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Bioaccumulation of metals by algae from acid mine drainage: a case study of Frongoch Mine (UK)

In Frongoch Mine (UK), it is unclear the distribution of metals on indigenous algae and whether these species of algae can accumulate metals. This study aimed to investigate the role of indigenous algae for metal removal from acid mine drainage and understand if metals can be adsorbed on the surface...

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Autores principales: Du, Tianhao, Bogush, Anna, Edwards, Paul, Stanley, Peter, Lombardi, Ana T., Campos, Luiza C.
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Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9054862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35287195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19604-1
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author Du, Tianhao
Bogush, Anna
Edwards, Paul
Stanley, Peter
Lombardi, Ana T.
Campos, Luiza C.
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description In Frongoch Mine (UK), it is unclear the distribution of metals on indigenous algae and whether these species of algae can accumulate metals. This study aimed to investigate the role of indigenous algae for metal removal from acid mine drainage and understand if metals can be adsorbed on the surface of algae or/and bioaccumulated in algae. A sequential extraction procedure was applied for algae samples collected from acid mine drainage (AMD) water to identify the forms in which metals are found in algae. Concentrations of Fe, Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd were evaluated in the algae and AMD samples were collected in June and October 2019. AMDs samples had a pH value ranging between 3.5 and 6.9 and high concentrations of Zn (351 mg/L) and Pb (4.22 mg/L) that exceeded the water quality standards (Water Framework Directive, 2015). Algae Ulothrix sp. and Oedogonium sp. were the two main species in the Frongoch AMDs. The concentrations of metals in algae ranged from 0.007 to 51 mg/g, and the bioconcentration factor of metals decreased in the following order: Fe >  > Pb >  > Cu > Cd > Zn. It was found that Zn, Cu and Cd were adsorbed onto the surface of and bioaccumulated in the algae, while Pb and Fe were mainly bioaccumulated in the algae. Indigenous algae can be considered as a biogeochemical barrier where metals are accumulating and can be used in bioremediation methods. Also, indigenous algae could be used as a bioindicator to assess water pollution at Frongoch Mine and other similar metal mines.
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spelling pubmed-90548622022-05-07 Bioaccumulation of metals by algae from acid mine drainage: a case study of Frongoch Mine (UK) Du, Tianhao Bogush, Anna Edwards, Paul Stanley, Peter Lombardi, Ana T. Campos, Luiza C. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Short Research and Discussion Article In Frongoch Mine (UK), it is unclear the distribution of metals on indigenous algae and whether these species of algae can accumulate metals. This study aimed to investigate the role of indigenous algae for metal removal from acid mine drainage and understand if metals can be adsorbed on the surface of algae or/and bioaccumulated in algae. A sequential extraction procedure was applied for algae samples collected from acid mine drainage (AMD) water to identify the forms in which metals are found in algae. Concentrations of Fe, Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd were evaluated in the algae and AMD samples were collected in June and October 2019. AMDs samples had a pH value ranging between 3.5 and 6.9 and high concentrations of Zn (351 mg/L) and Pb (4.22 mg/L) that exceeded the water quality standards (Water Framework Directive, 2015). Algae Ulothrix sp. and Oedogonium sp. were the two main species in the Frongoch AMDs. The concentrations of metals in algae ranged from 0.007 to 51 mg/g, and the bioconcentration factor of metals decreased in the following order: Fe >  > Pb >  > Cu > Cd > Zn. It was found that Zn, Cu and Cd were adsorbed onto the surface of and bioaccumulated in the algae, while Pb and Fe were mainly bioaccumulated in the algae. Indigenous algae can be considered as a biogeochemical barrier where metals are accumulating and can be used in bioremediation methods. Also, indigenous algae could be used as a bioindicator to assess water pollution at Frongoch Mine and other similar metal mines. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022-03-14 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9054862/ /pubmed/35287195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19604-1 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Stanley, Peter
Lombardi, Ana T.
Campos, Luiza C.
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title Bioaccumulation of metals by algae from acid mine drainage: a case study of Frongoch Mine (UK)
title_full Bioaccumulation of metals by algae from acid mine drainage: a case study of Frongoch Mine (UK)
title_fullStr Bioaccumulation of metals by algae from acid mine drainage: a case study of Frongoch Mine (UK)
title_full_unstemmed Bioaccumulation of metals by algae from acid mine drainage: a case study of Frongoch Mine (UK)
title_short Bioaccumulation of metals by algae from acid mine drainage: a case study of Frongoch Mine (UK)
title_sort bioaccumulation of metals by algae from acid mine drainage: a case study of frongoch mine (uk)
topic Short Research and Discussion Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9054862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35287195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19604-1
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