Boric acid as reference substance: Pros, cons and standardization

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 919-924

  Amorim, M J B ^a   Natal Da Luz, T ^b   Sousa, J P ^b   Loureiro, S ^a   Becker, L ^c   Rombke J ^d   Soares, A M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collembolans; Enchytraeids; HC5; Reference substance; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID;

ARTHROPOD; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; EARTHWORM; REPRODUCTION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COLLEMBOLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EARTHWORM; ENCHYRAEUS ALBIDUS; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BORIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCAPE REACTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; INSECTS; OLIGOCHAETA; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ENCHYTRAEUS ALBIDUS; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84862901188     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0832-9     Document Type: Article

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