The Chemical and Biological Processes Controlling the Bioaccumulation of Organic Chemicals by Phytoplankton

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ABSTRACTThis work will assess the processes that control bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POP's) in phytoplankton. The study will focus on polychlorinated-biphenyls (PCB's) which is a common organic pollutant. Lab studies would clarify the mechanism of uptake for POPs into phytoplankton cells, and incorporate the findings into a previously developed bioaccumulation model. The findings will be validated against previously collected field data.This proposal was submitted in response to the Environmental Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry solicitation NSF 99-9, and is being funded jointly be the Division of Ocean Science, and Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.