Aquatic plants for toxicity assessment

Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 259-274

  Mohan, B S ^a   Hosetti, B B ^b  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AQUATIC FLORA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ALGAE;

EID: 0032586444     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1999.3960     Document Type: Review

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