Development of a protozoan chemoattraction bioassay for evaluating toxicity of aquatic pollutants

Toxicity Assessment

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 279-292

  Roberts, Robert O ^a   Berk, Sharon G ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHEMOATTRACTANT; NAPHTHALENE; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

CILIOPHORA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 0025140659     PISSN: 08848181     EISSN: 10982256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.2540050307     Document Type: Article

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