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[Effects of PES and 2,4-DCP on the Extracellular Polymeric Substances and Microbial Community of Anaerobic Granular Sludge].
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Researchers found that polyether sulfone microplastics combined with the industrial contaminant 2,4-dichlorophenol disrupted microbial communities in anaerobic granular sludge used in wastewater treatment, reducing organic matter removal efficiency. The combined exposure caused greater disruption than either pollutant alone, highlighting interaction effects between microplastics and co-occurring chemicals.
The effects of polyether sulfone (PES) microplastics and 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) on the loosely-bound extracellular polymeric substances (LB-EPS) and tightly-bound EPS (TB-EPS) of anaerobic granular sludge were investigated. In addition, high-throughput sequencing technology was used to analyze the changes in the microbial community and gene functions in the anaerobic granular sludge. The results revealed that the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rates of the 2,4-DCP and PES+2,4-DCP experimental groups were 35% and 37%, which were 57% and 55% lower than that of the blank control group, while the COD removal rates of the PES experimental group remained around 90%. After the addition of the PES microplastics and 2,4-DCP, the protein and polysaccharide contents in the LB-EPS decreased compared with the control group, and the polysaccharide content in TB-EPS increased the least. In presence of the PES microplastics and 2,4-DCP, the activity of coenzyme F420 was inhibited. Through high-throughput sequencing, the microbial richness and diversity of the anaerobic granular sludge in the experimental group were reduced with the addition of the PES microplastics or 2,4-DCP. In the control group and the experimental group, the dominant bacteria at the phylum level were Proteobacteria (13.45%-44.47%), Firmicutes (6.86%-21.67%), and Actinobacteria (3.16%-18.11%). The abundance of β-Proteobacteria in the PES+2,4-DCP experimental group was reduced by 15.28%, while the abundance of γ-Proteobacteria increased by 28.44% compared with the control group. Based on the phylogenetic investigation of the communities using the reconstruction of unobserved states (PICRUSt) analysis, it was found that in the experimental group with the PES microplastics or 2,4-DCP, the genes related to the sludge energy metabolism function were 0.25%-0.72% more than the control group; therefore, the abundance of genes related to the transport function group decreased significantly.
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