methyl parathion) compounds. The yeast can tolerate some metals and detoxify them via different biomolecules. The biomass (unmodified, in combination with sludge, magnetically-modified and in the biofilm form) has been employed in the biosorption of hexavalent chromium ions from aqueous solutions. Yeast cells have also been applied in protocols related to nanoparticle synthesis. The treatment of oily and solid wastes with this yeast reduces chemical oxygen demand or value-added products (single cell oil, single cell protein, surfactants, organic acids and polyalcohols) are obtained. On account of all these features, the microorganism has established a place for itself and is of considerable value in environment-related applications.
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- Smita Zinjarde
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune 411 007, India.
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune 411 007, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune 411 007, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune 411 007, India
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Cartmill AD, Cartmill DL, Alarcón A. Controlled release fertilizer increased phytoremediation of petroleum-contaminated sandy soil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2014; 16:285-301. [PMID: 24912225 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.773280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the effect of the application of controlled release fertilizer [(CRF) 0, 4,6, or 8 kg m(-3)] on Lolium multiflorum Lam. survival and potential biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons (0, 3000, 6000, or 15000 mg kg(-1)) in sandy soil. Plant adaptation, growth, photosynthesis, total chlorophyll, and proline content as well as rhizosphere microbial population (culturable heterotrophic fungal and bacterial populations) and total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH)-degradation were determined. Petroleum induced-toxicity resulted in reduced plant growth, photosynthesis, and nutrient status. Plant adaptation, growth, photosynthesis, and chlorophyll content were enhanced by the application of CRF in contaminated soil. Proline content showed limited use as a physiological indicator of petroleum induced-stress in plants. Bacterial and filamentous fungi populations were stimulated by the petroleum concentrations. Bacterial populations were stimulated by CRF application. At low petroleum contamination, CRF did not enhance TPH-degradation. However, petroleum degradation in the rhizosphere was enhanced by the application of medium rates of CRF, especially when plants were exposed to intermediate and high petroleum contamination. Application of CRF allowed plants to overcome the growth impairment induced by the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils.
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Liang Y, Zhang X, Wang J, Li G. Spatial variations of hydrocarbon contamination and soil properties in oil exploring fields across China. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 241-242:371-378. [PMID: 23069331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.09.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/22/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Successful site remediation is critically based on a comprehensive understanding of distribution of contaminants, soil physico-chemical and microbial properties in oil contaminated sites. One hundred and ten topsoils were sampled from seven typical oil fields in different geoclimate regions across north to south China to investigate the spatial variances of oil contaminations and soil parameters. Oil concentrations and compositions, soil geochemical properties and microbial populations were analyzed and statistic analysis methods were used to analyze the spatial pattern of soil variables. The results indicated that oil contaminations were serious in most oil exploring areas in China, especially with high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from petrogenic origin. Ordination analyses indicated a relatively distinct spatial pattern that all soil samples grouped mainly by geographic locations, instead of distributing along contamination or other geochemical variable gradient. Microbial populations were found to be statistically positively correlated with soil nitrogen, phosphorus and water content, and negatively correlated with salt pH and soluble salts (P<0.05). This study provided insights into the spatial variability of soil variables in hydrocarbon-contaminated fields across large spatial scales, which is important for the environmental protection and further remediation in oil contaminated sites according to local conditions.
