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The Effects of Copper and Nickel on the Embryonic Life Stages of the Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

Abstract

The aim of this research was to generate data on the mechanisms of toxicity of copper [Cu (4–12 µg/L)] and nickel [Ni (33–40 µg/L)] during continuous sublethal exposure in seawater (32 ppt, 15 °C) in a sensitive test organism (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) at its most sensitive life stage (developing embryo). Whole-body ions [calcium (Ca), sodium (Na), potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg)], metal burdens, Ca uptake, and Ca ATPase activity were …

Authors

Tellis MS; Lauer MM; Nadella S; Bianchini A; Wood CM

Journal

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 453–464

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

October 2014

DOI

10.1007/s00244-014-0069-8

ISSN

0090-4341