• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.120-129
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• 2016

An industrial complex in Wonju, contaminated with trichloroethene (TCE), was one of the most problematic sites in Korea. Despite repeated remedial trials for decades, chlorinated ethenes remained as sources of down-gradient groundwater contamination. Recent efforts were being made to remove the contaminants of the area, but knowledge of the indigenous microbial communities and their dechlorination abilities were unknown. Thus, the objectives of the present study were (i) to evaluate the dechlorination abilities of indigenous microbes at the contaminated site, (ii) to characterize which microbes and reductive dehalogenase genes were responsible for the dechlorination reactions, and (iii) to develop a PCE-to-ethene dechlorinating microbial consortium. An enrichment culture that dechlorinates PCE to ethene was obtained from Wonju stream, nearby a trichloroethene (TCE)-contaminated industrial complex. The community profiling revealed that known organohalide-respiring microbes, such as Geobacter, Desulfuromonas, and Dehalococcoides grew during the incubation with chlorinated ethenes. Although Chloroflexi populations (i.e., Longilinea and Bellilinea) were the most enriched in the sediment microcosms, those were not found in the transfer cultures. Based upon the results from pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons and qPCR using TaqMan chemistry, close relatives of Dehalococcoides mccartyi strains FL2 and GT seemed to be dominant and responsible for the complete detoxification of chlorinated ethenes in the transfer cultures. This study also demonstrated that the contaminated site harbors indigenous microbes that can convert PCE to ethene, and the developed consortium can be an important resource for future bioremediation efforts.

• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2007년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.185-185
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• 2007

20세기에 들어 산업, 군사 및 다양한 목적으로 비인화성 용매인 PCE와 TCE의 사용량이 증대하였다. 주의를 필요로 하는 물질임에도 불구하고 부주의한 사용과 보관으로 인해 토양, 퇴적토, 지하수에 심각하게 오염되었다. High-chlorinated ethenes은 호기성 박테리아의 oxygenation에 의해 분해되지 않는다. PEC및 TCE의 완전한 탈염소화는 혐기성조건에서만 관찰되어지며, 지난 10연년간의 연구에 의해서 탈염소화 혐기성 미생물의 수의 보고는 증가되었다. 혐기성 조건에서 탈염소화 미생물에 의해 PCE와 TCE는 less-chlorinated ethenes 또는 무해한 ethene으로 전환이 가능하다. 본 연구는 lactate를 electron donor로 이용해 PCE에서 ethene까지 완전히 탈염소화하는 혐기성 배양을 수행했다. PCE로 오염된 퇴적토 시료로부터 혐기성 미생물 배양을 성공했다. PCE가 ethene까지 완전히 분해되는 것이 관찰되었다. 추가적으로 혐기성 미생물 배양액에서 1,2-cis-dichloroethene (cis-DCE)와 vinyl chloride (VC)의 축적이 일어남을 관찰하였다. 혐기성 미생물 배양액에서 Dehalococcoides 16S rRNA gene sequences에 특이적으로 반응하는 primer를 이용한 DGGE를 통해 미생물 군집을 분석하였다. 결론적으로, 우리의 연구에서 PCE를 감소시키는 배양액을 배양했으며, 이 배양엑에는 Dehalococcoides sp. 존재하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.366-372
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• 2003

The production of microbiologically enriched cultures that degrade cis- 1,2-dichloroethylene(DCE) under anaerobic conditions was investigated. Among 80 environmental samples, 19 displayed significant degradation of $10{\mu}M$ cis-DCE during 1 month of anaerobic incubation, and one sediment sample collected at a landfill area (Nanji-do, Seoul, Korea) showed the greatest degradation ($94\%$). When this sediment culture was subcultured repeatedly, the ability to degrade cis-DCE gradually decreased. However, under Fe(III)-reducing conditions, cis-DCE degradation by the subculture was found to be maintained effectively. In the Fe(III)-reducing subculture, vinyl chloride (VC) was also degraded at the same extent as cis-DCE No accumulation of VC during the cis-DCE degradation was observed. Thus, Fe(III)-reducing microbes might be involved in the anaerobic degradation of the chlorinated ethenes. However, the subcultures established with Fe(III) could function even in the absence of Fe(III), showing that the degradation of cis-DCE and VC was not directly coupled with the Fe(III) reduction. Consequently, the two series of enrichment cultures could not be obtained that degrade both cis-DCE and VC in the presence or absence of Fe(III). Considering the lack of VC accumulation, both cultures reported herein may involve interesting mechanism(s) for the microbial remediation of environments contaminated with chlorinated ethenes. A number of fermentative reducers (microbes) which are known to reduce Fe(III) during their anaerobic growth are potential candidates involved in cir-DCE degradation in the presence and absence of Fe(III).

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1201-1208
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• 2017

Oxidative degradation of chlorinated ethenes was carried out using heat-activated persulfate. The activation rate of persulfate was dependent on the temperature and the activation reaction rate could be explained based on the Arrhenius equation. The activation energy of persulfate was 19.3 kcal/mol under the assumption that the reaction between the sulfate radical and tricholoroethene (TCE) is very fast. Activation could be achieved at a moderate temperature, so that the adverse effects due to high temperature in the soil environment were mitigated. The reaction rate of TCE was directly proportional to the concentration of persulfate, indicating that the remediation rate can be controlled by the concentration of the injected persulfate. The solution was acidized after the oxidation, and this was dependent on the oxidation temperature. The consumption rate of persulfate was high in the presence of the target organic, but the self-decomposition rate became very low as the target was completely removed.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.8-17
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• 2013

