Polychlorinated Biphenyls: Transfer from Microparticulates to Marine Phytoplankton and the Effects on Photosynthesis
- 15 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 202 (4373), 1189-1192
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.202.4373.1189
Abstract
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) initially associated with microparticulates are incorporated into marine diatom cells. The time course of transfer is rapid; equilibrium is attained within several hours. Assays with chlorophyll a fluorescence in vivo indicate that the transferred PCB's reach sites in the photosynthetic machinery that are sensitive to the effects of these compounds.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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