Ecotoxicological effects of different glyphosate formulations

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 215-224

  Sihtmae M ^a   Blinova, I ^a   Kunnis Beres K ^a   Kanarbik, L ^a   Heinlaan, M ^a   Kahru, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS AND BIOPHYSICS   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Daphnia magna; Roundup; Soil bacteria; Soil self remediation; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881619160     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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