Effects of free Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions on growth and metal accumulation in freshwater algae

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 220-229

  Knauer, Katja ^a   Behra, Renata ^a   Sigg, Laura ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algae; Copper; Freshwater; Limitation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; FRESH WATER; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL LEVEL; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

'CHLORELLA' FUSCA; ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS;

EID: 0031052435     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0220:EOFCAZ>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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