PLoS One
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2015
·Vol. 10
·期 7
·e0131450
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IF 3.234
Hangjun Zhang,Xiaojun Jiang,Liping Lu,Wenfeng Xiao
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a class of hazardous pollutants, are difficult to dissipate in the natural environment. In this study, a cyanobacterial strain Anabaena PD-1 showed good resistance against PCB congeners. Compared to a control group, chlorophyll a content decreased 3.7% and 11.7% when Anabaena PD-1 was exposed to 2 and 5 mg/L PCBs for 7 d. This cyanobacterial strain was capable of decomposing PCB congeners which was conclusively proved by determination of chloride ion concentrations in chlorine-free medium. After 7 d, the chloride ion concentrations in PCB-treated groups (1, 2, 5 mg/L) were 3.55, 3.05, and 2.25 mg/L, respectively. The genetic information of strain PD-1 was obtained through 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. The GenBank accession number of 16S rRNA of Anabaena PD-1 was KF201693.1. Phylogenetic tree analysis clearly indicated that Anabaena PD-1 belonged to the genus Anabaena . The degradation half-life of Aroclor 1254 by Anabaena PD-1 was 11.36 d; the total degradation rate for Aroclor 1254 was 84.4% after 25 d. Less chlorinated PCB congeners were more likely to be degraded by Anabaena PD-1 in comparison with highly chlorinated congeners. Meta - and para -chlorines in trichlorodiphenyls and tetrachlorobiphenyls were more susceptible to dechlorination than ortho -chlorines during the PCB-degradation process by Anabaena PD-1. Furthermore, Anabaena PD-1 can decompose dioxin-like PCBs. The percent biodegradation of 12 dioxin-like PCBs by strain PD-1 ranged from 37.4% to 68.4% after 25 days. Results above demonstrate that Anabaena PD-1 is a PCB-degrader with great potential for the in situ bioremediation of PCB-contaminated paddy soils.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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2022
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IF 8.431
Qihua Lin,Xinru Zhou,Shusheng Zhang,Junliang Gao,Mengqi Xie,Linqin Tao,Faqian Sun,Chaofeng Shen,Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi,Xiaomei Su
Most functional microorganisms cannot be cultivated due to entering a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state, which limits the characterization and application of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-degrading strains. Resuscitating VBNC bacteria could provide huge candidates for obtaining high-efficient PCB degraders. However, limited studies have focused on the ability of resuscitated strains for PCBs degradation. In the present study, whole-genome analysis of a resuscitated strain SPC0, and its performances in degradation of three prevalent PCB congeners (PCBs 18, 52 and 77) were investigated. The results indicate that the strain SPC0 belonged to the genus Streptococcus , possessed the degradation potential for aromatic xenobiotics . The SPC0 could effectively degrade PCBs 18 and 52, but exhibited lower degradation efficiency of PCB 77. Degradation of PCBs 18 and 52 could be fitted well by zero-order model, whereas the fittest model for PCB 77 degradation was pseudo second-order kinetics. The bph genes expression, chloride ions release and degradation metabolites identification, suggest that SPC0 possessed the capability of oxidative dehalogenation and mineralization of PCBs. Interestingly, SPC0 can degrade PCBs via the bph -encoded biphenyl pathway, and further mineralize metabolite dichlorobenzoate via protocatechuate pathway. This study is the first to show that a strain belonging to genus Streptococcus possessed PCB-degrading capability, which uncovered the powerful potential of resuscitated strains for bioremediation of PCB-contaminated sites.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2017
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Lili Pan,Jianteng Sun,X. Chris Le,Lizhong Zhu
Contamination of organic pollutants in the environment is usually accompanied by heavy metals. However, a little information on the influences of heavy metals on the uptake, translocation and transformation of organic pollutants in plants is available. In this study, ten-day hydroponic exposure was conducted to explore the influence of copper (Cu) on the bioaccumulation and biotransformation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in intact young rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Low dose of Cu (≤100 μmol/L) increased the accumulation of CB-61 in rice plants, while excess concentrations of Cu (>100 μmol/L) inhibited uptake and translocation of CB-61. Effect of Cu on the uptake of CB-61 was attributed to the Cu-triggered damage to the roots of rice plants. The presence of a moderate dose of Cu (50 μmol/L) enhanced the formation of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) and methoxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (MeO-PCBs), whereas excess concentrations of Cu (250 μmol/L) inhibited the metabolism of CB-61. The effect of Cu on the interconversion between 4′-OH-CB-61 and 4′-MeO-CB-61 was also concentration dependent: the biotransformation was promoted by a moderate concentration of Cu but inhibited by excess concentrations of Cu. The activities of Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) and S-adenosyl- l -methionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferase in the roots of rice plants exposed to Cu and CB-61 or its derivatives were consistent with the pattern and trend of the metabolites observed in rice roots. These results could provide valuable insights into the interactions and combined effects of PCBs and heavy metals in plants.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2018
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IF 6.434
Wei Lin,Ruifen Jiang,Yaxin Xiong,Jiayi Wu,Jianqiao Xu,Juan Zheng,Fang Zhu,Gangfeng Ouyang
