Salinization and heavy metal cadmium impair growth but have contrasting effects on defensive colony formation of Scenedesmus obliquus

Authors :: Xuanhe Jia
Yueqiang Pan
Xuexia Zhu
Source :: The Science of the total environment.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Driven by anthropogenic activities, freshwater salinization has become an emerging global environmental issue. Recent studies indicate that salinization increases the mobility of heavy metals in soil and causes higher flux into surface waterbodies. The present study assessed the combined effects of salinization (0, 3, 6 PSU) and the heavy metal Cd

Subjects :: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Waste Management and Disposal

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