ChemospherePub Date : 2025-09-03DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144677
Mariana Prósperi de Oliveira Paula , Luiz Fernando Wurdig Roesch , Alessandro Coutinho Ramos , Marcos Rogério Tótola , Victor Satler Pylro
{"title":"Bacterial consortia enhance glyphosate breakdown and drive soil microbial dynamics","authors":"Mariana Prósperi de Oliveira Paula , Luiz Fernando Wurdig Roesch , Alessandro Coutinho Ramos , Marcos Rogério Tótola , Victor Satler Pylro","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144677","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144677","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study assessed the bioremediation potential of four microbial consortia in soil microcosms contaminated with glyphosate, focusing on their metabolic activity and impact on microbial diversity. Among the tested consortia, Con_CC-G—isolated from Conilon Coffee soil that had remained glyphosate-free for three years—demonstrated the most pronounced effects. Microbial metabolic activity was quantified using respirometry, which tracked CO<sub>2</sub> production over 140 h in both inoculated and control soils. Changes in microbial community composition were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene metataxonomics. The results revealed that glyphosate exposure stimulated respiratory activity, particularly in inoculated treatments. Differential abundance analysis revealed significant increases in <em>Achromobacter</em> and <em>Serratia</em> in inoculated microcosms, as well as in other key herbicide-degrading genera. Complementary HPLC-DAD analyses confirmed glyphosate degradation, with Con_CC and Con_CC-G achieving the highest removal efficiencies under both carbon- and phosphorus-limited conditions. These findings provide direct evidence of glyphosate biodegradation and highlight the strong bioremediation potential of Con_CC-G for soils contaminated with this herbicide. Further research must assess its environmental impact and safety before field-scale application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144677"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144933153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144596
Riran Zang , Houyang Chen , Shuxian Shi , Man mo , Dawei Lan , Guangliang Zhang , Yangxian Huang , Kunsong Hu , Xinghua Liang , Lingxiao Lan , Yong Yang , Junji Li , Liyun Zhang , Chunxia Li , Haiqing Zhan , Xianquan Ming , Zhipeng Li , Zhijie Fang , Feng Zhan
{"title":"Efficient separation of impurities from pyrolusite and the enhancement of its products for improving the performance of lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Riran Zang , Houyang Chen , Shuxian Shi , Man mo , Dawei Lan , Guangliang Zhang , Yangxian Huang , Kunsong Hu , Xinghua Liang , Lingxiao Lan , Yong Yang , Junji Li , Liyun Zhang , Chunxia Li , Haiqing Zhan , Xianquan Ming , Zhipeng Li , Zhijie Fang , Feng Zhan","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144596","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144596","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Manganese sulfate is a derivative of manganese resources with multiple applications. In addition to its traditional uses, it plays a critical role in various environmental and energy sectors. Manganese sulfate not only contributes to water treatment but also plays a significant role in the production of lithium-ion battery materials. This paper presents an innovative method for the efficient reduction and leaching of low-grade pyrolusite to produce high-purity monohydrate manganese sulfate (MnSO<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O) crystals, utilizing pyrite (FeS<sub>2</sub>) as the reducing agent. This method not only enhances the production process and reduces costs, but also enables the production of high-purity monohydrate manganese sulfate crystals through the recrystallization of leachate, thus achieving the dilution heat of sulfuric acid and the recovery of wastewater. The high-purity MnSO<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O crystals produced by this method facilitate the preparation of LiFe<sub>0.5</sub>Mn<sub>0.5</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>/C lithium-ion cathode materials, which exhibit superior performance and efficiency compared to their industrial counterparts. This research advances the sustainable production of battery materials, promotes the utilization of low-grade manganese ore, contributes significantly to environmental protection and sustainable energy development, and supports the diverse applications of manganese sulfate in environmental protection technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144596"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144922045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144661
Kayon S.C. Barrett
{"title":"Climate change and land use impacts on the environmental fates of organic contaminants in a tropical watershed","authors":"Kayon S.C. Barrett","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144661","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144661","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organic contaminants, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers, dioxins, furans, pesticides, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have the propensity to cause human and environmental harm, and many of these are currently ubiquitous in the environment. Evaluations of factors influencing the environmental fates and hazard potentials of these organics are accomplished using multimedia models. Climate conditions, land use, and chemical properties are among those factors. In this study, the multimedia model RioShed was used to evaluate the atmospheric long-range transport potential, (LRTPa) overall persistence (Pov), and ten-year compartmental concentrations of some known persistent organic pollutants, as well as some less persistent and more polar current use pesticides, in varying climate and land use scenarios, applied to a tropical watershed, in a developing country. Precipitation changes were more influential on hazard outcomes than temperature changes. However, for all evaluated climate changes, there were consequential increases in at least one hazard potential – LRTPa and/or Pov. For example, when precipitation increased, LRTPa and Pov generally decreased and increased, respectively – the opposite outcome occurred when precipitation decreased. However, when forest proportion in the landscape increased, the effects climate changes were either tempered or countered. These are important findings for the management and control of organic pollutants in tropical regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144661"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144922044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-30DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144662
