Comparison of two reference toxicants and their effect upon the growth and development of Myriophyllum sibiricum in axenic culture

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1333, Issue , 1998, Pages 200-214

  Roshon, Roxana D ^a   Stephenson, Gerald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phenol; Reference toxicants; Submersed aquatic macrophyte; Toxicity testing; Zinc chloride

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHENOLS; TOXICITY; ZINC;

AXENIC CULTURE; REFERENCE TOXICANTS; SUBMERSED AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; TOXICITY TESTING; ZINC CHLORIDE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0032047715     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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