Vermicomposting Process to Endosulfan Lactone Removal in Solid Substrate Using Eisenia fetida

Paola T. Vázquez-Villegas; Rocío Meza-Gordillo; Abumalé Cruz-Salomón; Víctor M. Ruíz-Valdiviezo; Federico A. Gutiérrez-Miceli; Juan J. Villalobos-Maldonado; Joaquín A. Montes-Molina; Janet Aguilar-Vázquez; Zaira Domínguez

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LAPSE:2023.24889

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LAPSE:2023.24889

Vermicomposting Process to Endosulfan Lactone Removal in Solid Substrate Using Eisenia fetida

Paola T. Vázquez-Villegas, Rocío Meza-Gordillo, Abumalé Cruz-Salomón, Víctor M. Ruíz-Valdiviezo, Federico A. Gutiérrez-Miceli, Juan J. Villalobos-Maldonado, Joaquín A. Montes-Molina, Janet Aguilar-Vázquez, Zaira Domínguez

March 28, 2023

Pesticide by-products found in soil are usually more toxic and persistent than the pesticides themselves. For example, Endosulfan lactone (EL) (a by-product of the organochloride pesticide endosulfan). EL is created by the enzymatic activity (and related oxidative processes) of microorganisms in the soil. A sustainable method of EL removal is the introduction of Eisenia fetida earthworm. In this paper, it will be demonstrated the impact of vermicomposting process related to Eisenia fetida earthworm on EL by measuring initial and final concentrations of the compound and overall enzymatic activity in sterile and non-sterile solid substrate over 56 days. As a baseline, it be observed there were higher EL removals in non-sterile solid substrate (90.86%) at day 5 than in sterile solid substrate (83.86%) at day 14. In samples with Eisenia fetida, the presence of EL in non-sterile solid substrate was 36%, however in sterile solid substrate it was only 18% at day 1 and 7, with a maximum enzyme activity of 0.4659 mmol/mg protein per min at day 7. The evidence found in this study suggests that EL removal in a non-sterile solid substrate is higher when a vermicomposting is present and that the influence of microorganisms from the solid substrate with the earthworm, increases removal.

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LAPSE:2023.24889

Keywords

cyp450 multienzyme complex, endosulfan lactone removal, enzymatic activity, microorganisms, non-sterile solid substrate, organochloride pesticides, sterile solid substrate

Subject

Biosystems

Suggested Citation

Vázquez-Villegas PT, Meza-Gordillo R, Cruz-Salomón A, Ruíz-Valdiviezo VM, Gutiérrez-Miceli FA, Villalobos-Maldonado JJ, Montes-Molina JA, Aguilar-Vázquez J, Domínguez Z. Vermicomposting Process to Endosulfan Lactone Removal in Solid Substrate Using Eisenia fetida. (2023). LAPSE:2023.24889

Author Affiliations

Vázquez-Villegas PT: Departamento de Ingeniería en Industrias Alimentarias, Tecnológico Nacional de México/ITS de Cintalapa, Carretera Panamericana km 995, Cintalapa de Figueroa 30400, Mexico
Meza-Gordillo R: Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 29050, Mexico
Cruz-Salomón A: Escuela de Ciencias Químicas, Sede Ocozocoautla, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH), Carretera Panamericana Ocozocoautla—Cintalapa km 2.5, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 29140, Mexico [ORCID]
Ruíz-Valdiviezo VM: Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 29050, Mexico [ORCID]
Gutiérrez-Miceli FA: Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 29050, Mexico [ORCID]
Villalobos-Maldonado JJ: Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 29050, Mexico
Montes-Molina JA: Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 29050, Mexico
Aguilar-Vázquez J: Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 29050, Mexico
Domínguez Z: Unidad SARA, Universidad Veracruzana. Dr. Luis Castelazo Ayala s/n, Col. Industrial Ánimas, Xalapa 91190, Mexico

Journal Name

Processes

Volume

9

Issue

2

First Page

396

Year

2021

Publication Date

2021-02-22