The effect of lead ions in aquatic medium on the growth rate of Lemna minor, a freshwater macrophyte duckweed

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-43

  Uysal, Yaǧmur ^a   Taner, Fadime ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Duckweed; Growth rate; Heavy metal; Lead; Lemna minor

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 33846651679     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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