The green alga Scenedesmus quadricauda - A subject for the study of inhibitory effects of Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Fe

Biologia

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-308

  Fargašová, Agáta ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chlorophyll a content; Chlorophyll b content; Copper; Growth rate; Iron; Lead; Scenedesmus quadricauda; Total chlorophyll content; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA;

EID: 0001271747     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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