Photocatalytic treatment of natural waters. Reality or hype? The case of cyanotoxins remediation

A Serrà, L Philippe, F Perreault, S Garcia-Segura - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
This review compiles recent advances and challenges in the photocatalytic treatment of
natural water by analyzing the remediation of cyanotoxins. The review frames the treatment …

Antimicrobial properties of graphene oxide nanosheets: why size matters

F Perreault, AF De Faria, S Nejati, M Elimelech - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
Graphene oxide (GO) is a promising material for the development of antimicrobial surfaces
due to its contact-based antimicrobial activity. However, the relationship between GO …

Ciprofloxacin toxicity and its co-metabolic removal by a freshwater microalga Chlamydomonas mexicana

JQ Xiong, MB Kurade, JR Kim, HS Roh… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the toxicity and cellular stresses of ciprofloxacin (CIP) and its co-
metabolic removal in a freshwater microalga Chlamydomonas mexicana. The toxicological …

The toxic effects of polystyrene microplastics on freshwater algae Chlorella pyrenoidosa depends on the different size of polystyrene microplastics

Q Cao, W Sun, T Yang, Z Zhu, Y Jiang, W Hu, W Wei… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are persistent environmental contaminants. The toxic effects of MPs on
aquatic organisms have raised increasing concerns, but their toxic effects on aquatic …

Evaluation of toxicity and oxidative stress induced by copper oxide nanoparticles in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

SP Melegari, F Perreault, RHR Costa, R Popovic… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NP) are frequently employed for their antimicrobial
properties in antifouling paints. Their extensive use can contaminate aquatic ecosystems …

Reviewing interspecies interactions as a driving force affecting the community structure in lakes via cyanotoxins

A Omidi, S Pflugmacher, A Kaplan, YJ Kim… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The escalating occurrence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms worldwide is a matter of concern.
Global warming and eutrophication play a major role in the regularity of cyanobacterial …

Ecotoxicological effects of enrofloxacin and its removal by monoculture of microalgal species and their consortium

JQ Xiong, MB Kurade, BH Jeon - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Enrofloxacin (ENR), a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, has gained big scientific concern due to its
ecotoxicity on aquatic microbiota. The ecotoxicity and removal of ENR by five individual …

Evaluation of growth and biochemical responses of freshwater microalgae Chlorella vulgaris due to exposure and uptake of sulfonamides and copper

S Li, Y Yu, X Gao, Z Yin, J Bao, Z Li, R Chu, D Hu… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sulfonamides (SAs) and heavy metals are frequently detected together in livestock
wastewater. In this study, evaluations regarding their potentially adverse effects on …

Biofuel potential of the newly isolated microalgae Acutodesmus dimorphus under temperature induced oxidative stress conditions

K Chokshi, I Pancha, K Trivedi, B George… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
Lack of control over temperature is one of the major issues in large scale cultivation of
microalgae. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the effects of cultivation temperature on the …

Combined effects of graphene oxide and Cd on the photosynthetic capacity and survival of Microcystis aeruginosa

Y Tang, J Tian, S Li, C Xue, Z Xue, D Yin… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, the combined effects of graphene oxide (GO) and Cd 2+ solution on Microcystis
aeruginosa were investigated. Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were measured by a …