LEÓN VAZ , Antonio

The chlorophyte microalga Chlorella sorokiniana was tested for the bioremediation of heavy metals pollution. It was cultured with different concentrations of Cu+2+, Cd+2+, As (III) and As (V), showing a significant inhibition on its growth at concentrations of 500 µM Cu+2+, 250 µM Cd+2+, 750 µM AsO33- and 5 mM AsO43- or higher. Moreover, the...

Coccomyxa onubensis (C. onubensis) is an acid-tolerant microalga whose ecosystem (Tinto River, Huelva, Spain) contains high amounts of different heavy metals. However, the potential of this microalga to remove these pollutants from the environment has still not been studied. Thus, this work evaluates the tolerance and physiological response of...