Cyanobacteria bloom in the occhito artificial lake (southern italy): Relationship between planktothrix rubescens density and microcystin concentration

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1795-1801

  Assennato, Giorgio ^a   Blonda, Massimo ^a   Cudillo, Biancamaria ^a   Gifuni, Simonetta ^a   Rosaria Petruzzelli, Maria ^a   Maria Pastorelli, Anna ^a   Ungaro, Nicola ^a  

^a ARPA Puglia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bloom; Cyanobacteria; Planktothrix rubescens; Southern italy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALGAL BLOOM; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMONITORING; CHLORINATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; LAKE POLLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONALITY; TOXICITY;

ITALY; LAGO DI OCCHITO;

CYANOBACTERIA; PLANKTOTHRIX RUBESCENS;

EID: 78049523739     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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