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Copper toxicity and extracellular release in Selenastrum capricornutum

Copper toxicity was investigated using the green alga, Selenastrum capricornutum. Two major areas were investigated: the forms of copper which are toxic to growth of the alga and factors that can change the concentration of free copper, Cu2+ (aq), in the growth medium during the logarithmic growth of the organism. This research has shown that S. capricornutum is sensitive to the free Copper ion, Cu 2+ (aq), irrespective of the total copper concentration.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:pdx.edu/oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:open_access_etds-1838
Date01 January 1979
CreatorsDarling, Michael Edwin
PublisherPDXScholar
Source SetsPortland State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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