Selecting the Most Sustainable Phosphorus Adsorbent for Lake Restoration: Effects on the Photosynthetic Activity of Chlorella sp

Inmaculada Álvarez-Manzaneda (), Álvaro Castaño-Hidalgo and Inmaculada de Vicente
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Inmaculada Álvarez-Manzaneda: Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Álvaro Castaño-Hidalgo: Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Inmaculada de Vicente: Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 19, 1-18

Abstract: To promote the conservation of aquatic ecosystems, it is essential to delve into restoration techniques for selecting the most sustainable option for combating eutrophication. Hence, we study the effects of novel phosphorus (P) adsorbents (magnetic carbonyl iron particles, HQ, and two non-magnetic P adsorbents: CFH-12 ® and Phoslock ® ) on the growth and photosynthetic activity of Chlorella sp. More specifically, the intrinsic photochemical efficiency of PSII (Φ PSII ) and the nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) were measured in Chlorella sp. after different contact times with different concentrations of these adsorbents. Our initial hypothesis was that non-magnetic P adsorbents have more effects on the organisms than magnetic ones. However, our results did not show strong evidence of inhibitory effects caused by HQ nor CFH-12 ® (no significant effect size on Φ PSII ), while Phoslock ® showed inhibitory effects on the photosynthetic activity of Chlorella sp. for any of its concentrations (NPQ = 0). Lastly, we compared the effect of the studied P adsorbents in a real application scenery (Honda wetland, Spain). For this study case, it is likely that CFH-12 ® and HQ doses would not cause any negative effects on photosynthetic efficiency while Phoslock ® , by limiting light availability, will drastically reduce it.

Keywords: phosphorus; Chlorella sp.; toxicity; photosynthetic activity; eutrophication; lake restoration; sustainability assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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