Biomonitoring of wastewaters in treatment plants using ciliates

Journal of Industrial Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-68

  Luna Pabello, V M ^a   Aladro Lubel, Ma ^a   Duran de Bazua C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Ciliates; Treatment plants; Wastewaters; Water quality bioindicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CILIATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CILIOPHORA; GADUS MORHUA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029759596     PISSN: 01694146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01570151     Document Type: Article

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