Article ; Online: Phenanthrene removal from a spent sediment washing solution in a continuous-flow stirred-tank reactor.
2023 Volume 228, Page(s) 115889
Abstract: The issue of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is widespread in marine sediments involving ecological systems and human health. Sediment washing (SW) has proven to be the most effective remediation approach for sediments polluted by PAHs, such as ... ...
Abstract | The issue of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is widespread in marine sediments involving ecological systems and human health. Sediment washing (SW) has proven to be the most effective remediation approach for sediments polluted by PAHs, such as phenanthrene (PHE). However, SW still raises waste handling concerns due to a considerable amount of effluents generated downstream. In this context, the biological treatment of a PHE- and ethanol-containing spent SW solution can represent a highly efficient and environmentally-friendly strategy, but its knowledge is still scarce in scientific literature and no studies have so far been conducted in continuous mode. Therefore, a synthetic PHE-polluted SW solution was biologically treated in a 1 L aerated continuous-flow stirred-tank reactor for 129 days by evaluating the effect of different pH values, aeration flowrates and hydraulic retention times as operating parameters over five successive phases. A PHE removal efficiency of up to 75-94% was achieved by an acclimated PHE-degrading consortium mainly composed of Proteobacteria, Bacteroidota and Firmicutes phyla through biodegradation following the adsorption mechanism. PHE biodegradation, mainly occurring via the benzoate route due to the presence of PAH-related-degrading functional genes and a phthalate accumulation up to 46 mg/L, was also accompanied by a reduction of dissolved organic carbon and ammonia nitrogen above 99% in the treated SW solution. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Phenanthrenes ; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/metabolism ; Biodegradation, Environmental ; Ecosystem ; Geologic Sediments |
Chemical Substances | phenanthrene (448J8E5BST) ; Phenanthrenes ; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-04-11 |
Publishing country | Netherlands |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 205699-9 |
ISSN | 1096-0953 ; 0013-9351 |
ISSN (online) | 1096-0953 |
ISSN | 0013-9351 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115889 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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