Y. El-Nahhal, J. Safia
Aug 1, 2012
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Abstract
Bromoxynil is a nitrile herbicide, widely used in the region for annual weed control. Its application creates environmental contaminations. For instance, it was detected in air samples [1], water samples [2], and soil samples [3]. It application may create health problems [4]. Furthermore, bromoxynil has been reported as a toxic agent to important green algae in the ecosystem [5], more over, it is recently indicated that bromoxynil was among eight-herbicide mixture, that produced negative effects on microbial communities even at low concentrations [6].