Occurrence of the marine antifouling agent Irgarol 1051 within the Plymouth Sound locality: Implications for the green macroalga Enteromorpha intestinalis

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 645-651

  Scarlett, A ^a   Donkin, M E ^a   Fileman, T W ^b   Donkin, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING AGENT; HERBICIDE; TRIAZINE;

ALGAE; ANTIFOULING AGENT; ANTIFOULING SUBSTANCES; HERBICIDE; HERBICIDES; IRGAROL 1051; MACROALGAE; POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREEN ALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT GROWTH; SEA POLLUTION; SHIP; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

UK, ENGLAND, PLYMOUTH SOUND;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; ULVA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0030688046     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00187-7     Document Type: Article

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