First Advisor

Richard Petersen

Term of Graduation

Summer 1973

Date of Publication

8-8-1973

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Biology

Department

Biology

Language

English

Subjects

Plants -- Effect of copper on, Selenastrum capricornutum, Copper sulfate

DOI

10.15760/etd.1586

Physical Description

1 online resource (2, 44 pages)

Abstract

The green alga, Selenastrum capricornutum Printz, was used in an algal bioassay to determine the toxic properties of copper in various natural lake waters of Oregon. Lake water was collected and brought back to the laboratory where it was treated with various copper concentrations and inoculated with a cell suspension of the test alga. Growth of the alga was determined by direct cell counts. The copper ion activity, pH, and absorbance of the test cultures were also determined. The growth of the alga was found to depend upon the water tested and also upon the copper concentration used.

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