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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 57, Issue 4, Pages 1776-1787Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07796
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organophosphorus flame retardants; rice; rhizosphere microbiome; transformation; risk assessment
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The biotransformation behavior and toxicity of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in rice and rhizosphere microbiomes were studied. New metabolites were identified in rice and rhizosphere microbiomes. The interaction between rhizobacteria and plants played a role in OPE elimination. The metabolites perturbed key metabolic pathways in rice plants and Escherichia coli.
The biotransformation behavior and toxicity of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in rice and rhizosphere micro biomes were comprehensively studied by hydroponic experiments. OPEs with lower hydrophobicity were liable to be translocated acropetally, and rhizosphere microbiome could reduce the uptake and translocation of OPEs in rice tissues. New metabolites were successfully identified in rice and rhizosphere microbiome, including hydrolysis, hydroxylated, methylated, and glutathione-, glucuronide-, and sulfate-conjugated products. Rhizobacteria and plants could cooperate to form a complex ecological interaction web for OPE elimination. Furthermore, active members of the rhizosphere microbiome during OPE degradation were revealed and the metagenomic analysis indicated that most of these active populations contained OPE-degrading genes. The results of metabolomics analyses for phytotoxicity assessment implied that several key function metabolic pathways of the rice plant were found perturbed by metabolites, such as diphenyl phosphate and monophenyl phosphate. In addition, the involved metabolism mechanisms, such as the carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism and synthesis, and nucleotide metabolism in Escherichia coli, were significantly altered after exposure to the products mixture of OPEs generated by rhizosphere microbiome. This work for the first time gives a comprehensive understanding of the entire metabolism of OPEs in plants and associated microbiome, and provides support for the ongoing risk assessment of emerging contaminants and, most critically, their transformation products.
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