A macroalgae-based biotechnology for water remediation: Simultaneous removal of Cd, Pb and Hg by living Ulva lactuca

Bruhn, 2011, Bioenergy potential of Ulva lactuca: biomass yield, methane production and combustion, Bioresour. Technol., 102, 2595, 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.010 Bulgariu, 2014, Enhancing biosorption characteristics of marine green algae (Ulva lactuca) for heavy metals removal by alkaline treatment, Bioprocess. Biotech., 4 Caliceti, 2002, Heavy metal contamination in the seaweeds of the Venice lagoon, Chemosphere, 47, 443, 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00292-2 Chen, 2007, Influence of metal ionic characteristics on their biosorption capacity by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Appl. Microbiol. Biot., 74, 911, 10.1007/s00253-006-0739-1 Cheung, 2000, Sorption kinetics for the removal of copper and zinc from effluents using bone char, Sep. Purif. Technol., 19, 55, 10.1016/S1383-5866(99)00073-8 Chojnacka, 2007, Bioaccumulation of Cr(III) ions by blue-green alga Spirulina sp. Part I. A comparison with biosorption, Am. J. Agric. Biol. Sci., 2, 218, 10.3844/ajabssp.2007.218.223 Chojnacka, 2009 Chojnacka, 2010, Biosorption and bioaccumulation - the prospects for practical applications, Environ. Int., 36, 299, 10.1016/j.envint.2009.12.001 Coelho, 2005, Macroalgae response to a mercury contamination gradient in a temperate coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal), Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 65, 492, 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.06.020 Costa, 2011, Kinetics of mercury accumulation and its effects on Ulva lactuca growth rate at two salinities and exposure conditions, Water Air Soil Poll., 217, 689, 10.1007/s11270-010-0620-9 Council Directive 98/83/EC, 1998, Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, J. Eur. Communities, 32 Decree-Law No. 103/2010, 2010, 4289 Decree-Law No. 236/98, 1998, 3676 Directive 2013/39/EU, 2013, Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 amending Directives 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy, Official J. Eur. Union, 1 Directive 83/513/EEC, 1983, Council Directive 83/513/EEC of 26 September 1983 on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium discharges (Daughter to 2006/11/EC), Official J. Eur. Communities, 1 Directive 84/156/EEC, 1984, Council Directive 84/156/EEC of 8 March 1984 on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by sectors other than the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry, Official J. Eur. Communities, 49 Eisler, 2010, 7 El-Khaiary, 2011, Common data analysis errors in batch adsorption studies, Hydrometallurgy, 105, 314, 10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.11.005 Farooq, 2010, Biosorption of heavy metal ions using wheat based biosorbents - a review of the recent literature, Bioresour. Technol., 101, 5043, 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.02.030 Freitas, 2008, Removal of Cd(II), Zn(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solutions by brown marine macro algae: kinetic modelling, J. Hazard Mater., 153, 493, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.08.081 Han, 2005, A novel marine algal toxicity bioassay based on sporulation inhibition in the green macroalga Ulva pertusa (Chlorophyta), Aquat. Toxicol., 75, 202, 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.08.003 Han, 2008, Physiological responses of Ulva pertusa and U. armoricana to copper exposure, Aquat. Toxicol., 86, 176, 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.10.016 He, 2014, A comprehensive review on biosorption of heavy metals by algal biomass: materials, performances, chemistry, and modeling simulation tools, Bioresour. Technol., 160, 67, 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.068 Henriques, 2015, Study on bioaccumulation and biosorption of mercury by living marine macroalgae: prospecting for a new remediation biotechnology applied to saline waters, Chem. Eng. J., 281, 759, 10.1016/j.cej.2015.07.013 Ho, 2000, Kinetics of pollutant sorption by biosorbents: Review, Separ Purif. Method, 29, 189, 10.1081/SPM-100100009 Jayakumar, 2014, Sorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using marine green algae Halimeda gracilis: optimization, equilibrium, kinetic, thermodynamic and desorption studies, J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2, 1261 Kamala-Kannan, 2008, Assessment of heavy metals (Cd, Cr and Pb) in water, sediment and seaweed (Ulva lactuca) in