Accumulation, subcellular distribution and toxicity of inorganic mercury and methylmercury in marine phytoplankton

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3097-3105

  Wu, Yun ^a   Wang, Wen Xiong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Inorganic mercury; Marine phytoplankton; Methylmercury; Subcellular distribution; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FOOD; CELLULAR DEBRIS; GREEN ALGA; HEAT-STABLE PROTEINS; INORGANIC MERCURY; INTRACELLULAR ACCUMULATION; MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON; METHYL MERCURY; SUB-CELLULAR; SUBCELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA;

ALGAE CONTROL; DEBRIS; DETOXIFICATION; LAKES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL FATE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLORELLA AUTOTROPHICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT RESPONSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHLOROPHYTA; DIATOMS; FOOD CHAIN; HAPTOPHYTA; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLORELLA AUTOTROPHICA; CHLOROPHYTA; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA;

EID: 80052322234     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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