A novel algal toxicity testing technique for assessing the toxicity of both metallic and organic toxicants

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1869-1877

  Lin, Jui Ho ^a   Kao, Wei Chen ^a   Tsai, Kuo Pei ^a   Chen, Chung Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Algae; EC50; Photosynthesis; Raphidocelis subcapitata; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CELL CULTURE; DISSOLUTION; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER;

ALGAL SUSPENSION; CELL DENSITY; DILUTION WATER; METALLIC TOXICANTS;

TOXICITY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

ALGA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPOSURE; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE; RAPHIDOCELIS; RAPHIDOCELIS SUBCAPITATA;

EID: 19344378523     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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