Aquatic ecotoxicity assessment of a new natural formicide

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2186-2194

  Testolin, Renan C ^a   Tischer, Vinícius ^a   Lima, Andre O S ^a   Cotelle, Sylvie ^b   Férard, Jean François ^b   Radetski, Claudemir M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Aquatic ecotoxicity; Biotest battery; Hazard assessment; Natural formicide

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AGROCHEMICAL; ALGA; ANT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYDRA; METABOLISM; ZEBRA FISH;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DAPHNIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDRA; INSECTICIDES; ZEBRAFISH;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DANIO RERIO; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HYDRA; HYDRA VULGARIS; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 84864103763     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0721-z     Document Type: Article

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