Role of Geitlerinema sp. DE2011 and Scenedesmus sp. DE2009 as Bioindicators and Immobilizers of Chromium in a Contaminated Natural Environment

Figure 4

CLSM images of control (a) and chromium contaminated (b) cultures of Scenedesmus sp. DE2009 (scale bars represent 10 µm) and λscan plot (c). SEM images of control (d) and 200 µM chromium contaminated (e) cultures. Scale bars represent 2 µm. Contaminated EDX spectrum (f). Arrow indicates the main Cr peak at 5.4 keV. TEM images of control (g) and 200 µM chromium contaminated (h) cultures. Scale bars represent 1 µm. Contaminated EDX spectrum (i). Cr peaks are indicated by arrows.

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