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Volatilization of Mercury by Algae
Author(s) -
BENBASSAT D.,
MAYER A. M.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1975.tb03779.x
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , volatilisation , algae , chlorella , environmental chemistry , chemistry , botany , biology , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
The presence of Chlorella cells in a medium containing HgCl 2 causes a rapid decrease of the mercury content in the algal suspension. The rate of decrease depends on the inoculum concentration. The presence of Hg in the medium induces a lag in the growth, whose length depends on the initial concentration of Hg and of the inoculum. Binding and/or uptake of mercury by the cells is not dependent on temperature. The mercury content per cell declines somewhat at the time at which the culture resumes growth at a rate similar to that of the controls without mercury.