Effects of heavy metal contamination and remediation on soil microbial communities in the vicinity of a zinc smelter as indicated by analysis of microbial community phospholipid fatty acid profiles

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Kelly ◽  
Max M. Häggblom ◽  
Robert L. Tate
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Phospholipid Fatty Acid ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Fatty Acid Profiles ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Zinc Smelter

scholarly journals How the Soil Microbial Communities and Activities Respond to Long-Term Heavy Metal Contamination in Electroplating Contaminated Site

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Jing Gong ◽  
Zi-Fan Niu ◽  
Xing-Run Wang ◽  
He-Ping Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Contaminated Site ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Cu And Zn

The effects of long-term heavy metal contamination on the soil biological processes and soil microbial communities were investigated in a typical electroplating site in Zhangjiakou, China. It was found that the soil of the electroplating plant at Zhangjiakou were heavily polluted by Cr, Cr (VI), Ni, Cu, and Zn, with concentrations ranged from 112.8 to 9727.2, 0 to 1083.3, 15.6 to 58.4, 10.8 to 510.0 and 69.6 to 631.6 mg/kg, respectively. Soil urease and phosphatase activities were significantly inhibited by the heavy metal contamination, while the microbial biomass carbon content and the bacterial community richness were much lower compared to noncontaminated samples, suggesting that the long-term heavy metal contamination had a severe negative effect on soil microorganisms. Differently, soil dehydrogenase was promoted in the presence of Chromate compared to noncontaminated samples. This might be due to the enrichment of Sphingomonadaceae, which have been proven to be able to secrete dehydrogenase. The high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene documented that Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Chloroflexi were the dominant bacterial phyla in the contaminated soil. The Spearman correlation analysis showed the Methylobacillus, Muribaculaceae, and Sphingomonadaceae were able to tolerate high concentrations of Cr, Cr (VI), Cu, and Zn, indicating their potential in soil remediation.

Response of soil microbial communities and microbial interactions to long-term heavy metal contamination

2017 ◽  
Vol 231 ◽  
pp. 908-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqi Li ◽  
Delong Meng ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Huaqun Yin ◽  
Hongwei Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Microbial Interactions ◽  
Soil Microbial
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