Effects of thermal and chemical enhancements on the recovery of heavy chlorinated compounds in saturated porous media: Treatability tests and modeling

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Impact de la production de biosurfactant sur la remobilisation et la biodégradation des HAP par une communauté bactérienne issue d'un site contaminé

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Implementation of a bioaugmentation-assisted phytoextraction process for the treatment of copper contaminated sediments coming from vineyard soils : lab set up and microcosm application

Les traitements phytosanitaires intensifs en viticulture, conjugués aux flux de ruissellement, se traduisent par l'arrivée de cuivre dans les bassins d'orage (BO). Des phénomènes de bioatténuation impliquant la microflore et les macrophytes s'observent, mais les niveaux d'épuration sont souvent faibles et variables. La phytoextraction du Cu est une technique intéressante in situ mais sa lenteur la pénalise. La bioaugmentation couplée à la phytoremédiation est une solution pour augmenter la vitesse d'extraction. L'étude a consisté à sélectionner un triplet «bactérie-plante-sorbant » afin d'extraire le Cu du sédiment et de réduire sa teneur dans les eaux en sortie de BO. Les trois composantes ont ensuite été assemblées dans des microcosmes remplis d'un mélange sable-sédiment reproduisant les caractéristiques d'un BO de référence. Sur 564 isolats bactériens cultivables, 84 ont montré une capacité à complexer les métaux et l'isolat n°l06 a été retenu pour sa capacité à complexer le Cu. Des trois macrophytes testés, Phragmites australis, espèce retenue dans la suite de l'étude, a accumulé le plus de Cu dans les parties aériennes. Enfin, la pulpe de betterave s'est révélée être le sorbant le plus efficace dans une matrice complexe et en présence d'herbicides. Des expériences en microcosmes, mettant enjeu le triplet sélectionné, ont été réalisées. La localisation de la pulpe de betterave en sortie de microcosmes a réduit de 20% les quantités de Cu exportées par les eaux en atteignant un abattement de 95%. La phytoextraction du Cu a été augmentée par 1,7 grâce à la bioaugmentation dans le cas d'un régime hydraulique semi-continu et d'une inoculation répétée de l'isolat n°106.Intensive pesticides use in viticulture combined with runoff often result in amounts of Cu getting to storm basins (SB). Biological pesticide mitigation has been observed and related to the role of natural macrophyte together with their associated microflora. Nevertheless, low and variable mitigation levels are most often reported. Cu phytoextraction is a promising in situ technology but requires time. Bioaugmentation-assisted phytoextraction is a new technology that may enhance the phytoextraction rate. The study consisted in selecting the best "microorganism-plant-sorbent" association in order to extract Cu from sediments and mitigate Cu load in SB outlet waters. The association of these three selected components has been studied in SB-scaled microcosms filled with a sand-sediment mixture to a better understanding of the depollution process feasability. Among the 564 isolates extracted from SB sediments, 84 were able to complex metals and isolate 106 was selected for the process implementation on the base of its ability to complex Cu. On the 3 studied macrophytes, Phragmites australis accumulated more Cu in aerial parts. Finally, sugar beet pulp has been selected as the best Cu sorbant in mixture with herbicides and in a complex matrix. Microcosm experiments that associated the best three components were carried out. Results showed that sugar beet pulp located at the outlet of microcosms reduced significantly (20 %) Cu amounts in outlet waters to reach a mitigation rate of 95%. Cu extraction in aerial parts of P. australis has been improved by a factor of 1,7 thanks to an intermittent wate Joad, with drying and rewetting periods along with repeated inoculations

Mise au point d'un procédé associant bioaugmentation et phytoextraction pour le traitement de sediments viticoles riches en cuivre (mise au point au laboratoire et application en microcosmes)

