Potential for Enhanced Degradation and Removal of Various Bisphenols by Interaction between Common Reed (<i>Phragmites australis</i>) and Microorganisms

The extensive global use of bisphenols (bisphenol A (BPA) and its analogs) is serious concern to human health aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic plants rhizosphere microorganisms can largely affect the environmental fate bisphenols. In this study, association between common reed, which distributed widely in environment, existing surrounding area roots was studied illustrate capabilities possible mechanisms for removal five different (BPA, bisphenol F, P, S, 4,4ʹ-thiodiphenol). Different experimental systems were prepared presence absence sterile reeds microorganisms. effects reed on differed across compounds. However, all tested clearly accelerated co-presence microorganisms, indicated importance plant-microorganism enhancing removal. results study further revealed major contribution distinct mechanism each by