Biodegradação do herbicida atrazina por Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Biodegradation of the atrazine herbicide by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

RESUMO Tendo em vista os vários problemas ambientais e de saúde que o uso crescente de agrotóxicos vem causando, é necessário a otimização de técnicas que visem a sua rápida degradação. A atrazina é um herbicida utilizado no controle de ervas daninhas, principalmente nas culturas de milho e cana-de-açúcar. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a eficiência da levedura Saccharomyces cerevisiae na degradação do herbicida atrazina em solo contaminado com diferentes concentrações do produto comercial. Foi igualmente testado o efeito da adição de palha de milho no experimento. A fim de determinar a quantidade de gás carbônico (CO2) liberado durante os ensaios, o qual reflete a atividade da microbiota do solo responsável pela degradação de compostos orgânicos, foi utilizada a técnica da respiração basal do solo. E, paralelamente a isso, para verificar a concentração de atrazina ao longo do experimento (tempo inicial, aos 7, 14 e 63 dias), foi utilizada a análise de cromatografia gasosa acoplada ao espectrômetro de massas (CG-MS). Por meio da análise estatística dos dados de respiração basal do solo, o fator de bioaumento com a levedura foi o mais significativo, seguido da adição de palha de milho. Verificou-se o declínio da concentração de atrazina por intermédio das análises cromatográficas. Assim, sugere-se que a biorremediação com S. cerevisiae tem potencial para elevar as taxas de degradação do herbicida no solo.

ABSTRACT Considering the various environmental and health problems that the increasing use of pesticides has been causing, it is necessary to optimize techniques aimed at their rapid degradation. Atrazine is a herbicide used to control weeds, especially in maize and sugarcane crops. Thus, the objective of this study was to verify the efficiency of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast in the degradation of the herbicide atrazine in soil contaminated with different concentrations of the commercial product. The effect of addition of corn straw on the experiment was also tested. In order to determine the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released during the tests, which reflects the activity of the soil microorganism responsible for the degradation of organic compounds, the soil basal respiration technique was used. At the same time, the concentration of atrazine during the experiment (start time, at 7, 14, and 63 days) was analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to the mass spectrometer (CG-MS). Through the statistical analysis of the basal respiration data of the soil, the bioaugmentation factor with yeast was the most significant, followed by the addition of corn straw, and the decline in atrazine concentration was verified through chromatographic analyses. Thus, it is suggested that bioremediation with S. cerevisiae has the potential to increase the rates of degradation of the herbicide in the soil.

Advances in the bioaugmentation-assisted remediation of petroleum contaminated soil / 生物工程学报

Bioremediation is considered as a cost-effective, efficient and free-of-secondary-pollution technology for petroleum pollution remediation. Due to the limitation of soil environmental conditions and the nature of petroleum pollutants, the insufficient number and the low growth rate of indigenous petroleum-degrading microorganisms in soil lead to long remediation cycle and poor remediation efficiency. Bioaugmentation can effectively improve the biodegradation efficiency. By supplying functional microbes or microbial consortia, immobilized microbes, surfactants and growth substrates, the remediation effect of indigenous microorganisms on petroleum pollutants in soil can be boosted. This article summarizes the reported petroleum-degrading microbes and the main factors influencing microbial remediation of petroleum contaminated soil. Moreover, this article discusses a variety of effective strategies to enhance the bioremediation efficiency, as well as future directions of bioaugmentation strategies.

Factores clave en procesos de biorremediación para la depuración de aguas residuales. una revisión / Key factors in bioremediation processes for the wastewater treatment. a review

RESUMEN La biorremediación ha demostrado ser una alternativa para establecer nuevos sistemas de depuración de aguas residuales y optimizar los sistemas convencionales existentes. El objetivo de este artículo de revisión es identificar y analizar los factores clave en procesos de biorremediación para la depuración de aguas residuales, a nivel mundial. Se utilizó un método de revisión sistemática de literatura, que incluyó un índice de frecuencia de citación mediante cuartiles (Q). Los resultados most raron la existencia de seis factores clave en procesos de biorremediación para la depuración de aguas residuales: pH (Q3) > temperatura (Q2) > oxígeno (Q2) > nitrógeno (Q2) > fósforo (Q1) > DBO5 (Q1). No existieron diferencias significativas entre las tecnologías de bioaumentación y bioestimulación en relación a los seis factores clave identificados. No se evidenció, en el ámbito mundial, una tendencia en el uso de alguna de estas dos tecnologías; sin embargo, en Asía, Europa y Norte América, se detectó un mayor número de reportes en el uso de la tecnología de bioaumentación y, en Sur América y África, existió mayor empleo de la tecnología de bioestimulación. Las tecnologías de biorremediación (Q1), probablemente, se encontraron en una fase inicial de desarrollo y aplicación en sistemas de depuración para aguas residuales, debido a que las tecnologías químicas (Q2) y físicas (Q2) presentaron un mayor reporte, a nivel mundial. Finalmente, los resultados de esta revisión son un punto de referencia para las instituciones ambientales, encargadas del control de la calidad del agua y diseñadores y operadores en sistemas de depuración.

