Absorption of metals and characterization of chemical elements present in three species of Gracilaria (Gracilariaceae) greville: A genus of economical importance

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-360

  Tonon, Angela P ^a   Oliveira, Mariana C ^a   Soriano, Eliane M ^b   Colepicolo, Pio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Universidad Federal do Rio Grande do Norte   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioactive; Bioremediation; Cadmium; Copper; Gracilaria; Metal absorption

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; METAL;

ABSORPTION; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA BIRDIAE; GRACILARIA DOMINGENSIS; GRACILARIA TENUISTIPITATA; NONHUMAN; SEAWEED;

EID: 79958865830     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000058     Document Type: Article

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