Potential of <i>Ulva prolifera</i> in phytoremediation of seawater polluted by cesium and cobalt: an experimental study on the biosorption and kinetics -- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2022,40(4):1592-1599

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	Xuemei WANG, Tifeng SHAN, Shaojun PANG. Potential of Ulva prolifera in phytoremediation of seawater polluted by cesium and cobalt: an experimental study on the biosorption and kinetics[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2022, 40(4): 1592-1599

Potential of Ulva prolifera in phytoremediation of seawater polluted by cesium and cobalt: an experimental study on the biosorption and kinetics

Xuemei WANG^1,2, Tifeng SHAN^1,2, Shaojun PANG^1,2

1 CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;
2 Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China

Abstract:

Radionuclides accidentally released from nuclear power plants, such as ¹³⁷Cs and ⁶⁰Co, can lead to severe contamination of marine ecosystems. Living macroalgae are efficient in absorbing metal elements from seawater. A 10-day simulation was conducted to assess the potential of scavenging cesium (Cs) and cobalt (Co) with live Ulva prolifera that was cultured in seawater medium containing Cs and Co in different concentrations (0 (the control), 10, 20, 50, and 100 mg/L). In the experiment, 5 kg (fresh weight) of U. prolifera was cultured in natural seawater in 90-L tanks. Results showed that after the experiment, the average bioconcentration factors (BCFs) of the control group were 247.2 and 1 126.4 for Cs and Co, respectively. The absolute absorption quantity of U. prolifera increased and the BCFs decreased with the increase in Cs and Co concentrations. The biosorption of the two metals on the first day well fit the pseudosecond-order equation (R²>0.95), indicating that adsorption is the rate-limiting step in the total biosorption process. Concentrations of both metal ions declined significantly in the first hour and decreased by 25.2% and 15.5% in 48 h, respectively. Therefore, live U. prolifera is efficient at scavenging Cs and Co in seawater, providing potential applications for the phytoremediation of radionuclides contaminated seawaters.

Key words: radionuclide pollution|phytoremediation|green tide|Ulva prolifera|biosorption kinetics

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