Toxicity of cadmium to the green alga Parachlorella kessleri: Producing Cd-loaded algae for feeding experiments

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-288

  Ngo, H T T ^a,b   Gerstmann, S ^a   Frank, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b Research Institute for Aquaculture   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Algal growth; Algal physiological state; Cadmium; Parachlorella kessleri; Pheophytin a; Protein polysaccharide ratio

Indexed keywords

ALGAL GROWTH; ALGAL PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE; PARACHLORELLA KESSLERI; PHEOPHYTIN-A; PROTEIN/POLYSACCHARIDE RATIO;

ECOLOGY; FEEDING; GALLIUM ALLOYS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; PARACHLORELLA KESSLERI;

EID: 70449368137     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240802137889     Document Type: Article

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