Luxury uptake of phosphorus by microalgae in waste stabilisation ponds: Current understanding and future direction

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 321-328

  Brown, N ^a   Shilton, A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Luxury uptake; Microalgae; Phosphorus recovery; Polyphosphate; Waste stabilisation ponds

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84905241945     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-014-9337-3     Document Type: Review

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