摘要
The effects of phenanthrene(Phe)on the denitrification activity and denitrifying genes(narG,nirS and nosZ)were evaluated by dose-response experiments in sediments of Dagu River Estuary(DRE)and Jiaozhou Bay(JZB).The results showed that potential denitrification activity(PDA),N2O,NO3−and NO2−reduction rates of both areas were inhibited with an increase of Phe concentrations.The PDA,N2O,NO3−and NO2−reduction rates of both areas was highest and lowest in the control(DRE:0.453,0.427,7.439 and 3.222mgNkg−1 h−1,JZB:0.592,0.555,8.470 and 3.793mgNkg−1 h−1)and highest Phe amended treatments(DRE:0.069,0.001,4.486,and 1.563 mgNkg−1 h−1;JZB:0.114,0.024,5.527 and 2.200 mgNkg−1 h−1).The inhibition rate of PDA was highest,follow by NO2−reduction and then NO3−reduction.Moreover,with the increasing of Phe concentrations,total bacteria count and the abundance of denitrifying genes were decreased.And N2O accumulation was promoted with the addition of Phe for both areas.Based on the comparison of EC50 values,denitrifiers harboring three genes were more sensitive to Phe than PDA,and denitrifiers harboring nirS gene were more sensitive,followed by nosZ gene,and then narG gene.Furthermore,according to correlation analysis,the relative abundance of denitrifying genes was much more positively correlated with PDA,NO3−and NO2−reduction than total bacteria count.In addition,the denitrification activity and total bacteria count in JZB were more inhibited than that of DRE.This study is useful for understanding the impact of Phe pollution on denitrification in estuary and marine sediments,with profound implications for the management of aquatic ecosystems regarding eutrophication(N-removal)and greenhouse effect.
The effects of phenanthrene（Phe） on the denitrification activity and denitrifying genes（nar G, nir S and nos Z） were evaluated by dose-response experiments in sediments of Dagu River Estuary（DRE） and Jiaozhou Bay（JZB）. The results showed that potential denitrification activity（PDA）, N2O, NO3- and NO2- reduction rates of both areas were inhibited with an increase of Phe concentrations. The PDA, N2O, NO3- and NO2- reduction rates of both areas was highest and lowest in the control(DRE: 0.453, 0.427, 7.439 and 3.222 mg Nkg-1 h-1, JZB: 0.592, 0.555, 8.470 and 3.793 mg Nkg-1 h-1) and highest Phe amended treatments(DRE: 0.069, 0.001, 4.486, and 1.563 mg Nkg-1 h-1; JZB: 0.114, 0.024, 5.527 and 2.200 mg Nkg-1 h-1). The inhibition rate of PDA was highest, follow by NO2-reduction and then NO3- reduction. Moreover, with the increasing of Phe concentrations, total bacteria count and the abundance of denitrifying genes were decreased. And N2O accumulation was promoted with the addition of Phe for both areas. Based on the comparison of EC50 values, denitrifiers harboring three genes were more sensitive to Phe than PDA, and denitrifiers harboring nir S gene were more sensitive, followed by nos Z gene, and then nar G gene. Furthermore, according to correlation analysis, the relative abundance of denitrifying genes was much more positively correlated with PDA, NO3- and NO2-reduction than total bacteria count. In addition, the denitrification activity and total bacteria count in JZB were more inhibited than that of DRE. This study is useful for understanding the impact of Phe pollution on denitrification in estuary and marine sediments, with profound implications for the management of aquatic ecosystems regarding eutrophication（N-removal） and greenhouse effect.
基金
supported by the National Major Project of Water Pollution Control and Management Technology in China (No. 2013ZX07202-007)
