A practical ranking system to compare toxicity of anti-fouling paints

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1661-1667

  Karlsson, Jenny ^a   Breitholtz, Magnus ^a   Eklund, Britta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Ceramium; Diuron; Irgarol; Nitocra; TBT

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; TOXICITY;

ANTI FOULING; CERAMIUM; DIURON; IRGAROL; NITOCRA; RANKING SYSTEMS;

ANTIFOULING PAINT;

2 TERT BUTYLAMINO 4 CYCLOPROPYLAMINO 6 METHYLTHIO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; ANTIFOULING AGENT; BIOCIDE; DIURON; PAINT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; AQUATIC ORGANISM; CRUSTACEAN; LEAKAGE; MACROALGA; RANKING; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; COPEPOD; FOULING CONTROL; LC 50; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGAE, RED; ANIMALS; COPEPODA; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LETHAL DOSE 50; PAINT; PEST CONTROL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; CERAMIUM; CERAMIUM TENUICORNE; COPEPODA; NITOCRA; NITOCRA SPINIPES;

EID: 33751321111     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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