Aquatic toxicity tests with substances that are poorly soluble in water and consequences for environmental risk assessment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1662-1669

  Weyman, Gabriel S ^a   Rufli, Hans ^b   Weltje, Lennart ^c   Salinas, Edward R ^c   Hamitou, Marc ^d  

^a Makhteshim Agan (UK) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Ecotoxsolutions   (Switzerland)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

^d Smithers Viscient ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dispersants; Plant protection products; Risk assessment; Solvents; Water solubility limit

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS; ACUTE TOXICITY; ADVERSE EFFECT; AQUATIC TOXICITY; DISPERSANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; NO-OBSERVED-EFFECT-CONCENTRATIONS; PLANT PROTECTION; PREPARATION METHOD; TEST DESIGNS; TOXICITY TEST; TOXICITY VALUES; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

SOLVENTS; TOXICITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISPERSANT; SOLVENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PLANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SATURATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SOLVENT; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMULSIFYING AGENTS; HERBICIDES; NIACINAMIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84862550581     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1856     Document Type: Article

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