Les traitements phytosanitaires intensifs en viticulture, conjugués aux flux de ruissellement, se traduisent par l'arrivée de cuivre dans les bassins d'orage (BO). Des phénomènes de bioatténuation impliquant la microflore et les macrophytes s'observent, mais les niveaux d'épuration sont souvent faibles et variables. La phytoextraction du Cu est une technique intéressante in situ mais sa lenteur la pénalise. La bioaugmentation couplée à la phytoremédiation est une solution pour augmenter la vitesse d'extraction. L'étude a consisté à sélectionner un triplet bactérie-plante-sorbant afin d'extraire le Cu du sédiment et de réduire sa teneur dans les eaux en sortie de BO. Les trois composantes ont ensuite été assemblées dans des microcosmes remplis d'un mélange sable-sédiment reproduisant les caractéristiques d'un BO de référence. Sur 564 isolats bactériens cultivables, 84 ont montré une capacité à complexer les métaux et l'isolat nl06 a été retenu pour sa capacité à complexer le Cu. Des trois macrophytes testés, Phragmites australis, espèce retenue dans la suite de l'étude, a accumulé le plus de Cu dans les parties aériennes. Enfin, la pulpe de betterave s'est révélée être le sorbant le plus efficace dans une matrice complexe et en présence d'herbicides. Des expériences en microcosmes, mettant enjeu le triplet sélectionné, ont été réalisées. La localisation de la pulpe de betterave en sortie de microcosmes a réduit de 20% les quantités de Cu exportées par les eaux en atteignant un abattement de 95%. La phytoextraction du Cu a été augmentée par 1,7 grâce à la bioaugmentation dans le cas d'un régime hydraulique semi-continu et d'une inoculation répétée de l'isolat n106.Intensive pesticides use in viticulture combined with runoff often result in amounts of Cu getting to storm basins (SB). Biological pesticide mitigation has been observed and related to the role of natural macrophyte together with their associated microflora. Nevertheless, low and variable mitigation levels are most often reported. Cu phytoextraction is a promising in situ technology but requires time. Bioaugmentation-assisted phytoextraction is a new technology that may enhance the phytoextraction rate. The study consisted in selecting the best "microorganism-plant-sorbent" association in order to extract Cu from sediments and mitigate Cu load in SB outlet waters. The association of these three selected components has been studied in SB-scaled microcosms filled with a sand-sediment mixture to a better understanding of the depollution process feasability. Among the 564 isolates extracted from SB sediments, 84 were able to complex metals and isolate 106 was selected for the process implementation on the base of its ability to complex Cu. On the 3 studied macrophytes, Phragmites australis accumulated more Cu in aerial parts. Finally, sugar beet pulp has been selected as the best Cu sorbant in mixture with herbicides and in a complex matrix. Microcosm experiments that associated the best three components were carried out. Results showed that sugar beet pulp located at the outlet of microcosms reduced significantly (20 %) Cu amounts in outlet waters to reach a mitigation rate of 95%. Cu extraction in aerial parts of P. australis has been improved by a factor of 1,7 thanks to an intermittent wate Joad, with drying and rewetting periods along with repeated inoculations.MULHOUSE-SCD Sciences (682242102) / SudocSudocFranceF

Evaluation of sugar beet pulp efficiency for improving the retention of copper in stormwater basin

International audiencePurpose Sugar beet pulp (SBP) has been shown to be a promising low-cost sorbent for the removal of metals from contaminated waters. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of SBP addition to horizontal-flow gravel filters in increasing the copper (Cu) retention ability of stormwater basins. Material and methods Small-scale gravel filters filled with 6 kg of a sand–sediment mix (SS) were used to experimentally treat Cu-contaminated water under conditions that represented an intense storm event. Sugar beet pulp efficiency was assessed by adding 100 g of raw SBP. Two ways of applying SBP were tested: (1) mixed with SS into the gravel filter or (2) packed at the outlet in a PVC column. Eluates were characterized by their volume, pH, Cu and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations. Results and discussion When placed at the outlet, SBP fixed 73 % of the Cu remaining in solution and increased the overall retention capacity of the gravel filter to 99.4 %. Conversely, when SBP was mixed with SS, the outflowing water carried higher concentrations of Cu and DOC. Complementary batch experiments underlined the crucial role of DOC in the decline of Cu sorption ability observed when SS and SBP were mixed. Geochemical calculations suggested that DOC (assumed to be pectins) promotes the mobilisation of Cu from SS by complexing it in porewater. Conclusions Accompanied with careful guidance, SBP has the potential of removing dissolved Cu from contaminated water in gravel filters. Protocols for SBP preparation and conditions of use should be established so as to promote its sorption efficiency and decrease its release of Cu-complexing compounds like pectins

