NDLI: Growth and metal bioconcentration by conspecific freshwater macroalgae cultured in industrial waste water

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Ellison, Michael B. Nys, Rocky De Paul, Nicholas A. Roberts, David A.
Editor	Johnson, Stephen
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	The bioremediation of industrial waste water by macroalgae is a sustainable and renewable approach to the treatment of waste water produced by multiple industries. However, few studies have tested the bioremediation of complex multi-element waste streams from coal-fired power stations by live algae. This study compares the ability of three species of green freshwater macroalgae from the genus Oedogonium, isolated from different geographic regions, to grow in waste water for the bioremediation of metals. The experiments used Ash Dam water from Tarong power station in Queensland, which is contaminated by multiple metals (Al, Cd, Ni and Zn) and metalloids (As and Se) in excess of Australian water quality guidelines. All species had consistent growth rates in Ash Dam water, despite significant differences in their growth rates in “clean” water. A species isolated from the Ash Dam water itself was not better suited to the bioremediation of that waste water. While there were differences in the temporal pattern of the bioconcentration of metals by the three species, over the course of the experiment, all three species bioconcentrated the same elements preferentially and to a similar extent. All species bioconcentrated metals (Cu, Mn, Ni, Cd and Zn) more rapidly than metalloids (As, Mo and Se). Therefore, bioremediation in situ will be most rapid and complete for metals. Overall, all three species of freshwater macroalgae had the ability to grow in waste water and bioconcentrate elements, with a consistent affinity for the key metals that are regulated by Australian and international water quality guidelines. Together, these characteristics make Oedogonium a clear target for scaled bioremediation programs across a range of geographic regions.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.401
Starting Page	401
File Format	PDF
ISSN	21678359
e-ISSN	21678359
Journal	PeerJ
Volume Number	2
Language	English
Publisher	PeerJ Inc.
Publisher Date	2014-05-22
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	PeerJ Inc.
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neuroscience Medicine Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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