Sensitivity evaluation of the Daphtoxkit and Thamnotoxkit microbiotests on blind samples

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 323-326

  Törökné, Andrea ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Daphnia magna; Daphtoxkit; Microbiotests; Thamnocephalus platyurus; Thamnotoxkit

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROPHENOL; ARSENITE SODIUM; CHLORPHENAMIDINE; COLCHICINE; FRESH WATER; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MEVINPHOS; SODIUM CYANIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; DILUTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHRIMP; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOTERRORISM; CLADOCERA; COST CONTROL; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; THAMNOCEPHALUS; THAMNOCEPHALUS PLATYURUS;

EID: 6944251958     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1018     Document Type: Article

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