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ArticleToxins2015

Study of Adsorption and Flocculation Properties of Natural Clays to Remove Prorocentrum lima.

Maria Carmen Louzao, Paula Abal, Diego A Fernández, Mercedes R Vieytes, José Luis Legido, Carmen P Gómez, Jesus Pais, Luis M Botana

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Article in Toxins, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mechanism by Which MC Controls Harmful Algal Blooms Revealed by Cell Morphology ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Carmen LouzaoDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo 27002, Spain. mcarmen.louzao@usc.es.
Paula AbalDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo 27002, Spain. paula.abal@usc.es.
Diego A FernándezDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo 27002, Spain. alberto.fernandez@usc.es.
Mercedes R VieytesDepartamento de Fisiología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo 27002, Spain. mmercedes.rodriguez@usc.es.
José Luis LegidoPeloidesTermales S.L., Fonte das Abelleriras s/n. Edificio CITEXVI, Vigo 36310, Spain. xllegido@uvigo.es.
Carmen P GómezPeloidesTermales S.L., Fonte das Abelleriras s/n. Edificio CITEXVI, Vigo 36310, Spain. info@peloides.org.
Jesus PaisCaolines de Vimianzo S.A.U., (CAVISA), Cerbán-Castrelo 19, Vimianzo A Coruña 15129, Spain. jesus.pais@e-cavisa.com.
Luis M BotanaDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo 27002, Spain. luis.botana@usc.es.
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High accumulations of phytoplankton species that produce toxins are referred to as harmful algal blooms (HABs). HABs represent one of the most important sources of contamination in marine environments, as well as a serious threat to public health, fisheries, aquaculture-based industries, and tourism. Therefore, methods effectively controlling HABs with minimal impact on marine ecology are required. Marine dinoflagellates of the genera Dinophysis and Prorocentrum are representative producers of okadaic acid (OA) and dinophysistoxins responsible for the diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) which is a human intoxication caused by the consumption of shellfish that bioaccumulate those toxins. In this work we explore the use of natural clay for removing Prorocentrum lima. We evaluate the adsorption properties of clays in seawater containing the dinoflagellates. The experimental results confirmed the cell removal through the flocculation of algal and mineral particles leading to the formation of aggregates, which rapidly settle and further entrain cells during their descent. Moreover, the microscopy images of the samples enable one to observe the clays in aggregates of two or more cells where the mineral particles were bound to the outer membranes of the dinoflagellates. Therefore, this preliminary data offers promising results to use these clays for the mitigation of HABs.

Indexed as

AdsorptionAluminum SilicatesBentoniteClayDinoflagellidaFlocculationHarmful Algal BloomKaolinParticle SizeSeawaterSurface PropertiesWater PollutantsAluminum SilicatesBentoniteClayKaolinWater PollutantsadsorptionclaydinoflagellateflocculationProrocentrum lima

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PMID26426051
PMCPMC4626715
OpenAlexW1811715097

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