The Effect of Ibuprofen on Chlamydomonas Oxygen Production

Abstract

Ibuprofen is one of many toxins that enter wastewater, polluting and affecting aquatic life. While another non-steroidal inflammatory drug, diclofenac, was found to negatively affect Chalmydomonas reinhardtii’s photosynthetic pathway, the effect of ibuprofen has not been widely studied. Both being NSAIDs, the effect of ibuprofen on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii’s oxygen production was explored. A one-way ANOVA test was used for data analysis and no statistical differences were found between the treatment levels and the O₂ production of each cell (p = 0.823). The findings also revealed comparable levels of variability, suggesting no effect on the treatment on Chlamydomonas. A more in-depth investigation is required such as analysis on something other than oxygen production, as the treatments did not yield any influence on it.