Dissolved Humic Substances: Interactions with Organisms

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 747-753

  Steinberg, C E W ^a   Timofeyev, M A ^b   Menzel, R ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Baikalean Research Centre   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chemical stress defense; Dissolved humic substances; Feminization; Longevity; Membrane irritation; Multiple stress resistance; Natural herbicides; Natural organic matter (NOM); Teratogenic effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054078967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370626-3.00116-2     Document Type: Chapter

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