Use of duckweed (Lemna minor L.) growth inhibition test to evaluate the toxicity of acrylonitrile, sulphocyanic sodium and acetonitrile in China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-147

  Tong, Zhang ^a   Hongjun, Jin ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetonitrile; Acrylonitrile; Bioassay; Lemna minor; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ACRYLONITRILE;

ACETONITRILE; ACRYLONITRILE; BIOASSAY; DUCKWEED; GROWTH INHIBITION TEST; SULPHOCYANIC SODIUM; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHINA;

LEMINACEAE; LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 0031430965     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00156-5     Document Type: Article

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