Comparison of information-yield from different experimental designs used in algal toxicity testing of chemical mixtures

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 205-212

  Smith, A T ^a,b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b Scandpower Petroleum Technology AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chemica mixtures; Experimental design; Phytoplankton; Refinery wastewater; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000013423     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0269-7491(98)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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