Journal
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 405, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124208
Keywords
Difenoconazole; Degradation; Agricultural soil; Core bacterial community; Network
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFD0200205]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41877144]
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Research and Development Program of China [2018C02034]
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Difenoconazole degrades faster in non-sterilized soils than in sterilized soils, indicating that biodegradation is a major factor in its dissipation. High concentrations of difenoconazole decrease soil bacterial community diversity, with this effect worsening as the concentration increases. The impact of difenoconazole on soil bacterial communities is also influenced by the organic matter and total nitrogen content in soils.
Difenoconazole is a triazole fungicide that is widely used worldwide and has been frequently detected in agricultural soils, but its ecotoxicological effect on soil bacterial community remains unknown. Here, the degradation of difenoconazole and its effect on soil bacterial communities were investigated at three concentrations in five different agricultural soils. Difenoconazole degraded faster in non-sterilized soils than in sterilized soils, suggesting that biodegradation is a major contributor to the dissipation of difenoconazole in soils. Exposure to high concentrations of difenoconazole decreased the soil bacterial community diversity in most soils, and this influence was aggravated with the increasing concentration. The effect of difenoconazole on soil bacterial community diversity was also enhanced with the increasing content of organic matter and total nitrogen in soils. Moreover, difenoconazole exposure also reduced the soil bacterial community network complexity and exhibited a concentration-dependent characteristic. In addition, a core bacterial community (57 operational taxonomic units, OTUs) was identified, and some core OTUs were strongly linked to the degradation of difenoconazole in soils. It is concluded that high concentrations of difenoconazole may have a significant effect on the soil bacterial communities, and co-occurrence networks may improve the ecotoxicological risk assessment of fungicides on soil microbiome.
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