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Algae, Bacteria and Fungi Team Up to Clean Fish-Farm Wastewater

Algae, Bacteria and Fungi Team Up to Clean Fish-Farm Wastewater

Phanerochaete chrysosporium

What they found

A microalgae-bacteria-white rot fungi mix removed up to 96% of nutrients, metals and antibiotics from aquaculture wastewater in 7 days.

A microalgae-bacteria-white rot fungi mix removed up to 96% of nutrients, metals and antibiotics from aquaculture wastewater in 7 days.

The number

removed up to 96%

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

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At a glance

Latin name

Scenedesmus obliquus, Bacillus subtilis, Phanerochaete chrysosporium

Scenedesmus obliquus, Bacillus subtilis, Phanerochaete chrysosporium

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Bioresource Technology

Bioresource Technology

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Clean Wastewater

Clean Wastewater

A consortium of microalgae (Scenedesmus obliquus), bacteria (Bacillus subtilis), and white rot fungi (Phanerochaete chrysosporium) removed up to 96% of nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals, and antibiotics from aquaculture wastewater in just 7 days. Adding a small amount of the plant hormone brassinolide boosted efficiency even further by improving photosynthesis and microbial activity.

A consortium of microalgae (Scenedesmus obliquus), bacteria (Bacillus subtilis), and white rot fungi (Phanerochaete chrysosporium) removed up to 96% of nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals, and antibiotics from aquaculture wastewater in just 7 days. Adding a small amount of the plant hormone brassinolide boosted efficiency even further by improving photosynthesis and microbial activity.

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