Optimization of Biological Phosphorus Removal from Contaminated Sediments with Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms(Environmental Biotechnology)

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This study focused on the characteristics of phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms (PSMs) which can be applied for the removal of phosphorus from sediments to prevent eutrophication of lakes or ponds. A PSM isolated from rhizospheric soil and temporarily identified as Burkholderia glathei (MB 14) produced gluconate and acetate using glucose as a carbon source and its metabolic activity caused the pH of the liquid medium to decrease as low as 4.4. The molar ratio of solubilized PO_4^<3->-P to total organic acids, gluconate and acetate, in the liquid medium was 1 : 2, which was lower than the theoretical molar ratio of 1 : 3 using Ca_3(PO_4)_2 as a model phosphorus compound. In addition, biological PO_4^<3->-P solubilization with MB 14 was more efficient than the direct addition of equivalent acid to the liquid medium. These results indirectly suggest that organic acids chelate Ca^<2+> during solubilization of PO_4^<3->-P. The growth conditions for MB 14 that produced the maximum PO_4^<3->-P solubilization were carbon sources of 8 g/l of glucose and 2 g/l of sucrose, and 0.1 g/l of arginine as a nitrogen source under an anoxic environment. The PSM species, MB 14, grown under these conditions was applied to treat contaminated dredged sediments in a bioslurry reactor. In 9 d, MB 14 solubilized 34.5% of total phosphorus in the contaminated dredged sediments.
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2005-01-25