A cost/effective screening method for assessing the toxicity of nutrient rich effluents to algae

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-78

  Carbonell, G ^a   Fernandez C ^a   Tarazona, J V ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Effluents; Nutrients; Toxicity; WET

Indexed keywords

ALGAL TOXICITY; COMPLEX SAMPLES; DILUTION LEVELS; DISCRIMINANT MODELS; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; EXPERT JUDGEMENT; RESPONSE CURVES; SCREENING METHODS; SINGLE POINT; VARIABLE CONCENTRATION;

ALGAE; NUTRIENTS;

TOXICITY;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT; DRUG EFFECTS; EUKARYOTE; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; EUKARYOTA;

ALGAE;

EID: 77954622225     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-010-0035-8     Document Type: Article

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