Acute toxicity of textile dye Methylene blue on growth and metabolism of selected freshwater microalgae
Abarna Krishna Moorthy, Bhuvaneswari Govindarajan Rathi, Satya Prakash Shukla, Kundan Kumar, Vidya Shree Bharti
Topics & Concepts
Chlorella vulgarisSpirulina (dietary supplement)ToxicityCarotenoidFood scienceChlorophyllMethylene blueBiologyChlorophyll aEC50Trophic levelPhotosynthesisAquatic plantBotanyChemistryAlgaeBiochemistryEcologyPhotocatalysisCatalysisOrganic chemistryIn vitroRaw materialMacrophyteAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnzyme-mediated dye degradation