A solvent-free method for spiking terrestrial algae (Desmococcus spp.) with pyrene for use in bioassays

Chemosphere

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-262

  Howsam, Mike ^a   Verweij, Rudo A ^b   Van Straalen, Nico M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C18 disks; Collembola; Orchesella cincta; Partition driven administration; Pyrene; Solvent free spiking; Terrestrial algae

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BIOASSAY; CELLS; METABOLITES; SOLVENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FOOD QUALITY; PARTITION DRIVEN ADMINISTRATION (PDA);

ALGAE;

ACETONE; PYRENE; SOLVENT; PYRENE DERIVATIVE;

BIOASSAY;

ALGA; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESMOCOCCUS; FOOD QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GREEN ALGA; INSECT; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; COLLEMBOLA; DESMOCOCCUS; INSECTA; ORCHESELLA CINCTA;

ACETONE; ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INSECTS; PYRENES;

EID: 0142212428     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00370-9     Document Type: Article

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