High molecular weight polysaccharides from Ganoderma lucidum attenuates inflammatory responses, gut microbiota, and liver metabolomic in lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury mice.

High molecular weight polysaccharides (GLPH, ≥300 kDa) are the major compounds of Ganoderma lucidum with improving liver function. However, the effect of GLPH on improving acute liver injury (ALI) wasn't revealed. Herein, the ameliorating effects and mechanisms of GLPH were revealed in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-ALI mice.

Analysis of Metabolic Components of JUNCAO Wine Based on GC-QTOF-MS.

JUNCAO wine fermentation metabolites are closely related to the final quality of the product. Currently, there are no studies of dynamic metabolite changes during fermentation of JUNCAO wine. Here, we used gas chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-QTOF-MS) metabolomics and multivariate statistical analysis to explore the relationship between metabolites and fermentation time.

Effects of Nanoplastics on the Dinoflagellate Hulburt from the Perspectives of Algal Growth, Oxidative Stress and Hemolysin Production.

Recently, the effects of nanoplastics (NPs) on aquatic organisms have attracted much attention; however, research on the toxicity of NPs to microalgae has been insufficient. In the present study, the effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (nano-PS, 50 nm) on growth inhibition, chlorophyll content, oxidative stress, and algal toxin production of the marine toxigenic dinoflagellate Hulburt were investigated. Chlorophyll synthesis was promoted by nano-PS on day 2 but was inhibited on day 4; high concentrations of nano-PS (≥50 mg/L) significantly inhibited the growth of .

Phototransformation of Graphene Oxide on the Removal of Sulfamethazine in a Water Environment.

Graphene oxide (GO) is widely used in various fields and has raised concerns regarding its potential environmental fate and effect. However, there are few studies on its influence on coexisting pollutants. In this study, the phototransformation of GO and coexisting sulfamethazine (SMZ) under UV irradiation was investigated, with a focus on the role of reactive oxygen species.

Tracing dissolved organic matter in inflowing rivers of Nansi Lake as a storage reservoir: Implications for water-quality control.

Quantitative characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in various aquatic ecosystems has become of increasing importance as its transformation plays a key role in inland water carbon, yet few studies have quantified water DOM inputs to storage lakes for water quality control and safety assurance. This study assessed the quantity and quality of DOM in 21 inflow rivers of Nansi Lake as the important storage lake of large-scale water transfer projects by using excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy coupled with parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. The results showed that DOM contents varied significantly with an average value of 5.

Recent advances in the enhanced nitrogen removal by oxygen-increasing technology in constructed wetlands.

Constructed wetland has attracted more and more attention for wastewater purification due to its low construction cost and convenient operation recently. However, the unique waterflooding structure of constructed wetland makes the low dissolved oxygen level, which limits the effect of nitrogen removal in the system. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the oxygen-increasing technology to overcome the drawback in constructed wetlands.

Intensive removal of PAHs in constructed wetland filled with copper biochar.

In this study, biochar-loading copper ions (Cu-BC), a novel composite for removing phenanthrene very efficiently from water, was prepared using the impregnation method. The performance of constructed wetlands (CWs) with these modified and original biochar as substrates was analyzed. CW with Cu-BC removed a large amount of phenanthrene (94.

Removal of Antibiotics from Aqueous Solutions by a Carbon Adsorbent Derived from Protein-Waste-Doped Biomass.

Antibiotic pollution in water is an urgent environmental problem. A novel carbon adsorbent derived from powdery puffed waterfowl feather (PPWF)-doped (PA) was proposed for enhancing the removal of antibiotics from water in this study. Amoxicillin (AMX) and cephalexin (CEX) were selected as typical antibiotics.

Effect of oxygen supply strategy on nitrogen removal of biochar-based vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland: Intermittent aeration and tidal flow.

Insufficient dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration is recognized as one of the major factors limiting efficient nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands (CWs). This study investigated four biochar-based vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands (VSFCWs) (system I: intermittent aeration without biochar addition; system II: intermittent aeration with biochar addition; system III: tidal flow without biochar addition; system IV: tidal flow with biochar addition) to compare the effect of oxygen supply strategies on the performance and mechanism of nitrogen removal. The results showed that NHN removal efficiencies were 85.

Enhanced nitrogen removal in biochar-added surface flow constructed wetlands: dealing with seasonal variation in the north China.

In the present study, the performance of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCWs) added with different dosage of biochar (group A 0%, group B 10%, group C 20%; v/v) was investigated, to evaluate the effect of biochar on nitrogen removal of a constructed wetland. No significant difference was observed in NH-N removal among three groups even during different seasons. Labile organic carbon released from biochar distinctly enhanced denitrification process, which improved NO-N removal efficiency by 4.

Intensified nitrogen transformation in intermittently aerated constructed wetlands: Removal pathways and microbial response mechanism.

Nitrogen (N) removal processing in vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCWs) with different designs often varies greatly. Here, a long term VFCWs study for domestic wastewater treatment was carried out to investigate the impact of intermittent aeration and three construction-waste media (common gravel, red brick and fly-ash brick) on N loss, N retention and microbial community. The total nitrogen (TN) removal was significantly higher in aerated VFCWs (91.

Hepatoprotective activity of Ganoderma lucidum triterpenoids in alcohol-induced liver injury in mice, an iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis.

The hepatoprotective activity of ethanol extract of Ganoderma lucidum (GLE) in alcohol-induced liver injury in mice was investigated. HPLC coupled with photo-diode array detector and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry was used to analyze the major triterpenoids in GLE. The effects of GLE on hepatoprotection were evaluated through histopathology and biochemical analysis of serum enzymes.

