Toxicity of fluoroquinolone antibiotics to aquatic organisms

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 423-430

  Robinson, April A ^a   Belden, Jason B ^a   Lydy, Michael J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic organisms; Fluoroquinolone antibiotics; Pharmaceuticals; Toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; SURFACE WATERS; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUOROQUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINAFLOXACIN; ENROFLOXACIN; FLUMEQUINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; LOMEFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SURFACE WATER;

ANTIBIOTICS; AQUATIC ORGANISM; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; GREEN ALGA; LEMNA MINOR; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES COMPARISON; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARACEAE; CYPRINIDAE; DAPHNIA; FLUOROQUINOLONES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 12344291679     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-210R.1     Document Type: Article

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