Rapid effects of diverse toxic water pollutants on chlorophyll a fluorescence: Variable responses among freshwater microalgae

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2615-2626

  Choi, Chang Jae ^a,b   Berges, John A ^a   Young, Erica B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Atrazine; Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Chlorophyte; Chrysophyte; Cryptophyte; Diatom; Fluorometry; Glyphosate; KCN; Photosystem II; Pseudokirchneriella; Rapid response; Toxic water pollutant; Toxicity assessment; Toxin; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYLL; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETERS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TOXICITY; UREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CHLOROPHYLL A FLUORESCENCE; CHLOROPHYTES; CHRYSOPHYTES; CRYPTOPHYTE; DIATOM; FLUOROMETRY; GLYPHOSATES; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA; RAPID RESPONSE; TOXICITY ASSESSMENT; TOXIN; WATER POLLUTANTS;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CARBOFURAN; DIURON; GLYPHOSATE; MALATHION; METRIBUZIN; PARATHION METHYL; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; TERBUTYLAZINE;

BIOINDICATOR; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLUORESCENCE; FRESHWATER; HERBICIDE; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXIN; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ASTERIONELLA FORMOSA; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYPTOMONAS EROSA; DIATOM; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GREEN ALGA; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NAVICULA PELLICULOSA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; QUANTUM YIELD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAMENOPILE; SYNURA PETERSENII; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 84859006457     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.02.027     Document Type: Article

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