Ecotoxicity characterization of dinitrotoluenes and some of their reduced metabolites

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2071-2079

  Dodard, S G ^a   Renoux, A Y ^a   Hawari, J ^a   Ampleman, G ^a,b   Thiboutot, S ^a,b   Sunahara, G I ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINITROTOLUENE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DETOXIFICATION; ECOTOXICITY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH INHIBITION; METABOLITE; REDUCTION;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DINITROBENZENES; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; SELENASTRUM; SELENASTRUM CAPRICOMUTUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0033136281     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00423-8     Document Type: Article

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