The contamination of chlorinated ethenes at an industrial complex, Wonju, Korea, was examined based on sixteen rounds of groundwater quality data collected from 2009 to 2013. Remediation technologies such as soil vapor extraction, soil flushing, biostimulation, and pumping-and-treatment have been applied to eliminate the contaminant sources of trichloroethylene (TCE) and to prevent the migration of TCE plume from remediation target zones. At each remediation target zone, temporal monitoring data before and after the application of remediation techniques showed that the aqueous concentrations of TCE plume present at and around the main source areas decreased significantly as a result of remediation technologies. However, the TCE concentration of the plumes at the downstream area remained unchanged in response to the remediation action, but it showed a great fluctuation according to seasonal recharge variation during the monitoring period. Therefore, variations in the contaminant flux across three transects were analyzed. Prior to the remediation action, the concentration and mass discharges of TCE at the transects were affected by seasonal recharge variation and residual DNAPLs sources. After the remediation, the effect of remediation took place clearly at the transects. By tracing a time-series of plume evolution, a greater variation in the TCE concentrations was detected at the plumes near the source zones compared to the relatively stable plumes in the downstream. The difference in the temporal profiles of TCE concentrations between the plumes in the source zone and those in the downstream could have resulted from remedial actions taken at the source zones. This study demonstrates that long term monitoring data are useful in assessing the effectiveness of remediation practices.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.436-443
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• 2007

Anaerobic reductive dehalogenation of perchloroethene (PCE) was studied with lactate as the electron donor in a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) inoculated with a mixed culture previously shown to dehalogenate vinyl chloride (VC). cis-1,2- dichloroethene (cDCE) was the dominant intermediate at relatively long cell retention times (>56 days) and the electron acceptor to electron donor molar ratio (PCE:lactate) of 1:2. cDCE was transformed to VC completely at the PCE to lactate molar ratio of 1:4, and the final products of PCE dehalogenation were VC (80%) and ethene (20%). VC dehalogenation was inhibited by cDCE dehalogenation. Propionate produced from the fermentation of lactate might be used as electron donor for the dehalogenation. Batch experiments were performed to evaluate the effects of increased hydrogen, VC, and trichloroethene (TCE) on VC dehalogenation which is the rate-limiting step in PCE dehalogenation The addition of TCE increased the VC dehalogenaiton rate more than an increase in the $H_2$ concentration, which suggests that the introduction of TCE induces the production of an enzyme that can comtabolize VC.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.613-629
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• 2004

울산지역 지하수의 VOCs 함유 실태와 자연적 저감의 진행을 고찰하기 위해 168개 지하수 관정을 선정하여 유기오염 관련 연구를 수행하였다. 유기오염물에 의한 지하수 오염은 토지이용과 밀접한 관계가 있기 때문에 168개 지하수시료를 농업지역, 산림지역, 공업지역 및 주거 상업지역으로 구분하여 해석하였다. 지하수의 VOCs 분석결과 총 168개 중 65개 지하수에서 1개 성분 이상의 휘발성유기화합물이 검출되었다. 분석항목은 미국지질조사소 NAWQA프로그램에서 선정한 36개의 할로겐지방족 탄화수소와 25개 성분의 석유탄화수소(BTEX등 방향족 탄화수소와 MTBE포함)로 구성된다. 석유탄화수소는 26개 관정의 지하수에서 12개 성분이 검출되었으나 MTBE를 제외하고는 $1.5{\mu}g/L$미만의 낮은 농도를 나타내고 있다. 할로겐지방족 탄화수소는 63개관정의 지하수에서 검출되었으며, 검출된 성분은 11개 성분의 메탄류, 6개 성분의 에탄류, 6개 성분의 에텐류로 구성된다. 그중 메탄류는 $ND\~330{\mu}g/L$의 분포를 보이고, 에탄류는 $ND\~84{\mu}g/L$의 범위를 보이며, DCA, CA등은 $ND\~19{\mu}g/L$ 농도를 보인다. 에텐류는 $ND\~62{\mu}g/L$의 범위를 보이며, PCE, TCE 및 그 분해물들은 $ND\~62{\mu}g/L$의 농도를 보인다. 연구지역은 대부분이 호기성/탈질지대 및 $Fe^{3+}$ 지대로 구성되어 대부분의 방향족탄화수소는 분해가 잘되는 환경이나 염소계지방족 탄화수소는 대부분 생분해 반응이 서서히 일어나는 환경에 해당한다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.292-299
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• 2006

전자공여체로 벤조산염을 이용한 perchloroethene(PCE)의 환원성 탈염소화 과정에서 전자공여체의 첨가량 및 초기 미생물 식종량이 탈염소화에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 회분식 실험을 수행하였다. 벤조산염이 탈염소화를 위한 양론비 이하(전자공여체/수용체 비=0.5와 1)로 첨가된 경우 탈염소화 효율은 벤조산염 첨가량이 증가함에 따라 71%에서 94.3%로 증가하였으나, 탈염소화에 이용된 전자공여체의 분율은 92.7%에서 79.6%로 감소하였다. 메탄생성은 PCE와 trichloroethene(TCE)가 모두 cis-1,2-dichloroethene(cDCE)으로 전환된 후 문턱농도(threshold value, 10 nM) 이상으로 수소농도가 유지되는 동안 진행되었다. 벤조산염이 양론비 이상으로 첨가된 경우 탈염소화 완료 후 잔존하는 수소는 메탄생성량을 증가시켰다. 식종 미생물량의 증가는 지체기를 감소시켰지만 최대 탈염소화 속도는 벤조산염 분해 속도에 의해 결정되어 식종 미생물량에 큰 영향을 받지 않았다. 식종 미생물 농도가 높은 경우 초기 활발한 탈염소화로 인하여 메탄생성량은 감소하고, 탈염소화 효율은 증가하였다.