Comparison of bioluminescent dinoflagellate (Qwiklite) and bacterial (Microtox) rapid bioassays for the detection of metal and ammonia toxicity

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 606-611

  Rosen, Gunther ^a   Osorio Robayo, Alexandra ^b   Rivera Duarte, Ignacio ^a   Lapota, David ^a  

^a Naval Command   (United States)

^b Assure Controls Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; METAL;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; METAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMERICAMYSIS BAHIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CERATOCORYS HORRIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DINOFLAGELLATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LC 50; LETHALITY; LINGULODINIUM POLYEDRUM; MARINE BACTERIUM; MENIDIA MENIDIA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCUSTIS NOCTILUCA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATOCORYS HORRIDA; DINOPHYCEAE; LINGULODINIUM POLYEDRUM; PYROCYSTIS NOCTILUCA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 41849093754     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9068-3     Document Type: Article

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