Sensitivity of a green alga to atrazine is not enhanced by previous acute exposure

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 181, Issue , 2013, Pages 325-328

  Baxter, Leilan ^a   Brain, Richard ^b   Prosser, Ryan ^a   Solomon, Keith ^a   Hanson, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Atrazine; Pulsed exposure; Recovery; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; RECOVERY;

CHLOROPHYLL A; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; LOTIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; POPULATION LEVELS; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; PULSED EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CHLOROPHYLL A;

ATRAZINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GREEN ALGA; MACROPHYTE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STREAM; TOLERANCE; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH RATE; MACROPHYTE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; QUANTUM YIELD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 84884903070     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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