Ecological effects of various toxic agents on the aquatic microcosm in comparison with acute ionizing radiation

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Fuma, S ^a,b   Ishii, N ^a   Takeda, H ^a   Miyamoto, K ^a   Yanagisawa, K ^a   Ichimasa, Y ^b   Saito, M ^c   Kawabata, Z ^d   Polikarpov, G G ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Acidification; Aquatic microbial community; Community level effect; Ecological effect; Ionizing radiation; Metal; Microcosm; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; PROTOZOA; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACIDIFICATION;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; GADOLINIUM; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACIDIFICATION; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACIDIFICATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUGLENA GRACILIS; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0037216835     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00143-1     Document Type: Article

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