Evolution of algal toxicity during (photo)oxidative degradation of diuron

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 466-473

  Mestankova, Hana ^a   Escher, Beate ^a,b   Schirmer, Kristin ^a,c   von Gunten, Urs ^a,c   Canonica, Silvio ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata; Diuron; Hydroxyl radical; Ozone; Photodegradation; Toxicity assessment

Indexed keywords

DIURON;

ALGA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; HERBICIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INHIBITION; OZONE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHALOGENATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; QUANTUM YIELD;

CHLOROPHYTA; DIURON; FRESH WATER; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 78650895835     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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