Factors influencing the uptake of technetium by the brown alga Fucus serratus

D. Van Der Ben, M. Cogneau, V. Robbrecht, G. Nuyts, A. Bossus, C. Hurtgen, S. Bonotto

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    Abstract

    Various experiments on the brown alga Fucus serratus, under light, in darkness, at two different temperatures (4 and 20°C) and after heat-inactivation, suggest that the accumulation of technetium is a physiologically controlled process. This hypothesis is supported also by chromatographic analyses of algal extracts, in which the proportion of technetium bound to organic molecules was found to be higher under light than in darkness or at 4°C.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)84-86
    Number of pages3
    JournalMarine Pollution Bulletin
    Volume21
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Feb 1990

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Oceanography
    • Aquatic Science
    • Pollution

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