Fisher N., Maertz-Wernte M., Ostroumov S. A. Effects of aquatic pollution by a non-ionogenic surfactant on the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana . – Biology Bulletin (The original Russian title of the journal: IZVESTIYA AKADEMII NAUK SERIYA BIOLOGICHESKAYA). — 1996. — no. 1. — p. 91–95.
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This is a first publication to report a hazardous effect of a synthetic non-ionic surfactant (exemplified by Triton X-100) on diatom algae (exemplified by a marine species, Thalassiosira pseudonana). In the paper, it was shown that this chemical inhibited the reproduction rate and abundance of the cells of this species of marine phytoplankton. The synthetic surfactant Triton X-100 inhibited the growth of the algal culture. Non-ionic surfactants are key components of many detergents including laundry detergents and other chemical products. Non-ionic surfactants became a new type of chemical pollution of freshwater and marine water. This publication discovered a new type of environmental hazard from water pollution with detergents and other chemical products that contain non-ionic surfactants.
** Title: Effects of aquatic pollution by a non-ionogenic surfactant on the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana.
Author(s): Fisher N.; MaertzWernte M.; Ostroumov S.A. Source: IZVESTIYA AKADEMII NAUK SERIYA BIOLOGICHESKAYA, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-95, Published: JAN-FEB 1996;
Affiliation of the authors: State University of New York (U.S.A.), Moscow State University (Russian Federation).
Key words:
Algae, diatoms, phytoplankton, Thalassiosira pseudonana, non-ionogenic, surfactant, Triton X-100, ecotoxicology, environmental toxicology, marine, bioassay, growth rate, hazard assessment, State University of New York, Moscow State University
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Novelty: The first paper to report negative effect of a synthetic surfactants (detergent) on growth of marine diatom algae;also, available in 541 U.S. libraries:
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Harvard University, Princeton, University of California, Berkely; North Carolina State University , Library of Congress, Stanford University Libraries, Cornell University Library , et al.
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