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Continuous dye adsorption and desorption on an invasive macrophyte (Salvinia minima)
The continuous adsorption-desorption of methylene blue (MB) on an invasive macrophyte, Salvinia minima, was investigated in fixed-bed columns. The effects of bed depth (h) (9.30, 18.70, and 28 cm), inlet dye conc...
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Carbon speciation and flocculation in Neochloris oleoabundans cultures using anaerobically digested stillage
The effects of bicarbonate loading rate (BLR) and pH on growth kinetics, inorganic carbon speciation, carbon fixation and lipid content in Neochloris oleoabundans cultures using anaerobically digested stillage (A...
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Mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorococcum sp. under non-controlled conditions using a digestate from pig manure within a biorefinery
A number of business opportunities may arise from microalgae and wastewater treatment becoming an integrated system, as biofuels and high-added value products could be obtained simultaneously. This study, perf...
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Floating Wetlands for the Improvement of Water Quality and Provision of Ecosystem Services in Urban Eutrophic Lakes
The occurrence of eutrophic urban water bodies is widely spread globally especially in countries where sanitary infrastructure is deficient in medium and small cities. Floating Wetlands also known as Treatment...
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Anaerobic digestates from vinasse promote growth and lipid enrichment in Neochloris oleoabundans cultures
Neochloris oleoabundans (=Ettlia oleoabundans) is a green microalga that has great potential for the production of biodiesel. To achieve economically viable processes for the production o...
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Color Removal from Anaerobically Digested Sugar Cane Stillage by Biomass from Invasive Macrophytes
The ability of untreated and acid-treated biomass from Pistia stratiotes (PL and APL, respectively) and Eichhornia crassipes (ELS and AELS, respectively) to remove color from anaerobically digested sugar cane sti...
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Cascading impacts of anthropogenically driven habitat loss: deforestation, flooding, and possible lead poisoning in howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra)
To construct informed conservation plans, researchers must go beyond understanding readily apparent threats such as habitat loss and bush-meat hunting. They must predict subtle and cascading effects of anthrop...
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Heavy metals in the habitat and throughout the food chain of the Neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis, in protected Mexican wetlands
Top predators like the Neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis annectens, are usually considered good bioindicators of habitat quality. In this study, we evaluated heavy metal contamination (Hgtot, Pb, Cd) in the r...
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Leaves and Roots of Pistia stratiotes as Sorbent Materials for the Removal of Crude Oil from Saline Solutions
The removal and sorption of oil from saline solutions by leaves (L) and roots (R) of Pistia stratiotes are described for the first time. The effects of biomass dose (0.5 and 1.0 g), contact time (30, 60, 90, and ...
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Acetate Enhances the Specific Consumption Rate of Toluene Under Denitrifying Conditions
Toluene is usually present in the environment as a contaminant along with other carbon sources which may influence its removal. In this work we studied the effect of a readily consumable carbon source such as ...
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Assessment of the Hyperaccumulating Lead Capacity of Salvinia minima Using Bioadsorption and Intracellular Accumulation Factors
Salvinia minima has been reported as a cadmium and lead hyperaccumulator being the adsorption and intracellular accumulation the main uptake mechanisms. However, its physicochemical properties, the effect of meta...
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Assessment of the Phytoremediation Potential of Salvinia minima Baker Compared to Spirodela polyrrhiza in High-strength Organic Wastewater
Salvinia minima combines several advantages for being used in aquatic phytoremediation. The objectives of this work were to compare the growth kinetics and productivity of S. minima and Spirodela polyrrhiza in hi...
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Surface adsorption, intracellular accumulation and compartmentalization of Pb(II) in batch-operated lagoons with Salvinia minima as affected by environmental conditions, EDTA and nutrients
The effects of environmental factors and nutrients on the various possible removal mechanisms (surface adsorption, intracellular accumulation and precipitation to sediments) and partitioning of lead among vari...
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Annual productivity of Spirulina (Arthrospira) and nutrient removal in a pig wastewater recycling process under tropical conditions
An evaluation was made of the annual productivity of Spirulina (Arthrospira) and its ability to remove nutrients in outdoor raceways treating anaerobic effluents from pig wastewater under tropical conditions. The...
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Accelerated coffee pulp composting
The effect of two abundant, easily available and very low-cost agro-industrial organic residues, i.e., filter cake from the sugar industry and poultry litter, on the composting stabilization time of coffee pul...
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Accelerated coffee pulp composting
Coffee is one of the most important agroindustrial exporting products in tropical countries. In Mexico coffee is the foremost exported product and it provides the greatest foreign income after oil. Unfortunate...
