Biomass production and nutrient budget in outdoor cultures of Scenedesmus obliquus (Chlorophyceae) in artificial wastewater, under the winter and summer conditions of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-126

  Gomez Villa H ^a,b   Voltolina, D ^b   Nieves, M ^c   Pina P ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b Laboratorio de Estudios Ambientales UAS CIBNOR   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Nutrient budget; Outdoor cultures; Scenedesmus obliquus; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NUTRIENT BUDGET; WASTEWATER;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SINALOA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 23644439744     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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