Review on the acute Daphnia magna toxicity test ? Evaluation of the sensitivity and the precision of assays performed with organisms from laboratory cultures or hatched from dormant eggs

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 393, 2009, Pages

  Persoone, G ^a,b   Baudo, R ^c   Cotman, M ^d   Blaise, C ^e   Thompson, K Cl ^f   Moreira Santos, M ^g   Vollat, B ^h   Torokne A ⁱ   Han, T ^j  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MicroBioTests Inc   (Belgium)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f ALcontrol Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^h CEMAGREF   (France)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Hungary)

^j SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Daphnia magna; Dormant eggs; Microbiotest; Review; Toxicity test

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE;

EID: 77249144866     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2009012     Document Type: Review

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