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The accumulation of cadmium and copper by Cricosphaera elongata is determined in the absence and presence of natural phytoplankton exudates. The concentrations of metals accumulated increase with increasing concentrations of metals in the medium. Organic substances liberated into the culture medium by C. elongata are able to decrease the amounts of metals taken up.
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Härdstedt-Roméo, M., Gnassia-Barelli, M. Effect of complexation by natural phytoplankton exudates on the accumulation of cadmium and copper by the haptophyceae Cricosphaera elongata . Mar. Biol. 59, 79–84 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00405457
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