Performance of a miniaturized algal bioassay in phytotoxicity screening

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-171

  Paixão, Susana M ^a   Silva, Luís ^a   Fernandes, Andreia ^a   O'Rourke, Kathleen ^b   Mendonça, Elsa ^a   Picado, Ana ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b ENTERPRISE IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Lemna minor; Microplate algal growth inhibition test; Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

3,5 DICHLOROPHENOL; COPPER SULFATE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; ZINC SULFATE;

BIOASSAY; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROALGA; PHYTOTOXICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; SCREENING TEST; WASTE WATER;

ALGAE, GREEN; ARACEAE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 38949117401     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-007-0179-4     Document Type: Article

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