Effects of tetrabromobisphenol A on the green alga Chlorella pyrenoidosa

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

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1271-1278

  Liu, Hongling ^a   Yu, Yang ^b   Kong, Fanxiang ^b   He, Luning ^a   Yu, Hongxia ^a   Giesy, John P ^a,c,d,e   Wang, Xiaorong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Esterase activity; Flow cytometry; Productivity; Reactive oxygen species; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; GALLIUM ALLOYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NONMETALS; OXYGEN; PORPHYRINS; RELIABILITY;

CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CHLOROPHYLL A; ESTERASE ACTIVITIES; EXPOSURE TIME; FLOW CYTOMETRY (FCM); FUNCTIONAL RESPONSES; GREEN ALGA; INTRACELLULAR REACTIVE OXYGEN; MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS; REDOX CYCLING; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A (TBBPA); TOXIC EFFECTS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

CHLOROPHYLL A; ESTERASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

CHLORELLA; ESTERASES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 47649084235     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520802177821     Document Type: Article

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