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The uptake, transformation, and physiological response of the marine red macroalga Portieria hornemannii to the nitroaromatic explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)

Creator:

Cruz-Uribe, Octavio T.

Abstract:

The capability of the marine red macroalga Portieria hornemannii to remove and detoxify the nitroaromatic explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in a seawater environment was evaluated using an axenic microplantlet suspension culture system. Microplantlets were challenged with TNT dissolved in seawater at concentrations of 1 to 50 mg L-1 in well-mixed photobioreactors...

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Dissertation

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. Alena Paulenova provided facilities in the radiation center for 14C-labeled TNT studies. Dr. A