Ulva lactuca: A bioindicator for anthropogenic contamination and its environmental remediation capacity.

Autor: Areco MM; Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental -IIIA, UNSAM, CONICET, 3iA, Campus Miguelete, 25 de Mayo y Francia, 1650-San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CONICET, Argentina. Electronic address: mareco@unsam.edu.ar., Salomone VN; Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental -IIIA, UNSAM, CONICET, 3iA, Campus Miguelete, 25 de Mayo y Francia, 1650-San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CONICET, Argentina., Afonso MDS; Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria Pabellón II 3er Piso, Int. Guiraldes, 2160, C1428EHA Ciudad Autónoma de, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine environmental research [Mar Environ Res] 2021 Oct; Vol. 171, pp. 105468. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105468
Abstrakt: Coastal regions are subjected to degradation due to anthropogenic pollution. Effluents loaded with variable concentrations of heavy metal, persistent organic pollutant, as well as nutrients are discharged in coastal areas leading to environmental degradation. In the past years, many scientists have studied, not only the effect of different contaminants on coastal ecosystems but also, they have searched for organisms tolerant to pollutants that can be used as bioindicators or for biomonitoring purposes. Furthermore, many researchers have demonstrated the capacity of different marine organisms to remove heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants, as well as to reduce nutrient concentration, which may lead to eutrophication. In this sense, Ulva lactuca, a green macroalgae commonly found in coastal areas, has been extensively studied for its capacity to accumulate pollutants; as a bioindicator; as well as for its remediation capacity. This paper aims to review the information published regarding the use of Ulva lactuca in environmental applications. The review was focused on those studies that analyse the role of this macroalga as a biomonitor or in bioremediation experiments.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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