Performance evaluation of cyanobacteria removal from water reservoirs by biological method

With the rapid growth of urbanization, the discharge of industrial, agricultural and municipal wastewater into water resources is increasing. Cyanobacteria are a dominant component of the phytoplankton that causes problems in water reservoirs. The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of bacteria in the removal of cyanobacteria algae from water reservoirs. In this study, a biological method with four types of bacteria was applied for algae removal. First of all, species of cyanobacteria were identified, and then their specific medium BG-11 was prepared. The species of bacteria (