Enhancing diatom growth by using zeolites to change seawater composition

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 238-241

  Fachini, Adriano ^a   Vasconcelos, Maria Teresa S D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Phytoplankton growth; Seawater; Silicon; Trace metals; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEA WATER; SILICON; ZEOLITE; ZINC;

ALGAL BLOOM; CHELATION; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; LEACHING; LIMITING FACTOR; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEAWATER; SILICON; TRACE METAL; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIATOM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SYNTHESIS;

ADSORPTION; AQUACULTURE; DIATOMS; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; SILICON; ZEOLITES; ZINC;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 33746545162     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2005.12.287     Document Type: Article

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