Presentation Year
2020
Depreciated Participant
Brittney MitchellChemistry and BiologyUndergraduate Student,Maxwell PlunkettChemistryUndergraduate Student,Claire TillChemistryFaculty
College or Department
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Trace metal bioaccumulation negatively impacts marine ecosystem health and increases the risk of human exposure to contaminants. Pollution trends can be investigated by measuring trace metal bioaccumulation in algae, but little is known about which algal groups are the most reliable bioindicators. The objectives of this study were to use dry ashing, wet digestive, and spectroscopic techniques to determine the concentrations Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn across major macroalgae groups in Humboldt Bay, and evaluate bioindicator ability using BSAF values. Our results indicate that Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta are the most sensitive and suitable bioindicators for trace metal pollution.
Is your project focused on any of the following?
explores the relationship of a social issue with environment OR economy
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
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934
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