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Substrate evaluation for biobeds in the degradation of ethylene bis-dithiocarbamate in wastewater from pesticide application in banana

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The efficacy of biobeds was evaluated by testing three agricultural residues (sugarcane top, banana stem, and eucalyptus chip) as substrates for the degradation of ethylene bis-dithiocarbamate (EBDC) and ethylene thiourea (ETU) in wastewater from banana spraying. Acrylic columns with a capacity to treat 1 L/ea. of wastewater were used as experimental units. Each unit was filled with different proportions of the test substrate (30%, 50% and 70% v/v) and the difference in volume was made up of equal parts of sugar cane cachasse and Fluvisol soil. Subsequently, the units were contaminated with suspensions of 878 mgL−1 of EBDC, and the dose was repeated periodically. The ETU concentration and leachate toxicity were evaluated every month for six months. The mixtures with 30% sugarcane top and 50% eucalyptus chip gave the best results, with leachable ETU concentrations down to a level protective of the environment, and toxicity down to background levels or nearly so. This was only found in mixtures with a high C:N ratio (20–25), thus, the effectiveness of the biobeds appears to be related to high lignolytic activity. .

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    Verónica Isidra Domínguez-Rodríguez, Eduardo Baltierra-Trejo, Sergio Ramos-Herrera, José Edmundo Rosique-Gil & Randy Howard Adams

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Domínguez-Rodríguez, V.I., Obrador-Olán, J.J., Zavala-Cruz, J. et al. Substrate evaluation for biobeds in the degradation of ethylene bis-dithiocarbamate in wastewater from pesticide application in banana. J Environ Health Sci Engineer 19, 193–203 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-020-00595-5

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