Algal turf scrubber (ATS) floways on the Great Wicomico River, Chesapeake Bay: productivity, algal community structure, substrate and chemistry1

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter H. Adey ◽  
H. Dail Laughinghouse ◽  
John B. Miller ◽  
Lee-Ann C. Hayek ◽  
Jesse G. Thompson ◽  
...  
2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Pizarro ◽  
W. Mulbry ◽  
D. Blersch ◽  
P. Kangas

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Lee ◽  
Sarah F. Riseman ◽  
Clinton E. Hare ◽  
David A. Hutchins ◽  
Karine Leblanc ◽  
...  

The potential impact of elevated sea surface temperature (SST) and pCO2 on algal community structure and particulate dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSPp) concentrations in the southeastern Bering Sea was examined using a shipboard “Ecostat” continuous culture system. The ecostat system was used to mimic the conditions projected to exist in the world's oceans by the end of this century (i.e. elevated pCO2 (750 ppm) and elevated SST (ambient + 4°C). Two experiments were conducted using natural phytoplankton assemblages from the high-nutrient low-chlorophyll (HNLC) central basin and from the middle domain of the southeastern continental shelf. At the HNLC site, the relative abundances of haptophytes and pelagophytes were higher and the relative abundance of diatoms lower under “greenhouse” conditions (i.e. combined 750 ppm CO2 and elevated temperature) than control conditions (380 ppm CO2 and ambient temperature). This shift in algal community structure was accompanied by increases in DMSPp (2–3 fold), DMSPp:Chl a (2–3 fold) and DMSP:PON (2 fold). At the continental shelf site, the changes in the relative abundances of haptophytes, pelagophytes and diatoms under “greenhouse” conditions were similar to those observed at the HNLC site, with 2.5 fold increases in DMSPp, 50–100% increases in DMSPp:Chl a and 1.8 fold increases in DMSP:PON. At both locations, changes in community structure and the DMSPp parameters were largely driven by increasing temperature. The observed changes were also consistent with the phytoplankton-DMS-albedo climate feedback mechanism proposed in the Charlson-Lovelock-Andreae-Warren (CLAW) hypothesis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mainara Nicaretta Dahmer ◽  
Lisianne Brittes Benitez

O perifíton, ou biofilme, caracteriza-se como uma comunidade complexa de organismos aquáticos aderidos a substratos submersos, dentre os quais destacam-se as microalgas, as quais são componentes de um grupo variado de organismos, cujo conteúdo em lipídios reflete essa diversidade. O objetivo deste estudo foi desenvolver um método utilizando a irradiação por micro-ondas para rompimento da parede celular das microalgas visando a extração dos lipídios presentes com maior eficiência que o método tradicional de Bligh e Dyer. A biomassa empregada foi proveniente de um sistema Algal Turf Scrubber, localizado nas margens do Lago Dourado, em Santa Cruz do Sul, RS. Partindo de um planejamento fatorial 23, as amostras foram secas a 50 °C até peso constante, irradiadas por micro-ondas (65 °C e 200 W), centrifugadas, filtradas e secas a 70 °C até peso constante. O maior rendimento lipídico foi no experimento 7 (6,27 %), utilizando tempo de extração maior (15 minutos), menor quantidade de biomassa (300 mg) e maior proporção de metanol (2:1). Pelo método de Bligh e Dyer, o maior rendimento foi de 9,17 %, porém foram gastos 7 mL de clorofórmio, 1 mL de metanol e 5 horas e 50 minutos a mais. As condições de extração alteraram o perfil de ácidos graxos obtidos, já que, com a tecnologia de ultrassom obteve-se mais dois ácidos graxos (C:12 e C18:0 n-6 isômero) da biomassa. Concluiu-se que, a disrupção celular por micro-ondas pode ser utilizada como uma alternativa viável, pois, envolve menores tempos de processamento, mão-de-obra e gastos com solventes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1247-1259
Author(s):  
Maiara P. de Souza ◽  
Tiele M. Rizzetti ◽  
Michele Hoeltz ◽  
Mainara Dahmer ◽  
João A. Júnior ◽  
...  

Abstract The transformation of residual biomass from bioremediation processes into new products is a worldwide trend driven by economic, environmental and social gain. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential for obtaining bioproducts of technological interest from the remaining periphytic biomass formed during a bioremediation process with an algal turf scrubber (ATS) system installed in a lake catchment. Different methodologies were used according to the target bioproduct. Analyses were performed by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector (HPLC/DAD), gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The results demonstrated that the periphytic biomass presented potential since protein (17.7%), carbohydrates (22.4%), total lipids (3.3%) with 3.6 mg mL−1 of fatty acids, antioxidants (144.5 μmol Trolox eq. g−1) and chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids (1,719.7 μg mL−1, 541.2 μg mL−1 and 317.7 μg mL−1, respectively) were obtained. Inorganic analysis presented a value of 42.3 ± 2.58% of total ash and metal presence was detected, indicating bioaccumulation. The properties found in periphyton strengthen the possibility of its application in different areas, ensuring bioremediation efficiency.


2019 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 101654
Author(s):  
John E. Aston ◽  
Bradley D. Wahlen ◽  
Ryan W. Davis ◽  
Anthony J. Siccardi ◽  
Lynn M. Wendt

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