Pub Date : 2024-11-05DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136414
Xuejiao An, Yanlin Wang, Chenglong Yu, Xiaojing Hu
The efficient treatment of phenol wastewater is of great necessity since it induces serious pollution of water and soil ecosystems. Using biochar-immobilized functional microorganisms can innovatively and sustainably deal with the existing problem. In this study, we utilized response surface methodology (RSM) combined with life cycle assessment (LCA) to improve phenol biodegradation rate through a novel separated alkali-resistant and thermophilic strain Bacillus halotolerans ACY. Bioinformatic analysis revealed the genetic foundation of ACY to adapt to harsh environments. The characteristics of pig manure biochar (PMB) produced at varying pyrolysis temperatures (300-700 ℃) and adsorption experiment were investigated, immobilization of the phenol-degrading ACY on PMB600 under alkaline and high pollution load promoted phenol removal and extreme environment resistance, and the phenol removal rate reached 99.5 % in 7d in actual phenol wastewater, which increased compared with those achieved by PMB (50.6 %) and free bacteria (80.5 %) alone. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) observations indicated the successful bacterial immobilization on PMB600. Reusability and economic cost study further demonstrated PMB600 as an excellent carrier for wastewater treatment. LC-MS, toxicology and carbon footprint analyses demonstrated that bacterial metabolism exerted synergy with adsorption for phenol removal, while biodegradation exerted the predominant impact on the immobilized bacterial system. This study provides an eco-friendly and effective approach to treat phenol wastewater.
{"title":"Biochar-bacteria coupling system enhanced the bioremediation of phenol wastewater-based on life cycle assessment and environmental safety analysis.","authors":"Xuejiao An, Yanlin Wang, Chenglong Yu, Xiaojing Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The efficient treatment of phenol wastewater is of great necessity since it induces serious pollution of water and soil ecosystems. Using biochar-immobilized functional microorganisms can innovatively and sustainably deal with the existing problem. In this study, we utilized response surface methodology (RSM) combined with life cycle assessment (LCA) to improve phenol biodegradation rate through a novel separated alkali-resistant and thermophilic strain Bacillus halotolerans ACY. Bioinformatic analysis revealed the genetic foundation of ACY to adapt to harsh environments. The characteristics of pig manure biochar (PMB) produced at varying pyrolysis temperatures (300-700 ℃) and adsorption experiment were investigated, immobilization of the phenol-degrading ACY on PMB600 under alkaline and high pollution load promoted phenol removal and extreme environment resistance, and the phenol removal rate reached 99.5 % in 7d in actual phenol wastewater, which increased compared with those achieved by PMB (50.6 %) and free bacteria (80.5 %) alone. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) observations indicated the successful bacterial immobilization on PMB600. Reusability and economic cost study further demonstrated PMB600 as an excellent carrier for wastewater treatment. LC-MS, toxicology and carbon footprint analyses demonstrated that bacterial metabolism exerted synergy with adsorption for phenol removal, while biodegradation exerted the predominant impact on the immobilized bacterial system. This study provides an eco-friendly and effective approach to treat phenol wastewater.</p>","PeriodicalId":94082,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hazardous materials","volume":"480 ","pages":"136414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a major public health concern. Antibiotic intermediates (AIs) used in the production of semisynthetic antibiotics have the same bioactive structure as parent antibiotics and synthetic antibiotic production wastewater usually contains high concentrations of residual AIs; however, the effects of AIs and their interactive effects with antibiotics on the emergence of AR are unknown. In this study, antibiotic-sensitive E. coli K12 was exposed to five types of β-lactam AIs and their parent antibiotic ampicillin to analyze their impact on the evolution of multiple AR. The results indicated that AI 6-APA inhibits bacterial growth and stimulates the production of reactive oxygen species, as well as induces AR and antibiotic persistence like the parent antibiotic AMP. Combined exposure to 6-APA and AMP synergistically stimulated the induction of multiple AR and antibiotic persistence. The resistance mutation frequency increased up to 6.1 × 106-fold under combined exposure and the combination index reached 1326.5, indicating a strong synergy of 6-APA and AMP. Phenotypic and genotypic analyses revealed that these effects were associated with the overproduction of reactive oxygen species, enhanced stress response signatures, and activation of efflux pumps. These findings provide evidence and mechanistic insights into AR induction by AIs in antibiotic production wastewater.
