ABSTRACT Heavy metals are chemicals that can pollute waters and are toxic to microalgae, such as mercury (Hg) and zinc (Zn). Heavy metal Zn is an essential heavy metal, but it is toxic if the metal concretation is high in water. The study aimed to find out the toxicity of Hg and Zn as well as compare the toxicity of Hg and Zn against the abundance of Cyclotella sp. in 3 parameters namely, IC50…