Compound Age/day Degradation %
Lyngbya lagerlerimi Nostoc
Linckia
Oscillatoria rubescens Chlorella vulgaris Elkatothrix viridis Volvox aureus
a-naphthol 3
5
7
36.58
36.59
ND
40.56
40.57
ND
44.41
59.49
59.50
68.68
71.19
71.20
6.47
8.09
8.10
2.11
2.13 2.13
b-naphthol 3
5
7
-
-
ND
-
-
ND
0.0
0.0
3.04
52.80
52.81
52.83
0.0
0.0
6.11
-
-
-
Phenol 3
5
7
64.38
64.39
ND
-
-
ND
-
-
-
-
9.03
9.05
5.03
5.04
5.05
-
-
-
Catechol 3
5
7
23.79
23.80
ND
56.36
56.38
ND
0.0
0.0
2.11
-
-
-
52.50
52.51
52.53
-
-
-
Means that the alga oxidized phenolic compounds, and this is accompanied by shift in the Wavelength, and change in the colour.
ND not detected
Table 1: Degradation of different Phenolic compounds by the different isolated algae.