Seasonal variation in protozoan population in tannery effluents

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-76

  Rehman, Abdul ^a   Shakoori, Farah Rauf ^b   Shakoori, Abdul Rauf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Chromium; Protozoan population; Tannery effluents

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOREMEDIATION; CHROMIUM; EFFLUENT; PH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTOZOAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALGAE; CHILODONELLA; CILIOPHORA; CYCLIDIUM; EUGLENA; EUPLOTES; METOPUS; OXYTRICHA; PARAMECIUM; PLAGIOPYLA; PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA; SPATHIDIUM; STYLONYCHIA; TACHYSOMA; TETRAHYMENA; VORTICELLA;

EID: 34248393812     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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