Abstract
The treatment of olive oil mill wastewater (OMW) with two phenol resistant algae, Ankistrodesmus braunii and Scenedesmus quadricauda, showed a limited reduction of phenol content after 5 d of treatment, irrespective of algal concentration. Otherwise, cultures of both algae, grown in the dark, degraded over 50% of the low molecular weight phenols contained in OMW, but they were not completely removed, but were biotransformed into other non-identified, aromatic compounds.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Agriculture / methods
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Biodegradation, Environmental
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Bioreactors / microbiology*
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Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
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Chlorophyta / classification
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Chlorophyta / growth & development*
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Chlorophyta / metabolism*
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Industrial Waste / prevention & control
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Molecular Weight
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Olive Oil
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Phenols / chemistry*
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Phenols / metabolism*
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Plant Oils / chemistry*
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Species Specificity
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Water Pollutants, Chemical / metabolism*
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Water Pollution / prevention & control
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Water Purification / methods
Substances
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Industrial Waste
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Olive Oil
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Phenols
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Plant Oils
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Water Pollutants, Chemical