Engineering plants for the phytoremediation of RDX in the presence of the co-contaminating explosive TNT

New Phytologist

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 405-413

  Rylott, Elizabeth L ^a   Budarina, Maria V ^a   Barker, Ann ^a   Lorenz, Astrid ^a   Strand, Stuart E ^b   Bruce, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4,6 trinitrotoluene; Arabidopsis; Hexahydro 1,3,5 trinitro 1,3,5 triazine; RDX; Remediation; TNT

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; GROUND WATER; NITROREDUCTASE; NITROSAMINE; TRINITROSOTRIMETHYLENETRIAMINE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CARCINOGEN; DICOTYLEDON; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INHIBITOR; LEACHING; PHYTOTOXICITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MILITARY PHENOMENA; PLANT; PLANT GENE; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNITED STATES;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROUNDWATER; MILITARY FACILITIES; NITROREDUCTASES; NITROSAMINES; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNITED STATES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS;

EID: 80053223746     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03807.x     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Asay KH, Horton WH, Jensen KB, Palazzo AJ. 2001. Merits of native and introduced Triticeae grasses on semiarid rangelands. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 81: 45-52.
2. Best EP, Sprecher SL, Larson SL, Fredrickson HL, Bader DF. 1999. Environmental behavior of explosives in groundwater from the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in aquatic and wetland plant treatments. Uptake and fate of TNT and RDX in plants. Chemosphere 39: 2057-2072.
3. Bevan M. 1984. Binary Agrobacterium vectors for plant transformation. Nucleic Acids Research 12: 8711-8721.
4. Burdette LJ, Cook LL, Dyer RS. 1988. Convulsant properties of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX): spontaneous audiogenic, and amygdaloid kindled seizure activity. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 92: 436-444.
5. Clausen J, Robb J, Curry D, Korte N. 2004. A case study of contaminants on military ranges: Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, USA. Environmental Pollution 129: 13-21.
6. Frank AB, Bauer A. 1991. Rooting activity and water use during vegetative development of crested and western wheatgrass. Agronomy Journal 83: 906-910.
7. French CE, Rosser SJ, Davies GJ, Nicklin S, Bruce NC. 1999. Biodegradation of explosives by transgenic plants expressing pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase. Nature Biotechnology 17: 491-494.
8. Gandia-Herrero F, Lorenz A, Larson T, Graham IA, Bowles DJ, Rylott EL, Bruce NC. 2008. Detoxification of the explosive 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene in Arabidopsis - discovery of bifunctional O- and C-glucosyltransferases. Plant Journal 56: 963-974.
9. Gleave AP. 1992. A versatile binary vector system with a T-DNA organisational structure conducive to efficient integration of cloned DNA into the plant genome. Plant Molecular Biology 20: 1203-1207.
10. Hannink NK, Rosser SJ, French CE, Basran A, Murray JA, Nicklin S, Bruce NC. 2001. Phytodetoxification of TNT by transgenic plants expressing a bacterial nitroreductase. Nature Biotechnology 19: 1168-1172.
11. Hannink NK, Subramanian M, Rosser SJ, Basran A, Murray JA, Shanks JV, Bruce NC. 2007. Enhanced transformation of TNT by tobacco plants expressing a bacterial nitroreductase. International Journal of Phytoremediation 9: 385-401.
12. Hundal LS, Shea PJ, Comfort SD, Powers WL, Singh J. 1997. Long-term TNT sorption and bound residue in soil. Journal of Environmental Quality 26: 896-904.
13. Jackson M, Green JM, Hash RL, Lindsten DC, Tatyrek AF. 1978. Nitramine (RDX-HMX) wastewater treatment at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant. Dover, NJ, USA: US Army Armament Research and Development Command. Report ARLCD-77013.
14. Jackson RG, Rylott EL, Fournier D, Hawari J, Bruce NC. 2007. Exploring the biochemical properties and remediation applications of the unusual explosive-degrading P450 system XplA/B. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 104: 16822-16827.
15. Jenkins TF, Hewitt AD, Grant CL, Thiboutot S, Ampleman G, Walsh ME, Ranney TA, Ramsey CA, Palazzo AJ, Pennington JC. 2006. Identity and distribution of residues of energetic compounds at army live-fire training ranges. Chemosphere 63: 1280-1290.
16. Kucukardali Y, Acar HV, Ozkan S, Nalbant S, Yazgan Y, Atasoyu EM, Keskin O, Naz A, Akyatan N, Gokben M et al. 2003. Accidental oral poisoning caused by RDX (cyclonite): a report of 5 cases. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 18: 42-46.
