Acute toxicity of anionic and non-ionic surfactants to aquatic organisms

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 125, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-8

  Lechuga, M ^a   Fernandez Serrano M ^a   Jurado, E ^a   Nunez Olea J ^a   Rios F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactants; Daphnia magna; Ecotoxicity; Non ionic surfactants; Selenastrum capricornutum; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

ANION; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BACTERIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CRUSTACEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MICROALGA; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ANION; SURFACTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; DAPHNIA; DIATOM; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROALGA; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMALS; ANIONS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DAPHNIA; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROALGAE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84949009983     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.11.027     Document Type: Article

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