Growth rate based dose-response relationships and EC-values of ten heavy metals using the duckweed growth inhibition test (ISO 20079) with Lemna minor L. clone St

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 164, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1656-1664

  Naumann, Bianca ^a   Eberius, Matthias ^b   Appenroth, Klaus J ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b LemnaTec GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Duckweeds; EC50< inf>; Heavy metals; Lemna minor; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH RATE; MOLAR MASS; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

CAROTENOIDS; DRY WEIGHT; DUCKWEEDS; LEMNA MINORS; MOLAR CONCENTRATIONS; PHYTOTOXICITY;

HEAVY METALS;

LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 36049028661     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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