Biosorption behavior of heavy metals in bioleaching process of MSWI fly ash by Aspergillus niger

In this study, it was considered that the biosorption of heavy metals by biomass might occur during the bioleaching of fly ash. This work is focused on the biosorption behavior of Al, Fe, Pb and Zn by Aspergillus niger during the bioleaching process. The fungal biomass was contacted with heavy metals solution which extracted from fly ash by using gluconic acid as leaching agent. The equilibrium time for biosorption was about 120 min. The biosorption experiment data at initial pH 6.5 was used to fit the biosorption kinetics and isotherm models. The results indicated that the biosorption of Al, Fe and Zn by A. niger biomass were well described by the pseudo-first order kinetic model. The pseudo-second order kinetic model was more suitable for that of Pb. The Langmuir isotherm model could well describe the biosorption of Fe, Pb and Zn while the Freundlich model could well describe the biosorption of Al. Furthermore, the biosorption of metal ions decreased evidently in the presence of fly ash as compared to that in the absence of fly ash. This research showed that although the biomass sorption occurred during the bioleaching process, it did not inhibit the removal of Al, Fe, Pb and Zn evidently from fly ash.     

The accumulation of heavy metals in Typha latifolia L. grown in a stream carrying secondary effluent

Typha latifolia L. from aquatic plants is widely found throughout Kehli Stream (Elazig, Turkey). This study examined the uptake of some metals by T. latifolia and the transfer from roots to other plant parts. The accumulation of Mn in T. latifolia L. can be suggested as a tolerance strategy due to its transfer factor higher than 1.0. The enrichment coefficients in the leaves of T. latifolia L. were higher than 1.0 for Zn and Mn and often lower than 1.0 for other metals. Similarly, the enrichment coefficients of all metals, except for Cr, in roots of T. latifolia L. were higher than 1.0. This study demonstrated that T. latifolia L. could be considered as either a bio-indicator or a bio-accumulator for sediments and water polluted by metals.     

A new approach to study the decolorization of complex reactive dye bath effluent by biosorption technique

This work focused on the development of a practical biosorbent for the decolorization of textile effluents. The fermentation waste, Corynebacterium glutamicum biomass, when decarboxylated and immobilized in polysulfone matrix performed well in decolorization of simulated reactive dye bath effluent comprised of four different reactive dyes and other auxiliary chemicals. The regeneration of polysulfone-immobilized C. glutamicum was successful with the aid of 0.01 M NaOH as the eluant, which enabled the biosorbent to maintain consistent decolorization efficiency for up to 25 cycles. An up-flow packed column loaded with polysulfone-immobilized biomass performed well in the continuous treatment of Remazol effluent. Samples collected after 14 h of column operation revealed almost zero color and TOC. The column was also able to decrease the TDS level from 55,840 to 33,480 mg/L. Column regeneration experiments revealed that the biosorbent was able to continuously treat Remazol effluent over ten cycles, with more than 90.6% decolorization efficiency.     

水生生物对重金属吸收和积累研究进展

综述了国内外在水生生物对重金属吸收和积累研究方面的最新进展。着重阐述了重金属毒性影响因素和鱼类对重金属吸收和积累机理方面的研究现状和趋势。     

土壤－植物系统中多环芳烃和重金属的行为研究

对土壤中多环芳烃和重金属的行为研究表明,与对照相比,０—２０ｃｍ以上表土层存在多环芳烃和重金属积累,２０ｃｍ以下土层未发现积累;与春、秋两次采样结果相比,土壤中多环芳烃的含量有所下降,表明土壤微生物对多环芳烃有一定降解作用,且其降解程度与土壤－植物系统的生态结构有关．菲在地下水中检出浓度较高,表明这一污染物有向下迁移的可能性．此外,柳树对土壤中重金属Ｃｄ的积累有明显的削减与净化作用．本研究表明,严格限制污水中多环芳烃和重金属的污染负荷以及设计合理的生态结构是避免多环芳烃和重金属在土壤中积累的关键．     

Biosorption of reactive dye by waste biomass of Nostoc linckia

Potential of spent biomass of a cyanobacterium, Nostoc linckia HA 46, from a hydrogen bioreactor was studied for biosorption of a textile dye, reactive red 198. The waste biomass was immobilized in calcium alginate and used for biosorption of the dye from aqueous solution using response surface methodology (RSM). Kinetics of the dye in aqueous solution was studied in batch mode. Interactive effects of initial dye concentration (100-500 mg/L), pH (2-6) and temperature (25-45 °C) on dye removal were examined using Box-Behnken design. Maximum adsorption capacity of the immobilized biomass was 93.5 mg/g at pH 2.0, initial concentration of 100 mg/L and 35 °C temperature, when 94% of the dye was removed. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) studies revealed that biosorption was mainly mediated by functional groups like hydroxyl, amide, carboxylate, methyl and methylene groups present on the cell surface.     

