TY - JOUR
T1 - Toxicity of bisphenol A and its bioaccumulation and removal by a marine microalga Stephanodiscus hantzschii
AU - Li, Rui
AU - Chen, Gui-Zhu
AU - Tam, Nora Fung Yee
AU - Luan, Tian-Gang
AU - Shin, Paul K.S.
AU - Cheung, S. G.
AU - Liu, Yu
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - The toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA) to Stephanodiscus hantzschii, a diatom isolated from tidal water of Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve, China, and the bioaccumulation and removal capability of the marine microalga to BPA were investigated in the present study. Toxicity experiments showed that the 96-h EC50 of BPA was 8.65±0.26 mg/L, and the cell number and chlorophyll a content of S. hantzschii decreased significantly with increases in BPA at concentrations higher than 3.00 mg/L. S. hantzschii had high removal capability at low BPA concentrations as BPA was bioaccumulated and biodegraded by cells. After 16-day treatment, 88%, 99%, 92%, 61%, 48%, 28% and 26% of BPA were removed by the diatom in the media supplemented with 0.01, 0.10, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00 and 9.00 mg/L BPA, respectively. The present study demonstrated that S. hantzschii was a tolerant isolate that could be used to remove BPA from contaminated waters. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AB - The toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA) to Stephanodiscus hantzschii, a diatom isolated from tidal water of Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve, China, and the bioaccumulation and removal capability of the marine microalga to BPA were investigated in the present study. Toxicity experiments showed that the 96-h EC50 of BPA was 8.65±0.26 mg/L, and the cell number and chlorophyll a content of S. hantzschii decreased significantly with increases in BPA at concentrations higher than 3.00 mg/L. S. hantzschii had high removal capability at low BPA concentrations as BPA was bioaccumulated and biodegraded by cells. After 16-day treatment, 88%, 99%, 92%, 61%, 48%, 28% and 26% of BPA were removed by the diatom in the media supplemented with 0.01, 0.10, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00 and 9.00 mg/L BPA, respectively. The present study demonstrated that S. hantzschii was a tolerant isolate that could be used to remove BPA from contaminated waters. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KW - Bioaccumulation
KW - Bisphenol A
KW - Removal
KW - Stephanodiscus hantzschii
KW - Toxicity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.05.012
DO - 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.05.012
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 18639342
SN - 0147-6513
VL - 72
SP - 321
EP - 328
JO - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
JF - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
IS - 2
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