Toxicity of metals on the growth of Raphidocelis subcapitata and Chlorella kessleri using microplate bioassays

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 826-831

  Horvatić, Janja ^a   Peršić, Vesna ^a   Pavlić, Želimira ^b   Stjepanović, Barbara ^b   Has Schön, Elizabeta ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b Zagreb Institute of Public Health   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Chlorella kessleri; EC50; Growth bioassay; Growth rate; Metals; Raphidocelis subcapitata

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); TOXICITY;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA (CHLORELLALES); CHLORELLA (PRASIOLALES); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED CHLOROPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE); CHLOROPHYTA; PARACHLORELLA KESSLERI; RAPHIDOCELIS SUBCAPITATA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 34547751811     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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