Growth inhibition as indicator of stress because of atrazine following multiple toxicant exposure of the freshwater macrophyte, Juncus effusus L.

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1198-1203

  Lytle, Thomas F ^a   Lytle, Julia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Estuarine plants; Mesocosm studies; Plant growth indicators; Toxicant mixtures

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HERBICIDES; MERCURY (METAL); MIXTURES; PESTICIDES; TISSUE;

ATRAZINE; GROWTH EFFECTS; GROWTH INHIBITION; MACROPHYTES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATRAZINE; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLORPYRIFOS; HERBICIDE; METHANEARSONATE SODIUM; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; RUNOFF;

ATRAZINE; BIOINDICATOR; GROWTH REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH INHIBITION; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; MACROPHYTE; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOOT;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ARSENICALS; ATRAZINE; CHLORPYRIFOS; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HERBICIDES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

JUNCUS EFFUSUS;

EID: 18244373705     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-007R.1     Document Type: Article

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