Details

Title

Evaluating the suitability of plant and crustacean microbiotests for assessing soil toxicity caused by ethylbenzene contamination

Journal title

Archives of Environmental Protection

Yearbook

2025

Volume

51

Issue

3

Authors

Affiliation

Kusza, Grzegorz Maciej : Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Poland ; Czerniawska-Kusza, Izabela : Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Poland ; Łuczak, Katarzyna : Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Poland ; Ciesielczuk, Tomasz : Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Poland ; Cichoń, Aleksandra : Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Poland ; Pisarek, Izabella : Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Poland

Keywords

ethylbenzene; ; soil toxicity; ; phytotoxicity; ; microbiotests; ; bioassays

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

111-119

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

08.09.2025

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Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/aep.2025.156013

DOI

10.24425/aep.2025.156013

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