Confirmation of elemental sulfur toxicity in the Microtox® assay during organic extracts assessment of freshwater sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 188-193

  Pardos, Michel ^a   Benninghoff, Christophe ^a   Thomas, Richard L ^a   Khim Heang, Sophal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratoire Cantonal de Chimie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elemental sulfur; Microtox ; Organic extract; Sediment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0032940131     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<0188:COESTI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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