It has been reported that nanoplastics (NP) could cause serious toxicity and accumulative effects on aquatic organisms as well as interact with organic pollutants and influence potential hazards when exposed to biota. The current study aimed to quantitatively investigate the combined acute toxic effect of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and nano-sized polystyrene (PS) plastic on aquatic organisms based on analyte speciation. First, the combined acute toxicity of PCB-18 and 100 nm PS to Daphnia magna ( D. magna ) in water was evaluated. Then, speciation analysis of the exposure system was conducted by measuring the sorption coefficients ( logK NP ) of PCBs to nano-sized PS (ranging from 5.28 to 6.56), which demonstrated the PS could substantially decrease the free concentrations of PCBs. The results showed that a low concentration of the PS could decrease the toxicity to D. magna ., which might be originated from the decreased free concentration of PCB-18. However, when the PS concentration was high enough, an opposite effect was observed because the PS dominated the lethality instead of PCB-18. The current study is helpful to clarify the PCB occurrence in ecosystems and provide an in-depth understanding of the eco-toxicological effects of nanoscale plastics.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2023
·Vol. 30
·期 28
·72966-72977
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IF 5.8
Wang Zhongmiao,Yang Kun,Lin Daohui
Biochar releases colloidal particles into the environment during applications and aging which can become carriers of pollutants and influence on the environmental risk of pollutants due to the excellent adsorption and migration properties of biochar colloids (BCCs). The adsorption and desorption behaviors of BCCs can be different from their bulk ones due to the colloidal size, which merits specific studies. Herein, the adsorption and desorption of 2,4,4′-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB28) as a representative on BCCs released from bulk biochars prepared from bamboo chips at 300, 500, and 700 C and the effects of solution properties were specifically investigated. Results show that the adsorption was dominated by pore filling and π–π interaction, and thus, BCCs prepared at higher temperature with greater pore volume and aromaticity had higher adsorption of PCB28. Results show that the adsorption was dominated by pore filling and π–π interaction, and thus, BCCs prepared at higher temperature with greater pore volume and aromaticity had higher adsorption of PCB28. The saturation adsorption amounts of PCB28 on BCC300, BCC500, and BCC700 were 21.9, 40.3, and 62.4 mg/g, respectively. It is noteworthy that PCB28 possessed a significant desorption hysteresis from BCCs, with the hysteresis index (Ce = 80 μg/L) increased from 0.380 to 0.661 as the preparation temperature of BCCs rising from 300 to 700 ℃. High concentration of NaCl (100 mmol/L) was unfavorable for the adsorption and desorption. The presence of humic acid or fulvic acid (FA), especially the smaller FA, could inhibit the adsorption and desorption of PCB28 on BCCs due to micropore blocking. In seawater, groundwater, surface water, and soil solution samples, the PCB28 adsorption of BCCs was inhibited to varying degrees in comparison with that in deionized water, and the desorption was noticeably inhibited in the groundwater sample. These findings provide valuable information for the understanding of interactions between BCCs and organic contaminants in natural waters and for the environmental application of biochars as well. Graphical abstract
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WATER RESEARCH
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2024
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IF 11.4
Zhongmiao Wang,Xintong Lin,Kun Yang,Daohui Lin
Despite the crucial role of photodegradation in the environmental transformation of organic pollutants, the photodegradation process of organic pollutants irreversibly absorbed on biochar colloids (BCCs) remains poorly understood. This study investigated the photodegradation processes and mechanisms of 2,4,4′-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB28) adsorbed on BCCs released from bulk biochars derived from bamboo chips at pyrolysis temperatures of 300, 500, and 700 °C. Results show that BCCs-adsorbed PCB28 could be degraded under simulated solar illumination (95–105 mW·cm −2 ) but at decreased photodegradation rates compared to the dissolved PCB28. The inhibition effect of BCCs on the PCB28 photodegradation increased with increasing pyrolysis temperature. After adsorptive binding to BCCs, the half-life of PCB28 (0.1 mg/L) was prolonged from 2.65 h for the dissolved PCB28 alone in deionized water to 7.48, 40.67, and 81.82 h in the presence of BCC300, BCC500, and BCC700 (5.0 mg/L), respectively. Mechanistically, the photodegradation of adsorbed pollutants was regulated by the photogenerated free radicals and surface functional groups of the low-temperature BCCs, as well as the defects and direct electron transfer capabilities of the high-temperature BCCs; PCB28 adsorbed on the low-temperature BCCs accepted electrons from persistent free radicals under light illumination, which led to PCB28 dechlorination, followed by ring-opening oxidation through hydroxyl radical attack, ultimately resulting in progressive mineralization; singlet oxygen caused preferential ring opening of adsorbed PCB28 on the high-temperature BCCs, preceding dechlorination. The photodegradation of BCCs-adsorbed PCB28 remained significant though more or less being inhibited under the effects of water pH, ionic strength, dissolved organic matters (humic acid and fulvic acid), and in natural water samples. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the structural properties of BCCs that impact phototransformation processes of adsorbed pollutants and facilitate an accurate assessment of the environmental risk associated with biochar application.
