Effect of initial cell density on the bioavailability and toxicity of copper in microalgal bioassays

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 742-751

  Franklin, Natasha M ^c   Stauber, Jennifer L ^a   Apte, Simon C ^a   Lim, Richard P ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Algae; Bioassay; Bioavailability; Copper; Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOASSAY; CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; IMPURITIES; PH EFFECTS; TOXICITY; WATER;

CELL DENSITY;

COPPER;

ALGA; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; COPPER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGA; ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CELL DIVISION; COPPER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA SP.; SELENASTRUM; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0346034940     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2002)021<0742:EOICDO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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