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The Effect of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Against Cyanobacterial Microorganisms

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂ NPs) present a high interest as an excellent antibacterial agent against pathogenic microorganisms. Currently, the massive proliferation of potentially toxic cyanobacteria in the water of dams presents a threat to the public health of these water consumers. This study was maintained to evaluate the antibacterial activity of TiO₂ NPs against the cyanobacteria « Microcystis sp.» responsible for toxic blooms in the freshwater reservoirs intended for drinking water production. Three concentrations of TiO₂ NPs (150 mg.l-1¸ 300 mg.l-1 and 600 mg.l-1) were tested in the laboratory on two strains of Microcystis sp. (S1¸ S2) over a period of eight days. In parallel, three biotic variables were measured: Microcystis sp. cells density (cell.ml-1), Chlorophyll (a) (µg.l-1), and Phycocyanin (µg.l-1) content every 48 hours all along the experimental period. A remarkable decrease in cell densities was registered, recording decreased values from 77490 to 39091 cell.ml-1 for S1 and from 2801 to 0 cell.ml-1 for S2 with the concentration of 600 mg.l-1. Additionally, the chlorophyll (a) content fell from 45 to 8 µg.l-1 for S1, and from 34 to 0 µg.l-1 for S2. Similarly, treatment with TiO₂ NPs caused the degradation of phycocyanin from 200 to 65 µg.l-1 for S1 and from 200 to 0 µg.l-1 for  S2 with the highest concentration of these nanoparticles (600 mg.l-1). TiO₂ NPs exhibit a very important antibacterial effect against Microcystis. sp. Thus, TiO₂ NPs can be used in the future to reduce the high biomasses of cyanobacteria during the process of tap water production.

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10.21608/ejabf.2021.172130

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Karima

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Boutarfa et al.

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25

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3

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25018

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2021-05-01

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2021-05-25

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2021-05-01

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21

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1110-6131

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2536-9814

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Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries

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The Effect of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Against Cyanobacterial Microorganisms

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22 Jan 2023