Relative toxicity of the components of the original formulation of Roundup ® to five North American anurans

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-133

  Moore, Lindsay J ^a   Fuentes, Latice ^a   Rodgers, John H ^a   Bowerman, William W ^a,b   Yarrow, Greg K ^a   Chao, Wayne Y ^a   Bridges Jr , William C ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Glyphosate; POEA; Roundup ; Tadpole; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMINE; GLYPHOSATE ISOPROPYLAMINE SALT; HERBICIDE; MON 0818; ROUNDUP; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FROG; GLYPHOSATE; LARVA; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ACCURACY; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BUFO FOWLERI; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FROG; HYLA CHRYSOSCELIS; LARVA; LC 50; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; RANA CATESBIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TADPOLE; TOAD; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANURA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FATS; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO FOWLERI; HYLA CHRYSOSCELIS; INVERTEBRATA; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 84857442568     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.11.025     Document Type: Article

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