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ArticleBiodegradation2021

Degradation and effect of 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol in aerobic composting of sludge.

Weichuan Qiao, Jiahui Miao, Hongmei Jiang, Qiwen Yang

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Article in Biodegradation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Weichuan QiaoDepartment of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China. hgqwc@njfu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9721-9364
Jiahui MiaoDepartment of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
Hongmei JiangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
Qiwen YangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs) is toxic to the environment and human health. However, the degradation characteristics of fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs), precursors of PFACAs biodegradation, in the sludge during aerobic composting remain unclear. In this study, the degradation characteristics of 6:2 FTOH in sewage sludge by composting were researched and the influences of 6:2 FTOH on the composting process and microbial communities of the sludge were evaluated. After 52 days of composting, 6:2 FTOH retained only 0.73% of its original concentration, and its half-life was less than 1 d; 6:2 FTOH was degraded finally to perfluorohex unsaturated acid, perfluoropentanoic acid, 5:3 polyfluorinated acid (FTCA), 4:3 FTCA, and perfluorobutanoic acid through two pathways; and 6:2 FTCA and 6:2 fluorotel unsaturated acid were the intermediate products. Notably, dosing with 6:2 FTOH affected the composting process of sewage sludge. Additionally, 50 mg/kg 6:2 FTOH resulted in a decrease in the microbial richness and diversity of sludge compost. When compared with the compost without 6:2 FTOH, the proportion of Proteobacteria had increased, and the proportion of Firmicutes had decreased as the concentration of 6:2 FTOH increased. The negative effect of a dosage of 50 mg/kg 6:2 FTOH was more obvious than the effect of other treatments. This study expanded our understanding of the risk of sludge contaminated by 6:2 FTOH being used as a fertilizer after composting.

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CompostingSewageAlcoholsBiodegradation, EnvironmentalCarboxylic AcidsHumansAlcoholsCarboxylic AcidsSewageBiodegradationEffectFluorotelomer alcoholsMicrobial communitySludge composting

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