Phycoremediation of water contaminated with arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from a mining site in Minna, Nigeria

This study was designed to remediate water contaminated with heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium and lead) using two green macroalgal species, Spirogyra and Cladophora. The results obtained from this study indicate that both macroalgae can be employed to adsorb and detoxify any of the three heavy metals...

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Main Authors: Olabisi Peter Abioye, Basil Utazi Ezugwu, Sesan Abiodun Aransiola, Musa Innocent Ojeba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: TMKarpinski Publisher, Tomasz M. Karpiński 2020-03-01
Series:European Journal of Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.journals.tmkarpinski.com/index.php/ejbr/article/view/251