Toxicity assessment of pesticides using the Microtox test: Application to environmental samples

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 619-625

  Ruiz, M J ^a   Lopez Jaramillo L ^a   Redondo, M J ^a   Font, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTAZON; CARBARIL; CARBOFURAN; CHLORMEQUAT; DIMPYLATE; DIQUAT; IPRODIONE; MOLINATE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FREEZE DRYING; PESTICIDES; PHOTOBACTERIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM;

EID: 0343852841     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900524     Document Type: Article

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