抗生素耐药性(AR)是一个重大的公共卫生问题。用于生产半合成抗生素的抗生素中间体(AIs)具有与母体抗生素相同的生物活性结构,合成抗生素生产废水中通常含有高浓度的残留 AIs;然而,AIs 及其与抗生素的相互作用对 AR 的产生的影响尚不清楚。本研究将对抗生素敏感的大肠杆菌K12暴露于五种β-内酰胺类人工合成物及其母体抗生素氨苄西林中,分析它们对多种AR进化的影响。结果表明,6-APA AI 能抑制细菌生长,刺激活性氧的产生,并能像母体抗生素 AMP 一样诱导 AR 和抗生素持久性。同时接触 6-APA 和 AMP 会协同刺激多种 AR 的诱导和抗生素的持久性。在联合暴露的情况下,耐药性突变频率增加到 6.1 × 106 倍,联合指数达到 1326.5,表明 6-APA 和 AMP 有很强的协同作用。表型和基因型分析表明,这些效应与活性氧的过度产生、应激反应特征的增强以及外排泵的激活有关。这些发现提供了抗生素生产废水中人工合成物诱导 AR 的证据和机理。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136361
Yudan Dong, Si Sun, Yunzhe Zheng, Jiamei Liu, Peng Zhou, Zhaokun Xiong, Jing Zhang, Zhi-Cheng Pan, Chuan-Shu He, Bo Lai
How the anion ligands of manganese precursors affect the catalytic activity of amorphous manganese oxides (MnOx) in Fenton-like process is poorly understood. Here, five amorphous MnOx synthesized by Mn(II) precursors with different ligands were characterized and adopted to activate peracetic acid (PAA) for bisphenol A (BPA) degradation. Although > 90 % BPA removal was achieved in the five MnOx/PAA processes via both adsorption and oxidation, the oxidation kobs greatly differentiates by the ligands types with the order of MnOx-N > MnOx-S > MnOx-Cl > MnOx-AA > MnOx-OA. Ligands types would affect the specific surface area of MnOx and their ability to adsorb BPA, however which is not the decisive factor in determining the contaminant oxidation efficiency. Multiple experimental results indicate that the generation of oxygen vacancies induced by the ligands alters the Mn(III)/Mn(IV) ratio, ultimately contributing to the different efficiency of BPA oxidation driven by the direct electron transfer mechanism. Moreover, amorphous MnOx holds the promise of practical applications in catalytic PAA of various micropollutants with good stability. This study advances the fundamental understanding of ligand-regulated amorphous MnOx-catalyzed PAA process.
人们对锰前体的阴离子配体如何影响无定形锰氧化物(MnOx)在类似芬顿过程中的催化活性知之甚少。在此,研究人员对由含不同配体的锰(II)前体合成的五种无定形氧化锰进行了表征,并将其用于活化过乙酸(PAA)以降解双酚 A(BPA)。尽管在五种 MnOx/PAA 工艺中,通过吸附和氧化两种方式,双酚 A 的去除率均大于 90%,但氧化作用因配体类型的不同而有很大差异,顺序为 MnOx-N > MnOx-S > MnOx-Cl > MnOx-AA > MnOx-OA。配体类型会影响氧化锰的比表面积及其吸附双酚 A 的能力,但这并不是决定污染物氧化效率的决定性因素。多项实验结果表明,配体诱导产生的氧空位会改变锰(III)/锰(IV)的比例,最终导致直接电子转移机制驱动的双酚 A 氧化效率不同。此外,无定形氧化锰具有良好的稳定性,有望实际应用于各种微污染物的催化 PAA。本研究加深了人们对配体调控非晶态氧化锰催化 PAA 过程的基本认识。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136332
Erdan Hu, Yuhua Ye, Bing Wang, Hefa Cheng
This study systematically explored the role of Mn(II) in the removal of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) by electro-oxidation (EO) employing anodes with low oxygen evolution potential (OEP), i.e., Ti/RuO2-IrO2, Ti/Pt, and Ti/Ti4O7, as well as anodes with high OEP, namely, Ti/PbO2, Ti/SnO2, and boron-doped diamond (Si/BDD). Mn(II) significantly promoted 4-CP removal on the anodes with low OEP at fairly low current density (0.04 to 1 mA/cm2), but had minimal to negative impact on those with high OEP. Cyclic voltammetry and X-ray photoelectron spectra revealed that Mn(II) was oxidized to Mn(III), then to Mn(IV) on the anodes with low OEP, whereas its was oxidized directly to Mn(IV) on those with high OEP. Deposition of manganese oxide on the anodes with low OEP suppressed oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in EO process, but enhanced OER on those with high OEP. Quenching and spectral results consistently indicated that Mn(III) and Mn(IV) were the primary species responsible for enhancing 4-CP removal on the anodes with low OEP. These findings provide mechanistic insights into the redox transformation of Mn(II) in EO and the theoretical basis for a novel strategy to boost pollutant degradation in EO systems using low OEP anodes through coupling with the redox chemistry of manganese.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136333
