Effect of aluminum on cellular division and photosynthetic electron transport in euglena gracilis and chlamydomonas acidophila

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 887-892

  Perreault, François ^a   Dewez, David ^a   Fortin, Claude ^b   Juneau, Philippe ^a   Diallo, Amirou ^c   Popovic, Radovan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c University of Conakry   (Guinea)

Author keywords

Acid environment; Algae; Aluminum; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ALGAE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY DISSIPATORS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ACID ENVIRONMENT; ALGAL SPECIES; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CELL-BOUND; CELLULAR DIVISION; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; EUGLENA GRACILIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PHOTOSYSTEM II; RESPONSE MECHANISMS; STIMULATED CELLS; STIMULATING EFFECTS;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM SULFATE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGA; ALUMINUM; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY DISSIPATION; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTIST;

ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL DIVISION; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EUGLENA GRACILIS; EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; EUGLENA GRACILIS;

ALUMINUM; CELL DIVISION; CHLAMYDOMONAS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EUGLENA GRACILIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77951028138     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.109     Document Type: Article

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