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Séverine Le Faucheur
Researcher at University of Geneva
Publications - 22
Citations - 872
Séverine Le Faucheur is an academic researcher from University of Geneva. The author has contributed to research in topics: Phytochelatin & Mercury (element). The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 20 publications receiving 748 citations. Previous affiliations of Séverine Le Faucheur include Institut national de la recherche scientifique & Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology.
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Phytochelatin induction, cadmium accumulation, and algal sensitivity to free cadmium ion in Scenedesmus vacuolatus.
TL;DR: Intacellular cadmium concentration and thiol (glutathione, γ‐glutamylcysteine [γGluCys], and phytochelatins [PCn]) content were determined in the freshwater green alga Scenedesmus vacuolatus exposed to growth‐inhibitory and non inhibitory concentrations of free Cd2+ in the range from 10−14 to 10−7 M.
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Cadmium detoxification strategies in two phytoplankton species: metal binding by newly synthesized thiolated peptides and metal sequestration in granules.
TL;DR: The importance of metal detoxification strategies in explaining the Cd sensitivity of different algal species is demonstrated as well as the involvement of granules in protecting against the occurrence of toxic effects in C. reinhardtii.
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Interactions between mercury and phytoplankton: Speciation, bioavailability, and internal handling
TL;DR: Hg is unlikely to be toxic to phytoplankton when they are exposed to environmentally relevant Hg concentrations, however, this statement should be taken with caution because questions remain as to which Hg species control Hg bioavailability and about Hg uptake mechanisms.
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Leachates draining from controlled municipal solid waste landfill: Detailed geochemical characterization and toxicity tests.
B.K. Mavakala .,Séverine Le Faucheur,Crispin K. Mulaji,Amandine Laffite,Naresh Devarajan,Emmanuel M. Biey,Gregory Giuliani,Jean Paul Otamonga,Prosper Kabatusuila,Pius T. Mpiana,John Poté,John Poté,John Poté +12 more
TL;DR: This study presents useful tools for evaluating landfill leachate quality and risk in lagoon systems which can be applied to similar environmental compartments.
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Degradation of Eight Relevant Micropollutants in Different Water Matrices by Neutral Photo-Fenton Process under UV254 and Simulated Solar Light Irradiation – a comparative study
Mariana Neamţu,Dominique Grandjean,Andrzej Sienkiewicz,Séverine Le Faucheur,Vera I. Slaveykova,Julia Janeth Velez Colmenares,Cesar Pulgarin,Luiz Felippe De Alencastro +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative study of photolytic degradation under exposure to UV254 nm and solar-simulator irradiation of a mixture of eight equally concentrated relevant micropollutants in the presence of H2O2 and Fe(II) in ultrapure water, Lake Geneva water, and effluent from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).