Qieyuan Gao, Xinyao Jin, Xi Zhang, Junwei Li, Peng Liu, Peijie Li, Xinsheng Luo, Weijia Gong, Daliang Xu, Raf Dewil, Heng Liang, Bart Van der Bruggen
The catalytic membrane-based oxidation-filtration process integrates physical separation and chemical oxidation, offering a highly efficient water purification strategy. However, the oxidation-filtration process is limited in practical applications due to the short residence time of milliseconds within the catalytic layer and the interference of coexisting organic pollutants in real water. Herein, a dual-layer membrane containing a top selective layer and a bottom catalytic layer was fabricated using an in situ co-casting method with a double-blade knife. Experimental results demonstrated that the selective layer rejected macromolecular organic pollutants, thereby alleviating their interference with bisphenol A (BPA) degradation. Concurrently, the catalytic layer activated peracetic acid oxidant and achieved a high BPA degradation exceeding 90 % in milliseconds with reactive oxygen species (especially •OH). The finite-element analysis confirmed a high-concentration reaction field occupying the pore cavity of the catalytic layer, enhancing collision probability between reactive oxygen species and BPA, i.e., the nano-confinement effect. Additionally, the dual-layer membrane achieved a long-term stable performance for emerging contaminant degradation in surface water treatment. This work underscores a novel catalytic membrane structure design for high-performance oxidation-filtration processes and elucidates its mechanisms underlying ultrafast degradation.
基于催化膜的氧化-过滤过程集物理分离和化学氧化于一体,是一种高效的水净化策略。然而,由于催化层内的停留时间短至几毫秒,加上实际水中共存的有机污染物的干扰,氧化-过滤过程在实际应用中受到限制。在此,我们采用双刃刀原位共铸法制造了一种包含顶部选择层和底部催化层的双层膜。实验结果表明,选择层可阻挡大分子有机污染物,从而减轻其对双酚 A(BPA)降解的干扰。同时,催化层激活了过乙酸氧化剂,并在几毫秒内利用活性氧(尤其是-OH)实现了超过 90% 的双酚 A 降解。有限元分析证实,高浓度反应场占据了催化层的孔腔,提高了活性氧与双酚 A 之间的碰撞概率,即纳米聚集效应。此外,双层膜在地表水处理中实现了长期稳定的新污染物降解性能。这项研究强调了用于高性能氧化-过滤过程的新型催化膜结构设计,并阐明了其超快降解的机理。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136331
Saisai Guo, Linan Liu, Lan Wang, Jingchun Tang
The dissolved organic matter (DOM) derived from microplastics (MPs-DOM) can be one of the photoactive components in DOM. However, information on the properties and photoreactivity of MPs-DOM during phototransformation is limited. Here, we investigated the properties and photoreactivity of MPs-DOM from polyolefins (MPs-DOM-POs), MPs-DOM derived from benzene-containing polymers (MPs-DOM-BCPs), and Suwannee River natural organic matter (SR-NOM), during a 168-hour phototransformation. After phototransformation, all examined types of DOM exhibit a decrease in concentration and molecular weight. Notably, MPs-DOM-POs display increased aromaticity and saturation, while MPs-DOM-BCPs and SR-NOM show reduced aromaticity and saturation. MPs-DOM-POs present higher steady-state concentrations of •OH but much lower steady-state concentrations of 1O2 than those of MPs-DOM-BCPs. In comparison, MPs-DOM produce more •OH but less 1O2 than SR-NOM. This study proposes that the diversification of aliphatic C─H bonds (arylation and carbonylation) by reactive intermediates (especially •OH) is the main pathway for MPs-DOM-POs phototransformation for the first time. On the other hand, the cleavage on the aromatic carboxylic acids by reactive intermediates (especially 1O2) is the main mechanism for MPs-DOM-BCPs and SR-NOM phototransformation. Our findings provide new insights into the phototransformation and photoreactivity of MPs-DOM and help to understand the potential risks of MPs in aqueous environment.
