The toxicity of the herbicide metolachlor, some transformation products and a commercial safener to an alga (Selenastrum capricornutum), a cyanophyte (Anabaena cylindrical) and a macrophyte (Lemna gibba)

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 197-214

  Day, K E ^a   Hodge, V ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Aquatic plant toxicity tests; Duckweed; Growth inhibition; Metolachlor; Microplate bioassay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042193939     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1996.012     Document Type: Article

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