Biosorption and toxicity responses to arsenite (As[III]) in Scenedesmus quadricauda.
Biosorption and toxicity responses to arsenite (As[III]) in Scenedesmus quadricauda.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.002
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发表时间:
2013-08
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影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Jianying Zhang;Tengda Ding;Chunlong Zhang
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作者:
Jianying Zhang;Tengda Ding;Chunlong Zhang
Toxicity and biosorption responses to arsenite (As [III]) were examined in a 96-h exposure study using Scenedesmus quadricauda, one of the most popular green algae distributed in freshwaters in China. Results indicated that the pH-dependent distribution of two arsenite species (H 2 AsO 3-and H 3 AsO 3) played an important role in biosorption and toxicity. The undissociated H 3 AsO 3 was more toxic than its monoanionic H 2 AsO 3-through comparison of algal cell numbers, chlorophyll-a contents, and algal ultrastructural changes observed with transmission electron microscopy. An effective biosorption of 89.0 mg g− 1 at 100 mg L− 1 As [III] was found in the treatments with an initial pH of 9.3 and 25.2 μg g− 1 at 0.03 mg L− 1 As [III] at an initial pH of 8.2 as a result of the predominant species of H 2 AsO 3-under the ambient pH and Eh conditions. Our results imply that S. quadricauda may provide a new means for the removal of toxic arsenite species present in contaminated surface water.