Isolation of microalgae tolerant to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from wastewater treatment plants and their removal ability

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Abstract

The present study isolated microalgae with tolerance to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from wastewater aiming to discover isolates with high removal abilities. Nine isolates, Chlorella (STCh and SICh), Parachlorella (STPa1 and STPa2), Scenedesmus (STSc, TPSc1 and TPSc2), Nitzschia palea (YLBa) and Mychonastes (TPMy), were obtained. Four isolates, SICh, STCh, STPa1 and TPSc1, were very tolerant, and their growth was not affected by DE-71 and BDE-209 mixtures (5:1) at low (6μgL-1), medium (60μgL-1) or even high (600μgL-1) levels for 7days. The removal of PBDEs by one of the tolerant isolates, SICh, was the highest, with 82-90% removal at the end of 7-days exposure. SICh also accumulated more PBDEs than the other isolates. Bioaccumulation and biotransformation were important for PBDE removal. This is the first study isolated PBDE-tolerant microalgae from wastewater and obtained a Chlorella isolate, SICh, with high tolerance and removal ability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-297
Number of pages9
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume177
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Microalgal isolate
  • PBDEs
  • Removal
  • Resistance
  • Wastewater treatment plant

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