The running down of fossil energy sources makes the production of bioenergy an expected need worldwide. Therefore, energy crops have gained increasing attention in recent years as a source for the production of bioenergy because they do not compete with food crops. Microalgae have numerous advantages such as fast growth rates and not competing with food production. Because of the fast growth, m...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a class of hazardous pollutants, are difficult to dissipate in the natural environment. In this study, a cyanobacterial strain Anabaena PD-1 showed good resistance against PCB congeners. Compared to a control group, chlorophyll a content decreased 3.7% and 11.7% when Anabaena PD-1 was exposed to 2 and 5 mg/L PCBs for 7 d. This cyanobacterial strain was capable ...

In this study the fresh water grown Blue-Green Algae (Anabaena ambigua) is studied for its maximum growth. This Blue-Green Algae (Anabaena ambigua) growth is studied in detail in three different media viz.,Fog’s media,BG-11, BBM , there was a significant change observed in growth of the species Anabaena ambigua at different light intensities and different media, during 15-days growth. Growth wa...