Abstract
Dose- and time-dependent effects of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, a major component of synthetic detergent, to the blue-green alga Nostoc muscorum, were studied under laboratory conditions. Toxicity was evident, at doses above 0.001%, from the decrease in biomass, heterocyst number, and protein content and pathomorphological alterations.
MeSH terms
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Alkanesulfonates / toxicity*
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Alkanesulfonic Acids*
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Cyanobacteria / drug effects*
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Cyanobacteria / growth & development
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Cyanobacteria / ultrastructure
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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Protein Biosynthesis
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Surface-Active Agents / toxicity*
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Water Pollutants / toxicity*
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Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity*
Substances
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Alkanesulfonates
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Alkanesulfonic Acids
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Surface-Active Agents
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Water Pollutants
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Water Pollutants, Chemical
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alkylbenzyl sulfonic acid