Freshwater Primary Producers

Handbook of Ecotoxicology

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2009, Pages 28-50

  Lewis, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

AAP tests in enriched liquid medium; Algal Assay Procedure Bottle Test (AAP); Alternative test designs; Biological effects and calculations; Freshwater algae and vascular plants (macrophytes) and monitoring limnological characteristics; Freshwater algae toxicity tests; Freshwater algal toxicity test methods and basic conditions; Freshwater primary producers; Test species sensitivity; Toxicity tests and freshwater vascular plants

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BOTTLES; TOXICITY; WATER;

ALGAL ASSAY PROCEDURE BOTTLE TEST (AAP); BASIC CONDITIONS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; LIQUID MEDIUM; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; TEST DESIGNS; TOXICITY TEST; VASCULAR PLANT;

TESTING;

EID: 0043196179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444313512.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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