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Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1507
Author(s):  
Laura Delgado-Moreno ◽  
Pieter van Dillewijn ◽  
Rogelio Nogales ◽  
Esperanza Romero

The continued discharge of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) into the environment due to their widespread use and the lack of effective systems for their removal from water is a global problem. In this study, the dissipation of ibuprofen, diclofenac and triclosan added simultaneously in biopurification systems (BPSs) with different compositions and their effect on the microbial community structure was analysed. Three BPSs, constituted by mixtures of soil (S), peat (P), or raw wet olive mill cake (A) or its vermicompost (V) and straw (S) were prepared (SPS, SAS and SVS). Sorption and degradation experiments were carried out. After 84 days of incubation, more than 85% of each PPCP applied had dissipated. Methyl-triclosan was determined to be highest in the SVS biomixture. Biomixtures with lower C/N ratio and higher alpha diversity were the most effective in the removal of PPCPs. Initially, the BPS biomixtures showed a different microbial structure dominated by Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes but after addition of PPCPs, a similar pattern was observed in the relative abundance of the phylum Chloroflexi, the class Sphingobacteriia and the genus Brevundimonas. These biopurification systems can be useful to prevent point source contamination due to the disposal of PPCP-contaminated waters.



Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 624
Author(s):  
Claudio Lamilla ◽  
Heidi Schalchli ◽  
Gabriela Briceño ◽  
Bárbara Leiva ◽  
Pamela Donoso-Piñol ◽  
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Biosurfactants, a wide group of compounds produced by different microorganisms, generally have less toxicity and are more biodegradable than synthetic surfactants. Biosurfactant-producing bacteria can be found in contaminated environments, such as soils receiving pesticide applications constantly, or in pesticides treatment systems where microorganisms are adapted to biodegrading pesticides. Five pesticide-tolerant bacteria previously isolated from a pesticide biopurification system were evaluated as biosurfactant-producers. Pseudomonas rhodesiae C4, Rhodococcus jialingiae C8 and Pseudomonas marginalis C9 strains were positive in qualitative tests. Biosurfactant production by these strains using Bushnell-Haas medium with olive oil at 2% (w/v) was evaluated as emulsification index, oil displacement, droplet collapse test and surface tension. After 144 h, these strains showed a similar emulsification index of >55%. The two Pseudomonas (C4 and C9) strains showed lower superficial tension compared with Rhodococcus strain (C8)—34.47, 37.44 and 47.55 mN/m for strains C4, C9 and C8, respectively. The chemical characterization of the biosurfactants revealed the presence of glycolipids in P. rhodesiae (C4) and glycopeptides in P. marginalis (C9). The degradation of chlorpyrifos increased from 39.2% to 51.6% when biosurfactants produced by P.rhodesiae (C4) were added (10%) with respect to the control. Therefore, biopurification systems are a relevant source of biosurfactant-producing bacteria with environmental biotechnology applications.





2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽  
Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs ◽  
Víctor Castro-Gutiérrez ◽  
Gonzalo R. Tortella


2020 ◽  
Vol 1156 ◽  
pp. 122296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Masís-Mora ◽  
Wilson Beita-Sandí ◽  
Javier Rodríguez-Yáñez ◽  
Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez


2020 ◽  
Vol 741 ◽  
pp. 140461
Author(s):  
Inés Aguilar-Romero ◽  
Esperanza Romero ◽  
Regina-Michaela Wittich ◽  
Pieter van Dillewijn




Author(s):  
A.P. Pinto ◽  
D.M. Teixeira ◽  
A.T. Caldeira ◽  
S.C. Rodrigues


2019 ◽  
Vol 691 ◽  
pp. 749-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inés Aguilar Romero ◽  
Pieter van Dillewijn ◽  
Joseph Nesme ◽  
Søren J. Sørensen ◽  
Esperanza Romero


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