Biotic and Abiotic Reduction of Goethite (α-FeOOH) by Subsurface Microorganisms in the Presence of Electron Donor and Sulfate

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Biotic and Abiotic Reduction of Goethite (α-FeOOH) by Subsurface Microorganisms in the Presence of Electron Donor and Sulfate 전자공여체와 황산염 이용 토착미생물에 의한 침철석(α-FeOOH) 환원 연구: 권만재;양중석;심무준;이승학;;;;
Kwon, Man Jae;Yang, Jung-Seok;Shim, Moo Joon;Lee, Seunghak;Boyanov, Maxim;Kemner, Kenneth;O'Loughlin, Edward;

28 February 2014. pp. 54 ~ 62

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Abstract

To better understand dissimilatory iron and sulfate reduction (DIR and DSR) by subsurface microorganisms, we investigated the effects of sulfate and electron donors on the microbial goethite (${\alpha}$-FeOOH) reduction. Batch systems were created 1) with acetate or glucose (donor), 2) with goethite and sulfate (acceptor), and 3) with aquifer sediment (microbial source). With 0.2 mM sulfate, goethite reduction coupled with acetate oxidation was limited. However, with 10 mM sulfate, 8 mM goethite reduction occurred with complete sulfate reduction and x-ray absorption fine-structure analysis indicated the formation of iron sulfide. This suggests that goethite reduction was due to the sulfide species produced by DSR bacteria rather than direct microbial reaction by DIR bacteria. Both acetate and glucose promoted goethite reduction. The rate of goethite reduction was faster with glucose, while the extent of goethite reduction was higher with acetate. Sulfate reduction (10 mM) occurred only with acetate. The results suggest that glucose-fermenting bacteria rapidly stimulated goethite reduction, but acetate-oxidizing DSR bacteria reduced goethite indirectly by producing sulfides. This study suggests that the availability of specific electron donor and sulfate significantly influence microbial community activities as well as goethite transformation, which should be considered for the bioremediation of contaminated environments.

Keywords

Goethite;Acetate;Glucose;Sulfate;Microorganisms;

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
Publisher(Ko) :한국지하수토양환경학회
Journal Title :Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
Journal Title(Ko) :지하수토양환경
Volume : 19
No :1
Pages :54 ~ 62
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2014.19.1.054

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[5] Burkhardt, E.-M., Bischoff, S., Akob, D.M., Buchel, G., and Kusel, K., 2011, Heavy metal tolerance of Fe(III)-reducing microbial communities in contaminated creek bank soils, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 77, 3132-3136.10.1128/AEM.02085-10

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[10] Galvez, N., Barron, V., and Torrent, J., 1999, Effect of phosphate on the crystallization of hematite, goethite, and lepidocrocite from ferrihydrite, Clay Clay Miner., 47, 304-311.10.1346/CCMN.1999.0470306

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[12] Jakobsen, R. and Postma, D., 1999, Redox zoning, rates of sulfate reduction and interactions with Fe-reduction and methanogenesis in a shallow sandy aquifer, r©ªm©ª, denmark, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 63, 137-151.10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00272-5

[13] Kim, S., Lee, W.C., Jeong, H., and Cho, H.G., 2009, Adsorption of arsenic on goethite, J. Miner. Soc. Korea, 22, 177-189.

[14] Kirk, M.F., Holm, T.R., Park, J., Jin, Q., Sanford, R.A., Fouke, B.W., and Bethke, C.M., 2004, Bacterial sulfate reduction limits natural arsenic contamination in groundwater, Geology, 32, 953-956.10.1130/G20842.1

[15] Koretsky, C.M., Moore, C.M., Lowe, K.L., Meile, C., DiChristina, T.J., and Van Cappellen, P., 2003, Seasonal oscillation of microbial iron and sulfate reduction in saltmarsh sediments (Sapelo Island, GA, USA), Biogeochemistry, 64, 179-203.10.1023/A:1024940132078

[16] Kwon, M.J., O'Loughlin, E.J., Antonopoulos, D.A., and Finneran, K.T., 2011, Geochemical and microbiological processes contributing to the transformation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in contaminated aquifer material, Chemosphere, 84, 1223-1230.10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.027

[17] Lloyd, J.R., 2003, Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides, FEMS Microbiol. Rev., 27, 411-425.10.1016/S0168-6445(03)00044-5

[18] Lovley, D.R., 1987, Organic matter mineralization with the reduction of ferric iron: A review, Geomicrobiol. J., 5, 375-399.10.1080/01490458709385975

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[22] Neal, A.L., Techkarnjanaruk, S., Dohnalkova, A., McCready, D., Peyton, B.M., and Geesey, G.G., 2001, Iron sulfides and sulfur species produced at hematite surfaces in the presence of sulfate-reducing bacteria, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 65, 223-235.10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00537-8

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[26] Pyzik, A.J. and Sommer, S.E., 1981, Sedimentary iron monosulfides:Kinetics and mechanism of formation, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 45, 687-698.10.1016/0016-7037(81)90042-9

[27] Roden, E.E. and Zachara, J.M., 1996, Microbial reduction of crystalline iron(III) oxides: Influence of oxide surface area and potential for cell growth, Environ. Sci. Technol., 30, 1618-1628.10.1021/es9506216

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[29] Schwertmann, U. and Cornell, R.M., 2000, Iron oxides in the laboratory : Preparation and characterization, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim [u.a.].

[30] Stookey, L.L., 1970, Ferrozine-a new spectrophotometric reagent for iron, Anal. Chem., 42, 779-781.10.1021/ac60289a016

[31] Vaughan, D.J. and Lennie, A.R., 1991 The iron sulphide minerals:Their chemistry and role in nature, Sci. Progr., 75, 371-388.

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