Aquatic biofilms : ecology, water quality and wastewater treatment

244 Pages·2016·14.65 MB·English

by  Balaguer

Aquatic Biofilms
Ecology, Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment
Anna M. Romaní Helena Guasch M. Dolors Balaguer
Caister Academic Press
Aquatic Biofilms
Ecology, Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment
Edited by and
M. Dolors Balaguer
Anna M. Romaní
Laboratory of Chemical and
Institute of Aquatic Ecology
Environmental Engineering (LEQUiA)
University of Girona
Institute of the Environment
Girona
University of Girona
Spain
Girona
Helena Guasch Spain
Institute of Aquatic Ecology
University of Girona
Girona
Spain
Caister Academic Press
Copyright © 2016
Caister Academic Press
Norfolk, UK
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Contents
Contributors v
Preface xi
Part I Biofilm Mode of Life 1
1 Limits of the Biofilm Concept and Types of Aquatic Biofilms 3
Juanita Mora-Gómez, Anna Freixa, Núria Perujo and Laura Barral-Fraga
2 Laser Microscopy for the Study of Biofilms: Issues and Options 29
Thomas R. Neu and John R. Lawrence
3 Interactions and Communication within Marine Biofilms 47
Priyanka Sathe and Sergey Dobretsov
4 Microbial Biodiversity in Natural Biofilms 63
Katharina Besemer
5 Aquatic Biofilms and Biogeochemical Processes 89
Laura Leff, Jonathon B. Van Gray, Eugènia Martí, Stephanie N. Merbt and
Anna M. Romaní
Part II Biofilms and Pollution 109
6 Benthic Diatom Monitoring and Assessment of Freshwater
Environments: Standard Methods and Future Challenges 111
Soizic Morin, Nora Gómez, Elisabet Tornés, Magdalena Licursi and
Juliette Rosebery
7 The Use of Biofilms to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on
Freshwater Ecosystems 125
Helena Guasch, Joan Artigas, Berta Bonet, Chloe Bonnineau,
Oriol Canals, Natàlia Corcoll, Arnaud Foulquier, Julio López-Doval,
Sandra Kim Tiam, Soizic Morin, Enrique Navarro, Stephane Pesce,
Lorenzo Proia, Humbert Salvadó and Alexandra Serra
8 Biofilm Development in Sewer Networks 145
Oriol Gutierrez, Guangming Jiang, Keshab Sharma and Zhiguo Yuan
iv | Contents
Part III New Technologies Using Biofilms 165
9 Biofilm Biodegradation Potential 167
Freshta Akbari, Natasha Andrade, Merily Horwat and Birthe V. Kjellerup
10 Electroactive Biofilms in Water and Air Pollution Treatment 183
Anna Vilajeliu-Pons, Sebastià Puig, Alessandro Carmona-Martínez,
Nicolas Bernet, Marta Coma, Federico Aulenta, Jesús Colprim and
Maria Dolors Balaguer
11 Biofilms for One-stage Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal 205
José M. Carvajal-Arroyo, Tiago Rogeiro Vitor Akaboci, Maël Ruscalleda,
Jesús Colprim, Emilie Courtens and Siegfried E. Vlaeminck
Glossary 223
Index 227
Contributors
Freshta Akbari Maria Dolors Balaguer
Department of Biological Sciences Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental
Goucher College Engineering (LEQUiA)
Baltimore, MD Institute of the Environment
USA University of Girona
Girona
[email protected]
Spain
Natasha Andrade [email protected]
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Maryland at College Park Laura Barral-Fraga
College Park, MD Institute of Aquatic Ecology
USA University of Girona
Girona
[email protected]
Spain
Joan Artigas [email protected]
Laboratory Microorganisms: Genome and
Environment Nicolas Bernet
Clermont University INRA, UR0050
University Blaise Pascal Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement
Clermont-Ferrand Narbonne
France; and France
CNRS, UMR 6023
[email protected]
Laboratory Microorganisms: Genome and
Environment
Katharina Besemer
Aubière
School of Engineering
France
University of Glasgow
[email protected] Glasgow
United Kingdom; and
Federico Aulenta Department of Limnology and Bio-Oceanography
Water Research Institute (IRSA) University of Vienna
National Research Council (CNR) Vienna
Monterotondo Austria
Italy
[email protected]
[email protected]
vi | Contributors
Berta Bonet Marta Coma
Institute of Aquatic Ecology Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology
University of Girona (LabMET)
Girona Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Spain Ghent University
Ghent
[email protected]
Belgium
Chloe Bonnineau [email protected]
Institute of Life Sciences
Université Catholiqu de Louvain Natàlia Corcoll
Louvain-la-Neuve Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Belgium University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg
[email protected]
Sweden
Oriol Canals [email protected]
Laboratory of Protistology
Department of Animal Biology Emilie Courtens
Faculty of Biology Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology
University of Barcelona (LabMET)
Barcelona Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Spain Ghent University
Ghent
[email protected]
Belgium
Alessandro Carmona-Martínez [email protected]
INRA, UR0050
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement Sergey Dobretsov
Narbonne Department of Marine Science and Fisheries
France College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University
[email protected]
Muscat
Oman
Jose M. Carvajal-Arroyo
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology [email protected]
(LabMET)
University of Ghent Arnaud Foulquier
Ghent Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine (LECA)
Belgium UMR 5553 CNRS
Université Grenoble Alpes
[email protected]
Grenoble
France
Jesús Colprim
Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental [email protected]
