Sensitivity of marine microalgae to copper: The effect of biotic factors on copper adsorption and toxicity

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 387, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 141-154

  Levy, Jacqueline L ^a,b   Stauber, Jennifer L ^a,c   Jolley, Dianne F ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Copper; Marine; Microalgae; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALGAE; CELL MEMBRANES; COPPER; DETOXIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; TOXICITY;

BIOTIC FACTORS; CELL BINDING; MARINE ALGAE;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COPPER;

ADSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOTIC FACTOR; CELL ORGANELLE; COPPER; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MEMBRANE; MICROALGA; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE EFFECT; TAXONOMY; TOXICITY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SIZE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; MARINE SPECIES; METAL BINDING; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ADSORPTION; ALGAE; COPPER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; MINUTOCELLUS POLYMORPHUS;

EID: 36749022241     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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