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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

A Review of Microalgae- and Cyanobacteria-Based Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants.

Hussein El-Sayed Touliabah, Mostafa M El-Sheekh, Mona M Ismail, Hala El-Kassas

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hussein El-Sayed TouliabahBiological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0676-2407
Mostafa M El-SheekhBotany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta P.O. Box 31527, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2298-6312
Mona M IsmailNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Alexandria P.O. Box 21556, Egypt.
Hala El-KassasNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Alexandria P.O. Box 21556, Egypt.

Funding

King Abdulaziz University IFPRP: 511-662-1442
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review proposes a new bioremediation method based on the diverse functionalities of algae. A greenway for cleansing wastewater is more ecologically friendly and environmentally sustainable than prior methods with other bacteria. New bioremediation technology employing algae and cyanobacteria for the removal of a wide range of organic contaminants is reasonable and has great potential. The prevalence of organic contaminants in aquatic habitats may endanger the health and well-being of several marine creatures. Agriculture, industry, and household trash are just a few of the human-caused sources of organic pollutants that contaminate waterways around the world. Before wastewater can be released into waterways, it must be cleaned. Algae-based wastewater treatment systems are becoming increasingly popular because of their environmental sustainability and lack of secondary pollutants. According to the kind of pollutant, the physicochemical properties of wastewater, and the algal species, algae and cyanobacteria can absorb and accumulate a wide spectrum of organic pollutants at different rates. In addition, phytoremediation is a cost-effective alternative to conventional treatments for degrading organic contaminants. Phycoremediationally produced algal biomass may also be an important part of the bioenergy value chain. This article focuses on microalgae and cyanobacteria species, which may remove many organic contaminants from water systems.

Indexed as

Biodegradation, EnvironmentalCyanobacteriaEnvironmental PollutantsMicroalgaeOrganic ChemicalsWater PurificationEnvironmental PollutantsOrganic Chemicalsalgaeazo dyesbioremediationherbicidespesticidesphycoremediation

Identifiers

PMID35164405
PMCPMC8839941

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