Journal
MICROORGANISMS
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10040735
Keywords
harmful algal bloom; hydrogen peroxide; persulfate; fenton; cyanobacteria; marine bacteria
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- European Union
- Department of Economy, Knowledge and Business at the University of the Regional Government of Andalusia [FEDER-UCA18-108023]
- MCIN/AEI [IJC2020-042741-I]
- European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR
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Harmful algal blooms in coastal areas can impact water sources, and this study evaluates the effectiveness of H2O2 and S2O82- reagents in treating algae-laden waters. The results show that H2O2-based processes are more efficient in inhibiting cyanobacterial growth compared to S2O82-. However, S2O82- can prevent the regrowth of bacteria, while H2O2 doses alone are not sufficient.
Harmful algal blooms in coastal areas can significantly impact a water source. Microorganisms such as cyanobacteria and associated pathogenic bacteria may endanger an ecosystem and human health by causing significant eco-hazards. This study assesses the efficacy of two different reagents, H2O2 and S2O82-, as (pre-)treatment options for algae-laden waters. Anabaena sp. and Vibrio alginolyticus have been selected as target microorganisms. With the objective of activating H2O2 or S2O82-, additional experiments have been performed with the presence of small amounts of iron (18 mu mol/L). For the cyanobacterial case, H2O2-based processes demonstrate greater efficiency over that of S2O82-, as Anabaena sp. is particularly affected by H2O2, for which >90% of growth inhibition has been achieved with 0.088 mmol/L of H2O2 (at 72 h of exposure). The response of Anabaena sp. as a co-culture with V alginolyticus implies the use of major H2O2 amounts for its inactivation (0.29 mmol/L of H2O2), while the effects of H2O2/Fe(II) suggests an improvement of similar to 60% compared to single H2O2. These H2O2 doses are not sufficient for preventing the regrowth of V alginolyticus after 24 h. The effects of S2O82- (+ Fe(II)) are moderate, reaching maximum inhibition growth of similar to 50% for Anabaena sp. at seven days of exposure. Nevertheless, doses of 3 mmol/L of S2O82- can prevent the regrowth of V alginolyticus. These findings have implications for the mitigation of HABs but also for the associated bacteria that threaten many coastal ecosystems.
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