Thus, the way, in which EDTA influences the mobility of metals, is also multivariable and complex The possibility of finding EDTA biodegrading activity in ground water and soil would be of interest, since in this substrate photolysis could not constitute a degradation option.
However, significant biodegrading activities have not been found. There are only registers of poor and slow performances of microbial consortia in soil and subsoil EDTA resistance to bacterial biodegradation is widely documented The compound is harmful to gram negative bacteria, causing the destruction of their outer membrane At laboratory scale, biodegradation by enriched bacterial cultures has been achieved.
However, it has been recently demonstrated that the bacterial strain DSM located in the Rhizobium - Agrobacterium branch , degrades EDTA as a sole carbon source and it is able to perform the cellular uptake of the metallic complex EDTA-Ca II , with intracellular calcium polyphosphates accumulation The identified bacterial strains with EDTA degrading abilities are all aerobic, gram negative bacteria In cases in which degradation of the chelate has been proved, it is necessary to point out that both the metal-chelate speciation and the bacterial species in question, are determining factors in the ability to degrade the compound.
Furthermore, from the data available for the intracellular catabolism of EDTA, no generalizing pattern with respect to the influence of metal speciation on degradation can be deduced Table 3 presents the data of bacterial activities with complete EDTA mineralization and their respective references.
Palumbo et al. The only degradation achieved was with a strain of Agrobacterium sp. In drinking water plants, filtering trough activated carbon is useless to remove the chelate given its hydrophilic character. According to Gilbert and Hoffmann-Glewe 51 , in drinking water producing plants with ozone treatment it is possible to degrade EDTA, the degree of degradation depending on the ozone level. However, the same authors warn that the required concentration of peroxide is such that the residual peroxide exceeds the peroxide concentration allowed by the German standards they also point out that by-products of EDTA degradation can be promoters of microbial re-growth.
Most of the reports indicate that biological treatments are not efficient in the degradation of the chelate. Hinck et al. The chelate passes unmodified through wastewater treatment plants because of its resistance to biodegradation and scarce adsorbability.
Thus, in Swiss sewage treatment plants equipped with both chemical and biological treatment systems, it is found that no significant EDTA elimination is achieved 54, Nirel et al. In industrial waste water treatment plants, the chelate generally shows poor biological degradability 44,56 and presents two additional problems: it affects their efficiency to remove heavy metals and increases the charge of dissolved nitrogen in effluents.
Using a synthetic TCF cellulose bleaching effluent Mutis et al. The greatest degrading efficiencies are reported by Van Ginkel et al. EDTA is undesirable in biological treatment systems specially of those used to achieve metal removal, because the ligand prevents bacterial metal adsorption phenomenon These results have lead to the study of chemical treatment previous to the biological systems to increase the efficiency of this last one.
The use of catalytic photooxidation processes to degrade EDTA is also currently being studied , in which a semiconductor like TiO 2 or iron doped TiO 2 is used and activated by means of ultraviolet light. It has also been suggested that in order to treat large quantities of waste water, it would be economically more convenient to perform a pre-treatment combining ozone or TiO 2 with the use of ionizing radiation gamma rays followed by a classic phase of biodegradation The authors foresee that the main problems of the former techniques are energetic and economic, apart of achieving a complete toxicity assessment of the resulting by-products.
In general, it can be seen that EDTA behaves as a persistent pollutant in the environment, enhancing the mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals. In natural environments studies detect poor bio-degradability of the ligand. The interaction mechanisms of EDTA with living organisms are not sufficiently clarified and the range of their potential risks is not known.
The studies that evaluate the toxicity of free heavy metals and complexed with EDTA do not enable the prediction of what the effect of the chelate presence will be.
There is an urgent need to investigate more on the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the trophic chain promoted by EDTA and on the remobilization effect of metals in waters and soils. Studies on the potential risk of increased bioavailability of heavy metals by edible plant species exposed to metal-EDTA complexes are also missing.
The studies made so far, have focused, predominantly, on the evaluation of the bacterial ability to biodegrade EDTA at a laboratory scale, and it is to be noted that this property is extremely scarce in nature. Valenzuela for the critical lecture of the manuscript. Abrir menu Brasil. Abrir menu. EDTA; environment; degradation. Keywords: EDTA; environment; degradation. Conway, M. So let's examine the formation of the complex.
The image to the right has a molecule of water added, plus the EDTA has picked up a hydrogen ion on the carboxylic acid group not bound to the iron, and energy minimized to form the six coordinate complex.
Because of its strong complexing ability for most metal ions, it is used in the food industry as a sequestering agent. The complexing of the metal ion may prevent further reactions, such as binding metals that are cofactors for enzymes, or just remove a metallic taste, such as metal contamination added during processing.
See the Dow Chemical site on the use of their commercial product - Versene. Some typical examples are given below. This same property allows EDTA use for incidents of lead poisoning by the medical profession. Other reported uses of EDTA in medicine do not have a proven clinical basis.
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Share on Pinterest. Not Associated With Cancer. Not Associated With Birth Defects. Is It Safe? The Bottom Line. Read this next. Commonly can be found in some lotions, creams, and soaps.
Yes, its safety when used as a food additive has been approved by the U. In Australia and New Zealand with the code number Functional Class: food additives, preservative, sequestrant. Acceptable daily intake: ADI of 2. It is common that consumers have health concerns about whether calcium disodium EDTA is bad for our health and what are the possible health risks.
It is generally considered safe but too much consumption may lead to mineral deficiencies. As it can chelate metal ions such as iron, zinc, copper in the human body, the large dosage may cause vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Yes, it is vegan as the raw materials disodium EDTA, calcium carbonate or calcium chloride are all from mineral sources instead of animal-derived.
So it is vegan and suitable to add in the diet of vegetarians. Yes, it does not contain dairy as the calcium comes from limestone instead of animal sources. Yes, it is generally recognised as halal as it is permitted under the Islamic Law and fulfill the conditions of Halal.
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