Quantitative variations of intracellular microcystin-LR, -RR and -YR in samples collected from four locations in Hartbeespoort Dam in North West Province (South Africa) during the 2010/2011 summer season

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3484-3505

  Mbukwa, Elbert A ^a   Msagati, Titus A M ^a   Mamba, Bhekie B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dry weight (DW); Hartbeespoort Dam; Intracellular variations; Microcystin RR; Quantitative LC ESI MS; Summer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868100025     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9103484     Document Type: Article

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