IGEM:MIT/2007/Heavy Metals
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==Cadmium== | ==Cadmium== | ||
| - | *MCL: 5 ppb | + | *MCL(Maximum Containment Level): 5 ppb |
| - | *MCLG: 5 ppb | + | *MCLG(Maximum Containment Level Goal): 5 ppb |
*Known Carcinogen | *Known Carcinogen | ||
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*Cadmium Contamination Sites | *Cadmium Contamination Sites | ||
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:**statistics on Pb, Cd, Cr levels in well water surrounding a Coca-Cola plant (2006) | :**statistics on Pb, Cd, Cr levels in well water surrounding a Coca-Cola plant (2006) | ||
:**pictures too :) | :**pictures too :) | ||
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*Most recent(June06) paper on e.coli bioaccumulation of Cd | *Most recent(June06) paper on e.coli bioaccumulation of Cd | ||
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#Satarug03 pmid=12505433 | #Satarug03 pmid=12505433 | ||
</biblio> | </biblio> | ||
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*Promoters | *Promoters | ||
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*contains sequence for ZntR/CadR and PzntA/PcadA | *contains sequence for ZntR/CadR and PzntA/PcadA | ||
** Semmie's article on CadC linked with GFP [http://www.springerlink.com/content/d4f4fk82bnh3j9jv/fulltext.pdf] | ** Semmie's article on CadC linked with GFP [http://www.springerlink.com/content/d4f4fk82bnh3j9jv/fulltext.pdf] | ||
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==Mercury== | ==Mercury== | ||
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*MCLG: 2 ppb | *MCLG: 2 ppb | ||
*20 ppb makes the fish mercury buildup significant | *20 ppb makes the fish mercury buildup significant | ||
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*Polluted sites | *Polluted sites | ||
**Onondaga lake [http://www.aslf.org/OnondagaLake/] [http://www.aslf.org/ONONDAGALAKE/gallery1.html] [http://www.upstatefreshwater.org/html/onondaga_lake.html] | **Onondaga lake [http://www.aslf.org/OnondagaLake/] [http://www.aslf.org/ONONDAGALAKE/gallery1.html] [http://www.upstatefreshwater.org/html/onondaga_lake.html] | ||
**Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge [http://ojas.ucok.edu/03/paper/daniels.htm] | **Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge [http://ojas.ucok.edu/03/paper/daniels.htm] | ||
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*Detection (to assess our system): | *Detection (to assess our system): | ||
:*Gold Nanoparticles http://www.cah.ucf.edu/news/2005-Mercurynose.php | :*Gold Nanoparticles http://www.cah.ucf.edu/news/2005-Mercurynose.php | ||
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*Promoter | *Promoter | ||
<biblio> | <biblio> | ||
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</biblio> | </biblio> | ||
:*Plasmid with Pmer, MerR, and reporter (lux, lac, or gfp) tested in e.coli | :*Plasmid with Pmer, MerR, and reporter (lux, lac, or gfp) tested in e.coli | ||
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==Current Industry Filtration Techniques== | ==Current Industry Filtration Techniques== | ||
Mercury: approved by EPA - Coagulation/Filtration; Granular Activated Carbon; Lime softening; Reverse osmosis. | Mercury: approved by EPA - Coagulation/Filtration; Granular Activated Carbon; Lime softening; Reverse osmosis. | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 6 July 2007
Contents |
Reviews
- A Good Overview (though slightly back-dated): Quantitative assessment of worldwide contamination of air, water and soil by trace metals [1]
- A summary of Pollutants from the EPA [2]
Cadmium
- MCL(Maximum Containment Level): 5 ppb
- MCLG(Maximum Containment Level Goal): 5 ppb
- Known Carcinogen
- Cadmium Contamination Sites
- Ishihara T, Kobayashi E, Okubo Y, Suwazono Y, Kido T, Nishijyo M, Nakagawa H, and Nogawa K. . pmid:11376862.
- Plachimada, India: [3]
- statistics on Pb, Cd, Cr levels in well water surrounding a Coca-Cola plant (2006)
- pictures too :)
- Most recent(June06) paper on e.coli bioaccumulation of Cd
- Deng X, Yi XE, and Liu G. . pmid:16890348.
- Heavy Metal Limits
- Staessen JA, Lauwerys RR, Ide G, Roels HA, Vyncke G, and Amery A. . pmid:7911869.
- Satarug S, Baker JR, Urbenjapol S, Haswell-Elkins M, Reilly PE, Williams DJ, and Moore MR. . pmid:12505433.
- Promoters
- Brocklehurst KR, Megit SJ, and Morby AP. . pmid:12901859.
- contains sequence for ZntR/CadR and PzntA/PcadA
- Semmie's article on CadC linked with GFP [4]
Mercury
- MCL: 2 ppb
- MCLG: 2 ppb
- 20 ppb makes the fish mercury buildup significant
- Detection (to assess our system):
- Gold Nanoparticles http://www.cah.ucf.edu/news/2005-Mercurynose.php
- Promoter
- Hansen LH and Sørensen SJ. . pmid:11094290.
- Plasmid with Pmer, MerR, and reporter (lux, lac, or gfp) tested in e.coli
Current Industry Filtration Techniques
Mercury: approved by EPA - Coagulation/Filtration; Granular Activated Carbon; Lime softening; Reverse osmosis.
