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Distributions of chlorinated paraffins and the effects on soil microbial community structure in a production plant brownfield site

Journal

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 262, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114328

Keywords

SCCPs; Brownfield site; Soil microbial community; Co-occurrence patterns

Funding

  1. National Key R&D Program of China [2019YFC1803900]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [41907115]
  3. Research Fund Programof Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology [2018K14]
  4. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Public Welfare Research Institutes of China (South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE)

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The distributions of chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in soils and their ecological effects attract much attention, while site-scale data are still scarce. In this study, a comprehensive investigation was performed to understand the CP distributions at a CP production plant brownfield site, as well as their effects on soil microbial community. Short-, medium- and long-chain CPs (SCCPs, MCCPs, LCCPs) were detected in most samples with total contents ranging ND-5,090, ND-6,670, and ND-1450 ng g(-1) (dw), respectively. A CP-hotspot was observed 10 m beneath the synthesis workshop, indicating the downward migration of CPs. The consistence of soil SCCP congener profiles with commercial product CP-52 suggested the leakage of CP products as the contamination source. Besides CPs, petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC) contamination also occurred beneath the synthesis workshop. Soil microbial community composition and diversity were significantly influenced by SCCPs (p < 0.05) despite their lower contents compared to other concerned contaminants. Microbial network analysis indicated nonrandom co-occurrence patterns, with Acinetobacter, Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium, Microbacterium, Stenotrophomonas, and Variibacter as the keystone genera. Genera from the same module showed significant ecological links (p < 0.05) and were involved in the degradation of PHCs and chlorinated organic contaminants. This study provides the first phylogenetic look at the microbial communities in CP contaminated soils, indicating that the long-term exposure to CPs and PHCs may lead to microbial group assemblages with the potential for degradation. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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