Predicting the relative toxicity of metal ions using ion characteristics: Microtox® bioluminescence assay

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1730-1737

  Mccloskey, John T ^a   Newman, Michael C ^a   Clark, Sue B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioactivity; Metal; Microtox ; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BOND ENERGY; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; ION CHARACTERISTICS; MEDIAN EFFECT CONCENTRATIONS; METAL FLUORIDE; METAL IODIDE; METAL IONS; MICROTOX;

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CALCULATIONS; HYDROLYSIS; IONIZATION; IONS; LUMINESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030272774     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<1730:PTRTOM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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