A Multi-Channel Continuous Water Toxicity Monitoring System: Its Evaluation and Application to Water Discharged from a Power Plant

A multi-channel continuous water toxicity monitoring system was, after confirming the systems' performance, implemented to samples of water discharged from power plants to detect and classify their toxicity using several recombinant bioluminescent bacteria. Each channel of the system is composed of a series of two mini-bioreactors to enable a continuous operation, i.e., without system interruption due to highly toxic samples. A different recombinant bacterial strain was present in each channel: DPD2540 (fabA::lux CDABE), DPD2794 (recA::luxCDABE), and TV1061 (grpE::luxCDABE), which are induced by cell membrane-, DNA-, and protein-damaging agents, respectively. GC2 (lac::luxCDABE) is a constitutive strain, whose bioluminescence is reduced by an increase in cellular toxicity. Phenol and mitomycin C (MMC) were used for evaluating the system's performance to detect toxic chemicals. These samples were injected into the second mini-bioreactor according to a step or bell-curve manner. The field samples used in this study were obtained from the water discharged from two different power plants in Korea – from a nuclear power plant and a thermo-electronic power plant, and were injected into the second mini-bioreactor to initiate the toxicity test. Each channel showed specific bioluminescent (BL) response profiles due to the toxic compounds present in the water samples. Comparing the BL signals between the standard toxic chemical samples and discharged water samples, the equivalent toxicity of the field water could be estimated. Finally, it was proved that this novel continuous toxicity monitoring system can be used as an alternative tool for the quick monitoring and control of water quality, as well as aid in the setting up of a new monitoring strategy to protect the source of tap water and in the prevention of polluted water discharge.     

生物传感细胞ADP1_pWHlux在水环境急性毒性检测中的应用

针对天然发光菌和以模式微生物为宿主构建的生物传感细胞在急性毒性检测应用中对测试条件要求苛刻等适用性问题,本研究将1株基因工程构建的生物传感细胞不动杆菌ADP1_p WHlux应用于急性毒性检测,建立检测方法,考察其灵敏度及检测范围.结果表明,ADP1_p WHlux发光受急性毒物的抑制,毒物剂量与发光抑制存在剂量效应关系.在4 mg·L-1Hg Cl2诱导下仅5 min可作出响应,暴露30~60 min后可以给出较为准确的结果.对Hg Cl2的检出限可达0.04 mg·L-1.对我国生活饮用水卫生标准的指标中Be2+、Ba2+、Cu2+、Ni2+检出效果明显,对Be2+、Ba2+、Cu2+的检测范围均在0.025~250 mg·L-1,对Ni2+的检测范围在0.002 5~250 mg·L-1,对Pb2+、Br O-3、Cl O-2的检出限均在0.002 5 mg·L-1,对Cl O-3检出限为0.025mg·L-1.采用ADP1_p WHlux生物传感细胞检测方法对北京市清河水环境急性毒性进行评价,表明ADP1_p WHlux生物传感细胞检测方法可用于污染水样检测.     

Assessment of mercury(II) bioavailability using a bioluminescent bacterial biosensor: Practical and theoretical challenges

Critical methodological challenges in the microbial biosensor approach to assessing Hg(II) bioavailability were evaluated from the perspective of analytical chemists. The main challenge stems from the fact that the chemical speciation of Hg(II) in natural waters exerts a major control on its bioavailability, yet its natural complexation equilibria are extensively altered during conventional bioassays. New data, obtained using a bioluminescent Hg(II)-biosensor, that illustrate these challenges are presented and potential solutions proposed.     

检测水中急性毒性污染物的发光细菌光纤传感器的研究

水中有毒污染物的快速现场监测对于保障水环境安全具有重要意义,本研究开发了一种快速、灵敏、简便的监测水中污染物急性毒性的光纤生物传感器.该传感器由固定了明亮发光杆菌的光纤探头构成,生物发光信号经光纤传输到检测系统.采用海藻酸钠作为固定化凝胶,试验了海藻酸钠和CaCl2的浓度、固化时间、pH、保存条件等因素对凝胶和发光细菌的影响.优化后的传感器制备方法是在光纤探头上,用3%海藻酸钠在3?Cl2溶液中固定Photobacterium phosphorem T3菌15 min,制备好的传感器保存于3%NaCl溶液中.应用开发的传感器检测了Zn2 、NH3、硝基苯和甲酚4种典型污染物的剂量-效应曲线,通过计算确定了其EC50分别为:5.1、10.2、70.4、77.0 mg·L-1.通过与发光细菌标准方法的比较实验表明,发光细菌光纤传感器与标准法具有良好相关性,能反映水中污染物的总毒性.而传感器由于容易保存和携带,适合现场监测.