Abstract
Naturally occurring organics in samples taken from the mesohaline portion of a Chesapeake Bay tributary were separated into four nominal molecular weight fractions and analyzed for their ability to bind copper by using an algal bioassay. The organics exhibited a relatively high capacity for copper, with the binding capacity directly proportional to dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations. The relationship between binding capacity and DOC is similar in the Chesapeake Bay and in other estuaries and marine ecosystems. Such correlation is not found in freshwater ecosystems. The strong relationship between DOC concentrations and binding capacities in marine ecosystems may be due to the autochthonous origin of marine organics. 44 references, 3 figures, 2 tables.
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