Analysis of the toxicity of glyphosate and Faena® using the freshwater invertebrates Daphnia magna and Lecane quadridentata

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 377-384

  Dominguez Cortinas G ^a   Saavedra, J Mejía ^b   Santos Medrano, G E ^c   Rico Martínez, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^c Autonomous University of Aguascalientes Centro de Ciencias Basicas   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Enzyme inhibition; Glyphosate; Herbicide; Toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; GLYPHOSATE; INVERTEBRATES; TOXICITY TESTING;

HERBICIDES;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GLYPHOSATE; INHIBITION; INVERTEBRATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TEST;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; INVERTEBRATA; LECANE QUADRIDENTATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 41649087138     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240701529038     Document Type: Article

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