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Biofilm electrode reactor coupled manganese ore substrate up-flow microbial fuel cell-constructed wetland system: High removal efficiencies of antibiotic, zinc (II), and the corresponding antibiotic resistance genes

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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 460, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132394

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Biofilm electrode reactor; Microbial fuel cell; Constructed wetland; Antibiotic; Zinc antibiotic resistance gene

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This study demonstrates the potential of a coupled system to remove antibiotics, Zn (II), and reduce copies of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). It shows that the system can effectively decrease environmental risks posed by ARGs.
A coupled system comprised of a biofilm electrode reactor (BER) and a manganese ore substrate microbial fuel cell-constructed wetland (MFC-CW) system was used to remove co-exposed antibiotic and Zn (II), as well as simultaneously reduce copies of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the current study. In this system, BER primarily reduced the concentrations of antibiotics and Zn (II), and the effluent was used as the input to the MFCCW, thereby providing electricity to BER. Co-exposure to a high concentration of Zn (II) decreased the relative abundances (RAs) of ARGs in the BER effluent, whereas the remaining sub-lethal concentration of Zn (II) increased the RAs of ARGs in the MFC-CW effluent. Even though the absolute copies of ARGs in the effluents increased during co-exposure, the total number of target ARG copies in the effluent of MFC-CW was significantly lower than that of BER. Moreover, BER pre-treatment eliminated most of Zn (II), which improved the electrical power generation characteristic of the MFC-CW unit. Correspondingly, the bacterial community and the ARGs hosts were analyzed to demonstrate the mechanism. In conclusion, the coupled system demonstrates significant potential to reduce antibiotics, Zn (II) and environmental risks posed by ARGs.

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