{"title":"Phototransformation and photoreactivity of MPs-DOM in aqueous environment: Key role of MPs structure decoded by optical and molecular signatures.","authors":"Saisai Guo, Linan Liu, Lan Wang, Jingchun Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136331","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The dissolved organic matter (DOM) derived from microplastics (MPs-DOM) can be one of the photoactive components in DOM. However, information on the properties and photoreactivity of MPs-DOM during phototransformation is limited. Here, we investigated the properties and photoreactivity of MPs-DOM from polyolefins (MPs-DOM-POs), MPs-DOM derived from benzene-containing polymers (MPs-DOM-BCPs), and Suwannee River natural organic matter (SR-NOM), during a 168-hour phototransformation. After phototransformation, all examined types of DOM exhibit a decrease in concentration and molecular weight. Notably, MPs-DOM-POs display increased aromaticity and saturation, while MPs-DOM-BCPs and SR-NOM show reduced aromaticity and saturation. MPs-DOM-POs present higher steady-state concentrations of •OH but much lower steady-state concentrations of <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> than those of MPs-DOM-BCPs. In comparison, MPs-DOM produce more •OH but less <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> than SR-NOM. This study proposes that the diversification of aliphatic C─H bonds (arylation and carbonylation) by reactive intermediates (especially •OH) is the main pathway for MPs-DOM-POs phototransformation for the first time. On the other hand, the cleavage on the aromatic carboxylic acids by reactive intermediates (especially <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>) is the main mechanism for MPs-DOM-BCPs and SR-NOM phototransformation. Our findings provide new insights into the phototransformation and photoreactivity of MPs-DOM and help to understand the potential risks of MPs in aqueous environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":94082,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hazardous materials","volume":"480 ","pages":"136331"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142565380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
It has been reported that tripolyphosphate (TPP) can effectively enhance the activation of O2 by Fe(II) to remove organic pollutants in the environment. However, the influence of solution pH on the generation and conversion of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their degradation of pollutants in the Fe(II)/O2/TPP system needs further investigation. In this study, we demonstrated that O2•- and •OH were the main ROS responsible for degradation in the system at different pH conditions, and their formation rates were calculated using a steady-state model. Experiments combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations showed that the p-nitrophenol (PNP) degradation pathway in the Fe(II)/O2/TPP system is regulated by solution pH. Specifically, at pH = 3, the existence of Fe(II) in the solution is dominated by [Fe(II)(HTPP)2]2-, which leads to a rapid conversion from O2 and HO2• to generate •OH, and PNP is primarily oxidatively degraded. However, at pH = 5/7, [Fe(II)(TPP)2]4- is taking the lead with which O2•- is accumulated in the solution due to the slow conversion to •OH in this condition, and the PNP is mainly reductively degraded. This study proposes a new strategy to achieve the targeted oxidative/reductive removal of different types of pollutants by simply varying the solution pH in the Fe(II)/O2/TPP system.
{"title":"pH dependence of reactive oxygen species generation and pollutant degradation in Fe(II)/O<sub>2</sub>/tripolyphosphate system.","authors":"Chengwu Zhang, Anqi Yang, Bing Qin, Wei Zhao, Chuipeng Kong, Chuanyu Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It has been reported that tripolyphosphate (TPP) can effectively enhance the activation of O<sub>2</sub> by Fe(II) to remove organic pollutants in the environment. However, the influence of solution pH on the generation and conversion of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their degradation of pollutants in the Fe(II)/O<sub>2</sub>/TPP system needs further investigation. In this study, we demonstrated that O<sub>2</sub><sup>•-</sup> and •OH were the main ROS responsible for degradation in the system at different pH conditions, and their formation rates were calculated using a steady-state model. Experiments combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations showed that the p-nitrophenol (PNP) degradation pathway in the Fe(II)/O<sub>2</sub>/TPP system is regulated by solution pH. Specifically, at pH = 3, the existence of Fe(II) in the solution is dominated by [Fe(II)(HTPP)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2-</sup>, which leads to a rapid conversion from O<sub>2</sub> and HO<sub>2</sub>• to generate •OH, and PNP is primarily oxidatively degraded. However, at pH = 5/7, [Fe(II)(TPP)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>4-</sup> is taking the lead with which O<sub>2</sub><sup>•-</sup> is accumulated in the solution due to the slow conversion to •OH in this condition, and the PNP is mainly reductively degraded. This study proposes a new strategy to achieve the targeted oxidative/reductive removal of different types of pollutants by simply varying the solution pH in the Fe(II)/O<sub>2</sub>/TPP system.