Phosphorus availability changes chromium toxicity in the freshwater alga Chlorella vulgaris

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 885-891

  Qian, Haifeng ^a   Sun, Zhengqi ^a   Sun, Liwei ^a   Jiang, Yifeng ^a   Wei, Yong ^a   Xie, Jun ^a   Fu, Zhengwei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Chromium; Ion absorption; Phosphorus; Substructure

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; CHLOROPHYLL; METAL IONS; PHOSPHORUS; TOXICITY; WATER;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; CHLOROPLAST STRUCTURE; CHROMIUM TOXICITY; INHIBITORY EFFECT; ION ABSORPTION; OPTICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; SUBSTRUCTURE;

CHROMIUM;

ANION; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMIUM; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; METAL ION; PHOSPHORUS;

ABSORPTION; ALGA; ANION; CHLOROPLAST; CHROMIUM; FRESHWATER; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABSORPTION; ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL VACUOLE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; THYLAKOID; TOXICITY;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHROMIUM; ION ABSORPTION; PHOSPHORUS; SUBSTRUCTURE;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHROMIUM; FRESH WATER; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84885868495     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.05.035     Document Type: Article

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