ISSN:
1432-0703
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Medicine
Notes:
Abstract. A method for the estimation of the effect of specific toxins on phytoplankton photosynthesis (index of toxicity) was investigated using in vivo chlorophyll a fluorescence. No meaningful results were obtained with the following substances; copper, cadmium, mercury, and gusathion, within a 4-h exposure period. It can, therefore, be concluded that in vivo chlorophyll a fluorescence are not a simple bioassay tool, due to the complexity of its origins, but a complex research tool.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00006606
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