Exudates from the wild type and a Cr-tolerant strain of Scenedesmus acutus influence differently Cr(VI) toxicity to algae

Chemosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 14-15, 1998, Pages 3019-3025

  Corradi, M G ^a   Gorbi, G ^a   Abd El Monem, H Morsi ^b   Torelli, A ^a   Bassi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHROMIUM;

ALGA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAPHNIA; EXUDATE; FERTILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE; SCENEDESMUS ACUTUS;

EID: 0032402064     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00343-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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