Enumeration of aromatic oxygenase genes to evaluate biodegradation during multi-phase extraction at a gasoline-contaminated site
| Autor: | Cindy H. Nakatsu, Jennifer Nebe, Loring Nies, Brett R. Baldwin, Christopher Parks, Gene S. Wickham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Oxygenase
Environmental Engineering Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Industrial Waste BTEX Xylenes Ethylbenzene Dioxygenases chemistry.chemical_compound Bioremediation Multienzyme Complexes Benzene Derivatives Environmental Chemistry Benzene Waste Management and Disposal Chromatography Xylene Biodegradation Pollution Toluene Hydrocarbons Biodegradation Environmental chemistry Oxygenases Gasoline Water Pollutants Chemical |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hazardous Materials. 163:524-530 |
| ISSN: | 0304-3894 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.002 |
| Popis: | Multi-phase extraction (MPE) is commonly used at petroleum-contaminated sites to volatilize and recover hydrocarbons from the vadose and saturated zones in contaminant source areas. Although primarily a physical treatment technology, the induced subsurface air flow can potentially increase oxygen supply and promote aerobic biodegradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX), the contaminants of concern at gasoline-contaminated sites. In this study, real-time PCR enumeration of aromatic oxygenase genes and PCR-DGGE profiles were used to elucidate the impact of MPE operation on the aquifer microbial community structure and function at a gasoline-contaminated site. Prior to system activation, ring-hydroxylating toluene monooxygenase (RMO) and naphthalene dioxygenase (NAH) gene copies were on the order of 106 to 1010 copies L−1 in groundwater samples obtained from BTEX-impacted wells. Aromatic oxygenase genes were not detected in groundwater samples obtained during continuous MPE indicating decreased populations of BTEX-utilizing bacteria. During periods of pulsed MPE, total aromatic oxygenase gene copies were not significantly different than prior to system activation, however, shifts in aromatic catabolic genotypes were noted. The consistent detection of RMO, NAH, and phenol hydroxylase (PHE), which catabolizes further oxidation of hydroxylated BTEX metabolites indicated the potential for aerobic biodegradation of dissolved BTEX during pulsed MPE. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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