Response of lemna minor clones to microcystis toxicity

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-26

  Kovats N ^a   Acs A ^a   Paulovits, G ^b   Vasas, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Lemna minor; Microcystin; Toxalert

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79960439952     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0901_017026     Document Type: Article

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