QSAR-analysis and mixture toxicity as diagnostic tools: Influence of degradation on the toxicity and mode of action of diuron in algae and daphnids

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-67

  Neuwoehner, Judith ^a,b   Zilberman, Tobias ^a   Fenner, Kathrin ^a,b   Escher, Beate I ^a,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baseline toxicity; Degradation; Green algae; Photosynthesis inhibition; Risk quotient; Toxic potential; Transformation products

Indexed keywords

1 (3,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 3 METHYLUREA; 3 (3 CHLOROPHENYL) 1,1 DIMETHYLUREA; 3,4 DICHLOROANILINE; 3,4 DICHLOROPHENYLUREA; DIURON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

CRUSTACEAN; DEGRADATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; HERBICIDE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; DEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCENEDESMUS VACUOLATUS;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; DIURON; LETHAL DOSE 50; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE;

EID: 77549086394     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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