title: Acute impact of tetracycline on the utilization of acetate by activated sludge sustained under different growth conditions.
abstract: The study evaluated acute impact of tetracycline on the biodegradation of acetate by microbial cultures acclimated to different growth conditions. Two fill/draw reactors were operated to obtain acclimated cultures at sludge ages of 2 and 10 days. Acclimated biomass seeding was used in two series of batch experiments. The first run served as control and others were started with tetracycline doses of 100mg/L and 400mg/L. Parallel batch reactors were also operated for oxygen uptake rate (OUR) measurements. Acute impact was evaluated by model calibration of OUR, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and intracellular storage profiles. Exposure to tetracycline did not impair COD removal but induced a shift in acetate utilization toward polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) storage. This shift was more pronounced for fast growing biomass; it identified itself both in related process kinetics and the modified stoichiometry between the magnitude of acetate directly used for microbial growth and converted to PHB.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: gkor@itu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kor-Bicakci
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ubay-Cokgor
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey; ENVIS Energy and Environmental Systems Ltd., ITU Arı Teknokent, Arı 1 Building, 16, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orhon
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental / Q000187:drug effects*; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012722:Sewage; D013752:Tetracycline; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: Acetate; Acute impact; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Process modeling; Tetracycline