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Title:		"Response and recovery of microbial communities subjected to oxidative and biological treatments of 1,4-dioxane and co-contaminants"
Author(s):		Miao Y; Johnson NW; Gedalanga PB; Adamson D; Newell C; Mahendra S;
Address:		"Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States; Department of Health Science, California State University, Fullerton, CA, 92834, United States. GSI Environmental Inc., Houston, TX, 77098, United States. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States. Electronic address: mahendra@seas.ucla.edu"
Journal Title:		Water Res
Year:		2019
Volume:		20181030
Issue:
Page Number:		74 - 85
DOI:		10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.070
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-2448 (Electronic) 0043-1354 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Microbial community dynamics were characterized following combined oxidation and biodegradation treatment trains for mixtures of 1,4-dioxane and chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) in laboratory microcosms. Bioremediation is generally inhibited by co-contaminate CVOCs; with only a few specific bacterial taxa reported to metabolize or cometabolize 1,4-dioxane being unaffected. Chemical oxidation by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) as a non-selective treatment demonstrated 50-80% 1,4-dioxane removal regardless of the initial CVOC concentrations. Post-oxidation bioaugmentation with 1,4-dioxane metabolizer Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans CB1190 removed the remaining 1,4-dioxane. The intrinsic microbial population, biodiversity, richness, and biomarker gene abundances decreased immediately after the brief oxidation phase, but recovery of cultivable microbiomes and a more diverse community were observed during the subsequent 9-week biodegradation phase. Results generated from the Illumina Miseq sequencing and bioinformatics analyses established that generally oxidative stress tolerant genus Ralstonia was abundant after the oxidation step, and Cupriavidus, Pseudolabrys, Afipia, and Sphingomonas were identified as dominant genera after aerobic incubation. Multidimensional analysis elucidated the separation of microbial populations as a function of time under all conditions, suggesting that temporal succession is a determining factor that is independent of 1,4-dioxane and CVOCs mixtures. Network analysis highlighted the potential interspecies competition or commensalism, and dynamics of microbiomes during the biodegradation phase, in line with the shifts of predominant genera and various developing directions during different steps of the treatment train. Collectively, this study demonstrated that chemical oxidation followed by bioaugmentation is effective for treating 1,4-dioxane, even in the presence of high levels of CVOC mixtures and residual peroxide, a disinfectant, and enhanced our understanding of microbial ecological impacts of the treatment train. These results will be valuable for predicting treatment synergies that lead to cost savings and improved remedial outcomes in short-term active remediation as well as long-term changes to the environmental microbial communities"
Keywords:		"Biodegradation, Environmental Dioxanes Hydrogen Peroxide *Microbiota Oxidative Stress *Water Pollutants, Chemical Bioremediation Coupled treatment K-r scheme Microbial ecology Microbial networks;"
Notes:		"MedlineMiao, Yu Johnson, Nicholas W Gedalanga, Phillip B Adamson, David Newell, Charles Mahendra, Shaily eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2018/11/13 Water Res. 2019 Feb 1; 149:74-85. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.070. Epub 2018 Oct 30"