ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-27DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144660
Gabriel Brenes-Bravo , Frank Solano-Campos , Clemens Ruepert , Freylan Mena
{"title":"Seasonal dynamics and pesticide impact on gut microbiome in Amynthas gracilis earthworms: A comparative study across agricultural landscapes assessed by 16S rRNA amplicon-based sequencing","authors":"Gabriel Brenes-Bravo , Frank Solano-Campos , Clemens Ruepert , Freylan Mena","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144660","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144660","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The use of pesticides in agriculture can affect the biodiversity of soil ecosystems and interfere with the ecological services they provide. The gut microbiome of earthworms serves as a bioindicator for changes in diversity within one of the most representative groups of soil macrofauna. In this study, we defined a gradient of soil and pesticide use regimes within a horticultural area, including conventional management, good agricultural practices, organic production and forest. Earthworms (<em>A. gracilis</em>) from these four conditions were sampled, and their microbiomes were assessed by sequencing the V4 region from the 16S rRNA gene. Comparison of ASVs indicated the presence of 142 bacterial genera among all the samples, with Actinobacteriota, Proteobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroidota being dominant phyla. Simpson’s diversity index revealed diminished biodiversity in the gut microbiomes of earthworms from conventionally managed soil, correlating negatively with the presence of the insecticide chlorpyrifos. Furthermore, a seasonal shift in the dominance of bacterial taxa was observed between dry and rainy seasons. These shifts were evident in the gut microbiome of organisms from organically managed and good practices soils but not in the conventional site. Our results demonstrate that earthworm’s gut microbiome serves as a responsive bioindicator for biodiversity changes in agricultural landscapes, suggesting that key features of the microbial community can be altered by pesticide exposure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144660"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144903377","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":"Retraction notice to “Serum level of PCBs and OCPs and leukocyte telomere length among adults in Tehran, Iran” [Chemosphere 248, June 2020, 126092]","authors":"Behrooz Karimi , Ramin Nabizadeh Nodehi , Masud Yunesian","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144635","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144635"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144982423","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 : 2025-08-27DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144669
Manuel João Afecto Gonçalves , Cristina González-Fernández , Silvia Greses
{"title":"Exploring anaerobic fermentation stability against a temperature perturbation: process indicators and recovery strategies","authors":"Manuel João Afecto Gonçalves , Cristina González-Fernández , Silvia Greses","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144669","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144669","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anaerobic fermentation (AF) efficiency is highly influenced by temperature, and operational disruptions in industrial settings can lead to severe process failure. In this study, AF of food wastes (FWs) was subjected to a temperature drop from 25 °C to 15 °C to elucidate AF behaviour and proper recovery strategies. The temperature decrease caused a marked decline in volatile fatty acids (VFAs) production from 23.7 ± 0.2 to 6.1 ± 0.2 g/L, reducing the bioconversion yields from 42.8 ± 0.4 to 8.9 ± 0.3 %. VFAs-producing pathways shifted toward lactic (HLact, 13.3 ± 0.1 g/L) and succinic (HSu, 4.0 ± 0.2 g/L) acids, indicating partial inhibition of the acidogenesis step. This shift was correlated with the enrichment with HLact-producing bacteria (LAB), namely <em>Enterococcus</em>, <em>Lactobacillus</em>, and <em>Lactococcus</em>. To recover VFAs production levels, two strategies were applied: (i) natural recovery by re-establishing the original operational conditions to 25 °C and (ii) a combined approach of re-establishing the operational conditions plus partial re-inoculation of the fermentation broth. While both strategies restored VFAs production and metabolite distribution, the re-inoculation strategy halved the recovery period. These findings underscore the severity of temperature-induced stress in AF of FWs and highlight the importance of effective interventions to recover the performance of a bioprocess under stress. Adopting appropriate countermeasures can effectively mitigate perturbations and safeguard the stability of industrial AF processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144669"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144903374","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 : 2025-08-26DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144640
Md. Nazmul Hasan , M.A. Shenashen , Md. Munjur Hasan , Hussein Znad , Md. Rabiul Awual
{"title":"Retraction notice to “Assessing of cesium removal from wastewater using functionalized wood cellulosic adsorbent” [Chemosphere 270, May 2021, 128668]","authors":"Md. Nazmul Hasan , M.A. Shenashen , Md. Munjur Hasan , Hussein Znad , Md. Rabiul Awual","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144640","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144640","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144640"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144982425","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 : 2025-08-26DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144616
C.F. Rutkoski , I. Vergara-Luis , E. Urionabarrenetxea , N. Garcia-Velasco , B. Zaldibar , E. Anakabe , M. Olivares , A. Prieto , E.A. Almeida , M. Soto
