Cadmium and Chromium Toxicity to Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Microcystis aeruginosa

The toxicity of cadmium and chromium to Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Microcystis aeruginosa was evaluated through algal growth rate during 96h exposure bioassays. Free metal ion concentrations were obtained using MINEQL+ 4.61 and used for IC50 determination. Metal accumulations by the microor...

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Main Authors: Suzelei Rodgher, Evaldo Luiz Gaeta Espíndola, Fernanda Cristina Fonseca Simões, Alessandra Emanuele Tonietto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2012-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132012000100020