17. Palazzo AJ, Jensen KB, Waldron BL, Cary TJ. 2005. Effects of tank tracking on range grasses. Journal of Terramechanics 42: 177-191.
18. Pavlostathis SG, Comstock KK, Jacobson ME, Sauders FM. 1998. Transformation of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene by the aquatic plant Myriophyllum spicatum. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17: 2266-2273.
19. Robidoux PY, Bardai G, Paquet L, Ampleman G, Thiboutot S, Hawari J, Sunahara GI. 2003. Phytotoxicity of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and octahydro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetrazocine (HMX) in spiked artificial and natural forest soils. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 44: 198-209.
20. Rocheleau S, Kuperman RG, Martel M, Paquet L, Bardai G, Wong S, Sarrazin M, Dodard S, Gong P, Hawari J et al. 2006. Phytotoxicity of nitroaromatic energetic compounds freshly amended or weathered and aged in sandy loam soil. Chemosphere 62: 545-558.
21. Rosenblatt DH. 1980. Toxicology of explosives and propellants. In: Kaye SM, ed. Encyclopedia of explosives and related items. Dover, NJ, USA: US Army Armament Research and Development Committee, 332-345.
22. Rylott EL, Bruce NC. 2009. Plants disarm soil: engineering plants for the phytoremediation of explosives. Trends in Biotechnology 27: 73-81.
23. Rylott EL, Jackson RG, Edwards J, Womack GL, Seth-Smith HM, Rathbone DA, Strand SE, Bruce NC. 2006. An explosive-degrading cytochrome P450 activity and its targeted application for the phytoremediation of RDX. Nature Biotechnology 24: 216-219.
24. Sarrazin M, Dodard SG, Savard K, Lachance B, Robidoux PY, Kuperman RG, Hawari J, Ampleman G, Thiboutot S, Sunahara GI. 2009. Accumulation of hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine by the earthworm Eisenia Andrei in a sandy loam soil. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28: 2125-2133.
25. Seth-Smith HM, Rosser SJ, Basran A, Travis ER, Dabbs ER, Nicklin S, Bruce NC. 2002. Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of the hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine degradation gene cluster from Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Applied Environmental Microbiology 68: 4764-4771.
26. Talmage SS, Opresko DM, Maxwell CJ, Welsh CJ, Cretella FM, Reno PH, Daniel FB. 1999. Nitroaromatic munition compounds: environmental effects and screening values. Reviews of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology 161: 1-156.
27. 15N NMR investigation of the covalent binding of reduced TNT amines to soil humic acid, model compounds, and lignocellulose. Environmental Science and Technology 36: 3787-3796.
28. Travis ER, Hannink NK, Van der Gast CJ, Thompson IP, Rosser SJ, Bruce NC. 2007. Impact of transgenic tobacco on trinitrotoluene (TNT) contaminated soil community. Environmental Science and Technology 41: 5854-5861.
29. US General Accounting Office. 2004. Department of Defense Operational Ranges. More reliable cleanup cost estimates and a proactive approach to identifying contamination are needed. Report to Congressional Requesters.
30. US Defense Science Board Task Force. 1998. Unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance, active range UXO clearance, and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) programs. Washington DC, USA: Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
31. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1994. Test methods for evaluating solid waste - physical/chemical methods. SWS Update II Method 8330 Washington DC, USA: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
32. Van Aken B, Yoon JM, Just CL, Schnoor JL. 2004. Metabolism and mineralization of hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine inside poplar tissues (Populus deltoides×nigra DN-34). Environmental Science and Technology 38: 4572-4579.
33. Vila M, Lorber-Pascal S, Laurent F. 2007. Fate of RDX and TNT in agronomic plants. Environmental Pollution 148: 148-154.
34. Winfield LE, Rodgers JH Jr, D'Surney SJ. 2004. The responses of selected terrestrial plants to short (<12days) and long term (2, 4 and 6wk) hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine (RDX) exposure. Part I: Growth and developmental effects. Ecotoxicology 13: 335-347.
35. Woody RC, Kearns GL, Brewster MA, Turley CP, Sharp GB, Lake RS. 1986. The neurotoxicity of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) in a child: a clinical and pharmacokinetic evaluation. Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology 24: 305-319.
36. Zhang B, Pan X, Cobb GP, Anderson TA. 2009. Uptake, bioaccumulation, and biodegradation of hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine (RDX) and its reduced metabolites (MNX and TNX) by the earthworm (Eisenia fetida). Chemosphere 76: 76-82.