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Zinc is involved in a wide range of cellular activities and is known to be essential for normal growth in microorganisms, plants and animals. As a micronutrient essential to life, zinc is most commonly associated with the function of certain enzymes (Vallée 1977). Increasing evidence also suggests that zinc is important in the stability of macromolecules, particularly the components of various biological membranes (Chvapil 1973; Bettger and O’Dell 1981). Zinc is also a pollutant if introduced in high enough concentrations into aquatic ecosystems. Because of zinc’s importance in the industrialized world, large quantities of the metal are released annually to marine waters in densely populated regions (Young et al. 1980). Thus, it is important to understand in what ways and forms this metal is taken up by organisms and released into the marine environment.
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Karez, C.S., Roméo, M., Gnassia-Barelli, M. (1988). Uptake of Zn and Cd by Coastal Phytoplankton Species in Culture. In: Seeliger, U., de Lacerda, L.D., Patchineelam, S.R. (eds) Metals in Coastal Environments of Latin America. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71483-2_14
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