A case for the inclusion of a protozoan test in aquatic toxicity assessment using Tetrahymena

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 134, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1993, Pages 779-786

  Pauli, W ^a   Berger, S ^a   Jaskulka, L ^a   Schmitz, S ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental chemicals; Growth; Risk assessment; Standard tests; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; CYTOTOXICOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; DAPHNIA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0027794083     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(05)80082-8     Document Type: Article

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