The use of barley-straw to control general and blue-green algal growth in a Derbyshire reservoir

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-276

  Everall, N C ^a   Lees, D R ^a  

^a SEVERN TRENT WATER LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Algicide; Chemical; Cyanobacteria; Phytoplankton; Phytotoxins; Reservoir; Straw

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAW; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; ALGAL GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAZING; LEACHING; NUTRIENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

HERBICIDE; PLANT TOXIN;

ALGAL CONTROL; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH; PHYTOPLANKTON; PHYTOTOXIN; RESERVOIR; STRAW;

UK, ENGLAND, DERBYSHIRE; UK, ENGLAND, DERBYSHIRE, PRESS TOP RESERVOIR;

EID: 0029668888     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00192-1     Document Type: Article

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