Effects of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) on Trichloroethene (TCE) Dechlorination by a Dehalococcoides mccartyi -Containing Microbial Community

Harding-Marjanovic, Katie C.; Yi, Shan; Weathers, Tess S.; Sharp, Jonathan O.; Sedlak, David L.; Alvarez-Cohen, Lisa

doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b04773

Effects of Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) on Trichloroethene (TCE) Dechlorination by a Dehalococcoides mccartyi -Containing Microbial Community

Journal Article · Thu Feb 18 23:00:00 EST 2016 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04773· OSTI ID:1474933

Harding-Marjanovic, Katie C. ^[1]; Yi, Shan ^[1]; Weathers, Tess S. ^[2]; Sharp, Jonathan O. ^[2]; Sedlak, David L. ^[1]; Alvarez-Cohen, Lisa ^[3]

Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth Sciences Division

The application of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) to extinguish chlorinated solvent-fueled fires has led to the co-contamination of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and trichloroethene (TCE) in groundwater and soil. Although reductive dechlorination of TCE by Dehalococcoides mccartyi is a frequently used remediation strategy, the effects of AFFF and PFASs on TCE dechlorination are not well-understood. Various AFFF formulations, PFASs, and ethylene glycols were amended to the growth medium of a D. mccartyi-containing enrichment culture to determine the impact on dechlorination, fermentation, and methanogenesis. The community was capable of fermenting organics (e.g., diethylene glycol butyl ether) in all AFFF formulations to hydrogen and acetate, but the product concentrations varied significantly according to formulation. TCE was dechlorinated in the presence of an AFFF formulation manufactured by 3M but was not dechlorinated in the presence of formulations from two other manufacturers. Experiments amended with AFFF-derived PFASs and perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) indicated that dechlorination could be inhibited by PFASs but that the inhibition depends on surfactant concentration and structure. This study revealed that the fermentable components of AFFF can stimulate TCE dechlorination, while some of the fluorinated compounds in certain AFFF formulations can inhibit dechlorination.

Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1474933

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 50; ISSN 0013-936X

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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