Effects of long-term exposure to industrial wastewater on photosynthetic performance of Euglena gracilis measured through chlorophyll fluorescence

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 303-310

  Azizullah, Azizullah ^a,b   Richter, Peter ^a   Häder, Donat Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Euglena gracilis; Long term effects; PAM fluorometer; Photosynthesis; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939873871     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0332-4     Document Type: Article

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