Using Bioassays and Species Sensitivity Distributions to Assess Herbicide Toxicity towards Benthic Diatoms

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Larras, Floriane ^a   Bouchez, Agnès ^a   Rimet, Frédéric ^a   Montuelle, Bernard ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; DIMETACHLOR; DIURON; HERBICIDE; ISOPROTURON; METOLACHLOR; PROTURON; SULFONYLUREA; TERBUTRYN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHNANTES; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPH; BACILLARIALES; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYMBELLALES; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION 5; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION 50; FRAGILARIALES; HAZARDOUS CONCENTRATION 5; HAZARDOUS CONCENTRATION 50; HETEROTROPH; NAVICULALES; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTION; THALLASSIOSIRALES; TOXICITY TESTING; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIATOMS; ECOSYSTEM; HERBICIDES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84865593220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044458     Document Type: Article

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