The Growth of Monoraphidium sp. and Scenedesmus sp. Cells in the Presence of Thorium

Toxicity of thorium by Monoraphidium sp. and Scenedesmus sp. was studied. Microalgal cultures were inoculated in ASM-1 medium in presence and absence of thorium. Its effect was monitored by direct counting on Fuchs-Rosenthal chamber and with software. The toxicity of thorium over the species was obs...

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Main Authors: Juliana Cristina de Queiroz, Ana Cristina de Melo Ferreira, Antonio Carlos Augusto da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/592721