Bioremediation of Aluminium from the Waste Water of a Conventional Water Treatment Plant Using the Freshwater Macroalga Oedogonium
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Site and Water Collection
2.2. Productivity of Oedogonium in Giru Waste Water and Sequestration of Al
2.3. The Effect of CO2 on Oedogonium Productivity and Al Sequestration from Giru Waste Water
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Productivity of Oedogonium and Al Sequestration in Giru Waste Water
3.2. The Effect of CO2 on the Productivity of Oedogonium and the Bioremediation of Al
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Units | Value |
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Initial [Al] in waste water | mg L−1 | 0.260 ± 0.020 |
Final [Al] in waste water | mg L−1 | 0.068 ± 0.007 |
Mass Al lost from waste water | Mg | 2.68 ± 0.11 |
[Al] in harvested Oedogonium | mg kg−1 | 467 ± 25 |
Mass harvested Oedogonium | g DW | 5.40 ± 0.13 |
Mass Al sequestered in Oedogonium | Mg | 2.48 ± 0.09 |
Proportion of Al in Oedogonium | % | 89.5 ± 6.5 |
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Roberts, D.A.; Shiels, L.; Tickle, J.; De Nys, R.; Paul, N.A. Bioremediation of Aluminium from the Waste Water of a Conventional Water Treatment Plant Using the Freshwater Macroalga Oedogonium. Water 2018, 10, 626. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050626
Roberts DA, Shiels L, Tickle J, De Nys R, Paul NA. Bioremediation of Aluminium from the Waste Water of a Conventional Water Treatment Plant Using the Freshwater Macroalga Oedogonium. Water. 2018; 10(5):626. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050626
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoberts, David A., Laura Shiels, Julian Tickle, Rocky De Nys, and Nicholas A. Paul. 2018. "Bioremediation of Aluminium from the Waste Water of a Conventional Water Treatment Plant Using the Freshwater Macroalga Oedogonium" Water 10, no. 5: 626. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050626
APA StyleRoberts, D. A., Shiels, L., Tickle, J., De Nys, R., & Paul, N. A. (2018). Bioremediation of Aluminium from the Waste Water of a Conventional Water Treatment Plant Using the Freshwater Macroalga Oedogonium. Water, 10(5), 626. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050626