Evaluation of brominated diphenyl ether-99 toxicity with Raphidocelis subcapitata and Daphnia magna

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2167-2172

  Evandri, Maria Grazia ^a   Costa, Lucio Guido ^a   Bolle, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

2,2 ,4,4 ,5 Brominated diphenyl ether; Bioaccumulation; Daphnia magna; Raphidocelis subcapitata; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AQUATIC BIOTA;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

2,2',4,4',5 PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; AROCLOR 1254; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; DOSE RESPONSE; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHIDOCELIS SUBCAPITATA; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DAPHNIA; LETHAL DOSE 50; PHENYL ETHERS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHLOROPHYTA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; INVERTEBRATA; SELENASTRUM; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0242319030     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-313     Document Type: Article

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