Dual C–Cl isotope fractionation offers potential to assess biodegradation of 1,2-dichloropropane and 1,2,3-trichloropropane by Dehalogenimonas cultures

1,2-dichloropropane (1,2-DCP) and 1,2,3-trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP) are hazardous chemicals frequently detected in groundwater near agricultural zones due to their historical use in chlorinated fumigant formulations. In this study, we show that the organohalide-respiring bacterium <em style=&quo...

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Autores: Trueba-Santiso, Alba, Torrentó, Clara, Soder-Walz, Jesica M., Fernández-Verdejo, David, Rosell, Mònica, Marco-Urrea, Ernest
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/215727
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/215727
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hidrologia d'aigües subterrànies
Contaminació de l'aigua
Isòtops
Groundwater hydrology
Water pollution
Isotopes
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Sumario:1,2-dichloropropane (1,2-DCP) and 1,2,3-trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP) are hazardous chemicals frequently detected in groundwater near agricultural zones due to their historical use in chlorinated fumigant formulations. In this study, we show that the organohalide-respiring bacterium <em style="color:black">Dehalogenimonas alkenigignens</em><span style="color:black"> strain BRE15M can grow during the dihaloelimination of </span>1,2-DCP and 1,2,3-TCP to propene and allyl chloride, respectively. Our work also provides the first application of dual isotope approach to investigate the anaerobic reductive dechlorination of 1,2-DCP and 1,2,3-TCP. Stable carbon and chlorine isotope fractionation values for 1,2-DCP (Ɛ<sub>C </sub>= -13.6 ± 1.4 ‰ and Ɛ<sub>Cl</sub>= -27.4 ± 5.2 ‰) and 1,2,3-TCP (Ɛ<sub>C </sub>= -3.8 ± 0.6 ‰ and Ɛ<sub>Cl</sub>= -0.8 ± 0.5 ‰) were obtained resulting in distinct dual isotope slopes (Λ<sub>12DCP</sub>= 0.5 ± 0.1, Λ<sub>123TCP</sub>= 4 ± 2). However direct comparison of Λ<sub>C-Cl</sub> among different substrates is not possible and investigation of the C and Cl apparent kinetic isotope effects lead to the hypothesis that <em>concerted </em>dichloroelimination mechanism is more likely for both compounds. In fact, whole cell activity assays using cells suspensions of the <em>Dehalogenimonas</em>-containing culture grown with 1,2-DCP and methyl viologen as electron donor suggest that the same set of reductive dehalogenases was involved in the transformation of 1,2-DCP and 1,2,3-TCP. This study opens the door to the application of isotope techniques for evaluating biodegradation of 1,2-DCP and 1,2,3-TCP, which often co-occur in groundwaters near agricultural fields.