Degradation of Chloroquine by Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria : Performance, Mechanisms, and Associated Impact on N2O Production

Since the mass production and extensive use of chloroquine (CLQ) would lead to its inevitable discharge, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) might play a key role in the management of CLQ. Despite the reported functional versatility of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) that mediate the first step for biological nitrogen removal at WWTP (i.e., partial nitrification), their potential capability to degrade CLQ remains to be discovered. Therefore, with the enriched partial nitrification sludge, a series of dedicated batch tests were performed in this study to verify the performance and mechanisms of CLQ biodegradation under the ammonium conditions of mainstream wastewater. The results showed that AOB could degrade CLQ in the presence of ammonium oxidation activity, but the capability was limited by the amount of partial nitrification sludge (∼1.1 mg/L at a mixed liquor volatile suspended solids concentration of 200 mg/L). CLQ and its biodegradation products were found to have no significant effect on the ammonium oxidation activity of AOB while the latter would promote N2O production through the AOB denitrification pathway, especially at relatively low DO levels (≤0.5 mg-O2/L). This study provided valuable insights into a more comprehensive assessment of the fate of CLQ in the context of wastewater treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Environmental science & technology - 58(2024), 10 vom: 12. März, Seite 4662-4669

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Bokai [VerfasserIn]
Li, Fuyi [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yinghui [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Linyan [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Bing-Jie [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xueming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7664-41-7
Ammonia
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB)
Ammonium Compounds
Biodegradation
Chloroquine
Journal Article
K50XQU1029
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Partial nitrification
Sewage
Wastewater treatment

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Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.est.3c09928

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369123778