Biodegradation capacity of tributyltin by two Chlorella species

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 289-297

  Tsang, C K ^a   Lau, P S ^a   Tam, N F Y ^b   Wong, Y S ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Chlorella sp.; Chlorella vulgaris; Tolerant ability; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

TRIBUTYLTIN;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA SP.; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 0033151413     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00047-0     Document Type: Article

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