Toxicity of fenamiphos and its metabolites to the cladoceran Daphnia carinata: The influence of microbial degradation in natural waters

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1264-1269

  Cáceres, Tanya ^a   Megharaj, Mallavarapu ^a   Naidu, Ravi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Daphnia carinata; Fenamiphos; Metabolites; Organophosphates; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLITES; MICROBIOLOGY; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

DAPHNIA CARINATA; FENAMIPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATES;

PESTICIDES;

FENAMIPHOS; FRESH WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLITES; MICROBIOLOGY; PESTICIDES; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOREMEDIATION; CRUSTACEAN; DETOXIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLITE; PESTICIDE; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLADOCERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAPHNIA; DETOXIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLYSIS; INVERTEBRATE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RIVER;

DAPHNIA CARINATA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845191622     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.027     Document Type: Article

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