Engineering (LEQUiA)
Institute of the Environment Anna Freixa
University of Girona Institute of Aquatic Ecology
Girona University of Girona
Spain Girona
Spain
[email protected]
[email protected]
Contributors | vii
Nora Gómez Birthe V. Kjellerup
Laboratory of Plankton and Biofilms Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Institute of Limnology “Dr. R.A. Ringuelet” University of Maryland at College Park
National Scientific and Technical Research Council College Park, MD
(CONICET) USA
National Univeristy of La Plata (UNLP)
[email protected]
Buenos Aires
Argentina
John R. Lawrence
[email protected] Environment Canada
National Hydrology Research Centre
Helena Guasch Saskatoon, SK
Institute of Aquatic Ecology Canada
University of Girona
[email protected]
Girona
Spain
Laura Leff
[email protected] Department of Biological Sciences
Kent State University
Oriol Gutierrez Kent, OH
Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA) USA
Girona
[email protected]
Spain; and
Advanced Water Management Centre
Magdalena Licursi
University of Queensland
Laboratory of Plankton and Biofilms
Brisbane
Institute of Limnology “Dr. R.A. Ringuelet”
Australia
National Scientific and Technical Research Council
[email protected]; [email protected] (CONICET)
National Univeristy of La Plata (UNLP)
Merily Horwat Buenos Aires
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Argentina
University of Maryland at College Park
[email protected]
College Park, MD
USA
Julio López-Doval
[email protected] Department of Ecology
Laboratory of Limnology
Guangming Jiang University of São Paulo
Advanced Water Management Centre São Paulo
University of Queensland Brasil
Brisbane
[email protected]
Australia
[email protected] Eugènia Martí
Integrative Freshwater Ecology Group
Sandra Kim Tiam Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC)
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Girona
Centre Eau Terre Environment (INRS-ETE) Spain
Québec
[email protected]
Canada
[email protected]
viii | Contributors
Stephanie N. Merbt Stephane Pesce
Integrative Freshwater Ecology Group Freshwater Systems, Ecology and Pollution Research
Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) Unit (MALY)
Girona National Research Institute of Science and Technology
Spain for Environment and Agriculture (Irstea)
Villeurbanne
[email protected]
France
Juanita Mora-Gómez [email protected]
Institute of Aquatic Ecology
University of Girona Lorenzo Proia
Girona Resources and Ecosystems Area
Spain Catalan Institute for Water Research
Girona
[email protected]
Spain
[email protected]
[email protected]
Soizic Morin
Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Change Research Unit Sebastià Puig
(EABX) Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental
National Research Institute of Science and Technology Engineering (LEQUiA)
for Environment and Agriculture (Irstea) Institute of the Environment
Cestas University of Girona
France Girona
Spain
[email protected]
[email protected]
Enrique Navarro
Department of Biodiversity and Restoration Anna M. Romaní
Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (CSIC) Institute of Aquatic Ecology
Zaragoza University of Girona
Spain Girona
Spain
[email protected]
[email protected]
Thomas R. Neu
Department of River Ecology Juliette Rosebery
Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Change Research Unit
Magdeburg (EABX)
Germany National Research Institute of Science and Technology
for Environment and Agriculture (Irstea)
[email protected]
Cestas
France
Núria Perujo
Institute of Aquatic Ecology [email protected]
University of Girona
Girona Maël Ruscalleda
Spain Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental
Engineering (LEQUiA)
[email protected]
Institute of the Environment
[email protected]
University of Girona
Girona
Spain
[email protected]
Contributors | ix
Humbert Salvadó Anna Vilajeliu-Pons
Laboratory of Protistology Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental
Department of Animal Biology Engineering (LEQUiA)
Faculty of Biology Institute of the Environment
University of Barcelona University of Girona
Barcelona Girona
Spain Spain
[email protected] [email protected]
Priyanka Sathe Tiago Rogeiro Vitor Akaboci
Department of Marine Science and Fisheries Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental
College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Engineering (LEQUiA)
Sultan Qaboos University Institute of the Environment
Muscat University of Girona
Oman Girona
Spain
[email protected]
[email protected]
Alexandra Serra
Integrative Freshwater Ecology Group Siegfried E. Vlaeminck
Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) Research Group of Sustainable Energy, Air and Water
Girona Technology
Spain Department of Bioscience Engineering
University of Antwerp
[email protected]
Antwerp; and
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology
Keshab Sharma
(LabMET)
Advanced Water Management Centre
Ghent University
University of Queensland
Ghent
Brisbane
Belgium
Australia
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Elisabet Tornés
Zhiguo Yuan
Institute of Aquatic Ecology; and
Advanced Water Management Centre
Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA)
University of Queensland
University of Girona
Brisbane
Girona
Australia
Spain
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jonathon B. Van Gray
Department of Biological Sciences
Kent State University
Kent, OH
USA
[email protected]