Toxicity of cadmium and zinc on two microalgae, Scenedesmus obliquus and Desmodesmus pleiomorphus, from Northern Portugal

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-103

  Monteiro, Cristina M ^a   Fonseca, Susana C ^a,b   Castro, Paula M L ^a   Malcata, F Xavier ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cd; Heavy metals; Microalgae; Weibull model; Zn

Indexed keywords

DESMODESMUS PLEIOMORPHUS; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 79951553163     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9542-6     Document Type: Article

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