Use of an algal consortium of five algae in the treatment of landfill leachate using the high-rate algal pond system

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 953-963

  Mustafa, Emienour Muzalina ^a   Phang, Siew Moi ^a   Chu, Wan Loy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; High rate algal pond (HRAP); Landfill leachate; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANKISTRODESMUS CONVOLUTUS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROCOCCUM; EUGLENA GRACILIS; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA;

EID: 84864118449     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-011-9716-x     Document Type: Article

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