Microalgal metallothioneins and phytochelatins and their potential use in bioremediation

S Balzano, A Sardo, M Blasio, TB Chahine… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The persistence of heavy metals (HMs) in the environment causes adverse effects to all
living organisms; HMs accumulate along the food chain affecting different levels of biological …

[HTML][HTML] Algae, biochar and bacteria for acid mine drainage (AMD) remediation: A review

T Du, A Bogush, O Mašek, S Purton, LC Campos - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a global issue and causes harmful environmental impacts.
AMD has high acidity and contains a high concentration of heavy metals and metalloids …

Metal uptake by microalgae: underlying mechanisms and practical applications

CM Monteiro, PML Castro… - Biotechnology progress, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Metal contamination of a few aquatic, atmospheric, and soil ecosystems has increased ever
since the industrial revolution, owing to discharge of such elements via the effluents of some …

Single and combined effects of microplastics and copper on the population growth of the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii

E Davarpanah, L Guilhermino - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2015 - Elsevier
As the accumulation of microplastics continues to rise in the marine environment, more
knowledge on their potential toxic effects on marine organisms is needed to assess their …

The impact of size on the fate and toxicity of nanoparticulate silver in aquatic systems

BM Angel, GE Batley, CV Jarolimek, NJ Rogers - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
The increased use of silver nanomaterials presents a risk to aquatic systems due to the high
toxicity of silver. The stability, dissolution rates and toxicity of citrate-and polyvinylpyrrolidone …

Absorption and adsorption of heavy metals by microalgae

D Kaplan - Handbook of microalgal culture: applied phycology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metals are released into waterways due to various anthropogenic activities. Their
treatment is of special importance, since heavy metals are nonbiodegradable and persist in …

Copper effect on microalgae: Toxicity and bioremediation strategies

E Cavalletti, G Romano, F Palma Esposito, L Barra… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are increasingly recognised as suitable microorganisms for heavy metal (HM)
removal, since they are able to adsorb them onto their cell wall and, in some cases …

Patterns of trace metal bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in a phytoplankton-zooplankton-small pelagic fish marine food web

T Chouvelon, E Strady, M Harmelin-Vivien… - Marine Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Trace metal contamination in the European sardine and anchovy food web was investigated
in the Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean Sea, including seawater and size fractions of …

Effect of core–shell copper oxide nanoparticles on cell culture morphology and photosynthesis (photosystem II energy distribution) in the green alga, Chlamydomonas …

C Saison, F Perreault, JC Daigle, C Fortin, J Claverie… - Aquatic toxicology, 2010 - Elsevier
The effect of core–shell copper oxide nanoparticles with sizes smaller than 100nm on
cellular systems is still not well understood. Documenting these effects is pressing since …

Toxicity and bioaccumulation of copper and lead in five marine microalgae

B Debelius, JM Forja, Á DelValls, LM Lubián - … and environmental safety, 2009 - Elsevier
On five marine microalgae with the same biovolume quantity (Tetraselmis chuii,
Rhodomonas salina, Chaetoceros sp., Isochrysis galbana (T-iso) and Nannochloropsis …