Chlorophyll-a determination with ethanol - A critical test

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 485, Issue , 2002, Pages 191-198

  Pápista, Éva ^a   Ács, Éva ^a   Böddi, Béla ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Algae; Chlorophyll a determination; Ethanol; ISO standard 10260 (1992)

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BACTERIA; CHLOROPHYLL; ETHANOL; EXTRACTION; METHANOL; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; WATER;

EXTRACTION YIELDS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ALGA; BIOINDICATOR; CHLOROPHYLL A; ETHANOL; FRESHWATER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS ACUTUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0347295987     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021329602685     Document Type: Article

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