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Fluvial biofilms from upper and lower river reaches respond differently to wastewater treatment plant inputs

We examined how wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) inputs affect fluvial biofilm functioning and structure developing on river surface sediments in two different reaches characterized by different anthropogenic pressures. The upper reach includes one site before and one after Palautordera WWTP (Pref and P, respectively); the lower reach includes one site before and one after Tordera WWTP (Tref and T, respectively). We performed an ex situ translocation experiment which resulted in four treatments (Pref-P, Pref-T, Tref-T, Tref-P) and in three different impact grades according to a translocation gradient defined by water chemical changes between sites, being Tref-T the lowest translocation gradient, Pref-P and Tref-P the medium translocation gradient, and Pref-T the highest translocation gradient. After receiving WWTP inputs, upper reach communities (Pref-P and Pref-T treatments) had a decrease in live bacteria and an inhibition of extracellular enzyme activities, while lower reach communities (Tref-T and Tref-P treatments) showed an increase of enzyme activities. Treatments with the highest and lowest translocation gradients resulted in different metabolic fingerprints. Results suggest that the origin and sensitivity of the receiving community determines its functional response and also reinforce the idea that the impact level is an influential aspect to consider when analyzing community responses to anthropogenic impacts

This work has been performed in the framework of projects FLUMED-HOTSPOTS (CGL2011-30151-C02) and FUNSTREAM (CGL2014-58760-C3-R) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

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Author: Perujo Buxeda, Núria
Freixa Casals, Anna
Vivas, Zoraida
Gallegos, Angela M.
Butturini, Andrea
Romaní i Cornet, Anna M.
Date: 2016 February 1
Abstract: We examined how wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) inputs affect fluvial biofilm functioning and structure developing on river surface sediments in two different reaches characterized by different anthropogenic pressures. The upper reach includes one site before and one after Palautordera WWTP (Pref and P, respectively); the lower reach includes one site before and one after Tordera WWTP (Tref and T, respectively). We performed an ex situ translocation experiment which resulted in four treatments (Pref-P, Pref-T, Tref-T, Tref-P) and in three different impact grades according to a translocation gradient defined by water chemical changes between sites, being Tref-T the lowest translocation gradient, Pref-P and Tref-P the medium translocation gradient, and Pref-T the highest translocation gradient. After receiving WWTP inputs, upper reach communities (Pref-P and Pref-T treatments) had a decrease in live bacteria and an inhibition of extracellular enzyme activities, while lower reach communities (Tref-T and Tref-P treatments) showed an increase of enzyme activities. Treatments with the highest and lowest translocation gradients resulted in different metabolic fingerprints. Results suggest that the origin and sensitivity of the receiving community determines its functional response and also reinforce the idea that the impact level is an influential aspect to consider when analyzing community responses to anthropogenic impacts
This work has been performed in the framework of projects FLUMED-HOTSPOTS (CGL2011-30151-C02) and FUNSTREAM (CGL2014-58760-C3-R) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
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Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/13134
Language: eng
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Collection: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10750-015-2411-1
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0018-8158
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1573-5117
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//CGL2011-30151-C02-01/ES/HOT-SPOTS BIOGEOQUIMICOS Y MICROBIANOS EN RIOS MEDITERRANEOS. ESTRUCTURA Y FUNCION DEL BIOFILM MICROBIANO Y SU IMPLICACION EN LA GESTION DE LA CALIDAD DE LAS AGUAS FLUVIALES/
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//CGL2014-58760-C3-2-R/ES/ECOSISTEMAS FLUVIALES TEMPORALES Y CAMBIO GLOBAL: EFECTOS SOBRE LA ESTRUCTURA Y FUNCION DEL ECOSISTEMA/
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Subject: Biofilms
Enzims extracel·lulars
Extracellular enzymes
Aigües residuals -- Plantes de tractament
Sewage disposal plants
Title: Fluvial biofilms from upper and lower river reaches respond differently to wastewater treatment plant inputs
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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