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A Microbial Agent That Can Survive Processing by Water Treatment Plants Is

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Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Review

Microalgae and wastewater treatment

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Open access

Abstract

Organic and inorganic substances which were released into the surround as a result of domestic, agricultural and industrial water activities lead to organic and inorganic pollution. The normal principal and secondary handling processes of these wastewaters have been introduced in a growing number of places, in order to eliminate the easily settled materials and to oxidize the organic material present in wastewater. The concluding result is a clear, apparently clean effluent which is discharged into natural water bodies. This secondary effluent is, nevertheless, loaded with inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus and causes eutrophication and more long-term bug because of refractory organics and heavy metals that are discharged. Microalgae culture offers an interesting stride for wastewater treatments, because they provide a tertiary biotreatment coupled with the production of potentially valuable biomass, which can exist used for several purposes. Microalgae cultures offering an elegant solution to tertiary and quandary treatments due to the power of microalgae to use inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus for their growth. And too, for their capacity to remove heavy metals, as well as some toxic organic compounds, therefore, it does not lead to secondary pollution. In the current review we volition highlight on the role of micro-algae in the handling of wastewater.

Keywords

Microalgae

Wastewater treatment

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