Removal of mercury, cadmium and lead in aqueous solution by microalgae

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 109-115

  Inthorn, Duangrat ^a   Incharoensakdi, Aran ^b   Sidtitoon, Nalin ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Heavy metal removal; Heavy metals; Lead; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

ADSORPTION; ALGAL GROWTH; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREEN ALGA; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; SCENDESMUS ACUTUS; SCREENING TEST; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS ACUTUS; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0038742848     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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