Bioremediation of copper-contaminated soils by bacteria

Although copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for all living organisms, it can be toxic at low concentrations. Its beneficial effects are therefore only observed for a narrow range of concentrations. Anthropogenic activities such as fungicide spraying and mining have resulted in the Cu contamination of environmental compartments (soil, water and sediment) at levels sometimes exceeding the toxicity threshold. This review focuses on the bioremediation of copper-contaminated soils. The mechanisms by which microorganisms, and in particular bacteria, can mobilize or immobilize Cu in soils are described and the corresponding bioremediation strategies—of varying levels of maturity—are addressed: (i) bioleaching as a process for the ex situ recovery of Cu from Cu-bearing solids, (ii) bioimmobilization to limit the in situ leaching of Cu into groundwater and (iii) bioaugmentation-assisted phytoextraction as an innovative process for in situ enhancement of Cu removal from soil. For each application, the specific conditions required to achieve the desired effect and the practical methods for control of the microbial processes were specified

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Preface. Contaminated Soils : From Monitoring to Remediation

International audienceThis special issue is devoted to soil pollution man-agement occurring in Europe and all over the world. The first step consists in the characterization of the site and the soil contamination followed by the selection of the best treatment methods. Among those methods, physico-chemically-and biologically-based tech-niques are particularly of interest. Generally, higher concentrations of an organic or metallic compound in the soil of the site of interest compared to the local background result in the decision to start a remediation process. The choice of the appropriate technique relies on a cost-benefit analysis together with the intrinsic characteristics of the site. Among the most used, physico-chemically-based techniques mainly consist in the use of chemical compounds able to extract, or complex, and solubilize the pollutant from the solid matrix to a liquid phase. The choice of the extractant or chelant depends on the intrinsic physicochemical characteristics of the pollu-tants. Surfactants are required to extract hydrophobic molecules as well as the complexation abilities of chelants are used for the clean-up of metal-polluted soils. Both in situ (i.e. soil flushing) and ex situ (i.e. soil washing) methods can be implemented. These two different remediation approaches are reviewed in this special issue. Biological treatments are more and more consid-ered based on their low cost and low maintenance. Remediation techniques based on living organisms such as bacteria, fungi or plants, can be easy to handle but they require a perfect, or at least a good, knowledge of the soil characteristics. Considering their high resilience, these techniques are able to deal with a wide range of organic molecules, from pesti-cides to crude oil, and trace elements as well as radionuclides. In order to deal with heavy metals, the use of plants appears to be mandatory as phytoextrac-tion is the only biological in situ technique. The implementation of remediation processes based on the combination of both bacteria and plants is a key point of these biological techniques as reviewed in this special issue. This special issue is mainly based on invited contributions presented at the International ''Summer school on contaminated soils: from characterization to remediation'', held from 18th to 22nd June 2012, in Champs-sur-Marne, France. This Summer School was financially supported by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Programme (FPA 2010–0009) and by the Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée

Combination of surfactant enhanced soil washing and electro-Fenton process for the treatment of soils contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons

International audienceIn order to improve the efficiency of soil washing treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated soils, an innovative combination of this soil treatment technique with an electrochemical advanced oxidation experiment was enriched with surfactant Tween® 80 at different concentrations, higher than the critical micellar concentration (CMC). The impact of soil washing was evaluated on the hydrocarbons concentration in the leachates collected at the treatment. Results showed that a concentration of 5% of Tween® 80 was required to enhance hydrocarbons extraction from the soil. Even with this Tween® 80 concentration, the efficiency of the treatment remained very low (only 1% after 24 h of washing). Electrochemical treatments performed thereafter with EF on the collected eluates revealed that the quasi-complete mineralization (>99.5%) of the hydrocarbons was achieved within 32 h according to a linear kinetic trend. Toxicity was higher than in the initial solution and reached 95% of inhibition of Vibrio fischeri bacteria measured by Microtox® method, demonstrating the presence of remaining toxic compounds even after the complete degradation. Finally, the biodegradability (BOD5/COD ratio) reached a maximum of 20% after 20 h of EF treatment, which is not enough to implement a combined treatment with a biological treatment process