Study of toxicity of pesticides using luminescent bacteria Photobacterium phosphoreum

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 147-154

  Kahru, A ^a   Tomson, K ^a   Pall, T ^a   Kulm I ^a  

^a ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Biotox ; Microtox ; Mixtures; Pesticides; Photobacterium phosphoreum; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS; TOXICITY;

BIOTOX; LUMINESCENT BACTERIA; MICROTOX; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM;

PESTICIDES;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL; ATRAZINE; COUMARIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE; GLYCOL; GLYPHOSATE; LINDANE; METHANOL; PARAQUAT; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIONACEAE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029892877     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00292-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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