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Algal bioassay studies on the effect of F concentrations on diatoms Nitzschia palea (freshwater) and Amphora coffeaeformis (brackishwater) were conducted in the laboratory. Significant enhancement of growth occurred in N. palea at F concentrations between 10 and 110 mg L−1. In A. coffeaeformis statistically significant stimulation occurred at 70 mg L−1 F and above 90 mg L−1 F the growth declined. The results indicate that the diatom N. palea and A. coffeaeformis can tolerate high F concentration.
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Joy, C.M., Balakrishnan, K.P. Effect of fluoride on axenic cultures of diatoms. Water Air Soil Pollut 49, 241–249 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00507067
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