TY - JOUR N2 - This work presents the results of a study whose aim was to determine the influence of algal blooms on precipitation of heavy metals. The scope of the study covered culture of a mixed population made up of Scenedesmus and Pseudokirchneriella algae in experimental conditions and initiating a metal biosorption process with the use of culture biomass by administering ions of Zn(II) and Ni(II). The process was controlled by assessing the level of biosorption of metals entered at a one-off basis in the form of Zn(II) and Ni(II) salts or in the form of mixture of both ions, in comparison to the control sample, at different exposure times (2 hours and 24 hours). The presence of metals was determined both in the biomass and in the culture medium. The presented results of the study confirm the effectiveness of Chlorophyta in the process of zinc and nickel biosorption. A phenomenon of competitiveness between the metals was observed when they were administered at the same time. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/85715/PDF/10265-Volume38-Issue2_01-paper.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/85715 PY - 2012 IS - No 2 DO - 10.2478/v10265-012-0013-9 KW - biosorption KW - algae KW - heavy metals KW - zinc KW - nickel KW - metal precipitation A1 - Kipigroch, K. A1 - Janosz-Rajczyk, M. A1 - Wykrota, L. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 38 DA - 2012 T1 - Biosorption of Heavy Metals with the Use of Mixed Algal Population UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/85715 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -