Fluorescence induction as a biomarker of creosote phototoxicity to the aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1306, Issue , 1996, Pages 163-176

  Gensemer, Robert W ^a,d   Ren, Lisha ^b   Day, Kristin E ^a,c   Solomon, Keith R ^a   Greenberg, Bruce M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Creosote; Duckweed; Fluorescence induction; Lemna gibba; Photosynthesis; Phototoxicity; Population growth

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOASSAY; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE LEMNA GIBBA; CREOSOTE; FLUORESCENCE INDUCTION; PHOTOTOXICITY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH);

BIOMARKERS;

EID: 0030262347     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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