Isolation, growth, metal tolerance and metal uptake of the Green Alga, Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyta) and its role in bioremediation of heavy metals

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 337-341

  Rehman, A ^a   Shakoori, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Chlamydomonas; Heavy metal resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOREMEDIATION; GREEN ALGA; HEAVY METAL; TOLERANCE;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0942280415     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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