Mengyao Jing , Jianping Zhang , Guijuan Li , Dan Zhang , Fengjia Liu , Shengke Yang
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Abstract
The phenomenon of antibiotic pollution has emerged as a significant global environmental concern. However, there is a lack of technical research on the effective removal of antibiotics based on the characteristics of the groundwater environment. This paper used micro-nano bubbles (MNBs) enhanced immobilized Chlorella technology to remove ofloxacin (OFLX) from groundwater. The study discussed the impact of initial antibiotic concentration (5–30 mg/mL), algae concentration (0.25–4 bead/mL), aeration time (5–30 min), and coexisting ions on the antibiotic removal rate and analyzed the removal mechanism by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results showed that MNBs increased Chlorella vulgaris biomass by 2.48 times and significantly improved OFLX removal efficiency. The removal rate of OFLX exhibited a significant positive correlation with the algal concentration and coexisting ions and a significant negative correlation with the aeration time and the initial concentration of antibiotics. Enhanced immobilization of Chlorella vulgaris by MNBs for OFLX removal may involve -NH, -OH, -C=O, -CH2, and -C-O-C groups. Degradation (including biodegradation and non-biodegradation) is the primary mechanism of antibiotic removal. Overall, intensive immobilization of Chlorella by MNBs promises to be a technically feasible method for removing antibiotics from groundwater.
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The Journal of Contaminant Hydrology is an international journal publishing scientific articles pertaining to the contamination of subsurface water resources. Emphasis is placed on investigations of the physical, chemical, and biological processes influencing the behavior and fate of organic and inorganic contaminants in the unsaturated (vadose) and saturated (groundwater) zones, as well as at groundwater-surface water interfaces. The ecological impacts of contaminants transported both from and to aquifers are of interest. Articles on contamination of surface water only, without a link to groundwater, are out of the scope. Broad latitude is allowed in identifying contaminants of interest, and include legacy and emerging pollutants, nutrients, nanoparticles, pathogenic microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, viruses, protozoa), microplastics, and various constituents associated with energy production (e.g., methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide).
The journal''s scope embraces a wide range of topics including: experimental investigations of contaminant sorption, diffusion, transformation, volatilization and transport in the surface and subsurface; characterization of soil and aquifer properties only as they influence contaminant behavior; development and testing of mathematical models of contaminant behaviour; innovative techniques for restoration of contaminated sites; development of new tools or techniques for monitoring the extent of soil and groundwater contamination; transformation of contaminants in the hyporheic zone; effects of contaminants traversing the hyporheic zone on surface water and groundwater ecosystems; subsurface carbon sequestration and/or turnover; and migration of fluids associated with energy production into groundwater.