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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Volume 72, Issue 2, Pages 321-328Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.05.012
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Bisphenol A; Stephanodiscus hantzschii; Toxicity; Bioaccumulation; Removal
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [40576057]
- City U
- Futian-City Mangrove Research & Development Centre
- Futian Nature Reserve
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The toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA) to Stephanodiscus hantzschii, a diatom isolated from tidal water of Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve, China, and the bioaccumulation and removal capability of the marine microalga to BRA were investigated in the present study. Toxicity experiments showed that the 96-h EC50 of BPA was 8.65+/-0.26 mg/L, and the cell number and chlorophyll a content of S. hantzschii decreased significantly with increases in BPA at concentrations higher than 3.00 mg/L. S. hantzschii had high removal capability at low BPA concentrations as BPA was bioaccumulated and biodegraded by cells. After 16-day treatment, 88%, 99%, 92%, 61%,48%, 28% and 26% of BPA were removed by the diatom in the media supplemented with 0.01, 0.10, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00 and 9.00 mg/L BPA, respectively. The present study demonstrated that S. hantzschii was a tolerant isolate that could be used to remove BPA from contaminated waters. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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