Assessment of toxicity of heavy metal rich industrial effluents using germination and chlorophyll content tests

Journal of Industrial Pollution Control

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-35

  Siddaramaiah, R K ^a   Ramakrishnaiah, H ^a   Somashekar, ^a   Subramanya, S ^a,b  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Karnataka Hlth Syst Devmt Project   (India)

Author keywords

common chilli; germination; heavy metal toxicity; photopigment; yield

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0031822303     PISSN: 09702083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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