Spirotox - A new tool for testing the toxicity of volatile compounds.

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 3211-3218

  Nałȩcz Jawecki, Grzegorz ^a   Sawicki, Józef ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Spirostomum ambiguum; Spirotox; Toxicity; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; SILICONE; VOLATILE AGENT;

TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROTOZOA; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOXICITY TESTS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033151454     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00482-2     Document Type: Article

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