ABSTRACT Bioremediation has proven to be an alternative to establishing new wastewater treatment systems and optimizing the existing conventional systems. The objective of this review paper is to identify and analyze the key factors in bioremediation processes for wastewater treatment worldwide. A systematic review method of literature was used, which included a citation frequency index using quartiles (Q). The results showed the existence of six key factors in bioremediation processes for wastewater treatment: pH (Q3) > temperature (Q2) > oxygen (Q2) > nitrogen (Q2) > phosphorus (Q1) > BOD5 (Q1). There were no significant differences between bioaugmentation and biostimulation technologies in relation to the six key factors identified. A trend in the use of some of these technologies was not demonstrated at the global level. However, in Asia, Europe, and North America there was a greater report on the use of bioaugmentation technology; and in South America and Africa, there was a greater report of biostimulation technology. Bioremediation technologies (Q1) were probably in an initial phase of development and application in wastewater treatment systems because chemical (Q2) and physical technologies (Q2) presented a larger worldwide report. Finally, the results of this study are a reference point for environmental institutions responsible for water quality control, and designers and supervisors in water treatment systems.

Enrichment of population density of a bacterial consortium during bioremediation of a soil under successive contaminations with diesel oil / Enriquecimento da densidade populacional de um consórcio bacteriano durante a biorremediação de um solo sob sucessivas contaminações com óleo diesel

The effect of successive soil contamination with diesel oil was evaluated on population dynamics of a bacterial consortium (Acinetobacter baumannii LBBMA 04, Pseudomonas aeruginosa LBBMA 58, Ochrobactrum anthropi LBBMA 88b, Acinetobacter baumannii LBBMAES11, and Bacillus subtilis LBBMA 155) and on biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons (n-C12-C22). After each contamination with diesel oil, soil samples were collected for assessment of bacterial population and sequence of petroleum hydrocarbons degradation. At 20 and 40 days, the highest percentage of degradation was observed for the higher carbon chain hydrocarbons (n-C21 and C22). After the third contamination, there was a considerable reduction of n-C21degradation and a high degradation of hydrocarbons n-C13-15, C17 and C19, which contrasts with the low values of degradation of these hydrocarbons in the two previous phases. The highest growth rate of all members of the consortium occurred from 0 to 20 days, but population increase continued up to the end of the experiment (except for B. subitillis strain, whose population stabilized after 20 days). Our results show that the recurrent contamination by hydrocarbons affected the population structure of bacterial consortium and increased the total population density of the bacterial consortium.

O efeito da contaminação do solo com óleo diesel foi avaliado sobre a dinâmica populacional bacteriana de um consórcio (Acinetobacter baumannii LBBMA 04, Pseudomonas aeruginosa LBBMA 58, Ochrobactrum anthropi LBBMA 88b, Acinetobacter baumannii LBBMAES11 e Bacillus subtilis LBBMA 155) e sobre a biodegradação de hidrocarbonetos de petróleo (n-C12-C22). Após cada evento de contaminação com óleo diesel, foram coletadas amostras de solo para avaliação das populações bacterianas e da sequência de degradação de hidrocarbonetos de petróleo. Aos 20 e 40 dias, a maior porcentagem de degradação foi observada para os hidrocarbonetos de cadeia de carbono mais elevada (n-C21 e C22). Após a terceira contaminação, houve redução considerável da degradação de n-C21 e alta degradação dos hidrocarbonetos n-C13-15, C17 e C19, o que contrasta com os baixos valores de degradação desses hidrocarbonetos nas duas fases anteriores. A maior taxa de crescimento de todos os membros do consórcio ocorreu entre 0 e 20 dias, mas o aumento populacional continuou até o final do experimento (com exceção da linhagem B. subitilis, cuja população se estabilizou após 20 dias). Os resultados mostram que a contaminação sucessiva do solo com óleo diesel afetou a estrutura populacional do consórcio bacteriano e proporcionou aumento da densidade populacional total das bactérias.