Effect of trace elements on the development of co-cultured nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation and methanogenic bacteria consortium.

The aim of this work was to study the effects of key trace elements (i.e., iron, copper and molybdenum) on the development of co-cultured n-damo and methanogenic bacteria consortium, which could realize in situ CH production and utilization.

Preparation and evaluation of wetland plant-based biochar for nitrogen removal enhancement in surface flow constructed wetlands.

In the present study, biochar was prepared from scrap wetland macrophyte Arundo donax at different temperatures and then was evaluated for its feasibility as substrate to enhance nitrogen removal performance of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCWs). Three groups of SFCW systems with different addition of biochar (0, 10, 20%, v/v) were constructed to investigate the effect of dissolved organic matter (DOM) released from biochar on nitrogen transformation. Results showed that the concentration of DOM released from biochar widely ranged from 6.

A novel aerated surface flow constructed wetland using exhaust gas from biological wastewater treatment: Performance and mechanisms.

In this study, a novel aerated surface flow constructed wetland (SFCW) using exhaust gas from biological wastewater treatment was investigated. Compared with un-aerated SFCW, the introduction of exhaust gas into SFCW significantly improved NH-N, TN and COD removal efficiencies by 68.30 ± 2.

Secondary effluent purification by a large-scale multi-stage surface-flow constructed wetland: A case study in northern China.

Assessment of treatment performance in the large-scale constructed wetland (CW) for secondary effluent purification remains limited. The aim of this case study was to therefore to investigate the long-term treatment capacity of organics and ammonium pollutants in a large-scale multi-stage surface-flow (SF) CW fed with secondary effluents from the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in northern China. The results for two-and-half-year study period indicated that the water quality parameters including chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonium (NH-N) met the Chinese Grade III of Environmental Quality Standards.

Anaerobic digestion of spent mushroom substrate under thermophilic conditions: performance and microbial community analysis.

Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is the residue of edible mushroom production occurring in huge amounts. The SMS residue can be digested for biogas production in the mesophilic anaerobic digestion. In the present study, performance of batch thermophilic anaerobic digestion (TAD) of SMS was investigated as well as the interconnected microbial population structure changes.

Large-scale multi-stage constructed wetlands for secondary effluents treatment in northern China: Carbon dynamics.

Multi-stage constructed wetlands (CWs) have been proved to be a cost-effective alternative in the treatment of various wastewaters for improving the treatment performance as compared with the conventional single-stage CWs. However, few long-term full-scale multi-stage CWs have been performed and evaluated for polishing effluents from domestic wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). This study investigated the seasonal and spatial dynamics of carbon and the effects of the key factors (input loading and temperature) in the large-scale seven-stage Wu River CW polishing domestic WWTP effluents in northern China.

Enhanced phosphorus removal in intermittently aerated constructed wetlands filled with various construction wastes.

Phosphorus (P) loss by various pathways in constructed wetlands (CWs) is often variable. The effects of intermittent aeration and different construction waste substrates (gravel, red brick, fly-ash brick) on P processing using six batch-operated vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCWs) were studied for decentralized domestic wastewater treatment. Average removal of total phosphorus (TP) in three aerated CWs was markedly higher (21.

Enhancement of surface flow constructed wetlands performance at low temperature through seasonal plant collocation.

In the present study, a novel seasonal plant collocation system (SPCS), specifically the Potamogeton crispus and Phragmites australis series system, was investigated to enhance the performance of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCWs) at low temperature. Results of a year-round experiment showed that SPCS conquered the adverse effect of low temperature and achieved sustainable nutrients removal. In addition, during winter, removal efficiencies of NH-N, TP, COD, and TN in SPCS were 18.

Improving low-temperature performance of surface flow constructed wetlands using Potamogeton crispus L. plant.

In this study, enhanced organics and nitrogen removal efficiency in SFCWs by different submerged plants for polluted river water treatment under cold temperature was evaluated. High average removal efficiencies of COD (92.45%), NH4(+)-N (93.

Enhanced long-term organics and nitrogen removal and associated microbial community in intermittently aerated subsurface flow constructed wetlands.

The long-term enhanced removal efficiency of organics and nitrogen in subsurface flow constructed wetlands (SSF CWs) with and without intermittent aeration for decentralized domestic wastewater was evaluated, and the function of intermittent aeration on microbial community was also investigated in this study. The high and long-term 95.6% COD, 96.

Optimizations on supply and distribution of dissolved oxygen in constructed wetlands: A review.

Dissolved oxygen (DO) is one of the most important factors that can influence pollutants removal in constructed wetlands (CWs). However, problems of insufficient oxygen supply and inappropriate oxygen distribution commonly exist in traditional CWs. Detailed analyses of DO supply and distribution characteristics in different types of CWs were introduced.

Intensified organics and nitrogen removal in the intermittent-aerated constructed wetland using a novel sludge-ceramsite as substrate.

In this study, a novel sludge-ceramsite was applied as main substrate in intermittent-aerated subsurface flow constructed wetlands (SSF CWs) for treating decentralized domestic wastewater, and intensified organics and nitrogen removal in different SSF CWs (with and without intermittent aeration, with and without sludge-ceramsite substrate) were evaluated. High removal of 97.2% COD, 98.

Strategies and techniques to enhance constructed wetland performance for sustainable wastewater treatment.

Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been used as an alternative to conventional technologies for wastewater treatment for more than five decades. Recently, the use of various modified CWs to improve treatment performance has also been reported in the literature. However, the available knowledge on various CW technologies considering the intensified and reliable removal of pollutants is still limited.