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Field application of biologically derived substances (BDSs: Naphthoquinone derivative) for eco-friendly mitigation of harmful cyanobacterial blooms

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The naphthoquinone derivative, NQ 40, has been confirmed to be an effective algicide for controlling freshwater Microcystis blooms at the microcosm and mesocosm scales. Thus, in order to determine whether this algicide can control cyanobacterial blooms in the field, larger-scale mesocosms (50 t) and test beds (3,000 t) were tested. In the mesocosm and test-bed experiments, NQ 40 was effective and selective for algicidal activity against the target cyanobacteria (Microcystis spp.). In addition, the algicidal activity of NQ 40 gradually increased until days 8 and 30, while the algal biomass decreased by 96.7 and 100%, respectively. Ecosystem health improved due to the algicidal effect of NQ 40. In the test-bed experiment, the Shannon–Wiener diversity index of phytoplankton was significantly enhanced and the unbalanced ecological pyramid caused by cyanobacterial blooms was restored in the NQ 40 treatment. Although a few factors (pH, dissolved oxygen, and phosphate) associated with phytoplankton abundance exhibited different patterns between the control and treatments, the dynamics of abiotic factors in the treatments generally showed similar trends to the control. Therefore, NQ 40 could be a promising eco-friendly algicidal substance for restoring freshwater ecosystems damaged by cyanobacterial blooms.

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We would like to thank Professor Hoon Cho for providing the naphthoquinone derivatives.

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This work was supported by a grant from the Honam National Institute of Biological Resources (HNIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (HNIBR202302117), the project titled ‘Techniques development for management and evaluation of biofouling on ship hulls (20210651)’ funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea, and a grant from the National Institute of Environment Research (NIER) funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIER-2021–01-01–044).

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  1. Division of Environmental Materials, Honam National Institute of Biological Resources (HNIBR), Mokpo-Si, 58762, Republic of Korea

    Jae-Hyoung Joo

  2. Water Quality Assessment Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea

    Yoon-Ho Kang

  3. Biological Resource Center/Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea

    Zhun Li

  4. University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-Ro, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea

    Zhun Li

  5. Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea

    Sae-Hee Kim, Bum Soo Park & Myung-Soo Han

  6. Hanyang Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea

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Conceptualization and writing of original draft preparation, J.-H.J. and Y.-H.K.; Data curation, Z.L.; Writing original draft preparation, J.-H.J.; Manuscript review and editing, S.-H.K. and Y.-H.K.; Supervision, B.S.P., and M.-S.H.; Funding acquisition, J.-H.J., B.S.P., and Y.-H.K. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Joo, JH., Kang, YH., Li, Z. et al. Field application of biologically derived substances (BDSs: Naphthoquinone derivative) for eco-friendly mitigation of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. J Appl Phycol 35, 2271–2284 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03016-w

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