The immunochemical detection of stress proteins in activated sludge exposed to toxic chemicals.
Water Res
; 35(1): 91-100, 2001 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11257897
ABSTRACT
The heat shock protein, GroEL, was found to be induced in activated sludge cultures exposed to perturbations of chemicals (cadmium, pentachlorophenol, and acetone) or heat stress. In laboratory activated sludge reactors, GroEL was rapidly induced (within minutes) in the presence of 5 mg/l or greater total cadmium. At 5 mg/l cadmium, however, moderate to insignificant changes in activated sludge process performance indicators [effluent suspended solids concentration, chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal, and specific oxygen uptake rate] were observed. As total cadmium concentrations increased above 5 mg/l, there was a significant and consistent increase in effluent volatile suspended solids concentrations from activated sludge sequencing batch reactors relative to unstressed controls. These results indicate that stress proteins may serve as sensitive and rapid indicators of mixed liquor toxicity which can adversely impact treatment process performance, but that GroEL may not be a good candidate protein for this purpose.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aguas del Alcantarillado
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Contaminantes Químicos del Agua
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Cadmio
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Chaperonina 60
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Proteínas de Choque Térmico
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Water Res
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos