Ecotoxicity of alternative de-icers

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-272

  Joutti, Anneli ^a   Schultz, Eija ^a   Pessala, Piia ^a   Nystén, Taina ^a   Hellstén, Pasi ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allium cepa test; Bioassay; De icer; Enzymatic test; Lemna test; Luminescent bacteria; Microbiological test; Phytotoxicity; Plant test; Reverse electron transport test; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ECOTOXICOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEMNA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0345764960     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2003.07.080     Document Type: Article

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