Carbazole degradation in the soil microcosm by tropical bacterial strains

In a previous study, three bacterial strains isolated from tropical hydrocarbon-contaminated soils and phylogenetically identified as Achromobacter sp. strain SL1, Pseudomonas sp. strain SL4 and Microbacterium esteraromaticum strain SL6 displayed angular dioxygenation and mineralization of carbazole in batch cultures. In this study, the ability of these isolates to survive and enhance carbazole degradation in soil were tested in field-moist microcosms. Strain SL4 had the highest survival rate (1.8 x 107 cfu/g) after 30 days of incubation in sterilized soil, while there was a decrease in population density in native (unsterilized) soil when compared with the initial population. Gas chromatographic analysis after 30 days of incubation showed that in sterilized soil amended with carbazole (100 mg/kg), 66.96, 82.15 and 68.54% were degraded by strains SL1, SL4 and SL6, respectively, with rates of degradation of 0.093, 0.114 and 0.095 mg kg−1 h−1. The combination of the three isolates as inoculum in sterilized soil degraded 87.13% carbazole at a rate of 0.121 mg kg−1 h−1. In native soil amended with carbazole (100 mg/kg), 91.64, 87.29 and 89.13% were degraded by strains SL1, SL4 and SL6 after 30 days of incubation, with rates of degradation of 0.127, 0.121 and 0.124 mg kg−1 h−1, respectively. This study successfully established the survivability (> 106 cfu/g detected after 30 days) and carbazole-degrading ability of these bacterial strains in soil, and highlights the potential of these isolates as seed for the bioremediation of carbazole-impacted environments.

Biodegradation of crude oil by individual bacterial strains and a mixed bacterial consortium

Three bacterial isolates identified as Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2, Rhodococcus erythropolis HS4 and Pseudomonas stutzeri SDM, based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, were isolated from crude oil enrichments of natural seawater. Single strains and four bacterial consortia designed by mixing the single bacterial cultures respectively in the following ratios: (Alcanivorax: Pseudomonas, 1:1), (Alcanivorax: Rhodococcus, 1:1), (Pseudomonas: Rhodococcus, 1:1), and (Alcanivorax: Pseudomonas: Rhodococcus, 1:1:1), were analyzed in order to evaluate their oil degrading capability. All experiments were carried out in microcosms systems containing seawater (with and without addition of inorganic nutrients) and crude oil (unique carbon source). Measures of total and live bacterial abundance, Card-FISH and quali-, quantitative analysis of hydrocarbons (GC-FID) were carried out in order to elucidate the co-operative action of mixed microbial populations in the process of biodegradation of crude oil. All data obtained confirmed the fundamental role of bacteria belonging to Alcanivorax genus in the degradation of linear hydrocarbons in oil polluted environments.

Investigation about the efficiency of the bioaugmentation technique when applied to diesel oil contaminated soils

This work investigated the efficiency of the bioaugmentation technique when applied to diesel oil contaminated soils collected at three service stations. Batch biodegradation experiments were carried out in Bartha biometer flasks (250 mL) used to measure the microbial CO2 production. Biodegradation efficiency was also measured by quantifying the concentration of hydrocarbons. In addition to the biodegradation experiments, the capability of the studied cultures and the native microorganisms to biodegrade the diesel oil purchased from a local service station, was verified using a technique based on the redox indicator 2,6 -dichlorophenol indophenol (DCPIP). Results obtained with this test showed that the inocula used in the biodegradation experiments were able to degrade the diesel oil and the tests carried out with the native microorganisms indicated that these soils had a microbiota adapted to degrade the hydrocarbons. In general, no gain was obtained with the addition of microorganisms or even negative effects were observed in the biodegradation experiments.

Este trabalho investigou a eficiência da técnica do bioaumento quando aplicada a solos contaminados com óleo diesel coletados em três postos de combustíveis. Experimentos de biodegradação foram realizados em frascos de Bartha (250 mL), usados para medir a produção microbiana de CO2. A eficiência de biodegradação também foi quantificada pela concentração de hidrocarbonetos. Conjuntamente aos experimentos de biodegradação, a capacidade das culturas estudadas e dos microrganismos nativos em biodegradar óleo diesel comprado de um posto de combustíveis local, foi verificada utilizando-se a técnica baseada no indicador redox 2,6 - diclorofenol indofenol (DCPIP). Resultados obtidos com esse teste mostraram que os inóculos empregados nos experimentos de biodegradação foram capazes de biodegradar óleo diesel e os testes com os microrganismos nativos indicaram que estes solos previamente apresentavam uma microbiota adaptada para degradar hidrocarbonetos. Em suma, nenhum ganho foi obtido com a adição dos microrganismos ou mesmo efeitos negativos foram observados nos experimentos de biodegradação.

