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Mycoremediation of Dichlorvos Pesticide Contaminated Soil by Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fries) Quelet
2018
Njoku, K. L. | Ulu, Z. | Adesuyi, A. A. | Jolaoso, A.O. | Akinola, M.O.
The extensive use of pesticides leads to accumulation of a huge amount of residues in the environment. As such, the present study investigates the potentiality of Pleurotus pulmonarius to bioremediate dichlorvos pesticides (2,2-dichlorovinyldimethylphosphate) in contaminated soil. DDVP-polluted soils have been contaminated in five concentrations (5% v/w, 10% v/w, 15% v/w, 20% v/w, and 25% v/w), and the soil samples have been inoculated and incubated with pure culture of growing spawns of P. pulmonarius, obtained from commercial mushroom laboratory of Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Lagos. The control, however, has not been inoculated. Each treatment has been in triplicates with the soils, analyzed for total amount of DDVP at day 0 and day 60, using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Also, pH, moisture content, and total organic matter of the soil have been determined. Results show that the rate of DDVP degradation in the soils with Pleurotus pulmonarius has been higher than the soil samples without mushroom after 60 days. However, for the control without mushroom (loss due to natural attenuation) and those inoculated with P. pulmonarius (bioremediation) the loss percentage of DDVP ascended with the percentage of pesticide from 5% to 25%. The DDVP loss across all different concentrations of mushroom inoculation have been significant (p<0.05); however, for natural attenuation, it has not been significant (p>0.05), except for the lowest pesticide level (5%). Activities of mycelia have decreased soil pH, moisture content, and total organic matter. There has been a very minimal pesticide bioaccumulation in mushroom tissue, which has not been significant (p>0.05), but considerable at p<0.001, indicating that P. pulmonarius has the potential to degrade DDVP pesticides in soil.
Show more [+] Less [-]Side-effects of pesticides on ground-dwelling predatory arthropods in arable ecosystems.
1989
Everts J.W. | Aukema B. | Hengeveld R. | Koeman J.H.
Trends in organochlorine and mercury levels in gannet eggs.
1990
Newton I. | Haas M.B. | Freestone P.
Organochlorine and heavy metal contamination in non-viable eggs and its relation to breeding success in a Spanish population of lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni).
1993
Negro J.J. | Donazar J.A. | Hiraldo F. | Hernandez L.M. | Fernandez M.A.
Organochlorine pesticide residues in marine sediment and biota from the Northern Florida reef tract.
1995
Glynn P.W. | Rumbold D.G. | Snedaker S.C.
Persistent organochlorine residues in harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from the Black Sea.
1997
Tanabe S. | Madhusree B. | Ozturk A.A. | Tatsukawa R. | Miyazaki N. | Ozdamar E. | Aral O. | Samsun O. | Ozturk B.
Evaluation of fate and exposure models - Pesticides and groundwater quality protection - Calibrating a simple model for ranking the contamination potential.
1994
Bacci E. | Franchi A. | Bensi L. | Gaggi C.
A simple approach for ranking the leaching of pesticides from surface soil presented and tentatively calibrated with field data from an agricultural a The approach is based on the calculation of a leaching index indicating the proportion of active ingredient, with respect to the quantity applied, leac from a soil model in a given time interval (one year). In the selected area wells tapping an unconfined aquifer were sampled for groundwater pesticide residue analysis, in order to explore the index region between leachers and nonleachers.
Show more [+] Less [-]A review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA region
2021
Haddaoui, I. | Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
Little is known about the occurrence of emerging pollutants (EPs) in waters in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region despite the extensive use of low-quality water there. Available data dealing with the sources, occurrence and removal of EPs within the MENA region in different categories of water is collected, presented and analyzed in this literature review. According to the collected database, the occurrence and removal efficiency of EPs in the water matrix in the MENA region is available, respectively, for 13 and six countries of the 18 in total; no available data is registered for the rest. Altogether, 290 EPs have been observed in different water matrices across the MENA countries, stemming mainly from industrial effluents, agricultural practices, and discharge or reuse of treated wastewater (TWW). Pharmaceutical compounds figure among the most frequently reported compounds in wastewater, TWW, surface water, and drinking water. Nevertheless, pesticides are the most frequently detected pollutants in groundwater. Worryingly, 57 cases of EPs have been reported in different fresh and drinking waters, exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) and European Commission (EC) thresholds. Overall, pharmaceuticals, organic compounds, and pesticides are the most concerning EP groups. The review revealed the ineffectiveness of treatment processes used in the region to remove EPs. Negative removals of some EPs such as carbamazepine, erythromycin, and sulfamethoxazole were recorded, suggesting their possible accumulation or release during treatment. This underlines the need to set in place and strengthen control measures, treatment procedures, standards, and policies for such pollutants in the region.
Show more [+] Less [-]A review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA region
2021
Haddaoui, I. | Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
