Fish cell lines as rapid and inexpensive screening and supplemental tools for whole effluent testing

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-374

  Lee, Lucy E J ^a   Dayeh, Vivian R ^b   Schirmer, Kristin ^c   Bols, Niels C ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; FISH; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FISHES; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 55249086576     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-3793(2008)4[372:FCLARA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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