Perturbations of population growth in a microcosm by detergents

Abstract

In order to assess the effects of detergents on a microcosm system several types of detergents (anionic, cationic, nonionic, and amino acid detergents) were tested. Data showed growth perturbations in the microcosm, indicating that these detergents affected the microcosm. The potential use of growth perturbations of microcosm by addition of detergents as a biomarker of exposure is described.

Keywords:

• detergents (anionic
• cationic
• nonionic
• and amino acid detergents)
• microcosm

Acknowledgements

This research was a part of Dr Wui's Doctoral dissertation. I am grateful to an academic advisor, Jong-Bin Lee at Chonnam National University in South Korea and a tutor, Yuhei Inamori at NIES in Japan. Finally, I am also grateful to my mother, my family, and my deceased father.