Role of nanoparticles in controlling arsenic mobilization from sediments near a realgar tailing.
Microcosm experiments were conducted to investigate the mechanism of microbial-mediated As mobilization from high arsenic tailing sediments amended with nanoparticles (NPs). The addition of SiO2 NPs could substantially stimulate arsenic mobilization in the sodium acetate amendment sediments. However, the addition of Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 NPs restrained arsenic release because these NPs resulted in Fe-As coprecipiate. Moreover, NP additions in sediments amended with sodium acetate as the electron donor clearly promoted microbial dissimilatory iron reduction. Nearly 4 times the Fe(II) (11.67-12.87 mg·L(-1)) from sediments amended with NPs and sodium acetate was released compared to sediments amended with only sodium acetate (3.49 mg·L(-1)). Based on molecular fingerprinting and sequencing analyses, the NP additions could potentially change the sediment bacterial community composition and increase the abundance of Fe(III) and As(V) reduction bacteria. Several potential NP-stimulated bacteria were related to Geobacter, Anaeromyxobacter, Clostridium, and Alicyclobacillus. The findings offer a relatively comprehensive assessment of NP (e.g., Fe2O3, Fe3O4, and SiO2) effects on sediment bacterial communities and As mobilization.
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and The Key Laboratory for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen University , Xiamen, P. R. China.
Guowen
G
Dong
Yaohua
Y
Huang
Qiangqiang
Q
Yu
Yuanpeng
Y
Wang
Haitao
H
Wang
Ning
N
He
Qingbiao
Q
Li
D001151:Arsenic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002681:China; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D018628:Gene Dosage; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D008906:Mining; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis
D001152:Arsenicals; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C058317:arsenic disulfide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D007501:Iron; D001151:Arsenic