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Effect of commercial grade pesticide furadan (3% a.i. as carbofuran) was studied on the survival, growth and nitrogen fixation of blue-green algaNostoc muscorum. The lower concentration of furadan i.e. 25 μg/ml enhanced survival, growth and nitrogen fixation in the alga whereas these were gradually inhibited in higher concentrations (50–1000 μ/ml) and the presence of more than 1200 μg/ml was algicidal. The preliminary observations revealed that pesticide is biodegraded by the alga.
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Kar, S., Singh, P.K. Toxicity of carbofuran to blue-green algaNostoc muscorum . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 20, 707–714 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01683589
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