A DNA-based assay for toxic chemicals in wastewater

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1810-1818

  Foreman, Amy L ^a   Phillips, Leo ^a   Kanellis, Vangelis G ^a   Hammoudeh, Daoud ^a   Naumann, Christoph ^a   Wong, Henri ^b   Chisari, Robert ^b   Hibbert, D Brynn ^c   Lee, Garry S H ^b,d   Patra, Ronald ^e   Julli, Moreno ^e   Chapman, John ^e   Cooke, A Roger ^f   dos Remedios, Cristobal G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Biosensor; Ceriodaphnia dubia; Chemical toxicants; Microtox

Indexed keywords

ASSAY SYSTEM; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHEMICAL BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL TOXICITY; FLUORESCENT REPORTER; MARINE BACTERIUM; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MICROTOX; MICROTOX BIOASSAY; SAMPLE PH; SCREENING ASSAYS; SHELF LIFE; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TEST DATA; TOXIC CHEMICALS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WASTEWATER SAMPLES;

BACTERIA; BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INTERCALATION; METAL IONS; METALS; STRUCTURAL METALS; WASTEWATER;

BIOASSAY;

DNA; METAL ION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANTAGONISM; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; DYE; FLUORESCENCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; ION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CRUSTACEA; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; METAL BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DAPHNIA; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; METALS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 79960078238     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.568     Document Type: Article

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