Optimisation of XAD extraction methodology for the assessment of biodegradation potential of 14C-phenanthene in soil

Adedigba, Bilqees M. and Ogbonnaya, Uchenna O. and Vázquez-Cuevas, Gabriela M. and Semple, Kirk T. (2018) Optimisation of XAD extraction methodology for the assessment of biodegradation potential of 14C-phenanthene in soil. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 9. pp. 140-150. ISSN 2352-1864

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Abstract

This study investigated the use of a hydrophobic resin, amberlite XAD, as a tool for assessing the biodegradation potential of 14C-phenanthene in soil. The method was optimised in terms of soil/XAD ratio, shaking, extraction time and eluting solvent. The most effective method was then tested on selected XADs, and the performance compared with cyclodextrin (HP- β -CD) and dichloromethane (DCM) extractions suitability to predict phenanthrene biodegradation in soil over 100 d. Results showed that the optimum conditions for the XAD extraction technique are a 2:1 soil/XAD ratio, 100 rpm mixing for 22 h and elution using a DCM:methanol solution (1:1). Mineralisation of 14C-phenanthrene was accurately predicted by HP- β -CD ( r 2 = 0 . 990 , slope  =  0.953, intercept  =  1.374) and XAD-4 extractions ( r 2 = 0 . 989 , slope  =  0.820, intercept  =  6.567), while DCM overestimated the bioaccessibility of  14C-phenanthrene ( r 2 = 0 . 999 , slope  =  1.328, intercept  = − 49 . 507 ). This investigation showed that XAD extraction can be considered a suitable non-exhaustive technique for estimating biodegradability of phenanthrene in soil.

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Journal Article
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Environmental Technology and Innovation
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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Environmental Technology & Innovation. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Environmental Technology & Innovation, 9, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2017.11.011
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Subjects:
?? hydrophobic resinsxadhp- β -cdbioaccessibilityenvironmental science(all)soil scienceplant science ??
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27 Nov 2017 12:06
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