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Central role of dynamic tidal biofilms dominated by aerobic hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria and diatoms in the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in coastal mudflats. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:3638-48. [PMID: 22407688 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00072-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Mudflats and salt marshes are habitats at the interface of aquatic and terrestrial systems that provide valuable services to ecosystems. Therefore, it is important to determine how catastrophic incidents, such as oil spills, influence the microbial communities in sediment that are pivotal to the function of the ecosystem and to identify the oil-degrading microbes that mitigate damage to the ecosystem. In this study, an oil spill was simulated by use of a tidal chamber containing intact diatom-dominated sediment cores from a temperate mudflat. Changes in the composition of bacteria and diatoms from both the sediment and tidal biofilms that had detached from the sediment surface were monitored as a function of hydrocarbon removal. The hydrocarbon concentration in the upper 1.5 cm of sediments decreased by 78% over 21 days, with at least 60% being attributed to biodegradation. Most phylotypes were minimally perturbed by the addition of oil, but at day 21, there was a 10-fold increase in the amount of cyanobacteria in the oiled sediment. Throughout the experiment, phylotypes associated with the aerobic degradation of hydrocarbons, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Cycloclasticus) and alkanes (Alcanivorax, Oleibacter, and Oceanospirillales strain ME113), substantively increased in oiled mesocosms, collectively representing 2% of the pyrosequences in the oiled sediments at day 21. Tidal biofilms from oiled cores at day 22, however, consisted mostly of phylotypes related to Alcanivorax borkumensis (49% of clones), Oceanospirillales strain ME113 (11% of clones), and diatoms (14% of clones). Thus, aerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation is most likely to be the main mechanism of attenuation of crude oil in the early weeks of an oil spill, with tidal biofilms representing zones of high hydrocarbon-degrading activity.
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Asuming- Brempong S. Microarray Technology and Its Applicability in Soil Science – A Short Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/ojss.2012.23039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Owabor CN, Ogbeide SE, Susu AA. Substrate Bioavailability on the Biodegradation of Recalcitrant Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Aqueous-Sediment Matrix: A Mini Review. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2011.638693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Owabor CN, Ogbeide SE, Susu AA. Growth kinetics of some subsurface microbial strains using naphthalene as a probe contaminant. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2011; 32:1453-1462. [PMID: 22329135 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2010.538933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The focus of this study is the unravelling of the microbial dynamics of the biodegradation of naphthalene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, in an aqueous-sediment matrix. The Pour plate procedure was adopted for the isolation of the microbial colonies, while the sub-culturing of the isolates was based on their cultural (biochemical) and morphological characteristics. Investigations showed that the microbial colonies consisted of the bacterial and fungal strains. The logarithmic growth curve was characterized by an initial lag phase, a rapid and exponential increase in cell biomass, a stationary phase and finally a death phase. Both strains in the presence of naphthalene-impacted basal salt medium demonstrated that the microbial growth results in an almost linear increase in biomass concentration--an indication that mass transfer from the solid phase to the liquid phase (lag phase) is limiting for growth. The kinetics of the utilization of naphthalene expressed as the growth and consumption rates indicated that all the microbial strains isolated from an indigenous soil used in this study exhibited a high metabolic affinity for naphthalene. Optimal performance was demonstrated by the bacterial strains that could use naphthalene as their sole carbon and energy source.
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- C N Owabor
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Benin, P.M.B. 1154 Benin City, Nigeria.
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Ke L, Zhang C, Guo C, Lin GH, Tam NFY. Effects of environmental stresses on the responses of mangrove plants to spent lubricating oil. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2011; 63:385-395. [PMID: 21664628 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The influence of different environmental stresses, including salinity (5-35‰), tidal cycle (6/6, 12/12 and 24/24 h of high/low tidal regimes) and nutrient addition (1-6 times background nitrogen and phosphorus content) on Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Aegiceras corniculatum grown in sediment contaminated with spent lubricating oil (7.5 L m(-2)) were investigated. The oil-treated 1-year-old mangrove seedlings subject to low (5‰) and high (35‰) salinity had significantly more reduction in growth, more release of superoxide radical (O2·-) and higher activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) than those subject to moderate salinity (15‰). Extended flooding (24/24 h of high/low tidal regime) enhanced O2·- release and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in both oil-treated species but had little negative effects on biomass production (P>0.05) except the stem of A. corniculatum (P=0.012). The addition of nutrients had no beneficial or even posed harmful effects on the growth and cellular responses of the oil-treated seedlings.
