Evidence for reduced post-spill recovery by the halophyte Sporobolus iocladus (Nees ex Trin.) Nees in oil-contaminated sediments

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 334-339

  Youssef, Tarek ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Anthracene; Halophytes; NaCl; Naphthalene; PAHs; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

OIL-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS;

SEED;

PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

GERMINATION; HALOPHYTE; OIL SPILL; SALINITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEED;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GERMINATION; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PARAMETER; PLANT SEED; POLLUTANT; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; VELOCITY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; WATER POLLUTANT;

GERMINATION; PETROLEUM; POACEAE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEEDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ECOLOGY; GERMINATION; SEDIMENTS; SEEDS; TOXICITY;

SPOROBOLUS;

EID: 0036011279     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00265-X     Document Type: Article

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