Use of a polarographic method to determine copper, nickel and zinc constants of complexation by extracellular polymers extracted from activated sludge

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 833-839

  Guibaud, G ^a   Tixier, N ^a   Bouju, A ^a   Baudu, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Complexation; Extracellular polymers; Heavy metal; Polarography

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542548085     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(03)00190-0     Document Type: Article

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