Periphyton and its application in water purification

Periphyton widely exists in natural water bodies, with the characteristics of huge biomass generation, strong ecological function, and sensitive response to water quality. It removes the pollutants in water bodies mainly through the processes of absorption, metabolism, adsorption, and complexation, etc. Owing to its high tolerance against pollution and high removal efficiency for nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as the feasibility of recycling its cells at low cost, periphyton is a promising candidate for developing the treatment techniques of water purification. The newly-developed artificial periphyton systems, e.g., algal turf scrubbers, periphyton biofilm systems, periphyton aquaculture systems, have been successfully applied in treating livestock manure, aquaculture wastewater, and municipal sewage. However, further researches are needed to understand the growth patterns of periphyton, its physiological responses to pollutants concentration, and its molecular biological mechanisms in removing pollutants.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology - 20(2009), 11 vom: 20. Nov., Seite 2820-6

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Chong-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Han, Zhi-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yin-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Wei-Xiang [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

27YLU75U4W
English Abstract
Journal Article
N762921K75
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Water Pollutants, Chemical

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.01.2011

Date Revised 18.10.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM194911403