Effects of cadmium toxicity on growth and elemental composition of marine phytoplankton

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-302

  Payne, Chris D ^a,b   Price, Neil M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Elemental composition; Phytoplankton; Taxonomy; Trace metal toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; EUKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0032916748     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520293.x     Document Type: Article

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