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- Lin Ke
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, PR China
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Abed RMM, Musat N, Musat F, Mussmann M. Structure of microbial communities and hydrocarbon-dependent sulfate reduction in the anoxic layer of a polluted microbial mat. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2011; 62:539-546. [PMID: 21194714 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 11/27/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The bacterial communities in the anoxic layer of a heavily polluted microbial mat and their growth on hydrocarbons under sulfate-reducing conditions were investigated. Microbial communities were dominated by members of Alphaproteobacteria (27% of the total rRNA), Planctomycetes (21.1%) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB: 17.5%). 16S rRNA cloning revealed sequences beloning to the same bacterial groups with SRB affiliated to the genera Desulfobulbus, Desulfocapsa, Desulfomicrobium, Desulfobacterium and Desulfosarcina/Desulfococcus. The derived enrichment cultures on crude oil, hexadecane and toluene were dominated by SRB. While most SRB sequences of the toluene and hexadecane cultures were related to the sequence of Desulfotignum toluolica, the crude oil enrichment showed a more diverse bacterial community with sequences from the genera Desulfotignum, Desulfobacter, Desulfatibacillus, Desulfosalina, and Desulfococcus. We conclude that the anoxic layer of the studied mats contains a diverse community of anaerobic bacteria, dominated by SRB, some of which are able to grow on hydrocarbons.
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- Raeid M M Abed
- Biology Department, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 36, PC 123 Al Khoud, Oman.
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Functional gene diversity of soil microbial communities from five oil-contaminated fields in China. ISME JOURNAL 2010; 5:403-13. [PMID: 20861922 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2010.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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To compare microbial functional diversity in different oil-contaminated fields and to know the effects of oil contaminant and environmental factors, soil samples were taken from typical oil-contaminated fields located in five geographic regions of China. GeoChip, a high-throughput functional gene array, was used to evaluate the microbial functional genes involved in contaminant degradation and in other major biogeochemical/metabolic processes. Our results indicated that the overall microbial community structures were distinct in each oil-contaminated field, and samples were clustered by geographic locations. The organic contaminant degradation genes were most abundant in all samples and presented a similar pattern under oil contaminant stress among the five fields. In addition, alkane and aromatic hydrocarbon degradation genes such as monooxygenase and dioxygenase were detected in high abundance in the oil-contaminated fields. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated that the microbial functional patterns were highly correlated to the local environmental variables, such as oil contaminant concentration, nitrogen and phosphorus contents, salt and pH. Finally, a total of 59% of microbial community variation from GeoChip data can be explained by oil contamination, geographic location and soil geochemical parameters. This study provided insights into the in situ microbial functional structures in oil-contaminated fields and discerned the linkages between microbial communities and environmental variables, which is important to the application of bioremediation in oil-contaminated sites.
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Liang Y, Li G, Van Nostrand JD, He Z, Wu L, Deng Y, Zhang X, Zhou J. Microarray-based analysis of microbial functional diversity along an oil contamination gradient in oil field. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2009; 70:324-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Røberg S, Stormo SK, Landfald B. Persistence and biodegradation of kerosene in high-arctic intertidal sediment. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2007; 64:417-28. [PMID: 17493677 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2007] [Revised: 03/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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A kerosene type hydrocarbon fraction (equivalent to 7 L m(-2)) was added to enclosures in the surface layer of high-arctic intertidal beach sediment. The experimental spill was repeated in two consecutive years in the period July-September. The rate and extent of hydrocarbon removal and the accompanying bacterial response were monitored for 79 days (2002) and 78 days (2003). The bulk of added kerosene, i.e. 94-98%, was lost from the upper 5 cm layer by putatively abiotic processes within 2 days and a residual fraction in the range 0.6-1.2mg per g dry sediment was stably retained. Concomitant addition of oleophilic fertilizer led to higher initial retention, as 24% of the kerosene remained after 2 days in the presence of a modified, cold-climate adapted version of the well-known Inipol EAP 22 bioremediation agent. In these enclosures, which showed an increase in hydrocarbon-degrader counts from 6.5 x 10(3) to 4.1 x 10(7) per g dry sediment within 8 days, a 17% contribution by biodegradation to subsequent hydrocarbon removal was estimated. Stimulation in hydrocarbon-degrader counts in fertilizer-alone control enclosures was indistinguishable from the stimulation observed with both kerosene and fertilizer present, suggesting that the dynamics in numbers of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria was primarily impacted by the bioremediation agent.
