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Characterization by photoacoustic spectroscopy of the photosynthetic Scenedesmus armatus system affected by fuel oil contamination

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The effect of aqueous fuel oil extract (AFOE)1 on the photosynthetic system in green algae Scenedesmus armatus cultures was examined by photoacoustic spectroscopy. After a 24-h culture growth, the photosynthetic energy storage (ES) decreased, with increasing AFOE concentration in the culture. In these algae, ES is lowered by 41% by a 90% AFOE concentration. The plot of relative ES vs the measuring light intensity, i.e., analogous to the classic photosynthesis light-saturation curve, was determined for the fuel oil-affected culture, and a simple mathematical formula was adopted to derive the photosynthetic system parameters.

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Abbreviations

AFOE:

aqueous fuel oil extract

BBM:

Bold's basal medium

DCMU:

3 -(3′, 4′-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1- dimethylurea

EK :

irradiance at which the ESrel.m would be reached if ESrel were to increase linearly

ES:

photosynthetic energy storage

ESrel :

relative photosynthetic energy storage capacity

ESrel.m :

the maximum value of ESrel

J:

incident measuring light intensity

P:

photosynthetic rate

Pm :

maximum specific photosynthetic rate

PA:

photoacoustics

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  1. Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 57, 80-952, Gdansk, Poland

    J. Szurkowski

  2. Department of Plant Physiology, University of Gdansk, Al. Marszalka J. Pilsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland

    Z. Tukaj

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Szurkowski, J., Tukaj, Z. Characterization by photoacoustic spectroscopy of the photosynthetic Scenedesmus armatus system affected by fuel oil contamination. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 29, 406–410 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212508

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