Volatile fractions of landfill leachates and their effect on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: In vivo chlorophyll a fluorescence

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1982-1991

  Brack, Werner ^a   Rottler, Horst ^a   Frank, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vivo chlorophyll a fluorescence; Landfill leachates; Symptom approach; Toxic units; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; ECOTOXICITY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031700923     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<1982:VFOLLA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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