A case report: Algal bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa in a drinking-water body, Eǧirdir lake, Turkey

Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages 177-179

  Sömek, Haşim ^a   Ustaoǧlu, Mustafa Ruşen ^a   Yaǧci, Meral ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CENTRAL FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterial bloom; Drinking water; E ; Irdir lake; Microcystis aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 70349263834     PISSN: 13032712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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