Copper uptake and regulation in a copper-tolerant decapod Cambarus bartoni (Fabricius)

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699210· OSTI ID:5595812

Zia, S; Alikhan, M A

Large amounts of acid forming sulfur dioxide, and heavy metals including copper, are continuously being released into the environment by mining and smelting operation at Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Consequently, a number of lakes in this region have become acidic and metal stressed. In the current study the uptake and accumulation of copper by various tissues of a copper-tolerant crayfish, Cambarus bartoni, were monitored in the laboratory to ascertain the dynamic nature (i.e., the pattern in time) of responses of crayfish to increased levels of these two metals in the water.

• Research Organization: Laurentian Univ., Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 5595812
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 42:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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