| Literature DB >> 28844453 |
Aadel Xaaldi Kalhor1, Ali Movafeghi2, Adel Dabbagh Mohammadi-Nassab3, Ehsan Abedi4, Ahmad Bahrami5.
Abstract
Oil production and/or transportation can cause severe environmental pollution and disrupt the populations of living organisms. In the present study, biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons is investigated using Chlorella vulgaris as a green algal species. The microalga was treated by 10 and 20g/l crude oil/water concentrations at two experimental durations (7 and 14days). Based on the results obtained, C. vulgaris owned not only considerable resistance against the pollutants but also high ability in remediation of crude oil hydrocarbons (~94% of the light and ~88% of heavy compounds in 14days). Intriguingly, dry weight of C. vulgaris increased by the rising crude oil concentration indicating the positive effect of crude oil on the growth of the algal species. This biodegradation process is remarkably a continuous progression over a period of time.Entities:
Keywords: Algal phytoremediation; Biodegradation; Chlorella vulgaris; Crude oil; Oil pollution
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28844453 DOI： 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.045
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mar Pollut Bull ISSN： 0025-326X Impact factor: 5.553