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Responses of the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata to short- and long-term exposure to heavy metals

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Book of Abstracts of CEB Annual Meeting 2017[Excerpt] Algal cells can be exposed to toxicants for a short-term due to accidental discharges or, more commonly, for a long term. The green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata has been widely used in ecological risk assessment, usually based on the impact of the toxicants in the alga growth. However, the physiological causes that lead algal growth inhibition are not completely understood. [...]info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

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