Combined exposure to hydrogen peroxide and light - selective effects on cyanobacteria, green algae, and diatoms

• Authors: ADMIRAAL Wim; MIKOVCOVÁ Michaela; MARŠÁLEK Blahoslav
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Environmental Science & Technology
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Hydrology and limnology
• Keywords: Hydrogen peroxide; cyanobacterie; green algae; diatoms
• Description: The selective toxicity of H2O2 was investigated to develop a potential tool for limiting cyanobacterial blooms and to better understand the occurrence of cyanobacteria and other phytoplankton species in relation to reactive oxygen species in surface waters.

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