Acute toxicity of butachlor and atrazine to freshwater green alga Scenedesmus obliquus and cladoceran Daphnia carinata

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-96

  He, Hongzhi ^a   Yu, Jing ^b   Chen, Guikui ^a   Li, Wenyang ^a   He, Jinbo ^a   Li, Huashou ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment   (China)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Atrazine; Butachlor; Daphnia carinata; Scenedesmus obliquus

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; BUTOCLOR; HERBICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTAGONISM; AQUATIC ORGANISM; ATRAZINE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLEA; FRESHWATER; GREEN ALGA; HERBICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNERGISM; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA CARINATA; ECOSYSTEM; LC 50; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCENEDESMUS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETANILIDES; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ATRAZINE; CHINA; DAPHNIA; FRESH WATER; HERBICIDES; SCENEDESMUS; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DAPHNIA CARINATA; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 84862792443     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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