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Torleif Bramryd.

Torleif Bramryd

Professor emeritus

Torleif Bramryd.

Microbial community structure and function in sediments from e-waste contaminated rivers at Guiyu area of China

Författare

  • Jun Liu
  • Xi Chen
  • Hao yue Shu
  • Xue rui Lin
  • Qi xing Zhou
  • Torleif Bramryd
  • Wen sheng Shu
  • Li nan Huang

Summary, in English

The release of toxic organic pollutants and heavy metals by primitive electronic waste (e-waste) processing to waterways has raised significant concerns, but little is known about their potential ecological effects on aquatic biota especially microorganisms. We characterized the microbial community composition and diversity in sediments sampled along two rivers consistently polluted by e-waste, and explored how community functions may respond to the complex combined pollution. High-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that Proteobacteria (particularly Deltaproteobacteria) dominated the sediment microbial assemblages followed by Bacteroidetes, Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi and Firmicutes. PICRUSt metagenome inference provided an initial insight into the metabolic potentials of these e-waste affected communities, speculating that organic pollutants degradation in the sediment might be mainly performed by some of the dominant genera (such as Sulfuricurvum, Thiobacillus and Burkholderia) detected in situ. Statistical analyses revealed that toxic organic compounds contributed more to the observed variations in sediment microbial community structure and predicted functions (24.68% and 8.89%, respectively) than heavy metals (12.18% and 4.68%), and Benzo(a)pyrene, bioavailable lead and electrical conductivity were the key contributors. These results have shed light on the microbial assemblages in e-waste contaminated river sediments, indicating a potential influence of e-waste pollution on the microbial community structure and function in aquatic ecosystems.

Avdelning/ar

  • Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

Publiceringsår

2018-04-01

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

171-179

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Environmental Pollution

Volym

235

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Elsevier

Ämne

  • Environmental Sciences
  • Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources

Nyckelord

  • E-waste
  • Heavy metals
  • Microbial community structure and function
  • River sediment
  • Toxic organic pollutants

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0269-7491