title: Lemna minor tolerance to metal-working fluid residues: implications for rhizoremediation.
abstract: For the first time in the literature, duckweed (Lemna minor) tolerance (alone or in combination with a consortium of bacteria) to spent metal-working fluid (MWF) was assessed, together with its capacity to reduce the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of this residue. In a preliminary study, L. minor response to pre-treated MWF residue (ptMWF) and vacuum-distilled MWF water (MWFw) was tested. Plants were able to grow in both residues at different COD levels tested (up to 2300 mg·l(-1) ), showing few toxicity symptoms (mainly growth inhibition). Plant response to MWFw was more regular and dose responsive than when exposed to ptMWF. Moreover, COD reduction was less significant in ptMWF. Thus, based on these preliminary results, a second study was conducted using MWFw to test the effectiveness of inoculation with a bacterial consortium isolated from a membrane bioreactor fed with the same residue. After 5 days of exposure, COD in solutions containing inoculated plants was significantly lower than in non-inoculated ones. Moreover, inoculation reduced β+γ-tocopherol levels in MWFw-exposed plants, suggesting pollutant imposed stress was reduced. We therefore conclude from that L. minor is highly tolerant to spent MWF residues and that this species can be very useful, together with the appropriate bacterial consortium, in reducing COD of this residue under local legislation limits and thus minimise its potential environmental impact. Interestingly, the lipophilic antioxidant tocopherol (especially the sum of β+γ isomers) proved to be an effective plant biomarker of pollution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences, Facultad Farmacia, Urb. Monteprincipe, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grijalbo
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Becerril
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barrutia
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences, Facultad Farmacia, Urb. Monteprincipe, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gutierrez-Mañero
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences, Facultad Farmacia, Urb. Monteprincipe, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lucas Garcia
mesh_terms: D029064:Araceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D001419:Bacteria; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000378:metabolism; D024505:Tocopherols / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*; D024341:Xanthophylls / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D008670:Metals; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D024341:Xanthophylls; D024505:Tocopherols
keywords: Chemical oxygen demand; duckweed; metal-working fluid; photosynthetic pigments; rhizoremediation; tocopherol