Effect of organic solvents on growth of freshwater algae

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 411-418

  Abou Waly, H F ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acetone; Anabaena flos aquae; Bioassay; Dimethyl sulfoxide; Ethanol; Methanol; Scenedesmus quadricauda

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BIOASSAY; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHANOL; METHANOL; PLANT GROWTH; SOLVENT; SOLVENT EFFECT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETONE; ALGAE; BIOASSAY; ETHANOL; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; TOXICITY;

ANABAENA FLOS AQUAE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FRESHWATER ALGAE; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; ANABAENA; ANABAENA FLOS-AQUA; ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0033941287     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230008711285     Document Type: Article

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