Evaluation of elemental composition of algal biomass as toxical endpoint

Chemosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2665-2676

  Friis, J C ^a   Holm, C ^a   Halling Sorensen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Algal toxicity; Chemical stress; Chlorella species; Organic elemental analysis

Indexed keywords

DICHROMATE POTASSIUM;

ALGA; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHLORELLA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE;

EID: 0032402933     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00153-2     Document Type: Article

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