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Natural biofilms were simultaneously grown on glass, plexi-glass, glass fiber and activated carbon fiber for 60 days in a shallow Lake in Haihe basin. Biofilm production and abundance of algae were influenced by the substratum. Magnitude of the substratum effect was glass < plexi-glass < glass fiber < activated carbon fiber. The bacteria communities in biofilms of nature substrata were similar with the biofilms on plexi-glass and glass fiber after 60-day growing, as well as the ones on activated carbon fiber after 14-day growing. On basis of algological and bacteriological investigations, as well as literature data, the activated carbon fiber substratum is recommended for biomonitoring the lake in Haihe basin.
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This work was supported by the Evolution of Physical Process and Protection Technology of Environmental Flow for Haihe River Basin (2011ZX07203-006) and the National Water Pollution Control Major Project of China (No. 2008ZX7290-009).
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Wang, X., Ma, M. & Liu, J. Biological Characteristics of Biofilms Formed on Different Substrata in a Shallow Lake in Haihe Basin (China). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 90, 414–420 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0908-0
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