Limitations of a cosolvent for ecotoxicity testing of hydrophobic compounds

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Bundy, J G ^a   Maciel, H ^b   Cronin, M T D ^c   Paton, G I ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLOROBENZENE; 2 BUTANONE; ALCOHOL; ALKANONE; ANISOLE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; HEPTANOL; PENTANOL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLVENTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0037216223     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0148-9     Document Type: Article

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