Effect of oil and dispersant on growth and chlorophyll a content of the marine microalga Tetraselmis Suecica

Herrero, Concepción; Fábregas, Jaime; Veiga, Manuel

Use this link to cite:

http://hdl.handle.net/2183/12492

Effect of oil and dispersant on growth and chlorophyll a content of the marine microalga Tetraselmis Suecica

Files

Herrero_Concepcion_1984_tetraselmis_suecica.pdf (509.86 KB)

Identifiers

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2183/12492

Publication date

1984

Authors

Herrero, Concepción

Fábregas, Jaime

Veiga, Manuel

Bibliographic citation

Fabregas J, Herrero C, Veiga M. Effect of oil and dispersant on growth and chlorophyll a content of the marine microalga tetraselmis suecica. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1984;47(2):445-7.

Abstract

[Abstract] Low hydrocarbon concentrations stimulated the growth of Tetraselmis suecica, whereas higher concentrations (200 ppm) inhibited growth. The content of chlorophyll a in this microalga was affected in a similar way. Crude oil had the most marked effects. Dispersant SEAKLIN-101-NT and mixtures of oil and SEAKLIN-101-NT did not show selective toxicity for the microalga, although inhibitory effects could be observed at high concentrations.