Heavy metal levels in Saudi Arabian Spirulina

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2693-2695

  Al Homaidan, Ali A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Heavy metal content; Saudi Arabia; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 33845273529     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2693.2695     Document Type: Article

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