Toxic effects of organic solvents on the growth of Chlorella vulgaris and Selenastrum capricornutum

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-198

  El Jay, A ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH;

ALGAE, GREEN; CHLORELLA; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ETHANOL; METHANOL; SOLVENTS;

BIOASSAY; GREEN ALGAE; GROWTH; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PESTICIDE; TOXICITY;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0029661138     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900174     Document Type: Article

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