Dani Degenhardt , Angeline Van Dongen , Amy-lynne Balaberda , Dennis A. Escolástico-Ortiz , Christine Martineau
{"title":"Evaluation of boreal plant and microbe communities on tailings solvent recovery unit (TSRU) tailings: A meso-scale greenhouse study","authors":"Dani Degenhardt , Angeline Van Dongen , Amy-lynne Balaberda , Dennis A. Escolástico-Ortiz , Christine Martineau","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144662","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144662","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Surface mining and bitumen extraction in Alberta’s oil sands generates various tailings waste streams as by-products. Among these tailings, froth treatment tailings (FTT), originating from the froth treatment process, are particularly complex due to high levels of iron sulfide minerals (i.e. pyrite) with acid mine drainage (AMD) potential. Paraffinic FTT that are passed through a Tailings Solvent Recovery Unit (TSRU) to recover residual solvent are referred to as TSRU tailings. This study evaluated the ability of TSRU tailings to support upland and wetland vegetation under various thin capping designs using peat mineral soil mix (PMM) and coarse sand tailings (CST). A 30 cm PMM cover cap successfully supported upland and wetland vegetation for three years, while a thicker, multi-layer cap of 30 cm PMM above 20 cm of CST further improved plant survival and growth. The cap was found to effectively act as a barrier, protecting the vegetation from the adverse effects of pyrite oxidation in the TSRU tailings. While the TSRU tailings acidified (pH ≤ 2) under all capping treatments, the thickest cap (30 cm PMM/20 cm CST) delayed acidification by one year. TSRU and CST had low microbial biomass and diversity, with bacterial communities mostly composed of sulfur oxidizers and acidophilic taxa. In contrast, the PMM layer maintained a higher microbial biomass, diversity, and stability across all treatments, highlighting its potential to enhance plant-microbe interactions and improve the reclamation success of TSRU tailings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144662"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144916903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-30DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144664
Ariana L. Campanaro , Marta N. Struve , Vineeth James , R. Lee Penn
{"title":"Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by microplastic films: Characterizing kinetics, isotherms, and impacts of sludge exposure","authors":"Ariana L. Campanaro , Marta N. Struve , Vineeth James , R. Lee Penn","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144664","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144664","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Microplastics can facilitate the transport of environmental contaminants through sorption, which impacts the bioavailability of these contaminants. Due to the prevalence of both microplastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sludge and wastewater systems, we investigated the effects of sludge exposure on the uptake of PAHs by polylactic acid (PLA) and polyethylene (PE) films. In general, rates of PAH sorption were found to increase with longer sludge exposure times. PLA exhibited negligible changes in sorption capacity due to a lack of significant chemical changes occurring during the first two weeks of sludge exposure. In comparison, sludge-aged PE exhibited increased PAH sorption capacity, likely due to decreases in film crystallinity and increases in surface area. Our results highlight how the sorption behavior of PLA and PE films evolves with sludge exposure and will help to better predict the fate and transport of environmental PAHs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144664"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144916886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-30DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144671
Anthony Rufka , Nathalie Hayeck , Amale Mcheik , Aniella Abi-Gerges , Christian Khalil
{"title":"Novel mobile methodology for on-site real time diesel generators fumes cytotoxicity assessment","authors":"Anthony Rufka , Nathalie Hayeck , Amale Mcheik , Aniella Abi-Gerges , Christian Khalil","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144671","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144671","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electricity is an essential and critical component for contemporary life. An energy crisis is emerging worldwide because electricity demand and consumption exceeds production capacity. Lebanon a country that has suffered from consecutive wars in addition to a crippling financial crisis lacks the capacity to provide 24-h electricity supply. This led to private operators stepping in to overcome the electricity shortfall using diesel generators. These private entities generated electricity using diesel power generators without proper governmental legislative emissions controls. In this study, the generated emissions from diesel generators were assessed for various gases and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)s. The biological assessment was conducted using a novel designed system (based on a dynamic <em>in vitro</em> methodology and human derived immortalized cell cultures) deployed on site to assess diesel generator emissions cytotoxicity. The emissions were collected, chemically profiled, and biologically assessed for toxicity, genotoxicity, and apoptotic potential. The results indicated a dose cytotoxicity along with significant DNA damage and apoptosis. The presented research findings highlighted the urgent need for development of national strategies to regulate, properly service and maintain diesel generators in Lebanon.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144671"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144916904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-30DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144670
