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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 331, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138828
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Atrazine; Aerobic granular sludge; Microbial community; Metagenomics
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By developing a straw foam-based aerobic granular sludge (SF-AGS), the drug tolerance and biodegradation efficiency of atrazine (ATZ) can be greatly improved. The results showed that ATZ, as well as chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N), total phosphorus (TP), and total nitrogen (TN), were effectively removed within 6 hours, with removal efficiencies as high as 93.37%, 85.33%, 84.7%, and 70%, respectively. The SF-AGS also stimulated the secretion of three times more extracellular polymers by microbial consortia. The study demonstrated the feasibility of SF-AGS for the treatment of ATZ-laden low-strength wastewater.
Atrazine (ATZ) has caused serious environmental pollution, but the biodegradation of ATZ is relatively slow and inefficient. Herein, a straw foam-based aerobic granular sludge (SF-AGS) was developed, the spatially ordered architectures of which could greatly improve the drug tolerance and biodegradation efficiency of ATZ. The results showed that, in the presence of ATZ, chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N), total phosphorus (TP), and total nitrogen (TN) were effectively removed within 6 h, and the removal efficiencies were as high as 93.37%, 85.33%, 84.7%, and 70%, respectively. Furthermore, ATZ stimulated microbial consortia to secrete three times more extracellular polymers compared to without ATZ. Illumina MiSeq sequencing results showed that bacterial diversity and richness decreased, leading to significant changes in microbial population structure and composition. ATZ-resistant bacteria including Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Burkholderia laid the biological basis for the stability of aerobic particles, efficient removal of pollutants, and degradation of ATZ. The study demonstrated that SF-AGS is feasible for ATZ-laden low-strength wastewater treatment.
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