Effect of mercury on algal growth rates
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Patrick J. Hannan; Constance Patouillet
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Article
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1972
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In experiments with one freshwater (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) and three marine organisms (Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Cyclotella mna, and Chaetoceros galvestmensis), mercury was more toxic than the other metals tested (silver, cadmium, lead, and copper) ; and its toxicity is comparatively irreversible.