The adsorption and absorption kinetics of BDE-47 by Chlorella sp. and the role of extracellular polymer substances influenced by environmental factors.
Environ Res
; 216(Pt 3): 114698, 2023 01 01.
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Microalgae act as the entrance of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from abiotic to biotic environments, which controlled the environmental fate of PBDEs in aquatic environments. Combing with typical coastal environmental characteristics including extracellular polymer substances (EPS) enrichment, light limitation and nitrogen starvation, the changes of adsorption and absorption kinetics of BDE-47 by Chlorella sp. and the role of EPS therein were investigated. The results quantified the adsorption and absorption kinetics of BDE-47 by Chlorella sp. cells and fitted it by the Lagergren pseudo first order model. Furthermore, we found the adsorption and absorption kinetics could be changed by the above mentioned environmental factors. To be specific, the total BDE-47 adsorption amounts per microalgal cell were increased as the increase of ambient EPS (proteins or carbohydrates), attributing to the increase of soluble (SL)-EPS contents; increased total BDE-47 adsorption amounts but decreased absorption rates were found under light limitation and nitrogen starvation, which were attributed to increased bound (B)-EPS contents and protein/carbohydrates (P/C) ratios therein, respectively. Therefore, our study elucidated the adsorption and absorption kinetics of PBDEs by microalgae could be influenced by ambient environmental changes, clarified the roles of SL-EPS, B-EPS contents and P/C ratios, providing a solid basis for evaluating the environmental fate of PBDEs in the marine environments.
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