Development of a whole-sediment toxicity test using a benthic marine microalga

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1957-1968

  Adams, Merrin S ^a   Stauber, Jennifer L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Flow cytometry; Fluorescein diacetate; Sediment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOASSAY; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYMES; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

CYTOMETRY; MARINE ALGAE;

TOXICITY;

AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; COPPER; ESTERASE; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ALGA; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMONITORING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TESTING METHOD;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; ECOTOXICITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTUARY; EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH RATE; IC 50; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIATOMS; DISINFECTANTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PHENOL; POROSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; ENTOMONEIS;

EID: 3442889065     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-232     Document Type: Article

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