Vanadium in the environment: biogeochemistry and bioremediation

B Zhang, H Zhang, J He, S Zhou, H Dong… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Vanadium (V) is a highly toxic multivalent, redox-sensitive element. It is widely distributed in
the environment and employed in various industrial applications. Interactions between V …

Emerging soil contamination of antibiotics resistance bacteria (ARB) carrying genes (ARGs): new challenges for soil remediation and conservation

S Li, BS Ondon, SH Ho, F Li - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil plays a vital role as a nutrient source for microflora and plants in ecosystems. The
accumulation and proliferation of antibiotics resistance bacteria (ARB) and antibiotics …

Elucidating Multiple Electron-Transfer Pathways for Metavanadate Bioreduction by Actinomycetic Streptomyces microflavus

S Wang, B Zhang, Y Fei, H Liu, Y Zhao… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
While microbial reduction has gained widespread recognition for efficiently remediating
environments polluted by toxic metavanadate [V (V)], the pool of identified V (V)-reducing …

The overlooked role of denitrifying bacteria in mediating vanadate reduction

Y Fei, B Zhang, D Chen, T Liu, H Dong - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microbial vanadate [V (V)] reduction is the key process of vanadium geochemical
cycling, while the identified functional microbes are rather limited. Considering the structural …

Deciphering vanadium speciation in smelting ash and adaptive responses of soil microorganisms

J He, B Zhang, W Yan, Y Lai, Y Tang, Y Han, J Liu - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Abundant smelting ash is discharged during pyrometallurgical vanadium (V) production.
However, its associated V speciation and resultant ecological impact have remained …

Vanadate bio-detoxification driven by pyrrhotite with secondary mineral formation

J He, B Zhang, Y Wang, S Chen… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Vanadium (V) is a redox-sensitive heavy-metal contaminant whose environmental mobility is
strongly influenced by pyrrhotite, a widely distributed iron sulfide mineral. However …

Pollution caused by mining reshaped the structure and function of bacterial communities in China's largest ion-adsorption rare earth mine watershed

W Shu, F Li, Q Zhang, Z Li, Y Qiao, J Audet… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ion-adsorption rare earth mining results in the production of high levels of nitrogen, multiple
metals, and strong acidic mine drainage (AMD), the impacts of which on microbial assembly …

Independent and synergistic bio-reductions of uranium (VI) driven by zerovalent iron in aquifer

J Lu, B Zhang, R Geng, G Lian, H Dong - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Zerovalent iron [Fe (0)] can donate electron for bioprocess, but microbial uranium
(VI)[U (VI)] reduction driven by Fe (0) is still poorly understood. In this study, Fe (0) supported …

Analysis of driving factors of spatial distribution of heavy metals in soil of non-ferrous metal smelting sites: Screening the geodetector calculation results combined with …

Y Ma, Y Li, T Fang, Y He, J Wang, X Liu, Z Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HMs) discharged from smelting production may pose a major threat to human
health and soil ecosystems. In this study, the spatial distribution characteristics of HMs in the …

Unveiling soil microbiome adaptation and survival strategy under vanadium stress in nationwide mining environments

H Zhang, S Jiao, Y **ng, B Jiang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the soils of vanadium (V) smelters, a diverse array of microorganisms relies on metabolic
activities for survival amid stress. However, the characteristics and functions of soil …