Use of cyanobacteria to assess water quality in running waters

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 377-384

  Douterelo, I ^a   Perona, E ^a   Mateo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diversity; Epilithic cyanobacteria; Eutrophication; Running waters; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EFFLUENTS; EUTROPHICATION; SEWAGE BACTERIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

SEWAGE EFFLUENTS;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

PHYCOBILIPROTEIN; WATER;

CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; EVALUATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOCALES; OSCILLATORIALES;

EID: 0345724884     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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