Spore release by the green alga Ulva: a quantitative assay to evaluate aquatic toxicants.
| dc.contributor.author | Han, T | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Han, Y-S | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Park, CY | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Jun, YS | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Kwon, MJ | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Kang, S-H | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Brown, MT | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-07T12:44:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-07T12:44:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-06 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0269-7491 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8390 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
A toxicity test using spore release of the aquatic green alga, Ulva, was developed and evaluated by assessing the toxicity of different organic and inorganic chemicals and elutriates of sewage or waste sludge. The toxic ranking of four metals was: Cu (EC50 of 0.040mgL(-1))>Cd (0.095mgL(-1))>Pb (0.489mgL(-1))>Zn (0.572mgL(-1)). The EC50 for TBTO ranged from 24 to 63microgL(-1). The most toxic VOC was formalin (EC50 of 0.788microlL(-1)) and the least toxic was acetone. Spore release was significantly inhibited in all elutriates; the greatest and least toxic effects were for industrial sewage (3.29%) and filtration bed (10.08%), respectively. The bioassay is simple, inexpensive and sensitive. The cosmopolitan distribution of Ulva means that the test would have a potential application worldwide. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 699 - 705 | en |
| dc.language | eng | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.subject | Acetone | en |
| dc.subject | Biological Assay | en |
| dc.subject | Cadmium | en |
| dc.subject | Copper | en |
| dc.subject | Environmental Monitoring | en |
| dc.subject | Formaldehyde | en |
| dc.subject | Industrial Waste | en |
| dc.subject | Lead | en |
| dc.subject | Sewage | en |
| dc.subject | Spores | en |
| dc.subject | Toxicity Tests | en |
| dc.subject | Ulva | en |
| dc.subject | Waste Disposal, Fluid | en |
| dc.subject | Water Pollutants, Chemical | en |
| dc.subject | Zinc | en |
| dc.title | Spore release by the green alga Ulva: a quantitative assay to evaluate aquatic toxicants. | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| plymouth.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17954005 | en |
| plymouth.issue | 3 | en |
| plymouth.volume | 153 | en |
| plymouth.publication-status | Published | en |
| plymouth.journal | Environ Pollut | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.001 | en |
| plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
| plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
| plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
| plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA06 Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science | |
| plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
| plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute | |
| dc.publisher.place | England | en |
| dcterms.dateAccepted | 2007-09-06 | en |
| dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | en |
| rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.001 | en |
| rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en |
| rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2008-06 | en |
| rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en |
| plymouth.oa-location | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.001 | en |