Image analyses-based nondisruptive method to quantify algal growth on concrete surfaces

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Alum, A ^a   Mobasher, B ^a   Rashid, A ^a   Abbaszadegan, M ^a,b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitats; Concrete; Imaging techniques; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; ALGAL GROWTHS; ANTIFOULING AGENTS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC HABITATS; CHLOROPHYLL EXTRACTIONS; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATIONS; CONCRETE; CONCRETE SAMPLES; CONCRETE SURFACES; SOLID SURFACES; STANDARD METHODS; TIME INTERVALS; TRIBUTYLTIN;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; GROWTH (MATERIALS); IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OCEAN HABITATS; PORPHYRINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; VEGETATION;

SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ANTIFOULING AGENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCRETE; GROWTH DETERMINATION; GROWTH REGULATOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

ALGAE;

EID: 60449096238     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2009)135:3(185)     Document Type: Article

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