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Mechanisms of tri-n-butyltin bioaccumulation by marine phytoplankton
- Date Issued:
- 1989
Title: | Mechanisms of tri-n-butyltin bioaccumulation by marine phytoplankton. |
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Name(s): |
Chiles, Thomas C., creator Pendoley, Peter D., creator Laughlin, R. B., Jr., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Article | |
Issuance: | single unit | |
Date Issued: | 1989 | |
Publisher: | Canadian Science Publishing | |
Extent: | 5 p. | |
Physical Description: | ||
Language(s): | English | |
Identifier: | 3342231 (digitool), FADT3342231 (IID), fau:6392 (fedora), 10.1139/f89-108 (doi) | |
Note(s): |
We examined uptake of tri-n-butyltin (TBT) by three genera of marine microalgae and one genus of cyanobacterium. There was a linear relationship between external concentrations of TBT and cell burdens in the microalgae Nannochloris sp., Chaetoceros gracilis, and the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. (PR-6). The relationship between external TBT concentrations and cell TBT burdens was distinctly nonlinear for Isochrysis galbana. Competitive binding experiments showed a decrease of approximately 88% of the total bound radiolabeled TBT to I. galbana in the presence of a 200-fold excess of unlabeled TBT. No significant decrease of bound TBT was observed for Nannochloris sp. These studies demonstrate that either partitioning or binding may control bioaccumulation of TBT by marine phytoplankton. This manuscript is the post-print of an article published by Canadian Science Publishing, an independent and not-for-profit organization. The final version is published in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences available at http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/journal/cjfas and may be cited as: Chiles, T. C., Pendoley, P. D., & Laughlin, R. B., Jr. (1989). Mechanisms of tri-n-butyltin bioaccumulation by marine phytoplankton1. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 46(5), 859-862. doi:10.1139/f89-108 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #682. |
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Subject(s): |
Tributyltin Marine phytoplankton Bioaccumulation Trialkyltin Compounds |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3342231 | |
Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f89-108 | |
Restrictions on Access: | ©1989 Canadian Science Publishing | |
Host Institution: | FAU |