Estimating low-toxic-effect concentrations in closed-system algal toxicity tests

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1514-1522

  Chen, Chung Yuan ^a   Wang, Yun Ju ^a   Yang, Chao Fen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

EC10; NOEC; Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata; QSAR; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NARCOTIC AGENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALGA; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHYTOPLANKTON; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OXYGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 67349181312     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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