Characterisation of a bioassay using the marine alga Dunaliella tertiolecta associated with spectroscopic (visible and infrared) detection

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-120

  Mecozzi, Mauro ^a   Onorati, Fulvio ^a   Oteri, Federico ^a   Sarni, Angela ^a  

^a Central Institute for Marine Research ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dunaliella tertiolecta; Ecotoxicological test; Hormesis; Infrared spectroscopy; Multivariate analysis; Toxicity; Visible spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CELLS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TOXICITY;

HORMESIS; MOLECULAR MODIFICATIONS; POLLUTANTS;

BIOASSAY;

BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GREEN ALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL DENSITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLLUTANT; SPECTROSCOPY;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 38649099358     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2008.016902     Document Type: Article

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