Elimination of microcystin peptide toxins from water by reverse osmosis

Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-148

  Neumann, Uwe ^a   Weckesser, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microcystin; Peptide; Reverse osmosis; Toxin; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; CYANOGINOSIN LR; CYANOGINOSIN RR; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031960439     PISSN: 10534725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2256(1998)13:2<143::AID-TOX5>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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