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Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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Binglu Deng,Xingqiu Zhou,Xingjian Yang,Zhi Dang,Guining Lu
ABSTRACT This study reports on the adsorption of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by powder activated carbon (PAC) in soil washing eluents containing tween-80 surfactant micelles. Factors influencing of adsorption were studied (i.e., time, adsorbents doses, molecular structure of different PCBs congeners, dynamic and thermodynamic models). The adsorption of PCBs on nano bamboo charcoal (NBC) was compared with those on PAC. Finally, the prospect for recycling soil eluents was explored. We found that the PAC and NBC were both effective in removal of 12 mg/L PCBs in soil washing eluents. The results of the adsorption kinetics showed that both materials have different adsorption rate controlling step, the particles diffusion became adsorption rate controlling step of NBC while particle diffusion and adsorption reaction like chemical bonding reactions co-control the adsorption rate of PAC. The adsorption of PCBs on PAC was probably chemisorption through interaction between aromatic rings and oxygen-containing functional groups while the adsorption on NBC was mainly physisorption by micropore filling. After the PAC treatment, the residual tween-80 in the eluents was 27.78% (total mass ratio). The addition of acetone to break micelles before adsorption could increase the recovery of tween-80 to 73.30% while PCBs removal rate could still reach 78.06%. Therefore, the surfactant solutions can be reused after adsorption. The studies provide valuable information on the adsorption of PCBs by PAC in soil washing eluents, which may improve the utilization and selection of PAC in the recovery of soil washing eluents.
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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
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2010
·Vol. 86
·期 1
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IF 0.992
Yang Zhong-Zhi,Li Yong-Fang,Li Zhi-Chun,Gu Yu-Mei,Zhu Ya,Zhang Zhan-Jun
Five higher Chlorinated Benzenes (CBs), include Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), pentachlorobenzene (PeCB) and three isomers of tetrachlorobenzens, were analyzed in 20 outdoor dust samples collected from a fast developing city, Xinxiang. Only HCB was detected in all outdoor dust samples. The dominate part of the CBs residue in most samples was HCB and the mean HCB concentration (4.13 ng/g dry weight) in this study was in the range of global background soil HCB levels (ranging from 0.010 to 5.20 ng/g dry weight). The higher ratios of HCB/PeCB in the outdoor dust samples in the present study indicate that pesticide application may be an important source of HCB in China.
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JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 5.278
Linli Hou,Yonghai Song,Fengxiang Lang,Zhenrong Wang,Li Wang
A luminescent Tb 3+ -pyromellitic acid (H 4 L = pyromellitic acid) coordination polymer (Tb-H 4 L CP, TbL 0.5 (H 2 L) 0.5 (H 2 O)·DMF) was prepared for multiresponsive fluorescence sensor. The Tb-H 4 L CP exhibits uniform nanospheres with average diameter of 220 ± 20 nm, good crystalline structure, and good dispersion in water. The Tb-H 4 L CP emitted the characteristic green fluorescence through antenna effect from H 4 L which was an excellent antenna molecule when excited at 270 nm and could be used to selectively determine Fe 3+ and polychlorinated benzenes based on fluorescence quenching effect. The coordination between Fe 3+ and carboxylic oxygen of Tb-H 4 L to damage the antenna effect and polychlorinated benzenes absorb the excitation light to result the inner-filter effect of fluorescence, which quenched the fluorescence of Tb-H 4 L CP. The linear range for Fe 3+ was 2.0–100 μM with a detection limit of 0.7 μM and for 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene was 0–0.44 × 10 3 ppm with a detection limit of 0.087 ppm. The Tb-H 4 L CP demonstrates excellent fluorescence sensing performances, indicating that it can be used as a multi-response sensor to effectively measure toxic and harmful substances.
