Impacts of Emergency Treatments on Sediment Microbial Communities Following Sudden Thallium Contamination Events: A Microcosm Study.

Xiaodie Cai, Zeqiang Huang, Sili Chen, Zhengke Zhang, Jingsong Wang, Xinyu Wen, Yuyin Yang

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Article in Microorganisms, 2025. 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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Iron-Containing Flocs Derived from Environmental Emergency Response Influenced Nitrogen Cycling Driven by Microorganisms in River Sediments.Microorganisms · 2026
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7 authors.

Xiaodie CaiSchool of Civil Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.

Zeqiang HuangSchool of Civil Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.

Sili ChenSouth China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Guangzhou 510655, China.

Zhengke ZhangSouth China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Guangzhou 510655, China.

Jingsong WangSchool of Civil Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.

Xinyu WenSchool of Civil Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.

Yuyin YangSouth China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Guangzhou 510655, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6451-3476

Funding

Yuyin Yang PM-zx703-202204-155Yuyin Yang SL2022A04J01096

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Abstract

Following heavy metal pollution caused by thallium in watersheds, people typically employ emergency treatment methods such as water sampling and transfer for dilution or in situ coagulation and precipitation. However, the thallium that is adsorbed by the precipitates in the sediment persists for a long time and is gradually released, posing a significant threat to the ecosystem. In this study, the 16S rRNA sequencing method was used to simulate the effects of water dilution or in situ coagulation and precipitation on microbial communities through thallium impact loading and thallium-containing iron floc shaking bottle experiments. The emendation of Fe(III) floc led to an increase in the relative abundance of Actinobacteriota. Meanwhile,

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biogeochemical processesemergency remediationmicrobial communitiesThallium

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PMID40572224

DOI10.3390/microorganisms13061336

PMCPMC12195376

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