RADIOACTIVE REMEDIATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS USING MICROALGAE

RADIOACTIVE REMEDIATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS USING MICROALGAE

Radionuclides that have entered the environment through nuclear weapon tests, nuclear accidents or other human activities represent an ecological hazard. Many decontamination techniques are technically and financially demanding and often not environmentally beneficial. A suitable alternative is bior...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry Vol. 186; no. 2-3; pp. 296 - 300
Main Authors: Galanda, Dušan, Tatarová, Dominika, Kuruc, Jozef, Gaálová, Barbora, Slimáková, Jana
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 31-12-2019
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Summary:Radionuclides that have entered the environment through nuclear weapon tests, nuclear accidents or other human activities represent an ecological hazard. Many decontamination techniques are technically and financially demanding and often not environmentally beneficial. A suitable alternative is bioremediation techniques. One of them, phycoremediation utilizes the metabolic activity of microorganisms that degrade or eliminate contaminants from the environment. In our work, we focused on phycoremediation with microalgae Dunaliella salina and Chlorella vulgaris. An important parameter was the determination of the optimal pH values of the environment and subsequent monitoring of the radionuclide activity decline over time.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncz221