A limitation of the Microtox® test for toxicity measurements of nonionic surfactants

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1034-1037

  Sherrard, Kim B ^a   Marriott, Philip J ^a   McCormick, Malcolm J ^a   Millington, Keith ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical micelle concentration; Microtox; Surface tension; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

NONIONIC SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; EFFLUENT; MEASUREMENT; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; VIBRIONACEAE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0029792823     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620150703     Document Type: Article

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