Effect of dichromate on population and growth of various protozoa isolated from industrial effluents

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-278

  R u, Haq ^a   Rehman, A ^a   Shakoori, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; HEAVY METAL; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOON; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE; PROTOZOA; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034567461     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02908959     Document Type: Article

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