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Journal Article 
Effects of five heavy metals at sub-lethal concentrations on the growth and photosynthesis of Chlorella vulgaris 
Ouyang HuiLing; Kong XiangZhen; He Wei; Qin Ning; He QiShuang; Wang Yan; Wang Rong; Xu FuLiu 
2012 
Yes 
Chinese Science Bulletin
ISSN: 1001-6538
EISSN: 1861-9541 
SCIENCE PRESS 
BEIJING 
57 
25 
3363-3370 
WOS:000307750500014 
The impact of sub-lethal concentrations (0.05, 0.5, 5 mu mol L-1) of the heavy metals copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) on the growth and photosynthesis of Chlorella vulgaris was studied during 96 h exposure experiments. The results showed that the effects of these five metals on the growth of Chlorella vulgaris were dependent on both concentration and exposure time. It was found that 5 mu mol L-1 treatments of Cu, Cr, Zn, Cd and Pb significantly inhibited the growth of Chlorella vulgaris, and the effect became weaker with an increase in exposure duration. Different effects on chlorophyll fluorescence were found for different metals, with Cu and Cr having an inhibiting effect and Zn and Cd having a promoting effect. The effects of heavy metals upon the growth and photosynthesis of Chlorella vulgaris were independent of each other and not causally related. 
heavy metal; sub-lethal; Chlorella vulgaris; growth; photosynthesis