某冶炼厂周围8种植物对重金属的吸收与富集作用

采用野外采样系统分析法,研究了沈阳冶炼厂的8种植物对重金属(Pb、Zn、Cu和Cd)的吸收与富集作用以及可能的耐性机制.结果表明,植物对重金属的吸收和富集,因植物种类、部位及重金属种类而不同.茼麻(Abutilon theophrasti)对Pb的吸收和富集能力较强,小白酒花(Conyza canadensis)、三裂叶豚草(Ambrosia trifida)、酸模叶蓼(Polygonum lapathifolium)、茼麻、龙葵(Solanum nigrum)、绿珠藜(Chenopodium acuminatum)和菊芋(Helianthus tuberosus)对Zn的吸收和富集效果较好,绿珠藜和茼麻对Cu的吸收和富集能力较强,龙葵、绿珠藜、茼麻、酸模叶蓼和小白酒花对Cd的吸收和富集能力较强.这些植物向地上部转移某些重金属的能力很强,转移系数大于1,可用于植物提取方式的污染土壤修复.其他转移系数小于1的植物,适合于重金属污染土壤的植物稳定.     

植物修复重金属污染及内生细菌效应

土壤和水体的重金属污染已严重危害人类生存环境与健康。由于受重金属污染的环境分布广泛,迫切需要开发经济的清除环境重金属的技术。植物修复是通过绿色植物降解或移除环境污染物,有望成为重金属污染环境的原位修复技术。植物内生菌是指定殖于健康植物的各种组织和器官内部的细菌,被感染的宿主植物不表现出外在病症,耐重金属的内生菌在多种超富集植物中存在。在植物修复过程中,野生型内生菌或基因工程内生菌的抗性系统能降低重金属植物毒性,促进其迁移金属。耐重金属内生菌还可以通过固氮、溶解矿物元素及产生类植物激素、铁载体和ACC脱氨酶等产物促进植物的生长。主要综述目前植物-内生菌相互作用及其潜在的促进植物修复重金属污染的研究进展。     

重金属污染土壤修复技术研究的现状与展望

目前重金属污染土壤的修复主要采用物理化学技术和植物修复技术,根据其作用和过程和机物,物理化学技术主要包括化学固化,土壤淋洗和动电修复;植物修复技术包括植物稳定,植物挥发和植物提取,本文就各种修复技术的原理,优缺点,实用性及其国际研究与发展动态作一简述。     

乳酸菌对重金属吸附作用的研究进展

重金属污染是人们关注的食品安全问题热点之一,使用食品安全级乳酸菌吸附重金属成为了新的研究方向。本文在分析环境和食品中汞、镉、铅污染的来源及对人类危害的基础上,对微生物与重金属的相互作用进行介绍,重点归纳了乳酸菌作为重金属吸附剂的潜能,以及吸附重金属的作用机制和研究现状,为研发高效吸附重金属的乳酸菌吸附剂提供了可行性的思路。     

城市生活垃圾蚯蚓处理的因素优化及其重金属富集研究

采用模拟试验、小区试验与生产试验等研究了垃圾成分、软化方式、培养方式、环境温度和蚯蚓杂交等因素对蚯蚓处理城市生活垃圾的影响及其重金属富集效应。结果表明,改变垃圾成分、提高垃圾碳氮比,在20℃温度左右时,采用蚯蚓粪软化和室内层床培养方式,可使蚯蚓增殖率和垃圾腐解率都有所提高,同时利用驯化的重庆赤子爱胜蚓与背暗异唇蚓进行杂交,也可以提高蚯蚓处理垃圾的效果,蚯蚓处理过程中重金属富集系数与软化方式之间没有显著相关性,而与重金属种类、培养方式之间具有较强的依存性,砷、镉在腐解物中最易富集,而汞不易富集,垄埂式培养比层床式容易富集重金属,露天培养比室内培养更易富集重金属。     

改性措施对复合污染土壤重金属行为影响的研究

采用田间实验的方法,研究了在复合污染土壤上石灰＋Ｃａ、Ｍｇ、Ｐ肥处理对重金属迁移、积累的影响及重金属的作物效应．结果表明,在污染土壤上采用石灰＋Ｃａ、Ｍｇ、Ｐ肥处理可减少重金属向作物籽实的迁移和积累,特别是Ｃｄ、Ｐｈ、Ａｓ３元素;改性以后,水稻、小麦Ｃｄ吸收量比改性前降低了３１．５—５５％．４种作物对Ｐｈ的吸收量降低了２３．４－５７．８％,Ｃｕ、Ｚｎ吸收量略有降低．水稻Ａｓ吸收量增加了５６．８％,小麦、大豆Ａｓ吸收量减少６１．８－８１．１％．重金属在土壤中存在的形态发生了变化,Ｃｄ、Ｐｈ、Ｚｎ交换态百分含量不同程度地有所减少,而碳酸盐结合态有所增加,可被植物吸收利用的有效含量降低．     

