PHYCOREMEDIATION OF MANGANESE BY Spirogyra AND Richterella SPECIES ISOLATED FROM POND | Journal....

Heavy metals are non-biodegradable pollutants that must be removed or reduced to safe levels before being released into the environment to avoid endangering living species. The purpose of this study was to see how effective Richterella and Spirogyra species were at removing manganese from ponds. The manganese removal effectiveness of the two algae was tested over a 28-day period at room temperature (28.2oC) and under regular illumination. On day 28, Richterella species removed 90.3 percent of manganese, while Spirogyra species removed 87.1 percent. The best phycoremediation pH was 9, which resulted in the same Manganese removal value as before. On day 14, Richterella species removed 89.4 percent of manganese, while Spirogyra species removed 86.1 percent. Manganese removal was found to be successful in Richterella and Spirogyra species, however Richterella species was more effective. As a result, the utilisation of Richterella species for Manganese phycoremediation should be encouraged.

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