Determining algal-available phosphorus in pulp and paper mill effluents: Algal assays vs routine phosphorus analyses

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 715-722

  Ekholm, Petri ^a   Jouttijärvi, Timo ^a   Priha, Maarit ^b   Rita, Hannu ^a   Nurmesniemi, Hannu ^c  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Ekolab Environmental Ltd   (Finland)

^c Stora Enso   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Eutrophication; Forest industry; Phosphorus; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOASSAY; EFFLUENTS; EUTROPHICATION; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; WASTEWATER;

BIOASSAY TECHNIQUES; FOREST INDUSTRY; PAPER MILL EFFLUENTS;

PHOSPHORUS;

PHOSPHORUS;

ALGA; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; EUTROPHICATION; PHOSPHORUS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; STAINING; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING;

ALGAE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FINLAND; FORESTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; BIOLOGICAL TESTS; EFFLUENTS; EUTROPHICATION; PAPER MILLS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE WATERS;

ALGAE; PAA;

EID: 33846557504     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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