Uptake of lipophilic cadmium complexes by three green algae: Influence of humic acid and its ph dependence

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 784-791

  Boullemant, Amiel ^a,b   Le Faucheur, Séverine ^a,c   Fortin, Claude ^a   Campbell, Peter G C ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chlorophyte; Diethyldithiocarbamate; Humic acid; Lipophilic complex; PH; Uptake; Xanthate

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLORELLA (CHLORELLALES); CHLORELLA (PRASIOLALES); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED CHLOROPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE); CHLOROPHYTA; SCENEDESMUS VACUOLATUS; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 79960705235     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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