[HTML][HTML] Duckweed bioreactors: Challenges and opportunities for large-scale indoor cultivation of Lemnaceae

NE Coughlan, É Walsh, P Bolger, G Burnell… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lemnaceae, ie, duckweed species, have gained considerable attention as a sustainable
source of high-quality nutrition, biofuel, and pharmaceuticals, as well as effective organisms …

Dual function of Lemna minor and Azolla pinnata as phytoremediator for Palm Oil Mill Effluent and as feedstock

A Abd Kadir, SRS Abdullah, BA Othman, HA Hasan… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, two native duckweeds (Lemna minor and Azolla pinnata) were cultivated in
Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) to extract nutrients from the effluent. Five grams of A. pinnata …

Phytoremediation potential of the duckweeds Lemna minuta and Lemna minor to remove nutrients from treated waters

S Ceschin, M Crescenzi, MA Iannelli - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Phytoremediation potential of duckweeds (Lemna minuta, Lemna minor) to remove nutrients
from simulated wastewater was analyzed. In two separate experiments, the two species …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater valorisation in an integrated multitrophic aquaculture system; assessing nutrient removal and biomass production by duckweed species

S Paolacci, V Stejskal, D Toner, MAK Jansen - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The aquaculture industry is considered a key sector for the supply of high quality, nutritious
food. However, growth of the aquaculture sector has been slow, particularly in Europe, and …

A novel multitrophic concept for the cultivation of fish and duckweed: A technical note

V Stejskal, S Paolacci, D Toner, MAK Jansen - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The authors report on the design and operation of an advanced, innovative and
environmentally friendly freshwater integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) system. The …

Towards global dominance of invasive alien plants in freshwater ecosystems: the dawn of the Exocene?

R Bolpagni - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
The global and seemingly unstoppable spread of invasive alien plants emerges as one of
the main topics of current science. This is due to the multiple repercussions of invasive …

The evolution of the duckweed ionome mirrors losses in structural complexity

KE Smith, M Zhou, P Flis, DH Jones, A Bishopp… - Annals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The duckweeds (Lemnaceae) consist of 36 species
exhibiting impressive phenotypic variation, including the progressive evolutionary loss of a …

Friends of mine: an invasive freshwater mussel facilitates growth of invasive macrophytes and mediates their competitive interactions

K Crane, NE Coughlan, RN Cuthbert… - Freshwater …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing rates of invasions in ecosystems worldwide necessitate experiments to determine
the role of biotic interactions in the success and impact of multiple alien species. Here, we …

Flow Rate and Water Depth Alters Biomass Production and Phytoremediation Capacity of Lemna minor

NE Coughlan, É Walsh, R Ahern, G Burnell… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given its high biomass production, phytoremediation capacity and suitability as a feedstock
for animal and human nutrition, duckweeds are valuable multipurpose plants that can …

Light intensity alters the phytoremediation potential of Lemna minor

É Walsh, H Kuehnhold, S O'Brien, NE Coughlan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Lemnaceae, ie duckweed species, are attractive for phytoremediation of wastewaters,
primarily due to their rapid growth, high nutrient uptake rates, tolerance to a broad range of …