microalgae-treatment
Microalgae-treatment involves the application of microalgae or microalgae-derived compounds to enhance plant growth, soil health, and agricultural productivity. This approach matters for plant science because microalgae serve as sustainable sources of bioactive substances, nutrients, and biostimulants that can improve plant physiology, stress tolerance, and nutrient uptake. Such treatments represent an environmentally responsible alternative to synthetic chemical inputs in modern cultivation practices.
PubMed · 2026-02-13
Researchers are combining microalgae with conventional wastewater treatment systems to remove antibiotics more effectively while recovering nutrients and producing usable biomass—a sustainable solution to a growing environmental and public health threat.
Conventional sludge-based treatment systems fail to completely remove antibiotics from wastewater, allowing them to persist in the environment and spread antibiotic resistance genes
Microalgae-sludge hybrid systems remove antibiotics through multiple complementary mechanisms: biosorption, bioaccumulation, biodegradation, and physicochemical processes
Integrated microalgae-sludge systems simultaneously provide co-benefits including nutrient recovery, enhanced oxygen supply, and production of valorizable biomass