Evaluating aquatic toxicity by visual inspection of thallus color in the green macroalga Ulva: Testing a novel bioassay

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3667-3671

  Han, Young Seok ^a   Brown, Murray T ^b   Gyoung, Soo Park ^c   Han, Taejun ^a  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Anyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CORRELATION METHODS; RELIABILITY THEORY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AQUATIC TOXICITY; VISUAL INSPECTION;

ALGAE;

CADMIUM; COPPER; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; SEA WATER; ZINC; WATER;

ALGAE; BIOASSAY; CORRELATION METHODS; RELIABILITY THEORY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOASSAY; COLOR; CORRELATION; MACROALGA; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DAPHNIA; GREEN ALGA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RAINBOW TROUT; SEA URCHIN; THALLUS; TOXICITY TESTING; ULVA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; COLOR; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE;

ULVA;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COLOR; METALS, HEAVY; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; TOXICITY TESTS; ULVA; WATER;

EID: 34250827362     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062158a     Document Type: Article

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