Stable biofilms of Rhodococcus erythropolis T902.1 in draining pavement structures for runoff water decontamination

[en] Permeable Pavement Systems (PPS) are sustainable devices designed to collect, store and treat urban stormwater before its release into the ground. However, this system must sufficiently retain pollutants brought by water runoff in order to comply with the current legislation. This study aims at evaluating the implementation in PPS of a hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium, Rhodococcus erythropolis T902.1, in terms of resilience and improvement of the degrading capacity. First results revealed that this strain could durably colonize the different gravels used in the construction of PPS. A 15-month experience in a real parking area showed that this biofilm remained viable without any replenishment of nutrients or bacteria. During accelerated pollution tests at a pilot scale, the structure bioaugmented with pre-coated biofilms was more efficient than a non-inoculated structure to limit hydrocarbon leaching below 50 μg L−1 and to degrade hydrocarbons adsorbed to the gravels. Over the long term, this innovative assembly should maintain the degrading capacity of PPS and ensure an effective treatment of stormwater before its infiltration into the soil.

Research Center/Unit :

CRR, CEWAC, Celabor

Disciplines :

Environmental sciences & ecology
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Materials science & engineering

Author, co-author :

Masy, Thibaut ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Bio-industries > Doct. sc. agro. & ingé. biol.

Bertrand, Christelle ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Bio-industries

Paul-Marie, Xavier; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Bio-industries

Vreuls, Christelle; Celabor

Wilmot, Anne; Celabor

Cludts, Marc; Celabor

Renard, Philippe; CEWAC

Mawet, Pascal; CEWAC

Smets, Sylvie; CRR

Dethy, Bernard; CRR

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Language :

English

Title :

Stable biofilms of Rhodococcus erythropolis T902.1 in draining pavement structures for runoff water decontamination

Publication date :

August 2016

Journal title :

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

ISSN :

0964-8305

Publisher :

Elsevier Science

Volume :

112

Pages :

108-118

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Name of the research project :

dPod

Funders :

FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture

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