A novel in-situ biomonitor using alginate immobilised algae (scenedesmus subspicatus) for the assessment of eutrophication in flowing surface waters

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2066-2072

  Twist, Hayley ^a   Edwards, Anthony C ^b   Codd, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Alginate; Biomonitor; Flow rate; Immobilised; Reader; Scenesmus subspicatus

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALGAE; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; SURFACE WATERS;

BIOMONITOR; EUTROPHICATION; MICROPLATE READER;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALGINIC ACID; SURFACE WATER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER FLOW;

ALGAE; DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 0031214441     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00035-3     Document Type: Article

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