Does light-stick content pose any threat to marine organisms?

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 155-157

  Pinho, Grasiela L L ^a   Ihara, Priscilla M ^a   Fillmann, Gilberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artemia; Cyst hatchability; LC50; Light stick; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HATCHING; LC 50; NAUPLIUS (LARVA); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEA POLLUTION; SURVIVAL;

ARTEMIA;

EID: 57349182486     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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