Influence of pH on the toxicity of nitrophenols to Microtox® and Spirotox tests

Chemosphere

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 249-252

  Nałȩcz Jawecki, Grzegorz ^a   Sawicki, Józef ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Spirostomum ambiguum; Toxicity; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; PH EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

LUMINESCENT BACTERIAS;

PHENOLS;

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NITROPHENOL;

BIOASSAY; PH; PHENOL; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; EVALUATION; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTOZOON; TOXICITY; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; SPIROSTOMUM AMBIGUUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0038706341     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00865-2     Document Type: Article

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