Phytoavailability assessment of heavy metals in soils by single extractions and accumulation by Phaseolus vulgaris

In Western Europe, policy makers are currently moving towards a more integrated risk-based approach of soil contamination assessment. As part of this approach, selective single extraction procedures have been proposed to add complementary insights regarding heavy metal behaviour and phytoavailability in soils and sediments. However, there is currently a wide range of such procedures available in literature, hampering standardisation and harmonisation of phytoavailability research of heavy metals. The current study examines shoot accumulation of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn by the test plant Phaseolus vulgaris in 21 soils, differing in soil composition and level of contamination. On these soils, 12 different commonly used extraction procedures have been compared: soil solution extraction by Rhizon soil moisture samplers, 0.01 M CaCl₂, 0.1 M NaNO₃, 1 M NH₄NO₃, 1 M NH₄NOAc, 1 M MgCl₂, 0.11 M HOAc, 0.5 M HNO₃, 0.1 M HCl, DTPA–TEA–CaCl₂, EDTA-NH₄OAc and aqua regia. The plant species used in this study has previously been proposed as a test plant in a bioassay for assessing heavy metal induced oxidative stress in contaminated soils [Van Assche, F., Clijsters, H., 1990. A biological test system for the evaluation of the phytotoxicity of metal-contaminated soils. Environ. Pollut., 66, 157–172]. Cadmium shoot accumulation correlated best with soil solution concentrations, unbuffered nitrate solutions and the dilute CaCl₂ extraction procedure. The same was observed for Zn, yet for this element NH₄OAc and MgCl₂ also provided significant interactions. The best prediction for Ni was observed in the cluster containing CaCl₂ and NH₄NO₃. For Cd, Zn and Ni, the pseudo-total content and the aggressive chelate based and/or acidic extractants did not correlate well with shoot accumulation. Cu and Pb uptake on the other hand was found to correlate significantly (p = 0.01) with total content as well as with all aggressive extraction procedures over the range of soils used in this experiment. In general, the 0.01 M CaCl₂ extraction procedure proved to be the most versatile as it provided a good indication of phytoavailability for all five metals under evaluation.     

The relationship between co-exposure to multiple heavy metals and liver damage

BackgroundThe impact of heavy metal exposure on human health has attracted widespread attention of researchers, and the impact of heavy metal exposure on liver function has also been confirmed, however, more attention is paid to the impact of single or two heavy metal exposures, and most epidemiological studies focus on heavy metal pollution areas. In this study, rural residents in non-heavy metal-contaminated areas in Northwest China were selected as the research objects to explore the comprehensive effects of co-exposure to multiple heavy metals on the liver, which can provide certain reference and support for related research.ObjectivesThis study used a Bayesian nuclear machine model (BKMR) to evaluate the relationship between exposure to heavy metal mixtures and indicators of liver function in a population in rural Northwest China.ResultsExposure to higher concentrations of metal mixtures was positively correlated with total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, and aspartate aminotransferase, and negatively correlated with alanine aminotransferase, with Pb contributing the most to indicators of liver function. We also observed a possible interaction of Cd with other heavy metals in the effect of heavy metal mixtures on DB levels.ConclusionsConcurrent exposure to higher concentrations of heavy metal mixtures (Cr, Co, Cd, and Pb) in rural China was associated with indicators representing poor liver function, of which the effect of lead on liver function should be focused. More prospective epidemiological studies and animal experiments need to be carried out to determine this relationship and possible mechanism.     

