Adsorption of Coxsackievirus in Sediments: Influencing Factors, Kinetics, and Isotherm Modeling

Drinking groundwater contamination by pathogenic viruses represents a serious risk to worldwide public health, particularly for enteric viruses, which exhibit high prevalence and occurrence during outbreaks. Understanding how enteric viruses adsorb in groundwater is essential to protecting human hea...

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Main Authors: Mengyu Li, Xiaoying Zhang, Weiheng Su, Fangfei Cai, Tianshan Lan, Zhenxue Dai
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/4/1480
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author Mengyu Li
Xiaoying Zhang
Weiheng Su
Fangfei Cai
Tianshan Lan
Zhenxue Dai
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description Drinking groundwater contamination by pathogenic viruses represents a serious risk to worldwide public health, particularly for enteric viruses, which exhibit high prevalence and occurrence during outbreaks. Understanding how enteric viruses adsorb in groundwater is essential to protecting human health and ensuring the sustainable use of water resources. The adsorption properties of Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16), a common gastrointestinal virus that spreads through groundwater, were investigated in this work. A typical batch equilibrium approach was used to investigate CA16 adsorption and factors that influence it. In a laboratory recognized nationally as a biosafety level 2 facility, stringent research protocols were followed to guarantee compliance with experimental standards. The variables that were investigated included the size of the sediment particles, the starting concentration of the virus, temperature, pH level, and humic acid content. The findings showed that the CA16 virus was more strongly attracted to finer sediment particles and that its adsorption increased as the size of the sediment particle decreased. Furthermore, it was discovered that higher temperatures improved the CA16 virus’s ability to bind to sediment particles. The pH of the aqueous environment has a significant effect on the effectiveness of virus adsorption; higher effectiveness was seen in acidic environments. Furthermore, it was found that the presence of humic acid decreased the ability of clay to adsorb CA16, suggesting that humic acid has a detrimental influence on clay’s ability to adsorb viruses. The examination of kinetic models demonstrated that, in every scenario examined, the adsorption process of CA16 adhered to the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. Additionally, the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were used to assess the equilibrium data that were collected in this investigation. The outcomes amply proved that the most accurate representation of the adsorption equilibrium was given by the Langmuir isotherm model. The study offered a solid scientific foundation for treating groundwater and creating plans to stop the spread of viruses.
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spelling doaj.art-b62e9f09f69e4c869e42ec84b15171a92024-02-23T15:06:07ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-02-01144148010.3390/app14041480Adsorption of Coxsackievirus in Sediments: Influencing Factors, Kinetics, and Isotherm ModelingMengyu Li0Xiaoying Zhang1Weiheng Su2Fangfei Cai3Tianshan Lan4Zhenxue Dai5College of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, ChinaCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, ChinaCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, ChinaCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, ChinaCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, ChinaDrinking groundwater contamination by pathogenic viruses represents a serious risk to worldwide public health, particularly for enteric viruses, which exhibit high prevalence and occurrence during outbreaks. Understanding how enteric viruses adsorb in groundwater is essential to protecting human health and ensuring the sustainable use of water resources. The adsorption properties of Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16), a common gastrointestinal virus that spreads through groundwater, were investigated in this work. A typical batch equilibrium approach was used to investigate CA16 adsorption and factors that influence it. In a laboratory recognized nationally as a biosafety level 2 facility, stringent research protocols were followed to guarantee compliance with experimental standards. The variables that were investigated included the size of the sediment particles, the starting concentration of the virus, temperature, pH level, and humic acid content. The findings showed that the CA16 virus was more strongly attracted to finer sediment particles and that its adsorption increased as the size of the sediment particle decreased. Furthermore, it was discovered that higher temperatures improved the CA16 virus’s ability to bind to sediment particles. The pH of the aqueous environment has a significant effect on the effectiveness of virus adsorption; higher effectiveness was seen in acidic environments. Furthermore, it was found that the presence of humic acid decreased the ability of clay to adsorb CA16, suggesting that humic acid has a detrimental influence on clay’s ability to adsorb viruses. The examination of kinetic models demonstrated that, in every scenario examined, the adsorption process of CA16 adhered to the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. Additionally, the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were used to assess the equilibrium data that were collected in this investigation. The outcomes amply proved that the most accurate representation of the adsorption equilibrium was given by the Langmuir isotherm model. The study offered a solid scientific foundation for treating groundwater and creating plans to stop the spread of viruses.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/4/1480CA16sedimentsadsorptioninfluencing factorskinetics modelingadsorption isotherm
spellingShingle Mengyu Li
Xiaoying Zhang
Weiheng Su
Fangfei Cai
Tianshan Lan
Zhenxue Dai
Adsorption of Coxsackievirus in Sediments: Influencing Factors, Kinetics, and Isotherm Modeling
Applied Sciences
CA16
sediments
adsorption
influencing factors
kinetics modeling
adsorption isotherm
title Adsorption of Coxsackievirus in Sediments: Influencing Factors, Kinetics, and Isotherm Modeling
title_full Adsorption of Coxsackievirus in Sediments: Influencing Factors, Kinetics, and Isotherm Modeling
title_fullStr Adsorption of Coxsackievirus in Sediments: Influencing Factors, Kinetics, and Isotherm Modeling
title_full_unstemmed Adsorption of Coxsackievirus in Sediments: Influencing Factors, Kinetics, and Isotherm Modeling
title_short Adsorption of Coxsackievirus in Sediments: Influencing Factors, Kinetics, and Isotherm Modeling
title_sort adsorption of coxsackievirus in sediments influencing factors kinetics and isotherm modeling
topic CA16
sediments
adsorption
influencing factors
kinetics modeling
adsorption isotherm
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/4/1480
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