Effects of arsenate on microcystin content and leakage of microcystis strain PCC7806 under various phosphate regimes

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-94

  Gong, Yan ^a,b   Song, Lirong ^a   Wu, Xingqiang ^a,b   Xiao, Bangding ^a,b   Fang, Tao ^a,b   Liu, Jiantong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenate; Cyanobacterium; Microcystins; Microcystis; Phosphate

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE; CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; PHOSPHATE;

ALGAE CONTROL; ARSENIC; BLOOMS (METAL); EUTROPHICATION; PEST CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ARSENIC ACID; CHLOROPHYLL; MICROCYSTIN; PHOSPHATE;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARSENATE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; LEAKAGE; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STARVATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENATES; CHLOROPHYLL; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; PHOSPHATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 60349115273     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20392     Document Type: Article

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