Cited by 203Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalHeavy Metal Pollution RemediationEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Biosorption of cadmium and copper contaminated water by Scenedesmus abundans

Terry, Patricia A., Stone, Wendy·2002·Chemosphere

Abstract

Experiments were conducted comparing the individual removals of cadmium and copper from water via biosorption using Scenedesmus abundans, a common green algae, to removal in a multi-component system to determine competitive effects, if any, between the metals. The goal was to characterize the biological treatment of water contaminated with heavy metals using live aquatic species. In addition, experiments were performed to measure cell viability as a function of metal concentration and also to compare metal removal using living species to that using nonliving ones. It was shown that, while both living and nonliving S. abundans removed cadmium and copper from water, living algae significantly outperformed nonliving algae. Further, in characterizing biosorption by three concentrations of live S. abundans, capacity curves were created comparing the metal biosorbed per mass algae to the initial metal concentration in solution. The algae concentration was not a factor in the biosorption of either metal individually, such that the capacity of the algae for the metal increased with decreasing algae concentration. At the lowest algae concentration considered, competitive effects were observed at copper and cadmium concentrations above 4 mg/l each. At the highest algae concentration considered, no competitive effects were observed in the range of cadmium and copper concentrations studied (1-7 mg/l). It was concluded that biological treatment of heavy metal contaminated water is possibl…

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Authors
Terry, P. A., & Stone, W.
Affiliations
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (US)
Corresponding author
Terry, Patricia A.
Venue
Chemosphere
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-04
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
249-255
ISSN
0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2063180122
Cited by
203
References
13
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FWCI
10.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Chemosphere (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Heavy Metal Pollution Remediation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Keywords
biosorption, cadmium, copper, Scenedesmus abundans, heavy metal-contaminated water, competition effects, biological water treatment, green algae
MeSH terms
Adsorption, Chlorophyta, Biodegradation, Environmental, Cadmium, Copper, Water Pollutants, Water Purification

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