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ArticleScientific reports2016

Detection of methoxylated and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in sewage sludge in China with evidence for their microbial transformation.

Jianteng Sun, Lizhong Zhu, Lili Pan, Zi Wei, Yao Song, Yuduo Zhang, Liping Qu, Yu Zhan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Jianteng SunDepartment of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Lizhong ZhuDepartment of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Lili PanDepartment of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Zi WeiAnalysis and Measurement Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Yao SongDepartment of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Yuduo ZhangDepartment of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Liping QuTHUNIP Holdings Co., Ltd., Beijing 100020, China.
Yu ZhanDepartment of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The concentrations of methoxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (MeO-PCBs) and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) were measured in the sewage sludge samples collected from twelve wastewater treatment plants in China. Two MeO-PCB congeners, including 3'-MeO-CB-65 and 4'-MeO-CB-101, were detected in three sludge with mean concentrations of 0.58 and 0.52 ng/g dry weight, respectively. OH-PCBs were detected in eight sludge samples, with an average total concentration of 4.2 ng/g dry weight. Furthermore, laboratory exposure was conducted to determine the possible source of OH-PCBs and MeO-PCBs in the sewage sludge, and their metabolism by the microbes. Both 4'-OH-CB-101 and 4'-MeO-CB-101 were detected as metabolites of CB-101 at a limited conversion rate after 5 days. Importantly, microbial interconversion between OH-PCBs and MeO-PCBs was observed in sewage sludge. Demethylation of MeO-PCBs was favored over methylation of OH-PCBs. The abundant and diverse microbes in sludge play a key role in the transformation processes of the PCB analogues. To our knowledge, this is the first report on MeO-PCBs in environmental matrices and on OH-PCBs in sewage sludge. The findings are important to understand the environmental fate of PCBs.

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Biodegradation, EnvironmentalChinaGeographyHydroxylationMethaneMethylationMolecular StructureOxygenPolychlorinated BiphenylsSewageWater Pollutants, ChemicalMethaneOxygenPolychlorinated BiphenylsSewageWater Pollutants, Chemical

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PMCPMC4945941

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