Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 102, Issue 3, Pages 3149-3154Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.093
Keywords
Nutrients; Bioremediation; Macroalgae; Nutrient uptake rate; Nutrient removal efficiency
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Two local macroalgal species (Undaria pinnatifida and Gracilaria vermiculophylla) were tested in laboratory experiments to determine their nutrient uptake potential and their physiological response to waste water effluents from a mariculture project on bivalve mollusks (mussels). No negative effects on the growth and photosynthesis rates of the algae were detected. High nutrient uptake rates and high nutrient removal efficiency were measured in both tested species. We propose that U. pinnatifida be introduced into IMTA systems during the cold-water season to remove nutrients from cultured animals. The culture of this species can be alternated with that of G. vermiculophylla during warm-water season in order to provide a longer biofiltration period. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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