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- Stian Røberg
- The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, NO-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Cappello S, Denaro R, Genovese M, Giuliano L, Yakimov MM. Predominant growth of Alcanivorax during experiments on “oil spill bioremediation” in mesocosms. Microbiol Res 2007; 162:185-90. [PMID: 16831537 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2006.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2006] [Revised: 05/23/2006] [Accepted: 05/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mesocosm experiments were performed to study the changes on bacterial community composition following oil spill in marine environment. The analysis of 16S crDNA revealed a shift in the structure of initial bacterial population that was drastically different from that one measured after 15 days. The results showed that, after 15 days, bacteria closely related to the genus Alcanivorax became the dominant group of bacterial community in petroleum-contaminated sea water nitrogen and phosphorus amended. This suggested that these bacteria played the most important role in the process of bioremediation of oil-contaminated marine environments.
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MESH Headings
- Alcanivoraceae/genetics
- Alcanivoraceae/growth & development
- Alcanivoraceae/metabolism
- Biodegradation, Environmental
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Petroleum/metabolism
- RNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Seawater/microbiology
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Water Microbiology
- Water Pollutants, Chemical/metabolism
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- Simone Cappello
- Istituto Ambiente Marino Costiero (IAMC) of Messina IST-CNR, Spianata S. Raineri 86, 98122 Messina, Italy.
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Coulon F, McKew BA, Osborn AM, McGenity TJ, Timmis KN. Effects of temperature and biostimulation on oil-degrading microbial communities in temperate estuarine waters. Environ Microbiol 2007; 9:177-86. [PMID: 17227422 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01126.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Improved strategies for oil-spill remediation will follow a better understanding of the nature, activities and regulating parameters of petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities in temperate marine environments. The addition of crude oil to estuarine water resulted in an immediate change in bacterial community structure, increased abundance of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms and a rapid rate of oil degradation, suggesting the presence of a pre-adapted oil-degrading microbial community and sufficient supply of nutrients. Relatively rapid degradation was found at 4 degrees C, the lowest temperature tested; and it was temperature rather than nutrient addition that most influenced the community structure. A detailed phylogenetic analysis of oil-degrading microcosms showed that known hydrocarbonoclastic organisms like Thalassolituus and Cycloclasticus, as well as proposed oil degraders like Roseobacter, were present at both 4 degrees C and 20 degrees C, demonstrating the thermo-versatility of such organisms. Clones related to Oleispira antarctica (98% 16S rRNA similarity), a psychrophilic alkane degrader, were dominant in the 4 degrees C oil-degrading community, whereas other clones constituting a different clade and showing 94% similarity 16S rRNA with O. antarctica were found in situ. These findings demonstrate the potential for intrinsic bioremediation throughout the course of the year in temperate estuarine waters, and highlight the importance of both versatile psychrotolerant and specialized psychrophilic hydrocarbon-degrading microbes in effecting this process at low temperatures.
