Assessment of Individual and Combined Toxicities of Four Non-Essential Metals (As, Cd, Hg and Pb) in the Microtox Assay
Abstract
:Introduction
Materials and Methods
Reagents and Chemicals
Instrument
Microtox Acute Toxicity Assay
Quality Control
Data Analysis
Results and Discussion
Metal | Toxic Unit |
---|---|
As | 0.064 |
Cd | 0.049 |
Hg | 0.090 |
Pb | 0.163 |
Sum | 0.366 |
Acknowledgments
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Ishaque, A.B.; Johnson, L.; Gerald, T.; Boucaud, D.; Okoh, J.; Tchounwou, P.B. Assessment of Individual and Combined Toxicities of Four Non-Essential Metals (As, Cd, Hg and Pb) in the Microtox Assay. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2006, 3, 118-120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph2006030014
Ishaque AB, Johnson L, Gerald T, Boucaud D, Okoh J, Tchounwou PB. Assessment of Individual and Combined Toxicities of Four Non-Essential Metals (As, Cd, Hg and Pb) in the Microtox Assay. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2006; 3(1):118-120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph2006030014
Chicago/Turabian StyleIshaque, Ali B., Linda Johnson, Tonya Gerald, Dwayne Boucaud, Joseph Okoh, and Paul B. Tchounwou. 2006. "Assessment of Individual and Combined Toxicities of Four Non-Essential Metals (As, Cd, Hg and Pb) in the Microtox Assay" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 3, no. 1: 118-120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph2006030014