Effect of cadmium and zinc on respiration and photosynthesis in suspended and immobilized cultures of Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus acutus

• Published in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 936 - 943
• Main Authors: ILANGOVAN, K, CANIZARES-VILLANUEVA, R. O, GONZALEZ MORENO, S, VOLTOLINA, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Springer-Verlag 01.06.1998; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Cadmium; Cadmium Compounds - toxicity; Cell Respiration - drug effects; Chlorella - drug effects; Chlorella vulgaris; Chlorides - toxicity; Chlorophyta - drug effects; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on plants and fungi; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Mexico; Photosynthesis; Photosynthesis - drug effects; Scenedesmus acutus; Sulfates - toxicity; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Zinc Compounds - toxicity; Mexico; Cadmium; Cell culture; Toxicity; Algae; Chlorella vulgaris; Chlorophycophyta; Scenedesmus; Zinc; Heavy metal; Pollutant; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Thallophyta

The effects of cadmium(II) (0.5 or 1 mg per litre) and of a mixture of cadmium(II) (0.5, 1 or 2 mg per litre) and zinc(II) (50 mg per litre) on the rate of respiration and photosynthesis in suspended and immobilized cultures of Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus acutus were evaluated. Oxygen evoluti...