Interaction of organic solvents with the green alga Chlorella pyrenoidosa

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01697524· OSTI ID:6808424

Stratton, G W; Smith, T M ^[1]

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1. Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro (Canada)

Solvents are often a component of bioassay systems when water-insoluble toxicants are being tested. These solvents must also be considered as xenobiotics and therefore, as potential toxicants in the bioassay. However, the effects of solvents on the organisms being tested and their possible interaction with the test compound are often overlooked by researchers. The purpose of the present study was to compare the inhibitory effects of six solvents commonly used in pesticide bioassays towards growth of the common green alga Chlorella pyrenoidosa, and to examine the occurrence of solvent-pesticide interactions with this organism.

• OSTI ID: 6808424
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA), Journal Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA) Vol. 40:6; ISSN 0007-4861; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACETONE
ALCOHOLS
ALGAE
ALKANES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CHLORELLA
CHLOROPHYCOTA
DMSO
ETHANOL
GROWTH
HERBICIDES
HEXANE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
KETONES
MICROORGANISMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
SOLVENTS
SULFOXIDES
SYNERGISM
UNICELLULAR ALGAE