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Alga Of My Eye, Determining The Ability Of Palmaria Palmata To Bioaccumulate Metals, Cameron Smith
Alga Of My Eye, Determining The Ability Of Palmaria Palmata To Bioaccumulate Metals, Cameron Smith
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Algae, specifically macroalgae, have rapidly sprung into the spotlight as a valuable natural resource to serve many functions in recent years. Individual community members and foragers have found algae useful for home cooking and garden fertilizer; it can also be used commercially in dietary supplements, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and animal feed. P. palmata is a red algal species that grows naturally in Northwestern Europe and Iceland and is commercially grown in Japan, Maine, and recently, California and Washington. This study aimed to investigate the ability of Palmaria palmata to bioaccumulate chromium, cadmium, lead, and zinc at eight different concentrations over 48 …