Application of a novel cleaning method using low-temperature plasma on tidal flat diatoms with heterovalvy or delicate frustule structure

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Volumn 160, Issue , 2010, Pages 83-87

  Watanabe, Tsuyoshi ^a,c   Kodama, Yosuke ^b   Mayama, Shigeki ^a  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyotodenshikeisoku Co   (Japan)

^c AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHORA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCONEIS; PLANOTHIDIUM;

EID: 78651252590     PISSN: 00973157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1635/053.160.0109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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