Microbial structure and chemical components of aerosols caused by rotating brushes in a wastewater treatment plant
Microbial structure and chemical components of aerosols caused by rotating brushes in a wastewater treatment plant
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污水处理厂旋转刷引起的气溶胶的微生物结构和化学成分
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-012-0885-1
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发表时间:
2012-11-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Zhang, Mengzhu
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作者:
Han, Yunping;Li, Lin;Zhang, Mengzhu
PurposeBacterial community structure and the chemical components in aerosols caused by rotating brushes in an Orbal oxidation ditch were assessed in a Beijing municipal wastewater treatment plant.MethodsAir samples were collected at different distances from the aerosol-generating rotating brushes. Molecular culture-independent methods were used to characterize the community structure of the airborne bacteria in each sample regardless of cell culturability. A clone library of 16S rDNA directly amplified from air DNA of each sample was constructed and sequenced to analyze the community composition and diversity. Insoluble particles and water-soluble ions emitted with microorganisms in aerosols were analysis by a scanning electron microscope together with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and ion chromatogram analyzer.ResultsIn total, most of the identified bacteria were Proteobacteria. The majority of sequences near the rotating brushes (the main source of the bioaerosols) were Proteobacteria (62.97 %) with β-(18.52 %) and γ-(44.45 %) subgroups and Bacteroidetes (29.63 %). Complex patterns were observed for each sampling location, suggesting a highly diverse community structure, comparable to that found in water in the Orbal oxidation ditch. Accompany with microorganisms, 46.36 μg/m3of SO42−, 29.35 μg/m3of Cl−, 21.51 μg/m3of NO3−, 19.76 μg/m3of NH4+, 11.42 μg/m3of PO43−, 6.18 μg/m3of NO2−, and elements of Mg, Cl, K, Na, Fe, S, and P were detected from the air near the aerosols source.ConclusionsDifferences in the structure of the bacterial communities and chemical components in the aerosols observed between sampling sites indicated important site-related variability. The composition of microorganisms in water was one of the most important sources of bacterial communities in bioaerosols. Chemical components in bioaerosols may provide a media for airborne microorganism attachment, as well as a suitable microenvironment for their growth and survival in the air. This study will be benefit for the formulation of pollution standards, especially for aerosols, that take into account plant workers’ health.