Tolerance and nutrients consumption of Chlorella vulgaris growing in mineral medium and real wastewater under laboratory conditions

Microalgae have the potential of consuming high amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater; thus, avoiding the risk of eutrophication of the water bodies. Nevertheless, ammonium can usually inhibit the growth of microalgae. Tolerance to ammonium is specific of each strain; so, the developmen...

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Main Authors: María de Lourdes Franco Martínez, María Dolores Josefina Rodríguez Rosales, Cuauhtémoc Ulises Moreno Medina, Alfredo de Jesús Martínez Roldán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-02-01
Series:Open Agriculture
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2017-0042