Coastal regions are subjected to degradation due to anthropogenic pollution. Effluentsloaded with variable concentrations of heavy metal, persistent organic pollutant, as wellas nutrients are discharged in coastal areas ...

The culture of Litopenaeus vannamei is a very important productive activity in northwestern Mexico. In this research we evaluated the prebiotic inulin and the green algae Ulva lactuca in the growth, survival and immune ...

Pollution of natural waters has become a major issue all over the world. As a result, scientists are studying new and alternative technologies not only to identify the presence of different pollutants in the environments ...

Total, fecal coliforms and the enterococcus group in Ulva lactuca and U. clathrata were measured in four localities of the coast line of La Paz, B.C.S, Mexico. Levels of fecal coliforms in water were below the standard of ...

This study investigated the adsorption of glyphosate (PMG) onto the green algae Ulva lactuca. PMG was not adsorbed by U. lactuca but PMG was adsorbed when the process was mediated by Cu(II) with molar ratios Cu(II):PMG ≥ ...

We have tested Ulva lactuca Linnaeus as a metal biomonitor by measuring the concentrations of metals copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), and mercury (Hg) in its biomass and in nearby sediments, within impacted and ...

Uno de los biocombustibles más comunes y conocidos es el biogás, el cual puede ser obtenido mediante la bioconversión de diferentes materias orgánicas. Aunque poco conocido en nuestro país, también se puede obtener biogás ...