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The herbicides 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T were the most harmful to the photosynthetic microorganism Euglenagracilis. All of the test pesticides were harmful when concentrations of 50 to 100 ppra were used but the longer term effects, even at the high concentrations, were slight.
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Poorman, A.E. Effects of pesticides onEuglena gracilis. I. growth studies. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 10, 25–28 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01684750
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01684750