Phycoremediation of Heavy Metals in Wet Market Wastewater

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 140; no. 1; pp. 12017 - 12022
• Main Authors: Apandi, Najeeha, Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira, Al-Gheethi, Adel, Latiffi, Atikah, Hidayah Arifin, Siti Nor, Gani, Paran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Algae; Aquatic microorganisms; Bioremediation; Cadmium; Chromium; Growth rate; Heavy metals; Metal industry wastewaters; Nutrients; Scenedesmus; Wastewater

The efficiency of phycoremediation using microalgae for removing nutrients and heavy metals from wastewaters has been proved. However, the differences in the composition of wastewaters as well as microalgae species play an important role in the efficient of this process. Therefore, the present study...