Assessing the potential for algae and macrophytes to degrade crop protection products in aquatic ecosystems

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 622-631

  Thomas, Kevin A ^a   Hand, Laurence H ^a  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Degradation; Macrophytes; Pesticides; Phototrophic

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC PLANTS; AQUATIC SEDIMENTS; CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD TRIAL; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LABORATORY STUDIES; MACROPHYTES; ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; PARENT COMPOUNDS; PERIPHYTONS; PESTICIDE DEGRADATION; PHOTOTROPHIC; STANDARD SYSTEM; SYSTEM DEGRADATION; THREE SYSTEMS; WATER/SEDIMENT SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ALGAE; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CROPS; ECOSYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PESTICIDES; WATER POLLUTION;

DEGRADATION;

CARBON 14; FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE; PROPICONAZOLE; WATER;

ALGA; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC PLANT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MACROPHYTE; MASS BALANCE; METABOLISM; OECD; PERIPHYTON; PESTICIDE; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ADSORPTION; ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PROTECTION; DEGRADATION; ECONOMICS; LABORATORY; MACROPHYTE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PARENT; PERIPHYTON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDIMENT; STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

BENZAMIDES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROPHYTA; DIOXOLES; FRESH WATER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 2-RING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PESTICIDES; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; PROMETRYNE; PYRROLES; TRIAZOLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE;

EID: 79551577837     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.412     Document Type: Article

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