Urease inhibition: A tool for toxicity identification in sediment elutriates

Chemosphere

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 829-834

  Brack, W ^a   Paschke, A ^a   Segner, H ^a   Wennrich, R ^a   Schuurmann G ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GERMANY; RIVER; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; UREASE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033975507     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00276-3     Document Type: Article

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