In this respect, Oswald (1988) stated that total dissolved salts is one of the important factors that define the relationship of culture medium species in the cultivation of microalgae during nutrient and xenobiotic compound removal
with the aid of algae-based biosorbents. This agrees with other studies using algae such as Synechocystis and Phormidium for removing colour from reactive dyes (Karacakaya et al., 2009).