Succession of phytoplankton in a municipal waste water treatment system under sunlight

Revista Cientifica UDO Agricola

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 258-273

  Chindah, Alex Chuks ^a   Braide, Solomon Amabaraye ^a   Amakiri, Jonathan ^b   Izundu, Ebele ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Dominant index; Municipal wastewater; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 43249098802     PISSN: 13179152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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