Metal distributions in complexes with Chlorella vulgaris in seawater and wastewater

Water Environment Research

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1165-1170

  Pascucci, Peter R ^a   Kowalak, Albert D ^b  

^a Duracell Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Complexation; Constants; Distribution; Metals; Remediation; Simultaneous extraction

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CADMIUM; COMPLEXATION; COPPER; EXTRACTION; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

LABILE COMPLEXES;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; SEA WATER; ZINC;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TREATMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 0032863915     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143097X122040     Document Type: Article

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