Toxicity of hydroquinone to different freshwater phototrophs is influenced by time of exposure and pH

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 146 - 154
• Main Authors: Bährs, Hanno, Putschew, Anke, Steinberg, Christian E. W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.01.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acids; Aging; Algae; Algicides; Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic plants; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; autotrophs; Carbon; Chlorophyta - drug effects; Chromatography; Cyanobacteria - drug effects; Dissolved organic carbon; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystem; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Fresh water; Fresh Water - chemistry; freshwater; Freshwater ecosystems; Freshwater resources; growth performance; Herbicides - toxicity; Humic Substances; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydroquinone; Hydroquinones - toxicity; Hypotheses; Leachates; Microcystis - drug effects; Microcystis aeruginosa; Organic matter; Oxidation; pH effects; Phenols; Phototrophic Processes; Phytoplankton; Plankton; Plants; pollution; Pollution studies; Polymerization; Polyphenols; quinones; Research Article; Spectrum analysis; straw; Time; Toxicity; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Water Pollution Control; Water quality; Hydroquinone; Polymerization; Algal growth; Phenolics

The interaction of natural organic matter with phytoplankton communities in freshwater ecosystems is an intensively studied subject matter. Previous studies showed that apparently plant-derived phenols were able to inhibit algal and cyanobacterial growth. Furthermore, it was also assumed that humic...