Effects of copper, lead and zinc on phytoplankton growth

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-317

  Bilgrami, K S ^a   Kumar, S ^a  

^a T M BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Closterium; heavy metals; Pediastrum; Scenedesmus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030895095     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000600503710     Document Type: Article

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