Testing the use of the water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) in laboratory toxicity assays

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 421-426

  Sánchez, David ^a   Graça, Manuel A S ^a   Canhoto, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABORATORY TOXICITY ASSAYS; MACROPHYTES;

ASSAYS; ECOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COPPER; GLYPHOSATE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WATER;

ACHILLEA; ARTICLE; LABORATORY TEST; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANGIOSPERMS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEMNA; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 34548038627     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9131-9     Document Type: Article

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