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Bioremoval of toxic elements with aquatic plants and algae
| Title: | Bioremoval of toxic elements with aquatic plants and algae. |
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| Name(s): |
Wang, Tsen C. Weissman, J. C. Ramesh, G. Varadarajan, R. Benemann, J. R. |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1995 | |
| Publisher: | Battelle Press | |
| Place of Publication: | Columbus | |
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| Extent: | 7 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007265 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
Aquatic plants were screened to evaluate their ability to adsorb dissolved
metals. The plants screened included those that are naturally immobilized
(attached algae and rooted plants) and those that could be easily
separated from suspension (filamentous microalgae, macroalgae, and
floating plants). Two plants were observed to have high adsorption
capabilities (mg metal/kg of biomass) for cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn)
removal: one blue green filamentous alga of the genus Phormidium and
one aquatic rooted plant, water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum). These
plants could also reduce the residual metal concentration to 0.1 mg/L or
less. Both plants also exhibited high specific adsorption for other metals
(Pb, Ni, and Cu) both individually and in combination. Metal concentrations
were analyzed with an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1109 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Wang, T. C., Weissmann, J. C., Ramesh, G., Varadarajan, R., & Benemann, J. R. (1995). Bioremoval of toxic elements with aquatic plants and algae. In R. E. Hinchee & J. L. Means (Eds.), Bioremediation of inorganics, (pp. 65-69). Columbus: Battelle Press. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bioremediation Heavy metals Algae Aquatic plants |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007265 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
