Toxicity and genotoxicity of the quaternary ammonium compound benzalkonium chloride (BAC) using Daphnia magna and Ceriodaphnia dubia as model systems

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 210, Issue , 2016, Pages 34-39

  Lavorgna, Margherita ^a   Russo, Chiara ^a   D'Abrosca, Brigida ^a   Parrella, Alfredo ^a   Isidori, Marina ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Cationic surfactants; Ceriodaphnia dubia; Daphnia magna; Genotoxicity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DYES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY;

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GENOTOXICITIES; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND;

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS;

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SURFACE WATER; BENZALKONIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; BRACHIOPOD; CATION; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GENOTOXICITY; SURFACTANT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; MUTAGEN TESTING; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

ANIMALS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CLADOCERA; COMET ASSAY; DAPHNIA; DNA DAMAGE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84960915204     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.11.042     Document Type: Article

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