Influence of selenium on toxicity of some heavy metals in the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus
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- DOI: 10.1007/BF02903714
Influence of selenium on toxicity of some heavy metals in the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus
Abstract
The green alga Scenedesmus obliquus was incubated with heavy metals (Cd2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ni2+) with and without selenium. S. obliquus exhibited higher rates of growth and some metabolic activities in cultures containing 0.1 mmol/L Se than those only containing the heavy metals. The positive effect of Se was found with all metals but was negligible with Mn2+.