TY - CHAP
T1 - Interactions of cyanobacteria and microalgae with caesium
AU - Avery, Simon V.
AU - Codd, Geoffrey
AU - Gadd , Geoffrey Michael
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Investigated the mechanism of, and the influence of, external physico-chemical parameters on, Cs+ accumulation and toxicity of aquatic cyanobacteria and microalgae. Accumulation of Cs+, and a concomitant decline in intracellular K+, resulted in inhibition of growth of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803. Replacement of cellular K+ by Cs+ was also observed in a natural bloom-forming Anabaena spp. Results indicate that aquatic microbial primary producers have the potential to accumulate 137Cs from their natural environment
AB - Investigated the mechanism of, and the influence of, external physico-chemical parameters on, Cs+ accumulation and toxicity of aquatic cyanobacteria and microalgae. Accumulation of Cs+, and a concomitant decline in intracellular K+, resulted in inhibition of growth of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803. Replacement of cellular K+ by Cs+ was also observed in a natural bloom-forming Anabaena spp. Results indicate that aquatic microbial primary producers have the potential to accumulate 137Cs from their natural environment
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M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
T3 - Trace Metals in the Environment
SP - 133
EP - 182
BT - Impact of Heavy Metals on the Environment
A2 - Vernet, J.-P.
PB - Elsevier
ER -