the Pulicat Lake, South East India, Chemosphere, 71, 1233, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.12.004 Kumar, 2013, Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye using silver (Ag) nanoparticles synthesized from Ulva lactuca, Colloids Surfaces B Biointerfaces, 103, 658, 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.11.022 Lamare, 2001, Calorific content of New Zealand marine macrophytes, N. Z. J. Mar. Freshw. Res., 35, 335, 10.1080/00288330.2001.9517004 Lee, 2001, Metal accumulation in the green macroalga Ulva fasciata: effects of nitrate, ammonium and phosphate, Sci. Total Environ., 278, 11, 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00884-6 Li, 2013, Effect of NaCl on the heavy metal tolerance and bioaccumulation of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bioresour. Technol., 143, 46, 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.114 Lopes, 2014, Cork stoppers as an effective sorbent for water treatment: the removal of mercury at environmentally relevant concentrations and conditions, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Int., 21, 2108, 10.1007/s11356-013-2104-0 Masakorala, 2008, Influence of synthetic surfactants on the uptake of Pd, Cd and Pb by the marine macroalga, Ulva lactuca, Environ. Pollut., 156, 897, 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.05.030 Monterroso, 2003, Estimation of Cu, Cd and Hg transported by plankton from a contaminated area (Ria de Aveiro), Acta Oecol., 24, S351, 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00033-X Nielsen, 2012, Cultivation of Ulva lactuca with manure for simultaneous bioremediation and biomass production, J. Appl. Phycol., 24, 449, 10.1007/s10811-011-9767-z Nikolaisen, 2013, 3-Biomass feedstocks: categorisation and preparation for combustion and gasification, 36 Rocha, 2013, Valuation of unmodified rice husk waste as an eco-friendly sorbent to remove mercury: a study using environmental realistic concentrations, Water, Air, & Soil Pollut., 224, 1, 10.1007/s11270-013-1599-9 Romera, 2007, Comparative study of biosorption of heavy metals using different types of algae, Bioresour. Technol., 98, 3344, 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.09.026 Romero-Gonzalez, 2000, The application of dealginated seaweed as a cation exchanger foron-line preconcentration and chemical speciation of trace metals, J. Anal. Atomic Spectrom., 15, 1009, 10.1039/B002737P Sari, 2008, Biosorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) from aqueous solution using green alga (Ulva lactuca) biomass, J. Hazard Mater., 152, 302, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.06.097 Sekabira, 2011, Application of algae in biomonitoring and phytoextraction of heavy metals contamination in urban stream water, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Te, 8, 115, 10.1007/BF03326201 Sunda, 1998, Processes regulating cellular metal accumulation and physiological effects: phytoplankton as model systems, Sci. Total Environ., 219, 165, 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00226-5 Torres, 2008, Biochemical biomarkers in algae and marine pollution: a review, Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 71, 1, 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.05.009 Trinelli, 2013, Co-biosorption of copper and glyphosate by Ulva lactuca, Colloid Surf. B, 105, 251, 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.12.047 Turner, 2008, Influence of salinity and humic substances on the uptake of trace metals by the marine macroalga, Ulva lactuca: experimental observations and modelling using WHAM, Mar. Chem., 110, 176, 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.04.003 Turner, 2008, Influence of salinity and humic substances on the uptake of trace metals by the marine macroalga, Ulva lactuca: experimental observations and modelling using WHAM, Mar. Chem., 110, 176, 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.04.003 Vasconcelos, 2001, Seasonal variability in the kinetics of Cu, Pb, Cd and Hg accumulation by macroalgae, Mar. Chem., 74, 65, 10.1016/S0304-4203(00)00096-7 Wang, 2009, Biosorbents for heavy metals removal and their future, Biotechnol. Adv., 27, 195, 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.11.002 Wang, 1999, Kinetic measurements of metal accumulation in two marine macroalgae, Mar. Biol., 135, 11, 10.1007/s002270050596 Yamashita, 2009, Sodium and potassium uptake of Ulva – application of marine macro-algae for space agriculture, Adv. Space Res., 43, 1220, 10.1016/j.asr.2009.02.004