Sensitivity of freshwater periphytic diatoms to agricultural herbicides

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-17

  Debenest, T ^a,b   Pinelli, E ^a   Coste, M ^b   Silvestre, J ^a   Mazzella, N ^b   Madigou, C ^b   Delmas, F ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Commercial formulation; Growth inhibition; Mode of action; Trophic mode

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL C; FRESH WATER; ISOPROTURON; METOLACHLOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; BIOMONITORING; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HERBICIDE; PERIPHYTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; STREAMWATER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPH; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIVISION; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; COCCONEIS PLACENTULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; EOLIMNA MINIMA; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPH; MELOSIRA VARIANS; NAVICULA REICHARDTIANA; NITZSCHIA DISSIPATA; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

ACETAMIDES; BIOMASS; CELL COUNT; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HERBICIDES; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCONEIS PLACENTULA; EOLIMNA MINIMA; MELOSIRA VARIANS; NAVICULA; NITZSCHIA DISSIPATA;

EID: 67349252757     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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