who found
that Ariel at a concentration of 10 mg L1 adversely affected the
marine microalgae Attheya ussurensis, Plagioselmis prolonga and
Dunaliella salina. However, their experiments were of long duration
(lasted for 14 d) and cannot be compared with the short-term
exposure in the present study. In general, a literature survey reveals
a large variation in the toxicity of various detergents and surfactant
to different organisms. For example, Blanck et al. (1984)