Risk posed by the antifouling agent Irgarol 1051 to the seagrass, Zostera marina

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 159-170

  Scarlett, A ^a   Donkin, P ^a   Fileman, T W ^a   Evans, S V ^a   Donkin, M E ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration; Fluorescence; Irgarol; Photosynthesis; Triazine; Zostera

Indexed keywords

2 (TERT BUTYLAMINO) 4 CYCLOPROPYLAMINO) 6 (METHYLTHIO)1,3,5 TRIAZINE; HERBICIDE; SEA WATER; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFOULING; BIOACCUMULATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; SEAGRASS;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; FLUORESCENCE; MONITORING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION;

HALOPHILA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0033065453     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(98)00098-8     Document Type: Article

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