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D A Schultz1, R L Raschke, R P Jones
1United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, Environmental Services Division, Bailey Road Annex, 30605-2720, Athens, GA, USA.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
|November 9, 2013
Abstract:
The substitution of a six ounce plastic cup with snap-cap lid as a growth vessel for a standard algal growth potential test 125 ml glass Erlenmeyer flask has been evaluated. Included are a discussion of desired growth vessel characteristics and the relationship of seven day plastic cup algal growth to maximum (twelve to fourteen day) flask.