{"title":"Cytotoxicity, biochemical, histological and gut microbiota changes in Eisenia fetida earthworms after exposure to different sulfamethoxazole and oxytetracycline concentrations","authors":"C.F. Rutkoski , I. Vergara-Luis , E. Urionabarrenetxea , N. Garcia-Velasco , B. Zaldibar , E. Anakabe , M. Olivares , A. Prieto , E.A. Almeida , M. Soto","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144616","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144616","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sulfamethoxazole and oxytetracycline are antibiotics widely used to control or prevent bacterial diseases. They are frequently detected in soil, especially in soils fertilized with animal waste, and may cause toxic effects in non-target organisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the antibiotics sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and oxytetracycline (OTC) on the earthworm <em>Eisenia fetida</em>, at concentrations of 0 (control), 0.1, 1.0 and 10.0 mg/kg, after 14 days of exposure. Neither antibiotic affected survival, growth or caused oxidative stress in <em>E. fetida</em>, however, they promoted changes in the cells of the system, decreasing cell viability and riboflavin content. Furthermore, the higher concentration of SMX affected the integrity of the epidermis, reducing the mucopolysaccharides present in the integument. Antibiotics negatively affected the intestinal microbiota of <em>E. fetida</em>, promoting an increase in bacterial phyla that harbor antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), such as Firmicutes after exposure of earthworms to the two antibiotics and Proteobacteria that increased at the highest concentration of SMX. Furthermore, after 7 and 14 days of exposure, the concentration of antibiotics decreased in the soil, with greater degradation occurring for SMX than OTC, and, after 14 days of exposure, the earthworms bioaccumulated more SMX. Under the conditions studied, SMX proved to be more toxic than OTC, however, both antibiotics changed the intestinal microbiota of <em>E. fetida</em>, promoting the increase in phyla/genera that harbor ARGs. The effects observed at different levels of biological complexity are worrying, given that the concentrations tested are environmentally relevant.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144616"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894854","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 : 2025-08-25DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144659
Mandana Ghahghaei , Azar Shahpiri
{"title":"Enhanced arsenic accumulation in engineered Pseudomonas putida via heterologous expression of a DNA-binding transcription repressor ArsR","authors":"Mandana Ghahghaei , Azar Shahpiri","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144659","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144659","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Arsenic is a highly toxic metalloid that poses significant environmental and health risks due to its widespread presence in soil, water, and industrial processes. Its accumulation in living organisms can lead to severe health issues, underscoring the need for effective bioremediation strategies. In this study, the gene encoding ArsR from <em>Corynebacterium glutamicum</em> (CgArsR1) was cloned into the plasmid pSEVA234 and transformed into <em>Pseudomonas putida</em> KT2440. Following induction with isopropyl β-<span>d</span>-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), the CgArsR1 protein was detected in the soluble fraction of the recombinant strain (P-CgArsR). This strain demonstrated enhanced tolerance to both arsenite (As<sup>3+</sup>) and arsenate (As<sup>5+</sup>) at higher concentrations compared to the control strain with the empty vector. The resting cells of P-CgArsR accumulated 250 μg g<sup>−1</sup> dry cell weight (DCW) of As<sup>3+</sup> and 150 μg g<sup>−1</sup> DCW of As<sup>5+</sup>, while the control cells accumulated only 100 μg g<sup>−1</sup> of either form. Optimal arsenic accumulation occurred at pH 7, reaching a maximum of 200 μg g<sup>−1</sup> DCW, while NaCl negatively affected accumulation, reducing it to 100 μg g<sup>−1</sup> DCW at 120 mM NaCl. These results indicate that engineered strains could effectively remediate arsenic in wastewater with NaCl concentrations between 0 and 40 mM, highlighting their potential in bioremediation efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144659"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144893189","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 : 2025-08-23DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144638
S.P. Keerthana , R. Yuvakkumar , P. SenthilKumar , G. Ravi , S.I. Hong , Dhayalan Velauthapillai
{"title":"Retraction notice to “Investigation of pure and g-C3N4 loaded CdWO4 photocatalytic activity on reducing toxic pollutants” [Chemosphere 291, Part 3, March 2022, 133090]","authors":"S.P. Keerthana , R. Yuvakkumar , P. SenthilKumar , G. Ravi , S.I. Hong , Dhayalan Velauthapillai","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144638","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144638","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144638"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144982443","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":"Retraction notice to “Preparation of pyrolytic coke/uio-66 composite and its effectiveness for removing mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) from aqueous environments” [Chemosphere 365, October 2024, 143321]","authors":"Behrad Barzegar , Rezvan Habibi , Leila Pourkhalil , Hassan Aghdasinia","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144631","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144631","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144631"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144982432","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 : 2025-08-23DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144632
Mengke Jia , Jie Ma , Qiongqiong Zhou , Lijie Liu , Xiaolei Jie , Hongen Liu , Shiyu Qin , Chang Li , Fuqing Sui , Haichao Fu , Haijiao Xie , Long Wang , Peng Zhao
{"title":"Retraction notice to “Effect of calcium and phosphorus on ammonium and nitrate nitrogen adsorption onto iron (hydr)oxides surfaces: CD-MUSIC model and DFT computation” [Chemosphere 357, June 2024, 142070]","authors":"Mengke Jia , Jie Ma , Qiongqiong Zhou , Lijie Liu , Xiaolei Jie , Hongen Liu , Shiyu Qin , Chang Li , Fuqing Sui , Haichao Fu , Haijiao Xie , Long Wang , Peng Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144632","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144632","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 144632"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144982365","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}