Phytotoxicity evaluation of five pharmaceutical pollutants detected in surface water on germination and growth of cultivated and spontaneous plants

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-294

  D'Abrosca, Brigida ^a   Fiorentino, Antonio ^a   Izzo, Angelina ^a   Cefarelli, Giuseppe ^a   Pascarella, Maria Teresa ^a   Uzzo, Piera ^a   Monaco, Pietro ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultivated plants; Lactuca sativa; Metabolites; Pharmaceutical pollutants; Phytotoxicity; Wild plants

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; FATTY ACIDS; METABOLITES; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CULTIVATED PLANTS; LACTUCA SATIVA; PHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTANTS; PHYTOTOXICITY; WILD PLANTS;

TOXICITY;

ATORVASTATIN; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GEMFIBROZIL; LIPID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PIGMENT; SILDENAFIL; SURFACE WATER; TAMOXIFEN;

ARTICLE; CARROT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; DANDELION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; GERMINATION; ITALY; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; REDROOT PIGWEED; RIVER; SEEDLING; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TOMATO; WATER POLLUTANT; WILD OAT; WILD PLANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMINATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SEEDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; AVENA FATUA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; DAUCUS CAROTA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; LOLIUM PERENNE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 38349137693     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701792803     Document Type: Article

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