RT journal article
T1 Evaluation of three photosynthetic species smaller than ten microns as possible standard test organisms of ultraviolet-based ballast water treatment
A1 Rivas Zaballos, Ignacio
A1 Romero Martínez, Leonardo
A1 Moreno Garrido, Ignacio
A1 Acevedo Merino, Asunción
A1 Nebot Sanz, Enrique
A2 Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente
K1 Ballast water
K1 Ultraviolet disinfection
K1 Fluorescence
K1 Phaeodactylum tricornutum
K1 Anabaena sp
K1 Synechococcus sp
AB The Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) establishes limits for viable organisms in discharged ballastwater. However, organisms smaller than 10 μm are not considered in this regulation although they represent, insome regions, the majority of the phytoplankton organisms in marine water. The objective in this study is toassess three photosynthetic species smaller than 10 μm as potential standard test organism (STO) in experimentationfocused on the inactivating efficacy of ultraviolet treatments (UV). A growth modelling method wasemployed to determine the reduction of the viable cell concentration under either light or dark post-treatmentconditions to evaluate the importance of the photoreactivation. In spite of its moderate growth rate, the highUV resistance in combination with the abundance and worldwide distribution of Synechococcus sp. and theenvironmental importance of this species constitute important reasons for considering Synechococcus sp. as avaluable STO for ballast water treatment.
PB ELSEVIER
SN 0025-326X
YR 2021
FD 2021-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25005
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25005
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-nov-2026