Gravitactic orientation of Euglena gracilis – a sensitive endpoint for ecotoxicological assessment of water pollutants

Pollution of aquatic environments with natural and anthropogenically produced substances is one of the major environmental problems of the world. In many countries the decreasing quantity of water coupled with its increasing usage in multiple sectors has adversely affected water quality and caused p...

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Main Authors: Aziz eUllah, Waheed eMurad, Muhammad eAdnan, Waheed eUllah, Donat P. Häder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenvs.2013.00004/full