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化学
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2023
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IF 9.8
Fang Deng,Jiafeng Pan,Manjia Chen,Zhi Liu,Junhua Chen,Chengshuai Liu
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous persistent organic pollutants that cause harmful effects on environmental safety and human health. There is an urgent need to develop an intelligent method for PCBs sensing. In this work, we proposed a logic gate biosensing platform for simultaneous detection of multiple PCBs. 2,3′,5,5′-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB72) and 3,3′,4,4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB77) were used as the two inputs to construct biocomputing logic gates. We used 0 and 1 to encode the inputs and outputs. The aptamer was used to recognize the inputs and release the trigger DNA. A catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) module is designed to convert and amplify each trigger DNA into multiple programmable DNA duplexes, which initiate the trans -cleavage activity of CRISPR/Cas12a for the signal output. The activated Cas12 cleaves the BHQ-Cy5 modified single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) to yield the fluorescence reporting signals. In the YES logic gate, PCB72 was used as the only input to carry out the logic operation. In the OR, AND, and INHIBIT logic gates, PCB72 and PCB77 were used as the two inputs. The output signals can be visualized by the naked eye under UV light transilluminators or quantified by a microplate reader. Our constructed biosensing platform possesses the merits of multiple combinations of inputs, intuitive digital output, and high flexibility and scalability, which holds great promise for the intelligent detection of different PCBs.
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Emerging Contaminants
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2025
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IF 6.9
Wei Xiang,Fuhua Fu,Xuebo Shang,Jian Xu,Fengxiang Yu,Dengni Lai,Yang Shan
Dioxins are among the common persistent organic pollutants in crabs. To clarify the potential risk of dioxins pollution in Chinese mitten crab, eight types of samples were collected in the South Dongting Lake area for the analysis of 17 PCDD/Fs and 12 dl-PCBs. The results indicate that the concentration of Σ PCDD/Fs and Σ dl-PCBs in crabs was between 0.993–10.8 and 35.0–282 pg/g w.w., respectively. The mean WHO-TEQ value of Σ PCDD/Fs in crabs was 0.248 ± 0.205 pg TEQ/g w.w., and the mean WHO-TEQ value of Σ PCDD/Fs+dl-PCBs in crabs was 0.359 ± 0.280 pg TEQ/g w.w.. The total toxic equivalent of bottom sediment, surrounding soil, crab brown meat and juvenile crab were relatively high, which were 2.88, 2.67, 1.50 and 1.30 pg TEQ/g w.w., respectively. In the case of 99th percentile, the WHO-TEQ values of Σ PCDD/Fs and Σ PCDD/Fs+dl-PCBs in crab white meat were all within the maximum permitted levels as specified in commission regulation (EU) 2023/915. The HQ values of 99th percentile of Σ PCDD/Fs+dl-PCBs were 0.0783, 0.00703 and 0.0853 for eating brown meat products, eating white meat products and eating whole crabs, respectively. The coordinate points of the samples are connected to the origin by a straight line in the correspondence analysis map. The angle formed by the straight lines of crab brown meat/crab white meat and juvenile crab was acute angle, as did the feed. The angles between the straight line of bottom sediment/surrounding soil and that of other samples were all obtuse angles. In conclusion, although the dioxins of bottom sediment and surrounding soil are obvious, the dioxins of adult crabs are mainly related to that of the juvenile crabs and feed. At present, the intake of dioxins from Chinese mitten crab by Chinese residents is at a safe level because of low annual consumption. It is recommended that adults limit their weekly crab consumption to 1–4 crabs, or only 23.1–105 g of crab brown meat per week, or solely 435–1242 g of crab white meat per week.
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JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE
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2021
·Vol. 44
·期 18
·3398-3406
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IF 3.645
Tiantian Pang,Xiaohui Chen,Kai Hu,Yongxia Cui,Wenjie Zhao,Huahui Zeng,Zhenqiang Zhang,Shusheng Zhang
In this study, a new Ti 3 C 2 T x -coated fiber was synthesized and utilized as coatings for solid-phase microextraction of seven polychlorinated biphenyls. The as-produced multilayered Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene was characterized by X-ray diffractometer, thermos-gravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy. It is noteworthy that the Ti 3 C 2 T x showed some attractive features including unique 2D layered structures, large surface area, good hydrophilicity, and rich active recognition sites, endowing it has a high affinity towards the target polychlorinated biphenyls. Subsequently, the affecting parameters on the extraction efficiency of polychlorinated biphenyls were optimized. Under the optimal conditions, a novel method for the analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in water samples was proposed. The Ti 3 C 2 T x -coated fiber-based solid-phase microextraction method showed good linearity ( r 2 > 0.9928), high enrichment factors (268–442), low limits of detection (0.06–0.15 ng/L), and satisfactory repeatability (RSDs < 7.5%) for the polychlorinated biphenyls. The excellent method recoveries were in the range of 90.0–98.4, 92.0–98.2, and 92.0–98.0% for river water, lake water, and tap water samples, respectively. These results suggested that the proposed Ti 3 C 2 T x -coated fiber-based method represents a promising alternative for the analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls.
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