Inhibitory effects of mercury and cadmium on seed germination of Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-51

  Bonifacio, R S ^a,b   Montano M N E ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CADMIUM POISONING; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GERMINATION; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER;

ANGIOSPERMS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; GERMINATION; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MUTAGENS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PHILIPPINES; SEAWATER; SEAWEED; SEEDS;

ENHALUS ACOROIDES; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0031963458     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900589     Document Type: Article

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