Bioaccumulation of Lanthanum by Two Strains of Marine Diatoms <i>Nanofrustulum shiloi</i> and <i>Halamphora kolbei</i>.

ABSTRACT: Bioaccumulation by diatoms, as the first stage of biomineralisation, has been widely studied for various metals, such as cadmium, copper, zinc, aluminium, gold, silver, etc. However, despite the fact that the mining and utilization of rare earth elements (REEs) are currently increasing, there is almost no data on their bioaccumulation by diatoms. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the ability of diatoms to bioaccumulate REEs by the example of lanthanum (La), and to compare this ability for two marine diatoms Nanofrustulum shiloi and Halamphora kolbei. As a result of experiments on the cultivation of diatoms in nutrient media supplemented with La at concentrations of 10 mg·L^-1 and 50 mg·L^-1, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy revealed the

SUBMITTER: Balycheva DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12650198 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature