Journal
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
Volume 113, Issue -, Pages 228-237Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.04.017
Keywords
Polybrominated diphenyl ether; Decabromodiphenyl ether; Anaerobic microcosm; Organic composts; Sorption; Reductive debromination
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), commonly used as a flame retardants for industrial and commercial products, have a strong tendency to accumulate in the interface of water/soil/sediments and are difficult to biodegrade. An effective biological treatment for PBDE removal is needed. In this study, we investigated the use of 3 organic compost materials (BM-2, BM-6, and BP-2) to remove 20 mg kg(-1) decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) from contaminated sediment in anaerobic microcosms for 120 days and detected the bacterial community in samples. Organic substance of compost had sorption and biodegradation ability. BM-6 showed the highest sorption of BDE-209, at 38.95%, and BM-3 the highest biological activity, at 34.90%. Methylophilus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Clostridium spp., and Dehalococcoides sp. were identified in anaerobic microcosms with PBDE biodegradation. The pathway of anaerobic DBDE biodegradation from higher to lower brominated PBDE was identified by the appearance of PBDE biometabolites and functional genes related to reductive debromination. We have identified an effective approach for bioremediating PBDE-contaminated sediment by using organic compost; this approach is highly recommended for practical engineering for off-site remediation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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