Remediation of Metal Contaminated Soil by Organic Metabolites from Fungi I-Production of Organic Acids

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作者
Arwidsson, Zandra [1 ,2 ]
Johansson, Emma [1 ]
von Kronhelm, Thomas [2 ]
Allard, Bert [1 ]
van Hees, Patrick [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Orebro, Man Technol Environm Res Ctr, Sch Sci & Technol, S-70182 Orebro, Sweden
[2] SAKAB AB, S-69285 Kumla, Sweden
[3] Eurofins Environm Sweden AB, S-53117 Lidkoping, Sweden
关键词
Bioremediation; Citric acid; Fungi; Lead; Organic acids; Oxalic acid; ASPERGILLUS-NIGER; CITRIC-ACID; HEAVY-METALS; BIOREMEDIATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SIDEROPHORES; NITROGEN; REMOVAL; GLUCOSE; LEAD;
D O I
10.1007/s11270-009-0067-z
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Investigations were made on living strains of fungi in a bioremediation process of three metal (lead) contaminated soils. Three saprotrophic fungi (Aspergillus niger, Penicillium bilaiae, and a Penicillium sp.) were exposed to poor and rich nutrient conditions (no carbon availability or 0.11 M d-glucose, respectively) and metal stress (25 A mu M lead or contaminated soils) for 5 days. Exudation of low molecular weight organic acids was investigated as a response to the metal and nutrient conditions. Main organic acids identified were oxalic acid (A. niger) and citric acid (P. bilaiae). Exudation rates of oxalate decreased in response to lead exposure, while exudation rates of citrate were less affected. Total production under poor nutrient conditions was low, except for A. niger, for which no significant difference was found between the poor and rich control. Maximum exudation rates were 20 A mu mol oxalic acid g(-1) biomass h(-1) (A. niger) and 20 A mu mol citric acid g(-1) biomass h(-1) (P. bilaiae), in the presence of the contaminated soil, but only 5 A mu mol organic acids g(-1) biomass h(-1), in total, for the Penicillium sp. There was a significant mobilization of metals from the soils in the carbon rich treatments and maximum release of Pb was 12% from the soils after 5 days. This was not sufficient to bring down the remaining concentration to the target level 300 mg kg(-1) from initial levels of 3,800, 1,600, and 370 mg kg(-1)in the three soils. Target levels for Ni, Zn, and Cu, were 120, 500, and 200 mg kg(-1), respectively, and were prior to the bioremediation already below these concentrations (except for Cu Soil 1). However, maximum release of Ni, Zn, and Cu was 28%, 35%, and 90%, respectively. The release of metals was related to the production of chelating acids, but also to the pH-decrease. This illustrates the potential to use fungi exudates in bioremediation of contaminated soil. Nonetheless, the extent of the generation of organic acids is depending on several processes and mechanisms that need to be further investigated.
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