Screening and identification of early warning algal species for metal contamination in fresh water bodies polluted from point and non-point sources

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 469-481

  Rai, U N ^a   Dubey, Smita ^a   Shukla, O P ^a   Dwivedi, S ^a   Tripathi, R D ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Algal diversity; Bioindicator; Seasonal variation; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER;

ALGAL DIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIC METALS; WATER BODIES;

WATER POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM; FRESH WATER; IRON; METAL;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; INDIA; METALS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KANPUR; LUCKNOW; SOUTH ASIA; UNNAO; UTTAR PRADESH;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; OEDOGONIUM; OSCILLATORIA NIGRA; SPIROGYRA SP.; ULOTHRIX;

EID: 51649092187     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0010-y     Document Type: Article

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