Field level evaluation and risk assessment of the toxicity of dichloroacetic acid to the aquatic macrophytes Lemna gibba, Myriophyllum spicatum, and Myriophyllum sibiricum

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-63

  Hanson, Mark L ^a,d   Sibley, Paul K ^a   Mabury, Scott A ^b   Muir, Derek C G ^c   Solomon, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Dichloroacetic acid; Effect measure distributions; Haloacetic acids; Lemna gibba; Macrophytes; Microcosms; Myriophyllum spp.

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROACETIC ACID; LAKE WATER; RIVER WATER;

AQUATIC PLANT; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MICROCOSM; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROOT GROWTH;

LEMNA; LEMNA GIBBA; MIMOSA; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SIBIRICUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 0037405391     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(02)00094-5     Document Type: Article

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