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Main Title Artificial Microbial Ecosystem for Determining Effects and Fate of Toxicants in a Salt-Marsh Environment.
Author Bourquin, A. W. ; Hood, M. A. ; Garnas., R. L. ;
CORP Author Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, Fla. ;University of West Florida, Pensacola. Dept. of Biology.
Year Published 1977
Report Number EPA/600/J-77/075 ;CONTRIB-309;
Stock Number PB-277 181
Additional Subjects Microorganisms ; Ecology ; Water pollution ; Pesticides ; Marshes ; Laboratories ; Radioactive isotopes ; Isotopic labeling ; Monitoring ; Metabolism ; Bacteria ; Phosphorus organic compounds ; Sulfur organic compounds ; Nitro compounds ; Yeasts ; Fungi ; Protozoa ; Aquatic microbiology ; Salt marshes ; Methyl parathion ; Phosphorothioic acid/O-O-(dimethyl-ester)-O-(nitrophenyl-ester)
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NTIS  PB-277 181 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
An artificial laboratory environment designed to determine microbial interactions with pollutant chemicals is proposed. The system is designed to obtain maximum reproducibility between replicates by dividing a single tank into separate closed chambers. Radiolabeled toxicants are added directly to the core-chambers and monitored for metabolic breakdown. Further information is obtained easily on changes in microbial, physiological indexes induced by the toxicants. Techniques for monitoring effects on the methyl parathion on the microbial population and the fate of this chemical are given.