The two-dimensional, laterally-averaged mechanistic eutrophication model CE-QUAL-W2 version 3.72 was used to predict chlorophyll-a concentrations across two different time periods in the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina. Chlorophyll calibration wa...
This study examines the influence of light wavelengths on the growth dynamics of five algal genera (Chlorella sp., Volvox sp., Gloeocapsa sp., Microspora sp., and Mougeotia sp.) in freshwater systems, using machine learning to optimize growth models....
The potential use of carbon dioxide (CO2) and wastewater released from a mushroom farm for the cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris microalga was investigated in this study. For this purpose, a microcontroller-based aided CO2 capture and mixing prototyp...
This study presents the appropriate solution, algal extracts, for the improvement of polymer durability when the material is subjected to acute oxidation damage. The investigated support, styrene–isoprene–styrene (SIS), is modified by thr...
The environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics (NPs) and their toxicity against aquatic organisms are under current investigation. In this work, relevant physicochemical characterizations were provided to analyze the ecotoxicological risk of NPs...
The marine dinoflagellate microalga Amphidinium carterae is a source of amphidinols, a fascinating group of polyketide metabolites potentially useful in drug design. However, Amphidinium carterae grows slowly and produces these toxins in tiny amounts...
Phosphorus removal is critical for effective water treatment and the prevention of eutrophication. This study focuses on the modification of attapulgite, an economical clay material, with zirconium (Zr@ATP) to enhance its phosphorus adsorption capaci...
Metronidazole (MNZ) is a nitroimidazole antibiotic that is poorly removed by conventional biological wastewater treatment, motivating interest in microalgae-based tertiary treatment strategies. This study characterizes the concentration-dependent tox...
The design and optimization of photobioreactor(s) (PBR) benefit from the development of robust and quantitatively accurate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models, which incorporate the complex interplay of fundamental phenomena. In the present wor...
As crude glycerol comprises a potential substrate for microalga fermentation and value added products’ biosynthesis, Auxenochlorella protothecoides was grown on it under heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions and its growth kinetics were eval...
Dinoflagellate species of Dinophysis are obligate mixotrophs that require light, nutrients, and prey for sustained growth. Information about their nitrogenous nutrient preferences and their uptake kinetics are scarce. This study aimed to determine th...
Chromium (Cr) is a widespread heavy metal contaminant in aquatic environments, posing serious risks to phytoplankton due to its persistence, biotoxicity, and mutagenic potential. Microalgae have emerged as promising biological agents for Cr remediati...
Tetracycline (TC), commonly utilized in medicine and aquaculture, frequently enters aquatic environments, raising ecological concerns. This study examined TC-contaminated wastewater treated through ultraviolet (UV), potassium persulfate (PS), and com...
Yeast infections are becoming an increasing public health concern, mainly due to the spread of opportunistic species and the emergence of strains resistant to commonly used antifungal drugs. Marine resources are a promising source of bioactive compou...
Hydroponic systems are gaining prominence in sustainable agriculture, yet their nutrient-rich effluents remain an underexplored source of microbial biodiversity with potential biotechnological interest. In this study, shotgun metagenomic sequencing w...
This study systematically investigated two ecotypes of Ulva prolifera, the dominant species responsible for green tides in the Yellow Sea, classified as Subtype I (strain I08-1) and Subtype II (strain QD-7). Both subtypes produce positively phototact...
Modeling ciguatoxin (CTX) trophic transfer in marine food webs has significant implications for the management of ciguatera poisoning, a circumtropical disease caused by human consumption of CTX-contaminated seafood. Current models associated with CP...