An evaluation of phycoremediation potential of cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum: Characterization of heavy metal removal efficiency

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1331-1342

  Dixit, Sonal ^a   Singh, D P ^a  

^a BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherms; FTIR spectra; Heavy metals; Nostoc muscorum; Uptake kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900789232     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-013-0145-x     Document Type: Article

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