title: Evaluation of blast furnace slag as basal media for eelgrass bed.
abstract: Two types of blast furnace slag (BFS), granulated (GS) and air-cooled slag (ACS), were evaluated as basal media for eelgrass bed. Evaluation was done by comparing BFS samples with natural eelgrass sediment (NES) in terms of some physico-chemical characteristics and then, investigating growth of eelgrass both in BFS and NES. In terms of particle size, both BFS samples were within the range acceptable for growing eelgrass. However, compared with NES, low silt-clay content for ACS and lack of organic matter content for both BFS samples were found. Growth experiment showed that eelgrass can grow in both types of BFS, although growth rates in BFS samples shown by leaf elongation were slower than that in NES. The possible reasons for stunted growth in BFS were assumed to be lack of organic matter and release of some possible toxins from BFS. Reduction of sulfide content of BFS samples did not result to enhanced growth; though sulfide release was eliminated, release of Zn was greater than before treatment and concentration of that reached to alarming amounts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan. amyhizon@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Amelia B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hizon-Fradejas
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D000077215:Clay; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D013440:Sulfides / Q000494:pharmacology; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism; D035962:Zosteraceae / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D013440:Sulfides; D015032:Zinc; D000077215:Clay