Ecological effects of the herbicide linuron in tropical freshwater microcosms

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 410-423

  Daam, Michiel A ^a   Rodrigues, António M F ^b   Van den Brink, Paul J ^c   Nogueira, António J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Linuron; Microcosms; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; HERBICIDE; LINURON;

ALKALINITY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GREEN ALGA; HERBICIDE; MICROCOSM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERIPHYTON; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHAMAESIPHON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRESHWATER SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PERIPHYTON; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SCENEDESMUS; TAXON; THAILAND; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HERBICIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LINURON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCENEDESMUS; THAILAND; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAMAESIPHON; CHLOROPHYTA; COELASTRUM; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; PEDIASTRUM; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 54949107719     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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