Water samples were collected from the Humber estuary at a site subject to pollution by metal refinery effluent. V,,,/bacterium for glucose mineralization, the percentage of glucose uptake by bacteria which was mineralized (%R) and dissolved copper concentrations were measured. V,,/bacterium was negatively correlated with copper concentration and might be of use as an indicator of pollution stress. %R was not related to copper concentration and was not suitable as an indicator of pollution stress at this site.
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