Impact of the fungicide carbendazim in freshwater microcosms. I. Water quality, breakdown of particulate organic matter and responses of macroinvertebrates

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 233-250

  Cuppen, Jan G M ^a   Van Den Brink, Paul J ^a   Camps, Edith ^a   Uil, Kristiaan F ^a   Brock, Theo C M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquatic microcosm; Carbendazim; Ecosystem effects; Pesticides; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBENDAZIM; FRESH WATER; FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE;

FRESHWATER; FUNGICIDE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROCOSM; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNAIL; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; BITHYNIA; CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; GASTROPODA; HIRUDINEA; POPULUS; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0033953724     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(99)00036-3     Document Type: Article

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