An ecological risk assessment for the use of Irgarol 1051 as an algaecide for antifoulant paints

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 367-437

  Hall Jr , Lenwood W ^a   Giddings, Jeffrey M ^b   Solomon, Keith R ^c   Balcomb, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Springborn Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algaecide; Antifouling paint; Ecological risk assessment; Irgarol 1051; Marinas

Indexed keywords

2 TERT BUTYLAMINO 4 CYCLOPROPYLAMINO 6 METHYLTHIO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; COPPER DERIVATIVE; HERBICIDE; PAINT; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; TRACE METAL; TRIBUTYLTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARY; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOTOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; SHIP; SUMMER;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; HERBICIDES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAINT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIPS; TRIAZINES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MIMOSA;

EID: 0032775995     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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