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domestic wastewater for the removal of chromium pollutants. Water Environ Res 80
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imaging. Geomicrobiol J 16(4):307–324. https://doi.org/10.1080/014904599270569
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solution by Ulva lactuca activated carbon. Egypt J Basic Appl Sci 3:241–249. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.ejbas.2016.07.005
Ibrahim WM, Abdel AY, Hamdy SM, Gad NS (2018) Comparative study for biosorption of heavy
metals from synthetic wastewater by different types of marine algae. J Bioremed Biodegr 9:01.
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spectroscopy to study cadmium-induced changes in Padina. Anal Chem Insight 91:135–143.
https://doi.org/10.4137/117739010800300001
Deng S, Ting YP (2005) Characterization of PEI-modified biomass and biosorption of Cu (II), Pb
(II) and Ni (II). Water Res 39(10):2167–2177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2005.03.033
Dönmez GC, Aksu Z, Öztürk A, Kutsal T (1999) A comparative study on heavy metal biosorption
characteristics of some algae. Process Biochem 34:885–892. https://doi.org/10.1016/S00329592(99)00005-9
Duffus JH (2002) Heavy metals – a meaningless term? Pure Appl Chem 74:793–807. https://doi.
org/10.1351/pac200274050793
Ege A, Doner G (2013) A new biosorbent for the removal of Cu (II) from aqueous solution; red
marine alga, Ceramium rubrum. In: E3S Web of conferences, 1, 25009. EDP Sciences. https://
doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130125009
El Atouani S, Tahiri S, Reani A, Bentiss F, Krati ME, Sahibed-Dine A, Schamel A, Aarfane A,
Sabour B (2016) Hexavalent chromium uptake from aqueous solutions using raw biomass of the
invasive brown seaweed Sargassum muticum from the Moroccan shorelines: kinetics and
isotherms. Eur Sci J 12:243–262. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/8897
Fawzy MA (2016) Phycoremediation and adsorption isotherms of cadmium and copper ions by
Merismopedia tenuissima and their effect on growth and metabolism. Environ Toxicol Pharm
46:116–121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2016.07.008
Fourest E, Volesky B (1996) Contribution of sulfonate groups and alginate to heavy metal
biosorption by the dry biomass of Sargassum fluitans. Environ Sci Technol 30:277–282.
https://doi.org/10.1021/es950315s
García-García JD, Sánchez-Thomas R, Moreno-Sánchez R (2016) Bio-recovery of non-essential
heavy metals by intra- and extracellular mechanisms in free-living microorganisms. Biotechnol
Adv 34:859–873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.05.003
Ghoneim MM, El-Desoky HS, El-Moselhy KM, Amer A, Abou El-Naga EH, Mohamedein LI,
Al-Prol AE (2014) Removal of cadmium from aqueous solution using marine green algae, Ulva
lactuca. Egypt J Aquat Res 40:235–242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2014.08.005
Gupta VK, Rastogi A (2009) Biosorption of hexavalent chromium by raw and acid-treated green
alga Oedogonium hatei from aqueous solutions. J Hazard Mater 163:396–402. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.104
Hackbarth FV, Maass D, de Souza AAU, Vilar VJP, de Souza SMAGU (2016) Removal of
hexavalent chromium from electroplating wastewaters using marine macroalga Pelvetia
canaliculata as the natural electron donor. Chem Eng J 290:477–489. https://doi.org/10.1016/
j.cej.2016.01.070
Han X, Wong YS, Wong MH, Tam NFY (2007) Biosorption and bioreduction of Cr(VI) by a
microalgal isolate, Chlorella miniata. J Hazard Mater 146:65–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jhazmat.2006.11.053
Han X, Wong YS, Wong MH, Tam NFY (2008) Feasibility of using microalgal biomass cultured in
domestic wastewater for the removal of chromium pollutants. Water Environ Res 80
(7):647–653. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1554-7531.2008.tb00351.x
Hannachi Y (2012) Characterization of the biosorption of lead and cadmium with the red alga
(Ceramium virgatum). Holist Approach Environ 2(3):93–109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/86217
Holman HYN, Perry DL, Martin MC, Lamble GM, McKinney WR, Hunter-Cevera JC (1999) Realtime characterization of biogeochemical reduction of Cr (VI) on basalt surfaces by SR FTIR
imaging. Geomicrobiol J 16(4):307–324. https://doi.org/10.1080/014904599270569
Ibrahim WM, Hassan AF, Azab YA (2016) Biosorption of toxic heavy metals from aqueous
solution by Ulva lactuca activated carbon. Egypt J Basic Appl Sci 3:241–249. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.ejbas.2016.07.005
Ibrahim WM, Abdel AY, Hamdy SM, Gad NS (2018) Comparative study for biosorption of heavy
metals from synthetic wastewater by different types of marine algae. J Bioremed Biodegr 9:01.
https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6199.1000425
286
A. Ayele et al.