Increase of copper toxicity to growth of Chlorella vulgaris with increase of light intensity

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-198

  Lupi, F M ^a   Fernandes, H M L ^b   Sa Correia I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORELLA; COPPER; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TOXICITY;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0031944766     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900074     Document Type: Article

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