The sensitivity of protozoan Spirostomum ambiguum to selected pesticides

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 98-101

  Nałȩcz Jawecki, Grzegorz ^a   Kucharczyk, Ewa ^a   Sawicki, Józef ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Fungicides; Herbicides; Insecticides; Spirotox; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CAPTAN; DICHLOROFLUANID; DICHLORVOS; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PENDIMETHALINE; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; THIRAM;

BIOASSAY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PESTICIDE; PROTOZOAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICITY; FISH; INDICATOR ORGANISM; SPIROTOX TEST;

PROTOZOA; SPIROSTOMUM AMBIGUUM;

EID: 0036123576     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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