Risks and benefits of consuming edible seaweeds

P Cherry, C O'Hara, PJ Magee, EM McSorley… - Nutrition …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Recent interest in seaweeds as a source of macronutrients, micronutrients, and bioactive
components has highlighted prospective applications within the functional food and …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in understanding multilevel responses of seagrasses to hypersalinity

JM Sandoval-Gil, JM Ruiz, L Marín-Guirao - Marine environmental research, 2023 - Elsevier
Human-and nature-induced hypersaline conditions in coastal systems can lead to profound
alterations of the structure and vitality of seagrass meadows and their socio-ecological …

Distribution of metals and metalloids in dried seaweeds and health risk to population in southeastern China

Q Chen, XD Pan, BF Huang, JL Han - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Concern about metals and metalloids, especially heavy metals in seaweeds has risen due
to potential health risk. This study investigated the distribution of 10 metals and metalloids in …

Ulva lactuca: A bioindicator for anthropogenic contamination and its environmental remediation capacity

MM Areco, VN Salomone… - Marine Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal regions are subjected to degradation due to anthropogenic pollution. Effluents
loaded with variable concentrations of heavy metal, persistent organic pollutant, as well as …

Elevated concentrations of metal (loids) in seaweed and the concomitant exposure to humans

MU Khandaker, NO Chijioke, NAB Heffny, DA Bradley… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
While the consumption of seaweed and seaweed-based products is very common amongst
East Asian nations, forming a notable component of the daily diet, relatively very few studies …

Heavy metals and metalloids in edible seaweeds of Saint Martin's Island, Bay of Bengal, and their potential health risks

MAM Siddique, MS Hossain, MM Islam… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to assess the levels of heavy metals and metalloids present in six
seaweeds and their potential impact on consumption. The highest concentration of 11 …

Influence of salinity and rare earth elements on simultaneous removal of Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni and Pb from contaminated waters by living macroalgae

M Costa, B Henriques, J Pinto, E Fabre, T Viana… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are of major concern due to their high persistence and
toxicity. Recently, rare earth elements (REEs) concentration in aquatic ecosystems has been …

3D printed composites from heat extruded polycaprolactone/sodium alginate filaments and their heavy metal adsorption properties

IL Liakos, A Mondini, E Del Dottore… - Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Removal of heavy metals can be achieved through the adsorption of metal ions onto the
surfaces of various materials and composites that either have such properties naturally or …

Post-harvest cultivation with seafood process waters improves protein levels of Ulva fenestrata while retaining important food sensory attributes

K Stedt, S Steinhagen, JP Trigo, B Kollander… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Seaweed aquaculture can provide the growing human population with a sustainable source
of proteins. Sea-based cultivation is an effective method for farming seaweeds on a large …

[HTML][HTML] A step towards closing the food-waste gap in novel protein sources: Post-harvest protein boost of the seaweed crop Ulva by herring production tub water

S Steinhagen, K Stedt, JP Trigo, I Undeland, H Pavia - Future Foods, 2024 - Elsevier
Sea lettuce (Ulva) species have been identified as a future protein source, and post-harvest
techniques, including the sustainable integration of liquid food side streams, have been …