Physiological characteristics of mercury uptake by two estuarine species
Marine Biology
By: S. N. Luoma
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Abstract
Rapid uptake and slow loss of Hg will result from short exposures of some organisms to this metal, due to the transformation of Hg to a slowly exchanging form within the organisms. The extent of the difference between exposure time and depuration time will depend upon the rate of transformation during uptake. For the polychaete worm Neanthes succinea and the shrimp Palaemon debilis such transformations are extremely rapid. The exchange of Hg from the slowly exchanging compartment is similar among a wide variety of species. Thus, interspecies differences in susceptibility to Hg may be determined by differences in biochemical transformation rates and physiological permeability to the metal. ?? 1977 Springer-Verlag.
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Luoma, S., 1977, Physiological characteristics of mercury uptake by two estuarine species: Marine Biology, v. 41, no. 3, p. 269-273, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394914.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Physiological characteristics of mercury uptake by two estuarine species |
| Series title | Marine Biology |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF00394914 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Marine Biology |
| First page | 269 |
| Last page | 273 |