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- Frédéric Coulon
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
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Hong E, Seagren EA, Davis AP. Sustainable oil and grease removal from synthetic stormwater runoff using bench-scale bioretention studies. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2006; 78:141-55. [PMID: 16566522 DOI: 10.2175/106143005x89607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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One of the principal components of the contaminant load in urban stormwater runoff is oil and grease (O&G) pollution, resulting from vehicle emissions. A mulch layer was used as a contaminant trap to remove O&G (dissolved and particulate-associated naphthalene, dissolved toluene, and dissolved motor oil hydrocarbons) from a synthetic runoff during a bench-scale infiltration study. Approximately 80 to 95% removal of all contaminants from synthetic runoff was found via sorption and filtration. Subsequently, approximately 90% of the sorbed naphthalene, toluene, oil, and particulate-associated naphthalene was biodegraded within approximately 3, 4, 8, and 2 days after the event, respectively, based on decreases in contaminant concentrations coupled with increases of microbial populations. These results indicate the effectiveness and sustainability of placing a thin layer of mulch on the surface of a bioretention facility for reducing O&G pollution from urban stormwater runoff.
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- Eunyoung Hong
- Environmental Engineering Program and Water Resources Research Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Kim SJ, Choi DH, Sim DS, Oh YS. Evaluation of bioremediation effectiveness on crude oil-contaminated sand. CHEMOSPHERE 2005; 59:845-52. [PMID: 15811413 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2004] [Revised: 10/06/2004] [Accepted: 10/25/2004] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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A treatability study was conducted using sea sand spiked with 3% or 6% (w/w) of Arabian light crude oil to determine the most effective bioremediation strategies for different levels of contamination. The sea sand used in the study was composed of gravel (0.1%), sand (89.0%), and silt and clay (10.9%). The water content of the sea sand was adjusted to 12.6% (w/w) for the study. Different combinations of the following treatments were applied to the sand in biometer flasks: the concentration of oil (3% or 6%), the concentration of a mixture of three oil-degrading microorganisms (Corynebacterium sp. IC-10, Sphingomonas sp. KH3-2 and Yarrowia sp. 180, 1x10(6) or 1x10(8) cells g-1 sand), the concentration of the surfactant Tween 80 (1 or 10 times the critical micelle concentration), and the addition of SRIF in a C:N:P ratio of 100:10:3. Three biometer flasks per combination of experimental conditions were incubated, and the performance of each treatment was examined by monitoring CO2 evolution, microbial activity, and oil degradation rate. The results suggest that the addition of inorganic nutrients accelerated the rate of CO2 evolution by a factor of 10. The application of oil-degrading microorganisms in a concentration greater than that of the indigenous population clearly increased biodegradation efficiency. The application of surfactant slightly enhanced the oil degradation rate in the contaminated sand treated with the higher concentration of oil-degrading microorganisms. The initial CO2 evolution rate was shown to efficiently evaluate the treatability test by providing significant data within a short period, which is critical for the rapid determination of the appropriate bioremediation approach. The measurements of microbial activity and crude oil degradation also confirmed the validity of the CO2 evolution rate as an appropriate criterion.
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- Sang-Jin Kim
- Microbiology Lab., Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 29, Ansan 425-600, Republic of Korea.
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Xu R, Lau ANL, Lim YG, Obbard JP. Bioremediation of oil-contaminated sediments on an inter-tidal shoreline using a slow-release fertilizer and chitosan. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2005; 51:1062-70. [PMID: 16291207 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A 95-day field trial on the bioremediation of oil in beach sediment using Osmocote and chitosan was conducted on an inter-tidal foreshore in Singapore. Osmocote was the key factor in enhancing nutrient levels in sediments, the metabolic activity of the indigenous microbial biomass, and the biodegradation of aliphatics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with ring number of 2 and 3. In contrast, chitosan did not enhance these parameters in the presence of Osmocote. However, the addition of chitosan to Osmocote amended sediments significantly enhanced biodegradation of recalcitrant 4-6-ring PAHs. This is most likely due to the high oil adsorbancy capacity of chitosan, which enhances the bioavailability of high ring number PAHs to the microbial biomass.
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- Ran Xu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 4 Engineering Drive 4, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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Musat F, Wieland A, Widdel F. Marine sediment with surface contamination by oil in microcosms for microbiological studies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1080/00785236.2004.10410229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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