Difference between revisions of "Copper"
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Important anthropogenic inputs of copper into the ocean include urban sewage sludge dumping, runoff from copper mines, [[antifouling paints]]<ref name = ken>Kennish, M. J. (1996): Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution, CRC Press 524 pp</ref>, | Important anthropogenic inputs of copper into the ocean include urban sewage sludge dumping, runoff from copper mines, [[antifouling paints]]<ref name = ken>Kennish, M. J. (1996): Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution, CRC Press 524 pp</ref>, | ||
| − | Copper is an essential element for animals, especially decapods, [[gastropod|gastropods]] and cephalopods need copper in the respiratory pigment hemocyanin. Hemocyanin is a protein which (like hemoglobin) binds oxygen to transport it to the tissues. It is however also one of the most toxic metals to a wide spectrum of marine life. <ref name="pol">Clark, R,B., 1999. Marine pollution. Oxford University press, Fourth edition, pp 161</ref> Copper concentrations between 1 and 10µg/l can seriously affect a large number of marine organisms. These concentrations have lethal effects on scallops, clams and isopods, while other species like mussels are protected by [[ | + | Copper is an essential element for animals, especially decapods, [[gastropod|gastropods]] and cephalopods need copper in the respiratory pigment hemocyanin. Hemocyanin is a protein which (like hemoglobin) binds oxygen to transport it to the tissues. It is however also one of the most toxic metals to a wide spectrum of marine life. <ref name="pol">Clark, R,B., 1999. Marine pollution. Oxford University press, Fourth edition, pp 161</ref> Copper concentrations between 1 and 10µg/l can seriously affect a large number of marine organisms. These concentrations have lethal effects on scallops, clams and isopods, while other species like mussels are protected by [[methallothionein|methallothioneins]]. |
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Revision as of 15:26, 23 July 2009
Definition of copper:
Copper is a heavy metal with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29[1]
This is the common definition for copper, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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Notes
Important anthropogenic inputs of copper into the ocean include urban sewage sludge dumping, runoff from copper mines, antifouling paints[2], Copper is an essential element for animals, especially decapods, gastropods and cephalopods need copper in the respiratory pigment hemocyanin. Hemocyanin is a protein which (like hemoglobin) binds oxygen to transport it to the tissues. It is however also one of the most toxic metals to a wide spectrum of marine life. [3] Copper concentrations between 1 and 10µg/l can seriously affect a large number of marine organisms. These concentrations have lethal effects on scallops, clams and isopods, while other species like mussels are protected by methallothioneins.
See also
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper
- ↑ Kennish, M. J. (1996): Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution, CRC Press 524 pp
- ↑ Clark, R,B., 1999. Marine pollution. Oxford University press, Fourth edition, pp 161