R. Kamalesh, S. Karishma, Alan Shaji, Y.P. Ragini, V.C. Deivayanai, A. Saravanan, A.S. Vickram
{"title":"Artificial neural network and mathematical modeling for Congo red dye remediation using acid-activated mixed waste biomass","authors":"R. Kamalesh, S. Karishma, Alan Shaji, Y.P. Ragini, V.C. Deivayanai, A. Saravanan, A.S. Vickram","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144670","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144670","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study explores the potential of novel acid-activated algal – pineapple peel biomass (AAPPB) for the removal of Congo red dye with artificial intelligence-based predictive modeling. The characterization analysis confirmed the better surface and functional nature of AAPPB. Batch parameter studies revealed an optimal dose of 1 g/L with a contact time of 40 min. Isotherm and kinetic modeling analysis inferred Redlich-Peterson and Pseudo-second order model to be the best fit, indicating the monolayer, heterogeneous, and chemisorption nature. Maximal adsorption removal ability of 152.3 mg/g was observed from isotherm analysis for AAPPB. Thermodynamic analysis inferred the interaction between AAPPB and Congo red dye molecules to be spontaneous, favourable, and exothermic. A predictive model using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) achieved a correlation coefficient of 0.9943 with ANN testing demonstrating strong agreement with experimental results, confirming the ANN model's reliability in estimating Congo red dye removal by AAPPB. The study provides a sustainable adsorbent with strong potential for dye remediation applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144670"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144916972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulation of anaerobic digestion process under variable feeding sludge using a hybrid machine learning model","authors":"Ayeh Karami , Ayoub Karimi-Jashni , Mohammad Reza Nikoo , Behzad Zare","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144672","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144672","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a key method for stabilizing sludge in wastewater treatment plants. With advancements in artificial intelligence, this study investigates a hybrid approach to simulate the performance of AD systems using data from a laboratory-scale setup. Five machine learning (ML) techniques—decision tree (DT), random forest (RF), gradient boosting (GB), support vector regression (SVR), and multilayer perceptron (MLP)—were employed to estimate biogas production, the volatile solids removal, and the total solids output of the digester based on varying input sludge conditions. Model performance was evaluated using the coefficient of determination (R<sup>2</sup>), mean squared error (MSE), and mean absolute relative error (MARE). The results showed strong correlations between input data and output parameters, with the best model for biogas output achieving an R<sup>2</sup> of 0.90, MSE of 0.001, and MARE of 5.83 %. In contrast, the lowest performance was observed for total solids output, with an R<sup>2</sup> of 0.53, MSE of 0.0005, and MARE of 31.46 %. To enhance prediction accuracy, Bayesian model averaging was applied to combine with the results of ML models. This hybrid approach significantly improved the evaluation metrics, increasing the R<sup>2</sup> from 0.53 to 0.98 and reducing the MSE and MARE to 0.0000 and 4.73 %, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144672"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144912351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sustainable recovery of nickel and aluminum from spent NiAl2O4 catalysts via soda roasting-water leaching: Disruption of NiAl2O4 and leaching kinetic","authors":"Zixuan Sheng , Khomidov Fakhriddin Gafurovih , Kadyrova Zulayho Raimovna , Bingying Gao , Linqiang Mao","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144668","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144668","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The widespread use of NiO/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> catalysts in the petrochemical industry generates hazardous spent materials due to the formation of refractory nickel-aluminum spinel (NiAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>), which complicates metal recovery and exacerbates resource inefficiency. Traditional direct acid and alkali leaching cannot recover Ni and Al due to excellent stable structure of NiAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. Here, we propose a simple soda roasting-water leaching strategy to disrupt the spinel lattice and recover Ni and Al with high efficiency. By roasting spent catalysts with Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> at 1000 °C, Na <sup>+</sup> ions substituted Al<sup>3+</sup> in the octahedral sites, which destroyed the spinel framework and converted Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/NiAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> into water-soluble NaAlO<sub>2</sub>. Over 98.31 % of Al was selectively leached at 90 °C, followed by pH-controlled precipitation and calcination at 600 °C to regenerate γ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with the purity of 98.21 %. Residual NiO was recovered via 2 M H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> leaching, with Fe impurities removed through pH-selective precipitation. The kinetic analysis revealed a chemically controlled leaching mechanism (<em>E</em><sub>a</sub> = 47.61 kJ/mol). Final Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> through calcination at 400 °C yielded reusable NiO. This approach achieved >98 % metal recovery, minimized waste, and aligned with circular economy principles by transforming hazardous spent catalysts into high-purity industrial feedstocks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144668"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144903376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}