Chronic toxicity of atrazine to sago pondweed at a range of salinities: Implications for criteria development and ecological risk

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-267

  Hall Jr , L W ^a   Anderson, R D ^a   Ailstock, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Anne Arundel Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE; LAKE WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0342601353     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900252     Document Type: Article

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