Kinetic studies of lead(II) uptake by the seagrass Zostera muelleri in water by radiotracing,atomic absorption spectrometry and electrochemical techniques |
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| Authors: | Alan M Bond Julie R Bradbury Henry A Hudson John S Garnham Peter J Hanna Stanley Strother |
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| Institution: | Division of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria 3217 Australia;Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria 3217 Australia |
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| Abstract: | Evidence was found that uptake of lead from seawater in both model and natural systems by the leaves of the seagrass Zostera muelleri does occur for live, dead and scraped leaves at all the lead concentrations tested. Positive uptake of lead was measured using the three analytical techniques of radio-tracer, differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry and atomic absorption spectrometry; similar uptake profiles were obtained for each technique. Profiles always showed an initial rapid uptake phase followed by a gradual transition to a plateau phase at which an approximate equilibrium between lead attached to seagrass and free ionic lead in seawater was reached. The presence of active lead uptake processes was indicated in experiments which attempted to remove lead from leaves by a chelating agent. |
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