Journal article
Influence of single-walled carbon nanotubes on microbial availability of phenanthrene in sediment
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. lizzyc@ucr.edu1
Increasing production and use of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) will inevitably lead to release of these nanoparticles to aquatic ecosystems. Similar to black carbon (BC) particles, SWCNT have a high affinity for hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) and therefore the presence of SWCNT in sediment may lead to altered bioavailability of HOCs.
We compared SWCNT with biochar and charcoal on their effect on the microbial degradability of 0.05 mg kg(-1) (14)C-phenanthrene (PHE) by Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1 in two sediments with different organic carbon (OC) contents. When the amendment rate of SWCNT or BC was 1 mg g(-1), PHE mineralization was inhibited much more significantly by SWCNT than by either biochar or charcoal.
After 360 h of incubation, the mineralized fraction of PHE in the presence of SWCNT was 59.5% of the non-amended control in the sediment with low OC content, and only 42.4% in the other sediment with a higher OC content. Analysis of the freely dissolved concentration (C (free)) using disposable polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fibers showed that SWCNT decreased C (free) by 85-95%, apparently due to preferential sorption of PHE to SWCNT particles that had a much larger specific surface area and pore volume than biochar or charcoal.
However, pre-interaction of SWCNT with dissolved organic matter (peptone, tannic acid, and humic acid) led to attachment of polar functional groups and reduced surface area on SWCNT, resulting in decreased PHE sorption and an alleviated effect on PHE biodegradation in the order of peptone > tannic acid > humic acid.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Springer US |
Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 1277-1285 |
ISSN: | 15733017 and 09639292 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10646-011-0684-3 |
Adsorption Bioavailability Black carbon Carbon nanotubes Charcoal Ecology Ecotoxicology Environment Environment, general Environmental Management Environmental Restoration and Remediation Geologic Sediments Humic Substances Nanotubes, Carbon PDMS fiber Peptones Phenanthrene Phenanthrenes Tannins Water Microbiology Water Pollutants, Chemical biochar phenanthrene