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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 102, Issue 3, Pages 385-390Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2520-4
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Environmental factors; Rhodophyta; Sarcodia suiae; Sodium arsenite; Total arsenic
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- Traceability Certification and Inspection Center at National Taiwan Ocean University
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Little is known about the effects of environmental factors on total arsenic (TAs) accumulation in marine Rhodophyta. The effects of five environmental factors (temperature, light intensity, pH, exposure duration, and phosphate) at various As(III) concentrations were investigated in Sarcodia suiae. The highest TAs accumulations were recorded at 25 degrees C, a luminance of 80 mu mol photons m(-2)s(-1), and a pH of 8. TAs uptake increased significantly over time. However, a higher phosphate concentration reduced TAs accumulation. These data show that the extent of TAs accumulation depends on various environmental factors. Hence, our results suggest a potential in arsenic recovery process in wastewater treatments. S. suiae may provide a new means of reducing levels of arsenic in contaminated water and may be used as a potential Rhodophyta model for investigating other types of heavy metal pollution in future.
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