Removal of pyrene by different microalgal species

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 195-201

  Lei, A P ^a   Wong, Y S ^a   Tam, N F Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomass; Biosorption; Biotransformation; Cell wall; Chlorella; Scenedesmus

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGAE; BIOMASS; CELLS;

BIOSORPTION;

WATER TREATMENT;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

BIODEGRADATION; HYDROCARBON; MICROORGANISM; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ALGA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BINDING SITE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELL WALL; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA MINIATA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT METABOLISM; SCENEDESMUS PLATYDISCUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNECHOSYSTIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLORELLA MINIATA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS ARCUATUS VAR. PLATYDISCUS; SCENEDESMUS PLATYDISCUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA; SELENASTRUM; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0036946928     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0738     Document Type: Conference Paper

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