Enhanced removal of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals from coastal waters by intertidal macroalgae

Emerging Environmental Contaminats of High Concern: Trends, Potential Sources, Friendly Treatment Technologies and Future Prospects

“…Zhang et al found that both BPA and NP could be removed by intertidal algal blooms at ambient concentrations, with Ulva pertusa being the most efficient. The removal mechanism consists of initial rapid biosorption followed by slow accumulation and biodegradation [58]. In addition, biosorption and bioaccumulation are also important ways to remove the concentration of organic pollutants in the environment.…”

Environmental persistence, detection, and mitigation of endocrine disrupting contaminants in wastewater treatment plants – a review with a focus on tertiary treatment technologies

“…London forces and hydrophobic interactions are likely to guide the adsorption mechanism. Another study evaluated phycoremediation of water using different species of intertidal macroalgae for the removal of BPA from coastal waters (122). The authors used natural seawater and fresh Ulva pertusa, Ulva prolifera, Sargassum horneri, Gymnogongrus flabelliformis, Gracilaria lemaneiformis, and Codium fragile for the biosorption experiments.…”

“…Another study evaluated phycoremediation of water using different species of intertidal macroalgae for the removal of BPA from coastal waters. 122 The authors used natural seawater and fresh Ulva pertusa , Ulva prolifera , Sargassum horneri , Gymnogongrus flabelliformis , Gracilaria lemaneiformis , and Codium fragile for the biosorption experiments. The results showed that all the studied algal species obtained above 80% of removal after 8 h, while for BPA only U. pertusa achieved approximately 100% after 36 h. A pilot-scale experiment was carried out using U. pertusa , as it was the algae with the best removal efficiency, and wastewater from a mariculture system.…”

Increased Temperature and Nitrogen Enrichment Inhibit the Growth of the Golden Tide Blooming Macroalgae Sargassum horneri in the Yellow Sea, China

“…Eutrophication has been shown to be caused by the excessive availability of organic nutrients, which is one of the major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functions in the global oceanic environment [27]. Macroalgae can absorb large quantities of N, P, and other nutrients from the seawater, and therefore, play an important role in the alleviation of eutrophication [28,29]. The concentration of nutrients in seawater is a key factor affecting the growth of macroalgae [30,31].…”