Influence of nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and ratios on Lemna gibba growth responses to triclosan in laboratory and stream mesocosm experiments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2610-2621

  Fulton, Barry A ^a   Brain, Richard A ^a   Usenko, Sascha ^a   Back, Jeffrey A ^a   King, Ryan S ^a   Brooks, Bryan W ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Effluent; Mesocosm; Nutrient stoichiometry; Site specific water quality

Indexed keywords

MESOCOSM; MESOCOSMS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SITE-SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY;

AQUACULTURE; EFFLUENTS; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTS; HYDRAULICS; LABORATORIES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TRICLOSAN;

ALGA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GROWTH RESPONSE; MACROPHYTE; MESOCOSM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FROND; GROWTH RATE; HYGIENE PRODUCT; LEMNA GIBBA; MACROPHYTE; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STREAM (RIVER);

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ARACEAE; ECOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TRICLOSAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; LEMNA GIBBA;

EID: 73449083788     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-526.1     Document Type: Article

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