</p>","PeriodicalId":94082,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hazardous materials","volume":"480 ","pages":"136174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142484210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The presence of pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in urban air poses a significant threat to public health. While prevailing research predominantly focuses on the airborne transmission of ARGs by bacteria, the potential influence of other vectors, such as bacteriophages, is often overlooked. This study aims to investigate the characteristics of phages and ARGs in aerosols originating from hospitals, public transit centers, wastewater treatment plants, and landfill sites. The average abundance of ARGs carried by phages in the public transit centers was 8.81 ppm, which was 2 to 3 times higher than that at the other three sites. Additionally, the abundance of ARGs across different risk levels at this site was also significantly higher than at the other three sites. The assembled phage communities bearing ARGs in public transit centers are chiefly governed by homogeneous selection processes, likely influenced by human movement. Furthermore, observations at public transit sites revealed that the average abundance ratio of virulent phages to their hosts was 1.01, and the correlation coefficient between their auxiliary metabolic genes and hosts' metabolic genes was 0.59, which were 20 times and 3 times higher, respectively, than those of temperate phages. This suggests that virulent phages may enhance their survival by altering host metabolism, thereby aiding the dispersion of ARGs and bacterial resistance. These revelations furnish fresh insights into phage-mediated ARG transmission, offering scientific substantiation for strategies aimed at preventing and controlling resistance within aerosols.
{"title":"Hot spots of resistance: Transit centers as breeding grounds for airborne ARG-carrying bacteriophages.","authors":"Jing Zhang, Jiayu Shang, Beibei Liu, Dong Zhu, Qinfen Li, Li Yin, Okugbe Ebiotubo Ohore, Shaobai Wen, Changfeng Ding, Yican Zhang, Zhengfu Yue, Yukun Zou","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The presence of pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in urban air poses a significant threat to public health. While prevailing research predominantly focuses on the airborne transmission of ARGs by bacteria, the potential influence of other vectors, such as bacteriophages, is often overlooked. This study aims to investigate the characteristics of phages and ARGs in aerosols originating from hospitals, public transit centers, wastewater treatment plants, and landfill sites. The average abundance of ARGs carried by phages in the public transit centers was 8.81 ppm, which was 2 to 3 times higher than that at the other three sites. Additionally, the abundance of ARGs across different risk levels at this site was also significantly higher than at the other three sites. The assembled phage communities bearing ARGs in public transit centers are chiefly governed by homogeneous selection processes, likely influenced by human movement. Furthermore, observations at public transit sites revealed that the average abundance ratio of virulent phages to their hosts was 1.01, and the correlation coefficient between their auxiliary metabolic genes and hosts' metabolic genes was 0.59, which were 20 times and 3 times higher, respectively, than those of temperate phages. This suggests that virulent phages may enhance their survival by altering host metabolism, thereby aiding the dispersion of ARGs and bacterial resistance. These revelations furnish fresh insights into phage-mediated ARG transmission, offering scientific substantiation for strategies aimed at preventing and controlling resistance within aerosols.</p>","PeriodicalId":94082,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hazardous materials","volume":"480 ","pages":"136165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142484209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136160
Chen-Xi Fu, Chen Chen, Qian Xiang, Yi-Fei Wang, Lu Wang, Feng-Yuan Qi, Dong Zhu, Hong-Zhe Li, Li Cui, Wei-Li Hong, Matthias C Rillig, Yong-Guan Zhu, Min Qiao
Antibiotic resistance is currently an unfolding global crisis threatening human health worldwide. While antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are known to be pervasive in environmental media, the occurrence of antibiotic resistance at interfaces between two or more adjacent media is largely unknown. Here, we designed a microcosm study to simulate plastic pollution in paddy soil and used a novel method, stimulated Raman scattering coupled with deuterium oxide (D2O) labelling, to compare the antibiotic resistance in a single medium with that at the interface of multiple environmental media (plastic, soil, water). Results revealed that the involvement of more types of environmental media at interfaces led to a higher proportion of active resistant bacteria. Genotypic analysis showed that ARGs (especially high-risk ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) were all highly enriched at the interfaces. This enrichment was further enhanced by the co-stress of heavy metal (arsenic) and antibiotic (ciprofloxacin). Our study is the first to apply stimulated Raman scattering to elucidate antibiotic resistance at environmental interfaces and reveals novel pathway of antibiotic resistance dissemination in the environment and overlooked risks to human health.
