The effect of the pH on the toxicity and accumulation of Cu and Zn in a tropical freshwater alga (Chlorella sp)

Wilde, KL; Markich, SJ; Stauber, JL; Franklin, NM

The effect of the pH on the toxicity and accumulation of Cu and Zn in a tropical freshwater alga (Chlorella sp)

Date

2002-07-21

Authors

Publisher

Royal Australian Chemical Institute & Australasian Society of Ecotoxicology

Abstract

As part of a larger study to test the biotic ligand model (BLM) with unicellular algae, the effect of pH (5.5, 6.5 and 7.5) on the toxicity and accumulation of Cu and Zn in the freshwater alga Chorella sp was investigated.

Keywords

Ligands, Unicellular Algae, pH Value, Toxicity, Chlorella, Fresh water

Citation

Wilde, K. L., Markich, S. J., Stauber, J. L. & Franklin, N. M. (2002). The effect of the pH on the toxicity and accumulation of Cu and Zn in a tropical freshwater alga (Chlorella sp). Presentation to Interact 2022, Sydney, Australia, 21-25 July 2022. In Warne, M. & Hibbert, B. (Eds), Interact 2002 : Program and Abstracts, Sydney, Australia, July 2002, pp. 134. Sydney, Australia : Royal Australian Chemical Institute & Australasian Society of Ecotoxicology.