Algal growth inhibition test: Does shading of coloured substances really matter?

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2718-2722

  Cleuvers, Michael ^a   Weyers, Arnd ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algal growth inhibition; Colours; Dyestuffs; Modified method; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

COLOR; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

ALGAL GROWTH INHIBITION;

ALGAE;

DICHROMATE POTASSIUM;

ALGAL BLOOM; COLOR; DYE; SHADING; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ANALYTIC METHOD; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; COLOR; GROWTH INHIBITION; ILLUMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHADE; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL; COLOR; TESTING; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0037725056     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00060-5     Document Type: Article

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