{"title":"Antibiotic resistance at environmental multi-media interfaces through integrated genotype and phenotype analysis.","authors":"Chen-Xi Fu, Chen Chen, Qian Xiang, Yi-Fei Wang, Lu Wang, Feng-Yuan Qi, Dong Zhu, Hong-Zhe Li, Li Cui, Wei-Li Hong, Matthias C Rillig, Yong-Guan Zhu, Min Qiao","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antibiotic resistance is currently an unfolding global crisis threatening human health worldwide. While antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are known to be pervasive in environmental media, the occurrence of antibiotic resistance at interfaces between two or more adjacent media is largely unknown. Here, we designed a microcosm study to simulate plastic pollution in paddy soil and used a novel method, stimulated Raman scattering coupled with deuterium oxide (D<sub>2</sub>O) labelling, to compare the antibiotic resistance in a single medium with that at the interface of multiple environmental media (plastic, soil, water). Results revealed that the involvement of more types of environmental media at interfaces led to a higher proportion of active resistant bacteria. Genotypic analysis showed that ARGs (especially high-risk ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) were all highly enriched at the interfaces. This enrichment was further enhanced by the co-stress of heavy metal (arsenic) and antibiotic (ciprofloxacin). Our study is the first to apply stimulated Raman scattering to elucidate antibiotic resistance at environmental interfaces and reveals novel pathway of antibiotic resistance dissemination in the environment and overlooked risks to human health.</p>","PeriodicalId":94082,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hazardous materials","volume":"480 ","pages":"136160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142484306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plastic products offer remarkable convenience for modern life. However, growing concerns are emerging regarding the potential health hazards posed by nanoplastics, which formed as plastics break down. Currently, the biological effects and mechanisms induced by nanoplastics are largely underexplored. In this study, we report that polystyrene nanoplastics can enter the bloodstream and enhance thrombus formation. Our findings show that polystyrene nanoplastics adsorb plasma proteins, particularly coagulation factor XII and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, play a key role in this process, as demonstrated by proteomics, bioinformatic analyses, and molecular dynamics simulations. The adsorption of these proteins by nanoplastics is an essential factor in thrombosis enhancement. This newly uncovered pathway of protein adsorption leading to enhanced thrombosis provides new insights into the biological effects of nanoplastics, which may inform future safety and environmental risk assessment of plastics.
塑料产品为现代生活提供了极大的便利。然而,人们越来越关注塑料分解过程中形成的纳米塑料对健康造成的潜在危害。目前,人们对纳米塑料的生物效应和机理还缺乏深入研究。在本研究中,我们报告了聚苯乙烯纳米塑料可进入血液并促进血栓形成。我们的研究结果表明,聚苯乙烯纳米塑料吸附血浆蛋白,尤其是凝血因子 XII 和纤溶酶原激活剂抑制剂-1,在这一过程中发挥了关键作用,这一点已通过蛋白质组学、生物信息学分析和分子动力学模拟得到证实。纳米塑料对这些蛋白质的吸附是增强血栓形成的一个重要因素。这种新发现的导致血栓形成增强的蛋白质吸附途径为了解纳米塑料的生物效应提供了新的视角,可为未来塑料的安全和环境风险评估提供参考。
{"title":"Polystyrene nanoplastics enhance thrombosis through adsorption of plasma proteins.","authors":"Chao Sheng, Guozhen Wang, Zijia Liu, Yuchen Zheng, Zijie Zhao, Duo Tang, Wenzhuo Li, Ao Li, Qi Zong, Renhang Zhou, Xiaonan Hou, Mengfei Yao, Zhixiang Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plastic products offer remarkable convenience for modern life. However, growing concerns are emerging regarding the potential health hazards posed by nanoplastics, which formed as plastics break down. Currently, the biological effects and mechanisms induced by nanoplastics are largely underexplored. In this study, we report that polystyrene nanoplastics can enter the bloodstream and enhance thrombus formation. Our findings show that polystyrene nanoplastics adsorb plasma proteins, particularly coagulation factor XII and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, play a key role in this process, as demonstrated by proteomics, bioinformatic analyses, and molecular dynamics simulations. The adsorption of these proteins by nanoplastics is an essential factor in thrombosis enhancement. This newly uncovered pathway of protein adsorption leading to enhanced thrombosis provides new insights into the biological effects of nanoplastics, which may inform future safety and environmental risk assessment of plastics.</p>","PeriodicalId":94082,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hazardous materials","volume":"480 ","pages":"136168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142484211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}