The development of a 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6- sulfonic acid) radical cation decolourisation assay for evaluating total antioxidant status in an alga used to monitor environmental impacts in urban aquatic habitats

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 280-289

  Johnstone, Claire ^a   Day, John G ^b   Staines, Harry ^a   Benson, Erica E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algal stress; Cladophora glomerata; Oxidative stress; Sustainable urban drainage systems; Total antioxidant assay; Urban ponds

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; FREE RADICALS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; POSITIVE IONS; TISSUE;

OXIDATIVE STRESS; URBAN PONDS;

BIOASSAY;

ANTIOXIDANT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOINDICATOR; GREEN ALGA; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA;

EID: 33644857248     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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