Effect of pentachlorophenol on the growth of microalgae

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1139-1144

  Tikoo, V ^a   Shales, S W ^a   Scragg, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Growth; IC50; Microalgae; Pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HERBICIDES; MICROORGANISMS;

CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; GREEN ALGA; IC50; IC50 VALUE; MICRO-ALGAE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PURE METHANOLS;

PHENOLS;

PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA EMERSONII; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0029805187     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616483     Document Type: Article

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