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MERCURY ACCUMULATION IN PEDIASTRUM BORYANUM (CHLOROPHYCEAE) 1, 2, 3
Author(s) -
Richardson Thomas R.,
Millington William F.,
Miles Harry M.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1975.tb02787.x
Subject(s) - chlorophyceae , mercury (programming language) , biology , botany , algae , chlorophyta , computer science , programming language
SUMMARY Laboratory grown cultures of the green alga Pediastrum boryanum (Turp.) Meneg. concentrate mercury in amounts greater than the concentration in the culture medium. The concentration effect proceeds rapidly during colony formation and is directly dependent upon the materials of the outer layer of the cell wall known to include silica and sporopollenin. The alga displays exceptional tolerance to the rather high levels of mercury used.