Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2002/00531
Natural range of metal tolerance in fish from different metallogenic regions.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor NR Bury, King's College London, Life Sciences
- Grant held at:
- King's College London, Life Sciences
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Pollution
- Ecotoxicology
- Environmental Physiology
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Abstract:
- The observations that rainbow trout fry from a farm in the South West of England, a metal rich region, show tolerance to the non-essential metal silver, and concomitantly juvenile trout have remarkably high liver Ag levels, indicate that waterborne Ag is bioavailable and influences toxicity. The identification of a protein with characteristics of a bacterium Ag-binding protein (Si1E) in the gills of trout exposed to Ag suggests a Ag-specific cellular response. This study investigates if the phenomenon of Ag resistance extends to other metals, Cu & Pb, in fish from different metallogenic regions and if Ag tolerance is linked to the SilE 'like' protein. This provides valuable information on the adaptability of fish to metal rich environments, with emphasis on Ag, a metal with no Environmental Quality Standards in the UK despite being extremely toxic to freshwater organisms.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2002/00531
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £31,687
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £670 | £15,943 | £7,739 | £7,334 |
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