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Effects of Cd, Pb, and Ni on three freshwater green algae, Ankistrodesmus falcatus, Scenedesmus obliquus, and Chlorococcum spp., were studied. Cadmium and Pb had slight stimulatory effects on growth at lower concentrations (0.1 to 1.0 ppm) while they were lethal at higher concentrations (> 5 ppm). Nickel was not lethal between 0.1 and 10.0 ppm. When combined, both Cd and Ni and Cd and Pb showed interaction on A. falcatus. No interaction was noted between Pb and Ni.
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Devi Prasad, P.V., Devi Prasa, P.S. Effect of cadmium, lead and nickel on three freshwater green algae. Water Air Soil Pollut 17, 263–268 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00283156
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