芦竹对不同重金属耐性的研究

研究芦竹(Arundo donax)在不同重金属污染湿地中的耐毒性能,测定了不同生长时段芦竹的生物性状和叶绿素含量,以及土壤中重金属含量的变化.结果表明,芦竹分别在浓度为100 mg·kg^-1左右的CuCu²⁺、Pb²⁺、Cd²⁺、Zn²⁺、Ni²⁺、Hg²⁺和50 mg·kg^-1以下的Cr⁶⁺污染环境中能正常成活,在40 d的生长期内,植物体内叶绿素有不同程度降低,下降比率在20%～56%,植物出现叶片软化,叶尖枯黄等症状,但植株仍呈现增长趋势.与对照植物相比较,在重金属胁迫下,植株细长,茎、叶呈黄绿色,除Cr⁶⁺、Hg²⁺外,植物高度基本不受重金属胁迫的影响.芦竹在高浓度(100mg·kg^-1)Cr⁶⁺污染环境中耐性较弱,表现出生长缓慢,部分地下茎腐烂,叶片短时间内出现枯萎等症状.结果还表明,土壤中重金属浓度随植物生长期增长而降低,除被植物吸收,植物挥发外,还存在着重金属向根际圈环境迁移的趋势,根周边湿土中重金属含量,明显高于试验缸外围湿土中重金属含量.可以认为,芦竹具有生物量大,根系发达,适应性强等特点,对修复湿地重金属污染蕴藏着巨大潜力,研究芦竹在植物修复技术中的应用,具有一定的现实意义.     

Effective bioremoval and detoxification of textile dye mixture by Alishewanella sp. KMK6

Alishewanella sp. strain KMK6 was able to degrade mixture of textile dyes (0.5–2.0 g?l^?1) within 8 h. An initial 28 % reduction in COD was observed immediately after decolorization at static anoxic conditions which on further incubation at shaking conditions reduced by 90 %. Partially purified azoreductase was able to utilize different azo dyes as substrates. The HPLC profile of dye degradation showed formation of metabolic products. Further FTIR analysis showed significant changes in the peaks corresponding to functional groups present in dye mixture and its degradation products. The genotoxicity assessment showed that the dye degradation products were non-toxic compared to dye mixture.     

藻类富集重金属的特点及其应用展望

以藻类植物为主要对象的水体重金属修复已成为环境科学领域的研究热点.由于其特殊的细胞壁结构、较高的重金属富集能力、简便的解吸附方法等特点,藻类被认为是理想的生物吸附材料.文中简述了藻类适宜高富集重金属的结构及代谢特点,包括具有较高富集重金属能力的细胞壁功能基团、胞外产物、细胞内重金属螯合蛋白,以及生活藻类、死亡藻体及固定化处理后所表现出的高富集能力及简便的解吸附方法等,并对其用于污染水体修复的优缺点及应用趋势进行分析.     

Biosorption of heavy metals by Bacillus thuringiensis strain OSM29 originating from industrial effluent contaminated north Indian soil

The study was navigated to examine the metal biosorbing ability of bacterial strain OSM29 recovered from rhizosphere of cauliflower grown in soil irrigated consistently with industrial effluents. The metal tolerant bacterial strain OSM29 was identified as Bacillus thuringiensis following 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. In the presence of the varying concentrations (25–150 mgl⁻¹) of heavy metals, such as cadmium, chromium, copper, lead and nickel, the B. thuringiensis strain OSM29 showed an obvious metal removing potential. The effect of certain physico-chemical factors such as pH, initial metal concentration, and contact time on biosorption was also assessed. The optimum pH for nickel and chromium removal was 7, while for cadmium, copper and lead, it was 6. The optimal contact time was 30 min. for each metal at 32 ± 2 °C by strain OSM29. The biosorption capacity of the strain OSM29 for the metallic ions was highest for Ni (94%) which was followed by Cu (91.8%), while the lowest sorption by bacterial biomass was recorded for Cd (87%) at 25 mgl⁻¹ initial metal ion concentration. The regression coefficients obtained for heavy metals from the Freundlich and Langmuir models were significant. The surface chemical functional groups of B. thuringiensis biomass identified by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) were amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl, and carbonyl groups, which may be involved in the biosorption of heavy metals. The biosorption ability of B. thuringiensis OSM29 varied with metals and was pH and metal concentration dependent. The biosorption of each metal was fairly rapid which could be an advantage for large scale treatment of contaminated sites.     

Equilibrium and a two-stage batch adsorber design for reactive or disperse dye removal to minimize adsorbent amount

The adsorption of a reactive dye (Reactive Yellow K-4G) and a disperse dye (Disperse yellow brown S-2RFL) onto polyepicholorohydrin-dimethylamine (EPIDMA) cationic polymer modified bentonite (EPIDMA-bentonite) in batch adsorber was studied, respectively. Two equilibrium models, the Langmuir and Freundlich models were selected to follow the adsorption process. It was shown that the equilibrium experimental data for reactive dye adsorption could be well described by the Freundlich model, but for disperse dye the Langmuir model could be better. Based on the well correlated adsorption isotherm, an adsorption process design model was developed for the design of a two-stage batch adsorber to predict the minimum amount of adsorbent to achieve a specified percentage of dye removal at a given volume of wastewater effluents. The adsorption process design analysis indicated that compared with the single-stage batch adsorption, the two-stage process could significantly save adsorbent to meet the higher demands of dye removal efficiency.