Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2593-9173
ISSN: 2593-9173
El Sayed I Mishaqa
Egypt
Research Article
Biosorption Potential of the Microchlorophyte Chlorella vulgaris for Some Pesticides
Author(s): Mervat H Hussein, Ali M Abdullah, Noha I Badr El Din and El Sayed I Mishaqa
Mervat H Hussein, Ali M Abdullah, Noha I Badr El Din and El Sayed I Mishaqa
Nowadays, pollution of either surface or ground water with pesticides is considered as one of the greatest challenges facing Humanity and being a national consideration in Egypt. Agricultural activities are the point source of pesticides that polluting water bodies. The present study investigated the potentiality of Chlorella vulgaris for bioremoval of pesticides mixture of 0.1 mg/mL for each component (Atrazine, Molinate, Simazine, Isoproturon, Propanil, Carbofuran, Dimethoate, Pendimethalin, Metoalcholar, Pyriproxin) either as free cells or immobilized in alginate. Two main experiments were conducted including short- term study having 60 min contact time using fresh free and lyophilized cells and other long-term study having five days incubation period using free and immobilized cells. In the short-term study, the presence of living cells led to bioremoval percentage ranged from 86 .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2471-2728.1000177