Culturing Selenastrum capricornutum (Chlorophyta) in a synthetic algal nutrient medium with defined mineral particulates
Hydrobiologia
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Abstract
Algal nutrient studies in chemically-defined media typically employ a synthetic chelator to prevent iron hydroxide precipitation. Micronutrient-particulate interactions may, however, significantly affect chemical speciation and hence biovailability of these nutrients in natural waters. A technique is described by which Selenastrum capricornutum Printz (Chlorophyta) may be cultured in a medium where trace metal speciation (except iron) is controlled, not by organic chelation, but by sorption onto titanium dioxide. Application of this culturing protocol in conjunction with results from sorption studies of nutrient ions on mineral particles provides a means of studying biological impacts of sorptive processes in aquatic environments.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Culturing Selenastrum capricornutum (Chlorophyta) in a synthetic algal nutrient medium with defined mineral particulates |
| Series title | Hydrobiologia |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF00011393 |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 249 p. |
| First page | 23 |
| Last page | 271 |
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