Comparison of biostimulation and bioaugmentation techniques for the remediation of used motor oil contaminated soil

This study was carried out on the bioremediation of used motor oil contaminated soil artificially contaminated to a pollutant level of 40,000ppm using biostimulation and bioaugmentation remediation techniques for 42 days. Four treatment options were investigated in wooden microcosms: Control (T1), water amended (T2), biostimulation (T3) and hybrid of biostimulation and bioaugmentation (T4). The effectiveness of bioremediation processes were monitored using the total petroleum hydrocarbon removal (TPH) and total bacterial count (TBC). T3 had the highest TPH removal rate (69.2±0.05 percent), followed by T4 (65.2±0.25 percent) and T2 (58.4±0.5 percent); the control (T1) had the lowest TPH removal rate (43.2±1.5 percent). TBC revealed that bioremediation actually took place; T4 had the highest maximum bacterial growth of 9.6E+07CFU/g, followed by T3 (7.2E+07CFU/g), T2 (1.7E+05CFU/g) and T1 (1.65E+05CFU/g). In addition, T3 had the highest metal removal rate (2.172 percent) and T4 had the lowest metal removal rate (0.203 percent).

O presente estudo trata da biorremediação usandose solo contaminado artificialmente com óleo de motor a um nível de poluente de 40.000 ppm usando técnicas de remediação por bioestimulação e por bioagumentação durante 42 dias. Quatro opções de tratamento foram investigadas no microcosmo de madeira: Controle (T1), água alterada (T2), bioestimulação (T3) e híbrido de bioestimulação e bioaugmentação (T4). A eficácia dos processos de biorremediação foram monitoradas usando a remoção de hidrocarbonetos totais petróleo (TPH) e contagem bacteriana total (TBC). T3 teve a maior taxa de remoção de TPH (69,2 ±; 0,05 por cento), seguido por T4 (65,2 ±; 0,25 por cento) e T2 (58,4 ±; 0,5 por cento); o controle (T1) apresentou a menor taxa de remoção de TPH (43,2 ±; 1,5 por cento). TBC revelou que a biorremediação efectivamente ocorreu; T4 teve o maior crescimento de bactérias 9,6E+07CFU/g, seguido pelo T3 (7.2E+07CFU/g), T2 (1.7E+05CFU/g) e T1 (1.65E+05CFU/g). Além disso, T3 apresentou a maior taxa de remoção metal (2,172 por cento) e T4 teve a mais baixa taxa de remoção metal (0,203 por cento).

Rizoremediação de pentaclorofenol em um solo argiloso por sphingomonas chlorophenolica ATCC 39723 / Pentachlorophenol rhizoremediation in a loamy soil by sphingomonas chlorophenolica ATCC 39723

O principal objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a degradação de PCP por Sphingomonas chlorophenolicaem solo argiloso na presença e ausência de trigo. As concentrações de PCP foram determinadas através de Análises de Alta Performance de Cromatografia Líquida. Os efeitos tóxicos de PCP foram estudados através do monitoramento do crescimento das plantas. A biodegradação de PCP por S. chlorophenolica foi acompanhada por testes de bioluminescência de Escherichia coli HB101 pUCD607 e contagens bacterianas no solo e nas raízes. A degradação de PCP ocorreu de forma mais rápida no solo plantado e inoculado quando comparada ao solo sem plantas. Houve um aumento significativo nas populações dos organismos testados nas raízes quando comparadas com as populações presentes no solo. O monitoramento do crescimento da planta mostrou o papel protetor exercido pela S.chlorophenolica contra a toxicidade do PCP.

The main objective of this study was study the PCP degradation by Sphingomonas chlorophenolica in a loamy soil in the presence and absence of plants (Winter wheat). Measurements of PCP concentrations were carried out in a laboratory basis using High performance liquid chromatography analysis (HPLC). The toxic effect of PCP on plants was studied through the monitoring of the plant growth. The biodegradation of PCP by S. chlorophenolica in soil was assessed with a bioluminescence assay of Escherichia coli HB101 pUCD607 and bacterial analyses in roots and soil. The planted and inoculated soil showed a faster degradation when compared to the inoculated soil without plants. There was a significative increase in the populations of the organisms tested in the roots when compared to the soil. The monitoring of the plant growth showed a protective role of S. chlorophenolica against the toxicity of PCP in the loamy soil.

Biostimulation and Bioaugmentation Repair of Oil Contaminated Soil / 中国生物工程杂志

With the development of industrialization,the problem of oil-contamination to the soil is getting more and more serious.How to clear up or remove the oil-contaminants from the soil becomes an important environmental problem for all countries around the world.Bioremediation,as the methods with fast and safe in processing,low cost and non-secondary contamination,is becoming the main solution to soil environment by oil contamination.Biostimulation and bioaugmentation are most commonly used techniques in bioremediation.The theory of bioremediation,including the concept and method of biostimulation and bioaugmentation were introduced,and advance study and progress in this field from the world in recently years were demenstrated.Both of the two methods can lead a significant decrease in soli TPH content,but the efficiency relates to many factors.Accordingly,the bioremediation technique should be tailored specifically to each polluted site.