Microbial community-level toxicity testing of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates in aquatic microcosms

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-241

  Brandt, Kristian K ^a   Jørgensen, Niels O G ^a   Nielsen, Tommy H ^a   Winding, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aquatic microbial communities; Ecotoxicology; Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate; Microcosm; PCR DGGE

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; LEUCINE; NITROGEN; RIBOSOME RNA; SURFACTANT; WATER;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOINDICATOR; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; SULFONATE; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEGRADATION; DENATURATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; LAKE; MICROCOSM; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER;

EID: 3142779494     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsec.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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