Metals as Water Quality Parameters - Role of Speciation and Bioavailability

Comprehensive Water Quality and Purification

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages 315-328

  Sigg, L ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioavailability; BLM; Complexation; DGT; Metal; Speciation; Water quality criteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940217442     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-382182-9.00090-6     Document Type: Chapter

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