Rapid algal toxicity assay using variable chlorophyll fluorescence for Chlorella kessleri (chlorophyta)

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 554-563

  Kvíderová, Jana ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Algae; Cell density; Microassay; Toxicity; Variable chlorophyll fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ALGAL TOXICITY; ASSAY METHODS; CELL DENSITY; CHLORELLA KESSLERI; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; DETECTION LIMITS; FLUORESCENCE ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; GREEN ALGA; INOCULATION METHOD; MICROASSAY; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; POTASSIUM DICHROMATES; REQUIRED TIME; TIME STABILITY; TOXIC EFFECT; VARIABLE CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMIUM; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; PORPHYRINS; POTASSIUM; STANDARDS; TOXICITY;

ASSAYS;

CHLOROPHYLL; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM;

BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHROMIUM; FLUORESCENCE; GREEN ALGA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOXICITY;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA KESSLERI; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHLORELLA; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOXICITY TESTS;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; PARACHLORELLA KESSLERI;

EID: 78649502121     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20516     Document Type: Article

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