Predicting effects of cations on copper
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T.T. Yen Le; Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg; A. Jan Hendriks; Martina G. Vijver
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract A biotic ligand model (BLM) was developed to estimate Cu toxicity to lettuce (__Lactuca sativa__) in terms of root elongation after 4βd of exposure. Effects of Na^+^, K^+^, Ca^2+^, and Mg^2+^ on Cu toxicity were examined. The addition of these cations resulted in a 50βfold difference in